The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-17

THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
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The Ninth Disqualification Of Deputies Pro-
posed-The Tying Party In n Min0rity-Is
the Presiding Bishop Primnte s-yote ON
Amending tho Constitution.
The Convention opened with prayer yesterday
morning at ten O'CLOCK usual At the Church Of the
TRANSPORTATION Rev. DR.. Samuel p. Parker, OF Mas
sacluses, and Rev. DR.. J. Jackson Scott, Of Florida
ofnciased AMI Right Rev. Bishop Williams, OF Con-
necticnt, pronounced the Denedicton. The secre-
tary, Rev. DR.. Perry. read the minutes Of the last
session, and, on motion, they were approved as
read. During the call OF committees the Chair an
nounced that member from California had not at
tended the meetings OF the Committee on the State
OF the Church, and Rev. Christopher B. Wyatt was
appointed in his stead.
None OF the standing committees being ready to
make report, Mr.. Samuel d. Ruggles Of New York,
obtained the door and moved the following
Resolved the House Of Bishops concng That the alter
resolution be proposed and tina. the same
the several diocesan Conventions, pursuance OF Article
Resoved That article the constitution be
gymen and four aynen and inserting in lieu thereof the
word "tree clersymen and three layen aud by adding
Into the Union with the General Convention shall exceed
duced to two cersymen and two iayInen."
Mr.. Ruggles explained the nature OF his motion,
that proposes 10 reduce the number Of the deputies
sent TO the Convention, the number being already
too large, and II the measures under consideration
shall be passed dioceses will be multiplied, 30 that
1.-THE whole country win blossom with dioceses.n
Hence II the dioceses are increased the number Of
deputies must be diminished, else the provincial
system becomes necessity. Mr.. Ruggles moved
that his resolution lie on the table for the present and
be considered hereafter
HIGH CHURCH AND Low CHURCH.
Rev. Dr. J. :. b. Hodges, or the diocese OF New
jersey the first assistant secretary Of the house,
novel the following amendment to canon H.
In section one after the word producing" IN tho second
there aaa s NJ he s % the @ SsF
Of his being minister OF this church or of some church In
mlnaer In the fourth line, to introduce the words "of
.h church or Of church il communion herewith and
SEC. No minister OF this church settled any parish
person SSas'ss ,@ss
p d nls or spy S
aforesaid any minister ordained BY bsaog not in com,
as minister Of this church o. i''n
The canon TO which this amendment refers ISL
~ ha Be pe,% r In
Nd pena hI ba
Of vacancy absence to the church warens ves
ooao an.sn in
he s hat
the time minister II good and regular standing When from
cal authority thereof may Be- required
An ineifectual attempt was made TO table the
amendment, the motion to that effect being lost by
small majority. This motion seemed evidently to
be a contest between High Church and Low Church,
and, as such, the result y oE evident significance.
The amendments proposed were finally referred to
the Committee on Canons without division. and as
ttouches the case OF the Rev. Or. Tying Jr in most
vital point 1t Is but just to expect division oftat
committee on this subject, and in all probability
majority and minority report Oh the subject may be
expected.
When this perp.exlng subject was for the present
disposed OF Rev. Sidney Corbet OF Illinois, said that
for those gentlemen who have 10 come from great
distances, take an early breakfast and late dinner
the omission Of the recess for lunch resolved the
day before, was too inconvenient. He therefore
70 San aay o. one aa
and nays the Chair announced the motion lost A
division being called for the vote stood-yeas ~,
nays 1874.
A Low CHURCH BLOW THAT CAME TO NOTHING.
Mr.. Ambrose Todd, lay deputy from Kansas,
moyed-
The 81 Ing the s
5ssss fsTsSsa and whose sins sSoa dos.
This motion created some excitement. Rev. DR..
Adams, Of Wisconsin, proposed that the gentleman
have leave to withdraw his resolution because, +"
oiTer such a resolution A member--I move it be
Land on the table. Rev. DR.. Adams-I do not wish
gentleman to have leave to Withdraw. The motion
to lay on the table was earnestly pressed and
be granted an opportunity 10 explain the grounds OF
MS motion he was under the rules forced to subslde,
~ sE sH a asS9s voices
This matter OF somewhat disturbing character
was scarcely disposed OF when Rev. DR.. Adams, Of
Wisconsin, who seems to be fe,Int terrible Of the
house. succeeded, after several inefectual attempts,
speech but several members, Governor Fish among
Others, objected to his speechmaking without any
thing being before the house to make speech about
rapidly succeeding Interruptions To disclose his pur
pose, and he submitted the following resolutJon:-
Rs.oys The sSo Of s ,s that n the
section three title wo line three page eghyone be referred
4 * he anS Gems
era he 10 p lynn The Ps
Of the House OF Bishops or whether Tho meaning . that
we Presiding Bishop in the Of Primate, Me.
s s a psn % c
the Church and esnons into harmony with Itself, aud pre-
The reverend doctor had hardly concluded to read
the resolution when motion upon motion was made
to table, to posq1pne and the IKE. All these mo-
lions were declared out or ORDER as DR.. Adams held
the moor, and motion could be made only with his
consent or on his yielding the floor. But. with his
usual tenacity and humorous descriptive powers he
held on to the floor and made his speech IN favor OF
The motion. lie was instructed that there was no
Presiding Bishop OF this Church, and the phrase
occurs only In thls canon, and only introduced
IN 1856. II was q sort or legislation very In
political bodies, but not IN the Churcll-the intro
ducing OF new idea by side wing. by that
phrase We have priinate, patriarch. metro
calls the DOCTORS attention to the words "pre.
siding bishop In article ten Of the consti-
tuition. The doctor replied that he knew It;
but what he meant the phrase presiding bishop
OF hs Church, and not OF the House OF Bishops. lie
wanted vote OF the Church on that, with full
understanding Of the powers OF such bishop.
In the first days no one denied to st. Peter the
designation Of Pyfnccps Ap0stoio1UDs and by
the very use OF these words he became Prince
OF the Apostles and OF the Church. But the revc-
rend gentleman despite his arguments, drawn rom