Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-28
EPISCOPAL.
PrOt eedings OF The General Convention,
Sitting In New York, for the Past
Two Days.
RituaIism Thoroughly Ventilated, Dis
cussed and Almost Unanimously
Condemned.
SPEECHES, Enactments and General In
pressiOns on the Subject
Etc, Etc, Etc.


10y -NN'S
MONDAY.
New YORK, October 26 The general
convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
/. church resumed business to-day. Immediate
ly after morDing prayer, VIM. Welsh, of Phil
adelphiz, on behalf of the committee on I'M
finished business, reported that at the last
meeting committee had been appointed TO
! pr mote civilization among the Indians, and
read letter nom General Custar on the sub
The committee entered protest against the
sale OF IudiRn reservations or territory, and
recon mended the appointm' Mt OF commit
tee on Indian affairs The old committee was
continued.
ton requesting the house Of bishops 20 set
apart appropriate religious services 10 be eel
ebrated on the centennial anniversary of
American Independence. Laid over till to-
morrow.
It was resolved TO appoint a committee 10
act with a similar committee from the house
OF bishops. to determine on the place for hold
ing the next general convention.
The committee on the general theological
seminary reported that IL was in a satisfactO-
! ry condition. In 1872 the number of students
was seYenty-three; in 1873, seventy; IN Ia,
| there were seventy three. The finances OF the
institution were lnereasingi but The salaries
OF the paid professors we've utterly unit for
J their support
The report was referred back TO the com
I mittee.
The order Of business on the calendar was
] taken where il was left of Saturday, being
the consideration of the report of the COM
mittee on canons MOI, respecting the pro-
| posed amendment to sections 2 and 3, OF
| canon Il, title ], of digest, with regard TO the
confirmation Of bishops.
! A vote was taken on the amendment of Mr..
| Stearns, OF EastOn, that the confirmation OF a
bishop be committed to the standing COM
| mittees instead of the house of deputies.
! The vote was taken by dioceses and orders,
| and was lost as follows: Clergy, ayes 10; nays
%; divided, q. Laity, ayes nays %; divided, l.
| A substitute was offered by Mr.. BarthOlO-
new, Of Kansas, for the report OF the COM
mittee, which was also lost. -...--
! The Oris1nal report Of the committee was
/ then adopted.
| A resolution offered by DIR. Sehenek on Sat
/ uTday, calling for the appointment OF a COM
/ mittee 10 consider the age and intifmtt1es of
! the presiding bishops and take what action
might be deemed necessary, was adopeed.
| The following resolutions we've received
| from the house Of bishops:
/ Re OIUe / tthe house OF deputies concurring),
/ That paragraph one Of section twenty OF title
| eleven be amended by adding after the words
] " crime and immortality" these words follow
] ing: " And he be presented under paragraph
! one OF this section, the bishop may, with the
| advice and consent OF the standing commit
! tee, at once inhibit minister presented from
/ all functions Of ministry until trial be had
and verdict be given"
Resolved, That inc paragraph of section one
| OF canon two Of title one be amended by
/ striking out the words - on being found gull
! ~" and Inserting in their place 81 he be
| found guilty"
RESOLVED, The house of deputies eoncurripg. |
| that that section of canon 8, title II, be |
amended TO read as follows: al any presby- |
ter or deacon shall, without availing himself
OF the provisions OF canon OF this title, |
abandoning communion OF this church by an
open renunciatlOn Of the doctrines, uisci- |
pline and worship of this church by formal |
admission into any religious body nOtin com |
muuiOn with the same, or in any other way, |
10 shall be the duty Of the standing committee !
Of dtOceses % make certificate OF the fact to j
the bishop of the diocese, or If there be no |
htgnnn. 10 the biz hon of adjacent diOppSR- |
which certificate shall be recorded, and shall |
be taken and deemed by ecclesiastical authori. |
" as equivalent to remuneration of the min |
lstry by the minister himself, and said bishop |
may then proceed TO suspend for six months |
the presbyter or deacon so certified as aban-
douing the communion Of this church. No
tice shall be given 90 said minister by the /
bishop receiving the certificate that unless he |
shall, within six months, make declaration 1
that the facts alleged in said certince are
false, he will be dep0sed from the ministry
Of thus church."
mlttee on canOns.
The secretary reada communication from
the convention OF Canterbury, England, trans
hitting the chronicle OF last convention, and
returning thanks for documents received from
the general convention.
The report OF the committee on canon No.
10 on the ritual being the order of the day tor
the forenoon came up for discussion, which /
was opened by Rev. Geo. Leeds, OF Maryland.
lOwable in prayer books the better persons
would be allowed their privileges within GER
Lhln BOUNDARIES OIL the CnuIen. ana It's Anem-
bers must be projected by well-dehned, elias
tic, thorough and sound boundaries.
