The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-17
THE Ep1:copALIANs.

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The End Approsehing-Probsh Vote
ON DE-. Seymour This Morning-Read-
mission OF the Missionary Delegates
Canon on bsta ntistton
Under the Rostrum-What II Euchar-
isttc Alteration.
The House OF Clerical and Lay Deputies met
yesterday for religious services at ten O'Clock
Drs Levin, OF Maryland; Burgess, OF Massachu-
setts and Haskins, OF Brooklyn, offciated, and
Bishop Atkinson, OF North Carolina gave the Dene-
diction.
The House was in some sense shamed into a
revocation OF its act OF injustice 10 the missionary
delegates by protest from those gentlemen,
which was presented yesterday by the Rev. DR..
Puncie, OF Missouri as as the Convention
was ready for business. The Chairman ruled that
the memorial aud protest could not be
then read, unless with the unanimous
consent OF the House. IL was passed
over until later hour In the day and was then
acted upon. The result was that the excluded
deputies were readmitted; but tue chief part
OF the secret business was transacted this honor
was but nominal The petition recites the ex-
pense at which the delegates have come on 10
attend this Convention, with the presumption that
they had all the rights OF other delegates to the
Convention except TO vote. 1t asked that they be
IcduMlttSu, duu, III care Vi TeuSu, lnJlmateS tlaL
they will say goodDy and 60 home straightway.
The delegates we're admitted about noon. From
this circumstance II was argued By certain
MEMBERS OF THE THIRD HousEn
that the vote haAl been taken ON Dr. Seymour; but
others equally wise main tained the contrary opin-
lon, and shadow OF support was given to this
view by the fact that toward the hour
of adjournment DR.. Sullivan, of Chicago.
had the floor and was speaking on the
subject OF eucnaristic alteration. This Is
the topic incidental to the Doctors fitness for
episcopal honors on which the DEBATE has been
prolonged for two days. The personal character
OF the Doctor could be easily disposed OF II the
Convention could only satisfy itself as to his creed
The lines were, therefore very nicely and lntel-
gently drawn between ritualisrs and High Church
men; between broad, conservative and Low
Church men. The outside world will be puzzled
to know where all these distinctive shades or be-
lief VIII find constituency in one Church which
numbers little more than quarter OF million
adherents in all this land. The distinctions
which the clerical hair-sptters, creedsplitters,
make in this line, as gathered by re-
porter, are in substance these The ritu-
alists believe in the corporeal presence of
the Lord Jesus Christ in the eucharist; the High
Church believe in Els presence spiritually therein
and the low, brOad and conservative churchmep
/ believe that Christ Is in the believers heart, an
/
ment. The rltualists, too, look upon the sacra-
ment as q sacnhcial offerlng-the other parties
scoring G1
the question OF transubstanlation in the Eps-
copal Cnurcn has Deen settled finally and forever.
| And since DR.. Seymour emphatically disClaimS
| any sympathy With the alteration OF the eucharist
| or with the idea OF corporal presence in the
| sacrament, 1t is believed that his confirmation
Will take place TO-DAY. The Convention will. how
ever, sit with closed doors in the morning.
Some important documents were laid before the
i HOuse of DEPUTIES YESTERDAY. The most significant
| Is the M&
| which the House OF Bishops, with the concurrence
| OF the deputies, ask shan be substituted in place
or canon Xiil OF title 3, which, upon the adoption
| canon also IS 10 be numbered Kill, but 1t is 10
take its place IN title OF the digest 1t is as ol-
| lOws:- fA
as God Word allow Their msrrlsss unswu.
matrmony in any case where there is q divorced wife
%as O sahs @ ana % alter e
rage but THIS eanSn shall no, be held to apply to the
se ;a Z anisd
person divorced tor arising after marriage
s % 5 q s
s Of
to any pen,tent person n Il. q ersrs ri.
Under 5s & a5s
S'Ss ass
liver his sodly Judgment il the premises -" VIC
not apply before taking effect &C.
cordlns to canon w., title
! MESSAGES AND REPORTS
| Another message from the House OF Bishops
! concurred with the House OF Deputies in permit
ting the Joint COMMITTEES on the Provincial Synod
| Its work until the meeting OF the next General
| Convention. 1t also asked for the appointment OF
4 q committee or three presbyters and three lay
men TO attend the next Provincial Synod Ia can
| ada.
! reported canopical order in favor OF having
wee president to assist the President in his du les
save IN ane ee matter MAJ % app19g committees
ident OF the Convention. The order Is to 90 into
effect as soon as the House adopts It. 1t went on
the calendar, to come up probably to-day. The
! same committee also reported canon giving au-
| thorty to foreign bishops and two missionary
bishops in afiaton with the Protestant Episco-
! pal Church to cOnsecrate and ordain presbyters.
And finally, 1t reported against the repeal OF sec
Tne triennia report OF the trustees OF the fund
Tor the relief OF the widows and orphans OF de-
ceased clergymen ~. and OF IN lnarm and disabled
| BY the authority OF the last General Convention
the trustees were granted royalty on the sale OF
| the hymnal then authorized. From the income
thus obtained t$l2,650 s6 they appropriated
| $40, 600 as permanent investment, and from the
/ remainder they have aided ten cases OF infrm
and disabled ciergymen and sixteen widows ana
orphans scattered over nineteen dioceses, with an
ex0snGa G1 . OF s ;S one WIDOW whose nus
was trying to 1--we on 2 pension Of So month.
The trustees gave her o liberal donation. The re-
! port gives number OF Interesting cases which
cannot fail to excite the sympathy Of any and all
4 persons who may read IL.
An adjourned meeting OF the Missionary Board
| was held in st. AIMS church last evening On
"Wednesday evening next meeting IN behalf OF
.e ss aep p
| Will preside and deliver an address, Bishops
Qulntard, Wilmer, Lttlejohn and Whipple and
Drs. De KOven and John Cotton Smith will also
address the meeting.