The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-27
Protestant Episcopal Convention.

Protestant Episcopal Convention.
NEW YoRK, October 26.-Thc general
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church resumed business to-day. In
mediately alter morning prayer, VIM.
Welsh, Of Philadelphia, on behalf oI the
committee on unfinished business, re.
ported that at last meeting q committee
had been appointed 10 promote civilizl-
tion among the Indians, and read letter
from Gen. Custer on the subject. The
committee entered protest against the sale
OF the Indian reservation or territory and
recommended the appointing OF com.
miltee on Indian affairs. The old com.
mittee was continued. Rev. Mr. Gelz, Of
Pittsburgh, offered resolution requesting
the House Of Bishops 10 set apart an ap-
propriate religious service 10 be cele-
brated on the centennial anniversary Of
American independence. LSid over un.
I'll tomorrow. 1twas resolved to appoint
a committee to act with a similar com.
mittee from tho House OF Bishops to
determine upon place for holding the
next general Convention.
The following resolutions were ereceiVed
from the House ot Bishops:
ReS0lued, The House OF Deputies con.
curing, that paragraph Of section / Of
CSnon 9 OF Title II be amended by add.
ing alter the words "crime or immoral.
ity" these words "And II he be presented
under paragraph / Of this section, the
Bishop may, with the advice and consent
OF the standing committee, at once inhibit
the minister SO presented from all the
functions Of his ministry till his trial be
held and verdict given"
ReSolUed, That paragraph 2 Of section
! OF Canon 2 OF Title be amended by
striking out the words ION being found
guilty" and inserting In their stead the
words "if he be found guilty"
Res0lved, The House Of Deputies con-
curing, that section Of Canon @ OF Title
II be amended TO read as follows: "If
any presbyter or deacon shall, without
availing himself of the provisions Of
Canon s Of this Title, abandon the COM
mission Of this Church by an open re.
nunciation Of the doctrine, discipline
and worship Of this Church, by
formal admission into any religions
body not in communion with the same in
any other way, it shall be the duty Of the
Standing Committee of the Diocese 10
make certificate OF the fact 10 the
Bishop OF the diocese, or il there be no
Bishop to the Bishop Of an adjacent
diocese, which certificate shall be record
ed and shall be taken and deemed by
ecclesiastical authority as equivalent TO
renunciation ot ministry by the minister
himself, and said Bishop may then pro.
ceed to suspend, for six months, the pres.
byter or deacon so certified as abandon
ing the communion. kThis Church notice
shall be given to said minister by said
Bishop receiving the certificate, that un-
less he shall within six months make a
declaration that the facts alleged in said
certificates are false, he shall be deposed
from the ministry.
These Church resolutions were referred
to the Committee on Csnons.
The Secretary read communication
from the Canon Of Canterbury, EUgland,
transmitting the chronicle Of the last con.
vocation, and returning thanks for
documents received from the general
Convention.
The Committee on General Theological
Seminary reported that It was In q salts
factory condition. In'1S72 the number Of
students was IS, in 1873 there were70, and
in 1874 there were 73. The finances Of
the institution were increasing, but the
salaries paid the Professors were utterly
unfit for their support. The report was
referred to committee.
The order OF business on the calendar
was taken up where it was left of on
Saturday, being the consideration OF the
report Of the Committee on Canon No. 2,
respecting the proposed amendments TO
sections 2 and3 3 oil Canon 10, Title l, ol
the Digest, with regard to the coDfrma-
ton OF Bishops. A vote was taken on
the amendment offered by Mr. Stearns,
that the confirmation Of a Bishop be com.
mitted to standing committee instead
Of the House oi Delegates. The amend
ment was lost, as follows: Clergy-Ayes
10, nays 25, divided 0. Laity-Ayes 0,
nays 90, divided, /.
A substitute was offered by Mr.. Bar
tholomew, Of Kansas, Tor the report OF
the Committee, which was also lost. The
original report oil the Committee was
then adopted.
The resolution offered by Dr.. Schench
on Saturday, calling for the appointment
Of Committee to consider tho age and
in6rmities OF presiding Bishops, and
take what action might be deemed neces-
ssry, was adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Canon
No. 10, on ritual, being the order Of the
day for noon, came up for discussion,
which was opened by Rev. Geo. Leeds, Of
Maryland.
He said the sooner men knew what was
allowable In the prayer book, the better
persons would be allowed their privileges
within certain boundaries OF the Church,
and that its members must be protected
by well defined elastic, and thoroughly
sound boundaries.
Rev. Dr.. Fulton then spoke on behalf
Of the Committee. He said that there had
been great uneasiness in the Church 1t.
self to see what they would do with this
vexed question OF ritual. A great mum.
Der Of the documents sent in 10 the Com.
mittec relating TO ritual, required
careful study, but he thought that the
fears Of the public were exaggerated, as
the Church was not so near destruction
as they thought. Several Of the Commit.
tee, il not a msjority, would rather not
present the Canon on ritual to them at all.
It was true that Innovations on the ritual
might have a changing effect upon the
doctrine Of the Church, Hea as the young.
est member OF the Committee, took It
upon himself 10 say that they had ex-
smined the matter in oil its bearings most
thoroughly; they had sat FIVE days be.