Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-09
TILE EPISC0PALlANS.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT SUBJECTS CON-
sIpERED YESTERDAY.
The Judicial system OF the Churcl-Dr.
Nelson. of Virginia, Indig-
nantiy Protests.
rgv telegraph to the Dispatch.l


place in Philadelphia tomorrow: HeV: jr
r. Edward Beardslev. Of Connecticut: Rev
Dr. William \. McNicker, ct Pennsyl IVA
MIA: Rev. Dr. 4. Beatty. Of Kansas; II. VI.
Nelson. Of Alabama. and Alexander ii. Rice,
OF Massachusetts.
The Committee on the Admission OF rev
DiOceses, through It's chairman, rev. Dr.
Hauckel, presented areport recommending
that the House give its consent TO a d
vision If the diocese OF California and the
erection Of new diocese III the southern
portion Of the State The desired consent
was unanimously given.
Tho Committee on the COnsecrat on OF
Bishops reported IN favor VI giving the
consent Of the house 10 the conservation
Of Rev. William Leonard, ID. d.. as as
sstant bishop of Ohio, and Of Rev. homas
Frederick Davies. -. D.. as bishop OF
Michigan. and asked that the report he
made the order Of the day AZ $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon. Agreed 20.
Among the resolutions introduced ana
referred was one providing for the appoint
ment Of deacOnesses. Another provides
that short service be prepared Tor the use
OF colOred people: that the requirement Tor
admission 10 orders he modified IN the case
Of cOlorcd deacOns andpresb yters. ana ihat
the suhrasar bishops Of the African race
may be appointed in diOccses where II may
be deemed advisable and the bishop 81 the
diocese consents. This resolution was re-
ferred 20 q special committee on memorials
relating 10 the cOl0red people.
Messages from the House of Bishops were
received announcing concurrence IN the
action Of the House OF Deputies report
on cOlorel people and on The admission ot
of the new DiOceses Of Colorado ana ore
gOn.
The House of Deputies then took up the
order of The day, which WAS the report on
the Committee on the Judicial system VI
the Church. In this report majority OF
the committee. consisting of j. :. b.
Hodges chairman, c. Stuart Patterson
(secretary). &. T.. SwOpe. =. {. hrall, II.
StringfcllOw. Alfred Wills. and lilll Burg
win, state that only two modes exist Tor
obtaining relief Of which all seem 10 ADM,
the necessity. One H. that the General
Convention recommend 90 the oloceses
for adoption 10y them canon for the ulal
of clcrgymcn masking provision both ioF
courts of the first instance and for me
courts Of appeal The Other is That the
General Convention change Article !. %
the constitution ana then enact uniform
canon for the whole Church.
The committee decided that the first
plan would be unberOmlng and uudlgnlled
IN the convention and unWarraniahlc lnlcI-
ference with dlOcD5a independence, anu
practically fruitless. The second plan pro
uOsod is pronounced the only regular, Ill
rect, and reasonable mode Of providing a
remedy for the admittedly deplorable condi-
tlon Of the present system. rs To he form
which this change should take, two
plans have been advocated. one
was that the General Convention
have the power 10 establish the
only courts OF appeal without m
tcrferng with the present mode o. trial
I'm the courts of first instance instituted
by the respective dloceses: the other that
the change be unrcstrctve, so That tAe
General Convention may either establish
courts Of appeal only. or if that Doe found
impracticable or ineffective, II may cstab-
lish a uniform and complete system
throughout all the dIOceeos. the commit
tee of these two plans finds the second the
only practicable one.
The committee recommended that q
commission be formed 10 draft two canon,
for consideration in the next General Con-
ycnticn, one providing for system Of APP
pcllate courts only, and the other tor %
uniform ~ TEN of trial IN all dioctses,
including courts Of appeal
The committee formulated and pre-
sontcd % canon covering tine entire pro-
cedure I'm the trial of cicrgymcn. oocompa-
nviug il with am explanation that the canon
is merely offered to show the lines upon
which such "a canon might be constructed.
The committee also presented the tol-
lowing resolutions:
Ersoir,d ,.hc House If Bishops concur
riup). l. That the third clause If Article
81. of the Constitution be- so altered that
IL read as follows: 60 IN every diocese the
mode of trying presbyters and dcacous
may bee instituted by convention of the
diocese until a general convention shall
otherwise provide
2. That this proposed alteration be made
known 10 the diocese, and bc land before
the ensuing General Convention tor final
ratification.
4 minority report was signed by Messrs.
James &. Smith. of Western New York. and
Frank II. Miller of Georgia. They concur
| i'm the opinion that the change ia the Judi
cial system - desirable TO the extent of
providing reviewing tribunal. They are
not of the opinion that the proper and
| ONLY practical method Of cHcctlng such %
change is by the legislative act Of this
| BODY" or that an alteration of Article W.
of the constitution is necessary. They
express the belief that each diocese IS
| competent TO provide for itself a complete
system Of iudicature. including % suitable
court OF revision. and that practical diff
cultics in the way of establishing courts Of
appeal by the General Convention are so
serious that they cannot he overcome
Mr.. Hill BuTgWin, % lay delegate from
| Pittsburgh and a member of the commit
| tee. spoke in favor of the majority report.
Mr.. BurgWin had not concluded his ad-
| dress when the hour fixed for recess had
come.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The result of the executive session was
the immediate confirmation of Rev. DIR.
W. A. Leonard, of Washington, and
Thomas +. Davies. Of Philadelphia, as
bishops of the Southern Ohio aud Michi-
gan Diocese respectively.
The House then listened 20 the continual
ton of the discussion Of the judicial sys-
TENS relative 10 the institution OF an APP
pcllate court. A minority report was sub
nnitted bv 4. ID. Harrison. of Georgia,
which excited the Indignation Of Or. Mel
son, of Virginia. We are told, sad he,
that our clergy need moro defence, but
should they be put upon the plane of the
thief of criminal If a lawyer or naval Of
fcer who is tried before his peers is ac-
quilted on technical grounds his reputa-
tion is gone. and a clergyman would not
have more. II this resolution Is passed IN
stead of charging ms rights You VIII cut
Them of. We do not need uniformity m
ccclesiaetical any more than III civil affairs.
Upou the subject of divorce and hundred
other things We have differing view. Even
If we have TINS court III i SIMPLY nhpoeSlpii
while there lives Anglo-SaXons TO encroach
upon the liberty of thought by such judi
cial uniformity"
The amendment offered by Or. Goodwin
10 strike out the word until in the T.
solution and insert the words except in
SO far as" he declared that the law was de
sirahle.if expedient that on the points ot
the Ritual and the doctrine there should
be some common tribunal and ttty-three
separate courts.
Others who spoke in favor OF the resolu-
ton were Judge Picrson. Of Albany; Rev.
Mr.. Parks Of Connecticut, and Dir. Fair
bank of Florida.
The convention then adjourned. The
following committee was appointed to
nominate trustees of the General Theo-
logical Seminary: Rev. Drs. DAVIS OF
Pennsylvania, Colt of New Hampshire,
Astwill, of Ohio. King, q Long Island,
Mills of New Jersey. and w. II. Burgwin,
of North Carolina.
The appointment of Joint committee
10 examine into the condition of the
colored people in the South was as follows
Rev. Drs Phillips Brooks OF Massachu-
setts, Bird of Florida, Stringfellow OF
Tennessee. Nibbert of Chicago, McCon-
IN cf 4 o,ttciana Wilmer Of MARYLAND