, 1875-05-15

.aercs, tho 1srroash yon encoanss !. she i.nprima
tyr ot iiaAvea uron 5"nr procedure. pd tle sun j.;
iercd ch.t.t in asaetha9 ! And was It ia.lurs
na e e'as ea e.
whom they neither live die. 1his IS tbs way
In which 80" ',I! 5at'y you, stoselars. Lsg sa!
tuilinR In csua Christ LJ tho loly Ghost with !nsati.
ahe yearnngs for .sa nous u ,rn anil stu glory nj
0h,.~,,-eoicynH tho command and Holding to @ liz
guarantee, "tit into ell ihe world aud preach tlle
aI.;l enIS And ''t =" With 80" always even to tho
nfsnop ousrM1Na.
| In reply, Dshol, Cntnn,ns said 1t WAS with
great delight ind shanhfnlness 70 noathat he. III
behalf OF tho Council welcomed tho .rnt do'e-
gate from IL sitter Church 10 tllo ,afant Chu1cl,
uf Christ. Ho could not llsyo chosen = brauch
OF tho churcl, moro general in It's history, aud
moro precious In al Its principles, fsom Which to
haro received such greeting. 1ts history was
divine one, End its conflicts for. lib.
erty werc tho sasuo as tnoso enjoyed
by tho Reformed Episcopal Church to-daJ: Tic
names Of tho forcfntLefs Of tho greeting Church
CLtist, and tho Reformed Episcopal Church was
tho restoration OF their spirit. Tho spc.ker thcn
torioHed tho history Of tho Church. and closed
with further Expressions OF gtxIucss and fratsr-
ual loro. ......
Mr. Turner introduced tbo following, which
Taa adopt.sd by \ rising vote:
w,ttnEAa Tho AcrormoA Church in America, one
retentatys Of Mo Historical Church. of tho SesAsr-
ins did, 1T IT, Last General Syuod fraternay extend
pal Church, unt IL to-day represented IN this Council
by ita commissioned delegats: and
sfnEnEAs. 1.ais General Council cordially rectnro-
Gates the fr1 nal uvtrtuFca OF tho General synod
With rrfnrunce to tho establishment Of corresponding
rrlations hetMetu ihs two Churches shel etore,
at till anu each ucceeding 0enoral Council and cam.
.sisnnu to con reg 10 the aeneral Synod of tho ne
foEnod Church in: America tho Christian salltaton Of
tha reformed El! tcopal Church.
The lscv. Mart hall u. Smith mas appointed as
said delegate, ssnd tho 1tsr. DR.. Nioholson as
aterna.e.
The Council tnca adjourned with prayer by
tbs lev. Dr.. ThoEo2son.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Alarich, ut1on tho rrhssemb'tng Of the
Council, moved . reconsideration Of tue vote by
which It Ind been Ayt cad to hold the noxt mso..
lug In Philadelphia.
The motion. was discussed At length. And
finally prevailed.
On notion tho app o:ntmont Of pl1co for tho
next next meeting Of .le Council was made tho
special ordoE for to-dar ut o'clock.
ARTICLES DE nztIu1oS.
Or. Leauock, from tho Committee appointed to
rcriso tho articles OF roG ion, reported progsess,
and that seventeen Of tha articles lad boon re-
yisod.
TIC drnt article, ~ rovi,cd. wss then read,
whom tho question mas rstncd whether the ac-
ceptauce Of tho report wsla to be considered AZ
adopting tho sans.
Tho question waA put to tho Council, and,
alter aoIno discussion, II wis dccacd tLat ths
acceptance OF the report 8ho uid not bs consider
81 az It's adoption.
tho enumeration Of tho astiolsa a. rerortel b,
tbs Committee, which rocomLao ndfd . changc Of
tho B.xth and seventh articles to tho head OF tia
list, led By Col. Aycnge, Of Cauada, who wanted
tho old order perpetuatcd.
