The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-16
TricnniaI Episcopal Convention.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE RITUAL APPOINT.
ED-THE NICENE CREED-IMroETANr PRO-
POSITIONS.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE RITUAL APPOINT.
ED-THE NICENE CREED IMPORTANT PRO.
POSITIONS.
Reported for tbc Baltimore Fun.
NINTH DAY-OCToBER
COMMITTEE ON THE RITUAL.
The President announced the appoint
| ment OF tho Committee on the Uniformity
oil the Ritual: Rev. Drs. Mead, of Con-
nectlcut.; Haisht, of New York Andrew,
OF Virginia; Stringfsllow, of Alabama
son, of Maine Meads, of Albany Welsh,
of Pennsylvania /; Andrews, OF Ohio and
Craighiil. of Tennessee.
THAMES TO THE BrsHor or LlcnF1ELp.
The Chair announced the appointment
Of Rev. Drs. Minnegcrode, of Virginia :,
Schuyler, of Missouri, and Dir. Matthew's
Of Massachusetts, US the committee to
prepare response TO the address of the
Bishop OF lichfield.
THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
The Rev. DIR. Haight moved that the
members on tho part OF this house OH the
Joint committee for the nomination of the
Board OF Missions he requested to bring
before the. said committee the question of
the eXpcdlency of not rcnominatnc any
parochal minister to q seat in the said
board who has not made M annual Offering
TO at least one of the three departments Of
It's missionary work and has not attended
at least one annual meeting of the board
since his last appointment ; lind also of re-
porting the names of the persons nomi-
mated, rs near as may be, in the order of
seniority of membership Of the board, and
no layman who has not attended meeting
since the last General Convention.
CpnSide BILE discussion ensued rs IN he
propriety and eXpedicncy of the proposed
action.
Rev. DR.. Pinkney, Of South Carolina, said
that in his diocese no less than twenty.One
churches bad been destroyed by the ravagcs
of war. Many of the parishes were in Il
feeble and struggling condition. The con-
sequence was that he and the rcctors of the
city and stronger parishes had felt impelled
TO direct their contributions to sustain these
feeble parishes Of their own. difGa, said to
Mr.. mltb,urion would be vote OF GEN.
sure upon all those clergymen and laymen
who had been so unfortunate as to be una
bic to contribute TO the cause OF missions.
What had been said by the reverend deputy
from South Carolina (Mr. Pinkncy) applied
with equal force to the whole South. What
they could give was needed al home.
Rev. DR.. Haight then Withdrew his rcso-
luton.
ELECTION OF TREASURER.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Perry, of Western
New York, The HORSE proceeded TO TIC
election OF Il treasurer, and Mr.. Matthew's,
of Massachusetts, was unanimously selected
for that position.
THE HYMNAL,
Message from the House OF bishops No.
81 Was received, rs follows:
The House ot Bishops informs the House
Of Clerical ard Lay Deputies that II has
adopted the following resolutions:
Resolrcd, the House Of Clerical Gnd Lay
DcputtcS cQactr71ng, That the lymnal re-
ported by the Joint committee OF this Gene
raj Convention be authorized tor use in this
In The public worship of this Church, OK
cent such as are now ordinarily boInd up
with the Book of Common Prayer.
RcsOiccG, That the committee Dc autho-
riZcl 10 nuke arran @cmcntS Tor the puDil-
cation of this hvmmal, SO us to dcfray oil
expenses already incurred Tor printing the
present edition.
Resolrcd, That the first resolution cont
tanned III the report OF the coninlltlCc Shali
lake effect and become authoritative on The
Feast OF the Epiphany, 1872, at ) O'CLOCK
L. NJ.
EeSolrca. That this hymual shall not be
bound M with Tie Book of Common Prayer
until order to that effect shall be taken Ivy
the General Convention.
E,spired, That The Committee on Hym-
noly of the Church shalt be continued,
with instructions to make such alicrati"ns
in the text Of the hymnnl now adopted rs
NAV he needed in order to secure accuracy
ami literary completeness.
Rcsolred, That suggestions as to the IN
PRODUCTION Of hymns into this hylnnal, or
the omission OF hymns from 1t, may be suo-
mitted to the committee until Iuesday,
October II, 1871, At 3 o'clock, and that tue
committee be requested to report their
Judgment thereon before the adjournment
pf this Convention.
RcSoEred, That if the said supplementary
report shall be adopted by The tWo hollseS
OF the General Convention, the comniittee
Shall be thereby instructed to amend the
Evmnal accordingly.
ReSolrcG, That royalty of ten per cent.
lpon all sales Of this hymnal shall be Sc
cured, said royalty TO be appropriated TO
meet the expenses Of the General Conven-
ton, after the expenses incurred Tor print
inn the present edition shall be paid.
Attest: HENRY u OFTEN,
NlcHNE CREED.
Tho following memorial was presented
by the Rev. w. stevens Perry, D. ".
,Irnuly from Western New York, but after
some discussion was laid on the table, on
motion of Judge shefley, of Virginia:
MEMORIAL.
70 the General Convention OF Inc tro,
testant Episcopal Church III the OnlIeu
states The prayer OF your meluori ansI
hrrnin contained showeth that on the 20th
dav Of August, 1868, the Convention OF the
Iihen ,,ndlyided) Diocese of Western New
Ynrk did. hy a unanimous vote, adopt the
followinp preamble and resolutlon-vlz:
..Whereas it is an undisputed fact that
rho words sand the Son. Ill our Sc
cnnd creed, were not contained LII the orlSl-
nal symbol and - ,,,,, :,
G,hln tn misapprehensiUn on The part OF
thc venerable Eastern cOmmunlohs; tnsle'
fore, ,.. ,r., .on.
yention he requested to set lnftn duthOt'
iniirely in its journal the text OF Wnat ID
orr eighth article OF religion Is stviea the
Nicenc Creed as adopted py ull tile
undsputed general councils OF tne o1,glcn'
and as the Church receives the SAME. ,,.
And further, that similar actiun las ueGn
taken by Il unanimous fote III INC oonssn-
lions of the dioccses Of Alabama, lnuiana,
Wisconsin, ana Maine, a'lo "''o III VIZ e10
| cese Of Missouri. g..
And further, that no definition Tor or
| oo,iuct the PRAYER of the memorlallzlnG
diocescs has rs yet been had III inc GeherN,
Convention Of tho Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States. :.
Your mcmorialist, therefore, not IN MS
own name alone, but in that of seven Ell
fire lioccscs, and of many clergy anu lalty
in other d!ocescs of our Church, prays that