Rev. Dr.. Fulton spoke In behalf of the COM
mittee. He said there had been great uneasi-
ness in the church itse Z, 70 see what they
would do about this veXed question Of ritual.
Great numbers Of documents we're sent IN TO
the committee relating TO ritual which re-
quirei careful study, but he thought the fears
Of the public were exaggerated, as the church
" as not 50 near destruction as they thought.
several ofthe committee. If not the majority,
would rather not present the canon on
ritual TO them at all. u was true
tn at the innovation on the ritual might have
q changing eject upon the doctrine of the
church. He, AS the youngest member of the
committee, took It upon himself to say
they had examined the matter in all
It's bearings most thoroughly; they had
sat i've days before they could put word on
paper. The rubrics % the prayer-bOOk had
their rOots way down in the earlier days OF
the church, and no person should touch them.
When bishop heard Of the erroneous prac-
tees or ceremony IN the celebration OF the
holy communion, he was to make invesiiga-
ton in the matter with the standing commit
tee of the diocese. The committee Ell Joined
that everything relating to this should receive
most careful consideration. The committee
on capOns Of the house OF bishops, he said,
was unanimously in favor of this canon.
DIR. Caddy said he was authorized TO state
that the committee OF the house of bishops
was not In favor OF It.
Rev. DR.. DekOvine, of Wisconsin, then took
The floor nd an fOur was voted him to speak
on the subject before recess.
The chairman appointed committee Iela-
Schenck.
Ihs committee OF conference to whom was
referred the subject OF the memorial from
Texas, submitted a report signifying their
consent and agreement 20 division OF the
diocese OF Texas.
After recess, Rev. Mr.. DekOvine made his
address. He said:
at was a fact that our church had admitted
men into holy orders not holding doctrines OF
the church, such as, for instance, the doctrine
of baptismal regeneration, which the speaker
believed. Surely the time was coming, or had
come, when this church of ours would be pre-
pared to say what was the limit OF tue ritual
on one hand CT the other, and he would say
that commission appointed would be the
proper way to protect the church from
the charge of licentiousnesS and law
lessness. II he had his own
way he would prefer no canon at
All on the subject. He thought forbiddinS
o. any particular things, such as the use of
incense, OF the crucihX, was violating the
principles and an interference with her ru-
brics or articles OF religion De thought the
church should be above the Paul Pry sort of
work in send ug around presbytefs 10 ferret
out IN what parishes these ceremonies were
being used. Was the church prepared 70 say
that the use Of incense was wrong, when, ac-
corGing 10 the scriptures, Aaron stayed the
plague with incense? He quoted from the
5 riptures as showing that it was used in the
worship OF God by the patrisrchs. he was OF {
the opinion that 10 was christian privilege
TO worship the Holy Presence in the sacra-
ment, II the church wished 20 restrict these
the speaker was willing 10 bow
fol csd from a thousand hearts, Z" Let me die In
my own country, and let my bones be laid
with those Of my father and mother"
TUESDAY.
NEW YORK, October 27.-The Prot
estant Episcopal general convention ress,enl-
bled this morning, and after morning prayer,
resumed business
William walsh, lay-delegaie from Philadel-
phia, stated what had passed relative 10
the seymour cause, which he would hand
over 10 the secretary, II the latter would fur
uish him copies Of other charges relating 10
Ina efrffaef which n his 4
sion. Discussion ensued, many delegates
from Illinois claiming that these papers
should properly be the property Of the house,
aud that they should not be made the subject
Of barter between the delegates from Phil8- I
del phla aud the house; and they We're Of the
opinion that Bishop seymour ought at least {
have copies Of these charges brought against
hIm.
The whole matter was laid on the table, az !
ter which Mr.. WEIGH handed IN his dOcu-
mentS, with the remark that 10 did not matter
10 him, but he thought he would offer a little {
opposition.
ihe committee on the state Of the church !
submitted an extended report on the cOndi- q
ton OF the church at the present time. Graf I
lying reports from all parts OF the country, in
regard 10 her welfare, were read; but IL was a
matter OF regret that the number OF caudi-
dates Tor molly orders had decreased since 1871. {
The committee recommended the creation Of
a building fund, ana cOmmends the condition /
OF the church In the south 70 her more fortu- {
nate sister churches north. :
The committee on canons reported having {
under consideration message tWenty-one Of {
the house OF bishops, con tanning an amended ]
canon on the subject OF divorce, and iecOm- |
mended the adoption Of the following: y
Resolged- That The house OF deputies con-