The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-19

autocacy, the church would y. have nothing 70
| do with if. There is some difference between
| men of the North and ttclr brethren or the
! South as to whether these United States arc
patton or confedcracy. we claim ehc lot
mcr, and our brethren OF the South the latter
Rnt this is not a. question to be discussed here
II is enough tor them to know that the church
is on board the ship OF State, and it was fol
J them to be interested in her welfare. But
whether il be O nation or confcdcracy, II
| could not be denied that we have the principles
of nationality and the power to preserve ouI IN
| tegr1ty, and to AL intents and purposes VIC are
a nation. He therefore opposed the lntroduG.
is enough for him to be citizen OF the United
| States, without insisting upon calling himself
a citizen of nation. 1t is enough for him to
| be member Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in these United States without stopping
| to question her nationality. 1t is necessary tol
the church TO have an extensive geographical
area. because OTHER churches have it. He paid
a worthy tribute to the empire of Russia and
| to the Greek Church, and expressed his beli9l
that one day, not far distant, would see the
union Of the Anglican and Greek Churches.
! And movement in that direction was made
by the Archbishop OF Canterbury IN his call
| for the Lambeth Conference last year, which
passed q resolution recommending the forma-
| tion of O. Synod to be superior to the English
or Amerlci IN churches, and which also looked
| to o great Gcumenical Council of Christians
of all names and denominations.
The Rev. DR.. Norton, of Virginia, the mover
of the resolution. replied to the arguments OF
DR.. Goodwin, MIR. Rnggles, and the other
speakers upon this question, supporting most
st1cnuously the change recommended. lie
had no doubt that, if the founders of the
church had to-day to find name, they would
accept some other word than Convention.
There is \ strong desire on the part of many
dioceses to adopt some other name than Con-
ventlon, and he did not think much OF the diff
Gculties said to lie in the way OF the change OF
name.
After some further discussion the whole sub
joct was indefinitely postponed
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Convention on Thursday the Commit
tee on Provincial System reported q canon di-
vidlng the church into six provinces, each to be
governed by Primate. The report was ac-
companied by resolutions referring the matter
to special committee Of five to prepare q re-
port to the Convention for adoption; also pro-
viding that. should the provincial system be
agreed to, the name OF tie General Convention
shall be changed to that OF the General Synod.
The committee of five are also instructed to
drltt new constitution for the national
church, which shall be submitted to the seye-
raj dioccses for consideration.
Inc COQlmllt6c Ou CduuOuSj Will IetCl cuCS
to the divisions OF dioceses, reported o series
of resolutions providing that hereafter no new
diocese shall be formed within the limits of
any other diocese, unless with the consent Of
the Bishop and the General Convention; also,
that such consent shall not be accorded unless
satisfactory assurance be given of suitable pro-
vision for the support Of the episcopate in the
contemplated diocese; also, that no cily shall
form more than one dlocsse; also. that no di-
ocese sba j be formed by the junction Of two or
more dioceseS,
In case one diocese shall be divided into two
or more diocescs, the Bishop of the diocese di-
yidcd may choose the one to which he shall be
attached, and the assistant bishop, if there be
one, may elect the one to which he will be at
tached; and if it be not tho one elected by the
Bishop, he shall be diocesan thereof.
Rev. DR.. Hanckel, Of South Carolina, object
ed TO the resolutions, on the ground that they
would tend to indefinite multiplication OF blsll-
ops. Rev. Benjamin A. Rogers, of Texas, ad-
vocated the resolutions. Ex-Governor Fish, OF
New York, explained that tho design OF the
resolutions was TO prevent the creation O.. too
many dioceses. Rev. Dr. Andrews OF Virginia,
spoke in favor of missionary bishops. Address
es pro and con were likewise made by MIR. Cor
lon of Alabama; Rev. DIR. Paddock, OF Mlchl-
gan; Rev. DR.. Adams, Of Wisconsin; Rev. Nlr.
Goodwin, OF Massachusetts,, and others, alter
which the house adjourned