The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-14

,,,xru pAY or THE fRiENNJAL CONVENTION.
Nsw Yong, October l2.--The sixth days
,.-s;on az the Protestant Episcopal Con-
xen,,ou opened with the usual religious
ssrx,ces. Rev. DIR. Franklin offered the
whereas the last clause In page 2, canon
20 ,,,le a.. which reads thus, "Or TO par
80 once divorced seeking to be united
ss,s,n.D nav conflict with the word OF 500,
- written Ia the 24.h chapter, 81 ana Avn
verses. OF the Book Of Deuteronomy (; tne'e-
fore cu.,,,,,,,.o ~, canop.
no requested TO give attention 10 'hat ciauss
and rerort 10 this Convention.
Tbc canon Ia question relates 10 marriage
and divorce, and the paragraph reaus Us
,olsgs: mo minister knowingly ai'er
due inquiry, shall solemnize the marriage
81 sny person who has divorced husband
or wife still living, II sucn busDano OF wlIe
hiss been put away lot an! AUS ,, siis'os
g. marriage. but this canon shall not be
So,d 70 appIy TO 40 innocent party In di-
xor,.c for cause OF atuitesy or TO parties
oncc divorced seeking 20 be united again"
The resolution was adopted.
pev. Dr. Goodwin, OF Pennsylvania, pre-
sented report OF the joint committee APP
pointed AZ the last Convention relstNe 10
,ho admission OF ministers OF other Chris-
,isn bodies into the ministry OF the Protest.
ont Episcopal Church. III was referred 10 u
SoInt committee on admission OF ministers,
snnoinied by the present Convention. The
re,i,Ion and memorial Of the diocese OF In
d;ana on the subject OF bomilies was pre-
scr,ed by the Rev. John Il. Wakefield, oil
Indisna. and referred TO the Committee on
PRAYER. Books. The Rev. DIR. Abercrombie,
~ northern New jersey, presented reso-
In,jon proyiding for the better care OF parish
registers: which was referred to the Com
miitee on Canons. Rev. DIR. Plat offered
an amendment to the canon touching the
election Of yestrymen, providing that ma
joriiy vote shall be necessary to elect. Re-
ierred.
Rev. DR.. Dalrymple, OF Maryland, offered
a resolution requesting the committee on
CaDons TO frame canon, u possible, by
which the attendance OF members OF this
Church may be compelled az witnesses be-
fore On ecclesiastical court whenever so
summoned. IL was referred to the Commit
Tee on CanOns.
The resolution Of Rev. DR.. johnson. OF
Connecticut. calling for the appointment OF
a Joint committee on the English revision OF
The Bible was tabled.
The next business on the calendar was q
message from the House OF Bishops relative
TO the appointment OF joint committee
with view Of securing local protection TO
the Indians.
On motion its consideration was suspend
ed TO enable Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix TO pre-
sent the report of committee appointed by
the last Convention on the condition OF the
Indians. The repOrt-a voluminons docu-
ment-was read by Or. Dix from the plat
form. Ii approves OF the abolition Of le-
seryations and the treatment OF the Indians
i'm the same manner Us other citizens, and
the education Of their youth. The report
sets forth that the Indian should be made
10 feel that he has the same right as
white man, and is our fellow-man,
and IL closes with q resolution similar to
that received from the House OF Bishops
calling for the appointment OF Joint COM
miiteeS 10 watch the legislation OF Congress
regarding the Indians. A delegate from
Georgia remarked that this was an extreme
" delicate question TO consider, and he
thought there was great danger that
the House of Bishops and the House OF
Deputies as an ecclesiastical body in acting
upOn this matter was assuming & power
that did not belong TO IL.
After further discussion the report was
ordered 10 be printed, and was made the
special order OF the day for next Tuesday.
The House then proceeded in body to
the Windsor Hotel, and spent the greater
part OF the afternoon in social intercourse
with the House Of Bishops, who had in
yited the deputies 10 meet them there.