The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-21
THE TRIEyNIIL, EPISCOPAL CON-
TENTION.
The Question OF Ecclesiastical Appel
late o u ts-JoInt Committees Ap-
pointed-Abbrevlated Services to be
Permitted in Specified Cases.
THIRTEENTH DAY-oCroBG Is.

THIRTEENTH DAY-OCTOB& 10.
message was received from the House or
Bishops non-concurring In the amendment to
the resolutions adopting the hymnal, striking
out the clause providing for royalty on the
sale of the hymnal, and asking for commit
tee of conference thereon.
The request for committee of conference
was agreed to.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
Messages from House of Bishops were re-.
ceiyed announcing the. appointment OF the
Bishops of Ohio, Louisiana, New Jersey,
Western New York and Long Island as MEM
bers of the Joint committee to prepare an ad-
dress to the Church of Ireland and the ap.
poIntment of the Bishops Of Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Central New York as men,
bers of the Joint committee to prepare re-
sponse to the letters of greeting from the
Dioceses ofLitchield and Chester.
THE QUESTION OF APPELLATE COURTS.
Rev. DR.. Haght Of New York, from the
committee on canons, reported
The committee on canons, to whom was
referred the question OF revlving the report Of
the special committee on the judicial system
of the church, made in the year 1856, and also
the draft of q canon providing for the organi-
cation of court of appeal, respectfully report:
That they have considered the matter refer
red to them, and are of the opinion that the
proposed action would be In conflict with the
provision of the constitution as it now stands;
that in every diocese the mode of trying pres
byters and deacons may be Instituted by the
convention of the diocese, and that they are
not prepared at this time to recommend any
alteration in the constitution to remove the
difficulty, and they therefore ask to be dis
charged from the further consideration OF the
subject. By order OF the committee.
WM. COOPER MEAD, Chairman.
A minority report of committee on canons
on the same subject was presented.
The subject was made the special order for
Friday.
CANON AUTHORIZING ABBREVIATED SERVICES.
The regular order, being the report OF the
committee on canons, proposing to amend
Canon 20, "of the use OF the Book OF Common
PRAYER" so as TO allow In certain cases OF an
abbreviated service tor morning and evening
prayer, was then proceeded with.
1t was suggested that a still further liberty
in regard to using the service be allowed to
Rev DR.. Leeds, of Maryland, said this mat
ter had for some time past been receiving the
serious consideration of a committee. The
Germans in sympathy with the church had de-
Clined to use the prayer book, as heretofore
translated, because it was stiff, and paid no
respect to their idioms. The purpose now of
this committee was to respect the formulas to
which the Germans were attached, where
there was no conflict Of doctrine.
On motion OF Rev. DR.. Haight, this amend
ment was concurred in.
The question was then taken on the canon,
Rev. Dr.. Levin, on behalf OF the clerical dele.
CATION Of Maryland calling for the vote by or
ders.
The clerical deputies of thirty dioceses and
the lay deputies OF thirty dioceses voted in
the afirative, the clerical deputies Of six do.
ceses and lay deputies of seven dioceses in
the negative, and clerical deputies OF four dio-
cpses were divided. So the canon was
adopted.
A message was received from the House of
Bishops colcurri1g in the amendments OF the
House OF Deputies to the resolution In refer
ence to the new diocese of Pennsylvania.
Also message concurring in resolution of
House OF Deputies as to the application OF the
offertories tor Chicago, with an amendment
designating the bishop of Illinois and the
other church clergy Of Chicago to assist Rev.
Clinton Locke in the distribution of the same.
The Latest.
BALTIMORE, October 20.
The report of the committee on the state of
the church Is generally cheerful and says
''They cannot, however, close their eyes to
the fact that in the Southern and Southwestern
dloceses there are still great weakness and
depression, and the recovery of the church, in
the older jurisdictions, from their great ca.
lamllies and deep poverty has not been as
rapid as was hoped and most earnestly desired
An elaborate discussion is progressing over
the Joint report on the ritual.