5< ■fe^i>^^ — ^r^^R^^:^3—^. JOUEKAI. GENERAL COUNCIL J, I I I C[]c IJolcsiHiit OE|,i^c0pal Cljuvcl) CONFEDERATE STATES, MDCCCX^XII, T O (; F. 1 11 K K W I T W 1 II i; COI^STITUTTO]Sr «si. » ] )TCtT<:ST ok nm CANONS OF THE OHURCIf. 18G3. -X /^~>^r> f^^ >s.(j: .^^^G- sr^^^^—c^-^i 4 % PERKINS LIBRARY Uulce University Kare Dooka ORDER Of the Secretary of the House of Deputies. iSbction I. A Secretary shall be chosen at every General Council, by ballot, by a majority of voters, aft«r r/ra voce nominations. If but ope person is nominated, the balloting shall be dispensed with. The Secretary shall continue in office until the meeting of the next General Council, and until his successor is chosen. He shall attend at the time and place appointed for the meeting of the General Council ; shall receive the testi- monials of those who shall there attend as members of the House of Deputies ; shjill record the names of those who present testimonials ; and when such list is made, phall take the votes of those named in it for a President. The insertion, by the Secretary, in the list so made by him, of the narafr of any person who has presented a testimonial of his appoint- ment as a Deputy, shall be prima facie evidence of the right of such per- son to a seat ; but as ("oon as the House is duly organized, a Coirimittee on Elections shall be appointed, to whom the testimonials of all those claiming to be members shall be referred. The Secretary shall keep full minutes of the proceedings of the House; transcribe them with all Keports into a book provided for that purpose ; preserve the Journal and Records of the House ; deliver them to his successor, and perform such other duties as may be directed or assigned to him by the House. He may, with the approbation of the House, appoint an Assistant Secretary. If, during the recess of the General Council, a vacancy should occur in the office of Secretary, the duties thereof shall devolve upon the Assistant Secretary, if there be one; if not, or if the Assistant Secretary shall die or resign, a Secretary shall be appointed by the Standing Committee of the Diocese in which the next General Council is to meet.* Sbotion 2. In order to aid the Secretary in preparing the list specified in the preceding section, it shall be the duty of the Secretary ojf the Council of every Diocese, to forward to him, as soon as may be practica- ble, a copy of the Journal of the Diocesan Council, together with a certi- fied copy of the testimonials of members aforesaid. JOURNAL O F. T II E V R Q C E E D I N G S THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF- lU THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, HELD IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, AUGUSTA, GA. From Nov. 12th to Nov. 22d, inclusive, 1?J THE TEAn OF OT^R I.ORO, 18 6 2, WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINIKG THE CONSTITUTION, A DIGEST OF THE CANONS, A I.IPT OF THE CLERGY, AND OF THE OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL, ETC. AUOn^TA, GA.: STEAM PRESS OF CHRONICLE .V SENTINEL, 18G3. . ® Y .DECLARATION AND SUMMONS. To THE Bisiiors, Clergy and Laity, Of (he Protestant Episcopal Church, ■ In iM Confederate States of 'America^— Greeting: . ' • Whereas, at an adjourned Convention of BishOps, Cler- gymen and Laymen" of the Brotcstant Episcopal ('hnreli in the Confederate States of America, held in Christ Clinrch, 'Columbia, in the State of South Caix)lina, in October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred ami sixty-one, a Constituti-on for the government of said Church was reported by a Committee appointed at a previous meet- ing, held in the city of Montgomery, and State of Alabama, in the mouth of July, in the same year, and after amend- ment was adopted and ratified in the words following, to- wit : ' CONSTITUTION.' Articlk I.' This Clnircli, retaining the name "Protestant Episcopal," shall he known as tho'"Pi;oTEsTAKT Ei'iscorAL CjIukii: ix xiii-: Ccn.kko- Ki:,VTK StATIW of AMliKU'A." AirncLK II. There shall he in this Church a Cteuoral Oour.c;ii There niMV he also Provincial Cuuncil.'* and Diocesan Councils. AuTU'i.K III, The Giiiieral Council of this Cliurch shall meet on the socon^tl 'Wcilnesday in Xoveniher, in the yeixr of our Lord, one thousand elght'hundred and sixty-two, at Augusta, Georgia, and on the same day in every third year thereafter, at such place as shall ho deteiiinned hy the Council. • " " .* . In ease there shall he an epidemic dileasc, or ^thor good cause to ren- der il necessary to alter the place .ippointed for such lueetvng, ■ the Pre- siding P)ishup may designate another convenient ])laee for the holding »>f such Council, and special meetings may ho Called i\t other tmies, in the manner hereafter to he deternnned. . . ., * • The General Council shall consist of two Houses — tlicllouse of BishVqis and the House of Deputies. * , ._ " • * The IKiuse of ]>ishops shall he coinpo.«tViee by the EcclesiastiicaP Authority of another Diocese. ■ Ain;oi,E V'jl. ^Vnew Diocese, formed in any of the Confederate Stales; .or in anv -Territory thereof, not nov.- represented, luay, at any J'ime her^' jitier, lifc'adniittet! to'union'witli, and rq)re^ent^ti6n in, theCienerjiJ Couiici] tf i'.ii-^ Church, on acceding to-this CgTistitution : I'rorided, there wei'o. 1^2.] DKCLARATION AND SUMMONS. nt tlio time of organizing, nnd .are, at the time of making application for admission, at least six otficiating Presbyters within sncli Diocese, regularly scttlo.d irt a'Parisli Or QliurcU. ,. A new DJo,ce.se may be formed withia the limits of any existihg Dio- cese, with' tlic consebt of ifs Coiinoil "and the Bishop or Bisliops" thereof, or, if thereil>c ifo' Bishop, of tlic Ecclesiastical Anthority thereof; and a new Dibceso may. bo furm«d within the limits of two or more "Dioceses with^hc like ConsGUi. But no such new I)ioccse shall be formed, wRich shall contain less than ten self-suiipoi;tiyg ParishfS, or less than ten Pres- bytcr-s mIio have been for at least one year canonically resident within Ihe'boimds of such new Diocese, rcgidarly settled in a Parish or Congre- gation, and ytor or Deacon. * •Airrici.E IX! !No person shall be admitted to Holy 'Order:^, until he ehall _ have been examinevl by the Bishop and by two Presbyters, ai^l shall ' have exhibited .such testhnouials and other requisites as the Canons iu * that; cn.se provided may direct. N6r sJiall any person be ordained eiLlior Deacon or Priest, uulil he shall have subscribed the following declaration, viz: "I do believe the 'Holy Scriptures of -the Old and New Testament to bo the'AVord of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation ; and I do soleiiuily engage to conform to the Doctrines and "Worship 6f the Proteslaiit Episcopal Church in the Confederate Stales of America." No ])erson ordained by a foreign Bishop shall bc pu'mitted to otllciato a.s,a^i!uster of this Church, until he shall have complied with the Canon or Canons in such case pi-ovided, and have also subscribed the aforesaid declaration. ' ^Vrtic/.e a. a Book of Common Prayer, Administration of the Sacra- ments andotliCr Kites and Ceremonies of the Church, Articles of Reli- gion, »ayd a form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating Uishpps, Ri'iests and Deacons, when established by the General Council, sliall be used in those Dioceses which shall have adopted this Constitu- tion. No alteration or. addition shall be yiade in the Book of Comuicni Prayer, or oth^r otiices of the Church, qr the Articles of Keligioti, uules.s the same shall 1k> propo.sod fti one (ieneral Council, aud by a resolution thereof made known to the -Council of every Dioeese, approved by a . majority of the Diocesan Councils, and adopted at the subseipient General Council. " . ' . 8 jpURNAL OF THE (GENERAL OOU-NCIL.-/ •[186^. • . • , ■ '1 * Aiift'ici-K XT. I'i^iiops for foreign conntncs; niav, on' dnc, application fliorei'foni, bo consoQiriited, with flie :ipi)rol)atibn of'a ina^o'rity "bf tlie jiisiiops oi" thi^^OJuii'iJli, sigiiiiied'iu writing -to ihn Presidinp: Blsho]) ;• lie tliLTLMiixm taki'nt;' order for tlje same! and tliey beiiif; satisfied tliat the ])er6nn flesignatud' for tlie, ofiicc iias been duly eho.sen and is properly (pudiik'd." ■ .' ■ ' » T!ie Order for sucli ^uusccratipn tjiaii be confo-vnied, kn ne'i^i'ly as '.nay be, in tb(< judglnent of tbQ Bj*iio])s. toVn'e, oiiC-Hsed 'in this Ghiux}). Bisho;>s, so coiisectatC'd. sliall ngt lie-cUgitjh^ to thcj Qine6o£ ])iuc^saNi. (ir Assistant Bisho^y, in any Dioees(j in 'the Confederate ;^tates, nor lie ■(■iiiith'cl to jj. seat.in the li(»ii&(S t>f iJishops, hdr exercise aiiy autliority jii llie sjiiU '-HatoV' " ->.*•',_'."• , ** ' ''^ ■ Airri^i.i: Xii.. ^Wiy nlterafion ill ^his Consfeiitntio^i shall be originated ill a Gen'jj-al^'ixnivgil* jvVhftu -ad^opted iii o;v) Goueral Council by aina- /^nrirv ot iJiellviii.fc of !uisijops aiKl.by a nui]t)nty o/ theHo,iisc of I)ei)n-^ '-.its, s;;id l>ephtif Virginia^ IsTor^li Ca:r9lina,- South Carolina, Georgi-a, Alabama, ^Mississippi and Texas, to be complete, 1SG2.] • J)E^LMiATI0i'AND SUMMO^^^*! ' '<> un^cf the ijtime of "TnE'FRo'DijsTjVNTaEpisco.r.a Ciiuiicii in . THE CONFKDSllAtE ST-UTES 6i^ AjIM^A," aiul-f^G sai(t Coii- SuifiitioTt to "^)e,'hejice]or^i:^of force o<'ev the said Dioceses., •Given finder my hautl,."j^ii(i the Setd'of the Episcopate of Georgia* this 19tji day of Septemijcr, "in. the year ©f ©iir Lord, ouoi JtlionKaiul'eiglit •hundred and sixjty-two, at the OitA' of Savanna]), in tll6 Diocese o£ G-eorgiii. ■ * , ^^iflhop' of the I)i(^co?'o op Gcorfia. TUeJ»>.elegateslroin ertch ])iacese ;ire rcfjiiested fo bring with tUpin coj-iTcs Of the Ile'j^lutioilS nndcV ^\h.M\ the Con- stitiiti'on was adopted, in their respeiStive Dfocef^.es, formally carli^ned by tlie Secretary or Prfsiding (Vii^eeV bf- the Con- veiilion. ^ SiEpriEN Slltott, « • ♦ • * • •Presidhitj IMslioii. S:iVnini:lli, Pcpl. "nil. ls!(V\ • •' ' * 4 . • • • « JOTJEN'AL Hous.Ji:- OP" ;i3:iH];puTi.K^. FIRST DAY .S' SESSION. . _ \ - Aug U8TA, Ga... Nov. 12th, 18(;:2.- ■ . Tn pur.^nah'QOdf the u>i'Q.fi^in*g' I)ac'InTirtioii».'\iHl Snnimoiy^, tlio opLMiiiig Koiii'itfbs ^Dt' the iirt^t'iTicctiw!:^ of the *(TeiieV;>r Council" of the. I'r^tcs^ant Kp'isQopal Churcli in the Coiifod- erato States gf Anicriea, w.erc held in |St. -i^aul's Chiircii. in , llic (tiiy of Ang-ustu", in tlip State of Georgia. • ^foriiing Ihwyai' Mvas read by'the liev. Ciiristiaii Ilanckle, * ]).*.1T., of the Diqcc/c (^f South Carolina, assisted % tlie l\e\'. ^ F. R. ITajison,'Qf t.he,I)iV)Qepc pf ^Vlahania. The Rt. Kev. Step) i en' >:i 1 iott, D. .11' .I5ii;iu^p of t h.e 1 Upco.se • ofUJcfor^i.a, proceeded with the''A'nir-(\):wninni()n Vervloo, . theKt. Kcv. Thoiiia.s Atkinson, t):T>„ Lish'op of the Dioeese .of Xortli Gfirolina, rer\dii»g th() Epistl.e, and the. lit.* lie v. Jolm Johns, 1). ]).,'iiis3iop of Hie DiocQiSe'of Virgtnlnj' tho- Cosp.eh . • ■ • 'IMie serinon was preached hy tlie ilt. Rev. lleni'v C. La_\\ I). L)., AIissi(vnary J>i;^h.op oi' tjie »So^t^l-^^■est, froin -Tsaiah • x!v : ir>.'' "7<|vJIy, t\ion nrt a-Uod'.that llide.s^t]lyself; CJod • ot"I.siticf,,tlje Siiviour." ■ * * ■ , '■ . ■ . ', • ' • 'Thcdioly Comnmiiion w-as.adniihiaterdd hy. the Bi's^hoj^t ol tlic .I)ioce;-!t3 of C-leoVgia, assisted by 'the Bisitop of tlic , j>if>cesG of \iV2finia, and tlie lit. jxcv. Ixichard H. Wiluier^ !>.])., Bishop ci*'the Diocese of Alahani^. After piildic, worship, the itofisc of •])ep\ities wa.^ called to order by the liev., l\aill ,Tra})i6r, of the Bipcese of South . Carolina, on motion* of whf>ni, the Jinv. I'l'.' ILvllanson was *» ■ appojiitC'd leniporary Chaiiman,' and tJ:e ReV. Tl'm.- C: Willinnis. of tint J)n)t'e.sG «f (-Je^rgia, Sociotary y^/-h ?f //^ • • • • 12 * JOURNAL OF ^TIIE.GE?ri?RAL COUNCIL. •[IstDav. Certilieatee Woro then presented- ^ttoeting' the election. of tlio following iJepiitics, to wit : . • CLEEIGAL ■ DEPUTIES. V'lfginia — 5'tov. Wiii. Spa^•^■o^t, D. D., Rev. Josliua Pcterkin,, D. D., Rev. Geo. 11. Norton. • ' . " Nortn Caroiina—Y.ev. EicJiardK'ifason, D. D., Jlcv. F. M. ILibbard, I). I)., P^ey*/. C. Iluskc. ,, ^' . '. ' ■ ' South Carolina — Rev. Paivl Trapier, Rev. CJiristiau Ilanckle, I). D., Rev..G'. C'Pificlcuey. " ' Gcorgia^'Rev. ,Vm. 11. Clarke,' Rev. II. K. R(jes, Rev. Win. C. Wiilliayis.. /''••',' Alaoama — Rev. Francis R. Planson, Rev, John if. Mitchell, Rev. Henry N* Pieroe. 5 't * M^mitisl2rpi—Y^.(i\. Wni, G. Crane, Rev. W. W. Lord, D. D:, Ro.v. Tliomas S. 8tw-ilge.>* " ■ - •■ ' ' . . .. ' ■ TexMs^'Rlw P>enj. Eaton, Rev. E. A. Wagner, Rev. W. T. i). Dakell. ALTEie>'ATES.. *" "Nonlt ■QM'qlUd—'^OY. R. P. Pfane, D. D., Rev. J. P. Cheshire, T). P., Re-^-jl^dsyiivGeer. . (korqin—lliix. '^Xm. K Hawks. Rev. Salnnel Eencdict, Rev. Canipron *F. McKaes- - . . , ' » . J./«&«?Hrt'— Rev. J. ^M. ;BaMister, Rev. J. A. Massey, Rev. • J. J.' Nicholson. . , ■ .^ , MMum})}''- — Ptn-. T. J. Pickett, Rev. " "W. T, Adams, Rev. Bcnj. Ilalstcd. '.""••• ■.LAY DEPUTIES.. t-ar/^i«— ^I *• PhillipAViiriains^ Mr. N, II. ifeae^e. Mr. J. L. Bacon, 'North Carolmu—Wn. W. iI;J5aUle, STr.' Rieliarcl H. Sniitli, Dr. A. J. DeRossct. • , • " . . South' Cdn>U)ii^—lIxm..Ji:¥. W. Allstou,,. Mr; J. K. 6a»s, Mr. Edward ]\fcCr!«iy »••'.*, ' -v i " 6wrr/fti-^M,r.».L:' N. i^'hittle, Mr. W. W. Montgomery, Mr. H. V. M^s. , ' . • - ■ ' ■ , ^ '*filaiama—Mon. Jno. D. Pliolan, Jlr. Alexander "W. Ellerhe, Mr. Samiiei ' G. Jone^ . . . < < Mlsmssqm—^h: Wm. Mc Willie, Mr. W. C. Smedc^Mr.'T. £. B, P(?£f«es. ■ _ • !, ■ ' * ^ V 7(;.i;(7Q?7i Oi,rdlna-^h-/B,. P. 'I^attle, Mr. — Patchcldev, Mr. .John 11. • " Brvan. ''-..' _ , _ M. Nil __ __,__._ ::y A. Tas'tor. '*■'"--* y 6V(??v^m^^Dr. R. p). Moore, ilr.'.-Bcnjaigain. Corik-y, Mr. P. sigJi.lJiii^aLc. *, V ■» * . ''A/ahama--Mv.ltdhev'i.S^. Bunker, lion'. W. G; Jones, Mr. Ilenr: ay lor. ^ gJ\ , .. "j!/2>s/s,9/;7^)J—3frr.' Richard Evans, Mr. A. M. Clayton, Mr, Martin. Yv". 2 wing, ♦ t % ^^> ^ ■'. • ^ E .1802.] ' HOUSE "OF i .:PUT1ES. i:^, ,TJic Roll bciii^^ eallcd', t\\KS loll6;\ving: Deputies aHS^^;crccl to their names, to Vv'it ; ^,, ' \.,'"'« *'..•'•■ 0/ the Clergy — Rev, M^srsf Spairrow, .,P»tcrldnf, Norton^ Jlar-oklo, ^Xi'"pi*^iV Clarke,- TJces, AVilliaiusj llansoir, Cr:i,iio; \Vagiicr! , **• 6/ the Zaif^-r->[eijsvs. Bacon, }>[assic, Bittlc,^.AIlstoii,,^nJ>'?, JT^Oi-ady, • ^fekjs, ]\foiitc;omerv. ' • " ' " ' ' . * Oil motion of the Eev. Mr. Clarke, -tlic Ret* Cliristiau , ^Ilaucklc, D.. D.,- was" unanimously' clcctctl rrcsitfent of tlic ' I louse of Deputies,* and was comluctoift- to tlic Cliiiir l^y. thtj Hey. Dr. Sparrow and tlie Rev. Mr. Craue* * . '* On taking the Chair the Rev. President, nddrcssefd the House a3 follows': ■. • ■ ~ ' 'M]! Byeihren of the Clergy and' Laitij : ^ Your election of me to this Chair has been ([uitc nno::- Vpected, ahdthercfore I am unprepared to'make any formal "remarks on the occasion. I feel myself constrained, how- ever, to tbai'ik you for your -kind" opinion expressed- by it. I am not yery familiar with Legisjativo pFOcecdihg's, "and fear I shall disappoint youf cxpcctationsf. "'Bui: I shall en- deavour to discharge the duties of nly oliice to tlie host of '■ my ability, and; beg your kind 'indulgenee fo;' ah}- errors I may commit. • ••••..■.■• We have entered, 'Brethren, upO'^/ia . very- important and '. interesting, staged in the history of .'our Churcli on tbis eon- ^** fih^ent. We are abonit, not 'to detach ourselves from thb *.€h^^i'<^^i Catholic, but to put forth a new bud' from tlio ' parent st(f)ck. Indeed, by our proceedings thus far, wq have already developed the elements of a full, perfect and com- • p'lete branch, which, I trust,, may gi'ov/ and" spi-ead till it. <30vier.the. whole land, and reach, and blessj Iry its precious ^ . iiikiiuences, the remotest parts of our. Coufedcrajle- State.*;. *^re aim at no change in the faith and polity of-fiie- Church Catholic:' nor cv-cn in the'. worship and dj.scipline of our |)cloved Church, except wha-t 6urpcQ.uliar c6n,ditibn/^nay require. And, hQrcin, wC'are doing no mor6 than our foi-p- fathcrs did, wlven the}' organi;ced oui' Church in the old United States. We are only claimiivg and- exercising the privilege which they claiined and exciJoised^ With those objeo'ts beforeus, Ipray God, that, under.the inlluence of the iloly Ghcfet, our proceejiiiigs may bo char- acterized by d spirit of Cliristran love, and forT^'ai-itncc, ^nd be conducted throughout our session^ with ;i siyglo eye to the glory of God and the good of lli.s Church; thi^ugli our ^'Lord J^cs^ia ^hr\st. And, v.dth thip. [traycr fu our hearts, 14 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [IstDav. let us now proceed to tomplete the organization of this House by electing a Secretary. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Williams, the Rev. John ^1. Mitchell, of the Diocese of Alabama, was unanimously elected Secretary, and the Rev. Mr. Williams was requested to continue to act as Secretary pro tern., until his arrival. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Trapi«r — Jiesohed., That a Committee be appointed to inform the liouwe of Bishops that the House of Deputies has been duly organized bj the elec- tion of the Rev. Christian Hanckle, D. D., as President, and the Rev. J. M. Mitchell, as Secretary, and is ready to proceed to business. The Chair appointed under said Resolution the Rev. Mr. Trapier and the Rev. Dr. Sparrow. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Wagner — Besolved, That a Committee of three bo^ appointed to report Rules of Order for the government of this House. The Chair appointed the Rev. Mr. Waguor and Messrs. Battle and Allston. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Trapier — JReMhed, That the President appoint during the recess of the House the following Standing Committees, to-wit : O71 the State of the Church, to consist of one Deputy from' each Diocese ; On Canons, to consist of three Clergymen and three Laymen ; On the Bible and Prayer BooTc, to consist of three Clergymen and three Laymen ; and on Missions, on the admission of nete Dioceses, on the Consecration, of Bishops, on Expenses, and on Elections, to consist of three members each. The Rev. Mr. Williams offered the following Resolution : Besolved, That members of the Primary Convention for framing the Constitution, whose Dioceses have been unable to act, be allowed all the privileges of members of this body, except the right to vote. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Itanson — ♦ Ordered, That said Resolution be referred to a special Committee. The Chair appointed on that Committee the Rev. Mr. Hanson, and Messrs. McCrady and Massie. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Trapier — . Ordered, That when this House adjourns, it adjourn to meet to-morrow at 9| o'clock, A. M., and at the same hour every day thereafter, until otherwise ordered. On motion of the same — Besohed, That Clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate ^tatei, not members of this body, candidates for orders, and members of Vestries of Churches, be admitted to the sitting* of this House. • The special Committee to which the Resolution of the" • .• 1862.1 ' '^ HOUF^E OF :T,rT)tlES. 15 Rev. Mr. Williams was referred, recommended the adoption of the following, instead thereof, to-wit : Kemlved, Thnt tlip Clerical and Lny Dc])uties to th© Primary Conven- tion for framing the Ooiistitntioti, whose l)ioc«se.s have, from any onnse, been prevented from acting on the subject, he invited to seate on this floor, with tlie privilege of being hoard on the matters discussed. On motion of Mr. Battle, eaid Kesolntiou was made the order of the day for to-morrow morning. . On motion, after Prayers by the President, the House adjourned till to morrow. • i BICOND day's 5KSSI0N. • Augusta, Ga., Nov. 13th, 1862. The House met at 9^ o'clock, A. M. ^forning Prayer was read by the Kev. Dr. Mason, of N". C, and the Rev. Mr. Wagner, of Texas. On the call of the roll, the following Deputies, in addition to those present on yesterday, answered to their names, to-wit : From N. Carolina.— l^tx. R. S. Mason, D. D., F. M. Hubbara, D, D., Rev. .T. C. Huske, and A. J. DeRosset, M. D. . From Alabama. — Rev. John M. Mitcliell, Rev. H. N. Pierce, and Hon. John D. Phelan. From Oforgia.—Ur.L. N. Whitt'e. The minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read by the Rev. Mr. Williams, and confirmed. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, the Secretary was instructed to solicit a copy of the remarks made by the President on taking the Chair, to be entered on the Journal. On motion of the same, the Secretary was aiithorized to prefix to the Records ot the proceedings of this House, the Circular of the Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, D. D., declaring the proposed Constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, to be of force in the several Dioceses whose Conventions have ratified the same, and summoning the Deputies elected by said Dioceses to meet in General Council on the second Wednesday in November, 18G2. On motion of Mr. Battle — Jyfuohed, That the Deputies in attendance from the Diocese ofGeorglt be appointed a Committee to assign Beats for the members of tliis House, and that in making the assignment, they set .ipart two pews for the dele- gation from each Diocese; • . IG JOURNAJ. OF THB.GcENEPvAL COUiT€IL. f2d Daj. On motion of the Rov. Mr/ Trapicr, the Pi:e6ident was rcr^ucstcd to appomt four additional mdmbers on the Com- mittee on Mission^. ... The Secretary, by leave, appointed the Rev. Tf. C. Wil- liame assistant Secretary of the House of Deputies. .The President annoimcod the toUowing Standing Com- mittees, Ip-witi, , .; . . ■ "• » ., . Cohli/ifUce.hiihfffSfaieof the C?iurc7i..—TiQV. T?m. Sparro'A^, -D. J)., yirjrinlfi'; T^eVi-.-F/vM. IIubbftvd/D. T)., North Carolina; Rev. CJ. C. Piuckuey, Soutli Cftruliiui; Ilev. II. K. liees, Cleorfjia; Rev. F. ii.. Hau- son, Ai'ibailfa; SeV. W. C. Cfane, Mississippi; Rev. E, A. Wagnoii, Te.^as. ■, ^ - Gofhmiitjtee o^i C't^mons.—Rev. panl Trnpior, Soi^tli Carolina; Kcv. II. '^- Pierce, •Alabama; Rev. ^^V. C. ^Villiains, Cfeorgia;' Mr. W. H, Battle,' XortJi 4:!arofiiyi; Mrf Edward McCrady, South ■ Cara]^ier, • South Carolina; Mr.J.D. Phdau, AIab&(na, ?>k. I^..^'. W. AHstdi, Suuth . Carolina; 'Mr. 'yf.. W. Moiit^oiuerv; G<'orgia. y », !' • • . .: • *•' CbmmlUee on, Micslon^.-^lliiv^i "W.* G. Crane, Mississippi"; 'Rer.. W. IT. Clarke, (TO0rgia;Mlfev.; It! H. Norton, Virginia; ' Rev. E. A. 'Warner, Teias ; Mt".- j. K^^'SiiA^J^outh Carqlin^; .Mr. ^V. i. DoRtwsyt, l^vfth Ca^o lina; A. W.^Ellepbe, Alabama.' ' " ' ' ,• ' ♦ «, . Coiumittee qiu tlic Admhngn of Nfiio Dioceses. — Rov. J, C. Ku'ske, M>rH: Stni , , ^_., , . X. ^aes, jS.outh CiU-p]jnfu. . . *Coii\mktee'on lEieeti'ons. — Rev, ^V\ II. , Clarl^;^ GVor^iti-; Mr. nith,* N'orhi Carolina; ill'.. S..G.iro.'ics, Xlabania.'"" ■ " R. U. Tlie Committee on Rules of Order, ma|^ .the 'following Repc^rt : Tlic Cn)iiiiU4,tce appuinlua to prL-iiaru Rules of Qruer. .for the Gc'vorn- ment of thg liousd of Depntiei*, present "ttig" .'follQvvin^V '-^^^ reeommond their adoption ; ,^-.' * |. "'•^ ' . / . . ' ■ ' ». ', 1. Each d ay 'd' session shiUl cojiimfeuco •\yitu the Morning Sor,vifte of the ChiirelK ^ • '.'^ '■."'' .' 2: When the R'esident takos the 'Chair,' no Member, sli.^ll cpntianc • stMiHling, or shall at'tetfward^ stand; ex:cept to Address tlic Chair; ■ "p.. When. the Pre.-ident shalbhavetaltenthti Chair,, the 'Roll of ^embers shall be callei^ and the Minutes of the pret-cd^ng day, read. • ' 4.- TJic t)iisinessK)f ,tlie House shall be called.up, and disposed oYj^i/die foltow'ng orde?, to -wit: — 1st. Coainmnications frohi the 'President. '2d. Reports fix)ni btan^liug Coin^nittees. 3d. Reports of Special Oommitteos* ^ ^h. Petitions and Mpu:ioriiJs. 6th. Motioj^s and Resolutiouji. . » '" 5. The'IIo^se shajl proceed to^the Ord«r "of^he Day one'hour after its nieetiiSfff unless sooner ordered or dispensctl with, by a vote of two-thirds of the Mcm"ber3 present. • , .■*, 1862.] ■ ' HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. * .17 , . ^ ■.• . . 6. All resolutigns sliall be red,nced to writings presented to the Secre- ■ tary, and by him rtad to the Hoirsa ; • and 0!i motion aliaH be considered before llie Honse, unless seconded. 7. No Member shall absent himself from the sessions of the House^ unless he have leave, or be imable to attend. S, When an}' Member is about to speak, or deliver any UM*tter to the Tlouse.'he shall, with due respect, dddress him.self to the President, con- lining himself strictly to the point in debate. ;i. No Member shall speak more tha^i twice, iti the same debate, without leave of the House. . . 10. While the President is puttini: any question,, the* Memljers shall conitinue in their seats, and shall uot hold any i)rivate discourse. • « 11. Evfery Member Avho shall lie in the House when any question i^ ^ put, shell, on a division, be counte*!, unless he be personally interested in the disaussiou. ^ • • 12. When a question. is under consideration, no motion sluUl be re- ceived, unless to^ayit U]k)u the table, to postpone it toa certain time, to jtostpone it imletinitely, to commit, to amend, or to divide it; and motions for any of these purposes shall have precedence in the order herein named. The motions to lay upon the table and to adjourn, shall be decided without debate. The motion to adjourn shall always be in order. io. All Committees shall lie appointed by the -President, unless otherwise ordered. , • ' 1-i. When the House is atout to rise, everv Member shall keep his seat until the President leaves bis chair. ^ 15, The names of the movers of resolutions shall appear- upoii the Minutes of this House. ' « * ' . »l(i. Tlie Keports ot all i'omnilttees ^liall be in writings and shall be ' j-veputation from any Diocese of cither Order voting in the majority ; and in the -case i>f a non-concurrence of Order.s, the motion to reconsider shall , couio from a majority of a Deputation from a Diocese of that Order which gave. the majority in the negative : and in either case a motion to 2 . • . • * ' . . . 18 .TOFRT^AL OF THE C^^ERAL CQyjTCTL. \2dJ)aj. « reconsider slilall be seconded ty uiaajority of any Deputation of either Order, without regard to its previous vote. And all motions to reoou- * sider shall be made and seconded on tlie day the vote is taken, or the next succeeding day. Edwin A. "WAnxsn, Chairman. • « On motion of the Rev. Mr, Mitchell, the proposed Rules of Order were read and act«(l on .!?ma^m ; . . ' ,. Whereupon nineteen of sajd Rules were adopted. On motion of Mr. A7hitt1e. Rule 2Q was laid on the table until to-morrow. " • • . A verbal message was received from the House of- Bishops, through the Rt. lieV. the Bishop of Alabama,- announcing th}it it had organized by electing the Rev. W. * IL Ilarison, of (.xcorgia, Secretary, and was" ready to . *• . < receive communications from the House of Deputies. TUe Chair announced the following Resolution as the order of the day, to-wit: '. Rrxohed, Tliat the*('leri(;al and Lay IXci'iutiesto' the Primary Conven- ' '* ;ion for framing th'e Copstitntion, \vh09c Dioceses have, from any cause, lioiMuprcventcd from acting on the subject, i)e invited to sefets on this ili)()r, with the ])Vivik'ge ufjjcing Jieard on the niattovs discussed. » ♦ The Chair announce^ .the following M.essa^s from 4ho, • 'jj House of Bishops," to wi if--* . . « >,ri;ss.voj;X«>. 2. ' . ^ \ . • . ♦ Thc'»ilou>e (jt lilshops Iiifuiiihs l£e ll(^iiso (SlTDcpitties Uiat it lias passed *" rlir fnll()v,-ii\r'"KesyUit<<)ii i '»<•■, . ' • ' ••' Uttiolred, (I'lio* House o(*De[tutJ^'s cfH'.uTirring,) That a joint Commilteo l)e appointed l6 pi'ep.lre j'dnt T'l^les of Order, to regulate the inti'rooiH'se ^of tlie two Itonscs. •'*'.' Jicsolvcd' 'I'li^t tlie (.'ummitte*, onXlie part of the Hoysfi of Bishops, con ^<.\J>t. of the IVisliops n^tji« SontliA^est. y irginia aiitl'Mississipjii. ' Mi^ssjtofc-Xo; :i. ' '.'» *'• ,^ * Tke Itouse-rtf IJishoiv; informs tliv,.ll^in'?e.o|' Deputies th/it if has j)as.se(l the folhAvj ng ivsolutroii-: '• • • , « • ♦ • /iV.y.'//7r/, (The, House of Deputies conc'urriiig,,j'Th'^t4hG sessions of Ihe^ ritMncil sjiall oi).en with Morning Pr^yer'at 16 o'clock, A. *M., and .sl>all ^ ,h)^i' ni •■'. «»'cluc,k, P. M., t.'ikiug a recess of one haU" hour at l^o'clock, M.. On ^mbtion of Mr. •Phelan, the' order of tlie day was i^-** I'O.nimittcd to the special committee, Avith instruction^ ^> • n'poii a Resolution inviting the persons therein- mentioned, "to honorary .seats in the House., Ayes, 15: noes,!'. ■ I icavci was granted to said Committee to retire. , Ou motion "of the Rev. Mr. Trapier : • ' . • h't-fioictd, That tlie'Housf^ of Deputies coiU-nr in the a^loption' of the lic'Olution conveved to it iit Messtige Xo. 2, of tlie House of Kishops. ^ • 'jphe Chair appointed on the part of 'tliis House, up6n the •iRC^l' HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. 19 . • • ♦ • Joint Committee provided' for in tlie said.ke3o]ntir>n, liev. Messrs.. Mason and Hanson and jMr. J. 1). Plielau. . ■• Oil motion of Mr. McOrady, Message Ko. 3, of the House . of Bishops, was laid on the table for the pro;^Qnt. • , * Ordere(l, That wlien this House adJQurn, it adjoni'n lill 10 o'clock,' A- M. t-o-morrow. » •• ' , * On motion of the Uq.v, Mv. Trapicr, thp proposed Oaiio'isi ' ]M-oparcd by-ljhe Cortimittcc <>n Constitution and Canons at tlio Columbia Convention, were- referred to ihe. Committee ■ , 'on Canons of this Ttonse. . • ' ' • , The Committee to whicli was' re-convnitted the Resolu- tion concerning the'admission of certain per^•-on-^ 1o seats in this House, reported the following, to A\it : -£csolceil, That the Clerical and Tiay Deputies to fJic I'riniarv ^'oiiven- «, t.iuii for Uio Ibrmatiou of the (A)ast Itutioii, wliose I)ioi:'(^s(j>? have, fuom Anf^ •MP^^\ heon prevented from art'ni'j; on the siiliject, be iriviti-'d-tu Loiior^ry " 1^ts on the Hoor of this IJouso. .,' Mr; McCradv moved to :!niend the Resolution by strikin',' 1^ The Resolution was then adopted. On motion, the Hons(> iidj'onrned. « THirn. UAY'.»3. SESSION? Auaus-fxt ^A., ?ss>i'. 