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nuoeunt mr,y,wcn ths divorce has hse f"r tho c.so
OF ~ sdal.atS, ,,s naf any nsM!tsnt n cxrcais
iahoP Of tao dioccsc missionary district, o. It hero
tles!g1atsn By Mo Standing bon.n,tlce ' Who shaIi
tLeTeuroiI make INJURY by con,nsaary Or otler-
VIZ H. s - Ft sssr his aoa rus't II s rrsl.o
according: to Canon i, Ti,o '''''' 40 N1'''A 'DSe
These reports trero all ordered placed on tho
calendar.
SPIRIT OF TUE CONVENTION.
Col1esponde,,cs Of Tho Chttaao Tribune
Ngw YorK, Oct. II, 1871.
Tho e;enoral Convention Of tho protossant
Episcopal Church, nov in session in this city,
Erows III interost evory day. Tho doputation
from oil. tho forty-ono Diocoaos continue full
aud oil rpatB not reserved for theYn as we'll rs
tho gallrGies, nro througel with oager crowds Of
visitors.
Thus far tho Introduction OF motions and
reaolutiksus, and placing thom on the caletldar
for futul:o action, has talon up tho larger part
Of tho alme. Ono notieou among thcao mauY
schomcs Of trivinl Importance, and many plans
that hay boon vetoed often before. Young and
new menlbers at each Convention aro wont to
propose ,scnsurcs Which, Oil referonco to
TIE COMMITTEE on CAsoNb,
arc uniformly disarprovod. That Committee
eompriscn eoTaral very omtnont canonista and
prominent judges, Hho hnve Weighed 1naturclY
all nnste s referred to them, mud thoy hAvo worry
eo!dom otter reachod o coucluslon which did not
afterwards pass tho House. an attempt was
mado to- |ny to transfor part Of their work to
suh.co1nI MttoDs OIL branches Of tl,eir work. but,
on dseu sion, tho old Committee proved entirely
To:da!- tho Mshop Of Litehiield, England,
cook h!a sinat farewell Of tho uuuHe, md von-
tilatcd nt:atn his fnrorito project OF uniting tho
outiro Altsl slican communion in
ONE ORGANIC roDY,
with re siodical sGnods, representing all tho
Protests ut Episcopal Churches Of tho world.
1u rcsT,a aso to fears expressed on tho subject,
10 relna Skod that at a,'ch synotls, tho Arch.
bishop ot Canterbury preferred nor to prsodc.
bous will awaro that objection might DO made.
lie enid that, II such 6yuods ehUu1d bo con-
venet. tho question Of Presiding "a nero minor
consldcuitinnl could vol DO left 10 be datcr-
mined b,f tito Synod itsull. On Monday last, no
ind 4 vary interesting debate OH this subject.
boston. both douhted tho expcdlenoy Of such
organic nctiun bntweDn tho Chnrohcs In England
and AM rica, az dieaeteful to Tho nnt!onal pride
OF our ountry. But Dr.. fulton, Of Alabama,
md Dr.. .scl,ollcl;, OF Long Island, III worry olo-
gneut and allie manncr.. proved thai such unitol
action MAS quito possible without tho slighiret
s,rronaer Oil Our part, and thas ollo church
could he represented III aynol convened from
diiFcselr: nations row. as possibly as whun tho
great General Gouiclls mot OF old. before tho
great Eo!,iBn1n had made it impossible.
CONTRIBUTIONS lpc CHICAGO.
LaBt'rEee}s, the Eor. Dr. l4ocko reported that
Tho EpGopalisn3 Of TIM country hug! contributed,
through tho tla1,ls Of himself aud tue late DiHhou
OF llllp Dig, $50 71A3l foF tho sufferers III tic
Chicago Fire. o,st? gave MI account of its dissr
button, Aud this, ho eaid was bnt q part Of
their r:fta. Ms they had sent largo donations
through other parties, nud Ind aided everywhere
A1@1
charity
Ihi4 Convention ID marked by
sP1Rrr OF L1DE}:A11Tr,
having accorded a soas OF cour.csy, rot Of r.en-
besshts!, to Q priest ot the Creek Chasch. Tie
oxpre0'ion Of ltnorality also wns very full ant
FREQ in our Church Congrosa, when Dr. Porter,
III ri. :onsn Dr.. 1:ylanoe, or New York: aud
Or. 9fashburno nnu othara, confessed With
rahuly ccnd0r, many shortcomings Of our co,i-
munio n. md took pleasuro i'll acknowledging tic
variol;s ua1los. Ihoy. In common with tho great
mass 0f our con,nunlou, ozprnseed conviction
Of the Efeut underlying unity Of tha spirit that
binds together II one NIL who lore :Ao Lord
Jea1a Christ.
