, 1879-06-04
REFORMED EPISCOPAL.
.,ong Talk About Revising The
catechism.
r,ev. DR.. Richardson Con-
firmeh ns Bishop.
york Selected as tho Next Place Of
N'' Observation-Disclosures Business.
,-,unl Meeting Of the La1seside Zap.
tIat Association.
,rroRMED EPISCOPAL.

NN
11tg GENERAL COUNCIL
L.. pcfoructl Episcopal Church couyonod
.,a M II Christ Church yesterday morning.
3s'' cossEcnA7loN OF BISHOPS.
por ", Il, Reid submitted the following
Ns4. Ns,.- ~ the fact that tho Reformed Ep,hcppal
,ts - "" "eaards he bishop Amply as an Office. and
~ ~ ~ AN order, !,
st S fG }[n' 9s e. ~ .nd o
EaySv ~ fonn1toc on Doctrine anh Wprsnsptbo In
~ aN.sa to preacnt 10 the ueneral Council suita.
=, fcfsn for the elevation OF Psc'bYtesa to tho
e eaee Of Dishop.
s,,1I w.. r.aolut,on was laid on tho table.
Il, irving submitted resolution TO tho effect
~. I'M Secretary be instructed to leavo out tho
.,,,. @ snd initials oil honor not appertalnlnE to
". W. cburcl, In maklng up his rolls. The rosoiu-
I'm vi, adopted.
n,. n,tukley, Of tho Committee appointed to
IN ,e,o.utlons Of respect to Or. Thomas II.
o'-,r. Of Philadelphia, deceased. reported
Jss N resolutions, which wore adopted.
sst Thc chair appointed tho Committee to urge
p,on m the absent delegates tic importance VI
VII, s.r,nr t>eir nssessmcnta for publishing tho
Vs5essdnus OF tho Council, as follows: The
S'@t'Tcker H.t, fucker and Churchand Mr., Harvey.
'IM H. irving made a motion to reconsider the
.h.noe in 8cc. /, Canon i, Title y, recommended
Sf 'i tas Rsv. Il. NJ. Collision, which motion was
l't.' Delegate moved that the Council proceed
CONSIDER TUE cATECnrsA
,.,ormepded By tl,n Inst General Council.
The motion prevailed, and the Rev. Mt.
qntkes moved that the catechisn be adopted as
recommended.
,olo upon this ql.osho1'. llc ho'iesc;, ~ caie-
eStiIn, IN It's present form, to be too long. The
Rhhop spoke at soma length, cxplalulnE In gen-
III terms what bp considered the catechisn
oaaht to eousain. It should ernbody TIC princt-
s'es ot The old catech!sm, abbreviated and sim
1essS;|'d ,, es;|dIen T1. T IL naly moved tic postpone.
mtnt Of tho whole matter tor onc year.
1r. Cooper thought the Cou1mittrc on Doc
tdnc and Worship should bo instructed to pro-
p,ro 1 eatccl,ism which should be more suit
ssbIs Il Tie wants oil children, to be submitted
Thc Rey. Mr. Mccormick Was opposed to
tuy delay or postpopcnent Of the consideration
ol Ibis subject lie desired an honest Discus
,on upou tho question. aud to hear a1l argu-
TSe keY. Mr. Sabine madc 4 long speech In
tsyor Of the present cAtGchlstt. He thought 1t
xu good enough for his children, andt at ell
t5,pts, Il this Church ssa!d not give htl!. sona
kind Of a form very soon he should uso somo
b. Lattane wished to offer au amendment to
Bishop FAIlowa' n,utaon to postpone, RECON-
mcodng that The catechsm prepared at the last
General Council be 1erared 10 vogue until the
Council should sec 1T to rcsctud such action.
bishop fnllows was opposed to thu amend
5aeut, on The erountt t!lat the casechIsm was too
jntslcste for juvenile minds: lie did not deem
Unnecessary that the catccllism should embody
III the tencls Of theology.
Tic Rcy. Atr. Mctlutrc hpokc briefly In fayor
ot The present catccllfssn. nntl tho Rev. Mr..
Morgan related sotrl1 anecdotes to illustrate
that the present form was too large 4 tptsel for
't.y yeaug mlu4s to digest.
The lev. Mr. Wilson. of Peoria, satd there
Hcfs some things III the present proposed catc-
catsn. that llc did not quite understand, and
fen things that hc did not belioye. Ncvcrthe-
less be thought 1t VIVA about o. good aA they
eoufd do. antl he was In javor Of it as j. was,
With little mora added to It to 1nake 1t plnfner.
lie moved 1lult the proposed form Of catcchism
s.teyhistn ot the Reformed Epscopnl Church Of
England 30 that by taking tic two together
lhcy might DO enabled to make up ca&echism
that would he acceptable.
