The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-29
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The hour having arrived for the order OF
the day, which was the bishops resolution
ON IN. amendment, ~ tbo coo ssitution s.f,e,
on 'ne aniouunea ~ w IN summon,
some discussion - eon''ae' was PSI
| poned for the present. The, puFport 81 tho
| resolution referred to IA explained In the fol-
I,o-,nr o,,re.t fro,o IN. his,o,,,. .aa,.,.,
.I -. 80 80, -. .0,s.'
,o.si ~ essore ~ M ,t,s,s ns ~ pto-
lion 20 q to rssd sfssy me vords ,sts.a,,.
committees, consulting OF eight members, four
from Tie eerfy, n the order Of priests. and
,o Tniatr .,,ns ~ wno shsi AZ ps chosen by
N snsh eiss,,ca. ~ az ~, i ~ snd 10
OF the said enmmi'fes On ali be elected unless
he shall receive m,jority OF the votes Of All
he attsndias membefs."' ......
Thls proposal n before the convention as
motion made by the Bishop, being in his
Judgment conducive TO the good or the
Church. wv. = : 49, =
( The Rev. Mr.. Lewis, of Washlnxtoc. hare
desired TO announce 70 the convention thai
the Rev. Ashbei Steele, presbyter. for owe,
twenty years q resident OF this dioeese. ana
a member Of this convention. died vestes5ay
at the resideuce of his son. the Rev
steele. assistant rector Of 1hrIst church
Washington, d. c., In the 73d wear on M
age. -
The hour having arrived for the election
Of the standing comm,ttee the cor ven,ion
proceeded 10 An election. Win tbe folloving
result: Rev. WIN, Pintney. n. ~. Raw
Milo Mahau, ID. D., Rev. Cleiand X. Nelson
d, d., Rev. j. r, Hoff. Rev. Qeorce Leeds
d, D., Rev. Jullu. 4. Gmmmar. ~ n ~
the Rev. Mr., Chew.
The confederation of the b,,bop,. amend
ment 10 me coustItution in rrferenc. 10 the
admissiou Of Inc laity to the stsndlng eem n
mlttee was resumed. - - -
The Rev. DR., Stanley, Of weshlpp,op ON.
fck constrained 10 occupy a position on tbe
question antagonist,y h, that Of tbe Riobt
Rev. Bishop. Il had been alleged that Mary.
land and Connecticut were the only two
dioceses in the Union which excluded tho
| laity from the standing committee. This
| aid not at ali affect the question. II was
| one Of principle, ana, In the event OF the
death OF the bishop, certain functions would
devolve upon the standing committee which
could not be performed by other than regu-
larly ordained ciergymen.
Rev. DR.. Leeds was aware that this was
not the frst time this question had been
before the convention,
The Rev. Mr.. Lewis, Of Washington.
would not discuss the historical phase Of the
question. He had great respect for the laity,
but he was opposed TO the admission Of Law
members into the highest advisory otfice
known to this diocese, aud he would there
fore move that the whole matter he no.t-
poncd, and that a special Committee bo m.
pointed to consider we'll and carefully this
portion of the bishops address, and rsoort
TO this convention al It's next annual ses-
sion. ..srrr
Bernard Carter, ESQ.,, offered as an amend.
ment TO the bishops motion, that the com
mittee consist Of "sevcn" members instead
Of "eight," Eve Of whom shall be from the
clerical delegates and two from the lay ele-
ment of the convention.
Mr.. Carter assigned as A reason for max
ing such Amendment that yrhiio he ~
ijeyed a oood nn,nose wnnid ~ aa.raS ~
The intreSnctian m ths la s,om.ot
deemed an canal ronrsser,af,on ,oN nc
M thongh, ,ha oiar,osi aian..,, e,h.s
| nr.rnrSasa,. "~ e''eu' ouBn' W
Pendi,g tSs a,.c,..,o, the .orxo,,,o, =,
| % 'a1 ioeuoeiou tne eou'en.iou au-
again a, < o,ciocL n MINUS IN past 70 meet
1r,rnoon SS,,ia,i.The Capitalization, =,
tho amsndment ~ NJ pnrna.d Cn, VI
| to the bisbon,s molten r.snectina ,hs ae
| ganizatIon on tbe stsndi,r comn,i, ~ e y,
resumed. ~e' ""'
M. Carter said hs vas willing IN iii,
draw hia amendment ofYo,ed this ,'o,r ~.n-
and accent that IN NJ Pbjiins ~ w..hi.s'
ton, which proyides for the apnoi,tment %
the standing Committed Of ave cisrv.rnen
aao,,ad i"'"on' inis amendment was
"uopu w.
Rev. MT. Van Bokkclcn moved further to
amend the bishops motion BY providing that
the members of the standing Committed sba ii
receive a maioritv ~ ~. 49,. -. onnI
and not a majority Of ali the votes Of Inc Al ,
| tending members.
The ayes and noes were taken. The cleri-
cal list was called first, and resulted-ayes
| a., noes 80. Tho laity yoted-ayes As, noes
IL. The motion was carried by a majority
on Joint ballot Of A.
Rev. DR.. Grammer moved that article 10
OF the constitution be so amended as to In.
sen me word clerical" before the word
"members" wherever II occurs In the article.
| c oei ose.ou .nat INC auoPeon Of the
| foregoing was imperative, since the bishops
motion had been adopted; otherwise they
wouid not harmonic. The motion was
carried; A.
| Inc hev. MT: sterns moved 10 strike out
constitution, and insert diocese" Carried.
The Rev. Mr.. Christian moved 10 90 amend
the fnh article Of the constitution as to
strike out the words "two thirds" wherever
L they occur, and insert In lieu thereof ga m L.