Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-24

The Ep;scoDaI Convention.

The Eb:SCOpal SONScntIoh'
Ia the Protestant Episcopal General Ccnvcn-
ton, in session in New York, on yesterday, the
Committee on the State Of the Church report
ed their concurrence with the House OF Bish
ops, in relation to sending members TO the next
provincial synod Of Canada.
Mr.. Cambridge Livingston, lay delegate OF
New York, presented memorial from over
three hundred laymcn in that city requesting
that the convention would not rcslraln their
present ritual by placing any restrictions on inc
ritual as it now existed IN the Church.
The Committee on Hymnal submitted long
report, embodying amendments made by them
to the hymnal. The chairman OF the commit
tee stated that 3l2, 500 copies had been print
ed. from the sale OF which the profits had been,
since the last convention, 81 $50, $50 OF which
had been devoted to the fund Tor the Widows
and orphans of deceased members.
The mcm,ra from Texas praying for dl,
vision of that dioceasc as being TOO large for
one bishop was then taken up, and Rev. DIR.
Rogers, of that State. spoke III its favor.
Mr. Burguin, of Pittsburg, asked aud re-
ceived leave to present report trom the Com
mittee on Cauous on the subject Of the ritual
The committee unanimously recommend the
adoption Of tue following:
Resolced, 1.-THE House of Bishops concurrlng,
That the following additional section be added
TO canon 20, title l., oil the use of the book OF
common prayer: Section 2.-F!rst. Ii any
bishop has reason to believe, or If complaint
be made to him iu writing by two or more OF
his Presbyters, that ceremonies or practices
during the celebration Of Holy Communion, not
ordered or authorized iu the book Of common
| tt,rr h or hDi arr n
Deous or doubtful doctrines, have been intro
duced into the parish within his jurisdiction.
land, as examples, the following are dcclar cd
to be considered as such:) y. Use CT incense.
| B. Placng or carrying, or retaining crnclhx
| ia any part of the place of public worship. T..
Elevation of the elements iu Holy Communion
| in such manner as to expose them 10 the view
| of the people as objects toward which Alteration
| is to be made. d. Any act OF alteration OF, or
| toward the elements OF the Holy Communion,
such as bowiugs, prostraion, geOuHtxtlous, aud
| all such like acts not authorized Or allowed by
the rubrics of the Book Of Common Prayer;
it shall be the duty oil the such bishops to sum
mon the Standing Committee as his counsel OF
| advice, and with them to investigate the mat
ter. SecuuG II, after investigation, 1t shall
appear to the bishop aud Standing Committee
that sermons or doubtful doctrines have been
| set forth, or symDolizcd by ceremonies or prac-
tees not ordained or authorized as aforesaid, it
shall be the duty of the bishop, by an lnStru.
| ment of writing, under his hand, to admoulsh
the minister of the parish 10 discontinue such
practices or ceremonies; and il the minister
shall disregard such admouilou 1t shall be
the duty of the Standing Committee to cause
| him to be tried for breach Of his ordination
vow Provided, That nothing herein ordained
| shall prevent the prescntment, trial, and pun
| ishment OF any minister under the provisions
| of section of cannon Ii, title ,, oil the Digest
| Third ln all Investigations under provlSlons OF
this canon the minister whose acts or practices
arc the subject matter of the investigation shall
be notified aud lave an opportunity to be heard
in his defense. The charges preferred aud the
findings of the bishop and standing comm ttee
shall be 10 writing, aud record shall be kept
of the proceedings in the case.
The report was made the order OF business
for Monday next at noon.
The report was accompanied BY another pro-
posed amendment designed to provide for the
punishment OF minister who seeks to escape
responsibility for an offence committed 10 one
diocese by removing into another. There were
no remarks made upon the amendments Of
fered
After the introduction of several resolutions
which we're referred, message from the House
Of Bishops informed the House Of Deputies it
had constituted Japan separate missionary
district and appointed as bishop Of that dis
trict Chauncey NJ Williams, with the title Of
missionary bishop of Jeddo, and had also con-
stituted China separate missionary district,
designating as the missionary bishop thereof
William FL. Orrick, rector of Christ Church
Cathedral at Reading, Pa, under the title Of
missionary bishop Of Shanghai
After transacting some routine business the
convention adjourned.