, 1879-05-29


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i,raitr ta,irr H.; III ~ "a. ~ u dis:s II.
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7nz rnov1nctAt SYSTEM.
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Thc Committee On LeRf;at,or 10 whom wsh T.. e.
s1 sng OF ~ M o,nt r,sH onn,.non
repnrcl uy lie HlIh h.ConlI,tco s such .loint tom.
n.l,cs. ro,pse.fnly report taas they h.vS eoassd.
cru 1s tata nfon9"eH ~ s"SEm ;nr
n sa. nn nd ~ ~
Enmmiftcn ,mnTss Tia siontion nf thn foiiow1n0
resolution:
~ Ettortd, That this Convention wtthho3ds liz
| snoo."
This innfortty renort was sirntA by thc Raw.
Clinton Locke, it's Rev Bant,eI =. Ifarrfs, thu
Ruv. r. N. Morrison, Jr., Mr.. l.. u. Otis, afr. +.
x minority yctort On t,o snuio subject was
n,nln nv thG Ecy. IL +. Rweef. nj Frtrnnrt. un,i
Mr. s. Corning judi, chancellor Of liz Diocese.
WHO favorel tic adoption of the proposed tom
stiiution Of tic Federal Council Of tbs Province
OF Il,ipots as rcuurtct by tho COMMITTEES on tho
PruyIncinl Hystrn,.
! This rcport Of tie minority recommends aiso
| that sllr provincial system be submitted to tho
| Statcs hY fhe sovernl ,iocrsrs In this country
and tiu,t H." f3cnerai f.onyrntnn l,s ,rr.al to
provide for The brtter arrangement Of tic pro.
yiueial systclu; unl that thia Convention
petitit,s iae ucueral rat Convention 10 associate
tlle dfoccscs into provinces upo,, such uriucpcs
| ae shall uro,notc tic ncace, growth, aud uros-
pcrity OF lhe Church. n
| miporftY report be adopted. but tbis wns
amended hy Mr, shurjeY. Who moved tLo adup-
| tipu al thc majority ren5tt resolution,
| Tho presentation Of these t,so reports led to
4 pKorRAcrEp ngpArn
upon the psactcabiltty Of adopting the proposed
constitution for the establishing Ut tho Province
at Illinois, by the Dloceses Of lllinols, Spring.
3cld, aud Quincy. Those members Of The Com
ln!ttee Tho recommended ttnt tho constitution
hc not adopted t!cld TINT under the sixth SOC
ton Of the proposed constitution tho dloccso
Of The LEGISLATION OF the several d!oeeses of Tho
State lodged Ia the province. Tie section on
which tho objection Is based Is as follows:
The Council may exercise iii powors not In con.
fct with tho constitution or cnuona Of tho General
tho d'oce.ea ot the PROVINCE. Y
1h's would. they held, form federal council
oyer tho three dloccaes, with vague expires:
| sion OF powers, asn! the Guneral Convention oi
the Church would .ncser Eiso It's consent 10
such change. II this diocese gave It's consent,
however, 1t sotl1d never recedc from that posi-
ton unless iinon the consent OF tho other two
locked upon 1t as n Echsfnat!c step, n,uyc-
mcnt IN the direction OF secession, ani tlls
| must meyer be permitted. There was danger
the Convention might la forging most galllnl:
chains BY adopting tals measure.
Bishof McLuren here took urras!on to inform
the Convention that It was contemplated tliat
contemplated province would bo dccdcu upon
wbcu tho three dioeescs camo together undGr
the new provincial plan, and tlIrn lai1 before
the general Convention Tor fta ratiilcation+
MH' L. u. oras t,
snla tlht il!e Dloccsa Of Illinois, Tor inc llrst
tlula III t4o Iistor} 81 nle caurcn N LOIS coah W.
w ~" psopossu = ~ seas Wy W t'N ieots s.'e
wish sllG present. slksts ot eofgf nnu iaty ailsi
10 Nef hhtMs tto"n: ~ was his beiet
tint the uchGeal convention was tlc
supreme poay oi Jus Cnnren. llse san'o enn'
tskc nway auy Ut tl,e rrbts wtIrh wcfe |oIr ed
| In thu dtocescB. Now they found this lloceso
attempting 10 do w!lat tic Gorcral Convention
refused to entertain and agrcc upon. 1t was,
In l6t8, agreed that the dioceses might cstal-
lisl tcslHsas councils, but not provinces. Tho
n po!Itical,-all new bodlcs nsuss follow Tic
enabling act AZ provided by tho supreme po,Ecr.
h1r. Otis was satsllcd with thu Eooa aid ru1cA
and uluttoda, ntd did not believe In departing
from thgm, When the present body has given
away its powers to anotlier body, tliis yathsrl,g
would hot be ewllat Il NOW wns. It would to foultl
TINT there would be- difficulties In Tho way oi
collecting funds for The maintenance of tic
PROVINCE, for The parishes, 1ndt,lg themselves
sNoru ui their privileges and rrGrogntlyes "a
l!ucescs, would nut come forward as rraatiy III
they nns did. Mr.. OILS felt TINT this sweeping
giring uyay OF the power Of tho diocese to Tie
PROVINCE WAS ono Of tho mont absurd tlngs ia
b. lnagiuei. The provtnce might tuke aif tie
subjects between tllu doceso ard tho Gcncsal
Convention a,,d establish the styles OF vest,
Menta of tho clergy, tho colors Of altar ciotl,s,
nntl bring In thrty.nlne now articles OF belief, Ii
it thought beat. liz beliuyeu In holding on to
parish rights; wne not for launching upon this
unknown sen; lse was nos in Bynputhy with
tllusu ts,su who wese lii fAvur OF crushing cut
t.,e rights Of the Veststas ct tie Church, he
| would follow the Gelleral Convention and House
OF Bishops, aud must yo.c agaItst tl,c measure,
The Convention adjourned for luncheon at
| 13:i6 o'clock, and reasscnbled at 100 .. N.
III the opening Of tho aftornoon session.
- n,,n nv, ,,.,,r,x e, ,.,.
TIE NA'' Ah"Af o' tHH"1
addressed the Convention on The subject at The
establishment OK q FroV!nce. llo Thought tlle
matter s'a'i not pcon 1nlly under6tood, a''u sa
lint no "as not plotleed 70 either ataos THE
inntter lad tos sprung out Of the D@ccse OF
Illinois, put the attempt was making to build
upon the foundation established bY the uenora
Convention oI l6t5 Ia little Of Canon T. ~
agreed upon " thu nouy, which provided