14, '1802. The House met pursuant tatidjournraent.-* *' t Morning Prayer was read by' "the Rev. Mr. X'orlon, of « Virginia, and the Rev. Mr. Crane, of ]\Iississippi. • Present, as on yesterday, Avifl\ the additicm of Mr. ;;Samuei ^ (!. Jones, a Lay Deputy, iVom the Dioqese of Alabama. . • . The Mijiutes of yesterday's proceedings were read and confirmed. ;"• ' |k ,' dffi motion of the Rev. Mr. Williams, the House suspend- ed the Rules of Order, jind. took from the table, MesBage. Xo. 3, of the House of Bishops. .. •' ' ' . Omnotion ot the same, the House .voted to non-concur • in the Resolution contained in said JMessaqe,' and instructed the Secretary to inform the House of Bishops- that the _ • . House of Deputies' liad lixed upon 10 o'eloel^ A. M., ao the hour for opening each day's session. ^♦■^ On behalf of "the Conimittee on Canoni", fhe Rev. Mr. ♦ Trapier" reported, for the consideration of the li;puse, the ^ ^three following Canons, to wit: *- * ^ ' 0' 20 • JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [2d Da v. CANON T. % OJ Ecdesiastical Authority. , V I 'I'lie Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese shall be itsr Bishop. 2 "WheTi there is no Bishop, the Standing Committee is the Ecclesiastical 3- Antlioritv for all purposes declared, in these Canons, • • "CANON 11. , Of the AdvUssio'n of Persons as Gandidates for Deacorts Orders. ^ i \. Every person, who desij-es to becon^e a jcandidate for Holy Orders . ; , !2 ill this Church, shall, in the first instance, give notice of that desire :! to the E^iclesiastical Authority to whose jurisdiction he belongs;' in 4 w liicli notice he shall declare whether he hasever applied for admission • 5 as a candidate in any other Diocese. The Ecclesiastical Authority may 6 consent to his applying in some other Diocese. ^ ' 1 §-2. The notice above required having been given to the Bishop, and ,' "1 t!ie Bishop having signified his approbation iu writing, the person so :; applying shall send the said certificate in a letter addressed by him to ' 4 ilic President or Secretary, of the Standing Committee of the Diocese . -* 5 (if said Bisho]) ; whereupon the Standing Committee may, if they flMp l) lit, testify in his behalf to the Bishop, if there be one, that from per- ' ■ * 7 SMiial knowledge, or from testimonials laid before them, they believe ,• ♦ S tliat he is pious, sober and honest, attached to the doctrine, discipline , •* 'J and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church, » communicant of ^ lu 1 he same, and iu their opinion possesses such qualifications as will , ,» 1 1 render him apt and meet to exercise the ministry to the glory of God, »< J'.! and the edifying of the Church; and if the Standing Committee can- K! nut certify as above from personal knowledge, the testimonials -laid 14 before them by tiie applicant shall be of the same purport, and as full 15 as tlie certificate above required, and shall be signed by at least one 16 Presbyter and four respectable Laymen of the Protestant Episco])al ^ 17 Church in the Confederate States. 1- i ". The ai)plicant shall transmit the certificate of the Standing Com- •• •1 niittee to the Bishop, who may. thereupon admit the person as a<;an- . V> didale lor Holy Orders, and shall record the same in a book to be |, 4 kept hy him for that purpose, and shall notify the candidate of auch ^ < , 5 recoril. lu any Diocese where there is no Bishop, the Standing Com- t» mittee may, on the same ieonditions, admit the person as a candidate, 7 and An\\\ make record and notitication in the sanle manner. \ i 4;, No person v,ho has previously .applied as a canctidato in any ■ 2 Diocese, and Ims been refused admission, or having been adnutted, has }j afterwards ceased to be a caudidate, shall be admitted as a canAi<]ate 4 in any other Diocese, until he fjiall have produced from the ETClesi- 5, ft^tictil Authority of the- former Diocese, a' certiticate declaring- thu 6 cause for whicli he wits refused adnussiou, or for which he ceased to V^be a candidate. _ ' ' < , , 1 ^5. fl.] AVhem a perf^nj^ wlio, not having had Episcopal Ordination, '1 Ij.'is* been acknowledged as" an ordained ntinister- or licentiate in "any J ilfuomiitatiun of Christian--, shall desire to be ordained in tins Church, 4 ihe shall jjive ^tiotice thereof \o the. I^cc.lesinsticnl Authority, of tlie » 5 Uiocese in which he jx'sides; ur, if he reside in a State or'Territory in d whii-ii ther«j is*no organized Diocese, to the Missionary Bishop withiu*# 7 whose jurisdiction Ife resides; which notice shall be accompnniedby a. 1962.J • HOUSE OF. DEPUTIES. " 21 • •• . • R wViltcu ccrLificalc froni aLlcast two rrebbylersTot this I'lmri'h. >-i;iiiiirc . 9 tlijit, from persoiifll kiiowledp;eol'llic npplicanlor sfitisfnctory ovidoiiCii' 40 laid bclbro tliem, tlioy bcliovo tliat, liis desire to leave the dctloniiiiM- \l Vion' to wliich he belongs lias not arisen iVoni any circumstance 12 nn favorable to his moral or religious (:>haraelcr,. or on account of lo jKhicli it may be inex])edient to admit Lim to the. exei'eise of thw J t ministry in this Ckureh ; and they may also add what they Iviio\<" ersof 5 the Protestant Episcopal ("burelt, or iVelve por:-on?, in part of the fi denomination from Avhiehlie come.s and in port Episcopg]ian!», satis- T fhctory to the Committee, that the aijplicant has, for three years la^t, i^ ]iast, lived piously^ soberjy and honestly ^and ajso a teetimoninl from at least two J-resbyfers of this Cl)iircli, that tliey believe him to be Tt plans, sober and honest, and •sincescly attached to the docty^i'- ] 1 discipline and ^-orship of the ChurcTn The :^tanding Committee. 12 being satisfied on these points, may ivcommcndjnni to the liishop to lo be received as a candidat6 for Orders in .this Cburch, or if ^here 'b|* !4 no Bishop the Standing Committee may so riiCeive hinr. , _ ' •' 1 j 6. |1.] "When a person, Jiot^;^ citizen of the Confcdenitoi Stales, who 2 has been acknowledged .is an ordained minister in n^\\' denomit^alion . 3 of Christians, shall ai)ply to.'become a candidate for (.Vders in this 'k Church, the J')ishop to whom application is made shall rfquire of.him • 5 (in addition to the above qualifications) satisfactory evidence thai he 6 Mas resided at leifst one ycai; in the Confederate States, ])revions to 7 bi.s apjdication. . . . ' 1 [2.] When a por.son, not a citizeil of tlie Confederate > Stale.-, Avho 2 has been ackhowlec^ed as aU ordained mini,ster in atiy denomination 3 of Christians, "shall a])ply for Orders in this CJiurch on the ground of *\ ft call trt a Church iiL which divine sc/vice is celebr:Ued in a' foreign ft language, the.StftncJing Committee of the Dioccve to which such f> Church belongs, may, on sufficient evidence of fitness .according t^ 7 the Canon.s, and by a unanimous Vote at a meeting dnly. convjened. ■ « recommend him to the JJisbop for Orders, and the Bishop may then ordain him, and ho. may be settled, .Ind instituted iiitt) the sjiid " 10 Church, without his j)rodncing a testimonial to his character by a 12 clergyman from his p(;rsonal knowledge of him for one yo.nr, and 1:J Without his having beea a year resident in this country, .-inytbin^ in 14 any other Canon of this Church to the contrary jiotwilhsiandini' ; l.') Proviilfd, that, in boll of the. above .case:;, the por«on apply inc- pin- l'» duee a certificate, signed by at least" four res),>eclable 'members ol lhit likely, to be abused to lieentiousn(?ss, or .unfavorable 6 to 'that seriousness, and to jhose pious and studious habit?!, w.hich ♦ 7 becorhe those who are preparing for tlic Holy Ministry. . ' *-\^ ' * 1 § S. It i"- also to' fee made'kiiown to .every candidate, tlaa't the Ohm-rh • 2 expects of hi'm, what never can be brought to the test of any outward 3 -standard — an inward fear and worship of Almi.glit,y God, a loyi^of 4 Ghrist, a sensibility to holy influence?, a liabit' of devout afliec'tiqn, , ^ 5 and, in short, a cultivation of all those graces wliich are called In»«, G Scripture, the iVuits of t.he'Spirit. nnd by which alone His sacred-1u-" 7 fluences can be manifested.- ' . . ■ .' 1 3,3. Mo candidate for Deacon's 'Urders sli^il take 'upon himself lo ■ 2 perform the pvsblic Service of the Cliurcb, but by a license from the 3 Bifehop, or, if there be nb Bishop, fr^iai the clerical )nembers of the 4 Standing Comniittee, of the. Diocese. A ad such candidate shall sub- ♦ 5 mit to all the r!?gulatious which the Bishop, or said clerical memberf',. e , 3 transferred to the jurisdictiOn'of any Bisliop il^ this Church; and if 4 there -be a Bisho])'of tlie Diocese, where the candidate resides, lie shall apply to ntf other- Bishop for ordination, without the permission of the 6 former. " « .• ■ . 1 §,0. No candidate shall change his canonical residence but for causes * 2 sufficient in the Judgment of the Ecclcsiastical*Authority ; nor eh all 3 any oaadidate lieydismissed l\-oni the Di.ooese -in which he Avas adniit- g «{•'■ ted, or'tc> which he has been duly transferred, for the convenience of^ , 5 'att(*!idii!g"any theological or other seminary. . • • On molionof the Rev. Mr. Trapier, the House n nani- raously adopted j;lie following, to-wit : ' ' ' ,. • ' WiiiEEBA?, • 1 £ hath pleased Almighty GOd to take to Himself the sotil of Cur Rev. 1- ather William Meade, the Diocesan of Virginia, and Senior ."©iBhop of our Church in the ^Confederate. States; therefore — ResoTjied, Thai tlie !Member3 of tins House desire to place on its Records « .^n expression (f!" their high sense of his worth as a man, whoj self-d6nying and simple in his. -mode of life, witli the Immble faith of a primitive Christian, ha'd tlit^com-age of a martyr in^saying and doing always v/hat he thought jiyjit; yet, with a nature, -vvhioli, how.cver severe against *(^ery wron.g, was open to all kindly influences, and bent, through grace^'. on living to the glory of God and the good of souls. We acknowledge gratefully his einiiient 'usefulness. T/e .lament hi^ repioval • from 14 \ 1862.] • nauSE OF DEPU-SriES. 23 especially at. thfs time.' t^'o wouUl oninhile the examfle fie hi? left 113^ and be lollowers of hiipiis. lit^ was of Clivfsti. Mr. Allston oft'ercd, and the House uiumimouslv H House. , . On motion ol' ^U'- Battle, said' motion, tb ri,'con^ider wa.- .laid on the table. .' .' ' , •• '.'•"' . . '. , The following Messag-e Van i»ce(4i\^(lfi-om'tlie Iloutie ol Bishops, to-\vit: ' * •/ " >• . Mkssagi: Xo. 4. ' • , * ■'file House of Bishops infunas th(3lluu<-u cl* he]i\!iics that it ha^ ]as<-oil the fyllowiug Pesolntion ! • * ' ' ' . UewlrcJ^ That so.nnich ul" iMessage iS'o '■) a^ whites to a recess, and t lie hour of adjournment, be withdrawn, and that the Sc('5ret.ary to iillorni the , House of Dfputies. The lionse tlifii took froiii-tliv.' lul)le tlje pi'oposed Huh' of Order, No. 120. ."'••• . ^. • ** . On motion of Mr. VVWttle, aaid Knle'wus amended l.»^\- b'trikini;; out the woi'€ocons' OriJers. § 1. Every person, who desires to become a candidate for Holy Orders m this Church, shall, in the first instance, give notice in writing of thaf desire to the Ecclesiastical Authority to whose jurisdiction he bclo;igs; ' in which notice he shall declare whether he has ever applied for admis- fiion^s a candidnte in|any other Diocepe. The EcclGsiastieal Authority may consent to, his applying in some other Diooesc.' - § 3. Tne notice aljove required having been given to the Bis'uop, if there Jbe.oijo, and the Bishop having signified his apjjrobation in writing, the- person so applying .shall send the said certificate in aletter addressed by him to the Pi'csident or "Secretary of the Standing, Committee of the Diocese of the said Bishop; whereupon the Standing Coiijmittee may, il' they see fit, testify in hi's behalf to the^Bisliop, that, from personal knowl- edge, or from testimonials laid before them, they bolieve that. he is pious, sober and honest, attac^hed to the doctrine, discipline and wprship of the Protestant Episcopal Church, a commnhiQant of tlie same, and in their # • • /. 1865.1 •.'••♦ * HOUSE t). DEPUTIES. " 25 opiiiinn posst-sses sucli (lualilications. ;i.i will rondor liini upl .'iiul lueot, \o cxerrise the min'istrj tQ the glory of God, ;iiul tlio editynis: of the Church : mid if the Standing Ooinmittoe Ciinnot rertify ;is ahove froiii personal knowledge, the testimonials laid before thcni by the applicant shall be of t!Ro same ]turport, ;yid as fnll, {?■? the I'ertiticate above required, and shall be signed by at least one Presbyter and four rosijectable layineu of the LVotestant Episcopal Ohiirch in flio (.-onfedcrato States. g 4^ 3. Theap])licant sliall transmit the certiticato of tho Standing Cojn- ■ Ynitt.ce- to the liishojv who may thereupon admit the person as a candidate fi>r Ifoly Orders, and shall record the same in a book to be kept by him for that puriKisc, and shall notify the 'candidate of such record. In any ■ hioceso where there is no r>ishop, the Standing Committee may, on the same conditions, admit the person as a candidate, and shall make record and notification in the sayje maimer. ' ^ * ? 4. No i)ersou \\ hohnsiireviously applied for atlmissiouas acandidale in an.v Diocese, and has been refused, or, having been admitted, has af- terwards ceased to be a candidate, shall be admitted as a candidate in any other Di'fx-ese, until he shall have produced from tlie Ecclesiastical An- (horit-y of the former l)iocesci a certiticate declaring the cause for Avhich lie was" roJ'uscd admission, or for which he ceased to be a caiulidato. ;^ O- [1-1. ^yii-cii .1 person, who, nt)t having had Episcopal Ordinatfoy. has been acknowlodgf'd'as 'au ordained minister or licentiate in any de- iti*Vnin;Uion l)f Christians, sliall desire to be ordained in ibis Cliurch, he shall give notice thereof to the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese in which he resides: or, if he reside iu a State or Territory in which there IS. noorg.'lnized Diocese, to. the Missionary Bisho]) "within whose Jurisdic- t i(vii he cosides ; which notice shall be accompanied bj a written certificatec *jVom at least two Presbyters of thif» C'liurch, stating that, frojn personal knowledge of the applicant, or satisfactory evidence laid before them, lliey believe that his desire 'to leave the denomination to which he be- lotigedhas not arisen from any circumstance unfavorable to his moral or religious character, or on account of whi^li it may be inexpedient to a^l- n;if, him to the exercise of the ministry in this Church; and they may also add what, they know or IjelieTe, on good authority, of the circum- f*(ances leading to the said desire.. , '^ \ ' ('2.J If the Eeclc^iasti.cdl Autbority sh^U think ])roi)er to proceed, the ppi-son .ipplying to be received as a'cartdidate shall produce to the Stand- ing 'Committee a testimonial from at least twelve members of the de- nomination trom'X\hich he cor ts, or twelve members of the Protestani I'-pisCopal Church, o/ twelve person* in part of the denomination front .•which he comes and in part Episcopalians, satislactory to the Committee, that the appliratit has, for three years last past, lived piously, soberly and lioncstly; and also a testimonial from nt least two Presbyters of this Ciuirch, that, they l>elievc him to be pious, sober and honest, and sincerely • attached (o the dootrine, discipline and w'orship of the Church. The Standing Coinmittce. beinLi; satislied on these points, may recommend him to the P>ishop to be rc( cived as a candidate for Orders in this Clmrch; or, « if there h'* "f' Hisho]), il:e Standing ("ommittec may so receiye hin>. ^ tl. ^],| When a ))erson, not. a citizen of tlie Confederate States, who lia - beet} ackiiowle(1ged as an ordained mjnisti'r in any denomination of • 'liri^lians, i^jall ap]ily to become^ a paydjdate for Orders iu this t^hnrch. ifie !>i^jg]) towlmm ;i]iprieation.is made'' shall re(|uire of him (in addition l<> f lie ^)ove (lualiticatioDs) satisfactory evidence (hj^t he has resided fit jeitftone yeav in the Confederate States, pre v ions to' his application. * l'3.]^\^"lien a pert^on, ftot a citizen of the Cbiifederate St.ttes, who has 26 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [4th Day. lieen ackuowlctlged ;i,s an 'ordained miiiislor in any denomination of Christians, shall apply tor Orders in this Church on the ground of a cajl » lo a Church in ■which divine service is celebrated ina foreign langu-ige, 'l he Standing Committee of the Diocese to which such Church belongs, ihflj', on sufficient evidence f>f fitness according to the Canons, and by a . nnanitnous vote at a in'eeting duly convened, recommend him to the j^ishop for Orders, and the Bishop mny then ordain him, and he may be settled, and instituted into the said Church, Avithout liis producing a tes-< tiinonial to his character by a clergyman from hisiicrsonal knowledge of t> him for one year, and without his having been a year resident in • this *** country, anything in any other Canon of this Church to the conti'ary notwithstanding: Provided^ that, in botli of the above cases, the i)ersou » applying produce a certificate,s)gned by at least . tour respectable mem- bers of this Church, that they have isatisfactory reasons to believe the testimonials to hi- religions, moral and literary (^lalitications to be en- titled to full credit. ' . . " On motion, the word "most" was 'stricken out of tliu liftli line of § 1. 'Canon III., and the said § 1., thus amend- ed, was adopted. . ' On motion the Secretary v/as ordered to inform the "House oi" Bishops of the adoption by this House of Canon I. and II.; and after prayer by the President the House adjourned till to-morrow. I'OIKTH DAY ,S SE;SSiON. • •* tST. Paul's Church, "(, AuGfUSTA, GrA., jSTov. 15th, 18ti2. j The House met at 10 o'clock, A. M. . ■ ' Morning Pra_yer was read b}' the Rev. Mi*. Hasvks, of Cia.. and the Eev. Mr. Huske, of K. C. Present, as before, with the addition of tlie Kev. W. W. Lord, D. D., from the Diocese of Mississippi. The minutes of yesterday's proceedings \vere read and confirmed. The Rev. Mr. Crane having asked to be . excused from serving on the Committee on the State of the Church, the Chair appointed the Rev. IJr. Lord in his place. The Reports of the Treasurers of Foreign and of Domes- tic Missions respectively, 'syere received and referred to tlie Committee on Missions, to wit : . " t 1862.^ ' HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. . 2t '■i J* Ee]fo)'»ofE?.yfti,Tnv:.f^coT,»Eecciri,^ i(/eiii*for Foj'iigh Missions of the w ' Frotesknii £)v'sro}>,d Vh^rch'i%,ih ' niffiicratc States, for Ki^cej'fits and^ ■ 9 Expenditinrsof Alo'nicsfrom\)iLJ[li', ISOl, fo IsO Korcmhrr lSb2. . , .'ReocheJ iVdin llir Diooe^^e of Virgini'i .'.•.,•. . .'.'*. .,.■ $lt>i) lu _' ; ■# ■ • •• '"• . of "NortJi CiiniliiKi. . .'. V -lopMi *>* '• •• ■ " of Soiilli (•nroliliu. ;'. .♦■... 1116 57 " • i- ■' •■ of. (.'oorghV..:.. ....,-. 145 02 • ", ^ '' .",. of- AlabaiTin. ..,.. ^ '* a 7'^ " * •.,•*" /• of Mif'si.'isiii'pi 1 •'(» *■ of J.oui'oi;\iia •• ^00 » . $5,791 '39 nemittrd— • Augw?t !•'.', tJci. To" Bishop P.aoiV t'liina ; , • • Rill of Banlc of (^liarieston,. »• oil ?>:iiik of .Liverpool XVO, 1 ',i; - $.'343 00 p ' To Disbo]) Ta VI u', Africa f>'.\ (', « - 363 »^rt . , ,, :• Kev. Jiif^. II. Hill, Atbcng.. 7, o, 0— 31-11 , • . ■ • •'■ Preuiiums paid on tlio above 71* 60 • •Say.A. ]'^'C>\ " r.ii^l,o[) IXvnc, Africa £45, r),JO— 2oipo • •• I'reiiiiuni oil liie above: 40 26 • • ,- •• Posta!^os.....,...y ■ J^^y^ • #r ■• i'>alV.noo of casli in naiul ;...lSol oD^^^ • . . ■ !^2,70139 of tlic four rouiitt.ancoM al)ov^, two have l)Ocn acknowledged; 4.ho hrt^l to Uixhop i'.oone, and Ihc lirsf. to Bishop Payne. The other two have • not,,,viet been lieard from. In conseiinence of the very high rates ot ex-; • change ajid the increased risk of transmission, no remittances have been 'made. • • ♦ ''* .(SijiiKMl.) Ilr.NjiY TiiE.scoT, Jr/c/^^•/•'. -1/. , • ■ November 1^ 1802. *' • . ' • • l« * • ' • •» •-••♦.■•• Report of J. K; S.\Rs, licteitiiui Aflent jor JJomc.^i'ic Missions ni the 1 ro- teiitaiht .Episcopal ChiircTl\ in/the- Confederate States^ for Receipts and Expenditures of vwnieg,- from Ut Xoremhcr, If^dV, to 1st Korcrnhcr. IStJa. ■ ' ■► .' ' * * Iveceived — j^X' * oWFiriniUH . Pnuii 1 )ioeetic oWPll•^^l^lH .^ ■ ^"^^^^^ ^" Korth Carolina 742 .93 ■ ■•• ■'• t^onth Carolina >. ■ ■ ^^3 51 * • . - (ieorgia....: .ding armies. But ought we to forget those self-denying soldiers of the.' Cross wjiose salaries are at all times insiithcient for the support of tlieir • families, and who in the present season of scarcity and high prices, have beeil obliged to do even without that small ])ittance. ^ %> Surely the Church in the Confederate States ought to. conlrilmle ^| $35,000 annually to Missions Avithin our own territory, instead of $o,500. Let us not forget in these evil days the Apostolic precepts, that '' the * •l^ord hath ordained, that they wlio preach the Gospel should live of the, • Gospel," and, " while we have time, let us do good unto all men ; aiid especially unto them that are of the household of faith." \ ^ •. J. K. Sass,-, ,/ ' " " ♦ • • . . . , • Agent Domestic Missions. The llov. Dr. Mason, in bchjilfot^ the Joint Commiltce «• to .prepare liiiles of Order for the intercourse of the two " Houses reported the following : JOINT RULES OF ORDER. 1. At the opening of the Council, the Housff of Deputies, after organi- zing, shall inform the House of Bishops thaljfcey have elected a Presi- dent and Secretary, and are ready tO proceed to business ; and the House of Bishops, after electing a Secretary, shall comnnuiicate such fact to the H9use of Deputies. ■ • ' • . 2. Messages may be conveyed by a Conimittee or by the Secretary of eitm body. The Secretary of the Body to which such message iS sent ^ » shall announce, " A message from the House of Bishops,", or, "A mes- s«ge from the Jlouse of Deputies ;" whereupon, proceedings shall l)e suspended nntil the message is delivered to the. President. If the mes- sage be in writing, the Pi*esident shall order it to l)e read by the Secre- tary, and it shall then be laid on the table, subject to the order of the , Ho.use. ' ♦ * ' • '■■••: '1862.] . * , 'HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. " ' • fio ^» ' , • • • ♦ 3 At Uie close of. the session, tlie IIouso of Deruties shall announce to the House of Bishops that they, have concluded tlieir business, and are ready to receive the Bishops. The House of JJishops shall then desi^uato a tune at whicvli they will unite with the House of Deputies in the°cou- .ludiiig devotional c^rcises, and read the Pastoral Letter, if one be issued. ; IV 4. Joint'Comniittecs, nnffess the number be specified in the Resolution under which they are appointed, shall consist of three Bishops and live ■ )eputies. The assent of a majority of the Bishops and a majority x)f th^- I)eputtcs of the Committee shall bo necessarv for a majority report , . ' ■ • -{Si^ed) ' IIery C. Lav, . • , Chairman of Com. of Rome of nishopi. ^ • * , il. S. Mason, ^ Chairman of Com. of' House of Deputies. The Committee on Canons reported for tlie consideration of the House the following- proposed Canons, to wit ; CANON, V. {of Title 11.) • Vf the Modtof SeeuMng aio Accurate View of the State of the CJinrch. 1 dress shall be inserted on the journals. ' • ,1' -^ :5. The Secretaries of the several Diocesan C^juncils slialf forVanl ^ U. ■i^xi.'vy General Council tU- journ.als of the dillen-nt Dioces-M, n Councils since the last (Jeiicml Council, together with such other ..a 4 4.ers as ma.v^fen.T t.. throw li^'ht on the Matcof the Church in e.aih Di- 6 ocese viz: I>iuscoi..al charges, .a• 30 JOITRls^AL OF THE GENHRAT. COUNCIL. [4th_Dn7. 8 report' to. the House of Deputies ; whicli report, when ixgreedto ]>y • the said House, shall be sent to the House of Bishops, with a request, 10 that they will prepare and publisli a PastoraULetter to tlie members 11 of tlie Church. When any such letter is published, every Clergyman 12 having a Pastoral charge shall i cad it to his Congregation on soine, 1" occasio 1 of public worship. , 1 I 4. The Bishop and Standing Committee of the Churcli in e\ci'y 2 Diocese, or, if there be no Bishop, the Standing Committee only, ;] shall prepare, previously to the meeting of (>verj_ General Council, a 4 condensed report, and a tabular view of the stat6 of the Ohurch.iy -■) their Diocese, comprising therein a summary of the statistics from the r. parochial reports, and from the Bisho])'s addresses, specifying tliL' 7 -capital and proceeds of the Epi::copa. fund, and of all benevolent and 5 missionary associations of Churchmen v/ithin the Diocese, for thr ' !> purpose of aiding the Committee oh the state of the Cliurch, u|) 10 pointed by the House of Deputies, in drafting tlieir reports. ■ - CANON iV. (ofTifUI.) (hnertil Provisions and Ecquisitcs for Ordination. i 1. No Bishop shall ordain any candidate until he has enquired 'of him whether he has ever, directly or indirectly,, applied for Holy irders in any other Diocese;, and, if the Bishop has reason to believe* • lat.the candidate has been refused Holy Orders in any other Diooi«f, Ord tl 5 he shall Vrite to the Ecclesiastical Authority thereof, to know whetli B any just c'ause exists why the candidate should not be ordained. T When any Bishop rejects an application for Holy Orders, he shall ini-* S ■ mediately give notice to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese. 1 ^2. Deacons' Orders shall not be conferred on any person nntil lie •9 shall be twenty-one years old, nor Priests' Orders until he sliall be .n twenty-four years old. ■ 1 ^ o. Every candidate for Holy Orders who ihay be recommended by 2 the Standing'Coihmittee of any Diocese destitute of a Bisliop,if lie • -"l have resided for the greater part of three years last past within* 1 1n- 4. Diocese of a Bishop, shall apply to such Bishop for, ordination. And 5 such candidate shall produce the usual testimonials, as well from the ♦{ Committee of the Diocese in which he has resided, as from the Com ^ 7 niitfcce of the Diocese for which ho is to be ordained. tl • S 4. No Bishop' of this Church shall ordain any person to oificiate- 2 as a Priest in aijy Congregation or Church hot under Episcoi>al super- ;> vi.sion, and situated beyond the jurisdictfon of these Confederate 4 Stated, until lie shall have received from liis Standing Committee the 5' usual testimony, founded upon sutncient evidence of the soundnes's in C) the' faith, and of the ])ious and moral character of the applicant, nor 7 -until he has been examined on the studies prescril)ed by the Canoift* 5 of this Cluirch ; and .should any Clergyman, so ordained, wish there'- •ii after to settle in any congregation of this Church, he must obtain a^ 10 special license. therefor from the iVishop, and otiiciate as a probationer ' 11 for at least one year. ■• 1 §" 5.' Agreeably to tlie ])raetico of th^Pl-imitive Clmrcli, the. stated . ^2 times of ordinatiofl shall be on the Sundays following .th^; Eiuber /3 weeks. Special ordinations inay be^held^at such other times as the 4 Bishop may appoint. • • • 1802.^ • . ITOrSE OF DEPFTTE!^. • , • * ^.1 CANON V. Examin(Vtipnt''and Test imonidh for Deacom' Orderk and Ordination. 1 § 1. Ev.ery person hereafter to be ordained Deacon, in tliis tlliurcli. 2 shall bo e:^amincd by the Bjshop and two Presbyters,- on ^foral n Philosophy and Rhetori(r, the Holy Scriptures and the Book of Coiii- 4 ipon Prayer, and they shall enquire into bis fitnoss for the ministra- 5 tion declared in the Ordinal tn appertain to tlie offioo of a Deacon, 5 and h© satisfied thereof. I* §.2. If any ofliididato for Deacon's Orders shall not. witliiii three *f years after his admission, apply to be ordained, be shall erase to lie a i\- candidate, unless the lUshop see tit to allow longer time. >' 1 j ?,. No person shall be ordained Deacon in this Church until he "3 -hall haA'e remained a candidate for llely Orders at least.one year, :; and until he shall exhibit to the P)ishoi) testimonials fnnn the Stqi^d- 4r ing Oonuniftee of tlie Diocese for which he is to be ordained, wiiich '" •"> shall be ^ii^ued by a majority of all the Committee, the Committee* , n ^eing dujy convened," and which 'shall be in thp following words'. • 1 "We, whose names are- hereunder written, testify that A. B. hath 2 laid b*^f<"'e U'j satisfactory testilnonials, that for the s]iaco of throe , '(.years last i)ast, lie hath lived piously, solierly and honestly,- and ha^h . -t ;iot written, tantrht oi- held auythiiifc contrary to the doctrine or dis- •") dpljne of the Protestant Ki>isco]ial Church in the Confederate States; , rt and nnn-eover, wo think him a person worthy to be admitted to the • *^ 7 sacred order ot Deacons. In Avitness whereof, we have hereunto set . ^ ^ OiMZ Jiands^ t-liis , (biy n\' — — - — i, in the year of our Lord > ^ ^. But beli)re,aStandiug Cfflnnntteo shall proCeoft to rccommeml f % any candidate, as afot-esai(l, to the Bishop, sueh candidate shall jiro- • duce from the ^liiuster and Vestry of the Parish where he resides, or . ^ 9^ from the Vestry alone, if the Parislf 1)0 vacant; or, if there-be no , ."> VeMry, fi-oni at least six. respectable ])ersons of this Church, testimo- * <■> njalsnt" Ji in pjc't^r, good morals and orderly fOndnct, in tbe'followin^- « 7. weirds: -<••*• »• • •♦••"..♦ I* .V>^e. whose names are luixMnukM- w.ritten, (To testify from evidence ! i? satisfactory to us, that A*. B., for the space of three years last ])ast, * .o Imtli lived ]>iously. soberly and honestly, and luith liot, so far as we 4 Unow (tr belieTe, written, taught or lield anything contrary to the r> doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Chuivli in. the Con I'l federate States; and, moreover, we think him a person worthy to In* ,7 admitted to the sacred Order of Deacon*:. In witness whereof, AVe * ^ havp heremdo set onr hands, this r^— day pf . in the !t \ ear of (mf Ilprd -^ ■ -.''