Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-21
THA Episcopal Convention.

Tffe Episcopal Convention.
New YORK Oct. 20.--lu the E2Iscopal
General Convention to-day the committee to
whom was referred memorials from sundry do
ceses looking to the adoption of an English
version of the Nicene creed, as conformable as
possible to the original text, reported unfavor-
ably. The committee offered the following res
oution:
Resolrcd, That this church ought not to en-
ter upon any consideration Of proposition to
revise the Ncene creed uotil it Can be done 10
united council OF all those autOnOmous churches
using the English rite, aud 10 communion With
this church aud tue Church Of Engiaud.
The report was referred back To the cOulnlt-
tee as incomplete.
A memorial was placed on the caleuaar, ask
log an amendment OF the constitution ~ iaclil-
tate the erection of new diuccscs by omittlus
from article five The words ''aud such cou-cu
shall not be given by the general Convection
until it has satisfactory ASSURANCE OF Il suitable
provision for the support OF the eplscopate III
the contemplated new diocese.
A message was read from the House OF
Bishops coucurring with the House OF Deputies
10 the division Of the dloceses Ut OHIO aud
Michigan.
The committee to whom the subject WAS re-
ferred reported that there Is no provision what
ever 10 the constitution upon the SUBJECT OF
missions, and cite various canous TO show that
there is nothing to prevent the board OF mis-
sions temporarily occupying as missionary
ground any portion of an organized diocese
with the couseut OF a bishop and Its convention.
Indeed diocese wi bout bishop, Or whose
bishop is under judicial disability, may, by its
convention alone be placed under full eplsco-
pal charge and authority OF missionary bishop.
The committee thiuk therefore, that 10 amend
ment to the constii utlou Is necessary, but deem
it proper TO point out that they do not recog-
nize the right Of convention, even with the
consent Of the bishop, permanently to dlsmem
Der diocese. This report Was placed on the
calendar, aud the house Went luto secret scs-
Sion.
The following messages were received from
the House Of Bishops:
Resofred (thc House Of Deputies concurrlng),
That canon l9, title |, be aucuded by adding
| the following: Section =, 'blahups, priests aud
deacons, 10 their respective offices and curatt>
shall be diligent in the ncucatlou, both pub
licly and 10 private, OF Christian houcss Of hle
| by the due maintenance OF family worship, the
religious traiLipg of children in the observance
OF baptismal vows, and III abstinence from gam
ing and amusements involving cruelty 10 the
brute creation theatrical representation, aud
light and vain amuScmeuts, tcndlng 10 tn
draw the affections from spiritual things.
The House of Bishops gives its consent to
the conservation OF the Rev Z h. Wells as
bishop of Wisconsin, and has requested the
presiding bishop to take order for the sauc.
The House of Bishops adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That canon S, OF title =, be amend
ed TO read as follows Canon s, of the aban-
document Of the communion OF the church by
bishops" II any bishop shall, without avalilog
himself of the provision OF section OF canon
Is. of title l, abandon the communion OF this
church, it shall be the duty OF the standing
committee Of the diocese of said bishop to
make certificate Of the fact to the presiding
bishop, together with statement OF the acts
or declarations which prove such Abandonment,
which certificate shall be recorded by the pre-
siding bishop, and the presiding bishop, with
the consent Of three bishops next 10 seniority,
shall tbeu suspend said bishop FROM the excr
else of bis Office and ministry until such time
as the House of Bishops shall eouscut or refuse
to consent to his deposition Notice shall then
be given TO said bishop by the bishop receiving
the certificate that unless he shall within SIX
months make declaration that tie facts aIieg-
ed in said certificate are false, he will be de-
posed from the ministry; and if such declara-
ton be not made within six months as aiore.
said, it shall be the duty Of the presiding blsh-
on to convene the House of Bishops aud il
majority of the whole number of bishops en-
titled at the time to seats in the House of BiSh
OBS shall at such meeting give their consent,
the said presiding bishop or the senior bishop
present shall proceed to depose from the min
istry the bishop 90 certified as abandoning, aud
to pronounce and record 10 the presence Of Two
or more bishops that be has been so deposcd;
provided, nevertheless, that if the bishop 50
certified as abandoning shall transmit to the
presiding bishop retraclon OF the acts or dec
iaralious constituting his offcnsc, the bishop
nav at his discretion abstain from any further
proceedings. Referred to the committee Oh
canons.
At meeting of the board Of missions the
committee on foreign missions reported 10 iav
or of dividing the doceses Of China and Japan
into three doccses. They also recommended
that an episcopa,c should be established in the
republic of Hayti, over which Il colored bishop
should be appointed, aud requesting the House
of Bishops to appoint one as soon as possible.
The reports were adopted. Missionary
addresses were delivered by the Bishop Of
KugstoD, Jamaica, and Rev. DR.. Nelson, OF
China.