The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-13

sion " Of q majority Of such ministers.
AS to the question whether this is the
true construction Of the canon your petit
TONERS would here express no opinion. but
simply stating their convictions that the
canon as thus interpreted is inconsistent,
st least in some of its applications, with
the reasonable liberties of the clergy and
laity of our Church, would respectfully ask
that it may be repealed or so modified as to
apply only to unauthorized attempts at the
formation of new parishes, or to intrusions
upon the actual, acknowledged, and en-
rolled parishioners of other ministers of
this Church. After some discussion both
memorials were referred to the Committee
on Canons.
The Rev. DR.. A. H. Bailey, of Vermont,
offered petition asking that transcript
be made of the valuable manuscript lists
Of the names of oil who have been admit
ted to holy orders in the Protestant Episco-
pal Church since its organization in the
United States. These lists had been made
at great labor by the late Bishop Burgess,
and as they had never been duplicated, their
loss, if destroyed by any accident, would
be irreparable.
The delegates from Maine and Rhode
Island presented similar petitions ; referred
to special committee. On motion of Ham
ilton Fish, ESQ.,, the Rev. Alfred Stubs, of
New Jersey, presented a resolution to strike
out the words enclosed in parenthesis in
Article XIV. of Canon Kill, Title l., and
inserting the word "may," as follows:
The Bishop Of each diocese may compose
forms of prayer or thanksgiving, as the
case may require, ror extraordinary occa.
sions, and transmit them to each clergy
man within his diocese (whose duty it shall
be) to use such forms in his church on
such occasions. And the clergy in those
States or dioceses or other places within
the bounds of this Church in which there is
no Bishop may use the form of prayer of
Thanksgiving composed by the Bishop of any
diocese. The Bishop in each diocese may
also compose forms of prayer to be used
before legislative and other public bodies.
DR.. Goodwin asked to amend the resolu-
ton by instructing the Committee on Canons
to inquire whether any further legislation
is necessary to make Canon Xxx, Title l.,
consistent with the canon in question.
The resolution of Mr.. Stubbs, without
the amendment, was referred to the Com
mlttee on Canons.
Rev. DR.. Haight presented report from
the Committee on Canons, stating that,
having considered the question referred to
them yesterday concerning the nomencla-
ture of dioceses, they deem it inexpedient
for this Convention to take any further ac-
ton on the matter at this time, and the COM
mittee ask to be discharged from further
consideration of the matter.
On motion, they were go discharged of
that duty.
MIR. s. B. Ruggles presented the following
resolution: ...-....-.
RESOLVED, That there shall be standing
committee Of this House, to consist of five
clerical and four lay delegates, to be de-
Relations of the Church." who shall con-
slider and report upon any proposition or
subject connected with the intercourse, in
tercommunion, or synodical union, of this
Church with any other portion of the
Church Catholic throughout the world.
Mr.. Ruggles asked that the consideration
of this resolution be made the special order
for II o'clock next Wednesday morning.
He urged this because of the grave impor-
lance of the questions involved. Among
which were:
Ffrst.-.The Christian, ecclesiastical duty
of securing and establishing world wide
unity for the Church Catholic.
Second.-How far it will be necessary in
order to secure this unity to surrender in
whole or in part the ecclesiastical indie
pendence of any of the several branches OF
the Church in the different nations of the
world.
Thnd.-Can such surrender be made by
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States of America without. the con-
currence of the three Orders bishops, cler-
gy, and laity), conssitutionallyu united IN It's
government with coordinate authorities.
FoawM.-The progress made IN the
churches Of other nations in admitting the
laity as branch of their government, and
the influence Of such admissions on their
prosperity and growth.
FifM.-The expediency Of o separate
committee to collect, consider, and report
the facts connected with the preceding
questions.
The resolution was made the special bust
ness for Wednesday noon.
A delegate arose and moved that the
Committee of Arrangements be Instructed
to inform the Convention if the religious
services each morning during the session OF
the Convention were to be the same as they
were this morning.
Another delegate moved to table. Car
ried.
The cause which drew forth this motion
was that the chanting by the surpEced
choir of boys, which is customary in Trinity
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usual, each morning of the Convention, was
not performed to-day. 1t appears that q
number of the delegates objected to the
presence of the boys and to their surplices,
and Yesterday over eighty Of the delegates
remained outside the church edifce while
the chanting was going on inside. This
word of explanation will explain what fol-
lows.
Another delegate now moved that the
choir of Trinity chapel be and is hereby
requested to give their assistance to the mu-
steal portion Of the services as heretofore,
and that they continue to give their assist
ance during the remainder Of the Conven-
toms session.
An attempt was made to table the motion,
and
DR.. Haight got the floor. He said he
wished it to be distinctly understood that
the change made in the musical portion of
the service was not made by the request di-
rectly of any person connected with this
Convention. His reverend brother, the Sc
nior minister in charge of Trinity chapel
(Rev. DR.. Swope), understood that the con-
sciences of certain delegates were troubled
by the presence and participation IN the
musical norton Of the service Of " our little