, 1875-02-20
NUMBER lBl.

NUMBER l8l.
ses IN massess saee..nR Tho Interests Of liz Church. ~
n,s REoieaMona eounsel .nnY bo asked or reuuired
t!tled to aea. IN te Convention. nS ii Ii. ur'1
ess e i, ~ It, mehmeer,lip TIE chAnosor 1t .ho d.
ant in the e'ent 9t y+eanc,. so Annual coassuiion
ns1 y ensuing .all '1eet successor for tbs fi term
Thra II viii bc that neitb.r lbs ctanc.,tor ~
ne c4hndIsl nor she Chancellor ot the Docs.c cotsa
withn as e1pf::s 4nauaEo q the Diocesan constn-
ap,dth; and al.o lint Tho "aetns eissaT q II, CO
ltov!aeI VIII ssat III The Convention Thess otIrors
~, 1T y! "rtcnlis.,' s!la nos rsusa to .diress my
lao, sf4ea M Int s!'a nss e ss % u
ru1a " - > " W." ~ oF-
TIE LzuA1. POINT
tha tntae eanouR nHe1un!ttntIopat IN far A.
they eohfer shn "pr!vtlrs.s Of tha Conysuen noan
~ ~ ocers nsmsd .nd auss, therefore, to TN. extent
rights IT tho Chancellor OF ls piocess IN III ~
;h.9H9' iSe whole t;ssa, II tho rights Of liz c..
Eest precisely tho s.ms b4s. ~ taese tah.a
t'oua5. ~ 1'A' innc-
I. vii b observed that Tho Constitution r.o,,..
That tho "lay tperuberA" Of tho Cuu,punn n,. i hii
10 choesn BY tlo tes:ry or rongregstkoa i Of tan
thas ths eaao Guue doe. ot o. osa.titnta moEeose5
.s Of sae nioeees ,1-nse.' Of the Censent!oa. II
oniy n59fi's. that "he sa.l sxo'c!o be entitled to
monberahlr" II It bs raid that fais Is cuiyssn, =
me- meaesr.h!p md therefore In violation Of he sp!it Of
and these fr!:1lt gcn e,luiyalcus to m.mh-
ship; for, under tae coa,tl;ut!on, ",nombers" esn.
two consecutive An.a. Con yent.ots yhers.s IL. Tn
sos II" 4a: :, q ''Ss M .s
Diocese asnber~htp IL guarantset. by tho Co,s.,u.
sro granted only BY eaaon i4T, lsate my t.as 10
Tint shs granting Of thess ''priy!legen" Is not AMI
NOT N VIOLATION or TIE CONSTITUTION
l. al the morn manifest from tho fac. that t4s sams
"Conmlttec on tay!sson of the Constitution aal Csn
tose under confederation; and from tho further f.ei
ton also AZ tho session sdopsed tLcso csuous
Clearly .as Poay ssa nse .lt constisusieu, knor vhl
ssy IL 1y IL p,s @ wsas5 T.
rro!slons. Tho Constitution sSbpeetl ut tho An
nual c'n!enoa Of 1a7 q weEe the canons lao. n,
canon IN regard to tho Cathedral and ita 4S4rs and
also that concerning tae clancelor Of Tue Dlnecse
ws.s prepared @ snd sepo.e r. by tho d:sagusatd ni.h
of thu Committee Revision 1t 70 happenod tlai
the writer hereof discussed with Bishop White
the "prirllsee. Of lsy men,besssir si""' sran.ea ~
" .ho Canon % tho chsueeor Of the Doc.se; and b.
1anre than ono occasion, to t1pross l.ts de:bersu
opinion that tho Ia No v.n in con ics viii
tha vanatitnaou Tho value Of hs or!nion Viii be =!
aher or rnEs learned canontst than tint greet prea
nevsr lived o. ths American Cons!acnt,
Tho euActu,ent OF the canon referred TO- rirint
ths.e "pr1vi!egos:' BY tbs same Convention th:
.iopted The Constitution. and Al ths B.nao scs.iol
Ions in Gueatiol, Indicating tho Intention Of thl
makers Of tho Constitution clearly ~ il ho iangusci
tsona ptustroa. Moro than thi1 Ito Chsnceilor r,
70 nioss.s va elected Ut the sans Annual Cou,er
n0n 1o. ., ls md a. once eok h!s seat unto; tho pro
taken part md voted in every Convention tincs hci
snd y That thas S.thou. chAlenEo or question, ,,nt
the question Y nc ats Special ciavantion. Tao
chaneeior Of tho Cathedral yoss for 1lnho ns tho in
right. The chtrcel'or Of lie D,9cose. hy yasNop d
aicknrs', vss un.oc to 10 rrtsent and vote =. Inv
Conventions when present for \ brief lime: aid n
was called 70 sate without objection. On every oces
ana practice oi four Ann,a ca. 7eao.m aIS;I eos
atrction Al an Interpretation nf tie nlsnbesshIo urn
ss.on. ct as con:t.atan entirely tese 10
Chancellor Ut the Dtoacss l. Ut al In connct Will .ri
menaGership ntovistt'ns.
And then, tha action of rpcent Spedal ponye,,
hoa, IN uso prrrissa- fnr7,E4t,s. :, .
ANOTHER AND CONCLUSIVE CONSTRUCTION
uttered in th,s 0ody 10 liz effect III, he Cancelior
The Doecse ~ not entitled to roto In that Cnu, ooa
o assf r. sy ~ en tnn er e m os ~ question:
se following o'sswa!elnins vote, hy orders Clergy.
yeas, a. ntyB. IL; l.ASy-yp1E. D.: unYH. AMI
Il as,liy necessary to a tla icsc aure1 no M. sr
hrace tho tuta of Inc Ch.ncsuur Ut tne n9csss N,
same no: having een Hiyeu bccuuse hn ,ra
Interested Ia tie question. ~ ""' 1'3 ''118'1
Here, agstn, t.sy invoke tho fourth arc,e NJ IN.
General Contribution wh!oh uerja rcs M ~ ~ ~
fore sse, hat Tic bishop ii cyerT 5Ioerec AMI, =.
chosen ngreeably 10 such rules nall bc sei By tSs
CO.. 1l 'at nosssc !. wa eonpe,en 70,
for Ahop Tia: to them kecue, uronr Thsx e n,ic
have provided that tho yolcs Ut ts cury aJnnc ~ NJ
the Alty Aloue sould eleet: or lint no NJ
laya shoulI yuto who had not redo far IA vr,e,
1u tic Diocese; Or That tho clergy uu t;haaos,Fnr d
tie Cathedral nnd the ChsnceIISr 81 IL. nt1S..ss
should OF sAuul nut, 10 cnt,,ieI 10 yote TN cons
ven!tuti having l1ed ulnn Hfulcs that nntttird
those o1Icera 10 yots and baylnr Innrc,v.r o--.sn,
decied on ino e1prtas nuex,ion. tb.t III t,nnrso,
Of hn Diocese had Tic right tn vos, m chi is ihsrsb,
nut, snart from vast nrscs1ea IN siinst.st,o IN,
coosuousty Of thc csuou giving "ali ,i,s ,1. ~.
ileges Of hY uiombe,nijn to tha th,pe"lior n ~.
I),raae 7 rSnn nnu ~ - ~" o14He'4'o' VI aa