The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-31

The readers ofTHE NEWS have already been
briefly informed that the Episcopal Triennial
Convention in Baltimore, previous to its final
| adjournment on Thursday last, voted on the
canon on the ritual as reported by the special
committee and passed by the House of Bish-
obs, which was lost for want of constitution
| oil majority, the vote being taken by dioceses
and orders. The result was as follows: Cer.
ical, for, 20; against, Is; divided, z; lay, for,
ls: against, IA; divided, 2. The following ex-
tracts from tine detailed report will be found
| interesting:
ADoRATIoN OF COMMUNION ELEMENTS.
A message was received from the House OF
Bishops, with resolution for concurrence in
the adoption of the following canon, to be en-
titled Canon -:
"The elevation of the elements In the Holy
Communion In such manner aS TO expose
them to the view of the people, as objects to-
wards which alteration is to be made In or
after the prayer OF conservation, or 10 the act
OF administering them. or In carrying them to
or from the communicates, and any gesture,
posture or act implying such alteration, and
any ceremony not prescribed as part OF the
order of tue administration of the Lords Sup
per or Holy Communion, In the Book OF Com
mon Prayer, anG the celebration or reception
of the Holy Communion by any bishop or
priest, when no person receives with him;
likewise the use at auy administration OF the
Holy Communion Of any hymns, prayers, COL
lects, epis.les or gospels, other than those ap-
pointed in the authorized formularies OF the
church, or under section IA of canon l3, title
of the Digest, are hereby forbidden:
The House, on motion: proceeded to the I'M
mediate consideration of the message.
Dow nr npKOCpn Of WiSCOQetQ. said this
was a most momentous question, touching the
whole doctrine OF the Holy Eucharist. The OBJ
lection to this canon s that 1t bears upon doc
trine. 1t proposes to prohibit things as teach
ing false doctrine, which may not teach false
doctrine. He believed In the real actual pres
ence of our Lord In the form OF bread and wine,
and he adored them as such, and would teach
his people to do the same He denied that
the bowings, genufections, &C., which have
been spoken of symboliZed the doctrine Of
transubstantiation, for 1t was historically true
that they were practiced long before the doc
trine OF transubstanliation was thought OF.
A desultory discussion ensued, and 1t was
urged that 1t would be unfair to vote on this
subject now, as many of the deputies had gone
home, not believing lhat IL could come up any
more.
Mr.. Matthews, of Massachusetts,, expressed
the opinion that the extreme views set tor tn
by DR.. Vinton, of that State, had had the effect
to defeat the canon ritual. He (Mr. Matthews)
believed that the decay of the church In Mas.
sachusetts, and it was decaying, was owing to
too little ritual. Mark the contrast between
our churches In Boston and Baltimore. In
Boston you see empty pews; In this city you
see overfiewing congregations and the reason
Is there Is little more ritualism here.
Mr.. Withers, of Virginia said, speaking 10
the name of nine.tenths of the laymen of that
State, have all the ritual you want, but put
down. put out OF sight, the alteration OF the
elements
Mr. Bruue, of Maryland, thought that this
question had not been considered In the way
that he desired to present 1t. What does this
measure that has been sent In here propose to
do? This canon now proposed by the bishops
was not of ritual, but there were well-grounded
reasons ior viewing 1t as doctrine, and. If 1t
was doctrine, that was already provided for In
the articles. 1t ls canon blank-our reverend
fathers dare not call 1t canon on ritual.
The discussion continued until O'Clock,
when the vote on concurrence was taken by
dioceses and orders, resulting as follows:
For. Against. Divided.
Clerical. ..........H 18
Lay. ....lS IL