, 1875-05-18

Ftr lilo RnF ". H. PostIethwsltc..
No election being had, nnot1lor ballot wna IA
ken, which resulted ~ follows,
Whole nnnIef Of votes caat by tho clergy o.
Neccaha y TO cho.'e.
E. E. ts ths H., Itsy. J. t. i1tInS
Tho President thon declared tho ltov. hr. Ia.
tano duly elected.
THO Council than voted To make tho election
Of othsr Dinhopa tho epccial ordor for tho eSe1-
fho Council thon sAng tho "olorlA in E1coi-
sts"
Mr.. Charles 4. Jameson moved tho following
resolution:
Resosstd Tint ths rnbrio preceding the Apostles'
" "atandlug."
Referred 10 tho Committee On Doctrine and
Worship.
On motion Of Mn bond, tho Chair appointed
committee Of thrae to wait UPON tie ney. Mr.
I.atano and inform him Of hin election. Tho
Chair appointed ~ suck committee, the ltoy. u.
Smith. and Mcssra Habino and H0nd.
Tho Council then adjourned uutil o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Council rcasaomblcd at o'clock, the Pro-
HidnS bishop In tho chair.
On motion, tho specia, order, the considcra-
tton Of tho question of clectlng another Bishop,
WIS suspended. nnd tho Council proceeded 10
the consideration Of the report of tho Commit
tee Of Doctrine and Worship ~ to tho arsiclea.
BIN AFTER cOSvEnsioH.
Tic first article submitted was adopted, with
slight alteration, as follows:
Tic grant uf repentance IL not 10 be denied 10 such
ss FL. ino Sin aftes eonTsrsion that y to .sy at!er
ny the quc9en1l8 mo !le oy tas noy 9host, taty
po,,s a ia cpyus ~ Mini rh n ~
We tuay. through unsl3ef careicssnces. and yorld.
nc.s fall Into sn aud By grace Of God may artse
sgatn. and ancnd onr lives: but every bnsh fali is
greyons dishonos 10 our Lord. and soro Injury to
Ourselves. ,.s....,
The tWeuty'!lrHt and twensy-second articlca
were adopted with rcry little dobate, and with.
| out alteration as fo]lowa:
0A' ''s,m.cu Nv c,,n.a- r.p ,osr w+-no,r .,x
| ,,,... T.. a. .,. ~ ~, ,,,. ~. xJ Ill. ,,,o
Gns.sn ne trnh @ Of or nataIe VA MADE ks m nnso
c.a1 ~ ~ ro & T. I ~, a IT, ~. .tt ~ IT,
Y Se iis isne without spo! Slo y sssraee ?!
# in ao III i. nv IL iha rcst g. .hnno trn auatn i
on s 10 y g :na az a IL r nS .y
~ ~. ~ ''"' no MI" |''' - ''
or TIE CHURCH..
Tho eoua Dispersed in all the orld who adhere 70
nY VIZ sat o. t1e ! ~ r.
1niy of thriss thn hose Of dad tia nnck Of te Goo5
shepherd-ths holy, universal Christian Church.
4 Visible Church os Chrst Is d congregation Of be-
1eyers IN which the puEe word Of God ts preached,
su paPsatm snd the 1Srds spEts ase d guy y mn.. ,
ofsa eseotans .e 10 Gnrsts oIa'nanee. ~ ~ tnotd
n.e thns, ~ are N he copsiered Teo1e Whch ts
Lord IiiuscM did. lo Himself cou,1nan,el. and Ills
| nnostlcs conarmsd.
A. tho Church Of Jerusalem. Alexandria, Antioch,
aud Aomc havo erred; 20 alao oshGrs hare erred aud
may err "s 9ny IN .he,r nTinS na nnnts Oh csss
"on'cs' ou' sao ~ 'aaset1 ot f4.'a.
,,.., AUTHORITY OF cnunoH;
nomo i!ttle aeoate alose 9n tno 'wensy.tnifa
Twins orFin ot ss sho Neene coed and IT,
:dns;,Sy + IT, ss,ieis ;sssi5ss :. s;h .Se
Apoatles' Csec1; to which no objection was m mado.
lae Chalf eal!ca atseislan TO- ins iees t1as .ao
neioincd cunscn nan tncluooa sne N,cono
| Cleeo, a9iu 6ala tuht tuat "aH sueh N 1naoIhs" M
menI OF its ecrsptufai origin es II would DO d1i-
| Gull 90 Fet nu".
Tie article was finally adopted, al follo"A:
Church hath power 70 decree ceremonies, and to
establish tdfms q "ofenp, an sa"s iot - 1ae Gossfn
own foi,. yct II IN 1ot Iawf,i for anv church Ia Or
dain or leslo anything tiIat is contrary 10 0ods Word
written. neither may e1pond place Of Scrip
s eS aa,.t A. as
ses tic snmo ought il not 10 enforec anythiaR to bo
tnlioved for uoccssitY of saisatiou Tho Ncene aud
proved @ by lIoly Scripture. "' - >'~' ~
o., pn. hATAsE.
on motion. + wan resolved o. M to tenp9rarlly sua,
pond tho consideration Of tho articles In order 10
receive the report Of tho Committee appointed
to wait upon Tho Rev. Dr.. Latane, and inform
him Ut his election to tho Biahopric.
,,1 su'it p ranortcd tI1at thoy haa Vital ,,r"n
ata n'1 x 'nas iMo fann nau "1ra a no
| n.
what aware Of tle LACE OF n!a eiectton. MT:
considered tho matter prayctfully and thought.
fully. and had como to tbe conc]us1on tha2 io
cnnid not accont the noajtton tondsred to lin.
I 1oo;r.i 49, ~ Pr,..,,;t ~" -. sna. tiatt H.;
auu uesstea tae e~onnstee ~ W loto.t LIN ~ ~
not DECLINE tho appointment on personal grounds;
but bocRusa 10 conceived that he could
| be moro tlsoful na . prcBbyter than ~
bishop In tho South This le
ntated ,yas a final fIrcision h1t the Con,n,tftro
~ m,wiiiIn" - accont 4 ~ ~ anci, nnd hnvs
| .orncJ IN noafnnro rnnortiuv thnt thn n;ahon
ciect hal dcnnci tn accnnt TIM aicotion untii
they lad nuother interview will lin.
Tho roport Was rccoiycd.
Tla Council resumed tho confederation of tho
! articles nu1 ndontod Articles XNfY. mud XIV.
| ,vtthnut Ichotn a. fo,lnwa.
"4'aoat ooo1so' 40 1o44'""' .-..-.-..
or THE AUTHORITY or GENERAL COUNCILS.
General Councils Norasmuch ~ they DO an assembly
Of tnen whereof a bo not governed with tho spiytt
and word Of Go may err. and sonettsncs hayo erred
hot only IN worldly mattars, hut also In tlinRs per.
o e!sary to satyatiou arc not binding such IN
C.r.stian mans conscience, unless It may DO proved
at thny ba takcn out Of Holy Scripture. No law o.
authority can cscrttdo individual responsibility. and
therefore the right Of private tuKment For tho in-
4rt<f ktrr ~ La