Tile dtacusalon "ns animated nud earnest, and
great latitude was allowed. The di1nosition to
mako nj fow changes Us Eoss!bl0 In tho original
ARTICLES eyen in tticir order. rns manifested.
During tho discussion DR.. Bcwet, Of Ohio
said tho arslclca presented fo1o1 to him very
much as II they hatl been prepared to meet ono
ideat and the wishes Of QUO man. un did not
know who the man was, but ho Wea opposed to
any hurried work Ia their adootlon. Ho then
read from printed circular, which had como to
lin with copy Of tho articles reported to show
that Ills idea wns not entirely uufouudcd.
This brought aoyesnl members Of tho COM
itteo to tlsolr feet to dlBolaim nny knowledge Of
tho circular.
Or. Bower rspliad thatit had boen generally
circulated, and had como to him aa II from tho
Committee.
n1sHor CHENEY
said tho circular WAS aa extract from letter to-
~
TO fr1ond In tue Eaat, who. 10 supposed, caused
Il to DO printed. Ihe Committee Ind had moth.
ing to do with tho printing or circulation Of the
circular, and II Dr. Bower had socotved It ~
coming from tbe Committee, 1t bad boon sent
lisn Biirtopt.iouBly.
DR.. I}owor did not want To be m!suntloratocd
or to layo his ycracity questioned. IIo had ro-
cclyod tho circular ~ statod, and that wRs alt ho
tho Commtttoo's report.
Or. Ncill, Of Mlnncsots, said ho felt like
.....-,.. Aoy1fA FLAW
In tho adoption of AElIolea OF nottgtpn, and that
new artielca Until tho noxt Council.
Col. WoolrHH moycd tlat tho old ordes Of
enumeration adopted by tho Protestant Episoo-
pal Church bo adhosca to, which was adoptsd.
Coumittoa, proceeded to read Article III. OF tho
ropoEt III Article l., a. follow1. The brackets
iudlcatc tho changes snd additions made In and
TO the old arttc:ess
TiIu T4TNER. IL
Thsro II bus onu lirtny aa trim God, everlasting:
(who u splrs] Of l1aas poues, ws4oil'. and good
ness the iasr md pyeaerser u all thiu. both vill
thrrs bs tAreo fnrtons Of substance power, md
aseru'ty; thu patleE tho Sou. aud the uoly Chest.
The report was Accepted, but motion TO
atlopt It 'shs not sn!ertalnaa by tho Chair, sud
"as subsequently, Withdraw.
Article ". Of tho report WAS than read II Az
ticlo IT,, ~ tollows.
The Son, who ID tho Word OF tho Father, bssottcn
from everlasting Of tho Father thc very s,d sleyua
God. Of ono sul~tanre with tho Fatlsr, took mans
natuEo In tho womb Of tho bieased virgin OF her xu-
sanee 70 that two whee aud lerfect MAtntes that IL
TO ssy, tha 1ndhtAd and manhood, were jouel To-
gssAs5 T. "ne lssao aeyss to b divided whereof
sas .sf s Sy If
Fathet to NJ t.nd III 70 li!s Fans and 10 10 sacri
hce not only for original slnl, but also for ac&a aus
Of tuen.
Dr.. Wilson. Of roortA moved to amend thu
article by striking cut iii tho laAt lines recon,
cils Ills Esther to us, aud US 10 Ills Father"
aud inserting ''mako reconciliation for iu-
tauity."
rAe amendment mas soconlsd, and led to a
lengthy discussion. pasticipasoa In by Drs.
Hchulaon, Wilson, aud othsrs.
Pending tho diBousstun, 3tr. johnson, OF OF
tawa, Cauada, moved As 4 Aubstttuto for Tho
amendment to stItko out ITO reconcile His
FatlloF 10 u.s." and inaoit "to satisfy piyIua,
Justice"
Tho substitute was accepted, discussed, and
finally adopted, whep the Article as amended
Wan accepted.
Tho u9xt asticle taken up uas III follows;
THE UnuclFlxloN.
Christ died for u, anu vas buried land Ills loly