The New York herald., 1874-10-31
TIE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Bishops Want More
RituaIism.
SUPPORT OF NEW BISHOPS.
Reduction in the Size OF the
Convention.

The Convention met yesterday at the usual
hour. After 1t mad been called TO order for bust.
ness Mr.. Welsh moved that the house 20 into
secret session at four O'Clock on the confirmation
OF DR.. OrrtcK as Missionary Bishop OF China Tho
motion was carried. The Committee on Domestic
and Foreign Missions reported an amendment
TO the constitution permitting the Execu-
tive Missionary Committee to appropriate money
in aid OF missions under the care or other
churches in communion with the Protestant EMS.
copal Church, but to employ none but members al
THIS Church In the mission work OF the Church.
Tire re, ort also contained resolution requesting
each parish minister to develop, far as possible
IN his diocese. the missionary spirit and to ncul-
care systematic benevolence. These resolutions
were adopted.
The bishops concurred In the amendments OF
the canon relating TO nerencas between minis
ters and their congregations 1hey also an
nounced the appointment OF the Bishops of Easton
Vermont ana Massachusetts as members OF the
Conference Committee on HymnaL
THE BISHOPS WANT LITTLE MORE RITUAL.
The House Of Bishops sent back the canon ON
ritual adopted alter SO mucn discussion by the
House OF Deputies few days ago, with their
objections. They strike out everything about
the incense the postures and genunectons and
the alteration OF the eucharistic elements, Dut
leave IN the doubtful and erroneous doctrines and
the prying preshyters. They adopt. substantially,
the amendments offered by DR.. De Koven in his
great speech on the canon. The deputies were
not prepared. however, for such sweeping amend
ments to this compromise pet OF theirs, and they
appointed their Committee on Canons commit
tee to confer with the like committee or the
bishops thar better underst anding on this mat.
ter may be arrived at. But the canon Is just as
harmless with those Objectionable features
retained as without them. 1t was remarked to
the writer that after the explanation OF the canon
given by Mr.. Burgwin soere could be very little
objection to IL. He showed 1t 70 be as harmless
and innocent as any docum"nt that has gone
through the Convention could be. critical
writer in C7nuch ana State also anayzes 1t, ana
demonstrates tnat with the most super-zealOus
enforcement OF the canon the practices in ST.
Mary the Virgins church, in this CITY, could not be
touched Inneed, there Is room In it, ne declares,
for coach and four to drive through.
The Rev. Dr. Fulton. or Alabama. asked leave to
submit tn the Committee on Canons that after the
frst sentence OF the first subsection OF the sew
enth section OF canon l3 OF title page 81. relat-
ing to the nomination and election OF missionary
bishops that these words be inserted: ell the
nomination Is made during or within six months
before the meeting Oi the General Convention tho
House OF Bishops shall nominate at least Two per-
sons for each missionary district l0r which
bishop shai be chosen. and majority OF all the
clerical aud lay votes 81 the House OF Deputies
on notion reerred to the Committee on Canons.
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR NEW BISHOPS.
The Committee on Amendments TO the C0nstt-
tuition reported amendments TO article s. pro-
vidlng that no diocese shall be authorized to set
OF part OF its territory as new diocese unless
ii snail provide Tor the support Of the prospective
bisnop, and that there must be not less than six
An amendment was o1ered TO the committee's re-
port striking out the references to the Episcopal
o nnp
quite able to support olsnop. Dr. Mead
10 ,ns e a. be
this late day. The Chair ruled the motion In
order DR.. Mead appealed, and after very much
/ apparently useless discussion his appeal was sus-
tanned by the house. The vote on the amend
ment was taken by dioceses and orders and re-
suited IN the adoption 0f the amendment by .
| divided. The lay vote was 80 ayes and nays.
/ and historioQrapher OF the Church, was author
ned to prepare sketch Of the Church and Con-
! joint commlItee on the translation OF the
| PRAYER Book into French was continued for the
next three years. The Committee on Canons re-
\ ported amendments to canon 8, title B. giving en-
| larged powers 70 bishops and the Missionary
Board in the organization o. % missions m foreign
4 church music and another on the trustees fund,
q report was presented by the Committee on Con.
stltutional Amendments asking to be DISCHARGED
I from the iurtner consideration or the subject OF
reducing the size OF the convention. The COM
mittee don't think the House too larg at all, even
| with the new dioceses represented.
Dr. Burr spoke IN favor OF reducing the number OF
posed to amend article OF the constitution by sub
situting the word 'threen Tor "Iour" wherever the
latter occurs that the House would be One.ourth
\ less than 1t Is. He moved to recommlt the report
4 with instructions to the committee TO make this
change. DR.. Fulton, ol A,aSama' opposed this
4 would result IN Transforming the Convention into
/ an ollaarchy; TINS year three, the next two
/ aud the third one and then there Is
NOTHING LEFT OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION
! He opposed 1t also because many deputies came
/ here hoping that provincial system might be
\ introduced. This Church, he maintained, was too
large to be properly snu successfully governed by
one legislative body like this. Mr.. Ruggles sug-
gested tnat there was adverse report on the
provincial system on the Secretary's table ana
4 der. Governor Stevenson. OF kentucky, favored
the reduction OF the basis OF representation IN the
Convention In view q ITS prospective enlargement,
deputy from Alabama called atten ion to the
point that with three DEPUTIES no dlo.
favored reduction, and thought the ques.
ton should be settled now rather tnan be
be- be much M i larger and cannot act SO we'll Mr.
/ Nc ready, OF south Carolina, spoke against the
favor oft ana also in avor OF provincial sys-
| TEN. He argued that the smaller the house Is the
M Adams 0H sos g the
I floor again and perpetrated his stereotyped Joke
about tnis Church being the Church OF the nation
i by ana by. lie therefore opposed the provincial
system because 1t would divide the Church into
nvc SIX or seven ,cIiques, and the Gen.
oltener than once in ten years, aud then 1t would
have nothing TO do. 1t would be nothing more
than o c.erica mob. DR.. De Koven favored DR..
Adams amendment, but was most anxious for
4 the provlnci i system. Mr. BLAIR, oil Maryland,
believed IN large bodies. both in Cunrch and State.
He did not see why 800 or 400 CHRISTIAN gentlemen
could not as easily transact business for this
Church az 600 or 700 Congressman can for this ma
tUh. The objections ON account OF the dihculty
OF hearing ne considered not wen taken. For II
/ there We're only fifty men In st. johns chnrcn
\ they could not hear one another speaking Inc
larger the house the less nkely VIII IL be to be
GOVERNED By INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCES.
Dr. Ruader asked three pertinent questions
! touching tins matter II this Is to be the Church
+ OF the people now will TINS amendment, II adopted,
alect the interests o the Cnurcn with tue peoplef
How comes 1t that religion body OF 800 or 400 Is
rlotous mob and political BODY OF larger SIZE IL
not, and now Is 1t tnat this idea OF the unwieidl-
I ness OF the Convention comes simultaneously with
\ the idea OF the provincial system and was never