The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-27


Bishop Whittle in The chair.
Prayer 10y Bishop Whittlc.
The Secretary read the usual notices. and
renewed the invitation from the Hampton
Normal School.
An invitation was also received from the
superintendent OF Schools TO visit the city
schools. and from the superintendent OF
u. Phillips (colored) school 10 visit that
school
POWERS or STANDING COMMITTEES.
The topic for the morning session Of the
Congress" The Powers Of Standing Com
mitices'-was then taken up. Rev. Hall IIar-
rison. oi Baltimore. being the fr-t writer
He said that, the standing committee j. the
executive committee OF diocese. and a
council OF advice to the bishop, and in the
light Of the statement that they have Off
cial power which are trusts 10 bee properly
administered. be discussed at length the
question stated, and the canon under
which the certificates to candidates for the
ministry are given. He cOntcndcd that the
canon never intended that standing COM
mttcc, should decide between the quo>-
tous arising out If the various schools Of
thought. lie did not think il advisable 10
dispense with the discretionary powers
0l standing committees.
JUDGE sHfTFEY.
Rcv. John Fulton, y. D., IL. D., q st
Louis. Mo, wa, put down r. the neNt
writer. but being absent. Judge Hugh W.
Sh,flcv. Of Staunton. one OF the speakers,
took his place. lie said tha, the Church j.
q, a walled city. with strong tower-. hul-
wark-, and rampant, built for il, security
and defence. Against this City OF our
God the gates Qi he'll shall not prevail.
But. rs in the S6te, so in the Church il j.
not the foriifcation> which protect the
treasure, within the walls; but it j, the
brave, true. and loyal men who stand guard
q, the out-po>t>.
One Of the bulwalks-nav. the rampart
tt~clf-oi th> old historic Church j, The
standing committee. A. known TO Us il l.
peculiarly an American institution. After
The Revolution ii grew mp out oi The necc>-
sitics Of the Church durin- lis state oi
transition from the jurisdiction 81 the
Bishop ~ London 10 the organized, mde-
pendent Government Of the Church IN the
United Statc- Of America. When The bond
which united the Church jn the Colonies
10 the mother Church Wa> severed the
Church here was without bishop. anu q
church without an ecclesiastical authority
OF some kind would be like body without
head. Hence Cr HfceSSitQtC Tci-a, q
mean. Of Chuch lie--a head WIS impro-
Viscd-an ecclesiastical authority was or
ganizcd. A clry rs l1,G the connecticut
Convention appointed Il committee
Qu0ei committee If ecclesiastical sa'eiy. In
i7Sj the Convention OF Virginia organized
governing body. and called il the >tand-
inr Committee. II consisted Of three clcr-
evmcn and one layman. 1t, powers were
arec and controlling. Among them Wa
the power. upon complaint made 10 them,
10 direct courts for the examination oi
charge. against clcr9ymen. Discipline Wa
much needed hy some OF the Clergy; ana'
rejecting more hardly still upon the LAY
order i'm the Virginia Church, some one oi
grabbed mind has suggested that the reason
why the CLERGY stood on the committee IL
three 10 one was that if il hal been two
to Two there would always have been q ~
upon the aIraignmcnt OF par>oh Tor horse
racing or cock-figliing. Virginia laymen
~ tln> day are thankful that that rcIroacL
ha. been removed from them. and t'ai lh'
,tanlinr committee now consists OF three
ciar.evincn and three laymcE-Hoi a- three
01g;6Sf three. hut rs three rfh three
m,king six GOOD and true men. TO guar,
The interests and safety of the Church III
our old diocese.
The power, Of the standing committee
or. l,,.,,, and varied. some 81 them are a.
follows: I'm,
I. When acting a- the ecclesiastical al
tlnrity ~ iiocca>e ii can receive ana d'
all assigned 10 the bishop I'D respect u
urinary proceeding, conncr'c. NiI l''>, u
i2ut> for admission 10 candld"'''hlp j"
holy orders. ...,.l. t,,l.,
>. They must recommend thc o>' ul'.ll ~
b,forc hccan be admitted 10 candid'l'>h'l
Thi, discretion i large: they ma! ar, ul"l
testimonials, or upon personal h"y" -
3. They must. after duc tilai "hu l'' '!r
ration in hi, candidate hip, rrc"ilul,l" III
nostulsut a. "a candidate Il hc alP!'' l."
deacon, orders only. WIlhoHI VIII" L"
bishop cannot admit nm. ..,
4 TWO third, Of the committee must con
cur in recommending 10 the bl>hoP li'
Lnowlcd1c II the Latin. Greek au" IL
Ircv languages. and other bIai'I'' =
learning. not strictly ccclcela>ucdi, u, u'
,.,.ed with i'm the case OF a posluiahl 10
i,ri..t'. orders: otherwise the bishop cai
NO, Grant tine dispcnsation, eNccp' ~ 10 vi
Hebrew language. :.;.,.r.
Thry must recommend ministers
other determinations: othcrWi>r 'hrI Gu
Tnt b,rome candidates Tor holy orders
thi. Cburcb: and. by an unanimous Nol
,ln, may di-pcn-e with the ie>liil'hh"'
= ouircd Of ordinary po>tulants. -,
Where the standing committee l. u
j oocle.iasncal authority OF 4 diocese,
cloric9l members shall supcrinlend ana Il
, ."ct as the bishop would-were lhcrc
= i,i,hon-the theological studio, OF adlnlll'
candidates. nh.
, They must consent that candida
? ,.r tbn office Of deacon OdY may De q
dained within one year from NJ Auili
, v;on. otherwise the bishop cannon oru.'
e lin, and three fourths OF their nulhp
j n,rs, consent that candidate Tor pIie>
=, orJcrs NAV. after the expiration Vl
e ,.ar from his admission, be ordaIIitu 10
Il iiaconatc: otherwise the bishop caii
t. Ie..en the regular term Of three wear a
G l. reouires like consent 10 The orouha'i
: ~ candidate for the priesthood WIN
q ,trec wears after his admission. or Win
z ONE wear after receiving deacon oIdeI''
II In concluding, the Judge said: yer
> - ,lat under God the future con
~, - orr Church will depend upon !
" '';,,iance 6rnne>>. and fearless Devotion
~ : Pratt Prote.tanr principles OF our siandl
nnnnittrc.. Let them stand me ~ e
rater c,t,i,' TO keep back the fierce tide oi GO
tonJing forces which threaten htr louii'
tions--the tide Of Ronani>n from one
Zion of destructive radicallsn' irOun
'r ltS1o", ,,~r and n Of corrupting wordliness ir
L1 o,''' "a I,,octions Let them be ~ brave a
ID ''h ~ - os were the standing comm
u ~ " 1s-j when. with great reiIcial
= zee - r.,,rrt % they refused 10 open
II anu ir,n the EpiscoIate to that great
d Eloquent and (knowins hun a. ,a IiI ,,l, ~
constrained 10 say, thar 9oou anu = ,'ra,d ~v n
" impo.ing spectacle presented @ 70 iDe "d wa
I. when standing committee nei sI''iu
A. committee fell into line, ana notw',iis.a :,