The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-25

| what were they doing? Posturing and smit
ing their hearts, and looking out of the corner
of their eyes to see If any one was looking al
them. He had askedth the bishop who was pre-
sent, and saw this, what he thought of 1t The
bishop shrugged his shoulders and said moth
| ing. He would tell them that this ritualism
tions 1t was poisoning the theological
institutions poisoning the minds of the
students. In one OF the theological semi
naries, now, its usefulness was destroyed, be.
cause a professor, a rigid ritualist, was at
enmity with the rest OF the faculty. Ninety
nine hundredths of those In this convention
were in favor Of putting stop to these prac.
handful of rltualsts here. Why were those
who went to worship God to be compelled to
endure these practices to witness revival of
| those monstrons hereaes which the church re-
jected? These families, with their parti-color.
ed gowns and Vesments, might just as well
appear in the dress Of circus clown. Dr.
Mead then proposed his amendment, which
was to strike out the second subsection of the
canon providing that the canons Of the Church
of England in torcein 1889 be the law of ritual,
and to insert in place thereof the recommen-
dation made by the five bishops In their re-
port to the House of Bishops to prohibit the
practices enumerated, and marked ffen one
| to ten, inclusive, asfollows:
l. The use of incense.
2. Placing or retaining cruciax in any part
| OF the church.
8. Carrying a crtss In procession in the
| church.
4. The use of lights on or about the holy
| table, except when necessary.
S. The elevation o. the elements In the Holy
Communion in such manner as to expose them
| 10 the view of the people as objects toward
which alteration Is to be made, In or after
| prayer of consecratitn, or In the act OF admin
| stering them, or in conveying them TO and
| from the communicate.
6. The mixing of water with the wine as
part OF the service, G In presence OF the con-
I. The washing of;h priests hands or the
ablution of the vesses, In the presence OF the
congregation.
8. Bowlngs, crossings. genufections, pros
trations, reverences bowling down upon or
kissing the holy tabll and kneeling, except as
allowed. provided fo or directly by rubric or
canon, it being provided that reverence at the
mention of the nameof the Lord Jesus Is not
| intended to be disallcwed; and 1t being further
| provided that privae personal devotion, be-
| fore or after official ninlstratlon, is not to be
understood to include or justify any OF the acts
8. The celebratlonur or receiving of the Holy
| COInuuQlOu Dy duy piauOP VI PAiOoe "ueh ao
Lerson receives with him.
10. EMPLOYING or Permitting any person or
persons not In holy oH1ers to assist the minis
ter In anv part of the sIder tor the administra-
ton of the Holy Communion.
| Mr.. Gordon, of Alabama, said the amend
ment now proposed by DR.. Mead had robbed
the proposed canon ofhll Its worth. This was
entering into class legislation. 1t was not the
proper work for the Church Of God. The con-
| nanfjono of tho nhurnL q cQllpd nn0n to de-
liberate upon something grander and better
than to put stop to he eccentrlclties OF this
or that man, or class of men. He thought
this church was broad enough to include both
the gentleman from Wisconsin and the gen.
tleman from Virginia. He frankly confessed
that he loved TO seq the beautiful In the
church; that 1t was pleasant to him to see 1t
should spend his money In his own house TO
make 1t attractive and beautiful, and should
not do the same for The House Of God. He
confessed that he liked his praises to God to
ascend to Heaven In the strains OF sweet
music; but while he fell this he would not In
terfere with his brother who dlsllked such
accessories, who preferred q plain place to
worship In, and who desired no accessories
and all that he asked was that his brother
Mr.. Carter, of Maryland, moved to postpone
the whole subject indefinitely. He said the
House of Bishops. by Its non-action on the re.
port OF Its own committee, Indicated that II
did not deem this subject proper one ioI
legislation.
Rev. DR.. Cady, of New York, proposed the
following as substitute for the whole:
Canon of Rltual-In all matters OF ritual that
are doubtful reference shall be made to the
ordinary, and no charges shall be made
against the godly counsel and Judgment OF the
bishop.
Mr.. Judd, in the course of his remarks, al
luded to the canon of the Church OF England
prescribing that due reverence shall be made
at the name of Jesus, and then read from
knee shall bow" Here was the Divine Law
above all human law: and yet there are bishop;
of the church who stand erect when the name
| of our Redeemer is pronounced.
Rev. Mr.. Currie, OF Rhode Island, called Mr..
Judd to order.
MI Judd. don't wonder that the gentleman
| squirms.
| Judd was out Of order In crittcising the action
or demeanor Of a bishop.
A deputy here asked Mr. Judd If he con
sldered that croOklng the neck was bending
| the knee?
Mr.. Judd replied that the deputy was trying
| to escape under technlcallties. 1t was the
spirit OF the law for which he contended. Bu
| he asked the gentleman II ne O0eyeu even tne
letter of the law by bending the knee?
In the midst OF some confusion the house
at this time a P. NJ adjourned, with Mr
Judd still on the floor.
1.-The debate was Of more absorbing interest
than on any day since the opening OF the con
vention. At times the feeling both among the
deputies and the large number of spectators
present was intense, aud applause and cries
order, when some unusually bitter expressions
escaped from the lips of speakers, brought tt
mind the deliberations Of heated political as
| semblages. The demeanor Of the rltualtsts, /
such there be, was, both In word and act, II
marked contrast with the excited manner ant
| the opproblous terms heaped upon them b!
members Of the antagonistic branch Of the
| church..
The Latest.
BALTIMORE, October "a.
The convention resolved to entertain no new
question, and restrain members to one In tel
minutes speech on any subject except ritual
| ism. Upon the vexed questions involving in
novations, the committees report against pre-
sent action.
THE OLD WORLDS NEWS.