Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-10-20
i he VrtenNial Convention OF Rhe T.. r
Chul Ch Ina the United States.
sixth DAY,
sixth DAY.
BALTIMORE, Nd. Oct. 10. 1871


BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct. 10. 1871.
DEAR JoURNAL:-In my b asty scfa'ch-
ing may not be as clear ths subject
Of these letters demands. Is shall be my
erdeavour to be clear, and 10 be brief
List night Emmanuel Church was dense
~ packed. Hundreds had 30 go away.
not able even to stand to lock in from sle
main entrance. The Lord Bishop of
Lischfield, according to request on the
part Of Committees, wac TO preach before
the members of the Genera! Conventions.
The chaucei Was full. Every Bishop was
present, the Bishop Of Ohio pre- siding,
Rev. G. T. McIlvaine D. d. LII. d. The
evenir g service was read. Tue Lord Bis
hop took for his text s'the spirit will guide
u- into all truth," &c. The sermon was d
noble effort throughout There were moro
than two thousand persons present, aud
this is tho lowest estimation. It would
not be too much 10 say that there were
.hree thousand present. The collec'isn OF
the evening was to be applied to the sui
ferers at Chicago. Not an eye WIS dry
when the Presiding Bishop spoke in reier--
ence TO this. I le4lned to-day in the
house of deputies, from tue reading Of it
by the Secretary Of said house, that tie
collection amounted to two tht usand and
fifty dollars, to be sent to the Mayor OF
Chicago to be distributed by him without
distinction of race or faith.
The proceedings OF to day were very in.
teresting and exciting. The order of the
day was on the question of ritual conformi-
ty. The church was thronged. The gal
leries were full OF ladies'. and the aisle, as
far as the bars of separation, full of ladies
and gentlemen. The deepest interest was
seen depicted on every face. Something.
pected. Each member seemed to prick |
his ear, and to clear his eye, and I sup
pose, bis head. The question was whether |
the entire subject as to ritual would be re-
ferred to the Committee on Canons, or,
on the Prayer Book, or to appoint |
special committee Of five members to meet |
similar committee on the part of the |
house of bishops. I will show you here |
the action of the house Of bishops as to !
committee.
Reso!ced, That the House of Bishops de- |
sires to inform the House of Clerical and |
Lay Deputies that the proposed resolu-
tions appended to the report upon the
subject of ritual were postponed by the
House of Bishops for the purpose of pass
ing the resolutions communicated in mes.
sage No. 5, relating to the report made to
this House on the subject OF ritual uni
formity, together with the following re, o.
lutlons, to wit:
ResOl0ed. That the Committee on The
part of this House conti list OF Eve members.
chosen by ballot. . -~-
The House OF Deputies was to elect. If
possible. a committee to meet this. But
the subject of ritual seemed at first to be
thrown open TO the debate of this House.
The President ruled it so, but the ruling
did not meet with the appreciation of the &
House. Some feeling was shown here and |,
there, but in the most gentleman like way. +
Some wished the matter TO be referred Il
back to the House of Bishops without
further action on the side of this. But
after much discussion. taking mp nearly
The entire session, vote OF orders was
called for by delegate from Illinois, as TO
the appointing O Special COMMITTEES of
this House. to confer with the Committee
On the partsof the House OF Bishops. This
now is the feature of the question, whether
he matter will be referred TO the Commit
ZEE ON Oanons or 90 Special Committee
'f Deputies. The nays carried in favor OF