! , " 1 lie f^iair also lay ,beforo. the Standing C!oijnnittce testimonials signed "! liy at least one re?pe"fctable I'rcshy'ter of tJiIs Chnndi-, which testimo- ;; iit.als shall hd" in the following wordri : ' • , 1 " I do ocrtily that A. B.. for t!ie s])!tc(> uf three years last pask, hiyii 2. lived piiui^y, stdjcrly and fioiiestly, and liath not, so f-.w as I khow or '. believe, written, taught or held -anything contrary to the doetriin' or 4 discipline nf the Protvstaiit Epii^eopal (Jliurch in the Cotifedeiate ■5 Sfate<: and, moreover, 1 thiid. him a iierson worthy to be adnntted 32 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. r4th Dav. .'• • " ■ • ; ,.»'»' G to the si\cred Order of Deacons, 'This testimonial is founded 9n yiy ^ 7 personal knowledge of tli^ said A. B. for one year last past, aiid for 8 the residue of the said time upon evidence tlVat is satisfactory to uie. * 9 In witness whereof, I have licreunto set my hand, this day'of • ' 10 , in the year of our Lord ^," 1 S 5. But in case a candidate, from some peculiar circumstances not 2 affecting his pious or moral charaicter, shall be unable to procure tes- o timonials from the Minister and Vestry of the Parish wlierein lie 4 resides, the Standing Committee may accept testimonials of thte pur-' 5 ])ort above stated, from at least twelve respectable members, and T) from at least one respectable Presbyter of this Church, Avhich la;4 7 has 'been perst)nally acquainted with the candidate for at least one 8 year. '1 f 6. Candidates who, not having Episcopal ordination, have been 2 acknowledged as ordained or licensed ministers in any denomination of Christians, may, at the expiration of not less than six months from . j + their admission as candidates, be ordained Deacons, pn their ])assing 5 the same examinations'as other candidates for 'Deacons'' Orders, an(^,^ , r> in the examinations, special regard shall be h;ul to those points in 1 which the denomination whence tliey came ditiers from this Church, • 8 with a view of testing their information and soundness in the same; • 9 and, also, of ascertaining that they are adequately ac(iuainted with ^ 10 the Liturgy and Ottices of this Church : Provided, That in their jcase , 11 the testimonials shall be required to cover only the time since theiij. 12 admission as candidates for lloly O.rders. ■ , ;' 1 ^ 7*. When any person, not a citizen of the Confederate States, svlio • 2 lias been acknowledged- as an ordained or licensed minister in any • 8 denbmination of Christiaift, shall apply for orders inthis Cliurch, tb'^ «* 4 Bishop, to wliom the apjdication is made, shall require of him (in acl 5 dit,idn to the above qualifications) satisfactory evidence that he lia-: ti resided at least one year in tlie Confedea'Ate, Stat-es, previous t6> bio . 1 application. i '* ■ . • ' / i CANON. YL ■ Of Deacoiiii. 1 I 1. Every Deacon shall be subject to the regulation of the Bishop, 2 or, if there be no Bishop, of the clerical members of tlie Standinf^ 3 Committtee of the Diocese for which he is ordained, until he reeeiv^"' , 4 letters dimissory to the Ecclesiastical Authority of some other. Diu- 5 cese and be thereupon i-eceiyed.as a Clergyman of such other Diu- 6 cese; and he shall otficiate in such places as th^ Bishop, or the said 7 clerical members, may dh-ect. ^ 1 § 2. No Deacon shall be settled over a. Parish or a Congregatioir, 2 nor shall any Deacon officiate in any Parish 'or Con*:regation witb- out the express consent of the Rector for tlie time being, Avhere • 4 there is a Rector; nor in any case without the assent of the Bishop; 5 and when ofliciating in the Parish or Congregation of a Rector, he ' tt shall be entirely subject to the direction df such Rector in all hi^ 7 ministrations. 1 §3. No Deacon shall be transferrefl to another Diocese without 2 the written request of the Bishop, to-whose jurisdiction he is to be 3 transferred. . ' ' * , i ♦ '■ . • 1862.T HOUSE OF DEPUHHS. s:4 " CANON VII. Oidi/uition fo the PricxfhooJ. 1 5 1. Wlionevcr a Deacon shall dotorniino to procoed to IVie^t^' 2 Orders, he shall jrive to the Bisho]) written notico of snch intention ; 3 wherenpon the Bishop shall ^record tli<> notice in a hook to Ise kept i)y 4 him for this i)urpose, and shall appoint and direct the studio?! of tlio 5 Deacon accordingly. 1 ^2. Every Deacon desiring to receive Priests' Orders shall st^md ^3 three diftorent examinations,- at such times and places as tlie Bishop, 8 to whom he applies for Holy Orders, shall appoint. The Oisamina- 4 tion shall take place in the ])resence of the Jiisiio]j and two or inoro 5 Preshyters. The first examination shall be on the books of Scripture, rt the candidate being re(]nired to give an account of the diiierent books 7 to translate from the original (rrcek and Hebrew, and to explain such 8 passages as may be proposed to him. The second examination shaU' be on the evidences of Christianity and Systematic Divinity, and the 10 last examination shall be on Church History, Ecclesiastical Polity, 11 the Book of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons of 12 the Church, and of the Diocese for which he is to be ordained, lie .18 shall be examined also as to his knowledge of the Latin tongue, and 14 of such studies as the Bishop shall have proscribed for him. At each 15 of the forementioned examinations he shall produce and road a '^er- IG mon or discourse, composed by liimself, on some passage of Scrijjture, 17 i)reviously assigned to him, which, together with two other sermons 18 or discourses on "some passage or passages of Scripture ticlected t)y 19 liimself, shnll be submitted to the criticisms of the Bishop and clergy 20 present ; and, before his ordination, he shall be re<]uire(l to perform 31 such exercises in reading, in the ])resence of the Bishop and clergy, a-> 22 may enable them to givo him such advice and instructions as juay aid 33 him in performing the services of the Church, and delivering his scr- 2-i mons with })ropriety and devotion. 1 ^ '.",. When a Deacon, applyinjr to be admitted to 'Priests' Orders. 3 wi.^iies the knowledge of the Latin, Greek and Hel)row languages, •i and other branches of learning not strictly ecclesiastical, to be dis- 4 pensed witli, the Standing Committee >hall not reconuuend^hinv for 5 Priests' Orders until he shajl have laid iiofore them a testimouijil Ct signed by at least two Presbyters of this Church, stating, tliat, in their 7 opinicji^he possesses extraordinary strength of natural understanding, 8 alpec^Rr a])titude to teach, and a large share of prudence ; and tliu ■ 9 Bishopi with the consent of the Standing Committee, shall have 10 granted the dispensation. But in regard to a ktiowledire of the He- ll brew language, the Bishop shall liave the sole power of dispensation. 1 ? 4. Jn a Diocese where there is no Bishop, the Deacon shall bo ex- 2 amined by the Bishop to whom he applies for Holy Orders, and by ;{ two or more Presbyters ap])ointed for that purpose by the said Bishf»j». 1 ^ T). No person shall ye ordained a Priest in tliis Churcli until he 2 shall have exhibited to the Bishop testimonials from the Stainfuig ?5 Committee of the Diocese for which ho is to be ordained, which 4 testimonials shall be signed with the names of a majority of all th-.': 5 (■ommittee, the Committee being duly convened, and shall 1^ in fho 6 following words: ' v 1 ."We, whose names are umler-writton, members of tho*Stnnding a Committee of the Dioc«86 of , d« testify that th« Pk^y'd .8^ ■ • .' . 34 JOURNAL OF TEE GENERAL COUNCIL. [4tli Day. u A. B., Deacon, hath laid before us satisfactory testimonials, that for 4 the -space of three years last past, he hath lived piously, soberly and 5 honestly, and hath not written, taught or held anything contrary to 6 the doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the 7 Confederate States ; and, moreover, we think him a person worthy to. 8 be admitted to the sacred Order of Priests. In witness whereof, we 9 have hereunto set our hands this ■ day of —, 30 in tlie year of our Lord i— ." 1 But before the Standing Committee shall proceed to recommend any 2 Deacon, as aforesaid, to the Bishop, such Deacon shall produce from 8 the Minister and Vestry of the Parish where he resides, or, if tlie ' 4 Parish be vacant, from tlie Vesti-y alone, testimonials of his piety, 5 good morals and orderly conduct, in the foUow^ing words: 1 " We, whose names are hereunder w'ritten, do testify that the,Rev'd ,2 A. B., Deacon, liath, for the space of three years last past, lived pi- 8 ou4ly, soberly, and honestly, and hutli not, so far as we know or be- 4 lieve, written, taught or iield anything contrary to the doctrine or 6 di; cipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the (Confederate 6 States ; and, moreover, we think him a person worthy to i^e admitted V to the sacred Order of Priests. In witness wliercof, we havs hereunto 8 set our hands this day of , in tlic year of our . y Lord — ." ■ . • 1 He shall also lay before the Standing Committee testimonials signed 2 by at least one respectable Presbyter of this Cbiirch in the following 3 form : i '* I do certify, that the Rev'd A. B., Deacon, has, for the space of 2 three years lust past, lived piously, soberly, and hoTiestly, and has 3 not, so far as 1 know or believe, written, taught or lield anything con- 4 trary to the doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Cliurch r» in tlie Confederate States: and, moreover, 1 think him a person r» worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Priests. This testi- 7 monial is foimded on my personal knowledge of the said Rev'd A. B., ' , 8 Deacon, for one year last past, and for the residue of the said time 9 upon evidence that is satisfactory to me. In witness whereof, I have 10 hereunto set my, hand this day of , in the 11 year of our Lord ."' 1 ?0. ]>ut ii) Qase an applicant for priests" Orders shall, from peculia;' 'i oircuiHstances, not atleetiug his pious or moral character, be unable to ])rocure testimonials from, the ^linister and Vestry of the Parisii 4 where be resides, or in case of there being no Vestrv, Wie Standing i) (\unmittce may accept testimonials of the purport above stated frxjm ff at least twelve respectable members, and from at least one respectable 7 Presbyter of this Cbtirch, who lias been jiersonally acquainted with 5 the candidate for at least one year. C.\NOXVIIL •Or' flie A(i')ij!s.''i'y/i of MinisterK Ordained l»j Bishops not in ^'omnvnion irith this Chv.rch. ■ * 1 When a Deacon or Priest, ordained by a Bishop not in communion '1 with this Church, shall api)ly to a Bishop for admission into the same 3 as {i minister thereof, he shall produce a written certificate from at 4 least two Presbyters of this Church, statnigthat, from personal inowl 5 e.dga of him. or satisfactory evidence laid before them, thfy believe , 1862.J HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. «-5 ft that his desire to leave the communion to which ho ha^ belcmged lias 7 not arisen from any circumstances unfavorable to his moral or reh- 8 ffions character, or on account of which it may he inexpediont to ac - » mit; him tio the exercise of the ministry in this Cliiii-ch ; and he shall • 10 also not less than six months after his application, in tlie presence ot, • 1 1 the Bishop and two or more Presbyters,, subscribe the declaration, con- 1" tained in Article IX. of the Constitution; which being done, th« {■) Bishop, being satisfied of his theological ac . 24: from the jurisdiction of the Bishop from whom the lettei-^ dnnisdorv 25 were brought, to the full jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Authori \ 26 by whom they shall have been accepted, and become thereby subjeci. 27 to all the canonical pro»isionsof this Charch:' Prodded, that no such 28 clero'yman shall be so received into union with any Diocese until he 29 shall have subscribed, in the pi'esencc of the Bishop of the Diocese in :]0 which he applies for reception, and of two or more Presbyters, the lU declaration contained in Article IX. of the Constitution ; which being n2 done, said Bishop or Standing Committee, being satisfied of Ins ibou- ;:i3 logical acquirements, may receive him into nuiou with this Churcli 84 as a minister of the same : rroclded, oho, that such minister shall not 35 be entitled to settle in anv Parish or Church, ascaiioiiically in chargt* • 36 of the same, until ho shall, subsequently to the acceptance ot Ins let- 37 ters diinissorv, have resided one year in the Confederate ^l^^tf^-'. 1 or THE UEKERAL COUN'CIL. f4tli Day. The following Resolations, offered by the Ke v. Dr.. Peter- kin and seconded by the Hon.. Jno. D. Phelan, were unani- mously adopted, to wit : Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God in His wise Providence to take 'out of this Avorld the sonl of our Rev. Father, Nicholas Hamner Cobbs, 1). D., late Bishop of tlie Diocese of Alabama ; and, whereas, althougrh that sad event occnrrrd nearly two years ago, and the vacant Diocese has, nince been happily sn])plied with Episcopal su])ervision, the present is the tirst duly organized Cdnncil of the Church in the Confederate States since that bereavement, we desire to ]»]ace nponvccord some notice of our own loss and of the eminent worth of our departed Fiither. Therefore, be it , liesohed, 1. That in tlie death of Bishop Cobbs, the Churcli at large, as well as the Diocese of Alabama, has sustained a bereavement of n(j ordinary magnitude. " ' ... 2. Tliat Av*. Hinoerelj syiupatliise with the Diocese of Alabama in the "heavy. aJtliction it has suffered in the death -of its lirst Bishop. . 3. That we cherish, as a valued legacy, the memory of the departed , Bishop; his humility ; liis gentle and l»ving disposition; bis untiring fi-' The House of Bishops inibrms the Honse of Deputies, that it has adopted the Joint Kules of Order reported by the Joint Committee to prepare Joint Kules of Order ttr regulate the intopcourse of the two » Houses. .^ • MESSAfiT. No. 6. • ' The House of Bishops informs tlje Jlouse of DcputlP, that it has adopted Canon 1. and Canon II., as conveyed to this House in Messages No. 4 and f 5 from the House of Deputies. .. Leave of absence after to-day was granted to Messrs. , .\5ontgomery and Whittle. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Williams, the Rules of Order w'cre suspended i» order to take up tlie Canon first report- ed by the Committee on Canons thiffmorning, entitled "Of the mode of socunng nu accurate view of the state of the Chnrch." . . On motion -, • jfiesohei>hop^ coni'iirrinL'. That the followinaf Canon be Jijloptecj, to wii : 0/ fhc Jifode oj Scrurirrj an Accurate ]'kir oj the State oj the Chorcli.' § 1. Asa full Hud aoeuVaie view of the state of the Church, from time to lime, in highly useful and necessary, it is hereby ordered that every Hin-ster of this Church, or jf the Parij;Ji be vacant^ the. Wardens, ' shall deliver, on or before the first day of every Diocesan Coiyicil, to the 1862.] HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. *• -7 WiAou uf the DioceK-, ur where there is no Bishop, to the President of the Council, a statement of the number of baptisms, confimiationp, mar- riages and funerals, and of the nmnbcr-of communicants in his Parish.or Church, al?o the state and condition of the Sunday Schools in his Parish, also of the amount of (he Communion alms, th6 contributions for Mis- sions diocesan, domestic and foreign,- for ])avochial schools, for Church l.nrposcs in general, and of all other matters that may throw lighten the ^tate of the same. .\nd everv Clergyman, not veguUirly settled in any Pnnshor Church, sh.all also' report.the occasional sc;rvice8 he may have performed ; and, if ho have performed no such services, the causes m- n-eas6ns which have ])revented the same. . ^nd these report.', or such parts of them as the Bishoi) shall think fit, may he read m Council, and shall . be entered on the journals t^iercqf. • , ■ ;^ 2. At everv anhuid Diocesfin Conncil, the Bisltop shall deliver an ad«iress, stating- the atfairs of the Diocefte since the last meeting of the Council ; the names of .the Churehe » Avhich he ^iqs visited ; the number of l)ersons coutirmvd; the iiamC^ of those who have been received as candidates for Orders, and of thosSwho hare been ordaiired, suspended, or decraded ; the changes bv death, remov.al, or otherwise, wlm-h have takeindace among the Clergy ; and, in general, all matters tendmg .to throw light on the allairs of the T)ioceeputies. A Committee sjiall then be appointed to draw up a vieAv of the state of the (.'hurch, and to make report to the House ol Deimtics; which report, when agreed to by the said House, shall besent to tlie House of Bishops, with a rcciuest. that they will prepare and pub- lish a Pastoral Letter to the members of the Church. When .any such letter is published, every Clergyman having a Pastoral charge shall read it to his Conirregation on some occasion of public worship. . § 4. The Bishop and Standing Committee of the Ciiurch in every Dp-, ecse, or, if there be no Bishop, the Standing Committee only, sh.all pre- ]. are, previously to the meeting of every General Council, a condensed report, and a tabular view of "the state of the Church in their Dioc(^sc, (•om])rising therein a summary of the statistics from the parochial reports, and from the Bishop's addresses, sjiecifying the capital and prpcceds of the Ei)iscopal fund, and of all benevolent and missionary associations ol . Churelniien within the Diocese, for the purpose of aiding the Committee, on the state of the CImrch, appointed by the House of Deputies, in draft- ing their reports. • ^«- , C).r(fem/' That the hjecretary convey said Canon "(o the Ilotise of Bishops. The Order of the Day bei-ng Uie further eoiif^ideriiXK ■ Canon III, oh motion, § 2 ot said Canon was adopted. On motion of Mr. Whittle, all after the word .'• compo- sition" in the 10th line of § 3, Canon ill, was stricken out, and the followinc; wordh were insijrted : iiXion of S« ■" JOURNAL OF THE GEFEKAL COUNCIL. ^- [4th Day." "But iii.'i\ iu;ike addresses or exhortations hy the i>ermissiop of the Bisliop of the'Diiicese, and by the further permission of the Minister of thd Pari'^h, "if witliin tlie limits of a Parish." On motion, § 3, thus amended, was adopted. On motion, § 4 was, adojited. On inotion^ i^ 5 was adopted. On motion, § 6 was adopted. On motion, Re»ohcd, the House of Bishops concurring, That the following Canorf be Rdopied, to wit: CANON IIJ. Of Admitted Candidates Jor Deacons' Order$. § 1. The Bishop, or other Ecclesiastical Authority who may have the f>uperin};endence of oiindidates for Deacons' Orders, shall take care that they pursue their studies diligently and under proper direction, and that they do not indulge in any vain or trifling conduct, or in any amusements most likely to be abused to liceiitiousness, or unfavorable to .that serious- ness, and to tliose ]>ious and studious habits, which become those who are jt)-epariiig for the Holy Ministry. VJ 2. It is also to be made known to every candidate, that the Church- expects of him, wliat never can be brought to the test of any outward standard — an inward fear and worship of Almighty God, a love of C'hrist, a sensibility to holy intluences, a habit of devout affection, and, in sho!'t, a cultivation of all those graces which are called in Scripture the fruits of the Spirit, and by which alone His sacred influences can be manifested. f .3. No candidate ibr Peacons' Orders shall take upon himself to per- form the public service of the Church but by a license from the Bishop, or. il there be no Bishop, from the clerical members of the Standing Committee, of the Diocese in which such candidate may wish to perform the service. Aiid such candidate shall submit to all the regulations wliich the Bishop, or said clerical members may prescribe. He sh"ll not use the absolution or benediction ; he shall not assume the dress appro- jtriate to clergymen ministering in the congregation; he shall conform to the directions of the Bishop, or said clerical members, as to the sermons or hoinilies to be read ; nor shall any such Lay Reader deliver sermons of his own composition, but may make addresses or exhortations by the permission of the Bishop of the Diocese, and by the further permisaion of the Minister of the Parish, if within the limits of a Parish. ij 4. No candidate for Orders shall be permitted to accept from any .Dioresan Council an appointment as a Lay Deputy, to the Ilouse of De{!uties of the General Council. § 5. A candidate for Deacon's Orders may, on letters dimissory from the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese to which he belongs, be trans- ferred to the jurisdiction of any Bishop in this Church ; and if 'there be .s Bishop of the Diocese where the candidate resides, he shall apply to ni) other Bishop for ordination without the permission of the former. s' 6. No candidate shall change his canonical residence but for cau.^e.s ♦uflncient in th& judgment of ttie Ecclesiastical Authority; nor »hall any 1862.] HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. S9 candidate be dismissod from the Diocese in wliioli ho was admiited, or to , which he has been duly transferred, for tho convenience of attending an j theob)gical or other seminary. ... Ordered, That the Secretary coiive)- said Canon III to the House of Bishops. On motion, the House adjourned until Monday. FIFTH I>AY'. «% 1 ? 1. (!.] It is hereby reijnired tliat, on the election of a Midistor into iJ any Ohuuch or Parish, tho ^\•stry shall deliver, or cause to be de- ." liverod, to tlie» Eci'lesiastic;!l Atithority of the DioccM'. notice of tho 4 same in the following form : 1 "We, the Church Wardens, (or, incase of an Assixiont Minister, wc, 2 the Kot'tor and Church AVardens) do certify to the J;t. Pcv'd, (nam- '» inij the lUshop) ov to the Jiev'd. {namiiKj the J^reaide^it, of the Stand- 4 ing Committee) that (vowing the person) has been duly chosen Rector f) (or assistant Minister, as the cnxc mai/ he) of (nainimj the Parish, or Church.)'' ^ JOrR^TAL OF THE GEITERAL COUNCIL. [5th Day. 7 AYhioii certificate shall he signed witli the iiaiiie.s of those who 8 certify. 1 ■[2.] li'tho Ecclesiastical Aimiorlty be satistied that the f^er.son sochoseu 2 is a (jualifiod Mini-iter of this Church, the said Ecclesiastical Author- 3 ^ty shall transmit the said certificate to the Secretary of the Council, ■4 who sljall record it in a hook to be kept by him for that purpose. 1 {3.] And if the Minister be a Presbyter, the Ecclesiastical Authority 2 may, at til jj iiistance of the Vestry, proceed to have him instituted 3 accordini,' to the Office established by this Church, if that Office be A used in +he Diocese. This Provision* concerning the use of the Oi- 5 fice of Insti'tution, is not to be considered as applying to any Con- • 6 grfegatifui desitute of a house of worsliip. 1 § 2. No Minister, removing from one IJiocese or Missionary District 2 to another, shall officiate as the Kector, Stated Minister, or Assistant 3 Minister of any Parish or Congregation of the Diocese or District to 4 which he removes, until he shall have obtained from the Ecclesiasti- 5 cal Authority a oertihcato in the words following : f5 "I hereby certify that the Rev. A. B. has been canonically transferred 7 to*Tuy jurisdiction, and is a Minister in regular standing." i ^ .'!. The Ahns and Contributions at the administration of the Holy '2 Comnuinion shall he deposited with the Minister of the Parish, or 3 with such Church officer as shall be api>ointed by him, to be applied 4 hythe Minister, or under liis superintendence, to such pious and r" I'hari'j^.le n-^os .-js shall ity him 1)e thought fit. i i 4.. ji:'] it shall l-e thij duty of Mini.-ters to prepare young {icrson* 2 (rt"id othei'S f^r the holy ordinance of ConHrmation. And on notice he- •') ing n-cdved I'roni the Bishop of his intention to visit any Churcii for 4 the puqjtise of administering that rite, which notice shall be at'Kast •o one month before the intended visitation, the Minister shall give im- (> mediate notiee to hi.s parishioners, iudi-.idually, as opportunity may 7 offer, and also to the Congregation on the lirst occasion of public H' worship after the receipt of said notice. And he shall be ready to '.! ])rese month be- 6 ft)re the meeting of the Council. 1 , !j 5. {1.1 Ever-y Minister of this Church shall keep a register of ba])- 2 tisms, c(mfinuations, communicants, marriages and funerals, within 3 his cure, agreeably to such rules as may be provided by the Council 4 of the Diocese where his cure lies ; and if none such be provided, 5 then in. such hianuer as in his discretion he shall think best suited to «) the uses of such a register. I [2. 1 The ijitention of the Register of Baptisms is hereby declared to 2 'be, as for other good uses, so especially for the proving, of the right of 1862.1 .• ' Jl!OU?E OF DEPtlTIES. 41 3 tlie Clmrcli-iiiembersliip of lliose who may hnve; been adniittcil inio 4 this Church l>y tlie holy ordinance of Baptism. '1 |3.] Ev6ry Minister of this Church shall make out and continue, as 2 far as practicable, a list of all families and adnlti persons within his 3 cure, which, with all other Pari^ records in his l;eepinjr, shall, in ease 4 f)f his, removal, be entrusted to the Wardens of the Church, to re- .") main to the use of his successor, to h'o continued )y him and by every rt future Minister in the same Parish. 1 § 6. [1.] No Minister belonging to this Church ?hall ofliciate, either 2 by preacinn^% reading ])rayerfl or otherwise, in tlie Parish, or within 3' the parochial cure of another clergyman, withoit 'the consent ot the 4 Minister of the Parish or cure, or, in his absence, of the Church 5 Wardens and Vestrymen, or Trustees of the Coi gregation, or a ma- 6 jority of them. 1 [3.] All regulations reapecting Parish boundari( s shall be made by • • 2 I i )cesan Councils. 1 [3.] If any Minister of this Church, from inAbilit r or other cause, fail 2 to perform the regular service in his Cohgregati< m, and refuse, with- .3 out good cause, his consent to the officiating of any other Minister - 4 .of this Cliyrch within his cure, the Churcl, Wardens. Vestrv- 5 men or Trustees of such Congregation shall, on 'proof of such fail- 6 ure or refusal before the Ecclesiastical Authority, or before such p.er- 7 sous as may be de[)uted thereby, or before such persons as may be, by 8 the regulations of this Church in any Diocese, vested with the power 9 of hearing and deciding on complaints ijgainst Clergymen, have 10 power, with the written consent of the before-mentioned authority, 1 1 to opeti the doors of their Church to .any regular Minister of this 12 Church. 1 f7. [l.| A Minister of this Church removing within the jurisdiction 3 of any liisho]) or othe<- Ecclesiastical Authority, shall, ih order to gain 3 canonical residence within the same, present to said Ecclesiastical 4 Authority a testimonial from the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Dio- 5 cese or Missionary District in which lie last resided, which testimo- nial' shall set forth his true standing and cli;iracter. The testimonial 7 may be in the following words. : 1 ''I hereby certify that A. B., who has signified to me his desire to • 3 he transferred to the Ecclesiastical Authority of — : , is a Presbyter 3 (or Deacon) of in- regular standing, and has not, so far as 1 4 know or believe, been justly liable to evil report, for error in religion 5 or viciousness of life, for three years last i)ast." » y> All such testimonials shall be' called ]>etters Diniissory. .^1. [2.] No such letters shall atl'ect a Minister's canonical residence, until, .2 after having b^en presented accoi'dirtg to address, they shall have 3 been accepted, and notification of such acceptancegiventothe.au- 4 thority whence it proceeded. The residence of the Minister so trans- 5 ferred shall date from the acceptance of his letters diraissory. Jf ^fi not presented within three months after date, they may be considered 7 as void of the authority whence they jiroceedod ; and shall be so 8 considered, unless they "be presented within six months. ^ 1 [3. 1 If a Minister, removing into another Diocese, Avho has been ^2 called to take charge of a Parish or a Congregation, shall present a • 3 testimonial in the form aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Ecclesi- 4 astical Authority of the Diocese to which he has removed, to accept i). it, unless the Bishop or IStnnding Committee should have heard ru- 42 • JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [5tli Day. 6 mors, wliicli lie or they believe to be well founded, against the char- 7 acter of the Minister concerned, and whicli would form a proper 8 ground of canonical enquiry and presentment; in which case the 9 Ecclesiastical Authority shall communicate the same to the Ecclesi- 10 astical Authority of the Diocese to whose jurisdiction the said Minister 11 belongs; and, in such case, it shalf not be the duty of the Ecclesias- 12 tical Authority to f ccept the testimonial unless and until there be 18 satisfactory explanation of such rumors. 1 [4.] It shall be the duty of all Ministers, except chaplains in the » 2 army and navy, and ])rofessors and officers in institutions under the 3 direction of the General Council, to obtain and present letters dimis- 4 sory as above described, whenever they remove from one Diocese or 5 Missionary District to any other Diocese or Missionary District, fi whether Domestic or Foreign, and remain tliere for the space of six 7 months. If, at the end of that time, any Minister, so removing, shall S not have obtained and presented such letters, the Bishop of the '.J Diocese from whicli he. has removed shall have the right to transfer 10 him by letters dimissory into the Diocese uf tlie Bishop into whose ^12 jurisdiction he has removed. 