Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-14
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
The TrIennial Convention Of the
United States.

The Triennial Convention of IN
United States.
The General Convention of the EpiseC
pal Church in the United States, now i
session in the City of New York, consist
of two Houses, one of Bishops, the othe
Of Clerical and Lay Deputies. The forme
cOmpoSes over forty Bishops and sits wit
closed doors; and the other four clerics
and four lay delegates from each of tn
forty-One DiOceses, making in all three hun
dred and siXty-nine members, besides few
representatives from missionary jurisdiC
tions.
The convention met in st. John
Chapel, Trinity Paul, n. Y, on Wedne
day, Oct. Z. After full service, partici
pated in by number of Bishops and dis
tiDguished clergymen, Cincluding the Lor,
Bishops of Litchfield, England, and tn,
Bishop and Metropolitan of Canada,) tn,
Bpuse OfDepUties (as the Lower House il
cailed) organized by the election of DR.
James Craik, of Louisville, as President
and Rev. DR.. Perry, of New York, as Sec
Rotary. In the General Convention, matter
may originate in either house, but can only
become law by the sanction of each house
acting separately. Matters of vast impor
lance TO this church are likely to come be,
fore the present session.
THE TENNESSEE DELEGATION.
The Deputies in the Lower House, rep
resenting the Diocese of Tennessee, are the
Rev. VIM. G. Gray, Bolivar; the Rev. Jno
A. Harrison, D. D., Jackson; the Rev
George Beckett, d. D., Columbia; the Rev
Thomas Humes, d. D., Knoxville; the
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Memphis; the Hon
VIM. III. Stevens, Memphis; the Hon. Ed.
mund Cooper, Sholbyville; Mr.. Geo. T.
Fairbanks, Sewanee.
On the second day, Oct. S, testimonials
OF the Rev. G. +. Seymour, D. D., as
Bishop elect of the Diocese of Illinois, and
Rev. Edwin r. Welles, d. d as Bishop
elect of the Diocese of Wisconsin, were
presented and referred.
COMMUNION WITH THE GREEK CHURCH.
An invitation to attend the session of the
House of Deputies was extended to the
distinguished clergymen of the Church
from other countries.
The Re7. DR.. Fulton, of Alabama, moved
TO amend the resolution of instruction by
adding "amOng the number of invited
guests" any priest Or other clergymen OF
the Holy Orthodox Eastern Church"
Rev. Dr.. levin, of Maryland-That is
very important matter, and we want to
hear something about it,
Rev. DR.. Fulton, Of Alabama-It is
merely resolution of courtesy. There is
a great body of Christian people, constitu-
ting one of the three great bodies of the
Holy Catholic Church throughout the
world, which to-day are not in visible COM
muniOn, although they are in unity of
spirit, and hope for more clearly defined
bond of peace. Hitherto it has only been
possible for these various bodies, or at least
two of them-that is to say, the Anglican
Church and the Holy Orthodox Eastern
Church-tO meet each other in courtesy.
Now, arrangements have been made
through the Archbishop of Canterbury by
which the dead Of our Communion from
England or this country can be buried by
the OrtOdox clergy, and other offices of
courtesy and kindness can be performed.
The Archbishop of Syria, representing the
Holy Orthodox Eastern Church, lately Wis
TIED the Church of England, and was there
received with the greatest honor. PTelates
OF our own church and clergy of lower de-
gree have likewise been received by the
Eastern clergy. There are, in this city,
with the appreciation of the Bishop of the
Diocese, clergy Of the Holy Orthodox East
ern Communion. II IS believed, in fact il
IS known, that they are present now in this
House. and, as a member Of the Russo
Greek Committee, it was suggested to me
that, IN the general recognition of the cleri-
cal rank and character which these resolu-
tons imply, these brethren should be like
wise recognized. II touches not at all the
doctrines Of their church; it touches not at
all their attitude toward us:it simply recog-
nizes that they are clergy of a church to-
ward which we hope that, in the providence
of God, We may be drawn in love, without
any sacrifice of our own principles,
Rev. DR.. Perkins, of Kentucky-I have
no motion TO make, but simply rise to sug-
gest TO the mover of this resolution whether
It would not be well, out of courtesy, to
add, land any bishops or priests or clergy
of the Roman Catholic Church, Laugh
teri
The Rev. DR.. Fulton, of Alabama-COn-
sidering that the Holy Orthodox Eastern
Church is holding up her hands TO us, and
we have asked the clergy of that COM
muniOn to bury our dead, promising to
bury theirs: and considering that this
Church has appointed committee to cor
respond with that Church, which commit
tee, composed of bishops, has fulfilled its
duty; considering that for many conven-
lions past this Church has claimed it as
one OF her glOTies that she stands for the
unity of Christ's Catholic Church, so far
as that can be without sacrificing our
Protestant and Episcopal position; consid-
erlng that this Church lies under the anath-
eDla Of the Church of Rome, decline 10
accept the amendment of the Deputy from
Kentucky. ["GOod." "GOod."l
The resolution was agreed to.
FILIOGUE.
The council at Nicea, in the fourth CEN
tury, adopted a symbol of the faith, which
is called the Nicene Greed, and il has never
been attended by any Gcumenical COun-
Gil; but the Roman Catholic Church made
certain changes in the phraseolOgy of the
creed, viii n the Anglican Church and the
church of the United States accepted. and
have since been used. The Eastern Church
protests against these changes as mutila-
lions, and insists on retrOceSOiOn before the
inter-cOmmuniOn can be thought of. In
view Oft case, the Rev. DR.. Adams, of
Wisconsin, presented A memorial from the
Diocesan , Onvention of Wisconsin, asking
the General Convention to take measures
towards securing for use i'm divine worship
an English version Of the Nicene Greed,
coBfOrmable 10 the original text. Ii was
read and referred to an appropriate COM
mittee.
TOBACCO RUINED BY FROST.
ClarksyIlie. Tenn, (Oct. I2) Special to the