, 1874-10-16
The Protestant Episcopal Con-
vention in New York.
Dr.. Seymour's Certificate Considered
by tho Lower House.
Two Secret Sessions Do Not Exhaust
the Question.
The Chicago Protest Yet to $50
Presented.
Dther Business of Interest to the Church
Transacted.
Meeting Of the synod Of Illinois
North.
Opening Sermon by tho Rev. Geo.
G. Noycs.
Dther Business of Interest to the Church
Transacted.
Meeting Of the Synod OF Illinois
North.
Opening Sermon by tho Rev, Geo.
G. Noycs.
THE EPIsCopALrANs,


THE GENERAL CONVENTION IN NEW YoRK.
New YoHK, Oct. 15.-The Protestant Epaco-
pat General Conyontion continued its session
this morning.
Tho following messages wero received from
tho House Of Dishops:
rnAyEn-noox.
Message No. IL. Tho House Of Bishops In.
forms tho uouso Of Clerical aud Lay Deputies
thRt this House coucurs iu the action OF the
House Of Clerical and Lay Deputies in incrcaa-
ing tho uualpor Of tho Joint Committee on tho
praycr-Dook, ana reappointa as this Committee,
OIL tho part Of the House Of Bishops, the Bishops
Of Ohio and Virginia, adding to It the Bishop of
Central Now York. Message No. 10 Of tho
Housc OF Bishops informs the House Of Dcpu-
ties that IL has adopted the following resolution;
Resolttd. tAe House Of Clerical and Lay Deputies
changing tie worta naaionar; jnrisd'eton when,
House clerical and isy Deputies TINT il laa adope
Resoiued, sbe House Of clercnl End Lay Deputies
smonded by substituting IN placo Of tho words "any
nge bishop Of ta Church, the wor!a ''hvo scnior
ther amended by adding tho words, Provided Thai
the hst9p applying 70 ono q, Of the N.Y. piahope tho
Tho mossugoH wore then referred to the Com
mitteo On Canons.
TIRE NEW DIsuop.
The Houeo Of Deputics tllon went into secret
aeaaion over tho confirmation Of BiRhop Sey-
mour, OF Illinois.
Tho secret ocesion Of tho delegates laated un-
I'll 1:9O, when the usual recess waa tekcn It
had tai;en place at tho morning session over tho
petition from Chicago. It Ia thoughr the secret
Tho secret session on Of The Gonycntion did not
end until lalf-past 1, and at its closo tho dcn-
gatcs were Us reticenr aa evor. 1t WAS learned,
ho~over, that tho Convention Ind not concluded
ita deliberations, mud will sit with closed loors
tomorrow. Many Of the delegates expressed
last for ut least tlroo daye, as number Of i'm
portant questions had yct to be diHcussed. Tho
missionary delegates were highly indignant nt
being expelled rom tho House. A proteat againss
this aclion waa lodged with tho Convention from
tho missionary lolegatos floln Oregon.
,;Ew DlocEsEs.
Iu the afternoon tho following messages wore
received from the House Of Bishops:
Message 1s: Tue House Of Bishops Informs tho
House Of Clerical aud Lay Deputies that thcy hayo
sdoptcd tho following resolution:
tieso!r<d That thia Houso concura With tho House
Ct Clsrcal aMd Lay Deputies in TIE Ilnendn,ent to
Bcc. 2, Canon 3, Of TILE 10.
This amendment is In re!atiou to The orgauiza-
tton of primary convention With regard to the
formation OF ncw dioceaoa and rules Of govern
meut Of them.
COMMITTEE on cAHoNs.
Ms*ssge -: TITO House 81 D.hons informs the
House nf Clerical and Lay Deputies that they havs
adopted shs following resolution;
Eesored. tic Hpuae Of Clerical and Lay Deputies
coucurrlng Tint tho Committee Canons Of tho twp
Houre. hsye power to ait as joint eouu,istec.
Tho latter resolution was concurrod In by the
Lower NouBe.
n1suop sEystouR's oAsE.
It was learned from The most reliable sonrce
that tho wholo days session Nas occupied in
heating tho charges Of rtuaism preferred
agsinst nishop Seymour. Tic doenmspt. how
ever, from Chicago Nas not rcnd to tho body, but
will, in ali probability. be submitted to-m0rrow,
when 1t iB expected that al tho testimony against
tho Dlshop-eioct viii bo giSen in. Tho oylleuco
for the dcfouee will then bs submitted. and Wit
nesseB bo produced who, it il believed, N1l deny
that any ritualiBtlc lroceodlugB were introduced
Into tho goyn.nmont Of tho General Theological
Seminary in thiB cit7 during tho torn that insti-
tuition has beon undor hN charge as Dcan. lila
frlonda are con;ldens that he can successfully
rofuta 81 tho chargos which are being brought
against him.
TEE cA8E OF p1, sErMouH, BISHOP ELECT
From tht Scte ler. Hprld, uet, Ii; =,
There Gro indications that tho approval Of DR..
Seymour by the General Convention Of tic Eps-
copal Church now in session in this city ia to be
unsound iu doctrine. Ii the charge bo uatlo
aud pressed, aud isaue be taken thereon, tho
detnto cannot fail 10 to tile most imnoll lart that
his Church lao efcr experienced. It will eI.ond
fious whie next to uov.mu,;n ncc,, VIA TO-
iay. mora Iian auy altar, tn hars ntni'a9yual
thoucht at onr t;n,a.
Tic Uoo,an Church. rnaietaina that a nteson
Is d succegspr Of TIN AnostIos1 m,,at nhtain hIa
autlority though tho Isono. or la IN no u,si,or,
Ihe Greek and Auclcail Churches, md tite
Auorican otrshoot of lie aster. mail,tain. on tho
otAor hnud, that:tho Pops las no such ststua, %
tho succcysor Of II. putcr to whose Tei,onrio
tho popo Succeeded: int fhcre % wou no a,ei a,,-
thortty IL Peter 10 the excluslos, Of Tic othcr
Aposties; and, tloroforo, TINT tic succeesols Ct
tho bishops crcntel by Tho other Ar,uateg can
to-day coiiscctato now Del,opu to oifice. The
power Of nomination or selccton Of Bishop,
under whatever nan1e described, il, however,
different trom tho faculty OF conservation by tho
lnying on OF hnnda, vhicl, is tho besto"nl OF d.
vine functions.
According to precedepts set by tho Apostles
this clorgy md pooplc originally united in tic
choosing OF Bishop. Tho Roman Church ox-
cludes uuch popular participation, wbllo Con
greeatiouaiiBtp. In tbs country, CLAIM that
shn,eh eoyoYnment. Nho theology. qYeto. In Tie
carly asco out OF q ,1u,o don,ocrnc, whore oaoh