The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-22

| whereas il Is declared by cur Church
/ In the preface To her Book Of Common
Prayer that we arc far from Intending I'd
depart from the Church OF England In asy
essential point Of doctrine and whereas
II Is also declared IN our 2sth Article OF Re.
hgion that The body OF Christ Is given.
taken, and eaten in the supper only after an
| heavenly and spiritual manner. land the
means whereby the body OF Christ is re-
ceiyed and eaten 10 the supper Is Faith -
and whereas IL Is taught 10 our
catechism that "the.s body aud blood
OF Christ are spiritually taken and re-
ceised by the faithful in the Lords Sup
Eer"; and whereas our Church declares In
her. office for. "The Communion Of the
| Sick," that il man, either by extremity
| OF sickness, or for want OF warning In due
| time to the minister, or for lack OF company
| to receive with him, or by any other Just
| impeachment, do not receive the sacrament
| Of Chris,'s body and blood, the minister
shall instruct him that IL he do truly re-
pent him Of bis sins, and steadfastly believe
that Jesus Christ hath suffered death Tpon
the cross for him, and shed his blood FOR his
redemption, earnestly remembering the BEN
elits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty
| thanks therefor, he doth eat and drink the
body and Blood OF our Saviour Jesus Christ
TO his SOUPS health, although he do not re-
ceive the sacrament with his mouth" -; and
whereas the doctrines Opposing the forego-
ing statements are declared by The Church
OF England in her communion Office to be
"ido'atry," to be abhorred Of alt faithful
! Christians; and are also declared in our
3lst Article OF Religion to be " blasDhemous
fables and dangerous deceits." since thty
convert the Supper OF the Lord into sacri-
| fee for sin. and the officiating minister into
n sacrificing priest: -
Therefore, with solemn intent to preserve
| the truth, as the Protestant Episcopal
Church In the United States OF America
and this diocese have received the same.
and to exclude from her limits those dam
cerous deccits by which her clergy and
| people may be ensnared, this sixth canon is
enacted us follows:
Section l. No clergyman in this diocese
shall teach, by word or sign, either through
the eye or car, or shall illustrate by any
practice, any of the following doc.
trineS, which are plainly contrary to
the truth OF Gods Word. the standards Of
our Church, and the positive legislation OF
the General ConYention-viz., the doctrine
| OF the local, or corporal, or spiritual,
| or objective presence OF Christ in the
elements Of the Lords Supper; or either
that the bread and wine in that sacra-
ment are by transubstantiatioD converted
into the body and blood OF Christ, or
by consubstantiation connected with that
body and blood in some way after conSecra-
| ton that did not exist before, or that the
body or divinity OF Christ, or both, are
actually present on the holy table, under the
| form Or species OF bread and wine; or that
| they, for any reasons, are to be worShiDpcd
there; or any OF the kindred doctrines and
practices of "EuchariStic adorution,' au-
ricuIar confession and prieStly dissolution
or the doctrine that any bishop, presbyter,
or deacon has been officially endowed with
the faculty OF communicating ecclesiastical
grace, or sacramcntal sanctification, or OF
producing moral or spiritual change IN
the hearts and characters OF men, by the
use OF any form OF words, or imposition OF
hands, or opus Operatun, or any physical
act or agency whatever.
Section =. In case OF any question or
doubt as to the meaning Of the preceding
section, or OF any part OF it. the Bishops
Interpretation thereof, given by him in
writin" to any clergyman or to any ycStry,
| and duly published, shall be accepted until
otherwise ordered by her legislature or de-
cided by her judiciary.
Section 3. Any clergyman who shall Tio-
| late this canon shall be presented to the
Bishop. and tried for his offence in the man
| ner set forth in Canon ~. "of the trial OF
4 clergyman Provided, That, in addition
to the terms OF that canon, the presentment
may also be made to the Bishop by any
three pcrsons-whcther clerSymen or lay
men-wEo were either members OF Tire last
preceding Convention or are members elect
Of the next succeeding Convention: and
provided, also. That il the Bishop shall have
reason to believe OF his own knowledge, or
shall have otherwise sufficient evidence that
any clergyman has violated this canon, it
shall be his duty to proceed according TO the
directions Of Canon ".
| Section 4. Any clergyman who shall be
adiudged guilty by the court before which
be may have been tried Of teaching any OFT
the false doctrines aforesaid shall be ipSo
tacto incapacitated from holding parish or
exercising bis ministry within the limits Of
this diocese.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty Of the
court before which any such trial Shall take
place to certify to the Bishop an official
copy Of its decisions, and it shall be the
duty OF the Bishop thereupon TO pronounce
against any clergyman who may have been
adjudgcd guilty, as aforesaid, sentence OF
suspension from the ministry.
Canon VIl.-otitnders to be admonished
or repelcd from the Lords Tablets
amended TO READ as follows (thc amendment
being italicized):
Canon VII Offenders to be Adrnon,shed
or Rspelied from The LORDS Table.
Any member OF the Church, being COM
muncant thereof, conducting himself or
herself in Il manner unworthy OF Chris.
tian, ought to be admoniShed or repealed
from tue Lords Table, by the minister OF
The parish or church. according to the I'll.
brio; aud gaming, attendance OF horse
racing and theatrical amuscments, wit
Messing immodeSt and !iePntiouS en-
hibitions or shows, attending public
balls, T0and-dancing, habitual neglect
Of public worship, neglect OF the
holy communion. or 4 denial Of the doc
f'ineS of the gospel rs generally set forth in
The authorized standards OF the Church, arc
offences for which discipline should be eX-
crciScd. ibis enumeration, however, shall
not be construed 10 include all the subjects
| of discipline in the Church, and in cases
where ii may be deemed eXpedient by the
minister or may be requested by the ac-
cused, the church Wardens, or either OF
them, II commitments, shall be summoned
TO assist the minister in asccrtainins the
facts OF the case ProUided, That If such
| warden or wardeus shall fail, or refuse to
act within ten days, the minister shall pro-
coed to act under The rubrcs OF this church.
| FORM OF PAEOCHlAL REPORTS.
| Rev. II, Melville jackson, from the COM