, 1873-12-03

Tlbblts, Dr.. g. 4. Sabine, Alfred J. lynn, q. 8,
| Finance Oo,nmittoo-Uol b. Ayorige. Albert
Cranot and Jna. ii. Carter. o'' '-'''0N'
James L. Morgan, Of Now York, was eleotel
| permanent 0hair,nhn.
| runTIEn PROCEEDINGS,
an addrosn was then made by tho Hev. MI. Wy
ler,of Now York, hoartily indoraing tho now pro-
| jnct, and, at tito dosiro Of those prosont, tho
| SECRETARY was instructed to communicate with
| tic Fulton street rrayer~mcotlug md ask thai
| prayers DO offored for tho Church.
nEgoLu11oSa OFFERED.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Gallagher offered tho following
| resolution, which wao adoptea:
That tho u prtesing p!shop viz tho s.anatng Com
tlon Of ministers, md my Other officers required, be-
I form tho noSt General Council.
Tho following resolution, oGorod BY tho nov.
| DR.. Cheney, wna adopted:
That the Presiding, DIahop, with such other bishops
~ may be ordained or received prior to tho lluxt
o ogaeT s s VIZ The oontes
ee'tvo Comtniec, with power to frame constitution
and syso Of laws for tho government OF this Church.
md cons'ler all proposed alterations IN lie prayer.
book Of 17s5, aud make such other arrangements an
General conncI mud to l'o by that Council confirmed
Or alterod and Tint In tho ncnntiiao tic Presiding
fours Of tho Executive Conmi.toe, shall aye hover
to Get and 10 authorize notion under aaid constitution
and laws aud to tsaue rayor-booka nnd make other
1ory IF tho votcs of both orcra at subsequent uo,l-
oral Council, provided that suoh alteration shall hayo
no retroactive elect.
THE FOLLOWING rRoy1sloNA1I nuLEa
Uero also adopted:
First--Ministesh in good standing In oshor ovan.
geical churches will bo roceived tnto this Church
they snstninng satisfactory examination On suei
points hereafter TO be determined upon, and sub
aeribng to tho docriues discipline, md worship Of
seeond-Ail ordinations Of Bishops and other m,nia-
tcrs to bc performed by moro Dlshops with
7hird-Comnuntcant III good standing in oshsr
evangelical churches will 10 received presentation
Of letters Of Dismissal othor satisfactory evidence
THE MEETING CLOSED.
| Tho Doxol0gy was then Bung, tho bonediction
pronounced, and tho Council dismiasod until
afternoon.
On the roassombling Of tho Council at 8
o'clock, Bishop Cumuains urged tho organization
parta Of the country, and the election Of m
! tion to tint ofroct WAS made. aud
| after considerable discussion, tho motion was
! carried, anu tho 1lov. Dr.. Chouoy. Of Chicago,
| was elected unanimously, Or. Cheney declined
to &ccopt tho honor, but tho Convention de-
cined to entertain his objections. Finally, as
d compromise, 1t was agreed TINT ho should havo
| tin1e to consult lin congregation in Chicago,
aftor which tho Council adjourned sine die.
From tie Io,oa Church Missionary for December 1871
| A1Y DEAN DRornEN I have, with many 9th
ors, boon deeply panied ut your course In pro-
posed separation OF yourself from tho Protest.
I ant Episcopal Church. / say "propoaed aepa-
ration" for the act is not set canonioaly con-
summated, and thero is evon room for hope TINT
you may bo led TO
| 70 RECONSIDER YOUR ACTION,
| and remain in tho communion in connection with
4u1t$ l.n, ~
ard in IN oi1lca to which you were solemn1y con-
Bocrated in tho samo connection, and which, It
aoems TO me, you cannot relipquish without in
volying yourself in much unhapplnoss as
tho great mistake Of your life. 1 Nas
ono of your consecrAtors, and had tho honor Of
preaching tho sermon on tho intoreating md
solemn occasion. havo long known and loyod
you and 1t is ono proof of my Affection that /
address to you theso words Of fraternal 1omon-
atranco and oxpoatu1a:on.
You are we'll aware that,
NY GENEROUS sy,drArH1xs
hare been with yon III tho differences and con-
troveraien that have characterized our Church
and the Church OF England for somo years past
| although ImaY not lnvo taken M oxtrcme ground
In thcao Us you have felt it your duty to occupy.
| lavo participated very strongly in the oppoai-
| tion to tho Ritualstio system, fooling that It
| involved sorious doctrinnl errors, and Tint
It waH calculated d%nro to ,,tI DO ns immense
| many Of our own people, md in doing us dis
credit in the estimation Of Protestant Christen-
| dom. have never been moro opposed to that
| Bysten than am now !; and cannot conceive it
favor or sympatly. boiievo in my heart tint
what understand by Ritualisn is not only for
ciXn to tho real genius aul toacl,ing Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, but that it is actu-
ally and radically subyorsivo Of its primitive and
| Bcrptllrai character. But, my dear Brother, the
| Church, az such, is
| NOT At ALL COMMITTED
to this systom. Sllo remains as she has boom
for. ycars md generations. Nc QUO ht-
| llor moderation and comprchonaiyenoss
by bearing with her mistaken childron until they
shall bo brought to Il be.tor mind. 1t is my own
hope and belief TINT, in the lony run, nhe will
como out oil right. though her present chaBtcn-
Ing is not joyous, but grioyous. And believe,
fnrthos that it IL the duty OF her friends to stand
by her in this time Of t'ial. and do bnttlo with
her, il need be, within her pac, and not desort
her to DO true branch OF tho Unyersal Cllurcl,
OF Christ, and, tako Lcr aIl in NIL, l boloye her
to DO the purost branch Of that Church in all
tho world. III ler doctrine, polity, da-
that il il necessary to doaost her unlcsA
slo herself deserts the truo filth Of
tho Gospel, aud proves false to hor avowed char
acter and principles. Permit mo to say, in NIL
affection md frankncss, tllat cannot 8ay That
your published motives for lenying lior pale arc
At ALL SUFFICIENT
to warrant and Justify decision involving such
Horions consequences. Your letter to tho vonor-
allo presiding Biullop surprises i'll its iacI Of
adequate roasons for your courso. Tho objcc-
tIonable practices ip Kentucky, to which you ro-
for can hardly 10 regarded III insupcrablo. 1t
would seen, that two Bshopa, ind tho good
sonso Of tho clergy and laitY III general, might
in time have 1nitlgated and removed this un-
pleasant objection. In my own Diocese, l,avo
scarcely any trouble of this knd,-I may say
mono ut all that Is accustomed by any actual
nituaiBnl. Now and then I may havo been