1 § 5. A minister is settled for all purposes iiere or elsewhere uien- "^ tioned in these Canons, who has been engaged lK■l•m^uently by smy (3 Parish, according to tlie rules of said Diocese, or for any term not •5 less thaii oiie year. The chair appointed Mr. John t). Phekin, of Alabama, on the Committee oh Expenses, in tlie place of Mr. A, AV. Ellerbe, not in attendance ; and ]SIr. S. G. Jones, on the Com- mittee on the Bible and Prayer Book, in the place of lion. Mr. AUston, to whom leave of absence had been granted. On motion, the House adopted the Joint Rules of Order reported by the committee to prepare rules of order to regu-, late the intercourse of the two Ilouses ; and the Secretary was ordered to infprm the llousc of Bishops of their adoption. On motion of the llev. Mr. Clarke, Resolved. That after to day, this House take a recess from 3 o'clock, • P. M., till 7 o'clock, P. M. ; and the Secretary was ordered to convey the resolution to the Hou»e of Bishops. On motion, § 1, Canon IV, was-^dopted. a u ^3; u a u u ^ . ^^ <■(■ >i ^ 4 '' '' '•^ '■'• * k ■'« " I 5^ . ». <.i u u * On motion — Resolved, The IIous^ of Bishops concurring, that the following canoB be adopted, to wit: CANON IV. • General Provisions aiul Requisites jor Ordination. % 1. No Bishop shall ordain any candidate until he has enquired of him whether he has ever, directly or indirectly, applied for Holy Orders, in 1862.] ■ HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. 43 . ♦ any ofher Diocei^e ; and, if tlie Bishop has reason lo believe that the can- didate has been refused Holy Orders in any other Diocese, he shall write to the Ecclesiastical Autliority thereof, to know whether any just cause exists w!iy the candidate should not be ordained. When any Bishop rejects an application for Holy Orders, he shall immediately give jiotice to tlie Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese. 4f 2. Deacons' Orders sliall not be conferred on any person nntil he eliall be twenty-one ye;irs old, nor Priests' Orders until he shall be twen- ty-fbur years old. ^ 3. Every candidate for Holy Orders who may be recommended by the Standing ComTnittee of any Diocese destitute of a Bishop, if he have resided for the iCIL. [oth Day. e vacant ; or, if there be no Vestry, from at least six rcsi)ectable persons of this church, testimonials of his piety, good morals and orderly conduct, in the following words: " We, whose names are iierennder written, do testify from evidence satisfactory to us, that A. B., for the space of three years last jjost, hath lived piously, sol)erly and lionestly, and hath not, so far as we .know or believe, written, taught or*lield anything contrary to the doctrine or dis- (■i])rme of the Protestant Ki>iscopal Church in the Confederate States; and, moreover, we think him a ])ersoii worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Deacons. In Avitness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this day of , in the year of our Lord .'' He shall also lay before the Standing Committee testimonials signed by at least one respectable Presbytev of tliis ChurcJi, which testimonials shall be in the following words: " I do certify that A. B., for the sjjace o\' three years lust past, hath lived piously, soberly and honestly, and hath not, so far as I know or believe, written, taught or lield anything contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States ; and. moreover, I think him a ])erson worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Deacons. This testimonial, is founded on my ])ersonal knowl- edge of the said A. B. for one year last past, and for the residue of the said time upon evidence that is satisfactory to me. In witness whereof,.- I have hereunto set my liand, this day of— ^ , in the year of our Lord- ." • § 4. But in case a candidate," from some peculiai- circumstances not atiecting his pious or moral character, shall be unable to procure testi- monials from the Minister and Vestry of the parish wherein he resides, "the Standing Committee may accept testimonials of the purport above stated, from at least twelve respectable members, and from at least one respectable Presbyter of this Chufch, who has been personally acquaint- ed with the candidate for at least one year, § 5. Candidates who, not having Episcopal ordination, have b#eu ac- knowledged as ordained or licensed ministers in any denomination of" Christians, may,, at the expiration of not less than six months from their admission a* candidates, be ordained Deacons, on their passing the same examination as other candidates for Deacons* Orders, and, in the examina- • 18G2.] HOUSE OF DEPU'i;iES. 4.-, tions, special regard shall be^ad to those points in which the denomiun- tioii whence they came ditt'ers from this Ciiurch, witli a view of te.stin^4 their iaforinatiDU and soundness in the same ; and, also, of ascertaining tliat tliey are adetinatoly acquainteiLwith tlie Litiirgy*and Offices of tliis Church : Frori/Ied, that in tlieir case the testimonials shall be required to cover only the time since their admission as candidates for IIolv* Orders. ^ ' .' <5 G. When any person, not a citizen of tliu Confederate St.^tcs, -vvho has been acknowledged as an ordained or licensed minister in any de- nomination of Christians, sh*ll apply for Orders in tins Church, the liishop, to whom tlie application is made, shall require- of him (in ad- dition tt) the above qualitications) satisfactory evidence that he has re- sided at least one year in the Confederate States previous to his appli- cation. Ordered, Tlihall be examined also as to his knowledge of the Latin tongue.) At e.-ich of the fore-mentioned examinations he shall produce and read a sermon or discourse, composed bj' himself, on somp passage of Scripture, previously assigned to him, which, together with two other sermons or dii^rourses on some passage or passages of Scripture selected by himself, sliall be submitted to the criticisms of the Bishoj) and clergy present ; and, l)eforo his ordination, he shall be required to perform such exercis(5s iu reading, in the presence of the Bishop and clergy, as may enable them, to give him such advice and, instruction as may aid him in performing the services of the Church, and delivering his sermons with propriety and devotion. § 3. AVhen a Deacon, applying to be'admitted to Priests' Orders, wishes knowledge of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages, and other branches of learning not strictly ecclesiastical, to be dispensed with, the Standing Committee shall not recommend him for Priests' Orders until. he shall have laid before them a testimonial signed by at least two Pres- byters of this Church, stating that, in their opinion, he possesses extra- ordinary strength of natural understanding, a peculiar aptitude to teach, and a large share of prudence; and the Bishop, with the consent of the Standing Committee, shall have granted the dispensation. But in re- gard to the knowledge of the Heln-ew language, the Bishop shall have the sole power of dispensation. i> 4. In a Diocese where there is no Bishop, the Deacon shall he ex- amined by the IVishop to whom he applies for Holy Orders, and bv two or more Presbyters appointed for that purpose by the said Bishop.' {j 5. .No person shall be ordained a Priest in this Church until' he shall have exhibited to the Bisliop testimonials from the Standing Committee of the Diocese for which heis to be ordained, which testimonials shall be signed with the names of a majority of all the Committee, the Commit- tee being duly convened, and shall be in the following words : " We, whose names are under-written, members of the Standing Com- mittee of the Diocese of , do testify that the Rev. A. B., Deacon, hath laid before us satisfactory testimonials, that for the space of three years last past, he hatli lived piously, soberly and honestly, and hath not written, taught or held anything contrary to the docti-ine or discipline of tlie Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States; and, moreover, we think him a person worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Priests. Iu witness Avhercof, Ave have hereunto set our hands this day of , in the year of our Lord .'' But before tlie Standing Committee ^liall proceed to recommend any Deacon, as aforesaid, to the Bishop, such Deacon shall produce from the Minister and Vestry of tlie I'arisli wliere he i-esides, or, if the Parish bo vacant, from the Vestry alone, testimonials of his piety, good moials and orderly conduct, in the following words : ' " " We, whose names are hereunder written, do testify that the Pvcv. A. r>., Deacon, liath, for the ^space of three yeaus last past, lived i)iouslv, ■soberly and honestly, and hath not, so far as we know or believe, wri't- ten, taught or held anything contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in tlie Confederate States ; and, moreover, M-e think him a person worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Priests. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this day of , intlie year of our Lord ."' ' 48 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [5tli Day. He shall also lay before the Standing Committee testimonials signed by at least one respectable Presbyter of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States, in the following form : " I do certify, that the Rev. A. B., Deacon, has, for the space of throve years last past, lived piously, soberly and honestly, and lias not, so far as I know or believe, written, taught or held anything contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Chyrch in the Confederate States ; and, moreover, I think him a person worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Priests. This testimonial is founded on my j^ersoual knowledge of the said Rev\I A. B., Deacon, for one year last past, and for the resi- due of the said time upon evidence tliat is satisfactory to me. In wit- ness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this dny of . in the year of our Lord — — .'■ / § G. ^ut in case an applicant for Priests' Orders shall, from peculiar circumstances,|not affecting liis pious or moral cliaracter, be unable to procure testimonials from tlie Minister and Vestry of the Parish where he resides, or in case of there being no Vestry, the Standing Committee may accept testimonials of the purport above stated from at least twelve respectable members, and from at least one respectable Presbyter of this Church, who has been personally acquainted with the candidate for at least one year. Ordered, That the Secretary convey said resolution to the House of Bishops. On- motion of the same, Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, That the following Canon be adopted, to wit : ' CANON VIII. Of the Adnimioih of Ministers Ordainetl ly Buliops not m Communion with this Church. When a Deacpn or Priest, ordained by a Bishop not in communion with thid»Church, shall apply to a Bishop for admission into the same as a minister thereof, he shall produce a written certilicate from at least two Presbytere of this Church, stating that, froni personal knowledge of him, or satisfactory evidence laid before them, they believe that hisde- sire to leave the communion to which he has belonged has not arisen from any circumstance unfavorable to his moral or religious character, or on account of Avhich itniay be inexpedient to admit him to the exer- cise of the ministry in this Church ; and he shall also, not less than six months after his application, in the presence of tlie Bishop and two or more Presbyters, subscribe the declaration contained in Article IX. of the Constitution ; which being done, the Bishop, being 'satisfied of his tlieological acquirements, may receive him as such minister. Ordered, That the* Secretary convey said resohition to the House of Bishops. On motion of the same, Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, tlmt the following Canon be adopted, to wit : . • . a \ lRr,2.1 ♦ liOU^. OF DEPUTWIS. i. ^ vith i/iis ChvrcTi. • ^ § 1. A cJergymun foimng Irom a lorcign country, and proiessiuf; to iiaw- • • l)eeu ordained out oi'tln' Confederate States by a foreign Bishop in coinniii- nioi'i with this Ciiurch, or by a Bisliop consecrated for a foreign country by Bishops of tliis Clmrch undei- Article Xf. of the Constitution, or by « * Missionary Jiisliop elected to exercise Episcopal functions in any place or l)lftces out of the Confederate States, shall, l.iet\>re ho be ])erniittcd to of- liciatc in any Parish or Congregation, ex]iil)it to jtlie Minister, or, if there bo uo Minijster, to the Testry thereot", a certificate signed by, the Bishop of tlto Diocese, or, if tlicre be no Bisliop, by the Standing Couiiuittee i hereby required that, on the election of a A[inister iuto arty Cbin-ch or I'arish, the Vestry shall deliver, or cause to be delivered< ;o the Ecclesiasfical Authority of the Diocese, notice of the same, in the rbllowing foi-m : " , • '•AVe, the Church Wardens, ((j?' in case of an Assistant 'Minister., we.* the Rector and Church Wardens) do certify to the lit. Rev'd, {nmnin; (^lurch by the holy ordinance of Baptism. * [3.] Every Minister of tliis Church shall make out and continue, as far as practicable, a list of all families and adult persons within his ciire, which, with all other Parish records in lils keeping, sl#all, in case of his removal, be ejitru.9ted to the Wardens of the Church, to remain for .the use o( his successor, to be continued by him nmlby every future Minister iu the same Paris*!:. • "^ • ■ ;j.3 tlOURNAL OF TPIE GENERAL COUNCIL. , [5tlt par S 6.- [1.1 No Minister belonging to .this Chnrcli shall- officiate, either by in-eaciiiiig, reading prayers or otherwise, in the Parish, or within 'the pavochiaf'cnre of another clergyman, without the consent of the Miuistcj- of the Parish or cure, or, in his absence, of the Churcli Wardens and " Vestrymen, or Trustees of the Congregation, or a majority of them. . [2.1 If any Minister of this Church, froni inability or other cause, fail' to perform the regular services in his Congregation, and refuse, witliout "ood cause his consent to the officiating of any other Minister of this Church within his cure, the Church Wardens, Vestrymen or Trustees of. isiich Con"-rogatidn shall, on proof of such failure or refusal before the Eccle* .siastical Authority, or before such persons as may be deputed thereby, or before such persons as may be, by the reguljftions of this Cnurch in hny Diocese vested with the power of hearing and deciding on complaints' a"-ainst Clergymen, have power, with the written consent of the before- inentioned authority, to open the doors of their Church to any regular Minister of this Church. . ■ ■> 7. [L] A Minister of this Chiirch rcmovmg within the jurisdiction of uny liitihop or Ecclesiastical Authority, shall, in order to gain canonical residence within the same, present to said Ecclesiastical Authority a. testimonial from the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Dioce-se or Missionary District in which he last resided, which testimonial shall set forth his true standing and character. The testimonial may be in the following "1 hereby crtify that A, 15., who has signified to me his desire to be transferred to the Ecclesiastical Authority gf ■, U a Presbyter (or Deacon) of , in regular standing, and has not, so far as I know or believe been justly liable to evil report, for error in' religion or vicious- ucss of' life, for thi»eo years last past." All such testimonials shall be called Letters Dimissory. [2.1 No such letters shall attect a Minister's canonical residence, until, at-ter having been presented according to address, they shall liave been accepted, and notilicatlon of such acceptance given to the authority whence it proceeded. The residence of the Minister so transferred shall date from the acceptance of his letters dimissory. If not presented within three months after date, they may be considered as void by the authority whence they proceeded; and sliall be so considered, unless they be pre- sented v,-ithin six months. l:;;.! If a Minister, removing into another Diocese, who has been called to take charge of a Parish or Congregation, shall present a testimonial in the form aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese to which he has renjoved, to accept it, unless the Bishop or Standing Committee should have heard rumors, which he or they beliove to be t\'eU founded, against the character of the Minister concerned, and which .would form a^proper ground of canonical incpiiry and pfesent- . iiioni;' in which case the Ecclesiastical Authority shall communicate the same to the Ecclesiastical Authority of the.DioCese to whose jurisdictidn said Minister belongs; and, in such case, it shall not be the duty of the .Ecclesiastical Authority to accept the testimonial unless, and until, the|j^' lie satisfactory explanation of .such rnmor.s. L-i.J It shall be the duty of all Minist.ertj, except chaplains in the army aiu\ navy, and professors and officers in institutions under the direction i)f "iho General Council, to obtain and present letters dimissory asabove .lescribed Avhenever they remove from one Diocese or Missionary District, *\hetlier Domestic or i'oreign, and reUiaiu therefor the space o.f si.v nths. If, afthe eudof that time, auy Mini.stcr, so removing, shulb not nil '1862.] 1 1 OUyE OF DEPUTIES. * • -"^S Iiavo obUiincd and presented sucli letters, tlie Bishoj) oC tlio l>iocV.'^o tn'iii wliicli lie has removed shall have the ri<;ht to tninslev liim. byleliors diiiiissory into the Diocese of the IMshop into whose jurisdiction lie has removed. ■ , . ff 8. A ininister js settled tor :ill purposes hero or elsewhere nientioued ill these canons, who h.Ts boon enjirnged i)erni!\neiitly by .iny Par-islj, flc cording to the rules of the Dioces'c to which he belongs, or for any lernt not less than one year. Ordered, That the Secretary couvey said resolution to, the House of Bishops, The Kcv. Dr. Peterkift offered the following resolutiuiu which, on motion of Mr. MasRie, was made the special oy- (I<^i' for next We(]ner?day at 11 o'clock, A. M., to wit: Ju^Koh-e cese, that such new Diocese sjiall contain not less than tifteoii self- su])portint!; Parishes, and also lit'tcen Presbyters, one ye:'r .i-anoui-- (■ally resident within the bonndu of such new Diocese, repuhiHy set; tied in a Parish or Congregation, juid qualified to vote lb' a Bishop; And proriJcil also. That no such new Diocese shall be forhicd, if there- in- ;niy existing Diocese shall be so reduced as to Contain less tlmn 1 hirry selt-suppdrting. Parishos, and twenty Presbyters who have been residing therein, and settled an.d qualitied as above-mentioned. On motion of Mr. MeCrady, the followina- additional Knlc of Order was adopted, to wit : Iln.ic 21. None of these rules shall be altered^ anuudcd. >u>pen(kd or repealed without a vote of two-thirds of the House. ■ On motion, the IIousg adjourned. SIXTH day's session. Augusta, Ga., November 18, 186-. 'Vho J louse met pursuaut to adjournment. . • -Morning prayer was read b3-_the Rev. IJr. .Ma.son, and llie'Kev. Mr. Norton. On the call of the roll, Mr. \L 1). jSIoorc answered (<» his name as Alternate Deputy from the Diocese of. (i corgi:!, iii place of Mr. Whittle. The minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read and confirmed, • ' " ' The followinj^messagcs were received from thellouse of Bishops, to wit : • ' • iMESSAGK NO. 'J. t The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies.- lb:it it lias passed the following resolution : 54 * -lOUKNAL OF TliE GENE1UL,.C0Uj;;c1L; [Otli Dav. Resolved^ That Canon I\', entitled'" Geveral Provision and liequhKci^ for Ordwahion^'''' as conveyed to this House, in Message No. 10, of the House of Doi)nties. he adoptod. MESSAUK NO. lu. Tlie House x)f liLsjliups informs the. House of iJepiities thai it 1i:in passed th'e following resolution : Jiefolred^ That Canon V, entitled '" KcaiulnaliO/is and TcsilvwnialsjoK Deacons^ Orders and Ordination,''' as conveyed to this House in Message \(>. 11, of the House of Deputies, he adopted, witli the followiiiir amendments : j 2. Strike out all after the words "cease to l)C a candidate,"' aiid add ••• and unless the Bishop .shall see lit to allow longer time, he shall notify him in writing, that he is no longer a candidate, an& shall immediatelv give notice of the same to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese."" §.5. §trike out the words "from at least," in tlie sixth line, and al.sc the words "which last has." and insert, "which Presbyter shall have." MES3AGK NO. i i. The House of liishops informs the Hou.se of l)eput!es that it ha.>^ pas.scd ihe following resolution: RcHolved, That Canon Vi, entitled, " 0/ Dettcoits," as conveyed to ibis House in Mes.sage Ko. 12, of the House of Deputies, he adopted. MESSAGE NO. 12. The House oi Biiihops inform"? the House of Deputies, that it has passed the following resolution : Rcmhed, That Canon VII, entitled- " Ovdinalu'n to the Priesthood," as conveyed to this House in Message No. -lo, of tlie House of Deputie •. he adopted, with the following amendment : • " ? ;J. Strike out the words, "ejftraordinary strength of natural undei-- -tanding,'' in the7t(i line. .MESSAGE NO. io. .Tiie House of liibhops infonns the House o( Deputies, that it has passed the- following resolution : Pesolcfd, That Canon VIH, entitled '■' Of the admin/tioa oj' Minister.^ ordainedt hy Bishops not in communivn icith this Church,'''' as conveyed to this House in Message No. 16, of the House of Deputies, be adopted. .. MESSAGE NO 14. "I'lie Hou>e of Bishops informs the House of De})Uiies, that it has passed the following resolution : • . ' Hcxolred, That Canon IX, entitled " Of Ministei-8 ^•duined in foraifin ■■" untried b;/ Bishojts in- Gom.mii.nion with thu Church,''^s conveyed tothi* House in Me.'^sage No. IT, of the House of Deputies, he adopted. MEsSAifE NO. 15. The House t)f Bishops informs the House ol' Deputies, that "it lia- passed the follo\ying resolution : , ♦ > • 1865.] . , HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. 55 Hei/ JJishopK. ? 1 . 1 1. 1 Whenever the Church in any Dioco.^e shall be desiroiii* of tl)e 'J consecration of a Bishop elect, the Standing Committee of the Church o in such Diocese shall, by their President, or by some person ur per- ( sons specially appointed, communicate the desire to the Standinc •J Committees of the Churches in the different Dioceses, together "^tith ti evidence of his election, and a certitied copy oi the following te.'-- 7 tiinonial : s TeKtiniony from the Members of the Cointcil in the iJioetsc froin irheiicc '.I the Person is recommended for (JoiiHeeration. io "We, whooc names are nnder\vritteii, fully sensible how important 11 it is th.at the sacred otBce of a BisUoj) slionld not be tmworthily 12 conferred, and firmly persuaded that it i.s our duty to hear testimonv \?^ on this solemn occasion, without partiality or affection, do, in the 11 presence of Almighty God, testify that A. B. is not, so far as we are l.") inform.ed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religicm, or Iff for vieiousness of life, and that we do not know or believe there is !7 any impediment, on account of which he ought not to be consecra- 18 ted to that Holy Otii«e. We do, moreover, Jointly aud severally, dc- J!) clare'that wo (Jo, in our conscience, believe him to be of sucli 20 8ufhcieucy in good learning, such .soundness in the faith, and of sucIi 21 virtuous and pure manners, and godly conversation, that lie is apt 22 and meet to exercise the otlice of a Bishop to the honor of (rod. and 2.'} the edifying of His Clinrch, and to ])e a wlioli-sonie example to the 24 Hock of Christ. [2.] The evidence of the consent (»t" the Standing Comniiiic^s shall 2 be in the form following: :> Testim my from the Standing Commit ice o/^iuafiiny the Diocete.) 4 "We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how Important ~> it is that the sacred office of a. Bishop should not be unwnr(]iil\ con- • 56 -lOCRNAI. OF TIIKGKNERAJ. COUNCIL. Iiithl-M.y. ^ ferred, :uul liruilv ijui'suadcd UiaL it, is oiir duly to bear lebLijiioii.v. on "i this soleoia occasitm, without partiality or afTection, do, in the prc>- - s oucc oi" Almighty Ixod, testify that A. 13. is not, so far- jr« wo aro in !) I'onned, jiis+tly liable to evil report, either for error in relipcni, ov I'or 10 vicioiisuess of life; a.!id that we do not kno\v or believe there is jniy ■ 1 1 i ID pediment, on .'iccount of which he ought not to bo consecratcHl to ' li lluit Holy Offiee, but that he hath, as avo believe, led his- life, for Ihreiv J'! venrs last ])ast, piously, soberly and lionestly."' \'->. I And if the major number of the Standing Committees shall e.Mi- :} sent to the proposed consecration, the Standing Committee of the ;5 I )i(,>ccse eoncernejl shall forward the evidence <■;' such consent, to- ♦ jrether with other testimonials, to tlie senior Bishop of this Clnucii, "i Vho shall oomniunlcate the same to all the l>ishoi)S of this Church in ishoi)s TO v.'hom he may commujiicate the todtlinoniala, m^y procecil '■' to perform the some. (4.| The consecration of a Bit Assistant JVisliop shall ])rrform such Bi)isco].al duties, and exercfse '■' such K;)iscopal a-iitboj-ity in the l>ioccse, as the Bishop shall assij,aj to 7 him ; and, iu c;ise of the Biahoi)'s inability to assign sncU duties, de- •S dared by the (\>uneil jof the Diocese, the Assistant Bishop sliall, dur- '• ing such inability* ]ATtorm all the duties, and exercise all tho.au- *!• thorities which appertain to jtlie oflice of u Bisliop. No person sljali 12 be elected or consecrated a Sutlrn^au Bi.sliop, n'or shall there be wore lo than one Assisti^ut Bishop in a Diocese at the same time. . , H |1.| Kvery Bishop of ibis Ciinrch shall visitthe Churches v.itiii:! '-i his Diocese at len.st once in three years, tor the purpo.se of examiniug '■'> the state of his Church, inspecting the behavior of his cleri'v, adtuin- 1- i.stering the Apostolic rite of Contirmation. ministering the Word,' and '■» if he think fit, administering the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper t« . <■« the people eomiuittod to his charge, and shiill keep a register, oF all . 7 his otticial acts. |2.] No Bishop of this Church shall reside beyond tlie limits of hi- •i Diocese, unless with the consentof three-fourths of his Diocesan Conn- • ;; cil, given at each of its sessions. • for the spa<-e of three calendar months, although Avithout leaving the ■' (\)nfcderate'States. to authorize, by writinjf under his hand aud seal, ■1 the As.sistaut Bishop, or. should there bo none, the Standing Coni- V mitiee of such Diocese, to act as the Ecclesiastical Autliority thereof. ,< TIr* Assistant Bishop, or Standing Committee po auSliorized, shall .-•'.' thereupou becora^; the Ecclesiastical Autibority of su^h pioce.«e. to 1'' all I'ntents and purposes, until such writing shall be revoked, ov the U IJishop shall return wjthin the Diocese:' ProvicUd, That nothing in !2 this Canon «;hall be so construed as to prevent any Bishojs who may 1863:] HOUSE OF DEPUTIES :^7 I" liuve signed suoli writing, fnMu exercising liis jnrnsdiction liiinseir, hv) I i far .IS the same may bapracticftble, dHring his absence from his Dio-' • I '> ishop, cir Missionary Bishopi, may,, on 2 tlio invitation of the Conncil or Standing Committee of any Dioceso .'] where there is no Bishop,- or where the Bishop is, for the time, under 1^ a disability to porform Episcoital otlices by reason of a judicial seii'- T) tence, visit and perform Episcopal offices in that Diocese, or in any Ct jiart thereof ; and this invitatiou may l)e temporary, and if may at , 7 any time be revoked. § 8. [l.] The House of Deputies may. from tiiiic to time, on nomina- ■2 tion by the House of Bishojis, elect a suitable person to be a Bishop :; of this Criurcli, to exercise Episcopal functions in 8tf»tes or Territo- i nes not organized into Dioceses.- The evidence of such election shall • ."i I>o a. oertiticate, to be subscribed by a constitutional majority of said (>• House of Deputies, in the form re(\uired br § 2 of this Canon,- to be 7 ^riven by tlie members of Diocesan Councils, on the recommendation s o\' r>ishups elect for consecration, which certiiicate sliall be produced ;> to the House of Bishops; and if the IIouho of Bishops shall conse'nt 10 to tlie consecration, they may take order for that purpose. [2.] The Bishop so elected and consecrated shall exorcif^'e Episcopal •1 functions in such States imd Territories, in conformity with the Con- ;! stitution and Canons (jf this Churcli, aiid undef such regulations and ,4 •instructions, not inconsistent therewith, as the House of Bishops may .■) prescribe; aud the House of J>isho])s may at any time increase or di- il minish the number of States or Territories over which the said" 7 Bishoj) or Bishops shall exercise Episcopal functions. [3.] In case of the death or resignation of a Missionary Bisliop, or •2 of vacancy by other cause, the charge of the vacant Missionary Ejtis- :*. copate shall, until another Bishop be elected ;.nd consecrated, devolve -t on the senior Bishop of this Church, with the power of appointing .") some other Bishop as his substitute in said charge. [4.] Any Bishop elected and consecrated under this Section shall bo.' *2 eligible to the office of Dioeesan Bishop in any organized Diocese ;; within the Confederate States, witli the consent of three-fourtlis .of . 1 the Bishops having seats in the House of Bishops and of the Standing •') Committees i^f three-fourths of the several Dioceses, said consent to • t be signilied to the senior Bishop and announced by him. And Avhen- ' 7 ever a Diocese shall have lieeii organized within the Jurisdiction of such 8 Missionary Bishoj», if ho shall be chosen Bishop of such Diocese, he ii may' accept the office, and sliall not thereby vacate his missionary ap- !it iH-»intment: Provided, That he continue to discharge the duties of •11 Missionary Bishop within the residue /of his original jurisdiction, it 12 there be sucli residue. ' ' 58 JOURNAL OF TI^E GENE^.AL COUNCIL. ' | OtI. L)«y. [o.] Every sficli Bishop anay yearly appoint two Presbyters, andtwo fi' Laymen communicants of this Church, resident within his missionary o jurisdiction, to perform the duties" of a Standing Committee for such 4- jurisdiction : Provided^ That no Standing Committee constituted un- , <3er this Section shall have power to give or ^^^refuse assent to tlie , 6 consecration of » Bishop. [6.] Every such Bishop shall report to eaclrGeneral Coimcil his otli- .2 cial acts, and .the state and coruliti on of the Church in said States • 3 and Territories of the Confederate States. § 9., [1.] The House of "Deputies may, from time to time, ou nomina- 3 tion by the House of Bishops, elect a suitable person to be a Bishoji 3 of this Church, to exercise Episcopal functions in any missionary . -4. station of this Church out of the Territory of the Confederate States. 