Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-12
EVENING STAR
rHE PRoTEsTANr EPISCOPAL CON


NENTIoN.
ieNtA Dcs.-The following business wss
uaasaS.eo on Saturday oy the Protestant Epts-
copal Church Of the L nit.a Ssases. nov al S.
Rev; En-: p.shisn. ., Maryland. presented
OF msryIano referred to the COMMITTEES on Ne.
Mr. VIM. H. Battle. IL. ID orsraa ,n $780,,
ment 10 the constitution that the folio sIas n.
soded To canon ", title ? This, a me A or 81.
church removing from one partsh n anash.-
shsh oe sme Liable 70 me jurisdiction aud SAB
ect 10 the pastoral care Of the pastor OF an.
parish 20 winch he remover" referred "a "a.
Committee on Csnons aud Constisut,on
The Rev. DR.. Goodwin, Of PennsyIyanlS
presented the following memorial.
40 IRE House Of Bishops and Ross q clsrl.S
ana Law Delegates o., &c The unaersiKned
ministers and laymen OF the Proiestsai r pIscO-
pal Church, would respectfully submit 10
your venerable body the following statement
aud petition:
There is a construction o; section G, canon
u, title l, which foroids the Officiating msais-
ter OF our church, IN any way, or under any
circumstances, officiating within cersAln term
torial limits OF parishes other than thelr = xn.
without fhe express permission Of tue MIA,
ter OF the pari.h, or Of a majority OF them, az
there he more than one. AccoT lIng 20 th4s cSn-
suuc'lon n minister OF our church a. f0E slddea
60 Cfiiclate within such territorial limits, even
IN pisces OF worship belonging 20 Other Cans
tan bodies, without such permissloa. lie a.
forbidden 90 officiate, even tor hi. own parish
toners, within such limiis aud be A. FORBIDDEN.
uthNNSh ne MAJ pt an ageut o. some
AIRY oi other society, and without parish OF
ms own, 10 ofiCIate within Saca lin a. eve.
81 he invitation of the minister OF taa chur.h
an which he l. requested 10 OfioIate. al th.re be
more than one settled minister AZ tae o4ty or
town, until he shall receive the expires per
mission of n majority OF such minister A.
90 the question whether thIs l. the true con-
siructlon OF the canon. your petitioners would
here express no opinion. but simply Staunr
their conviction that the canon, a. thus inter-
preied, rs inconsistent, al least an come Of Its
applications, with the reasonable lberaes OF
the Clergy and laity OF your church, wOald
respectfully ask that II NAV b. repealed. or 50
modified as TO apply only 10 Unauthorized At
tempts ~ the formation OF new parishes, OF TO
inirusions upon the actual acknO wleigAd aud
enToll.d parishioners Of other ministers OF thus
church"
ISignedI-wmiam A. Mualenbers, u. d.,
John Cotton Smith, ID. n, Edward A Wash
buTne, -. D.. A. n. Ninton, u. ID, II Dyer. a.
10, Rev Philip Crooks, Daniel X. Good win.
u. d., Ii, L., Henry L. Montgomery, 70. H..
Ciaxton, 10. u Ciement n Butier. T. 10.
Richard Newton. ID. ID, Rev. x. L Parytn,
Rev A. NJ Morrison, Stephen II. Tying, ID. D.
and others.
A delegate rose aud moved that The Com
mIttee Of Arrangements De instructed 10 INFORM
the Convention n the religious services eaca
uon were 10 be- The same a. they We're this
morning.
Another delegate moved TO table. Carried.
Inc cause which drew forth thIs motion was
boys, which is customary in Trinity Chapel.
and which had been pracuced, a. usual each
morning of the Convention. was not performed
to-day. IL appears that a number OF The dele
gates objected TO the presence Of the o0ys, and
20 their SUPPLIES, ana yesterday over eighty of
the delegates remained outside tue church
edifce while the chanting wa gong on inside
THIS word OF explanation Will explain what
follows:
Another delegate now moved that the choir
OF Trinity Chapel be aud is hereby req uested to
give their Assistance 10 the musical portion of
the services rs heretofore, and that they con-
tinue 10 give their assistance during the re-
maInder OF The Conyenton's session.
An attempt was made 10 table the motion, aud
DIR. Haighr got the floor. He said he wished
il TO he dis inctly understood that the change
made in the musical portion OF the service was
not n ACE by the rec uest directly OF any person
connected with this Convention. His reverend
brother, the senior minister In charge of TIM
ity Chapel, tRey. DIR. Swope.l under TODD that
the consciepces of certain delegate were
troU oled by the presence and participation an |.
the musical portion Of the service OF .sour little
boys IN their Customary dresses and he (ths
Rev. DIR. Swope) OF his own motion REQ uested
them TO absent themselves this morning for
the sake OF peace." He hoped this Con yention
should not be disturbed with questions of thus
sort. twas great sacrifice on the part of his
reverend brother, on the part Of The people OF
this chapel, and on the part Of himself fDr
Haight,) 20 make; but if there be those an this
Convention who cannot come here and worship
Almighty God according TO our mode therein.
he (Dr. H. for once was willing-though h..
could not understand such 50 ueam sh feelings.
and never experienced them himself al any
strange church into which be went-yet n Tor
one was willing TO make the sacrifice; has min
isterial brethren and his people Were willing To
ms he the sacrifice. for peace sake
a number OF delegates attempted 70 get the
floor. but were sll shut OF by the President an
the Convention now stood adjourned 10 Mon
day.