The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-08

ton he had Presbyterian minister TO preach at his
church on Madison avenue and Forty second street.
an offence quito nkely 70 arouse the orthodox obst
Of the whole movement In fAvor OF DR.. Tying was
that the canon on intrusion 10 % amended that the
IN q. nira snS % cam o NO
dissenting ministers ls positively forbidden instead
Of being only among those things which were recog
nized as contrary 70 inc common law Of the Church
A to this subject the Convention did actually
nothing-at least nothing to have any erect for the
and In this, it may be said, the Convention had
no power TO legislate. Az Mr.. Ruggles said, they
pockets OF the congregation. fne next best thing
they could they did do and that was to recommend
the bishops 70 exhort the congregation to con
Whether this exhortation win prove enectve, time
ALTERATIONS IN THE PRAYER BOOK AND SPECIAL
The project Of bracketing those portions Of the
prayer book which embody the doctrine of baptismal
mittee on Can0ns with such conclusive reasons as
to secure the general concurrence OF the Convention
and motion TO refer proposition for striking out
the words 'whose soever sins Thou dost remit" "
TO-, from the ordinal was very summarily disposed
Of 1t seemed to most certain that this not the
Mr.. Harold or Florida to provide short services for
week days met with little favor and DR.. Goodwin's
declaration that he was satisfied with the prayer
book as 1t Is was received with decided applause.
new Easter cycle s TO be substituted for one that s
obsolete and the plates Of the standard edition are
henceforth to be carefully preserved without aera-
ton.
DISSERTATION OF CHURCHES.
canon on this subject was passed by the Bishops,
providing that churches shall not be c0nsecrated
unless clear Of debt and that consecrated churches
shall not be alienated, encountered, removed or
and was concurred in by the Lower House, with an
amendment to prevent its conflicting with State
laws. resolution was also passed recommending
the discontinuance OF the practice Of selling orient
Ing pews by auction In the church. The free seat
question was more than once referred to, and the
opinion very strongly expressed that the fact OF the
sale OF part OF Gods house was worse than the man.
ner OF 1t.
RITUALIsM.
The subject of ritual was introduced by Judge
Conyngham, who presented volumnous memorial s
asking for the suppression OF practices which the
duced canon for that purpose. The ritual prac-
tices proposed to be prohibited were the wearing
by the clergy Of other vestments than the surpce,
black STOLE bands and gown; surpliced choirs; can
desticks, crucifxes, super-altars; bowling at the
adorable name Of Saviour, except in the Greed;
prescribed in the rubrics the sign Of the cross,
except in baptism; elevation OF the elements, or
OF the aims, and the use Of incense. Some me
fective ritual The Committee on Canons gave the
subject full consideration, and were unanimous in
joined in report recommending resolution, de-
claring as 1.-THE sense OF this Convention that the
az we'll a. o tse pesce and avn Which hy
Gods blessing, have always chracterized this
Church; the avoidance OF the danf)krS OF irrever-
ence and lawlessness on the one hand and Of extra
vagance and approximation on the other; the preser
walton OF doctrine from pst OF Intentional or unin.
territorial change and auu0regard to the scriptural
canon Of walking wisely toward them which are
without, require from all ministers OF this Church,
celebrating divine service in, churches or other
established places OF public worship, conscientious
and, SO FAR as may be- steadiast adherence to such
vestmentR cereu40Hies. practices and ornaments as
are to ~ this
avoiding errors either by excess or by defect And
further, that in all matters doubtful for the avoid
ance OF unseemlv disputes and contradictory prac-
tees, which tend neither to good name to god
ness reference should be made to the Ordinary, and
no changes should be made against the g0dy coun-
sci and judgment OF the bshop.n Two members OF
the committee, DR.. Howe and Judge Cunningham,
submitted series Of resolutions, the substance OF
which was the explicit condemnation OF all the prac-
tces generally observed by rituraists, which were
condemned also as being part OF the ceremonial
OF the Church OF Rome. But the House would not
consent to either report and compromise offered
by Dr. LittleOhn was finally adopted, which leaves
the whole matter effectually in the hands OF the
bishop OF every diocese.
THE RESULT.
It may safely be said thathe result OF this grand
council OF the Epscopalians' Of this country s not
what was expected from IL. The proposed union
with the Russo-Greek Church did not find much
Alaska, nothing WIS done to expedite 1t, still the
committee to negotiate continued. On the
whole, the Convention win be numbered among the
plshed, after all, the old Latin saying-Pusturiun
na0ntes-fadsCetlr ridicuits mus
Principles Of the Evangelicals.
A conference OF Evangelical Episcopal clergymen
and laymen (similar the held IN Philadelphia
last fa was held In this city during the sessions
the General Convention and In connection with the
evangelical anniversaries. The Protestant church.