The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-12
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIESNLAL
CONVENTION At BALTIMORE.
The High Church Question-spicy Per-
sonal Discussion-The Chicago Com
nagration-Prayer for the Suffersrs-
A General ollection to be Taken-Im-
portant Subjects introduced.
FIFTH DAY.


FIFTH DAY.
On Monday morning the Episcopal General
Convention of the United States resumed its
business sessions at Emmanuel Church, Balti-
more The president called the convention to
order for business.
Ladies on the Floor.
The president desired to call the attention
OF the deputies to the practice which they had
begun OF Introducing ladies within the bar OF
the house. This caused In other ladies' de-
sire for the same privilege. The consequence
deputies. and business could not be properly
proceeded with. He hoped the deputies would
bear this IN mind, and not continue the prac-
tice.
Spicy Discussion of Privilege.
Rev. DR.. Andrews, of Virginia. rise to
question Of privilege. see sermon circu-
lated in this house this morning delivered by
our president, In which there is document
therein contained to which my name appears
to be attached. Ny name has never been at.
tached TO 1t as the chairman has already been
informed.
The President. Yes, sir. through letter re-
ceived. / hope you received my reply also.
Rev. Dr. Andrews, OF Virginia. did. The
sermon is by the president.
3The President. Does DR.. Andrews desire
any explanation on that point TO be given to
the house
Rev. DR.. Andrews, Of Virginia. No more
than to have the fact mentioned that my name
was put there Without my authority, and that
/ am not at all responsible for the article TO
which 1t is appended.
The President. replied to the Rev. Deputy
from Virginia expressing my great pleasure
that his name had been placed there without
his authority, but explaining that found 1t on
document, and did not see, and never have
seen, his disclaimer until received his letter.
The Chicago Cheney Matter.
[The document alluded to is paper put
porting to be signed by number Of clergymen
of the church sustaining the course OF the Rev.
Mr. Cheney. OF Chicago. 1t is incorporated In
an appendix 10 sermon preached ty Rev. DR..
Craik before his congregation of Christ
Church, Louisville, on June IL, 1871. The
sermon In it's published form bears the title of
sAChrlstian Love and Party Strife" The text
from which 1t was preached was lst john, ".
z, ct seu., (oeing the epistle for the day. BE
loved, let us love one another; for love Is God,
and every one that loveth Is born OF God and
knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth
ly dlscoun,enances the distinctions OF ''hign
church" and slow church." all ideas of party
in the church, opposes the American Church
Uniou," takes the ground that the Prayer
Book and the constituted authorities OF the
church should be the oily bond Of union, con-
charges that his course was Influenced by
desire to gain notoriety, and that le cares
nothing for the church,
Rev. DR.. Vinton, Of Massachusetts,. rise 10
q similar, question; but am inclined 70 place
It on q broader foundation than my reverend
brother has done. I find In the body OF this
sermon, which bears the imprimateur OF "the
Rev. James Craik, D. D." now officiating as
president of this house, certain document.
The sermon, 1t seems TO me, has peculiarly
a.I lava In fnvf
y Mr.. Whirtle, of Georgia, here rose to ques-
ton of order; that 'he matter now sought to
be made a question of privilege was not be-
fore the house. 1t was foreign to the pro
ceedlngs Of the house.
Rev. DR.. Viuton. No person can make
proposition without preface, and when I
have announced my purpose the gentleman
can see whether am the author OF any disor-
derly language. II so, it Is for him 10 pro-
nounce-
Mr.. Whittle, of Georgia. The gentleman will
allow me 10 apologize. l did not say that ne
has pronounced anything disorderly, but the
paper from which he is making the point of
privilege is in no way before us as house.
DR.. Vinton. II Is Introductory to my re-
marks, and absolutely necessary to my subject
matter.
As,this point Mr.. whittle disclaimed any In
tention Of discourtesy.
DR.. Vinton understand that, sir
The President. beg leave to state, as pre-.
liminary to question Of privilege, seeing the
document that Is in the hands OF the gentle
man who makes the question Of privilege, that
the matter came as surprise upon me from
the Rev. Deputy from Virginia, and admitted
his explanation. I do not think there Is any
thing in that sermon, which was sermon
preached In my own parish church, which can
Iaise question of privilege on this floor, and
the sermon has not been distributed In this
house, as am told by the gentleman who had
q number Of them in his possession. The
house, having heard this declaration from the
president, can now, if thy chose, listen to
statements OF question of privilege BY the
deputy from Massachusetts,, and dispose of it
DR.. Andrews, OF Virginia. The copies Of the
sermon have Just been distributed through the
pews.
The President. led not understand 80.
& M n0p snS Tny Tn ne
diocese, and each copy has name OF delegate
upon 1t. think there is privilege In opening
the subject, that it may give the president, II
he chooses 1t, an opportunity to say whether
te himself is Instrumental in this circulation.
But before we come to that TAKE the same
privilege that my brother from Virginia has
done In calling attention to a paragraph on
the thirteenth page, In which am personally
interested. read 1t: The elder Tyng, Vim.
ton and others, comprising all the weight of
character In the assembly, earnestly protested
against the action proposed by John Cotton
smith, the younger Tying, and their like. But
TIE firebrands carried the Gay, and then the
dignifed protesters signed the incendiary doc
umeut." [American Churchman, 1861
My question of privilege is this: that here is
document spread abroad systematically 10
all delegations and every member of this body,
which contains, so tar as am concerned, un-
der the authority of the dlsnlfed name of our
president, a falslty. The statement is untrue,
and. therefore, I am glad OF an opportunity OF
SAVING so much. never protested against any
document which I Afterwards signed. Now,
sir, in regard to general point: If, with the
authority that belongs to the chair of this
body, this document has been circulated; If it
has his approval In any form-ior it was print
ed in Louisville aDd must have come here by
consent, it would appear-it bears presump-
tion which is not pleasant one. The
question of privilege is this: Is 1t right and
is it TO be permitted that documents
assailing-no other word than that will
answer my purpose-assailing class OF
churchmen of this Protestant Episcopal
Church OF ours in as creditable standing as
any o,her members-documentsa assaillng tneir
character or their doings In any form, snail De
studiously circulated among this body, IN oIder
to do what : In order to do nothing conceiva-
BILE but TO STIR up party strife. The text-oh,
that 1t had heen beautifully and aptiy carried
Out-What oil II might have spread upon the