5 which the House of Bishops, witli ■y^. concurrence of the House of K Deputies, may have designated. The evidence of such election shall Y be a certificate, to be subscribed by a constitutional majority of said S House of Deputies, expret^sing their assent to the said nomination, <•> which certificate shall be produced to the House of Bishops; and if JOthe House of Bishojjs shall consent to the conseoration, tliey mny J 1 take order for th»t ])urpo8e. [2. 1 Any Bishop elected and consecrated under this Section, or any 2 foreign Missionary Bishop heretofore consecrated to exercise Episcopa I 3" functions in any place or country which may have been thus desig- 1 nated, shall have no jurisdictifm, except in the plare or fcountry for .,> which he has been elected and consecrated. He shall not become a () Diocesan Bishop in any organized Di'ocese w^'hin the Confederate; ' 7 States, unless with the consent of tlu-ee-fourths of all the Bishops S entitled to seats in the House of Bi.shops, and also with the consent of 9 the Standing Committees of three-fourths of the Dioceses. ■ [3.] Any J^ishop elected and consecrated under this Section, or any 2 foreign Missionary Bishoj) heretofore consecrated, may ordain as 3 Deacons 6r Presbyters, to officiate Avithin the limits of his Mission, *4 any persons of tlie age required l)y Ihe Canons, of this Chui'ch, who 5 -sh.air exhibit to him»thc testimonials rc(|UJrcd by Canons Y. and Vil. ■ (} of Title L, signed by not less than two of the ordained Missionaries 7 of this Church who may be subject to his charge : Frtnuded, nei^fr- •« theless, That if there l»e only one ordained ]\Iissionary attached to t lie 9 Mission, and capable of acting at the time, the signature of a Presby- 10 ter, under the jurisdiction of any Bisliop 'u\ communion with tlii> 1 1 Church, in good standing, may be admitted to supply the deficiency. [4.] Any Foreign Missionary Bishop consecrated under this Section. 3 or heretofore consecrated, may, by and with the advice 'of two Vves- 3 byters, one qf whom, if necessity require, shall be a Presbyter in gOf)d ■i standing under the jurisdiction of any Bishop in communion with t!)is ■ b Oiurch, dispense with those studies required from a candidate for Oi'i . 6 jders by the Canons of this Church : Provided, That no i)erson shall bv 7 ordained Priest by him who has not passed a satisfactory examination. 8 b\ the presence of two Presbytcrsj as to liis theological learning and 9. aptitude to teach ; And jn'ovlded, further,- That no person sliall be , 10 ordained Deacon by him until he shall have been a candidate for 11 at least one year. Nor shall any Deacon or Priest, who sh :• disqualilied as aforesaid, until the disqualilication be removed; oruu'til.; 1 in either case, the said act of the Council be revoked. [2.] No Diocese thus placed under the full charge aud aTithojjity o!' •2 the Bi.shop of another Diocese, or a Missionary Bishop, shall invito ;! a second liishop to perlorm any Episcopal duty, or exercise authority, t till its connection with the fu'St Bishop has expired or is revoked. 1 >■ 11. [1.] If, during the session of the General Council, or witliin six 2 calendar months before the meeting of any such Council, a. Bishoj) ■') shall desire to resign his jurisdiction, he shall make known in writing 4 to the House of Bishops such his desire, together with the retisons' 5 moving him thereto; whereupon tlte House of Bishops may investi- gate' the whole case of the i)roposed resignation, including not only 7 tlie facts and reasons that may be set? forth in the aJipKcation for the •S proposed resignation, but any other facts and circumstances bearing '.> upon it, so that the whole subject of the propriety or necessity of •sucli 10 resignation may be placed fully before the House of Bishops. 1 2.] An investigation haying thus been made, tlie House of liisluips ' 2 may decide on the application; and, by the vote of a iliajority of ■} those present, accept or refuse to accept such resignation ; and, in nil 4 cases of a proposed resignation, the Bisho))s shall cause their ])ro- .5 ceedings to be recorded on their journal; and, in case of acceptance, i» the resignation shall be complete when thus recorded^ and notice • 7 thereof shall be given to the House of Deputies. [o.] In case a Bishop should desire to resign at any period uyt within 2 six calendar months before the meeting of a (ieneral Council, lie shall * ■ \ make known to the senior l]ishop sueh his desire, with the reasons -i moving him thereunto; wljereupon the senior Bishop shall comnmni- ."» catc, without delay, a copy of the same to every Bishop of tliis Church . •') having ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the Confederate States, afid 7 "lalso to the Standing Committee of the Diocese to which the Bishop 5 desi/iiig to resign may Uelong; and, at the same time, summon said 60 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. . _ [Gth Day. {) Bisliojis to uieet him in porsou, at a place to be by liim dostgnated. 10 and at ji time not less than three calendar nionths from the date. of 11 his summons; and, should a numlier not less than a, niajtjrity of all 13 the said Bishops meet at the time and place designated, they shall 18 then have all the powers given by the previous clauses of this Seotion 14 to the House of Bishops; and, should a number less than a majority 15 assemble, tliey shall have power to adjourn from time to time, until 1(3 they can secure the attendance of a majority of all the said Bisho])?. ■ 17 Should a proposed resignation of a Bishop be accepted at any meeting 18 of the Bishops for that purpose held during -a recess, then the senior 10 IMshop present shall i)ronounce such resignation complete, and corn- id municate the same to the Ecclesiastical Authority of each- Diocese, 21 who shall cause the same to be communicated to tlie several Clergy- 22 men in charge of Congregations therein. And it shall be the further 2:> duty of the sciijor Bishop to cause suqIi resignation to be fonually 24 recorded on the Journal of the House of Bishops that may meet in 25 General Council next thereafter. H'the Bishop desirous of resigning 26 should be the senior Bishop, then all the duties directed iu this Sec- 27 tion to be pei'formed by the senior Bishop shall devolve upon the 28 Bishop "next in seniority. (4.] No Bisho}) Avhoso resignation of the Episcopal jurisdiction of n 3 Diocese has been consummated i)nrsnant to this Section, shall liu o eligible to any Diocese now in union, or which may hereafter bt*. 4 admitted into union, with this Church, bnt he may perforra Episcopal 5 acts at the reipiest of any Bishop of this Church within the limits of (3 his Diocese. . . . - ■ " . If).] A Bisho]>, who ceases to h^ve- charge of a Diocese, shall still l)e 2 subject in all matters, to the Canons and authority of thC' General u Council. [G. I In case a suspended Bishoii of this Churoli shoidd desire to 2 resign at any period not within .s shall return t« the senior Jiishop their writ- , 8 ten assent to such resigna4;iou, the same feliall bo deemed valid 'J and linal; and written information of the said resignation shall i!l 10 once be communicated by the senior Bisliiip to the Bishop a;i- o fane swearing, for fre nature of the case may require, in conformity with their respec- 14 tive Constitutions and Canons, and if he be degraded, notice there- 15 of shall be given to the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese, aiuJ 1(5 read before every Congregation . of the' Diocese to which he be- 17 longs, on the oocn'^ion of public worship next after the "reception f)f IJ-^i si;cTi notice. CANON II. Trial of Presbyters and Deacons under Missionary Jurisdiction. % 1. The jurisdiction of this Church extending in right, though not i always in form, to all persons belonging to it within the Confederate o States and Territories, it is hereby enacted, That each Missionary 4 Bishop shall have jurisdiction over the Clergy in the district assigned o him, and may, in case a presentment and trial of a Clergyman become Ci proper, reiiuest the action of any Presbyters and Standing Commit- 7 tee, in any Diocese sufficiently near, and the presentment and trial 5 shall be according to the Constitution and Canons of said Diocese. i> Or, if there be a Standing Committee appointed by the Mis.sionary 1(1 Bishop, the clerical tnembers thereof may make presentment, and the 1 1 trial shall take place according to the Constitution and Canons of any 12 Diocese of this Church which may have been selected^t the time of 13 the appointment of such Standing Coraifiittee : Provided., That the 14 Court shall be composed of at least three Presbyters, excluding the ' l.> members of the Standing. Committee and the accused., § 2.' If any Minister of this Church, acting under a Foreign Mis- 2 sionary appointment, and within the jurisdiction of a Foreign Mis- 3 sionary Bishop of this Church, shall commit any offence for which 4 Ministers may be tried and punished, or shall rAuse obedience to the •") lawful authority of the Missionary Bishop, such Clergyman shall be 10 the principles of law and equity. ' • ^ 4. The sentence of the Court shall be rendered to the Bishop of 2 such missionary jurisdiction, who shall have power to revise and 3 modify the sanu", and the decision of the IMshop shall be final and 4 conclusive. CAXOX III. . Of a Chrgymnn //* ove Diocese or Missioiwri/ District rhargecihle tQiih' Misdemmnor in another. § 1. If a Clergyman of this Church, belonging to any Diocese or •2 Missionary District, shall in any other Diocese or Missionary District, 3 conduct himself in such a way as to bo chargeable with misdemeanor, 4 the Ecclesiastical Autliority thereof shall give notice of the same to 6 the Ecclesiastical Authority where he is canonically resident, ex- (■> hibiting, with the information given, reasonable groun jfor presuming 7 its correctness. If the Ecclesiastical Authority, when thus informed, 8 shall omit, for the space of three months, to proceed against the !) ofiendiug Clergyman, the Ecclesiastical Authority of tlie Diocese or 10 Missionary District, within which the alleged oflence w;i3 committed, 1 1 may institute proceedings, and the decision given shall be conclusive. ■ j 3. If a Clergyman shall come temporarily into any Diocese, under 2 the imputatipn of having elsewhere been guilty of any crime or mis- 3 demeanor, or if any Clergyman, while sojourning in any Diocepe, 4 shall misbehave, tJio Bishop, upon probable cause, may admonish 5 such Clergyman, and forbid him to otiiciatc in said Diocese. And if, t) after such prohibition, the said Clergyman so otrioiate, the Ecclesias- V tical Authority shall give notice to all the Clergy and Congregations s ill said Diocese, that the officiating of the said Clergyman is prohibited ; ;) and like notice shall be given to the Ecclesiastical Authority of the 10 Diocese to which the said Clergyman belongs. And such prohibitiv'ii 1 1 shall continue iu force, until the Ecclesiastical Authority of the first 12 named Diocese be satisfied of the innocence of the said Clergyman. 1 :> or until lie be acquitted on trial. § o. The provisions of the last Section shall apply to Clergymen 1 ordained in foreign countries by Bishops in communion witli this ;> Church : Provided., That in such case notice of the prohibition shall 4 be given to the Ecclesiastical Authority under whose jurisdiction tho ') Clergyman shall appear to have last been, and also to all the Bishops , (! exerci-jing jurisdiction in this Church. \ CANON IV. O/ Renunciation of the Ministry. § 1. If any Minister of this Church, against whom there is no Ee- 3 clesiastical i)roceeding instituted, shall declare, in writing, to the ■'. "Ecolesiastical Authority, to wliicli he belongs, his renunciation of the VA JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. iHtli Day 4 Ministry, uiid his design not to officiate in future in any of the offices 5 thereof, said Ecclesiastical Authority shall record tiie declaration so () madfc. The Bishop shall then depose him from the Ministry, and 7 pronounce and record in the presence of two or n^ore Clergymen, that ♦ ■ S the person so declaring has been deposed froni the Ministry of this " 9 Church; am'T if there be no Bishop in such Diocese, the same sen- 10 fence may lie pronounced by the Bishop of any other Diocese invited 1 1 by the Standing Committee to attend for that purpose. § 2. If tlie Ecclesiastical Autliority, to whom such declaration re- 2 uouncing the Ministry is made, shall have reason to believe that tire .J person has acted unadvisedly and hastily, all action thereupon maybe 4 forborne for the .space of not more than si.x months, during which 5 time the person may withdraw his application. § 3. If the Bishop shall have ground to suppose the person to be 2 liable to presentment for any canonical offence, he may, in his dis- " cretion, and with the consent of tlie Standing Committee, proceed to 4 have the ajiplici^nt put upon his trial, notwithstanding his having ."> made the aforesaid declaration ; ond the same discretion is allowed to R the Standing* Committee, in case the Diocese should be without i> 7 Bishop. {? 4. In the case of deposition from the Ministry, as above provided ' 2 for,, the Bishop shall give notice thereof to the Ecclesiastical Authority 'A of every Diocese of this Church. Rev. Dr.. Mason, on beRalf of the Committee on .the .Bible and Prayer Book, made the following report : The Committee on the Bible and Prayer Book, respectfully report: That from the time being too short, and the means in their poAver in- sufficient to determine what edition of the English Bible to recommend as a standard edition, they offer no resolutions on that subject. "With respect to the Prayer Book, they olfer the following : Resolved, The House of JVishops concurring, That the -Book of "Com- mon Prayer," as heretofore used in tlie Church, be and the same is hereby adopted, and ordered to be used, with sudi changes and altera- tions only as may bo necessary to make it conform to the change in our ])olitical relations, tmd to the Constitution and Canons of the Protestant ' Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of. America. Resolved 2, The House of Bi.^hops concurring. That in order to supply, - in part, the urgent need of copies of tlie Prayer Book for our soldiers and sailors, a selection of such portions thereof as are used in public worship, be printed under the direction of a joint coi/imittee of the two Mouses of this Council. Resolved S, The House of Bishops concurring. That a committee be ap- pointed, with instructions to prepare, during the interval between tiie adjournment of this Council and the meeting of the next, and to report to it, such alterations in the Book of Common Prayer as may be deemed ]n'oper : JProvidcd, That they involve no change in thp doctrine or dis- cipline of the Church. ^ (Signed) ' R. S. MASON, Chairman. ' . On motion, said report was made the order of the day tor this p. m. Mr. DeRosset offered the following, which, ou his motion, was made the order of 'the day after the resolntion of the Rev. Dr. Peterkin. lS(i2.] , HOUSE 0..F BEPJJTIES. or. • ' ' ^ . * WhoiOii.-;, by rc£ert»uCo to the X aud SII Articles oi" ph^ Coiistitmion it appears, tliat greater rcstricti^us are put- on alterations oi'tli'c Constitn- t-^a than iu changes in tlio J]ools«C£ Common Prayer, tlierdby reerain^' .to indicate tho' intentioQ of. placing "tho. latter iii a position cf inferior *:!»!:-nity and iniportflnco to the former ; therefor*;'.' ^. /^e.'folceil, That the X Artido of the Constitution bo altfh-ed by strikiTi.' «ut all after tho word ^' shall bo," in the Ptli line, and inserting the fol iiVsvingi " A'b'P^'P'-l iii o^^ Geuiiral Conocil by a xnajority-bf the ^ou^■:e oi ITishoj)?, arid'b/ a lahjority of the Hftuso of Deputies, ?;iid Deputiet* oMn^by l)io6escs'and Orders, agreexl to by tvro-thirds of the several i)ioces«u Coniicil.?, and ratified by tUe' -subsequent General Councfl.'' '* •.^ir. LlcCrady offered tlio 'following' resolution, which, o»i inatioii, w-dH made the order of the d;\v, after the roBolution offcJr^d By Mr. DeRosset, to wit : " 'J^,^pecuilly appointed, ofemmunicate Ihe'dcsiro to the Standing Committer- of the C&urohes in the different DiocQges, together with ev''^-^-^'^' '- ' ''- election, and a certified f cff the following tefjtinjiouial : «•• Tef>thnony frOin the Memhcn of the Council in tM iJiocese from, jr.lirv" , _ J, tliG Pcnoix h recommended for Gomicration. '• • ' • t^.' Wc; whoso nfih?c4 .aro r.julGVwritt'eu, fully sensible how imijurhici ; is that the sacred office of a Bishop should not be unworthily cgnforri;', ;ir. 1 tirmly persuaded th,at it is our duty to bear testimony on this solemn ;ion, without partiality or alFecti(;in, do, in tho presence of Ai'might.v U'-l, testify that A. B. is not, so lar rs we are informed, justly liable ti> i'vil rc}>ort,' either tor error in religion oi' for viciousness of life, and that wc do^not know or believe that there is anj' impediment, on account oi' which lie ought not to bo consecrated to that Holy OtSco. We do, more- over, jointly and severally, declare that we do, in our conscicnGt\ bt; iicvo hiin to be of sitoh sufficiency in good learning, such soundness i^^ 1 he faith, and of" such virtuous and pure manners, and godly con vers.", tion, that Ifc is apt and meet to exercise the office of a Bishop to th<- '^onor of God, and the e,difyincr of Ifis Church, and to bo n wholesome ex- atnple'to tho flocjt of Chrisf." ■ m QC, JOtJRNAL OF THE GENERAL' COUNCIL. [Gth Day [2.] The evidence of the consent of thy Standhig Committees shall be •* i n the form following : Testimowj from the Standing Committee vf {naming the Diocese). " We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how important it is that the sacred office of a Bishop should not be unworthily conferred^ and firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear testimony, on this solemn occasion, without partiality or affection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify, that A. B. is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion, or for viciousness of life ; and * . that we do not know or believe there is any impediment, on account of ■ which he ought not to be consecrated to that Holy Office, but tliat he hath, as we believe, led his life, for three years last past, piously, soberly and honestly." [3.] And if the major number of the Standing Committees shall consent to *he proposed consecration, the Standing Committee of the Diocese , concerned shall forward the evidence of such consent, together with other testimonials, to the senior Bishop of this Church, Avho shall commu- nicate the same to all the Bishops of this Cliurch in the Confederate States ;• nnd if a majority of the Biishops consent to the consecratic*, the senior Bishop, with any two other Bishops, or any three Bishops to whom ho may communicate the. testimonials, may ]n-oceed to perform the same., [4.] The consecration of a Bishop shall, if practicable, take place al- ways in the Diocese of Avhich he is the Bishop elect. §2. No man shall be consecrated a Bishop of'thii Church until he t-hall be thirty years old. §8. Wheu a Bishop of a Diocese is unable, by reason of old age, or other permanent cause of infirmity, to discharge his Episcopal duties, one Assistant Bishop may be elected by and for tlie said Diocese, who shall, in all cases, succeed the Bishop, in case of surviving him. The Assistant Bishop shall perform such Episcopal dutnes, and exercise such Episco])al authority in the Diocese, as tlie Bishop shall assign to him; and, in case of the Bishop's inability to assign -such duties, declared by the Council of the Diocese, the Assistant Bishop shall, during such inability, perfown all the duti^s^ and Qxei'd^^e i>ll.Lh'e alithoritics which appertain to the' office of a Bishop. No person shiil be elected or consecrated a Suffragan Bishop, nor shall there be more than. one Assistant Bishop in a Diocese at the same iime. § 4. [1.] Every Bishop of this Churcli shall visit the Cliurchcs within iiis Diocosii at least once in three years, for the purpose of examining tl^e etate of his (,'hurch, inspecting the behavior of his clergy, administertng tlie Apostolic rite of Conhnnation, ministering the Word, and if he think tit, administering the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to the people com- mitted to Ills charge, and shall keep a register of all liis official acts. [2.] No Bishop of this Church shall reside beyond the limits of liis Diocese, unless with the consent of three-fourths of his Diocesan Coun- cil given at each of its sessions. § 5. It shall be lawful for any Bishop of a Diocese, who is about to leave or has left his Diocese, Avith the intention of going out of the lim- ' its of the Confederate States, or of remaining out of his Diocese for the space of three calendar months, altliougli without leaving tike Confeder- ate States, to authorize, by writing under his hand and seal, the Assistant ' LJishop, or, should there be none, the Standing Committee of such Dio- cese, to act as the. Ecclesiastical Authority tliereof. The Assistant 9 f •« • • *• • : ■ 1802.] HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. ■ . * •. '• 67 . * • .. . • Bisftop, dr_ Stai?qing €ommittee so authorised, shall thereupon booonie the Ecclesiastical Authority of such Dfocese, to all intents and purposes, until slu'h writing shall be revoked, or the Bishop shall return within the Diocese: Froi-hled, That notjiing in this" Canon slrall he so construed as to i)revent any Bisliop, who Tnay have signed such writing, from exercis- *ing hisjurisdictioti hiniselt, so far as the same may bo practicable, during liis absence from his Diocese, or from permitting and authorizing any • other Bishop to perform Episcopal Offices for him. , ^ ,^ 0. The Bishop of each J)looe?e may compose forma of prayer or thanksgiving, as the case maj require, for' extraordinary occasions, and transmit tliem to each Clergymaji within his Diocese, whose duty it'shaU be to use such forms in his Church on such occasions. And the' Clei-gy' ill those States or Dioceses, or other places within the bouiils of this ('hitrch, in i^'hich there is no Bishop, mav use the form of praver or " thanksgiving composed by the J^isJiop .of any Diocese. The Bishop in each Diocese may also compose forms of prayer to he used before lo'^is- lativc and other public bodi^. . . ■ . " '^ ^ ^7. Any l^ishop. Assistant Bishop, or Missionary Bishop, iuav, on tlie invitation of the. Council or the St.-^nding Committee of any" Diocese whore there is no I^ishop, or where the Bishop is, for the time, uuder .1 disabdity to perform Episcopal Otiices by reason of ar jivdicial sentence visit and porfonn Episcopal Offices in that Diocese,' or in any jiart thereof; and this invitation may he temporary, and it- may at any time he_ revoked. ■ _ § 8.- [1.] The House of I>eputies may, from time to time, on iiouiina- tioit by the House of Bishops, elect a suitable person to be a llishop oi ' tins Church, to exercise Episcopal functions in States or Territories net organized inlo Dioceses. The evidence of such election shall he a certi^ licate, to be subscribed hy a constitutional majority of said House o\' Deputies,. in the form required hy § 1 of this Canon to be given bv the inembers ot Diocesan Council.^ on the recommendation of JJislicps "eled tor consecration, which. certificate shall be ])roduced to the H(tu.-H,' of l.isho^s; and it. thalloupe of Bishoi)s shall consent to the consecralioii • tlity may take order for- that purpose. , • , [2.] The liishop sO elestcd and consecrated sliall exercise Ei)iscopal tuuctions in sncli States and Tevritories, in confonnity with the Consti- tution and Canons of Ihis Cluir(*h, and under such (regulations and in ' striictions, not inconsistent therewith, as the House of Jiishops mamn-v-- scribe ; and tlie^House of Bishops may at any time increase or dinmiiMi tile lumiber ot States or 'Territories over which the said Bishop or \\\<], ops shall exercise Episcopal functions. |:?.] In case" of the death or resignation of a Missionary Bishoi) or oV vacancy by other cause, the charge of the vacant Missionary Episcopal.- shall, until anotheV Bisho]) l>e electea and consecrated, devolve on the senior Bisliq) of this Church, with the powef of appointing some other hishop as Ins substitute in said charge. . • J4.1 Any IJishop elected and consecrated under this Section sli.^n be eligiljle to the otlice of Diocesan Bishop in any or-anized Diocese within' thoConledenite States, with the consent of tJiree-Vourths of the Bishoi^s ' ■having seat_s in the House of ^ishops, and of the Standing Committees of .three-tourlhs ot the several Dioceses, said consent to be signiticd to tli.. senior hisliop and Announced by him. And whenever a Di.icese shall have been oi:gaiii/ed within tlie .jurisdiction of such Missionary Jiishop K he shall b.e chosen Bishop oP such Dioccse, he may a.'cept tlie ollir'-' ■08 *" JOURNAL OF THE GEIjrERAL COUNCIL. [Gtli Dar • .. • » and shall not tiierebj tacate his missio'uary appoLotnltent : Provided, lliat he continue to (hschavge the duties 'of Missionary Bishop within the residue of his oi'itnnar jarisdictipB,if there be such residue. [5.] Every sueli Bish'op may yearly 'oppoijut two Presbyters, and two [jaymen conimuuicants .of this ■Church, resident v/ithin Ids missionary jurisdiction, to perform the .duties of a Standiog Committee for -such * jurisdiction: rrovided, That no. Standing Committee constituted nndor' "this Sectioi) t>hall have power to give ov refuse assent to the consecration " of a Bishop. i •■ ' » * i [6.] Every such Bishop shall' neport'to^iach General Council his otticiftl HCts, and the state and condition of i^ve Church' in said States and Terri- tories of the Confederate IStatet:. •. ■', . .. ' " '.^ § 9 [1.] 4'he PTouse of Deputies may, froyi'time to time, on nomination* 1>y the Hou^e of Bishops, elect a suitable person to be a Bishop of tl^is Church, to exercise Episcopal funqtions in any missionary station of this Cliurcii out of the Territory of the Confederate States, which the llonse ()rBishnj>s, with.thc concurrence vi" the Hpnse of Deputies, may have i- . Tanftus of this XJliurf h : FNvided, That no person shall baordained Priest by him v.h"b has not parsed a satisfactory examination, in the preseuce of ■ wo. Presbyters, as to h^s theolo'_dcal learning and aptitude to teach : And ' -iro tided ; fiirtluer,' T-hat noVt';"^on shall be ordained Deacon by him- until . 'lie shall ihave bc6u, a candidate foi- at least one vi-ar. yor .sh.all any Deacon or Priest, who slidll havo been ordained un^^r thia Section, be allowed to hold any cure, or officiate in tlib'ChnVch in these Cory'ederate 1862,1 . IK^USE OF DEPUTlEt^. ' f»3 .Stat<"',-uiili1 he biiall Jiavc complied ^¥itIl exisftng iJiHions, loiaLiug to ili» learning:; of persons to bo ordaioed. ♦ ♦ J •• • [o.] Auy Forei?:^ Missionary 15ishop elected and conSQcrated.under this: Section, or any ForPicrn ^fissiynary .Bisliop heretofore consecrated, shall Iiave>u»-ifirliction and sroyerftnietit} accor^in? to tlie-Canoiisdf this Church over all JTissionaries/ir Clergymen of this Chuivh. resident in the distrii^.t 'IV cpnntry for whii'fi he may have beeu eon!5©04-ate(l. " [G.] Every such LVish0)> may yearly appoint nqt less than two, nor more than five Presbytery resident within .hi* missionary Jurisdiction, to act • ^ as a StJfnding Committed upon till questions* .parlainiiii? to the interests ^thereof; and, in case of the absence of the Bi^liop.from his jiiriailictioD! 'ftr of" a vacancy in thfe EpL^copate, said StiUiding Committee'shall be the [■]?-elesiast!cal Authority of such inissiouary,.iuri9diction. . \7.] Kwry Bfshop elected and conSe(5ratcd.nnder thi?* Section, or For- cipjii Missiouarv Hishop heretofore consecrated, 'sliall report to each * t*eiu'ral Couvk?il his official acis, and 'the state 6f tlio. Mission uadei^'his supervision. . s * k* • ' .? 10 11.] A Dioc«}^o ■withoiit a Bishop, or -of ^hich the Bishop is for • ihe.time nnctw- a d^abllity bj reason of a jndieial -eutence. may, by it;* (■onncin be placed 'nder tI;o fnirEpi^scopal charge and authority of the IJisliop of •another Diocese,. or of a ^VfissigiiarT Bishop, who shall by thai' act be aiitliociz^l to perform .ill the dutiesknd otiices of tlie Bishop of .Uic l)|0;rese V) vacant qr having th^«" Blsljof) disabled ; until, 'in thfc case of h vacant Diocese, a Bishop be duly elected .aJid consecrated for the i^ame; and, in the #as^ of a Diocbse ^T■hose Bishop is disqualified as aforesaid^' until the^isqualilicatiou be Yomovpd ; • or until, iiueittxer base,*. the said tivt of ^he Council be revoked. •.;,.. '• , . |>\| No J)ibcese thtjs placed under the fuHlchijriro'find authority of the Bishopfif another Diocese, or a Missionary Bishop, shall invite a' second l^inhop to perform any Episcopal duty, or "gxIroUe authority, till its con- nection with tlie first Bishop has expired or is revoked. " . * '?lf [l.f If, duriuEr the 'session of the General' Counci/, or within i,nx calendar month?! boTorc tlJe ti'seetrng of any such Council; a Bishop shall '!esirc to_ resign his ^iurisdif iion, he jiiiall make known ia Tvritinn; to the i louse. of Bishops such liis dcsii-e, togerfhor \vitli the reasons moving him tli«pet(^; whereupon the llonae. ot" Bishops may iuvcstfgate the whole i'.".stt_of"thoni'oposed resignation, including.not' only the facts and reasons ihat yiay be set.fortdi in,tiio jipi>tic!ition for the proposed resignation, but" any other !