New-York tribune., 1874-10-21

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the House q S.hoP wsoSs oSjsciio1 what
therefore that does not require amendment OF the
Constitution to empower the General Convention, on,
processes marked ont in be canons and In the C?nst
tuition of the Society; which may be considered to Dc
sent Of the Bishop and conventions Of any organ,ed
diocese 10 occupy OF set apart any portion Of such a $
response the Of the resolution referred to the
Committee but II is proper TO point out that TINS does
consent ut the request OF the Bishop and Convention
of any diocese, permanently to dismember diocese:
come their knowledge that perhaps something like
commtta Of the Convention to ITS awfuness"
ON THE SECESSION OF A BISHOP.
Two messages received from the House OF Bish-
ops during the morning session and three during the
afternoon The fret returned certain asked for
by the House Of Deputies the second was concur
renee In the nomination Of Board OF Trustees OF the
Missionary Bishops Fund; the third an amendment
TO Canon 49, Section H. defining that bishops priests,
and deacons shall be digent In the inculcaon, both
publicly and in private pastoral teaching OF the Chris
tan holiness of life about the due maintenance OF
family worship, religious teaching Of children, in the
observance of baptismal vows. and such abstinence
from gaming and amusements involving cruelty to the
brute creation theatrical representations light and vain
amusements, tending to withdraw the affections from
spiritual things. is required by the Apostolic ujunc-
ing consent to the conservation Of the Rev. e. r. Wees
as the Bishop OF Wisconsin, and requesting the Presiding
Bishop to take orders for the same; and the fifth being
an alteration amendment Of important canon, as
follows
CANON 9. TITLE n.-Or the Abandonment Of the Com
npunOn Of the Church bv Bishop.If Bshopshali.
without ayang himself Of the provisions OF Section 20
OF Canon Is Of Title l., abandon the communioniof this
Church. 1t shall be the duty Of the SaDdng Committee
Diocese OF said Bishop make certificate Of the
fact to the Presiding Bishop together with statement
ment which certificate shall be recorded by the Presid
ing Bishop, and the Presiding Bishop. with the consent
OF three Bishops next In seniority, shall then suspend
said Bishop from the exercise OF his office and ministry
until such time the House OF Bishops shall consent or
refuse to consent to his deposition. Notice shall then be
given to said Bishop by the Bishops receiving the cert
cate that unless lie shall within six months make de-
false will be deposed from tine ministry. And II such
declaration be not made within six months, aforesaid
the House Of Bishops and II majority Of the W whole ole
number Of Bishops entitled at the time to seats In ne
House of Bishops shall az such meeting give their con-
sent, the said Presiding Bishop the senior Bishop
present shall proceed to depose from the ministry the
Bishop certified as abandoning aud TO pronounce ana
record In the presence OF two or more Bishops, mat ne
has deposed Provided. nevertheless, that If
the Bishop certified abandoning shall transmit TO
the Presiding Bishop ret action Of the acts decara-
tons constituting his oense the Bishop may at his dis
cretiOn abstain from any further proceedings.
Several reports from the Committee on Canons fol-
lowed. These entirely in regard to subjects from
the consideration of which they wished to be discharged
The first In regard to the OF missionary
delegates and presiding bishops The matter Of final
Court Of Appeals they desired transferred to the Com
mittee Amendments to the Constitution and 1t was
done. In the early days Of the session the House OF
Delegates passed resolutions in favor Of two new do.
ceses one IN Michigan and one In OHIO. These were
yesterday by the House OF Bishops, which did
not concur. They took exception to sentence wnch
stated the dOceses should be recognized as
soon as the primary meeting was held and the diocese
named The Rev. Mr. Hanckel OF Virginia. IN behalf OF
the Committee New DOceses, agreed that this should
be stricken out, aud 10 was so ordered.
The session began at n0On and the members OF
the House Of Deputies were engaged in the dscusson
of the question relative the confirmation Of he Rev.
DIR. Seymour Bishop Of Illinois. IL was understood
that clergy had exhausted all therlreuments, aud
the principal speakers were laymen, who from the
lOuiness of lher evidently spoke in an excited
manner. An attempt was made TO close the debate by
O'Clock last evening, and to take the vote at noon to-
day but effort evidently failed, the secret session
stood that the will be taken this afternoon. and
should that be tho case, business Will be resumed TO-
morrow with open doors.
A public meeting will DO held this evening at the
Church O the Transformation In behalf OF the UDiver-
sty Of the South. This institution organized before
the the suggestion OF Bishop Polk, ana an en-
dOwment was secured OF nearly S5000 which was lost
in the ensuing struggle The University has since
been revived SAID to be successful operation,
with teachers and 2G0 students The object OF
the meeting interest the Church In II as church
institution Bishop Potter will preside. and addresses
will be made by Bishops Quintard. Wilmer, LiItiejohn,
and WhppIe the Rev. DR.. De KOven, and the Rev. DR..
John Cotton Smith.