The New York herald., 1871-10-19

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Thirteenth Day-Thc New HymnaI-Pro.
posed Amendment or the Church Judicini
System-A New Canon Adopted.
BALTIMORE, Oct 49, 1871.
The morning services were read by Rev. Dr.
Schuyler, OF Missouri; Rev. Mr. Knickerbocker. OF
Mississippi, and Rev. j. G. Talbot, Assistant Bishop
OF Indiana.
message was received from the House OF
Bishops non concurrng In the action OF this House
relating to royalty on the new hymnaI, and asking
the appointment OF q committee OF conference, ana
naming as such committee on the part OF the House
OF Bishops the Right Rev. Bishops Lee, OF Della.
ware; Potter OF New York; Law OF Easton; Neely,
OF Name, and d. s. Tuttle, Missionary Bishop OF
Montana.
A resolutions was received from the House OF
Bishops authorizing the use OF new hvmnal, pro-
vided that ROYALTY OF ten per cent upon all sales
OF the hymnal to meet the expenses OF the General
Convention and expenses for promoting the pres
ent edition, should be secured. The House OF
Deputies struck out the royalty provision and made
the publication OF the Hymnal free to be printed and
published as the Book OF Common Prayer.
motion that this House reccde from Its action
was lost
the CHAIR then appointed Rev. Doctors Shand. OF
South Carolina: Mitchell, Of Georgia; Seymour, OF
Rhode Island Mr.. Cambridge Livingston. OF New
committee OF conference on the part of this House,
Rev. DR.. HAIaHr, OF New York, from the Committee
on Canons to which referred the question OF re-
vising the report OF the special committee on the
judicial system of the Church, mace IN 1856 and the
draft OF canon providing for the organization OF
court OF appeals, made report that the proposed
action would be in conflict with the provision OF
the constitution as now stands that IN every do
cese the mode OF trying presbyters and deacon
may be instituted by the convention OF the diocese,
ana they are not prepared at this time to recon-
mend any alteration in the constitution to remove
the difficulty, and asked to be discharged from iur-
ther consideration OF the subject.
Mr.. HILL BuRGEvIN, lay deputy from the Diocese
OF Pittsburg, in benalf Of himself and Rev, Drs.
Dewolf Howe OF Pennsylyani.... and watson ol
North Caroline, Of the same committee, submitted
IN ni }Sport on Ine subject an app cosl u
: " ...oy say they cannot bring then1se,,~~
believe that the framers OF our constitution In.
Convention TO establish court OF final appeal to
review r, ana correct the errors OF diocesan
o s hs 1ss
ton M provides, article six, tnat "a convention
OF each diocese may institute mode of trying pres.
words contain grant Of authority so comprehen-
s,ye and exclusive that no power is lett IN the
the and contradictions OF the different dio-
casan cOurtsY We think not. Such result could
no. nave neen intended Jne report argues tnal u
trial involving facts may well be left 10 diocesan
court but when these facts, there determined by
the conclusions OF law arising therefrom. involve
questions OF iaith, doctrine or worship or the
Church, it concerns not only the accused, but the
| Church and all its members. II the consti-
| tuition authorizes a diocese to establish q court
| whose jurisdiction Is and must be final and cOnclu-
| sive, such Court. even in matters OF faith and
| doctrine, when submitted to it, thereby becomes
vod II The Church decides her authority and utters
| her sentences. Such construction should not 0e
placed on the constitution unless found unavoidable,
| and may be avoided by holding that the grant Of
authority to doceses was provisional and intended
continue only until the natural Church should see
the essily Of its resumption in whole in part
The report concludes with resolution that article
! OF the constitution be amended to read as fol
| lows
The mode trying bishops shall be provided by the Gene
raj Convention The court appointed for that purpose sha
be composed o bishops only In diocese the mode
trying presbytcrs and deacons be instituted by the Con
ventioD diocese General Convention
may establish appellate court for review of all questions
arising and determined in diocesan court which involve th
doctrine ritual Church construction OF the cons
tuition canons OF the General Convention. None bu
bishops shall pronounce adnonion suspension
degradation from ministry clergyman, wbethe
bishop, presbyter deacon.
| Action on the subject was deferred TO Friday.
The order OF the dag, the consideration OF canOr
| 90, title l., entitled 'Of the Use of the Book o
| Common Praver,o as amended and reported fO
adoption by the Committee on CanOnS, was takef
| up. discussion OF several hours ensued and
| number OF amendments were offered. all OF which
rejecrcd and the canon adopted as reported by
the committee, the vote being by dioceses. Cieri
| cal-Yeas, 80: nays 6; divided, f. Lay-Yeas, so
| nays, 6; not voting, A.
Adioprncd 10 ten O'Clock TO- o-mOrrow