, 1874-10-09
CHURCH COUNCILS.
Tho Episcopal General Convention
in New York.
Some Of the Questions To Be
Considered by 1t.
Memorial Service to Dr.. Eddy in
Rock River Conference.
Second National Triennial
Council Of Congrega-
tiona1ists.
More About the Indiana Yearly
!, Meeting OF Friends.
Tho Historic Ground on Which lis
Sessions We're Held.
Dr.. Bacon's Welcoming Address, and
Or. storrs' Opening Sermon.
Position of tho Phil0le1pb' /;
Fricnds~--The London Cell
eral Epistlc.
Tho Historic Ground on Which Its
Sessions We're Held.
Dr.. Bacon's Welcoming Address, and
Or. storrs' Opening Sermon.
Position of tho Phi1aie1pb'
Fricnds~-.Tho London Cell
eral l1pistlc.


TH5E EPISCopAL1A ,1s
FRocEEp'Eus IN THE cuuRu coyansss.
NEW YonK Oct. 8.-1ho Ger ,oraI Convention
OF sac Prot tstant Episcopal U aurch roa,,mf,, ta
aesaon tn ls morning. Afte roliaio,,. yar,ytccz
tue conr jntion proceeded !, buainoaa. ria nv
Jamea J1 Eaik, D. D., Of ! Louisiana, vog maao
Cnasfm Al. The noml,y tion Of tia Rev. nr
Wlia' l1s, rs Assiatnnt .cro;ary to tue Conycu.
ton was confirmed, whom the Chairman a,,.
nor need tho rulest governing speakers who
W thod to bo reerF .izc:l by tic Chair and tbo
tcciotary read tho| 4sts OF shs several standing
jcomnisteee.
This arp'icat.ee ms OF Bishop Seymour, Of H.
hnos. ami hha Up Wells, of Wisconuin. for oIcc-
tlon TO the 1le use Of bishops, was referred 10
tiht body. ~
wisconsin, aHling that the Cony,ntiu, taia
etcp8 to - cure all English version Of tic Means
t:ieeu VIZ ch would correspond ~ nearly az nos
sole 70 The original text. which wns referred to
"asWs 20 recoircd from tho Dloccso Of CaifurniM.
'nctaS 4nninE khatth iioceAo should be divided,
~ q Tah nllic too largo for ono Biahup to visit
~i.i "a was referred to tho Committee on Canous.
y esolnsions cxs3preesing s3 qualification Mt the
nnH e telseu'in tho Convention, wero euhptcd, na
|f: q :.lso loaolut!ons inviting melnbnrA Of the
!, .>ortLodox Crock Church to peass in The body.
| THE uU1IE3
| to govorn tho Convention were dlscusped Mt
soma length. tho old rules being taken u) scc-
tton by section. dsct aed, umen(lod or int IN tin
caso required, and atloutod.
Tho consideration OF rules was suspended. to
| onable tho Secretary to nnnoslnce TINT tia nm.
] nral tnooting Of the lndian Commission would
tako placo At tla 1T. Aun's CLulch ut 8 o'clock
! this afternoon.
The Chair appointed Or. Buck, Dr., Yinton.
Chiaf JuBtice Witt mud Air, Ijnco conm,ttcc,
to tender thanks tn fhC pu$,s.u inf
il!a sermon yesterday, after which rccoss was
tRkon.
At!or the RECESS
MEMORIAL FROM TExAs,
aaking that the diocese bu divided was referred
to tho Committee on Canons.
1t MAS resolved that tho hour OF noon to-mor-
row be appointed for hearing memorial and i'd
dresses from tho delegation from Cana,la.
a memorial from the Diocese Of Now .Iersoy
requesting division Of that diocese, was re.
forTed to tue Committee on Admission Of New
DioreHes.
Il was also rcsolvod that the aoasiona of tao
body be held from 10 In tho morning Until in |
tho atternooq with half ali honr for rcceHa.
= 4 communication WAS received from tho Flo1ye |
OF otBlahops announcing that tho Bishops Of Indi-
ana Minlesosa, and Central New Yor;t ind boeu ap-
pointed q committee to make suitable respo,1su |
to telegram received yesterday from tho |
Church Congress- sitting Mt Brighton England.
and that this Committee bud decided on tic fol-
4'"'n5 ANSWER 20 DO sent I:
T., N::w YonK. Oct. 8, 1874 |
Iie acneral Convention reclprocase thr grretlg OF
r ~" m ~. s anu lrnys ior to unity VI ihr
tsvno,n * 'ao 'a'<" y 1n'o, our l.osa yeslh:
sr,s" ~, '~. -. ot iS"S"' oAa't"'an.
~. Nv culh'oetatlo'! VI tho Fudcs TO govern the |
Convention during lts HceBion wero then taken
VAN ~" 0to'"''o" u''44 'no "out ol aaoour'-
a'out.
QUESTIONS TO GONE BEFORE THE CONVENTION.
. ffpM fde Aep 1dre 3F,bnae.
AmouG lho questions EXPECTED to GOne before
tho Convention aro tho following: This jncroana
Of tho .EplHcopate the provincial system ; liz
r. thn snorno,, ,,,~at, - a ~, ~" ~ t"'at - -
" wy, ,4Aunttea't nnnlc1l ~ tile ahHilcah ing
nunou tAo EAtHcatlol OF the l1ymua' tFSili-
alterations ih tho Constitution. The =, ht,ll two
Aulenu Art. lf. by restricting \ J lsiHt III to
exercise OF lia functions In hiP -tS|1Or in TIM
cent whom roauestct 10 norr > OWL tliocose. ~
E,,isconnl oirn II, anotl,n. Jrt,l nnv nct ~ H.
u;ratn1 n,,ho,;t., .hor .A,,nan T.. ~ ~ ~ tNo
by tho Convention q" ~. lhts WaH adopted
t, tor l.l III ,rto1 s setou ia nrnSo muW 9ocs a
~ uot ~ ~ 49, giving thn S'onIaio ionou Aal-
~ 's In ~ =, ayilon Of dooeso wIoro p2Wef
ena w. large for enirc"n.i ''ev n,,res, eetl!ea
aisa a;' '.4a It 10, or constiInt.. n"oer'lson'
y" ~4nry flrtgdictIon. '''snev ,'e., II = mis-
nr Lent viii bo ronorton ,m3 ny" a ,cy mcc.!onaiy
nlAo for shortened nory,c,s w poos!.lon
with Tic Eastern rh,r" f,n, Soa,f'!espo1luonco VT!
3D. and it Is thought thot 1.t'nr1o ~. f ~
China will 10 provnd II ~ liz ,'raE ~ ttafn ntu
nov locoses wll bo aronted hw t,io d;,a; aat
Nav Jorsoy, Ohio ,ijri"a, - issi. w. uas'oh o1
illinois, canon viii bo fnfro,,,aoJ ,1.i,t, a. a