Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-11
EPISCOPAL.
Fourth Days Proceedings OF the Gen
erai Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, sitting
In New York.
A Canon ON RitualIsm-A Slap at the
High Church Pariy-The Publl-
cation OF Hymnal.
Invitation TO Attend the English Church
C0ngress-PrOTisiOn for the
Senior Bishop.
FOURTH DAY.

FOURTH DAY.
NEW YORK, October 1O.-At the re
ligious services, this morning, OF the genera
/ convention OF the Protestant Episcopo
church, the congregation was not as large a
usual, owing to heavy rains. The eommitte
/ on the conservation OF bishops reported tina
Right -Reverends K. r. Wells, bishop elect o
the diocese OF Wisconsin, and George F. Bey
and they had found that all the rules and can
onS mad been complied with. They therefort
submitted the customary resolutions, declsr.
/ ing that the committee approve the testi mo
mails of these persons, ana proceed 10 sign the
proper certificates, 10 be forwarded 10 the
house of bishops.
/ This report was placed on the calendar, %
be taken up IN its order for action.
! The committee which had been appointed
/ to collect funds for the churches in Chicago
which mad suffered by the fire, reported hay-
/ ing collected dfty thousand seven hundred
] and fourteen dollars, which, with the excep-
/ ton OF two thousand one hundred eighty
] nine dollars, retained for the Church OF tue
] Ascension, had all been distributed among
the churches. Clothing and other neeessaI ies
had also been distributed, OF which no men,
ton had been made in the report.
Memorials from the diooeses of Missouri,
Mississippi, Minnesota, Arkansas and Yer
mont, with regard to the Ntcene creed, were
referred TO the committee on the prayer
book.
Memorials from Pittsburg and Texas, ak
ing the convention TO take steps for the estaD-
Iishmeut OF a court Of final appeals, were re-
ferred TO the committee on amendments 10
the constitution, TO inquire II any changes
were necessary in the constitution 10 create a
The COMMITTEES on canons asked, and IL was
agreed to, that the matters relating 10 Caiifor-
MIA and Texas be referred to the committee on
amendments to the constitution.
Papers for the erection Of a new diocese in
Wisconsin were referred 10 the committee on
new dioceses.
Rev. Myer levin, OF Maryland, introduced
with a long preamble, the following resolu-
ton.
Resolued, the House Of Bishops ooaeurrlpo,
That the following canon Of ritual tnformtty
be enacted:
SECTION /. The elevation Of the elements in
holy communion in such manner as to ex-
pose them to the view Of the people as Objecls
toward which alteration is to be made IN or
after the prayer OF conservation, or in the act
OF administering or in carrying them TO or
from the communicates; bowingss crossings,
genufiexions, pTostratiOns, reverences, bow
ing down upon or kissing the Lords table,
and kneeiing, except as allowed, provided for
or directed by rubrio or canon; and any
gesture, posture or act Implying such adOra-
ton; any ceremony not prescribed as palt Of
the order for the administration of the Lords
supper or holy communion likewise, the use,
at any administration of the holy commu-
nion, of any hymns, prayers, collects, epistles,
or gospels other than those appointed in the
authorized formulas OF the church, are here
by forbidden.
public worship OF the church, to the movement
arrangement and appointments of the holy
table. and in everything connected with the
R~A@S-
including the vestments to be used, about
which there Is no specific direction in the
book OF common prayer or ottlces ana ordi-
nal thereto appended, or in any legislation,
general or diocesan, of this church, the ad-
monition or judgment of the bishop OF any
diocese, given in writing, shall be regarded as
binding, to be followed and ODeyed by every
minister OF that diocese.
The resolution was referred to the commit
tee on canOnS.
Several other resolutions were presented
looking TO the legislation for the prohibition
OF ritualistic forms and practices, tnclading
long memorial from the diocese of Virginia.
These were referred to the same committee.
Rev. Messrs. Benedict and Rudder, and
Messrs Coppee and Bennett were appointed q
special committee on the publication Of
ny mnal, and TO inquire whether the instruc-
tiOus of the last general convention in regard
to the publication were carried out The reso-
luton was adopted.
The chairman read a note from the lord
bisnop OF Lichfield, conveying a message by
cable from the church congress at Brighton, /
England Inviting the American bishops ard |
clergy to attend the next English church con- !
gTess at stoke, in 1875. The chairman was in 1
structed TO send proper reply TO the bishop |
a motion that the committee on canous in
qure into the expedteney of 20 amending the /
canonS as to provide that testimonials Of /
bishops elect be sent to the several bishops 4
and diocesan conventions, was reft rred TO the /
on canons.
prayer-book to insert in all the fu- 4
ture editions of that book the colon, or musi- /
cal clause, IN the psitter ana canlcieit as afl- 1
pointed by the church OF England, was TO l
ferred to the committee on prayeT-boOk.
Rev. DR.. Gidney, OF Minnesota, submitted a l
directing the committee on /
amendments 10 the constitution to report on /
the expediency of appointing a joint COM /
mission TO devise provincial system for this j
church. Adopted.
Rev. DR.. KniokerbOcker, of Minnesota, sub J
mitted the form Of a new canon, which was /
on his motion, to the committee on K
sanons. IL provides that the senior bishop OF /
church, on becoming presiding bishop, or at |
any time thereafter, may resign jurisdiction /
)f his diocese by issuing notice to that effect l
20 all bishops and standing committees of the /
church. In the event of doing so, the treas
lrer of the general convention shall annually /
asses and collect from each dioeeve a sum
squal to one dollar for every clergyman
connected herewith, and pay
1ver the same in quarterly installments to the
presiding bishop as his salary. The diocese Of
which the presiding bishop has had
Jurisdiction shall provide residence
or him during the rest of his life, ana
hall be relieved of all other payment on his
slary, except the annual assessment. a
)Oard of trustees shall be appointed at each
ession OF the general convention, 10 manage
he fund for the support OF the presiding
bishop, and to collect and invest an endow-
nent for that purpose; and when the annual
interest on this lund shall reach the sum of
I've thousand dollars, such interest shall be
,aid TO the presiding bishop as his salary, and
he assessments on the diOceses shall cease.
The convention then adj ourned until Mon
ley.