The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-19
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Inasnilch as many inquiries are made In
reference to fhe Protestant Episcopal Church
Congress, TO be held In New York October
SIN, 9th, Tth, and 9Th, the secretary, Rev.
Or. Wildes. has furnished the New York
Post with the following information in nd
vance Of the programme Of proceedings.
which will soon appear in the Protestant
Episcopal and other Journals:
First. The Congress itself Is the result Of
the action OF a large and influential meeting
Of clergy from various dioceses, held in New
Haven some months since. At that meeting
General Committee vas appointed, W bich
met on the 1st of July in Trinity Chapel, ia
this city. AT the latter meeting series Of
votes in reference to the lime and place Of
the Congress-, the persons to act as officers OF
the Congress, the subjects for discussion,
and the writer's and speakers. was unani-
mously adopted. The committee thus act
will be recognized as very completely repre-.
sentative Of true eomprehensiyeness OF
church thought:
Rev. c. W. Andrews, d. D., Rev. II. N.
Thompson, D. D., 'Rev. Fl. G. Potter, DID,,
Rev. w. K. Nicholson, d. D., Rev. E. Boards
ley, ID. D., Right Rev. j. Williams, D. D.,
Rev. Fl. Dyer, D. D., Rev. G. D. Wldes, D.
d., Rev. w. K. Huntington, D. D., Right
Rev. j. f. Young, D. D., Rev. A. II. Vinton,
u. D., Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D., Rev. G.
c. Pnckney. u. D Rev. W. S. Perry, D. D.,
Rev. Tredwell Walden, Right Rev. I. n.
Clark, d. D Rev. E. A. Washburn, D. D.,
Rev. j. DcKovep, D. D., Rev. T. II. Peters,
D. D.. tRev. q. +. Seymour, D. D.. Rev.
Samuel Buel, d. D., Rev. E. HARDWOOD, D. D.,
Rev. j. II. Rylance, u. D., Right Rev. II. d.
Wnipple, D. D.. Rev. J. Cotton Smith, D. D.,
Right Rev. F. NJ. Whittle, .. D., kev. q. a.
l.. Richards, Rev. Francis Wharton, D. D.,
Rev. D. IL. CoodWin, II ID.
At the meeting of the committee just re.
ferred to the following I" order," prepared
oy subcommittee, WAS unanimously
adopted:
Flrst-The bishop of the diocese within
which Church Congress shall be held shall
be invited to take the chair and preside. Iu
his absence one of the vice. presidents shall
preside.
Second-None but members of the Pro.
testant Episcopal Church, or of churches in
communion with the same, shall address the
Congress, and no person shall be allowed to
speak twice upon the same subject.
Third-AlI questions of order shall be in
the discretion Of the chairman, and his de-
cision shall be final.
Fourth-Auy person within the before
named limit who, after the regular APP
pointees, shall desire to address the Congress,
must present his card TO the secretary, aud
the Chair shall call upon such speakers in
the order in which their cards are received.
Ftth-Eyery speaker shall address the
Chair only, and contins himself strictly to
the subject under discussion.
SiXth-No questions arising out of any
paper or subject shall be put to the vote.
In accordance with the first Of these votes,
at q time deemed proper and respectful 10
the Bishop of the Diocese OF New York, a
committee Of arrangements presented the III
yitatlon to the Bishop. At the date OF this
communication, no reply has been received
to the note OF the committee.
To the invitations extended to the noml-
mated vice-presidents, IN the large majority
of instances the most favorable and Cordial
answersellaYe been received. Among tue
distinguished gentlemen thus accepting may
be named the bishops OF Alabama, Rhode
Island, Ohio, Central New York, Niobrara,
Rev. Drs. Vinton. Of Massachusetts; Nlch-
olson, Of New Jersey; Schuyler, OF Missouri;
Chalk, of Kentucky Locke, OF Illinois; Rud-
den, of Pennsylvania; Norton and Andrews,
of Virginia Grafton, of massachusetts, !;
Pinckney, of South Carolina: De hoyen, oil
Wisconsin; O>good, of New York; Porter,
of Wisconsin; Governor Stevenson, OF Ken
lucky: j. M. Andrews, of Ohio; A. Il.
Rice, of Boston H. B. Hanson, of Connec-
ticut; Z. McCrady, of South Carolina
Judge II. ". Shelley, of Virginia; james
Emmett, of New York; DR.. Hagan, OF Mas
sachusetts; S. p. Nash, Of New York; DR..
Shattuck, of Massachusetts z. K. Pyne and
FL. F. SpauIding, of New York. Chief JUS
tiee Waite, Governor John A. Dix, and AIR.
Robert 6. Winthrop are among gentlemen
from whom replies are expected.
The sessions Of the Congress will probably
be held in the Cooper Institute, an introduce
tory service, together with sermon, being
appointed for Monday evening, October ., at
Calvary church.
From letters received by the several COM
mittees from all quarters OF the Episcopal
Church, it can hardly be doubted That As a
measure, already successfully adopted IN
Englaud, for The frank and courteous cX-
preston of differing views the present Con
greSs, in It's nature and plan, comments Itself
TO q very wide circle OF favor and support
%Wihdrew. mot heard from.