The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-13
NEW YORK.
Protestant Episcopal Convention
Important Action of that Body.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.--Ln the Pro.
Itestant Episcopal Convention this
forenoon the Committee on new Dio-
ceses reported in favor of dividing
the Diocese of Maryland. The re
port was, accepted. o. %2
Rev.Dr. B. FL. Paddock, of Michi-
gan; Rev. E. ID. Huntingdon, of Mas
sachusetts; Rev. DIR. Pierce, ID, of
Alabama; Judge Il. 3. Otis, Of Ifri
nois; w. H. Battle, I'D, Of North
Carolina; G. G. McWherter. of West
ernh New York, and w. Walsh, of
Pennsylvania, Were appointed a joint
committee to nominate Board of
Missions. ia A*EsB
Rev. A. Stubbs, of New Jersey,
presented a memorial for the increase
of the pay OF the clergy, which, after
some debate. was referred to a com
mittee OF i've laymen. 6 s.1t & Ans
The memorial presented on Federal
Councils was referred to the Commit
tee on Canons. 9 11~
A message was received from the
House of Bishops stating that q reso-
luton had been adopted looking to
the appointment of joint Committee
on the Boar1 of Missions, and that Il e
presiding Bishop had nominated for
that committee Bishops Baden, CLARK
and Atkinson. aa sto 4-A sisAs'e
John Coningham, of Pennsylvania,
presented a memorial as follows
ThatuRiformity in the manner of wor-
shiping Almighty God is one of the
chief reasons fer the use of liturgy;
that it was the object of the Church
of England, aud afterwards of the
| Protestant Episcopal Church of the
| United States of America, as appears
by the preface TO their respective
| books of common prayer, to establish
/ form of worship which might NEST
! tend to the preservation of peace and
unity In the Church., the procuring Of
reverence, and the exciting OF piety
and devotion in the worship of God,
and finally, the cutting off occa
sion from those that seek occasion of
cavil or quarrel against her liturgy
| that in order to attain these ends the
Church In these United States made,
| at its organization in this country,
many important amendments IN the
4 English Book of Common Prayer,
all tending to simplify her worship,
and promulgate Christianity and the
1 truths of the Gospel to mankind in
the clearest, plainest. most affecting,
and majestic manner; that of late,
many minister's forgetful of the OBJ
! iects of the fathers of said Church
in this country, have introduced very
material changes in the previously
i long-established manner OF condaet-
ling divine worship and of performing
| her rites and ceremonies, novel to
1 our people, and not contemplated by
/ the Book of Common Prayer, aud
the eanons which do not tend
/ to the preservation OF peace and anity
| In this Church, nor to the procuring
of reverance and the exciting of piety
and devotion in the worship of God.
and especially not the cutting off of
occasion from them who seek occasion
for caviE or quarrel against the liturgy
That by reason of said changes, the
worship In the Churches Ia this Dio-
cese, and of other DiOceses, is no
longer uniform, and great scandal
and disunion have been promoted
thereby; that your memorialists de-
plOre the introduction of said changes
in the manner of worsniping
/ God. By whatever ancient prac-
tice in any other Church the same
may have been recognized, and
whatever their intrinsic value, we
fervently hope that the same may
cease from among us; that, leav-
ing your honorable body to particu-
larize the practices to which we
allude, your memorialists respectfully y
express their disapproval of all devia-
q tons, manifestly on the increase,
from the prescribed ritual of our
Church, and of all acts, Intentional
nosturas unaccustomel miniStarial |
garments, and personal or church
decorations, and all conduct in the
celebration of Divine worship
which tend to make the same resem-
BILE, in seeking that of the Church of
Rome. That in our judgment, char
ity and the interests Of the Church, as
well as good taste, require the aban :
donment, by individuals even not for
bidden as injurious to its peace or
likely to be misunderstood by Chris