Tl:.ro is
;tAnHEn 1ScAEAsE or MISSIONARY 2j,A1.
in connection with thia Convention. Last Sun.
day. LOFTY Two sermons we're preached III as aany
stctu5- heard three Of tLom, nrd thoy were
certainly most powerful appeals. Crowded coi,.
grcgqaionH everywhere cginCcd profound Interest
Last hight the Academy Of Music was crowded
fnlt " ith tho granitest missionary :ncotiux thil
Church ever l,old III America. lilo Eiaslops
and c'ericnl ceputico uero On the platform. wt1
tho bishop Of LitehAetd end his flicMGa from
EnHlsnd, and t.rona orchestra and choir OF soy
era! hundreds Of trained singers, 'od by MIR,
Wult'r, Of st. Thomas Church. Tic muyo Sls
hwoihsa tho anthems OF praise. The Rev. Dt. Cur
rctt, IF Osnaha; the M. lev EsAop Hare, oi Mo
brar.; tho Rey. S. D. ltinman, our vnteral
missionary to tho Indians, aud all Indian conser
e. ona AS' aspnig and ad men1sr s f. nth tn
Lori bishop of Iitchleld, wero tho epcalors
You 1Iaye not spaco to receive IN cpiaone
what waa suid. but ell wcro we'll satisfied Will
tlo rcoches, as bei,g admirably adapted to ths
t;ranl occa=lon:, A nobler audienoe it wero Lart
| to ct'nstnc. Tho mott earnest nni intoliiSe:l
trloclas of u!ssio,s, from this md foreign lands
| Showed, By DEVOTION, enthusiasm. appreciation
n1ld i liberal contribution, thnt they underntoo;
tho GRANDEUR Of tho occasion aud sia 1nomoutou
Responsibilities.
Thu most interesting part Of CIR proceeding
truly, ". O. AocE1SG, OF Aurora, I'll.
| TUE OPPOSITION To PROF.. Rg.ya10un.
Frout tho Mig For; Tribune, Gcs. Ii.
MIEh of :ho ceayersation among those gath
| erea oute'de Lot tho ConSentiou] waa III refer
ences to Prof. Ses1nour's CHANGES CT contirmasio,
and He opposition tn him. Ono gentleman from
| 4laH04b, 1'no T1S Tf66oHt. gave inc 1n40Nlnt
stor.y Of tho opposition, which hn., conaiderabl
| iutc-ost:
Tho Standing Committee Of tho DioceHc t.
said. are all hero. the nov. Or. uushmau OF st
Anns Church, Chic,go: tho Rev. Dr. Stocking
Of tho Church IF Epiphauy; tho Rev. Mr. As
bot, vt Evanston; and Mcasra. Barney. Sheldon
and Noderts. DR.. Abbut. Who voted for Dt
Seymour in tho Illinois Diocesan Convention
eonu's ho'c decidedly in bis fayor. Tho Rcs
Or. Warren. who. voted again.t him. la
conn out in hia favor. II. Fulle,
brother of the Nov. Mr.. Cheney
lawsor who tlyst opposed him, l,at como hero t.
chac,pioa him. Tho petition against Prof. Soy
Moqrt it Nas further stated, originated in Eo'
YORK;. md spraug from person., who Ind
peftnnal aninaosity against Prof. Seymour, en'
ersain Clergyman of this city vi oto to notno o
tho Eow Churchmen Of Chicago that tho wsol
question OF I:itl1alisrn and pto!csta,,tisy
We; at Issue in trof. s;eyalour's election
and, that pcopie in C1icugu nlust lsl
to create u tccllng agsihse him. Ihi
pct!tioa "ns not signed by q siugla person vi,
yott11 ior him, md tho majority of thoso vi,
oproEsd him refused to append tl..ir ua,uas to il
Tli2s petition, 1t was haid bus bran for ncarl
| H. IL. $r,I It.o AL