The New York herald., 1874-10-25

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psri y sash service q publicly du,ins sse same,
SssnnusowingT crossinss gnuneetons grosrn-
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Ssa ion 4 to include
Efhs ceebra,on Or reesng Of the holy com
muion ny any bishop or prst when no person receives
sI"dEmployins @ or permitting any ner.on not IN
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1san Hose reed in Book s Prayer or
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ments he performance oivne service in this Church
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longs S each to ds 9ss ana asy % op
ton. at the official demand minister on petition
be the Of any question which hall atany
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IL eases Of the breach Of eanon provided howeycr
or BISHOPS sny
and Sy fm ns s @
as SAID House Of Bishops shall prescribe, and the
an bishops hereby s and ordained Inc
MESSAGES AND REPORTS.
message from the House OF Bishops announced
the adoption OF resolution FOR a committee OF
conference IN regard to message No. 26, and In
formed the House OF DeputieR that the Bishops OF
appointed ~ members OF such committee. Tue
resolution was concurred IN. and the Committee
on Amendments to the constitution was ap-
pointed to represent the House In the Committee
or Conference.
The Committee on Canons reported in regard to
nntttiOUg
infant baptism. The committee believed that
In view OF the number and character OF
TAR responded to as TO put 1t in tae
power Of the next General Convention 10 grant
resolution that 1t Is proposed at add at the end OF
the ONCE oI infant baptism rubric, permitting
the minister, at MS elton, to omit the exhorta-
tiOn preceding the Lords Prayer, and In place or
the Thanksgiving to insert the Collect Tor Easter
Evening; also that The secretary OF the House OF
Deputies be requested to make the proposition
known to the various dioceses, as required by the
constitution and canons
the report was made the special order for Tues
DAY. alter the consideration OF the Hymna.
RESOLUTIONS ON RITUAL, EPIsCOPACY, &C.
Dr: Leeds; OF Maryland; onered resolution oi 4
report to the next General Convention what pro-
visions are OF force whether by r1bric or canon
worship IN tnis branch OF the Church; and where
nsoever deficiency or uncertainty shall appear In
sanctuary. the yestments OF the clergy and cere.
monal Observances, to recommend Tor adoption
such measures to meet 1t as Will constitute a
definite though elastic and generous rule for
future guidance and government.
Mr.. q. Meads. of Albany, presented resolution
also asking the Committee on CauOnS to report
what rules. II any. should be adopted to regulate
7 the procedure OF the House IN It's action upon the
testimonials OF bishops elect, especially in regard
to the time ana manner In which changes or op-
jectlons should be received or entertained, the
kind and nature OF the evidence which should be
admitted in regard to sucn changes or objections,
and any such rules or regulations as In their judg-
ment would tend 10 secure a Just, ialr and orderly
examination OF the matter to be Determined upon
by the House. THIS might seem to Indicate that
the late examination was nos gust. lair and
orderly" but AR. Montgomery layman, and DR..
Adams, OF Wisconsin, neither OF whom took
any part III that debate IN secret session,
bore testimony yesterday. to the candor
the forty-elght speakers who engaged In
that debate toward eacn other and toward the
House. The Committee on Canons also reported
hibit the separation when desirable OF the Morn
ing Prayer. the Lltsny and the Communion ser
vice and using either independently and each
without tue other, provided that wnen used to-
getner the order IN whlcn they appear III the
committee recommend that JOINT committee
be appointed, consisting OF seven bishops,
a,tan nd cnosen seven ny t1
the House of Deputies TO take into con-
sideratlon the whole subject OF ruprical revision,
among other things, providing shortened and
more varied services and new dictionary, ana
making sucn other suggestions as may seem judi
cious, with respect to the services and officers o
the Church, and TO report to the next General
Convention.
This was made the order for the day on Thurs
day next at twelve O'Clock.
Country Rector's Protest Against
Glass Lexislatfon in the Protestant
Episcopal Convention.
PERRyvILLE, Madison County, n. Y.,l
Oct. 81, 1874. !
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
VIII you help me to tight the selfish principle in
ha n q cO-
pal church, which encourages the Jealoasies OF
cergymen by a canon requiring the consent OF
rectors to the organization of new parishes9
Bishops, who, II they anything, are the
divInely appointed safest and best judges, have
virtually no power in this matter In my own
case, IN Philadelphia, organized parish, bought
q lot and had great promise OF success. with the
full appreciation OF the Bishop, during seventeen
months; but at the end OF that time q very jeal.
ous-minded rector returned from a twelve months
trip to Europe, and, objectlng, the whole move
ment had to be given up, involving me In heavy
loss and great trouble generally.
The whole thing was ON outrage the Bishop
having assured me only lew days before, In
long private interview. that II he heard
Iavorably from said rector-a presbyter OF
all he could. The Church is hampered,
harassed, perplexed and dlsquleted by
Wholly, By the rich, and they are made largely and,
l fear often solely TO protect themselves-not
taking INTO consideration, with any comprehensive
grasp OF intellect or soul. the great interests of the
working. suffering, faithful clergy or the great
masses OF the people.
The Church needs y reformation, not on the
Cummins principle, but witnln herself; and 1t
must come. You are right IN saying that they
spend tneir time IN hair-splitting. All the great
doctrines OF the Chnrcn are fixed and permanent,
as set forth with sufficient authority ana distinct
ness in the Prayer Book, and all this agitation
about advanced views, ritual &C, comes to
nOught when men are intensely alive to the
ameIoration OF human suffering and the moral
elevation OF their race. Let the General ConveD-
ton remove oostructions, give the hundreds OF
clergymen now unemployed free range to 90 good
where they can, and help them to do IL, instead OF
making trouble; tnen, we may reasonably expect
prosperity and Gods choicest blessings His
Church. PREsBUTEROS.
SECTARIANISM RAMPANT.
The Long Island Baptist Assoc in tfOn