>icts and circjjmsta;i(ips, bearing upc>n it, so that the whole, suliject of the pro])ricty or u»('e*i(y of such res!sniation ftiay he placed fiill/before the Hoase of Bishops.. . .'••. |«.| An investigation having thi^s bfeeu made, the House of liishoi-s may decide on the applieation ; anfl, by the vote of a majority of thdse present, accept or refuse to accept sucli resignation.; and, .in .'(ll cases of a proposed re,"»igftn{1on, the Bishops shall canse their- procoedlpgs to be recordewn to the senior Bishop such his 'desire, A'ith.thc reasons mov-' iu»r bim t'lereunto'* whereupon .the gbniorj^ishop shall communicate, vaUiont d.-hiy, a copy of the, same to every liis^iop'oftliis Church having* Kcclesiastical jurisdiction within tlie Cojifederate ijtate^, and also to the St.indinQj Comnulf-o of flio" T)rn,>o^o-(o whifh Uie Bishop desiriijg to re- In JOURNAL OF THE GEJ^ERAL COUNCIL. . L^^tl^Pay. =it;ii may bcloiig ; and, nt- llie same time, summon .suiil ]>islifips tx) in^et liiin in jior^on, at. 'a [ilacc to he by him desipfnated, and at A time not less than thrcccaiendar months from the date of hissnmmdns; find,..shonld a iiumher not less than a majority of all the said Bisbd^is meet aftlio time ;ind i>lacc designated, they shall then hAve Jill this powers given" ]>y tiie ;)ivvions clauses of tiiis Section to the House of Bisjiops; ami; sliould a. liumhcr Icss'tlian a majority assemble, they shall ba\'t power to adjc^urn iVoni time to time, until they can secure the attendance of a majority of 'all tiie said Hishops. Should a proposed resignation ,of a Bishop be ac- (^l)tcd, at any meeting of the Bishops for that purpose held during a recess, then tiie senior Bisho]) present sliall pronounce such resignation coniplete, and communicate the same to the Ecclesiastical Authority of tai'h Diocese, who shall canse the same to be communicated to the sest;- ral Clergymen in cliarge ot the Congregations therein. And it sliall be Ihe/urtlier duty of the senior Bislioj) to cause such' resignation to be fornVally recorded on the Journal of the House of Bishops tlvitmay meet. » in General Comicll next thereafter. U tlie Bishop desirous, of resigning ^-hould'l)C the senior Bishop, then all the duties directed in this Sec- lion to be performed by the senior Bishop sliall dc vol to upon ^the IJisiiop next in seniority. ' . * _' ■ "|4.J No Bishop whose resignation oT the Episcopal jurisdifttion of a Diocese has been consummated pursuant to this Section, sliall be eligible to an V Diocese now in union,' o.r wliicli may hereafter be a*3mittfld into^, iniiDU witli this Church, but he may perform Episcopal acts at tiie rcijuest y the senior Bishop to the Bishop and Diocese Concerned, and to each ifishop of .Hiis Church. And it shall b|) the fi^'ther duty of the senior Hishop to cause such resignation to be formally recorded 00 the Jontnal I -f tlie House of Bishdps that may meet in General Council next tlierealter. Ordered, Tliat the Secretary convey said Rcsolutioii-t(^ the House of Bishops. '^ On motion, RcHolccJ, The House of Bishop:^ concurring, Thul tlie follow ing Cuuun W adopted, to wit: CANON IV. . . Of a List of the Ministers of this- 'Church. ." 5 1. The. Secretary of th-e House of Deputies shall keep a register of, all ' the Clergy of thig Clmrch, whose names shall be delivered to him jn the )ollowing"'manner, that is, to say : The Ecclesiastical Authority of this 1862.] lIOCf^E 0I^,DEPUX1E!<. 7i Churoli, ill oucli Diocese, sliull, at the liuie ol' each G(*ncral C'niincil, (le- livcr to Llic sdid Secretary a list of tlie names of all the Miuislers of tliis'Clnu'ch in their i)roper i)iocc3tis, ailncxini; tlrc'-Jiamcs of their res- ])(^tivc cures, or of tiieir stations in any Colleges or other k>cniinarios of. Learning; or, iji regard to tliose. -who have uot any cur.es or other stations, their places of residence only ; and the said list shall, ft'om i\m& , to tiine, he publislicd in the journals of the General Council.. ^ ' § &. The Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese sjiall, during the in- tervals botwGoa the meetings of the General Council, take such means of making known the admission of MinisTca-s among them, as shall tefid to prevent ignol-ant and nnwaiy jieoide from being imposed on by persons pretending ti> be a'Uhorized Ministers of this Church. ' Ordered^ Tliat tbo Secretary cf)iivcy said Resolution to (ho J louse of Bishops. On motion, • ' • Jicsohrd, The House of l>islioiis con,cun-iiig, That the Ibllow.ing'Can'oji be adoptj:d, to wit : • " t cAN0i;f vi. 'f.>/ the moile of ^uMhhUi'j Authorlzed'Editions of l\c S/'()i(k'itl''lJihlf e of lijsliups concurring, That tlie following Canon I'c adopted, to wit : ' ' • l/AKOisnVlI. ';/ Publiskiiitj Bditions r^ the Book of Vomnj.oii Praije'r. • ^riie Ecclesiastical Authority of this Church, in each Diocese, shall oji- ,])oint ofie or more Presbyters of th(J Diocese, who shall compare and • correct qvery new edition of tlie Book of Common Prayer, the Articles, Onices, \Metrc Psalms ar.d Hymns, by\i copy of the standard' edit ion ; and a certHicate specifying the name of the publishing hou.se, and tlu' date of said edition and that it has'- becir so compared and corrected, sh;dl ])0.puhrished with the same. And in case any edition shall be published without such oorrcctipn, it shall Ue the duty of the said Ecclesiastical Anthority to give public notice that siich edition is not authorized by the Church. . _ . CANON Vlll. Of Parochial Instruc Civil. The Alinisters uf this Church who have clniVge of paTislies nr cures, • "shall iiot only be diligent in instructing the cliildre'n in the Catechisnji, but . • • • . . . 72 • .! (H; R.N AL OF THE- GENERAL COUNCIL.. [Glh Dn.v.* * » * ilnxll, also, 1)/ stated catechetical Jcctures ;nid jnstkictk)ij„bc liiligeut in i.!jfonfliDg the youth and othwsin thg; Doctrine, Constitution and Litxycrv' ^'f the Cirarcb. * ■ ' ' • ';\ ' \ Ordered, Tliat the deeretaiy convey siiid Ee:-o]nti»') i(^ .♦f^ellouse of Bisliopg!'. * . *^. Qn motion of Mr. Massie, • . v * ' " • Jiasohed., Tlie House of Btsngp"? cououri'iiig, lliit thieMjowiw!^ word.s , le'prefixed to Canons T. IL TIT.. TV. V, tj. VIT; J JIT^. as pasj>ed->7 thiu * iTouise. to wit: .* , ' '»■«•..•'■« s • ■riTI,F.. ir^e';i!^'ERAL KEttLLAT!0]S'.S'()l\:>FrNIStERS A^;1> THEIIl DUTIES. ' n* • •O/'ticnd, Thai ibc ISecvetarv convey s^iid- Keoolutloli to. ihe II(5u.'50 of Bishops^ ' ' •' • ' ' "•• '^ ^' '♦ , I'Imj Ibllowinfi; Messages "yvere ree^vecl fipnl iIicIIqu^so of* Bisliops; • • - . • ' • , ' '. ^ , MEbSA(?£|.XO. 111. . The liCuse of'Bishop.'i iiitbrros the' Hgnse oi' I)ep\ities tliSt ifrhas passed ^ liro fijlowini* I^ienolution: < . " » * . ' \' ■ ^ * ' RcsolveiJ, I'hat Canon J. (gf TitlolL) entitled, ''■■ 7'nc Rqnscn-t neccss^rjf . /'or orn^'nting,^'. f\s' ctqnrL-yvA fe this House' in Mtjaeage • Js'o. 11>, yf tho Mouse rA' Depntiee, be adop^tcd, ■withthefotlowrn^; avioa^ieuf, to v.-it,: By the addition of a;5econd section-:- '. . ■ s ' ' * , • •' j V- .Any Bishop iiiiiy.'ar hi«!'-dls<;"etion,' license ii^iy»siTi^tahlt! person to ,.•.:!'::* ]:iy_read«r, ' ' ' . .MESriAtrS >:o. 17, ■, ' The llouie of Bishoj)? informs' the. Hout're of Depjitios',, thatM{^Iia> [Kussed the Ibllowingresolntion, to wjt; •. ' * • . • Rc.-iokecl That Canon II. (of TLfcle II.) ©ntitJed »' GcMtrat liegulat'tQn^ <■■/ Ministms,'^ as conveyed io tliis Ho^se in Jlessago' No. 20, froni^ht' , House of Deputies, be adopted. ",. •, •« .» • • Oil motion of Mr. Biittle the Rules oC Order ^verf su||- •j* elided in-order, to take lip MepisageKo^* 16. * * \ *Mr. !Batt]e offered tjie foUoywing, to wjt : ■ ' . ' • • ' • Resolved, That the amendment to Canon II. , as convevtod- t.t) ^,ilis4I<5U:^e i;i }i{tssagc No. 10, from the noii^c of Jtrshop.s, be'aeceiloJ to. Lost:- ^-Ordered, That. the bccre'hop.s ihat^this House does not concur 'iu «tlie adof4:lou of the juncrrciment to. Cimbn II., ii£ Conveyed, to th'^ ITou^e iu Message Xo, 16^ from tlie Hou^se of Bi^liopl. On mot;joD, '• ' , ' , Reached, The Fousc o/ AiueiiabiUty^ o.ud Utt'(ncf9:^fSr whkh « Minister may be. tried and ' ' ' ';•••" ' . ' ^ ■•'vitv'isiici'/ ••-" ' •■ • • , • ' -^ • . . • • " • . I. Evt^'y.Miniftto* .-jhall buVfiinonaWe iVd- olieificeixDinmitteti'by -liim ■ I iha EccIo*ija,stioal Auttority of the Diflcosejn •vriiicli liV is cnnonifftlly I'r'sidAit {fi..tli'o-timo of ,the charge. '*^\-'' . v '^^1*. Every. Minister sbAtl be liUblo lo J•rL•sontJTl^u^ mid trial,' Tor nn>; rrhiie or iDiinn'rulitt. I'ov (liat)rderly chndiict-, fqr drunk eny ess, for i^>rofaiu' ''wonVi^p, ibr Iref^uoiifinf: pl.'ircs. liable to be abiif^ed to licentk)'>7?noss. nml iW^-^oIatioii of the Coii?titirlion. or Cairons of t4us Clniri.-li. or- of the i)i»ceso to iV'idc'li ho beloHjrs; ftiid; on beiiiii found, gnilty, be sball Iki Mitrton^shed, pu'ycnde(:l, or degrpd^d. ac(.*ordinrr {o the Capon? eft" tl'i'-' i 'iocesoin.Vkkb the ti-iiil tnket; pliici'. * , • ■* . ." . • * ,* § 8, A C!40j;f;,vinr.ti^-lrQ ]rr^s.ettts ftl^ei'son U* Ui<-'BL-]i'«')[)fnr iioly Onlerji. IIS spe(?Rled in rln' oi'ic^ foi; Urdiirati'-ni, •without bav.ing uood gronudb'ln believe* tb.ft l.ho rcciviis^'dious of ibe Canens ha,vc been Pon>pli*d witli, cliidl bo. lialifr lo Eodcsjfi'stical cv!n*u5*« . • % ' ',■ .'J • •' .§•{-. ifn Mijiistar o.f thfs Ctjiircb siiiill be ac'iisodj liy publicrr.inonr, o'' dis^onterlnboffico Avithout lawful o.anec, oif of U^-in^r in tbo b)ibi(»H;* dtsuFor of .ptiMic vrorsbip or of tb«* Holy !]ueli*ri^t aoodrdinrr.to'lbe^fnoes oi tbi.-; Gburcb, or of being "pniltv -i^r;bOp; of'tbo Cieficnlincnibers of the Staiul- ui.ff^Cioniraj,tteo, t.« see tiiat in iuqniry bo institntcd as to tbe truth of tucli !)ublie«runi()Uh# 'AM in cai^ "of tbo individiinl being proceeded against wid oonvictetf act'ordJTTji to -such rulQs or jirocesg fts may bo provided by iht Coifncillo^flie j'e^iect! vd Dmces'es, ho shall be a^lnioiiisbed, snspeu- qinr<3, in coilfonuity \vitb,"t.belr respective Const tii^ions «iud Cantm?!. and if lio Ije degrarie»l\ notice tWcoT.pball bo givu l t^o the EcclesJastieal Authority of each l)\u- ecse, ,.indn-e«.! bclbre ^vcr Congi^gittiTJn ' of the Diocese, to wljich lir bdongs, on tV(> oecjTsion ot public \ror.sbip next* attei^ thvey. said ]{esol],itioA to iyhops-cuacnrriiig, •J.hat tl^e tolluwio'^ Caiidii I cxkb-k II. *'Jrictl of Prmu^ers iiM'.Deacvn^vmder Miasionunj Jnrisdiciioin :' 1. The Jur;sdict!V)rf oT'|bis» flburch c'xtPudiiij; in right, thougli: uul always in form, to alj. ]u-'»ons' belonging to it \vifhin the.Confedera*- ^tafcf^and Territoricfs, it iSlfcrcby enacted, That each Mifsign.ary IJishoj) slitfl have jur}^^(liption ovSr the Clergy in the district assigned hiin, and 'may. in case a ]ir(i)6entii!e# jftid trial of .a-Clcrgymnn become proper, re- »piest flio. actioy ol* any Jj'rei^bj'.ter.s Qud Standing Omnmi'ttce, in* Tiny l)io*cos<*..sutReiently near, and tlie x>repcntrfient and trial sbnll-be aeoording to tho*C6nstitntioirand C^uonf? of said IMocesc. Or, if tliero bo aStand- ing. Committco ;iinioint<'(V bv l!,.' Aii^cionnrr 1>ipboT>. 't'lc (^•^fir'nl vjvm- a JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [6th Day ber^ tliereof niny make presentment, and the trial shall take place ac- cording to the Constitution and Canons of any Diocese of this Churcli which may have l^een selected at the time of the appointment of such Standing Committee : Provided^ That the Court shall be composed of at least three Presbyters, excluding the members 'of the Standing Commit- tee and the accused. * ■ ^ 2. If any Minister of this Church, acting under a Foreign Missionary fippoiiitment, and ■within the jurisdiction of a Foreign Missionary Bishop of this Gluirch, shall commit any ofteuce for which Ministers may be tried and ])unished, or shall refuse obedience to the lawful authority of the Missionary Bishop, such Clergyman shall be proceeded against according to the Cojistitution and Canons of any Diocese In this Church, which may have been selected at the time of the appointment of the Standing Committee of such missionary' jurisdiction: Provided, That a present- ment shall first be made bythe members of said Standing Committee, or, if the accused party l)e a member of the Standing' Committee, by the other member or members thereof. ' § 3. Tlie Court for the trial of such Minister shall consist of five Pres- byters, excluding the members of the Standing Committee; or, if there "oc not five, then of all the members of suchjmissionary jurisdiction. It there be more tlian five, then shall the Standing Committee select, by lot, the five who shall compose tlie Conrt,lwhich Court shall proceed in the trial, according to the Canons of t^lie General Council of tliis Cliu'rch, so far as the sarne niay be applicable to such a case ; and where no provision is made adequate to tlie exigency, the Court sliall consider and adjudge the case according to the princi iles of law and equity. § 4. The sentence of the Court shall be rer lered to th-e Bishop of such ujissionary jurisdiction, who shall have pow ;r to revise and modify the same, and tlie decision pf the Bishop shall b i final and conclusive. Ordered., Thai the Secretary cou'ley said Resolutiou U) the House of Bishops. ' On motion, 'Resolved, The House of Bishops coucurriu< , 1)C ado^^ted, to wit: . CA^'ON 111. Oj a CleVfjijiiUDi in one Diocese or Missiona if JJistricl char(jcable trlLk Misdemeanor in arlo^ p'. § 1. If a Clergymjfn of this Church, belon: sionary District, shall in any other Diocese That the fulloning Canon ng to any Diocese (jr Mis- Missionary District, con- duct himself in such a way as to^be chargeable; with misdemeanor, th^ )tice of the same to the 3ally resident, exliibi«ting. , for presuming its correct- thus informed, shall omit, mst the offending Clergy- Ecclesiastical Authority thereof shall give Ecclesiastical Authority where he is canon! with the information given, reasonable grouni iiess. If the Ecclesiastical Authority, when ' t^r the space of three months, to proceed agi man, the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese or Missionary District, within which the alleged offence Avas commitjbd, may institute proceed- ings, and the decision given sliall be conclusi^ * 2. If aClergyman shall come temporarily ^to any Diocese, under the imputation of having elsewhere been guilty of mny crime or misdemeanor, or if any Clergyman, while sojourning in an4 Diocese, shall misbehave, the- Bishop, ■ upon probable cause, may admonish such Clergyman, and '802.1 ■ • HOUSE OF r>EPUTIES. 75 ..i-].iy]_I,nni..„rt,ciatc.i>snM Dlocesv. And U\ aftoi- swd, Mroluhition (iK'sanU or«;n)an8o olhciaio, Uic Ecolcsiustical Aulliontj sliall 1. if. any Ministerof this Church, against whom there istio Ecclesi Jn't t I.m-ifv r'^ institnt(,d, sliall declare, in writing, to Uio Ecdosiasti- ..I Authoiity to which he he ongs, his renunciation of thaiMinistrr, and h s design not to omciate in tuture in anj of the offices th^-eol' said I c' cles.nstical Authon y shall record the declaration so madel Tlie Bishor. ^h ,""' '^yr^ ^"" Irom the Ministry, and prououncQ and record in he presence of two. or more Clergymen, that the person soMeclarin-^ Ins be^-n deposed fmm the Ministry of this, Church; and i^ there he no " l.jshop in such Diocese, the same sentence may. he pronahnccd by the lo/HiLl^mTOso ■ '''' '"''""^ ^''' "'' ^''"^l'"S Committee to attend in! n;/Annf .^'^'^''^'f '^ Authority, to whom suclixleclaration renounc- m;' the jNtinisfy IS made, shall have reason to believe that the person .as cicted unadvisedly and hastily, all action thereupon may be fotboriie ■ or the space of not more than .six months, during whioh time the person :iiay withdraw his application. i^i.^-i. ? 0. If the iiishop shall have ground to suppose the person to be lial»Ie lb presentment tor any canonical offence, he may, in 1 is discretion amL Nv.th the consent of the Standing Committee, prc.c'eed to have the apnli-^ rant put i.]>on his trial, notwithstanding his having made the al'.i^s!,!;! . de.l.-iration; ahclthc same discretion is allowed to the Standing Commit- tee, in-case tlie Diocese should be without a JJishop v^oinmu >- 4 In the case of deposition from the Ministry, as above provided foi' the n.s^iop shall give notice thereof to the Eeclcsi:i.stical. Authority ci every Dioocse ot this Church. .•/... .^vi.moiiLy oi 'Ordered, That the Secr6taj-y convey said Kesokition to the JIousc ot Bishops. „ On motion of Rev. Mr. Hanson, be'Idott'ed'Jo'wiJ?"'" ^^ Bishops concurring, That tlie following Canon *76 * JOUKNAf. OF THE' GEN'ERAL COUNCIL. /[(jTbDaj. • ♦ ' * * Li ' • t' ofthfi /\hi'ovisions of Chnon IV. of this Title, al-andon the Conimimioii of tlui". 't^'hurcL, either bv'an opeu renunciation of the doctrine discipline' au'di worship of tiiis Ohn'reh. oj* by a formal admission into any religions bwl^; iiot in commnnibu "wjtn ihe same, it phall be the duty of the Standiiii;^- * Oomniitioe of the Dioce>!e to, mnke-eertificate of thjj fact to tlie Bishoji of tlje'^Dioeese, ow, 'if there be f\o Bishop, to tli^' Bishop of an adjacenl " Dioc'eso.; Mrliiclioerflficate' shall be recordecl. and shall be taken am}, deemed .by tlie' Bishop 'as equivalent to ;; renniipiation'of the Ministry by the M4nist(?r hiics^-lf. Kotice shall .tiien be given, to the said Mini.'itcrj by the said Bishop receiving, the certificate, .that unless he shall, within t^ii months after being jiotiiie.i. yiake declaVati'on that the facts alleged -in said certiiiGate aife f;ilst» Ik? avIII be ^epose^ Jrom the Ministry of tliis Ohurotlv • ', .• . • » /. V ■ ? 3. And if .i'U'irdcclai*iit"|)n r)e*i!ot*mat3e ^vitlun* six ijjoutlis as afure- ,sai^ Iha Bish(5p shall dq.'pso said Minister froni f^io Ministry,' and pro- nounce apd record, in thd presence 'of' t\vo or moi-e*Pi«e?byters, th;U \'.y lias been, so deposed. * ' » 4 « •' .ProFi(7cd,Wievertfich'S-% Tlrat if ihe NihusteV ^t) "* .' '' . • .^ ' ■' On -iiioliou of.J\ii', Phekm, tho, Isi; Iwi^goh^ioii jn siiid Report was 'adopted. . •• * '*,.•' ''••'. ' • , On -motion of ]\Iiv JMassifej thfe 2d*Resoluticfii was adopted. • llev. Mr. Clarke moved to strike out ot the od Rosohi- •.tign all between the word "prepare" and the Vv'ord *'such,"' . aiid, insert the foHowiilg:. ''and- repwt to Kii acljourncd meeting" of -this Colmt^fl one -^-ear hence," .IjOJjt. • ;• , ' Oil inotioji of R&v. Dr.? Hubbard, the»vote. \^:hercb^' th;'' { louse adopted the 1st Resolution 'was reconsidered. . ■ >j\ev. Mr. Crane moved, .to- re-commit the '1st;' iti^d-.'M liesolutions to the Committee,. . -Lost. . . ..- On motion of Mr. Phclan the 1st ResolutfoU Avas ajoiend- cd hf adding after the word "adopted" the following words : "until the regular meeting of the next General Council:'" • On motion of the same tho Hesolutioii as amended was adopted, to wit : • • . The IIoQse took'a.redess^til'l 7, o." clock' .P." M. w* C'\*EKINU PESSCOX. 1862.1 '. IIOUSlJ OF DE^^TIE^^. 77 Rnolcerl, I, The Hou«e of Bishoirs coyourrinSr. Tli:it Uie /' iiook of < 'ommon Prayer," as heretofore used in this Ohnrch, b^, ^ud tlio samei:^ iiereby adopted, until tlte regular meeting of the next (lenerr.l Oouocii, . .•ind.xtrtlered to be used with such chaiipes and alterations only as may be necessary to make it. conform to the cbanfre in oui? politieql'j'etaticni^, ' and to the (JoTwtitntion nn'd Canons of the iS-ote-'stRnt Episcopdl Otjurcb in the ConfedaTrate States of Anierien. ' ,• , • Mr. 'McCrady nioVcd ip amend the 3d Kcsolution, by sM'ikin.G: out the word '"or" between the -vfords "doctriufc''' and ^Miscipline" and inserting the. words '*ai' wordhiji." Pending tbq discussion, thQ jfouse'on ni(yti«n, adjouru^Ol- till to-morrow. ^* ^ ' ■ • " .- , *. ' ' . ;^WK?N'TH HAV'S SESSfON- '• ♦' •' - ' ACGrsTA, ¥oV. 19, 1H62. ' The Hoiise lui^tat^lO o'Tctook^ A. M... . Morning Prayer Avds read 1)y the E^c^v.^Mr. iluske.and * the Pev. I)r. llubbardj * ./.'vi.. ,.^''"*' • •' ** The minutes of yesterday's proceedirlgs were read aiid ronfirmed. .* .•'•,,..",' The Committer, Oil Canpits ttdpoi:ted forcojiRidejjUiou.ttie"' . I'ollowing Canons, to wit : * ' ^. tji.*&ie/-if!/m0ii AhseiiilicQ Mmci/'jl'roiu Uiif IJwcc.sl.. CANUN YL .Whtiu a Cli' -vrithoufe rea^ous sati^Uicfory to tho J^sboif tlierooT, Uc shall bg refpired by tho Bishop to declare tiic caivso or cniises t*l..'re<>f in Avriting; and if Jio, refuse to give hi.4'"Te;}!»o,ns, oi~if they be. ■loi r.ted insufficient by tho Bisltop, tW. Bisliop,'' after duo, uotiilcaitioii'- ck ' sit(!: insnfncnency, may, T.ith the «dvieeand con-'cnt o't'tbe OlerWUMe^ji- bo;-^-**»1' tb(^Standing ConiirtitteO. suspf^id him from tliQ'Min'strV ; \vljrch' -jl j'.'i'.sion sball continue nntrl'liH sjiall gife. in wj'iting; sufrioi(»nt reasoiis for !ii*»U)sen6c,for until- he shall rerie\\' bis residence ift l>is ])ioee<»o,:or- urw '.' '•'• shiijr ivnouncc tJie iUnistjH- actordiug to (/anon" l\ .■ of fbis Titli-. liil:^ (^e of ffucli suspension 'asr ai)ove provided tot, tfie Bishop sb.ali •Av'-- iiVace'tbbreof (m tlio Vr-j'Ie-ili'-fir,:! VniMontv , i' ov^w n'-K.V»r:i' '•■>' iTi^- ' '.hTirffr. ■ i!^%v ' '■>■ ' ' ^;AVi^.\>i. ^ .^^. . (\ n^ Abundommd of i/ic' y'isRop ataudon the Comunmionidftiiis C)»nrcb,Vitheai*y optju-' 1 y reiicnmcing it.^ doctrine, discipiiup* alul •\vor.->liip, or by lV>rnialiy uniting,*, hinisel! xyitb ahy^ religions! body uot in connuunion willi the ''ame^ tho'-* Stfin(^!,v. ■>'nmmi5te"c of .tlie. Diocese .•^hall make certiiknte of Uu} fact fon his trial, in +;iicji m . • JOUPvNAl OF THE jaiNE^vAL (5011X011.. " .] TUi Day. case, the charges, togetlier. ■«^tli^^/ceftilluai.(i! bf the Pre^ijdeAfc of ±lic Bofird of its t'erupal'to make aprefGnfefhent,"*liall.l->ese.i}t tq tbeSecretAvy i)f tliQ Uou-o of Jii^iops, to ho. (leposited umor.g .the .irdijvcs' (jf jC-iat Ilouac. And jio proeeediug-3 sliall therestl'ter bev,lifi(l byway of present - fence shall have heea com i a it.icd ■within live- ycarfi iiectt before the day* ()U v.iiich the .charges were dellvorcrt to-Jlio Fresidinp ureeuiol- Bisltoi). But if tJie. accused shall Lave been i-'OHvicted of tljo alled'j^ed ol&uceiu h ht'atc court, iiotvvitiy # . .,./'' ? 5. [l.*| y\'hen « presentmeiit hf^ beQU n?^dc! %)^1»h3"B^!^lVf ?rt(yiiry, or auiajority thctcol", to tJift Uisjiop from A\'ii©m they roGeiv5«sdtit& charge.--, it shall'bc the duty of such Bishop jbrlbTi?bh to give the liocaee A Written notice to attend, at some placa n«t more thaii out' hTmdnjd.i>ii?^iVomtlif jilafft of residence ot- the accused Bishop, aJid.at !^om© time "nT)t-less than twenty days iiftcr tlio tiui«f)f aornnsj «nGii.noti<'c, either perarjnally, or ■ ]>j some a;:;ent authori^ed'by hiiu in ■\vritiii!:rtiii;is !;ivcn tlio iioljce3,sh{iIi attend: and.la'thepreseiK'e oj'*the'aorai'scjiVBis]v»i>, « or,;6f his agent authorized as nfovesaid, and 'also in ftiof>reseQee o^Itlu' Church Advocate, or of- sucli pert^on'or i)ersojiiS as hiiiy attend in hi-; i)ehalf, or, if no per.-u3u shall attend oj\,*lK^hiilf of ob1& or-.n^oth, oftv,4(> Presbyters named by himself, the said JJi^hoj) shall o«ri.se to be placed in a vessel the names* of "all tlffe l^ishops-of thiti_drarch entitled to'*^^ hi the House of Bishopj;, .then b^iiM,' within the tVi-itprv ot ihi5 GonTclfei'atv- •States, except the "ecourieS aild those Btslioii.^ vho liiay bp related to him cither by consaoguiuity or afEniiy, in tlto direct iiscending-or descending line, or as brotlier, ,uuclo, or uepik;\>-. fit thai! tlien catii^e seven of th'- said uamei to be drav^'n. The names .so dra^<''u*hall ^le entered irpon ;i list as they are dra^vn, and. the aQ.cuscA or.hj.-^ a«^ent mnf strike titi' tht.' lii;t one name, and tho'sai'd Church Advocate or- his agx-at Kuoth^f name, and so as to redaco tl^ numiK-r to t!vi.^ Il^it/^'^haU l?p,p|>e7i tljat either party shall negiect or refuse to strike, the?l riie'BI.skop A^Lolifis ^iVentne uotaces shall reduce the numbes* to live, by st.rHqi^{r'o'tf-^rJ!,n1any cf the , la^t drawn names as will reduce tile Kst to thatlmmljcr. ^JiteKfiv^i Bishops y;-hose uahies remain, or a majoTity of fti>eiB,%\A'"ii'3n asseaibled^ ^fii^V oo!i more thrfn sis calondr.c months from the 'da:-' '^^ whieli the *i(C>tiee should arrive at th© ^most distant Diocese, in the ordmary course of the public mail. The plate shall be -withip the Diocese" or ^fissionary field*of thi^ iiQcnstd Bijfeop, unless -vriiere ihe m%.Q may be of suoli dif^uTt acce#, h.\ the judgment o*f the Presiding or senior l^ishop, that reasonable couve- « 1SG2.] HOUSE -OS DEPUTIES. • St nience may require the appointihenf of another* locatiou. ArivL the said senior Bishop shall cajise 'the Church Advocate to sendcertificd'copics ?ij the said presentment to all tlie Lisl^ops. va1ic\ constitute the'Conrf. [4.] The -Bishop to Avhoui the presentment lias been made shall also imuiediatcij couimunicatc to the 'accused the names of the members of . the Court!, and inlorin jiim of the tjnie aiid place appointed tV)r.its nieot- iTi<», and summon him then and there to appear aiid answer. He or any other Bishop of this Churcli liaving chari;e of a Diocese, shall bayc ])owoi', until the Gli^irch assembles, upon the application of eitlier the C^un'cTi Advocate or the accused, to issue a syinmons for witnesses. ^ ' go. Tlie Bishops who constitute the -Court, or a niajority of'the'm, ' having. assembled accordint;; to the notice given them, whicK jioticij jt is hereby made their duty to obey, sh:i,ll i)roceed as follows, xjy.: ' " ["l.J They sh^ll ekcta President out of their ow;i nuniljcr, an^d appcjTit ■;! Presbyter of the Church as Clerk, and if Jiccessary, anothei: PreshyteV a-i Assistant Clerk'; and wlwu tlms organised, the President sliall direct the Clerk t^) call the nanies of tli^. Church Advocate aud.the ac?5,u.-i|?.d ; aud if botli appear, he shall tflen,can^^e.tho Clerk to rcfad tkc presei>tme;iut the truth ; so help mo God I''' * . * * * And if it be necessary, to take' the testimony of tin absent witness "oil a commission, such testimony shall bo preceded by a similar written decla,- ration of the witness, which shall be tiled and transmitted v.-ithTiis or her deposition^to the Court. Thetcstimon'y of each witua>s shall jjo 4-educed to \wltiug.* Aftd in case there is groifnf, v.'ho shall thereupon appoint a commissary to take the deposition of sucli witness ; and such party so desiring to. take the deposition, shall give to the other party reasonable notice of the time and place of takiyg such deposition, accompanying such notice with the interrogatories to be pror pounded to. the witness ; whereupon it shall be lawful for theother party, within six days after such. notice, to propound cross interrogatories; and such interrogatories and cross-interrogatories, if any be propounded, shall bo sent to the commissary, who shall thereupon proceed to take the testi- mony of such witness, upon oath or athrmation, 'and transmit it under seal to the Court. But no deposition shall be read at tlie trial, unless tlio Court have reasonable assurance that the attendance of the witness can- not be procured, 'or unless both parties shall corusent that it may be read. Provided, th.at in any Diocese in which the civil government has author- ized the Ecclesiastical Courts therein to issu(5 sumnions for witnesses, or to administer an oath, the Court shall act in conformity to sljch.laws, [5.] All notices and papers may be served by a siunmoner or summon- ers, tt» be appointed by the Coui't when the same is in session, or'bj^ a member thereof; and the certificate of.anysucli summone'r shall be evi- dence of tlie due service of a notice or jxiper. In case of vhcther he has anything to say before the scntcnco is passed, and m^jy, in their discretion, iiivo him time to prc- ])aro what lie wishes to say, and appoint a time for passiug the sentence ; and l)cfore passing sentence, the Oourt may adjourn from time to time, an(lgivc tho accused reasonable opportunity of showing oiiuse toinduc'c' a belief that justice has not been doncs or that lie has discovered new "testimon}''; and the Couut, or * majority of its niembers, may, aocor^ling to a sound discretion, grant him a now trial; " Uefore passing sentence, the accused sl^ll always have the opiioi'tunltyorbeing heard, if he havoauglit to say in excuse or ])alliation. ■ . (lO.H -The accused haNdug beoii heard, or not desiring to be heard, the sentence of theC'onrt shall theu be ])ronouTiced, and shall be either admo- 'uition, suspension as defined by the existing Canons of tliis Churcli, or degi'adatiou, asVlic oflence or QlVenccs adjudged td' be proved shairseem to deserve. It ^lalt be tlic- duty of'the Court, whenever sentence lias i>een pronounced, whether it bo upAu a t.rial, or fiu* contumacy, to com- municate sRch sentence to the Ecclssiasticil Authority of every l>iocesc of this Church;' and it shall bo tlie duty of sitcli Authority to cause such JsciUence to be made known to every Clergyman under his juris- diction. • • . [11.] Every Court shall kccj) a, I'lill record of its proceeding?, including the whole evidence gifcn before it. Should any Court refuse to insert in its record a' statement of any testimony which has been received, or of any decision Avhiclvthe Court has made, or of auy fact which has occurred in Court, or any paper wiiich either party has ])rcKluced, it shall be tliq right of either partyto file au exception in writing, containing a statement of such evidence, decision or fact, or referring to or describing such paper, uhiqli paper shall also be tiled with tho exception. All exceptions and ■paj-fers so filed shall become j)arts of the record. • , . ' 1 12.] Suck records shall be kept by the (.Ucrk^ and inserted in a book, to be attested by the signatured of the President and Clerk. Every such book, and all papers conuec/'ed, with.finy.trial, shall be dei)0sited with the Registrar of the General Council. Such books and papers-shall be open to the inspection <^f every member of thfs Church. . [13.] Every Court,' constituted under tho authority of this Ciiuoh, may be attended by one or more Lay advisors, who shall bo communicants of this Churcli, and of trhe profession of the law. Such advisers may«bo prcsc^nt at all the pro(;eedings of the Court, but they shall have no v-pte in any case whatever;', it shall l)e their duty to give in person to the Court an o]>iuion on any (piestiou not theological, upon'which the Court, or any ' member theiTof, or either party, shall desire an opinion. If a. dispute shall ari?;e wlTether any question be or be not theological, it shall be deci- ded^ bj' the Court by a majority of votes. The Cc)urt may always, by uuaniiiious consent, appoint an adviser or advisevs. If they are not unan- imous, each member of tho Court may name a candidate; if not more than three arc njjimed, they all shall be advisers; if more than three are najued, the Court shall reduce them to tlu'eo by lot. ^7. [1.] Any llishop of this Church m'ay be presented for holding ant tliat 1he trial m:iv he within any Diocese in t!.