New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL GENERAL CON-
VENTIOA
THlRrEENTU DAY.

After the morning services, yesterday Tho
minute, OF Tuesdays proceedings were read and ap
| proved.
The Committee Elections reported I'm favor ~ grant
lug leave absence for tho remainder OF the session "a
Deputies harrington OF Rhode Island, Wheeler and Brgg.
Of ScwIIampsc. Herbert Of Georgia, and Roberts and
Page uf Illinois. Leave Ot absence was granted.
! Tho Rev. d. Hasht, from the Committee on Canons
rcpurted in favor uf striking the words ~ this
Church =" u the phrase Presiding B-hop or this Church.
In liuc OF Section OF Canon9 The amendment was
J1lrc Battle ~. Cl. from the same Committee. re-
con.ecratou ~ churches First The form Of consecr
uou u church cirpr sh1 not be used Ia any case
before sufficient evidence hr trnshcd to the Bishop tha
the building 20 Dc sccltcd aud the land on which
stands. fffe fom debt other peculiarly liability
and nat tie title to Euoh building ana land secured Ia
the person. persons corporation authorized by the law
NJ ia, static or Territory. in which situated TO hold prop
Scc0pd such building and laad shall not he incun
bcred alruacd 10y mortgage or sale by tho pnlcs
authorities OF the Diocese Ia which they arc situated;
Thd church or chapel once cois.rried , To TO @ tne
haONcd, worldly, common uses. aud Il shall not DO
removed disposed ~, or taken down, unless permission
be rs obtained from the ecclesiastical authorities Of the
Diocese IN which It Is situated.
Three were received from House Of Bishops.
the first announcing their Boncohcurtence m the pro-
tt, tc Teport Of the Conmittec of bishops Chris.
tan Education and the third announcing their concur
renee in the resolution o the House cf Deputies To adl
new cycle the Prayer Book, and omit tho last expired
one. a.. 80, =, tt. - 5...,..
v.
reported that il ucNpedcnt To add To The Fourth Artl-
ce of the Constitution the words, "Or by the IshOp
Ihc Rey DR. Howe of Pennsylvania asked and OBJ
taincd leave for the same Committee TO Withdraw tho
Councils with the Wow Of adding to IL further proylso
The Rev. DR.. shelton Of Western New-NOrk presented
the report OF the Committee on tho General Theological
seminary containing among other things, list OF nol-
nations ior Trustees Of the seminary accompanied Ny
resolution for their confirmation, wlhch RESOLUTION WAS
adopted. ,,o ,.,or -, ,ro dov
10. .
Washington Territory; and, after several deegats hau
made remarks enogslic 81 he Ia'lui" I Win MorT,
~ Grrantown Pa a vote taken by dioccses and on
dcrs aud the Rev. Mr. Morris was declared Unanimously
rhc whole Honse then rose and sang with much i'm
nresSiye the GiOfd D EIteS NiHE th"AS iV
The Rev Dr. DE Royen then read the report Of the
conwittee nm Christian Education, which gave some IN
terrntng statistics OF the numbers OF schools teachers,
ma pupils under the influence oI the Chrch IN lho ten
Southern and southwestern States. Ino Iepoo w,1 @ @
rnnpaned by series OF slI resolutions. RECOMMENDING,
in view OF the destitntiOn III tle o1uth, he
Of Joint commission To raise funds for the establishments
~ s,ooIs the commission to have power 10 appoint
local committees In each diocese To carry on tne Nolh
,T nnoinnent OF Joint commission to take into con-
Jer,iiou tbe whole subject OF theological study ahd
schnos and 10 report To the next GeneIai 'ohNouoh
, estabshment Of Christian schools In every parish
r m NAV be practcable asserting that the work OF
ulanng tho Church In cities ana towns Whcre ~ ~ NO. %
aiTendy established may be carried on ecohohichy ~
oneng schools in chapel school houses, where ihe cur
dren can be instructed during the Week unu Chn
i,i their elders on Sundays for worship; recommend
WIN 49, ni"t,nent of a Committee on Christian Educa-
ZION I'm every diocese consider the best means OF eslap
tsina and securing the efficiency OF Christian SCHOOLS,
| and commendng to tho pGayerful cOhSluoratlon vi
churohmen the subject Of training mousse loi ~,
lie and fenae 10 be voluntarily bound 10 go Whefe the
Church needs them and to teach without othef pay tnan
| their maintenance ,,..,-,.,. ,,o rosolut,ons
ON motion of the Rev. Dr. Lttejohn tne resolutions
were made special order for to-day AT IL CLOCK a.,
Al "A few minutes past o'clock tho House TOOK tne
snI during which the deputies signed the les
nonals o, tlo Bishop of Oregon ana wash
Ter recess fhe Rev Dr. Mahon from the Committee
an the Church question: asked aud obtained