Tie Roy. alr Tucker made short specch In
tasor Of tho present form OF The catcclIsu,.
Bkhop Nicholson called Ms. Hughes ~ Ike
cls!r, mud then proceeded to answer soma OF
the Ees. Mr.. Wilson'S objections, n,,d tbs mat.
ser was rufeIrcd to tho Bishops.
The RcT. Mt. postlethwaite, Cbairman Of tho
speetal COMMITTEES to whom WINS referred b'tl,up
sugdcE's letter submitting tho election Of Alfred
Spencer Richardson US Bishop ot Great Britain,
reported III iuyor Of his nlcctlo,l boinE confirmed
" Tic Council. Passed. fur tic prcseuf.
DisnoPs OUT or OFFICE,
The lion. Mr. A1drich, OF tie COMMITTEES ON
the resolution Of Or. Lencock,-to tbs effect
mat 81 Bishops, after retiring from tlat olIlrr,
tbould cease TO be addressed by TINT title, and
b. dcbarrod from all privileges connected with
nc olnec,.-rcportcd Recommending TINT tic
RESOLUTION ba not ntloptcd.
Yile Rev. ur. Aslnr m0vcff il,at nrtiou nm the
Gommlt'ce's report be postponed on account oi
tdg abtcnec of the mover OF thu resolutions.
tarihrr consideration ut the rnport was post
poncA Until afternoon.
:, Inc Chalr announced that tho report Of The
toa'mittcc appointed to tako under advtsemen,
THE LETTER or BISHOP 8u6DEn,
1ktnE the General Council 10 confirm, the e1cc
ton Dt the Rev. a. y. Rivthrlson Us Bishop o
a,,stnod n Great Britain, the ltcg. Str. Postla
.n.a!te Chairman, was the f}rst thing to hs
a motion was mnslo by 1lr. AldrIch tllut &C
llon In this tlntter be dcferred uutll the ncx
Gtnetat Council.
The nol!o! received number Of seconds
1o1 .he aIEs!on was opened for dehate,
h. .,s.! nMoop Follows was called upan to toll wha
y ufeat Britain. Tho HIslnp took tho aro,lt.l
Mtt t!s Church IN Great britain. US d Church
aao nothing whatever to do with the Churcl
IRE, except one Synod. flo earnestly felt thu
~ N"~siaIubnHl NH0 Uau COMO HGre Tltl rGru
ar eanon!cut honors, should rruciyc tho at1en
!on q The Council. No ons deprecated th
troubles In connection with Dtshop HrcEr NOR,
kaan tl'e speaker; and yet this Council had es
lao''sDcd Synod In Grfnt Britain which mum
tlcu taose commandments thaM A3Must my ot,p
'}hod In tic Council. Now this Synod ba,
aesteu !uaf, for its Btshop, a,I had kont hi,
fet 70 this cnuncll to be confirmed. lie feI
!1at, should tho Council retuso TO eopfir,n h!
,.ostlofi, tho rrsult would bo a ruptura aud o
adiIIangcmcnt Ut Elle Synod OF Great Britain.
,tile kcv. Air. McGnfro lpntle a sDecch, |,
Itich nc made mDtinn to the effect that III
.ectlol OF MI, Richardson AZ Bishop bo con
.smed. but that he should bo consecrltcd Il
1fset Dritain.
lhe Rev. ]. u. Wilson sud be thought II,
nsa ~esslon Of confirming Mt. Richardson or nc
iISaaftnlhE bttn SHOULD receive the careful COT
.uGeat'on OF Q.e Council, The Inference q
,snop fa!lows Has TINT Bishop Gregg In
ICY, ny! erred Intentionally. Nov, til
S~aNes aha not ficw bishop GrtuEss conduct
s. ~ ZANE light TINT some did, hut II It WIS tru
~ - Als work Has not III accordance with tn
naG.1e s1a1e o. tho Church, then let Richardson b
nnn!ostd ind conkctrated "a Histop t
v,'Gtefaet tue influence Of Bishop Grarg, nj,
t1etn light II out,
NJ Z A!!!fch then spoke fow moments, sta
IL i'. s:ias nc ui,i not wish 1t to be unlcrstoo
IL IL .Aetc waS anything persot!al towards 81
,%sanaf1ton in hts motlou to POSTPONE,
.snt ~. be trial ut inIth md patience on u
~ ~ q A'v. Richardson, but II he could III
,sa, 'of plls year, then tho Council, In hts Jun,
III kAt