>e Confederate Stah -. •CANON jS. . • Of'Sehtcncci. J ]. Whenever tl:e penalty of'su'spens'ion shall be infiictedon alllshoi). Priest or .Deacon iii this Church, the sentence .'rhall specify on what term's, or at Avhat time, said penalty. shall cease. ** * *• * ^ 2. i 1.] AVhcn any ^Linister i.< degraded from the iioly Miftisti-y, lie is degraded theretVom entirely, and not fi-om a higher to '« lower CM-derol* of the same. No degraded or deposed Minister sl*hli be rosforcd to the •ilinistry. . '•' • , . ' ... [2.] V\'-hene-.or a Clergyman shall be degraded or deposcd,,thc Bishop -\vho pronounces sentence shall, without delay, give notice thereof to^tht- Ecclesiastical Authoi'ity of every Diocese, and to eacii Minister or A'cs- try (if there l>e no ilinister) 91 the Diocese to which the Minister* be- longs; and each Minister in said Diocese shall give notice thereof to his Congregation, on tlie lirst oecasion ef i^u'blic vrorshlp next occurring; in wliicli notice, it shall be stated whether or no th6 degratlaUon or deposi- tion be for causes afiectiug his moral character. • . » « CANON 5;. ((/' the iiemission or Modification of jifBldal Sent^oes off J3is?icps. Thp Bishops of Jliis Church, vrho are entitled' to seats- in the House of Bishops, may altogether remif and terminate any judicial sentence ini- 1SG2.] ■ IIOUSE OF DEPUTIES. • ,. 85 posed by Bishop^ ucMuic culloctivdy as a juaicial tribimul ; or niodilV tht same safai- as to designate a precise period of time, or otJier spccitic* oontingencj', on the oecnrronco ot\ Avliich such sentence 'shall ntterlv cea§e, Una bo of tio fiut!icr force or'.effcct : Provided, that no such re- mission or n}(5di^cfition shall be mrfat q^^cept at a meeting of tlio 1 louse of Bishops, diiriui]; the session of some General Council, or at a special meeting of the said Bishops, Avhicli shall Ho Convened by the I'residin.;- ]>ishop on the ap^^licatiou of any live lBisho])s ;• throe mouths' notice, in writing, of the tmie, plac no Kec^or^ from one of the Wardens, a ceYJilicato statins that" he or s]i« i^ a Commuiiicaut in good titanding; and'the Pvcctor of the Parish or Congregation to which he oj; she removes shall not; be required to re- • teive him or her as a Opm;nunicAnt until such, letter be produced. •^.-•. -'^^,o'^o «f tJ-e rubrics of this Chtirch requires that every ^.linistcr repelling frofn the Communion sliall give an account of the same to thi^ Ordmary, it is l*crcby provided, that, information- of the same beiiig laid liclbre the Ordinary, that is the Bishop, it shall not Ipchis duly to institute an ni.i^iiry, ubIcss thci;e bqa cou^plaiiitmade to him iu writiitg by the rc- I tor ^*^^^' l';»W':?'- " *^* ^'1 rccfefving coiijplaint, the Bishop shall institute an I W Ti(fuTry, as may ho directed by the Canons of the Diocese iar-hicli the event has taken place ; and the notice, given a^ above bv the "Minister, • ?hall be a sufficient presentation of the party re]-)elled. ' . Tho RcV. Mr. Crauc, on bejidf of tbc 'Coulmittco on Missions, made tlie IbllowinG; . ' ^lEPOllT. * Thy Committee *)n Missions, after mature deliberation ©n the very Jiiiportant. subject v.-hich has ,boen counnitted to them, tind it ditli- ■ c.ilk torecomniemtany plan,Y.-hicii is not, iu some respects, o])e!i to ob- jectioB. It is, howaver, their delilierato opinion, that tho direct contix>l of tho Missionary work of the Clim-ch, must be left to the Bishop and Diocesan Council in each Diooosc, and to the Missionary Bishoj^ alone, wh^re tliero is no organized Diocese: It is only necessary, tlierefore, to ]n-ovide a chaunel, througli^whicli the toluntary oiTerinii-s (,f the Church, tln-ougftout our borders, may receive such direction anil distribution, a? will best tend" to tlie e^vtensioh of the Redeemer's Kingdom. Tn aecq^-danfo with.these views the committee respe^ctfultv recommend to tho House of Deputies for its acoeptantie, tltelbllowinr resolutionii!, to , wit: ••.*'' _ , jlfisolird, The House of Bishops- concurring, 1. That a Committee' of. three Bishops, chosen 'by the liousc of Bish- «^p^, shall so far control tho general missionary work of the Church, a5 to Arrange ilis^ionarv Districts in States or Territories not organized int& S6 JOUr.NAL OF THE GENERAL COJJNCIL. [7tli Day. Dioceses, ftrrange the bouadaries oT their jurisdictions, ^nd provide regii- 1ati.0Q^ andinstructioasTor thear guidance ; it being understood, that ea^li >.tissionary Bisho]) shall liavo, as far as may bo consistent with ' tlie .foregoing ])rovisious, the direction of all Missionary operations Vitliin his own Diocese or District, and in'every case, the appointment of the ]y^i3sionaries under him. 2. That the said Committee shall lix the ratio of distribution among ihe Dioceses and Districts Avliich are to be provided.for, and the salaries of the Missionaries : pronidcct., ?ioiPCPcr, tliat all special contributions shall 1)0 received and disbursed by the Treasiirer pf the Missionary funds, ac- cording to the will of the dipnors. 3. That the Oommittee proposed in the first of these resolutions, is ex- . pccted to encoiu'age the prosecution ot,' Foreign ^ Missions, so far as it may 1)6 able ; but, until communications are opened, and satisfactory relations are cstaldished vrith Bishops and other Missionaries in foreign countries, all monies which' liave been, or may be hereafter, contributed for this (Atject slfall be securely invested. 4. That in order to provide a Missicftiary Fund, the'GenerarCouncil earnestly advise all Clergymen of the Church having charge of ^Congre- gations and Missions, to adopt some sl^stem of monthly offerings, to be received during public worship, and they further advise all members of the Church, who may be jirecluded by circumstances from ^oiug fre- • quently to the House of God, to set apart something every month in place of such offerings, and that, of the v/hole amount thus obtained, at least one-fourth be placed at the disposal of the said Committee. , 5. That the House of Bishops shall appoint one or more Treasurers to receive and distribute the Foreign and' Domestic Fund \ the said Trea- surers to cause to be published, from time to time, all missionary receipts and expenditures, 'gjid to make au -annual x-eport to said Committee, Avho shall report triennially to the'General' CounCih " ' 6. That each Bishop, for whose Diocese or Districl. }.ii>-l(;iia! y apinu- • priations may be made, shall report annually to said Committee, and tri- ennially to the House of Bishops. 7. That the reports of the receiving agents for ForeigH and Domesti('* Missions referred to this Committee, be i)ubliehed with the Journal of. this House. • . The Rev. Mr. Crane presented, papers testifying to tlic organization of the Diocese of Arkansas, t , • * On motion of Rev. Mr. Mitchell, said papers were re- ferred to the Committee on Mew Dioceses. On motion of the same, said Committee' was allowed to • sit dnring the session of the House. The Chair appointed jSIr. Moore on the Committee on New Dioceses, in the place of Mr. Whittle,* to whom.leavc .of. ahsence had been granted, and the Rev. Dr. Loi*d in " ],»lace of Mr. Pegues not in attendance. ' Leave of absence was granted to the Rev. Mr. Crane, after to-day, for the remainder of the sessix>n. Mr. McCrady oiiered the following Resolution, to wit: Jiesohed, The House of Bishops concurring, that tliis General Coim- <'il do adjourn on Fridry next. 1S02.J HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. * • S^ • * Oy luotioii of Mr. rhclaii,11ic resoliitiou Wiiti iimciuled by striking oiiji tlic .word *,*]^riday/.' and inserting the word '' Saturdi^.," ■ T • ,• * * *, - ** On motioij ol'-tlic^ sc^mc, tllcn'oaoliUioit tlitis amended, was adopted; , . ■ | O/ylcj'cd, Tlratr tlio 'Secretary. Gonv.ey said Resolution to> the House of Bisliops. * • The Chair announced the special order, to-wit : Twcsohi- tiott to amend* Art. Vll of the Co.pstitution. On motion, the rujes 6f .order were suspended in orde^to ^•recei\'o the report of the Committee on N'ew Dioceses. The Con^mittce on IlfTcw.Dioceses presented the following kepOrt. Tlic Coiniuittcc on tiic Admission of Kow Diocv^es I'tjiort. tii;it tlioy liave li!wl nntler oonsideratioh the papers rtlatiiia; to the application of the. niocesc oi'" Arkansas for ailmission into union with this Conncil, and re-.' commend the adoption of tlie following IJesohition, to wit : Hesolved, The MotVse of Uishops cojiciirring, That tlic Diocese of. Ar- ' kansas, having^fultilled,aU the ConBtitutional re(iniremenls in snch cast made and provided, be a^niijtted iotoUnion with this Connci!. (Sjgned)' * • ' ■ J. C IIUSKE, Chairman. On motion fJf tlieRev. AJv. Mitcholl, tlio Resolution con- tained fli said Report was adopted. ♦ Ordered, That the Secretary convey said Resolution to ihe House of Bishops. On motion of the Rev. ]\ir. Ilansou, the Resolution to anitiud Art. A'll of' the Constitution, was laid on the table. On q3iofion of Rev. ]Mr.> Williams, the special order, to-wit : Resolution of Mr. DeRossetj to amend Art. X of the Con- stitutron, was suspetided. Op. motion of the Rev. Mr. Clark, • Resolved, That' the attention of the several Diocesan Councils be called tofhe amendme'nt to the Otiastitutioa Avhich lias been proposed by the Depfttios frova Virginia, aud tlmt the said Councils be requested to express :Mi opiiiign as to the necessity of the change proposed. • 'the following* Messages were received from the House of Bishops : ■ ' . . » -iiissAGK yo. 18. The House of BislH)ps iuform^the House of Deputies that it has passed tlic tMlowing resolution : ' • . , Ii\ities fhat it lias passjed the follovfihg Rcsohition : »8. ■ • JOURNAL 'OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [TtliDav. * • Kc^olrcitl, That tlie following -CAnorfs, as conveyed to this'llouse iii^^Mes- sa,u;c No. 2(1, from tlie House of I>epnties, tx>-wlt: Canoa L, CaiTon H., Oiiiioii in., Panon IV., (of Title JII.) be adopted^ Avith tfie following amenu-«' lucfit'to Canon IV., §4, by the addition of the following clause: "And if the Clergyman be deposed for iiay thing involving moral degradation,- ^-ucll notice shall be read before every congregation of the Diocese to •which he .belongs, on the occasion of public worship next- after tlie re- ce])tionof such notice." * . . i . . 5i63SAG^ 'Inc. 20. ' _ ' . Tlie House of Bishops informs the -House of D'e]iUtii,'S,'^h;it it h;is passed 1 he -following Resolutions : ' ', ^ • *• " 1. Bcsohe'I, The House of Deputies 'fconcymng, That the l>ouk ■ul C()uimon Prayer, and Administration of the Sacj-amijnts and ether Rites ' , 'ai^tl Ceremonies of the Church, heretofore use?l in the Protestiint Epi.?copal Church in the pnited States, but amended by'tlio snbstitutioti of -"Cou- foderafc States" for ■■■". United States," and ''Council" for "Convention,'-' wucrever the}" occur therein, be established l>y this' (reneral Council as 1 he ]>ook of Oominon Prayer, Administration of the Sacraments and other \]iites and Ceremonies of the Ohurch, Articles of Religion, and Form and '"Xlanner. of making, ordaining and consecratinji; ULfhop's, Rriosts and Dea- coys, to be used in this Church. ■*#'•"' - 2. li<;soheJ, The House of I)epulies- coucui-ring. That to said Rook th(,n"e shall be prefixed a Declaratio;! of its Ratitftation, i"h these words : "The Ratification of the Book of Ci3mmon'Pr.%(.'r, by the liisliops, the "C'lergy, and the Laity of the. Protestant Episcopal Church in tM Con- 'Mederate States o'f America, ia Council, this dn,y'of November, in ••iAw ye:ir of ovr Lord one thousand eight huudred'ancl sixty-tv.'i). " This .Council, having in its present session set; forth a Rook of Coin- '•ni on Prayer,- Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and •• (. ■wemon'ies of the Chnrch, do'hereby establish the said Rook : And they ' '•declare it to be the Liturgy of this Church: And require that it be '' received as such by all the meiubers of the same.- And tliis Book shall '• be in use from and after the First Day of December, in the year of our • "Lord, one thousand eight hundred and si::ty-two." .">. I\cs>Ueil, Thti House of Deputies concurring. That a Committee of tjiree Bishops, three Presbyters, and -three Laymen be appointed, who shall prepare a'i)reface to the said Book of jCommon Prayer, to be sub- mitted to the 'next General Council, aiid if approved byit, to be prefixed U) said Book. ■t. Iicsolccd, The House, of Deputies concurring, That tlje same Cctm- mittce 1)0 authorizod to publish an edition of said Book for the i?resent use of the Church. ■ ' • * • 5. Resolved., The House of Deputies concuwing, That while this'Geu-^' <'ral (\)uncil recognizes its duty to put forth a standard edition of the' ' Holy Scriptures, yet, in its judgment,, the present condition of the country m.-kcs it expedient to postpone the execution thereof. * . • Tlic' vote on the Xiesoliitioii to iimend Article X. of-, tlic Constitution, having been taken by DiocesG;s uiid Orders, resulted as follows : '•• ' . ^*. *. ' ■ Of the piergy-rBioceses, represented, T. Ayes- 2y Koes 5, • to-wit: "1' . . ' "^ . " Virginia. — Re ^. Messrs. Sparrow, Peterkin and Novton — No. North Carolina. — Rev. Messrs, Mason, Hubbard and Huske— Aye. 1SG2.] : JIOUSE OF DEPUTIES. 89 SouUi C.'aroliu;!^— Itcv. Jilcpsrs. ITancIccl and Ti'apier — ^fo. ' * (xooraiia.— 'Rev. Messrs. Clarke find Williaius — No. Kcv. Jlr, Ilocs — Aye. Alabama. — Rev. Messrs. Mitchell and Pierce — Xo. Mi.-;«;issip7)i. — Rev. Dr.*TjOrd — Ave. Tcxasi. — Rev. Mr.- Wasjner — No. Of the Lait}^— Dioceses represented, o. Ayes 2^ Xocs -, Divided 1, to-wit: • , ' • ■ *♦% \'irginia.-r-^tessrs, Jjaoou and ^Masbie — No. North Carolina. — Messrs. Battlo and Dellosjiet — Aye. South Carolina. — ilessrs. Sass and McCrady — AyQ. . Georgia. — Messrs. Meig^;, Montfxomery anil ^loore-r-No. .Alabama.— ^Mv. Jones, Aye. Mr. PheLin, No. The Chair declared the amendment lost. ' On motion, the House took a recess till 7 o'clock, l\ M. EVENING SESSION. . 'riie'-Chaii' uiinonnced the special order, to-wit: Mr. McCrady's liesolufion t9 s.trike out Article V. of the Con- stitution. , ■• ' . ■ . On motfon of the Rev. Mr. T.rapicr, said Res^olution was ;iniended by striking out all after the word "•Resolved," und inserting the following: , • licsoltcd, Tlio House of Bislioiw' co;icurnn.n', Tliat Article A', of the Constitution of this Cliurch, be amended b}- striking out all after the words "•Article V.^" and inserting the Ibllo'w'iug :' " I^vcry Diocesan Council shair«be composed of the Bishop or- Bjshops of the Diocese, and of such otlicr clergymen and such lay representation ,is shall be determined by the Constitution thereof." , The vote was then taken upon the resolution by Dioceses and Orders,- and the Resolution as amended, was unani- nioush^ adopted,' Ordered, Tliat said Resolution be conveyed to the House of Bishops. ■ " . '.On motion' of Mr. McCrady, the Report- of the Commit- -tee on. the Bible and Prayer Book, was laid on the table for llic present. On motion of the same, the irouse took u}) Message No. 2Q, "of the llouee of Bishops. . On motion of Mr. Bhelan, said Report was -made the special" order foi; to*-morrow at 12 o'clock M. . On motion, « '* , . A'.'soZotY?, The House of^Bishops.concniTing, Tliat the following Canon be adoptotl, to wit: ■" ' . , CANON V. df tk% .u-lhcuulonyicnt of the Commitnion of tSis fhnfch ly a Prcshi/tcr • Of Deacon. ' • •^ ^ i. If any Pre'sbytw or Deacon shall, without availing himself of the provisions of C.inon IV. of this Title, abaudou the Qonlmnnion of this <)0 J'OUI-mAL Of TII£;GENERAL COUNCIT. l^ini Day. Ciiurcli, cither by an open renunciation of the doctrine, discipline, a!id , /vorsliip of tliis Church, or by a formal admission into any. religious body iiot'-in cglnnmnion with the same, it shall be the duty of the Standing Committee.of the Diocese to make certificate of" the fact to the Bishop * of the Diocese, or, if there be no Bisliop, to the liishcp. of an adjatent Diocese; v.iiich certificate (shall be recorded, and shall be taken and deemed by the Bisjiop as eqiltvaleiit to a renunciation of the Ministry by Mid Minister himself. ISTotice shall then be given to the ^'^aid Minister, by the said IMshop ^receiving the certificate, that unless he' sh^ll, within six months after being nolnfied, make declaration that tho facts alleged in said certificate are false, he will be deposed from'the Jfinistry ,of this . Church. ; » ' ■ . • ■'■ § S. And if such declaration" be not made within six moj'iths as afore- said, 'the B'ishop slialf depose said Minister from the Ministry, ami pro- nounce and record, in the presence of two or more Ex'esbyters, that he has been so deposed. • • * Provided, nevertheless, tliat if the Minister' so renouncirfg shall trans- imt to the Bishop receiviiig the certificate, a retraction of the aisfs or declarations constituting his ofience, the Bishop may, at his d,iscretion,* abstain from any farther proceedings. •• •. - Ordered, That the Secretary convey said Ivcgplntio.ii to' the .Iloiise of Bishops. * . ' \ On motion of -the Kev. Mr. Trapicr, . , « Jicsolved, The House of Bishops coueurinug. That the ^jllowing Canon bo adopiJJed, to wit: .. ' • CAN£)N VI. Of a Clergymfiji Ahsenting S^msel/f/'om Iiifi iJiocesf^ _ . "When a Clergyman has >beeft absent from the Diycese to which he belongs, during two years, without reasons satisfactory to the Bishop thereof, he shall be required by tlie Bishop to declare the cause oi- causes thereof in writing ; and if .he refuse to give hjs reasons, or if they be detmed insufficient by the Bishop, the Bishop may, after due nottficn- - ,tion of such insutSeiency, Avith the advice and consent of the Clerical " Members of the St;mding Committee, suspend him from the Ministry ; which suspension shall continue until he shall give, 'in writing, sufiicieat reasons for his absence, or until he shall renew his residence in his Dio- cese, or until he shall renounce the Ministry according to' Canon lil. of' this Title. In the case of such suspension as above provided for, the Bishop shall give notice thereof "to the Ecclesiastical Authority of evory , Diocese of this Church. . Ordered, That -the Secretarj- convey said resolution to t!ic House of Bishops. On' motion of the same, Iicsi)lved.,. The House of Bishops concurring,^ That the lijll(Mvii;g Canon . be adopted, to wit : • • . CAiv^ON VII. Of the Ahandomncnt of tlie Comninnion of the Ghnrflijjy U Bis'hex'i If -any Bishop abandon the Communion of this Church, either by openly renouncing its doctrine, discipline and worship, or by formally * uniting himself with any religious body not in comuiunion with the* -1862.] . ' HOUSE OF DEPUXIES. 01 ...» •. saiuo, the btamliiiii; Coimaittcc of tlio I)'uic*;cf .shall make ooriilic'aLo ol' the fflot to tho senior ]Jisho4i, whicli cc.rtilicate shaHf bo recorded, and • sliall 1)0 taken and dcemc(las eipivalent t© a rfeminciatibn ^f tke^Minjs.- fry by the Bishop hiiiisolf.' . '•'•'■■ * ■ , Notice shall then- bct jiivoa 'to snid Bishop %y th6 senior IJishop re- coiviuic the ccrtiticatoj that unless he sltall, vrlthin six* mouths fti'ter being ii(^'titied,'_miil'c declaration thai; the' facts* allegecl hi- said certificnto are i'al^e, lie Vill be deposed from tUo Ministry of this Church." • ; And if such declaration ba not maie within six mouths as aferesaid. llio senior IVishop, with the consent of t^ie hiajority of the House of IJishopii, iSball, depose fi-om the Ministry the Bishop so certitied as aban- of the'samc, . . • Jiesohed, T^he House of Jji^hops concuwing-; That the foUo^in'g (^anoii be adopted, t<)-\vit: ^. - •. • • OANO^ vnr. U/ Vie Trlcbl^af a JiisJiv^ . ;S 1. Any Bishop of this Oiiurch uiay bo presented tor trial on charcies iur the follovina: offences, 'Vkz : (1.) Crime or immorality. (3.) Holdiiit; aiid teacbinc: publicly, or privately and advisedly, any doctruic contrary to that held by the Protestant Episco])al "Church in the Confederate States, (j).) Violation of the Constitutfbu or CUinons of* the General Cdun'bil. (4-f) Violation of' the Constitution or Canoils of the Diocese to which he belon,a:3. (IJ.) Any act^vljich involves a'breaclijOli"14s Oali- nation or Consoccation Vows. - • ', , ' . , . " jf 2. [1.] The proceeUinj*^' shall commence by charg-es in wi'iting; find, except •\\;lien the chai'jj;o is lioldin'^ and teaching -dtjctrine contrary tq that lield by this Church, .shall be signed by either • •«._ '_ ^ * .. Fire male cojnmunicanUs of this Church, in gvod statjclhig, belonging toUhe Diocese of the accusoil, c»f whom two at least must be Presby- ters^ or, • ' ^ * « • • ■■« \ i .By. seven male Conn'nuni cants of this Chnrcli, in-' good startling, of whom two at least shall bo Presbyters, anij three of • whicb seven shall belong to the Diocese of the accusdiT. ".''.'•"■ [3k] Whenever a^Visliop of this Cl^nrch, shall liavi) reason' to believe that thero' are in cnrulation r.uniours, reports, rir charges allecting his nuiral or religions clTaracter, bo may, if ho please, acting in conformity with the written hdvice a^id consent of any. two of his brothica* Bishops whom he may select, deinand of tlie Presiding Bishop of tlTC House of Bisli^opSpOV if he be tljd JJishop atlc^cted by siicli rumours, or if he be related to him within-tho degrees hereinafter mentioned^- then of the Bishop^ next ill seniority not ^o related,, fo conveife a Board of Inquiry iu {he* niode horeinafller set focth, to investigate such rumours, repoi'tsS, and charges, and to. proceed, in all resikccts, accordibg to the i)rovisious of this Canon, as if charges had been' formally iWade in eitjier of tite liwo modeii-first; mentioned in this section, (^3. 1 "Whenevef charges are formally made iu eitlier of the modes iirst fibove mentioned, the acou^cr:^ "ifiyj it" they choose, select a Lay Coiamu- «icant of this C]iurcli,^of the profession of tho }aw*,*to act as {heir advi- - 03 J OUENAL OF THE GENERAL COUtoL. ["^th Day. § ' ■ . '' ' \ ^^cl•, advocate and agent, jn preparing tlie accusation, itroois, etc., luiti! sncli time as a Bonrd of Inquiry is convened in such manner as is laere- inai'ter provided for ; or they may prepare such charges themselves, -vvitli- out regard to any 'particular form ; and, in either case, the grounds of accusation must be. set forth -with reasonable certainty of time,' place and circumstances. ■ § S. The charges, having been prepared in eithei' of the modes first •above mentioned, shall then be delivered to the Presiding Bishop of t]^is ( 'hurchj if he be not the accused, nor related to the accused in any degree mentionodhereinafter in this Canon ; in either of which cases, the charges shall be delivered to the next Bishop in seniority not so related. § 4. A poard for making a pTeliminary inquiry into charges thus pre- I'erred, shall be constituted as follows, .whenever such Board shall l)e necessary, viz .- ■ . , - • • [1.] The Presidin'g BisTiop, or senior Bishop, as the case may be, to whom .such charges are delivered, shall take the list of Deputies to the last (reneral Council that wns held before such charges were presented, and from that list shall choose by lot two Presbyters and two Laymen froih tlie deputation of the Diocese of the accused, and two Presbyters and two Laymen from each of the respective depntations of the' three Dioceses adjoining that of the accused; and if there be not t'lrce adjoining, ol' tiie three nearest. thereto; and if more than three Dioceses adjoin tliat of the accused, those three that have the largest number of Cianonically resident Presbyters in them shall be accounted adjoining, for the purposes [ of this Canon ; and the sixteen individuals thus selected by lot shall con- stitute th.e Board of Inquiry, a majority of whom sliall form a quorum for doing business. [2.] Tlie Presiding JBishop, or next in seniority as the case may l^e, i iinmediately after thus selecting by lot the Board of Linuiry, shall give . notice 'thereof to each member of s.aid Board, and direct liini to attend- I at a time and phice designated by him, and organize tlie Board;, and it ' shall be the duty of each member so to attend. The place must Ix) v/itlnn ; tlie Diocese of the accused. The Presiding Bishop shall, at the same time, send a copy of the charges to the senior Ptesbyter of those thus selected by lot from the four Dioceses. [3.] On assembling, tlie Board shall organize by choosing from amoii.u- themselves a President and Secretary, and shall also- appoint a Churcli Advocate, Avho must be a Lay Communicant of this Church, and o.f the- • i)rofession of the law, .and who thenceforward shall, iu all stages of Ihc ]»ro'ceedings, if a trial be ordered, represent the Church, and be the i)arty on the one hand, while the accused is the ]?arty oji the other. ,Tlie sittings of the Board shall .be private ; the Churcli Advocate shall jiot .ittend as prosecuting counsel, but shall beat all times at Iiand aiuT in readiness, to give his advice in all questions subinittcd to him by tlie , - Board. ' [L] In conducting the investigation, the Board shall hear tlui accusr,- tions and such proof as the accusers may produce, and shall determine 'whether, upon matters of law and of fact, as presented to them, there is snfficiisnt ground to put the accused Bishop upon his trial ; and in such investigation, as well as in all cases of J;rial by an Ecclesiastical Court now atithorized, or here^ftei- to be authorized, by tlic Constitutions or . Canons of the General Council, the laws of the State in which such iuvcs- • ligation or trial is had, so far as they relate to the lav, of evidence, shall 1k; adopted and taken as the rules by wliich the said Board or Court shall be governed. If a majority of the Board present on such investigation shaH 1862.] ITOtJSE OF DEPUTIES.' . -Or., be of opiiiiojt that there (irk snfiicient crounds to put the accused l>i?hop» ii])on his trial, they slmll direct tlie Cliurcli Ad\ ocatc to prei>a!-e a pre- sontinent, to Ije signed by sucli of the Board as agree tliereto • and to rliat end, shall place in his hands all the charges, togcther.witJi the testi- mony that ha9 been laid before the Board. . - , [5.]. 'J'iic i>oard shall then direct the Church Advocate to trausiuit to the liishop from v.lioin they roceived the charri-os, the presentment thn,« si.-iied; and shall cause ,hiin ajso, -vvithont delav. to send to tlie acfused. IH-^hop a copy of the same, •certified by the Church Advocate to 1>e ' correct. ' - . [(!.] If a majority of. the Board present shall be of opinion thrrt there IS nOt'sunicicnt gronjid to put the accused Bishop lipon his trial, in. such case, tlicclinrges, together with a certificate of the President of the i«oard of its refusal to make a iiresentment, shall bo. sent to the Secretary of . the IJousc <^f P)isl;oi)S, to l)e deposited ajnong the archives of tliat House? And no proceedings shall thereafter be liad bv v.ay of present- nient on such charges, except u})on tlio affidavit of a respectable Commu- nicant of the Church, of the discovery of new testimonv as to tlie facts (•!iargocon- tumacy, and notify him that sentence of -susiJeji^ion or degradation will be pronounced against him by the CVurt at the expiration of three months, unless within that time he tender himself Tcady, and accoi;dingly appear to take his trial on the presentment. But if the acQused shall not tender hunself before the 'expiration of the said three niQjilhs, sen- , tencQ of suspension or degradation from the ^lii^istry.may be j^)rdnounced .against him by the Court. [4-.] The accused being present, aiid the trial proceeding," it shalP be conducted according to the principles of the Common Law, as the ^ame are generally administered i^ the Confederate States; nor shall any testi- mony t^e received at the trial, except from witnesses vlio have signed a •• ^ 18G3J • . HOUSE OF DEPUTIES, 95 • » , » • • ■ deelamtiou iu the foUowing words, t& be 'read aloud' before tlic witness testilies, and 'to be filed with tlia records of the Oorart : . , ■ " I, "A. B., a, witness summoned to testify on the trial of a [jf-cscutmcnt :i-aiuRttIie Ri-lit Ikn-.