Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-03

session at 81 O'Clock, half an hOu
after the time for the adjournment
High churchmen of every c.libr
are opposed 10 titualism. They al
showed that in the admi nistration o
the Lords table that the people with tn
presbyter are equally with him. to assist
that no man can stand between the people
and the God which in spirit end in trutf
they adore. The ritDalsts try to teach th'
opposite and to cloak the whcle in the
garments IF their worship. 1t YVES fully
shown on the floor their design-to make
the Priest" man who inundated anew
Christ the Savicar. I wish I could con
them. They would fully repay the trouble
any one would take SO perus them.
J. b. P.
NINETEENTH DAY.
DEAR Journal After the several able
speeches yesterday fer and against ritual,
none seemed to be for it.
An evening session net at TIP. m. The
resolution to admit one lay and ore cleri-
cal delegate from missionary Jurisdiction,
TO take part III oil bates but not to vote,
was adopted.
A message was received from the House
of Bishops declaring that Indian mission
ary Jurisdiction as now appointed. shall
be called Neobrara. and the Bishop be
So4iO" GdS uAlGoA1'dGIJ A1St4'p Ol ASkO
brara."
Alter this the QUESTION OF riiual came
with Mr.. Barbour, cf Virginia, on the
floor. His whole speech was made up Of
wit, NOR and sarcasm. He was listened
TO With the deepese silence.
MIR. Garter took the stand and argued 1T
some length for the ado ption of the amend
mont of Rev. DIR. Jack"Oo, 20 appoint a
joint committee 10 report fnlly neXs Con
venrion. For tits purpose he Tad with
drawn his ~ :tion once 90 rostpJna iudef
nitely.
This mor1iny several L solutions were
put ard carried, relative 30 the committee
on caDOUs and the committre Oh the
prayer book, and the committee OF the
state of the clrorcb. Al minor things are
being cleared away to leave ritual alone on
the floor. The question of Missionary
Bishop for Weslern Texas is being tlo-
quently pleaded by delegate from Texas.
His grand argument ia, and very truly,
that they should not turn their hearts
against people of their own blood, Of their
torgue, and lavish ell their favors on g
foreign shore, either in China or in Africa.
Delegates are afraid that the House of
Bishops sill become too strong. They
might as we'll look the thing fairly in the
face. for if this church Of ours is to remain
at u0ity with itself, the extension of the
Episcopato must be a tiIiDg of foregone
conclusion. Rev. DIR. Adams took the
floor against the principle. He sal! that
he did net ,sPenk much during this Con-
vension. Much laughter. The gentleman
sat down amid tue laughter OF the House.
The reason Is that no member has had the
( 1Or as often, or that has talked moro.
The seDs3 ii the House seems t. be
against the Increase of assistant Bishops
unless FOR the reason Of extreme oil age or
in the wide extente OF territory.
Rev. Mr.. Bronson Of n. O., has bad the
floor five minutes, the time allowed on all
points except ritual, to give his views on
the necorsity of increase Of Episcopal
services. 1t can be only granted on the
question of ego. His words embodied
most OF what be said, in our Diocesan
Convention. Judge Battle now has the
floor on Constitutional question, relative
to right of Bishops to sit in this House
A Canon was Submitted b! he &c cmnittee
on Canons, relative to the aid Of DICceees
needing increased Episcopal services.
The Canon amended was carried. Tex
as now asks CT this Houset its con-
sent to the election of au assistant
Bishop. A memorial eprertaining
thereto was read. Rev. DIR. Mason
offered q resolution that any notation
punctuationsother than that the standard
edition of Prayer Book has be unlawful
-carried. A canon is before the House to
secure the rights Of clergymen. Some
wish it to be laid over 10 tomorrow, that
they may see it in print. 1h9 canon as
resented, refers to the amending of can.
". of Title II, of Digest. 1t refers to
differences that may arise between q rector
and his vestry or congrfgat1on. The
canon i5 carried
Airport of the Committee oa CAnons
was given. relating to the Ie-tora ion Of
ministers to this church. Il will be taken
up te-morrow, if the House be then in ses
sion.
The order of the day. Message from the
House of Bishops. It does not concur
with this Honse AS to tie canon relating o
theological education, as ample provision
is already made for that. Moved and
seconded that on the question of ritual no
member be alloyed TO speak more than ten
minutes and only once. This to
apply to all except the committee
on the close Of the debate. -
A member 8 I'D that he desired that there
should be open discussions, and that all
sides of theological minds be heard, if it
even took until next Christmas. The mo-
ton to limitation was lost. The complex
ion of ritual before the House now Is that
the WI ole matter be continued with joint
committee to report at the next Conven-
ton what is the ritual of this church, and
what is required or not required as. the
case may be. Rev. DR.. Schcnck, Of l.. L.
has the floor on the snbjeet. Several able
speeches have been made to-day.
Some time, if have the opportunity, l
will give to your readers full view of all
the arguments pro and con, concerning the
whole question of ritualism, and the
points of doctrine which it involves, and,
as it is alleged, it teaches.
At present nothing can be said that can
give fair idea OF the most noble speeches
that are made. a gentleman said on the
floor to-day that no restriction of the lib
ertv of speech will be tolerated by this
House. That this question must be set
tied one way or the other if it took until
next Christmas. % j. B. P.
BA1r1MoRE, Oct. 26. 1871,
TWENTIETH OAK.
DEAR JorRNAL The HOUSE, met In
session last evening at Z o'clock. The de-
bate on ritual was resumed. Rev. Or.
Mason. of N. O., talked most eloquently,
and produced three chief points as regards
the subject. There was ritualism that Is
;do,otrons: ritualism that is superstitious;