The New York herald., 1874-10-21
THE EPISCOPALIANS.


Case To BE Decided To-Day-The
Bishops ON Immoralities and Seeding
Prelates.
The Convention reassem bled yesterday morning
at the usual hour. Drs. Greer, OF this city;
smedes, OF North Carolina and Garrett, OF Omaha,
and Bishop Clarke, OF Rhode Island, conducted
the religious services. Immediately thereafter
DR.. Craik, the President suggested that as the
business OF the Convention had accum muated 80
greatly an open session would be necessary. 1t
was therefore resolved to sit in open session until
noon The Committee on Canons asked for and
received back their resolution for the reorganlza.
tton OF the house for amendment.
The Committee on Prayer Book reported unfav.
oraply to the petitions Of the several doceses who
have asked for q literal translation OF
THE NIcENE CREED,
with the phrase usually termed the nzioQue
omitted.
The Committee on Memorials OF Deceased Men,
bers reported obituaries OF Drs. Dana, OF Missis-
sippi; Abney Jackson, Connecticut; Major Hunt,
Missouri; P. W. Gray. Texas; John Duncan, Mis-
sisslppi; Judge Gordon. Alabama; ". I. Read,
Delaware; 7. R. johnson, Ill. D., New York; r. D.
W. r. Ross, Maine; F. H. Hanson, Alabama; s. H.
Babcock, Massachusetts,, and K. 8. Mason, OF orth
Carolina. The committee recommended the adop.
tion OF suitable resolutions on the ABOVE.
DR.. Scnenck offered resolution ior secret ses.
sion yesterday until i've r. NJ, when debate should
to-day and the vote on DR.. Seymour's case be
taken In such open session at noon. This, how.
BISHOP CUMMINs' SECESSION LEGIsLATED ON.
The House OF Bishops sent four messages to the
House OF Deputles-one concurrtng in their action
In the appointment OF a missionary committee !;
another concurring in the election OF DR.. Weles
to the bishoprlc OF Wisconsin and requesting the
tion; third amending canon 19. so that section 2
shall read as follows:-
ana bs an in ns s1s
oS n a1s IL s be G for the
Of family worship the religious training o Children in
the o6ssrysncs 9nsptsma VOWS and ;. ch nnstnenss
brute creation theatrical and all vain
a. ruSe s the the aposa
ton not to be conformed to this world,
The last and most important OF these documents
ts an amendment OF canon viii, which makes 1t
substantially a new canon. designed TO reach more
efecrually than the old one such cases as tnat of
Bishop Cummins abandoning the communion OF
this church. 1t changes that canon under title 2
30 that 1t shall read as follows:-
Il any bishop shall without ayang himself s Of the the
communon Of this ohurcn u shall be the duty Of the
with with the CONSENT Of three bishops next seniority then
saaa him em The he Of e
20 hs y s s he
cate that unless s he shall within n ana SIX make
he will be
And If such declaration be not made within six months
rs aforesaid 1t shall be the duty OF the presiding bishop
70 convene the House OF Bishops ana majority OF the
the House Of Bishops shall at such meeting give their
the said siding bishop the senior bishop
ent shall proceed to- depoe rom the ministry the bishop
certified Abandoning and to pronounce and record
in the pre- sence OF two or more bishops that ne has be
deposed; provided nevertheless that IL the bishop
bishop retracon OF the acts or declarations constut
ing his offence the bishop At his discretion abstain
from any further proceedings.
The vote on DR.. Seymour will be taken this
afternoon, and the secret agony will end.