New-York tribune., 1871-10-10
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

Shis morning received q message from tne hOuSo VI
Bishops that the General Convention, the House OF
Deputies concurng, does hereby recognize the union
with the General Convention Of the new Diocese OF
satisfied by the action Of the present Gen
eral Assembly take effect from and after the Sth any
Of November and that the Of Rad diocese 10
determined by primary convention thereof with the oo
cent OF the Bishop Of Pennsylvania.
Alao a message proposing the appointment OF 'o''
Committee two Houses to prepare and present 20
tAe next General Convention version of the BOOK VI
Common Prayer in the Spanish language,
Al this point the Rev. Dr. Andrews OF Virginia rose "
q question Of privilege and said / see sermon Co
hated In the house this morning, delivered by our fc
cent in winch there Is a document, TO Whch NJ H
Appears to be attached. My name has never neen Ss
taehed to IT, as the Chairman has already been lio
The President Dr. Craik-Yes, Sir through . le''ei ~
oetyed hope you received my reply Also
DR. Andrews-I did. The sermon is by the freSuvn~
The President-DOes Dr. Andrews desire al! 0NP'~
t,an On that point 10 be given TO the housef
pr Andrews-No more than to have the fact mentonou
that my name put there without my au'noiNI, ~
that am not at all responsible ior lne aru0e W "
h appended. . 49,.
,,.t o,rressnp INV great regret that bis name had
80 racad there without authority but explaining
that I found II on the document and did not zee ana
never had seen his disclaimer until received his letter
The Rev DR. Vlnton Of Massachusetts, rise to Sim
"a, onestIon but am inclined to place it broader
In the body of this which bears the imprmaVe
Of the Rev James Craik d. D., officiating as Pres
dent of this Convention, certain document The SER
nOn IT seems me- has peculiarly striking and Iowa
Ne text Beloved let love another Tor love Is OF
God and every one that loveth is born Of God and
kDoweh God He that oveth not k49weth not God for
God IA love-
Mr Whitte OF Georgia. rise to point OF order II
Is impossible for any foresee what all these mat
ters going lead to- and raise the question OF
Srer nasmuch this thing has nothing to do with the
proceedings OF this house.
The Rev. DR.. VintOn-A question or privilege take
1t, Is in order.
The Presidential question of privilege is in order
but the question whether this is question OF prlN-
kge.
The Rev Or. vinton-It has been admitted to be
question Of privilege VIII tho President pronounce
whether am out Of ordcrf II the gentleman says am
rnt of order will he put writing the words which are
M Wbittlc OF Georgia then stated his point Of order
that the matter % s9ngG s Sose Ss WH%s wa & to the
proceedings Of this house. and no question OF pl'neso
' The e. Rev Dr. vinton-No person make propo
on without preface and when hen nave nsSSp am
1he author any disOrerV language II So II Is lor
Mr " White Of Georgia-The gentleman viii al
sEGlOe did not s, say To that @te4 he oS RFG
~ is making the point Of privilege is not before
Dr. vnton-It is Introductory to my remarks and alb
ealut.ly necessary TO my subject matter.
At this point Mr.. Whitue disclamed any lntenuon OF
Mr. VtntSn-I understand that Sir.
me nncstou Of pryicce seeing that the document
the hands OF the gentlemen who makes the question Of
tS Id9SqaG 9S Hf depny 4T fSS om Vsna nd
his explanation. do not think there IS any thng III tnat
ssrmOn (which a sermon preached IN my own pallsn
church which raise question OF privilege on this
SG1.S 6aynS heard this
listen 70 Of the question Of privilege by the
deputy from Massachusetts,, and dispose OF 1t as they
M ndTews Of va-The copies Of the have just
been distributed through the press
TAe President-I did not understand So a osso, 49,,
through % the acssc anS eseS sHS
eepy has the name Of the delegate upon It, think there
Sre.dent he SHH T an Cpporun
he himself Instrumental IN this circulation Dut before
6rsthcr from Virginia has done in calling attention to
paragraph the 18th page in which am personally
'nTsrsS M . yns vU.os sod otA comprising
: e r. .s Ice D '3 s iSa is s s s sa' r.
Ny question privilege this That here @ & a0Sn,
aud every member Of this body which contains, so far
s,ns ~, our President falsity The statement is u-
true and therefore am glad OF an opportunity OF say
ing much. never protested against any document
Now. Sir in regard to the general points IT, with the
6ocumen circulated If it has his approval In
Ssy formor II %ss pTntd xdud IN spSear S1 besrs s
presumption which i; not a pleasant one Tue question
tAat documents assailing-nO other word than
tAAt will answer my purpose -assailing q S class
Of our In credtable standing any other MEMBERS
Oouments Assang their character their donRs In
STer TO str uR party strfel Ins tsaOh that It had
whose session has been marked by remarkably pacc
nhArscteriscs thus far. we come up on this Monday
~ manner OF superlauve language against all inoen-
a
would rank this number one Now wish that thus
Convention might pass some act by which such proceed
tnRs shall be- prohibited Tor the future. l viii
thing except 50 far say that II there n
iustTation u the iucWS eendO II ever there
Of nOus that match Si. as the
tSon OF beloved let rs love one another now SF the
M sSorlns haI Of kis circulation the President
seai il with all deference docs not see t 70 discaim
any such agency In the matter then 40 tainx mat ~
q the Church devise come method TO be proposed aud
enacted that shall prevent such things In the fu
The Presdent I have only to state IN re-
gard 70 the question Of privilege raised az nave
keen called upon must presume that this sermon
was preached in June was not then an omcer oi TINS
BODY 1t was preached in reference 70 tne t OF
tion TO whom II preached the publication was re-
sntipn OF course did not dissent from those arrange
1eDn. had nothing personally & 70 90 Win the dis
tbuton Of the document IN .h nou 1S 70 t1S ne. 6n
vas cOnnded, I suppose, considered that that
S,Stributon Of the sermon The facts which are there
stated we're taken from the current publication OF the
ay one Of them the s 0ns ron % SS to
paper which had been made three years beore 70 me-
mat document. however did not nave Wnen lncor
mon but that 1t was true then 20 lar as the
SSy Of the sRoed he PsS nSo Ei ne IL Wss not
my lntention-I never had done such thing
that know Oi-tC place any man in posi-