The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-16

THE TRIENNLAL EPISCOPAL CON
VENTTON.
"A Short session-The Word "Regene-
rate" Interpreted by the Bishops.
EIGHTH DAY, OCTOBER II.

A Short session-rhe Word "Regene.
rate" Interpreted by the Bishops.
EIGHTH DAY, OCTOBER Il.
The exercises attending the jubilee of the
Missionary Society were protracted until
o'clock, and the house was not called to order
for some minutes after.
| A message from the House of Bishops, No.
| l6, was received:
RESOLVED, That the declaration of the bish.
ops of this church this day signed In council be
| entered upon the minutes OF this house. aud
communicated to the House of Clerical and
Lay Deputies, for the Information ofthat body,
concerning the action of their bishops Ia q
| matter deemed to be Of much gravity and OF
great Interest TO both houses OF the general
convention.
| DECLARATION OF THE BISHOPS N COUNCIL, oc-
ToBER IL, 1871.
"We, the subscribers, bishops Of the Protes.
| tant Episcopal Church In the United States,
| being asked, In order to the quieting of the
| conscences of sundry members of the said
church, TO declare our conviction as to the
meaning OF the word N!regenerate,' In the off,
ces for the ministration of baptism of infants,
do declare that In our opinion the word regen-
crate Is not there so used as to determine that
moral change In the subject OF baptism Is
| wrought In the sacrament"
| This is signed by all the bishops.
The committee on canons reported In favor
Of admitting to seats, Without the right 10 vote,
delegates from missionary Jurisdictions.
Rev. DR.. Vlnton said the minority, though
| having no report to present, desired TO express
their views. The minority thought that there
was ample provision now by which the wants
sented through their bishops and through
other deputies.
Joint Committee on the Ritual APP
pointed-Tne Nicene Creed-Importane
Propositions.
NINTH DAY-oCToBER 13.
The president announced the appointment
of the committee on the uniformity of the
ritual Rev. Dra Mead, of Connecticut; Haight'
of New York; Andrew, of Virginia; Strlng(el-
low, of Alabama, and Beers of Wisconsin;
Messrs. Jackson, Of Maine; Meads, of Albany;
Welsh, of Pennsylvania; Andrews, OF Ohio,
and Craighill of Tennessee.
THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
The Rev. DR.. Haight moved that the men,
bers on the part OF this house OF the joint COM
mittee for the nomination of the board of mis-
| slons be requested to bring before the said
committee the question OF the expediency of
not renominatlng any parochlal minister to
seat in the said board who has not made an
annual Offering 10 at least one OF the three de-
partments of its missionary work, and has not
attended at least one annual meeting OF the
board since his last appointment; and also Of
rerorting the names Of the persons nomina-
ted as near as may be 10 the order Of seniori-
ty OF membership OF the board, and no layman
who has not attended meeting the last gene
raj convention
Considerable discussion ensued as to the
propriety and expediency of the proposed &C.
Rev. DR.. Pinckney, OF South Carolina, said
! that In his diocese no less than twenty-one
churches had been destroyed by the rarages
| of war. Many of the parishes were In feeble
and struggling condition. The consequence
was that he and the rectors of the city and
| stronger parishes had felt impeled to direct
| their contributions 10 sustain these feeble par
ishes of their own dioceses.
Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina, said to pass
the resolution would bs vote of censure upon
all those ceTgymen and laymen who had been
| 40 unfortunate as to be unable to contribute TO
| the cause OF missions. What had been said
by the reverend deputy from South Carolina
| (Mr. Piuckney) applied with equal force TO the
| whole South. What they could give was
needed ot home.
Rev. DR.. Halght then withdrew his resolu
| ton.
ELECTION OF TREASURER.
| On motion of Rev. DR.. Perry, of Western
| New York, the house proceeded to the elec
tlon of q treasurer, and Mr.. Matthews, of Mas
sachusetts, was unanimously selected for thai
position.
| THE HYNNAL.
| Message from the House OF Bishops, No. Il
| was received as 70 lows:
The House Of Bishops informs the House o
Clerical and Lay Deputies that 1t has adopted
the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, the House of Clerical and Lay
Deputies concurring, That the hymnal report
ed by the Joint committee OF this general con
ventlon be authorized for use In this church
aud that no hymns be allowed In the public
worship of this church, except such as are now
ordinarily bound up with the Book Of Common
Prayer.
| Resolued, That the committee be authorize
| to make arrangements for the publication ol
this hymnal, 80 as 10 deiray all expenses al
ready incurred for printing the present edi
tlon.
RESOLVED, That the first resolution contain
effect and become authoritative on the Feast
of the Epiphany, 1872, at o'clock P. N.
| RESOLVED, That this hymnal shall not be
bound up with the Book Of Common Prayer
until order to that effect shall be taken by the
general convention.
| feSOLCeQ, lNdL Tue COLuullltc Ou Hy uuouy
of the church shall be continued, with instruc-
tions to make such alterations In the text OF
the hymnal now adopted as may be needed In
order to secure accuracy and literary com.
pleteness.
RESOLVED, That suggestions as to the intro
duction of hymns into this hymnal, or the
omission OF hymns from 1t, may be submitted
| to the committee until Tuesday, October II,
| 1871, at o'clock, and that the com niltee be
requested 10 report their Judgment thereon
before the adjournment OF this convention.
RESOLVED, That If the said supplementary re-
port shall be adopted by the two houses OF the
| General Convention, the committee shall be
| thereby instructed to amend the hymnal ac-
cordingly.
Resolued, That royalty often per cent: upon
| all sales of this hymnal shall be secured, said
royalty to be appropriated 10 meet the ex-
peuses OF the General Convention, after the
expenses incurred for printing the present edl-
| tion shall be paid. HENRY c. POTTER,
Secretary.
DISCIPLINE OF THE LArTY.
On motion of the Rev. j. S. Shipman, Of
Kentucky, 1t was
ReSolved, (the House of Bishops concurring,
That Joint committee be appointed to con-
slider aud report to the next General Conven-
ton what action, If any, Is desirable In addi-
tlon to, or in explanation of. the provisions
already enacted by this church for the Cody
discipline of It's communicant members.
WORK OF CHRISTIAN WOMEN.
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