Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-10-13

the House of Deputies who had lot as yet
ans " cred to their names was called. Ih
| minutes Of the preceding day we're read,
corrected and approved.
| Il wcs in order for com mittees to report.
As rona were at thu time ready. il wa IL
order for petitions and mem trla!s. Tue
| Committee Gu tie Consecraticn Of Bishop
| reported. The testimonial a. TO the As
sistant Bishop elect Of South Caroline,
| Rev. DE-. Howe, was Concurred In TO be-
presented 10 the House of Bishops.
DR.. Haight on the Committee en- Ca
| mons reported for said Committee that the
proposed alteration of Section [, Can. x,
OF Title I, was inexpedient, and hoped
| that the house would go consider it. This
change was to strike ou5 all she words
after Requirements" in The eighteenth
line of this section, and insert such words
| lit Is not niece ssary to introduce these here)
as would in effect deprive the Bishop of
any diocese, any hight in the premises as
to foreign clergyman Of Church in
union with this Charch Of officiating in
any parish of this Church. The discus
sion took up much time, and the debate
wss pretty warm.
! Judge Battle, Of North Carolina, showed
wherein the proposed amendment would
| throw discredit the clergy of this
Church, arguing al honainena.
The Rev. Benz. Franklin, of Indiana,
who proposed this change warmly debated
the expediency both as matter of show
ing O better spirit to the mother CburcS
of England as we'll as allowing parishes to
use the temporary administration who de-
sired it of foreign minister without sub
jtcting him TO all the delays, &C., which
the section Of this Canon involved. 1t was
voted down 10y a very great majority.
A message was received from the House
OF Bish ps that ONT committee be ap.
pointed to consult as 20 the union of both
houses in morning prayer. Another mes
sage was also received fer Joint commit
tes 10 cali on the Lord Bishop of Litch-
: Ge,d and request him to preach before the
Convection on next Monday evening.
ii Tho Commi tee on New Dioceges repor-
ted their action on thu message from the
House of BishO ps as regards the formation
of q new DIacose. There was lengthy
} discussion as to the name to be given to
The Diocese, where rested the auth ority to
give that name, and when was the Diocese
10 become Diocese. This toek up nearly
) the resi- Of the session. It was finally Car
= lied rs 1t cane from the House Of Di sh-
f; ops.
[ TIE delegate were called upon to come
= forward ami S'Gu the paper Of the Assist
utl5 Bishop eject OF South Carolina. I
: wis un>isrstlc.t tnas as soon as this wa
J do4o he hol.e would adjourn. The
i gteiits5 harmony seems to prevail in all
the dcIibeInti9ue. Ii there is any thunde
4! urt Winf, uot ttiuiy nOu0 OF the ligh ninI
yes Shows itself. Ihe fear that sorue have
created thai there Will be a ''splIt" in tht
Episcopal Body We can foresee will be bu
fear, mere nervous sensation. Tbs
a hop0 Of those who would ike to see suct
} q thing will be, happily, one not at thi
present to lie realized. Il is a gtorlou
thing 20 STE men OF age aad experience
: here from every part OF the country ac.u-
l atod with one common idea, love aut
2 unity. Nothing so far Indicates that thi
will be broken.
FOURTH DAY..
After The usual morning services, sh
roll CAL OF the siIlI nOn-repor,ed delegates
, the reading Of the minutes Of the day pre-
{ vioua, ana their approval, tie m0rnin;
} hoass were taken up by hearing eulogiel
: p1sScd on members mat have died slnc
: the Ia t IN eune OF the Gene al Couver-
/ ton, boti. clerical and ay. Ihc first hon
OrabIe uame Wa5 tAat of the h0u. Jhn h
= Conyn CHAM. who was killed ty a railroad
occIGen5 At Epgaeiia, Nj s, Ia February
= 4 40 fitting tribute fas paid 10 hi- mem
ory by saver / 1t!emen OF the House
+ who kos W him as member since 1850
judge Battle, of NORTH Carolina oontribu.
: The Rev. Christopher 2. Gadsden, deceased
member from Sonih Carolina, was called
= to memory 10y Rev. Charles Cotes worlh
{ Plnckney, OF South Carolina, paying him
t1ibute which few clergy In the South
4 Or else where earn that ia denomin All OBS
mourned his loss, and that even over two
thousand Of the colored people of Charles
t, prayed WI lie be was yet living, that God
: would preserve his fe and health to 90 on
| 1,i inn fi.p cool IUf.r Il fnr 70
Several remembered the work of this
noble preabyter, and spoke of him with
tears in their eyes. jackson Kemper,
, first Missionary Bishop, was spoken of Ey
great many delegates. It. would
i, be useless to attempt the descrip-
criptiol Of the feeling which this name
created in his body.
The following deceased members were
also placed upon the journal with fitting
> tributes of respect: Herman Cope, Esq,
OF Pennsy lvania; Rev. DR.. Milo Mahau, of
Maryland; James Mason Campbell, OF
Maryland; Rev. DIR. Scion W. Nancy, oil
MinneeOta; Hon. VIM. l.. Taylor, OF Texas,
who died in this city on the Odd ult Rev.
DR.. Edward Ballard, of Maine. All this
took up indeed the greater part of the
hours Of the session. The eo,emniy OF
the house was soon changed. A message
Was received from the House of Bishops
| "bAOh up Tic OOuHGutlOu COuSlQ6T-
ably. We shall endeavor to give brief
view OF this message.
The committee of five Bishops. which
was appointed at the last General Conven-
ton held III New York, was ''to consider
whether any additional provision for uni
formlty, by canon or otherwise, is practi
cable and expedient, and to report to tho
next General Convention" that is, to this.
ihe committee has hSffd several meetings
The great Tiestlon arising before it was,
rs any legislation touching the perform
aUce Of Divine S-rvlce aud the admins
traiion Of the Stcraments and other Rites
aud Ceremonies of the church practicable :?
Ii pract cable, is it, at this time, expedi-
ent ? Ii praoi;abe and txpedient, shall
it take the shape Of canon or canons; or
shall it be otherwise provide fer? Aud
finally, what shall the actual details of
legislation bt ?" Ine committee considered
this general suhiec, both vital and delicate
1t has never forgotten that Substantial
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