^^ , *itiou to tlio Court. The testimony of each witness shall he reduced to'writiu^. And 'in c£ise there is ground to suppose that tlje rfittendance or any witness "on the trial cannot' lie ohtainetl, it sJiall be lawful for either pafty to apply to the Court if in session, or if not, to any mehihcr tliereof, who shall thereupon appoint a coinnussary to take the deposition of such witnass ; timX sucli party so desiring to- take the ' deposition, shall give to' the other party reasonabl'3 notice of the time and place of. taking siieh deposition, accompanying such notice with tlie interrogatories tp be propounded to the witness; whereupon it shall hi' lawful for the ol^her party, witliin six days after such notice, to2)ropoi'md cross-Inton-Ogatories ; -and such interrogatories and cross-interrogatories, if any he pn)pounded, shall lie sent to"\he commissary, who shall theue- upon proceed to tak^e the testimony of sucli. witness, upon oath or aftirm- al^on, and transmit it under seal to the Conrt. But no deposition shall bo read at the trial, unless the Court have reasonable assurance that the attendance of the witness .caimot be procured, or unless both jiarties shall consent, that it niay bo read:. Provided, That in any -Dioceso in which the q/yil government has authorized the Ecclesiastical Courts* therein to issue sunuiwuis, for witnesses, or to administer an oath,' the Court sliall act in conformity to such laws. [5.] Air noticoS-and papers may be served by a snmmoner or^Ummoji- or/,- to be aixii6inted-by the Court, vrhen the same is in session,/or by a. mein-ber thereof; and the ce«-ti!icate ot" any. such sumn^onCr shall bo" i)\3dence of the due service. of a notice or. paper. In case of servica by any other person, thefact vihy be pl-oted by the affidavit of such perso:;.' TJie delivery of a written notice or paper to tJie accused party, oi* tg the " Ciiurch Advocate, or leaving it, or a, copy thereof, at tlic residence, or l;ist known residence, of eitlicf, siiall he deemed suiEciont service of.suc.i ftotico or paper, on the Clmrch Advocate and accused respectively, li t!le }*ersoi?to be served with any notice or paper shall liave left the Con- ft|lerftte States, it shall bo a sufficient service thereof to leave a co])y of • SIU.-II notice or paper at his place of aboda \vithin the. Confederate Spates, sixi.v (fays before the day on which the apiiearance, (u- other act required by J he^said notice or paper, is to bo performed. • |H.] Tlie accused i)arty may, if lie tiiink: iM-o])er^ have the aid of coun- ^sel ; and if he shonld clfoose to have. more than one counsel, the .Chnrch •Advocate may have assistant advocates, to be named by the accusers; biit in every case, the Couft may regulate the number of counsel who sTiall :w],dress the Court ov examino witnesses. Tiie Clmrch" Advocate siiall bL- considered the party, on one-side^ and the accused on "tlte oth'er. . All cognise! must be Conuiiimicant"s of the Church. » |7. f Tlio Court, having fully heard the allegations and prool*; ,of tljc • ]iartie.s, and dolijierately considered the same, after tlieparticshavc'^vith- di-awn, shall declare rcsj)ectivoly, wjicther, in their ojiinion, thq dccuse'ourt"iU!iy always, }iy uiianinioiH con.-'i-ii!:, appoint, an uih is«r or advistrs. ^i tt^cy are uor niifininKiiis, eaci* ineiiihcr of tlio (^o^lrt may iiainu ft c^udi^lato ;. jfiint iiirtro tlian Mireo aro iiHnied, tlipy'al] shall ho ndviifcrs ; il'iiinre tlian llifee ar« naiiiod, tUo Court shall roihuM thorn to throe by lotj.'. ' ' , j v. [1.] Any ]{i-tlior Tnodo lor thid cvroiioou-* dootriTic r-hall tu- si,'Tno to convone ti Court for the trial of t-lifi aceu^jcd. Th(S Conrt sha!l ho <'(>iuposcd of all the })is]io[).s cutitlud to'seats in the llouso of J'ishop>', exeejti th't>ac.cii-^i,r 'und the accused. Three-foirrths of snch iVishops sh;dl con-^titute'a quo- rnm; but tlio consent ot^two-thirds of uH the I'dshops entitled to sosrt'i iii tho House of J^ishops shall be necessary to a'eQavictio^i.^ ' , '§ S. 1 1.] If charf^es be preferred :l;;'aTnst a .MlV^ion.ai'ij' Jilshopr wh# i^ jiot a Dioeesiiu, suvh "Missionary Bishop shall he required hy 'tlie' Pr^sj* ding or seuior Rishop to iiaiuo ^>nino' one of (he lhi*ee DiacMise":", nt^;i»03t*tft his -District or Misaionnry Held; and such seToetioQ havin:^' ))epu, nnfde, tlie.prooeedingj shall then 1)9 j'^eeisidy sucli fl<), under this Canon, they would he were he the Diocesan of theDiofieso named I>y hipi.- Should tho Missionary JUshop refuse to name a piorrese, then th»- Presidiu;;- liishoji may name an\ one of thothrije al)Ovo »]e.sif;uated,* a.nd the etfjer shall be the same as if the nonifm^tion Irhd heeu uvi'l*^ by tfi*> ^(irh-^l Mip*i(Uiary Hisiiop. ■ ' ''"' \ ' \ *j * • -' * ,|2.] If eliar^os be preferred a.u'ain^ a Bishop liartnjr no,rnrisdiMloh„k'- shall be'i>r- third ^ of the ^rissionaric-i nnder his..Muirgc, fo;- iminnraiity or heresy, k>i- ..lor a.violttlioji of the Coustitution or Cauons" pf this €hurch, b» tri«d, and, if found j!;nilty, seutenoe>l, in all partioulars aw if he were actually 4i-esideut within theJimitsi of the Confederatp States/exoept that the tri«l may bo within any i)ioce.'ie in the Confederate ("^tatea. *' Oi'drrcd, That the Secretary .convey sai^V Reaototion to tho Hotfte of Bishops. ■. . \*^ •* •* ^« : ^' » , On motion of tho llov. Dv. Hnbbar«l.t]io* tA'ords ''Deposi- tion, dibplacinii:, and all tho like expressions are tlie eanie as det^n-adation" were striokeit'ont pt the'Bdand 4th lines of [1] oiF § 2 of Cauon }Xr On motion of the tiev. Mr. Trapiei', the Avord.^ *-or de- posed" wore inserted botwoeu the words '"degiwled"- and V minister" in tlie -Itli line of the'. f::inio pnragi*fti.>li ; and • • 9S JOURKAjf. OF THE GENERAL C(^FkciL. | nii Day. f also betvYeen tUe yvofds "degraded" and ^'tbe" in tiie 1st line of [2] of § 2; and the words -'or deposition" were in- serted between "degradation" and ♦'be " in the 7th line of the- same parao-raph. " f • ■ On motion oi the same, . • -. liesolved., The House of Bishop's enncnrring, that the following- Gancn be adopted, to-wit: ■ _ CANON TX. ... 0/ Sentences. • § 1. Whenever the penalty of suspension shall be inflicted on aBishop,. . Priest, or Deacon in this Church, the eentence^ shall specify on what tefl'ms, or at what time, said penalty shall cease. § 2. [1.] When an_y Minister ia degraded from the Holy Ministry, h.e i^} degraded therefrom entirely, and not from a higher to a lower Order of the same. No degraded or deposed Minister shall be restored to the Ministry. i ■' [2.] Whenever a Clergyman shall be degraded or deposed, the ]3ishop .vt'ho pronounces sentelice shall, without delay, give notice thereof to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese, and to each Minister (or to the Vestry -if there be no Minister) of the Diocese to which the Minister be- longs; and each Minister in said Diocese shall give notice thereof to his .Congregation, on the first occasion of public worship next occurring ; in wliieh notice it shall be stated whether or riot the degradation or deposi- tion be for causes affecting moral character. Ordered^ That the Secretary convey said Resolution to the Howoe of Bishops. .' On motion of the same, V, Ees'ohedy The House of Bishops concurring, tliat the following Canon \>% adopted, to v.'it: *•" ^ , j' **.«•, .1 • ♦•»♦•,• 1^ * CANON X. Of the JOemissioii or Afoddjication of Judicial Sentences of Ei^liofs. ■ The Bishops of thisChurch,^'w:ho are entitled to seats in the House of bishops, may altogether retnit and terminate any judicial sentence im- posed by Bishops acting collectively as a judicial tribunal; or modify the same so far as to <3esignate a preeioe period of time, or other specific contingency, on the occurrence of which such gentfence Ehall utterly ceaae, and be of no further force or effect : Provided, that tio such re- miesion or modification shall be made except at a meeting of the Hou?q of Bishops, during' the session of .some General Council, or at a special meeting of the said Bishops, which shall be convened by the Presiding Bishop on the applicatioii of any five Bishops ; three months' notice, in wriiiug, of the tirne^ place and object of the meeting, being- given to e|ich' Bishop,. or sent to his usual place of abode : Provided, gZs6>, that such remission or mfiditieation be assented to by a number of said Bish- ops 4iot less than a majority of the whole number' entitled at the time to seats in the House of Bishops : and prodded, that nothing herein shall be constnled tQ alter the effect of Canon IX. of this Title. * ' ' le.oii.] " ' iioysE OF Diy:>.u;ttES. ^ ' * ^^•*. •* . ' . • * * * Ordered, That tlj.^ ^(^crokiry conn^y fiaM K^^i^■l^f>ps odUicurrinii, that the fnllowiug Caiinu Ux ndupted, to-wit; ♦ » -■ • •, • . . . §*1."A CJ^^i'municafit reiiloving- tV.Oni one Partshtp'arf other, fhalT pro- •nre from tl'ia Ker^for'of tl>e -Pnrish of/his last residence, or, if there 'b« no tvcctor-, from one o*' the Wavdeus, a certificate stating that he or slia is a Co;nmunicaut in «joal"-this Church requires that every.Mii|iister' ,^ repelling from the t'oitnnuiiion slyxU {Jive an account of the same to the ,(3j4inar7, it ia hereby pv*^^'^^'-''^'' tlwt, infounation of the same being hiid' * • biefore the Oiilinai^.'tJiat ip tlie Hisliog, it sliall not be hir^, duty ti» iustit-nte • an inquiry, uulew; thorif lie^'a complaint m^de tolfhu'in svritin!:;by th*re- • polled party, iiut on rcP(.M^•in)Jr comjdalnt, the-'Hiidiop- shall institute. aij» in^uir}, as may be directed by the Canons of the l)ioce'^e in wliio'li the ovont lias taken place ^ and the notice, given, as above liy the Minicter, ^ shall be ^. stifllci^nt preseiitatiph' of tjie "paHy repelled. ♦. 0?Y/rrl. %• • . \'.v*« • -« - On motion of Mr. Massio; .''•.. • '' ' : ReHohed, That thii house /uinciir* id tlie;*aiirendm^n1) to Canon FV' (o^ Title III) as ct^'veyed tt> thisJiouse in'Mens^ge ]Ko.-iy 6f tlte llous.e of Bishops. • \' ' * • ,1 .'■•'• t ■•..■'. On mdtion the llonse adjoHiMied tlll.to-niOiTow. .ErGlITH'pAY'S S^SSIOjS^ ; Augusta, .Kbv. £0, 186^, • •ThelTouse met at lu o^dock, A. M. • ' .Moruing Prayer ,wa9 read Ity the Rev, Dr. P^terldn atid the I^?. 'Mr. AV^a^uer/ . ''..'■'.-. '"'' * * TliiB mmnfc3 -of yer-ternay's^prpceetJings wereVOacb'^nd • confirmed;' ^ '*•.*.,.,' ' • ' ' ' *ThQ comiTvttes^ on-Uhe titdte o^'tne.ChnrcK ma)de-the fol- . lo\vin!2: ,,-'■:''' I . ' ' • . ' : RErOKT ; * Vj, the Cuyitifitff eon {?ic 'State of the' Church. ' '••••» • •' hi-^tteinptmg.to difidiaiig^e thpi duty imposed upoil tlieni, your Coin- • mittee have felt sonaewliat/iUibarrAssed by the^ peculiarity of their podi- tfon. It has beau a (iue?tion how far back they should look 'for mate- rials for xJii3. repoft. inasmuch as this Church may I'd said tp date Itdllliston* frrnn fhe t)p<>niiT^*of thi9 councU: ^yeryjirevious etej) takeir ^ s . lUH ■ » .TOUUNAL Oi." iilE GENTuP.AL COUNCIL. -•[StliDav. » *• *• '• '•"' * ' J • . ' * l.y uie Jiierabers ol Ike ^iii,'5C0j);il Cluin-li Hif tlicse ConfV'derate States li:n ia.ii; been ojil'y preparatory, and ^Yhat w,'is onsness peace and joy in the Holy Ghf»st. » ^ To christian men the chafige.s whichtahe place in the "kingdoms of this ', ^-orkl," must ever lia.ve their chief sigiiilican-ce in their bearing., on tlie Churcii'of the living God,oven tilongh the precise nature and effect of that ' bearixi!»beJbrthepre.seAt hidden'froni their eyes. "What the Cod of nations ineaSis to iiring about. ujtiinatc^ly by the events wiiich hn\e recently ta- ken place,- it is not for inaa to know ; but His Church, if found in an at- litude of do<'iUty, tlepende'nce and jirayer, is authorized to be very hope"- ftd, a;iid to lo(dc Ibr-fehe happiest restilts. While, therebn-e, ■vs'!th a tirm' ^^ « a!id tranquil faith, we leave future-events i/l the hands of Hi^i^vrho is • Iit'.id4>ver ailtliings to and tVirllis clrurch, let present '/-t/fy be our one •, .■uiicern: ' ^ , ' ,'"»'•■. ■In the course >ot events we liave been separated from brethren, with ' , whom we have been associated in the same, ecclesiastical corainuni,Q;i, ' since theTrotcitanfEpiscopnl Chnrch was fully org^mized and set in op- erati(Jdi on tliie. continent. Though now fountl within, difierent political • ■ bonndajies, the chujch remains eseentially 'one. In this respect we*are .t • • , . • ; • • •. .'* • V • . 1362.] * •HOUSE (JF D.2ri?TIES^ • lOi ♦ • " •• , ■ ■ ^ • • • • • 1 , • no more sei'araleil iTuiu-llioin, llian iVom tUc iiujinbt^'^'ftf any 'I'l'oi enfant Epi.'^coiial diiUTli tIiron};lionl,'Hio worlfl. Jn iiiatlfrs of this kind", iioitiiVr r^tropraphical 1>oiiiii1h, iior uivH icliilioiis, iiorniiy temporal rau'so \vha1.*o- tvcr, rail Lavo tilVc^l t^o loii^^ a^ iii^lojilriTio^ disciyliho an " ovitcjJthc '.'jvuily of tile H|)irit in llio bopd of ]Toart>k'' • » '• ■ . AVeJinve said, iliad- prf;-ent duty s^liould lioNfitli us flip ♦t ronotTn. 7V/^(< duly iiuifit ho jicouiiur, ,li>r our cirrTiru^^tfrTlco? jiro nefliH-ar. TIte ecclcsiastiiTiT I'evolutinn "vrhlcli'lia:^ cnsncrl tfpon llic ]iolltin Pome ruspwts t.i . uvw Vuodcs of ('iieraiion, and ccrtaiidy to a ucwrinril. Juntas iiidivid- *■ nal cliristiuns, (Ui jj cliaiig^^ *)!" rosulence, ^issoeialion or l.)io likr, f-lioulrl ini'iirovo llij^' oppyrtuuity, ivo{, if inay he, io wcHuiy (Ii»;ir ]irincip1i^S in any , i nu-a'^urc', bat to inakemrrcGticMisarMl aiiKiidnwuls in tin.; practicul af^plica- ' t iofi of (tifin, ami start in anew and niorcausiiiclnusri'.roorcvf life; -osluHijd * U he -w ]l\i R cht'nrh silnaleJ as llij; now j;v To say. tin' ltns»-;'oid ini-'tli-' od.hi .•'lidnld l>o I'licd willi more zea], pt-rscvcrancc aftd pr«yo»fi'lni*;Ss and , nlj oauM's suslflined vitli" inore^stcndino-^s^and self-sarrLtice, ()t all tlie various modes of reliirrous and Ixnovolent ci'oivilion wji'irli i,aveoca;M', we \vouliWrn|» n Ayord ouly upon . 1\v(»; and IUp lirdingly fjTatifyin.'? to ob- » -erve^here, V'li't tiic Cli^y interest of fhh oliurcli in t!iiMl-ati:*e, ^TiOwod il'^elf »ev»'n in(li6 hiitiabCuMvention ('ailed in Monltroinery, anel Ihal nol* n ilhskwidinrj; (he. .nnpVopitioii.'iness' of iho times, siinis ♦if money htivi '■.ecu eollreted ,and distributed by titc rolnmitteolliere ' af>]>ointodi nni • iiiily for domeslie, but: also iViroi^ni nse. Iii tbis ])artiti«lar, llierefvirf, w may almobt ve^itui'e 4o »iay tif tl^e ehurrli, that ''Kh^ /i/tl/i.^mio ir/ntf f^ir' ■ » ^ cu>/Ll^'\'^gl• llie-fiilntre jl is humbly hn])ed (hat wliafeter.exnT; iiarcx'liinl , eausc, is' ue'lected' or sustained j^fnuinji;. us, this will not fail tob^ ear- " , ricd forward^ , NcYcr'is (he clnireh move herself, ifian wiirii "ho. is IrsloUr iuu- (o nnd*cndeavoriui; to obsefV*' Jier .divine ]\tgster's lastVcnnmarul, "d'" ;/r into iill t/u"9roy7il aiitf p>r(i<'Ji tlir.(!i^r>cVli> rrrrji rrrn'.rj|iglLtns, n'uiatky ot'. thanl^nliiVsw't*' » (iodi lliat liiis is with (hem m^ ne\t-*sub_iept. oL' iVerMiir H.es.- •. slniv.-, tha* foriiiBny yeurs^ ba(«k,* there lias-lxen ftnt> of (iod jn(o the M In^iTts of *I'1*- «" carm-st (hsii-e to disciiarn^jh.ir (liwv in thi* ]i:irUcnlac,ajid-tJi!« tli« d<;sire Itjis not proved aliorlij-t? We' oniv^;idd our conviction, iliat.it is llle,wr3^ut duly ,if tfijs chnvch to arct on. in tliis ;^ood jvork, t|ll if jx^-.'-ibK^ii may be sail of Uer iTci'-- to*-, a*-* iu tli.' otlier c.t^e.Vi^i referred to, ''■ •'^'fii' fi'''fi^ i^'ntc if/iii' tf oLxrati/m. 'fci^'l-*"' )hc sjMrif In ir/tich al^int'rl slm'tUl h,ul,>i,c in Umrhi^'rh "/' (7n'-i.tf, V^nyd- infif as we (h^'atj tlio head ot n m^'\v hrslorh-fll ^;l■^.•i^■s,-l■b*'^:^inrnn•_:^v new em • * of ecr-h-ia'^ial evoiits,.cnii it seoin imippronrialc'trt any ^)iA', fo-sn!/,ir<-«l. that jn'i'tn-wed ♦•nbrt'jflionhl. be niado by the mend)ers of our coinmiHiion^ ' practically and^at (jvc'ry ste|> to rccgcjniso onr ei\^ii't; deplishin:r of lhe work* which o4ir :iropoi'tionate amnitnt of blessing and beneficial result. May itnptbe, that we havQuot sufficiently labored in a feeliu,fj of depeiid^nce on t^ie direct blesi^ing of Heaven ;— for- getting that f:;eneral laws, means to e;nd;;, and obligatduy ordinances were' designed to set ur> at work and make us diligent, but not in the'least to encourage. the idea, that in true reliiE;ion thcycis any ' W.fficienoy '■ but ^" of Gods" In other words, is it not ]pssible,. that the great Le&'feo^l ■ needed and designed to be reneviedlyimprtigsed upon us at thisHime, and . tronsferred afresh from our creed to our hearts, is, • that,: " PaiZ mriy fJant and-ApoUos may water, I'Ut God 'givetli the increase ?''' Surely ^t ia ^not to?» much to believe, thatltlessed as we are ■\\ith q, Scriptural -creed, an Apostolic ministry, a spiritual liturgy, ^ wise conatitution and canons, ■ and a general aystem.at once orthodox and yet liberal, stable'and yet comprehensive, possessing all the advantages of ant.iquity, without obso- leteness or a rigid inapplicability ; (/' our minds were turned with more intensity to a devout consideration'of the great doctrine of divine influ- ences as a practical doctrine, and to a more distinct and habitual i-ec/)'gnih tion of our need of wh'at our Oateohisni calls God's "fpecial gra(i9_" in -all our doings in the clmrch of Christ, it might, iuaugur^te a course" ol' prosperity among us, niore proportioned to the desires of cur. hearts ana. 4,he wants of t^lre world. Were thing.- so v?itji ,us, Ave must believe it would not be too much to Iqok for^far more abundauit' blessing thap we •have hitherto enjoyed as a church, from the goodness of tllat 'divine f^aviour Avho hath said, " Without, am .ye can do noftl^m^^^' and of T\'houi his Apostle hath said, '\I dui doCiU ihiy.gs1ihrough, Chtist, mKichstiKngth- eneth vie.-'' - ' ^ * . • .'■*'•'' "In conformity Avith_ these tentimewts yofiv Committee' would reyf)ert-» ' fidtr otier for the adoption of tb!s House the following reiulution3,,viz : l". i?e«o??;ct7. That the' church in this 'its first General Council, would -olemnly recognize, befoi'e tho CliurcJi uiiivei'sal and the world, a'ditjne obli^gation, to engage in MiLisiouaij^Jabour tp-extepsivfe witli the fipits of fallen humanity. ■' '"**•,'•,■.,•»'•.-» , 2. Besohed, That this chuich desires specially to !*ecogniKe its obliga- , .tion to provide for the spiritual wants of that class of our brethre!i, who m in the providence of God have been committed^o (lur syhipatli^ and c§re by the national institution of slavery.* /* • ' ' * ■ 3. Resolved, That whilst at nil tinie^ a/ de'jaut vt,^coguiUoD (jf our ffs- • jpendence, on tlio f-Jpirit of all gfiice; is proper, fhis lir.sfr Couuoil of'^hc Church is a Bio.-it fitting tii^e and place /o imke special an^ public ac- ini awl pdgni out of the ;'ayie; ft) encouraj!re uraoqg our m(itnbers the cnerishing in incrc?ised <\('\h''^' ""'f aji babittiai ."eiise of -Jlis presence and jiOw^T ; atidhuuibly .afid ojirno^uiy 1y commit to His presiding influence, « tiie being, the doings and the ^-hoje "future h»s*f.ory of this .Church, to the cn the House of #»«■;, . • • 1S63.] HOrgE OF DEPUTIES, * ^.. 103 Bi&Uops, soliciting tlieir j-rayeiv^ aud blesang, and requestin^^^ tliat they will draw up and causc^ to be pnblii^bed a Part oral Letter to the niemher,- of tbi& Church. • . Tn behalf of the Cou-unittce. *_ \ * " AVILLIAM bPAKllO\y, Ohnmuaii. On Uiutioii uf thft Rev. Mr. Miteliell.Gairl ReV^orC "wai^ a-j;ree(i tv), and the Secretary conveyed the same with the pa- pera accompanviug, to the 'House of Biehop.; in accordance uith Canon V. '(Title- II.) .^ , ' . * , The foUowiug meerjages Avere teceived from the House- ut Bishops: •• ^ iiEaSAGE ^Oi 21. * The. House of Bishop:^ infornis fh© IIous6.of ^eputigs, that it ha?, passed ^he followiug resohitiun : ' , ' , ' *.,,.., ■ Eesolve^, That this Hon je insists oft the aniendmeut offdred by it to Canon lYof- Title IH and rei^ue^t:- a conference ■^^ ilh the House af D^pu-^ ties, # MEasAGE :so 22. * The Hoii36 of Bishops informs the Hou^e of Deputies, that it has re- •oeived the following Report, and adopted the ReGolutipns therein c^m- . i.'xined.' , , , T. 'i ■ • i? 1 • ''The special Committee to whom wa?. referred the Resolution of the ' HftufB of Deputies relating to' the adniirr.ion of the Dioreie of Arkan&as ,'and al?o ;1m? Journal of the primary council of that Diocer-e v^nih' the Con.stitulion and Canonss report, that the requirements of the t.'ongtitu- tiou appear to have been fully complied with, and recommend the adop- tion of the following Resolution; tu-wit.: -^ ■ ; . .EcnohH, That the House of Tiishops concur?, in the Resolution of tjie« Houpe of Deputies admitting the Diocese of Arkausa? to union w•!■ tlir, \ Holy Eucharii't according t.. the olfic«t* ol \hh Church, «ir of l.t-in^' fniilty of scntHbilon.. immoral or disorderly c«m(inct.. hr oj^ viul:.|ine no Bishop, iif tljc I'lerical uicmbprs of flie v'ltonding Ooimnittee, 1o sce'tbat an iminiry bo iiiHlitutt'd as to the trutli I T such public niirior. And in case of tlie iiidividiial being proceeded .'i.-^ainst and convieted according to c-ncli rules or process as may be pro- vided by the Councils of the respective Dioceses, lyd t-liall be admonipfied, LURpended or degraded,' as the nature of the ca^e may require, in cunfor- luity with their respective Constitutions and Cauonp. Ordered, That the Secretary eonVey sirid'I'reamble and- resolution to the House of Bishops. - * The Diocese of Arkansas hav in f^ heeu a(linitte. D., auswcred 1o liis nainc and. look Ids sc;d. iii the Council.. ^tr. Battle ottered t\i<\ rolJuwing Rcsululion : Iicsoived, The Hon::e nf Bishops cunciirring. iliat Lh« luxi rej>(ilar meeting of the General ConiiciJ be h\pld at Monlgoniery, Ala. .Tli'e words "Charlcs1ou,,^^:■p.," ^Mobile, Ala.," "lluntj- ville, j^la.," "Vicksbun!;, Miss,," and"Richmond,Va..," hav- ing been severally proposed as substitutes for the words " Montgomery, Ala." the Jionse, by a rira voce vote, on th<' record call of iho, roll elected fhe Avords Iluntsville, J\la.: and, i.»u motion, the Rcsolntion was amended by striking out* tht; w'ord ''MontgorutTy,' anfl Jnsertiug (jjii^ij word 'vHun-tsviilo." ' * ♦ •"'/»• On motion tlr^ Ivcsolfition thus fanended v/as adopted. • , Or'dered, That the fMr^fretary convey «aid Resolution to tUjB Ibmee of Bishops. " ,• » - ' - The chair added Hh' licv. ..Dr. Whe'at of .Ark;iii|as to the Committee Oja thb Stato of the flhnrch, and appointGil Mr. .T» K.'iBass'on the snmo* Conunlttoy* in place of Rev. C. ('.' Rinckn^V'DOt in attcfidjmuc. V*^- '.. * .♦" 4 'i On motion of Mr. Sa'ss the \vord "■ two*' was slrickcn on I of the last line, of ^ G. Canon I. (Title lY.) and the word "nvt^" was inserted. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Trapier, Jitsolvid, The Ilonse of JJi.shops couottrring,- •that the folluwjjn^' Canon be adopted, to- wU : * " * "• • ' • • ■ * • ...» • * • » *-. • 1^62.] ' jioVSt. OF DEPUTIES.* ' 105 GAXOX I. • •* Of' the GciKml Council. ' ' • . - : i. [1.] TLe ri-i^lit of callhifr pperial niedin.'js of the (itifbral Couucil -hnll bfc} fn tfie BisJiops. Tins ri^Iif oliall Im exerci^'^cil I'j tlip Prosuluij;- I'.i-liop, or, in ca^-e ol' liis dcatli. liy (lie Dishop \v!n>, acciirdiri!' (o the nilos vil' tlic llou-tio (if llisliop?, is jo iH-esitl*^ at the next Ociienil Oonn oil : Proridol., thai llie Pinniiionr. ^hall bo 'niih llio ooiif^eiU, or on there- ijuisiHoH, t>r a iimjurity (A' tho IJiKlmiis exjirc^sed to hiiu in wriliriT. [2.]'TJie place ot' lioldiiiiz any 8p<'i-inJ CounriJ yhall ho that aclerteiT l»y * i he preceding General Coinuil f7)r th«? iiioctinpf of the next General ijotinnls, unk's.-*circumslanccs fhall ronder a )n»^ctin;^4l such a jilace nu safe; in which ca'^o, the I'residinci TJishop inay appniyt sonic ulhcr , . place, ' ■ ' , [;!,) The T>c|)uti(^, o.IocUm] to the jn-cccdiai;); General Oouncil bliall he the I)epulios at ;-uch .Special (.'ouuril, iinle?s in tho^■e cases in wliicli other Heputie? shall have hren chosen in the irieaii fiinohy any ol'tlie Diocesaii Conncils, ami then such (.tllier l)epu(ics shall represent in (he Spefial Conncil the Chiircli of the TMoccso in which they liare heen olio?en. • «^2. [1. 1 The journals, tile*, piipers, n-ports, aiul other dooniuents, which, iiuttpfC^ittnon V. of Title 1I.> entitled Of 'S/iivirimj fni,Aa:uraf» Vifir of , ijir SfrUe of ilw Chn4rh. or in any other manner, shall hfcoine the prop- , . 'Miy ol" cither House of the General C<»iincLl of t Ids Chureh,^ bhall he ' niiiuiittcd (o the keeping of a I'reshylor (o ho elected Uy tlie House of l>(«putics, upon uoniination of tlie Uoii'^e. of r>isho]is, who shall he known 1- (he Ivetiislrai' of the Gener.al Council. [24 It shall ho the duty of tlie said Kcu-islrar tu procure all such jonrn-- ■iis", f^k's papers, reports aTid other documents now in existence: to arrange, l-ihel, file, index'and otherwise put in order, and [irovide for (ho safe krepina ol", the same, and all such others as may hereafter come into hi - ]>o»ession, in lire-proof hox tir boxes, in somssaftjand accessible place of doposif. and to hold the f'auio imder siiclt rcgnlatious ati/1; rcsU-ictjo^s as . the Qeneral fVmncil may from time.t.o time provide. • [:>. I It: shall be the duly 4if tlio sai*l Kcjiistrar .to prorun a proper bonk •of record, and (o enter (lierciu a record of the consecrations of all thf •■ « ••Uishops of this ChurcJi. dcsi;;natini^ ju'curately the time and pla<'e of tii«J , , _ -^ame, with the names of theconsecralinji; l>i?hops, and of others presen I and assislintr; to have Ihe ^amo autht'iitifated in (he I'idlest manner prao- ** lical'lo;, and to Uikceare for the srmilar ivcord and authentication of all , lulure consceVationHfiii tjiis CJiurch. ' '' [4.1 The exi>enses.neeessarv for tlie purl'Oso- coiiieiui)latcd,hy thisSi''-- lion sh;dl bo ]irovidcd lor by voty id" the General t'onncil, and defray'd b; llie .T^casnrer of th(^ same. . , ? :■>. The Seeretiir\- ol". the •HoU'-e of j^epnlics,* wjreiicver Hiiy aliei-a * lioii of the Gonslitntioii is ]>l■op^se^. (>r awi" other subject submil ted. lo, ihe ^otisj(becn(joii of th^txcveral Diocesan Councils, shalimvc apartiotdai^ • notice (^ier(;of tt» l?\e Ecclesiastical Authority of (Ins Cmin-k. in every hioeese.. ,*. .*' . • ? 4. At efeiy triennial nneliiiL' >A' t.ho Getlt-ral rvniici>. a Tr.ca;»»re1- -liall beisho]is, who shall r^inaii\iii olllce urttil tlie next staled C^iunril, ar '. raid ! success^' he aii]iointPd. It, shall he his T0X IL . .. Oy Standing Compiittecc. • § 1., Ii^.'eVepy I)iocese thtre-shall be a Standing Couimitiea, to l^e D.t)- ' • pointed by the Cdtincil tlfereof, Avhoce dntie:^,- except ;:o far as. jupfevifled ' kn- by the Canons of the General Council, may be •prescribed by, the Canons oftt.he re?pective D'ioceses.'' They .£ hail elect from their ofl-n ' body h PreBidcntTiild a SebretaVy. They may jiiceton tlieir own adjourn-, • 'luent from time tp time; and tlio President bhall ha\:6 jiower to yumJi]!)B T^^iecial iheetingft -vvlienever.he t^hall deem it neceyoary. ' * ' ^ 2. In 6,very Dinccoe where tbei'e is a Bishop, the btandinT'Conniiiltue • shall Be a Council of A'ivice totlie KisIiQp. They sfiall begiimmoneJ dii t!)'-' vequigition of the'Bishop, vvhenever he shall wish for their advica. ,And they may meet oftheir 'own accord,- and agreedbly to thei;* own rule", when they may be,disiit)sed to advi^^tlie Bishop. - . • •" Ordered^ That thb Secl-etar}' Goiive}: siiiil resdlutiaD/tp tt.i"e' House of Bishops. » , ' . ■ On motion of the same, ■» ^liesolved, The 11 cmse'of. Bishop j "cyncurrin^r, that ttib lollowing Camm *^ be adopted.- to-wit : . ''*• ^ - , , eA:^0K HI. ; ^ ()/ C'o)ii/!'egat.ions,and Parislics. ' . • Xo congregation within (?qe Bior ese. shall *imite itctdf \vith an.y ttther Diocesoy and every congregation of this Church shall jjeloM to ,tiie Dio- • • (ipse witliiu which their Church buijding is Ic^patcd. , • , * ^^Ordcrcd, That the Se(ji>cta^;;}'*cc*ivey said Fvesulutiun to Vhe H<^nse of Bisbops. " ' •,* • On motion of tlie saihf , . ♦ ■Resolced, Theilou.se oj' Bi^bop;- coucujji-ing, ^hat tlic- fullowng' Vvords be prefixed to Canon*- T, TI. and llT. as jii^fc.adopted hy ihi? tlotisc.'t"- ^^•*it : ' ' - TITLE IV.'' '' Of the Or-auia(?d Bodies and Oflicer- of tlie Clmrch."'' '4 1SG2.] • • HOUSE OF DEPUTtES. *'^4.^):ii ipF TITLE* Y.i ♦ • ^ • Ot; Ec^e^l^d Cd)iom. ' • . ' ' • . ■ ' "• ■ * . •• -v.- ••• I " -i .* \YIieusyer tlisl'c shall be^a vepeallij.^: cjauseiii aay Oaiion, andll^e said ( ;inou>liafl l^e rcpealcff,. >kIc1i- repeal sliali not be :i re-.(raactm3iit'of tlie Ouiou or C;uii>ns.rcpQalal bj fliiisaid pe'poaIiii;| clause.' . • . \ Oi\icf£ii to ihe*' Iloijse erBishopi^.-^ ».■'"' , ' On niotioH oi'" ■blie jiime, _ . _ %• Ec3olved,*rh'i Hoir^ of Bishops concurriifg^that tIiefuMo\\-iiig Catiou''fi!» aauptid,: - * • •■.'*' , ^ . CA'^Ols II. •* i^Of the Ee^ecil^ ' Jfme?tdfhe7it or'Eiiactmein^cf^' Canons. *• . * I;i all cJ^s'of7ut:ul•^ enactment, tike ^ime,'if by way of.atiieAcIme'vt of ai\oxt^liU;'i provision, s!i;ill be* in tbe'lbllowing- forn-f: .^t^anqn -;--- (oivSection - — of Canon •«f—T-,''or Clansft.*— — of Sectton '—^ — oft'anon — * — V^«Titlc, , is^Ooreby amended sp'as tP read" a;? tolloyvs:''- And if thy cnarlmliiJ, is o^ si^\ adtliiional daiife, Jieetior^frr Canoft'; iL' shall bo • desii^na(cti^.s the uoxt (Janon, opne.'ct^^ectiftnj or next Clfttlse, of aCaoori. " or Seotioil, in.tliu order ot nnniUeting, of tho Titlo to vvlikh th^e subiccl p.ropgrl/be^ng;;? and if ff t'anon gr Section or ClauL-e be •arickcn out, tliot-xisti^;^ munbd-biiS »ball baretniiicd, uiilii a,ne\r edition of the Cafii- • onnJBo dirt'ctoiU , \ ■' * ' ' • . * • • . • The Cynnuiftoo o(v (. anoiii* ^iif V'afli Ro>i:-«p*^of tlfe General Coiru(^il, i'liall^ at the'do'iG of ^ai-'Ir Session appoint t\vo of Ihcir number to corli- .* fli§T^hau{^e sajAe^, >vitlf tin- iTupeV aj-rang§ni_Pi\t thei'eof, to the !^T?cretar^, \?hij shairprint the . r-:giie iivthe journal!* ••, ♦•.••« . . • ' . . Ordered, That tlie Seln'et^^v#X)l\ve^'^aicI resohition'to fltc ' ITon.^^.c of Irl^;hops: / • ■ ■ . ' ' ' f)ii jnotloi) of thfi'same, » - * . ■ , Junokril, Tl^o.IIou^e Oi' Bif-liop^.. ^jOucirrinr^ that the l4»]ftn\nn^ ^rd.^ *I.'C pi^tif'M io Ihc <\vo (';mun ■ jii-t adopfod l>y this^IIoiioft, ty-j\-it : TITLE V.' ft, ty-3\nt : . . •Misci.dhii^ou!=^Proyi»>tuhf^.' OrSerc'K Tiiautho ^e(*i:t*tai;\;c^tivp/sai'd ];e;5cJirtion to*4he 'Ilonse of l|j6/t(>|)6r *' •; - , ► ';■ ; .. • • * Un motton oF^Jio Rcv,^[i\ Jranecwi,* liaohed^ That tuo Conference 'ashed in >f»s$aj.'c Xi'.VZi vi' the IIou^o , of I3i;4lop!.< b«»!i;.Toed to.* / •. • . » , lOS " .TOU-P>"AL"oF the GE2^Ee1l COUXCIL.."" '[otliDaj. ■ "On motion of the Itev. Mr. Mitcliell, liesohed, That tlie meinliers ot- tlie-Coimnlltee on Cyujir- bo the C>.'i;i- itiittee of Courercuce ou tlie part of tliis House. > Qniercd^'^Thut the- Secretary sd iuforiu' the Ilourie vi' Cislfoiis.. ■ y \ The chiiir hiiviii^^' ' auuouiiced thfe special urdtr, to-"^vifc : Message. Xu.. 20 of the House of Bishops, Mr. I'helan' moved to amend the lirst Itet^i^hition eoiitaiued in said»]Sfes- paii^e hy striking eat all atterthe words "The Ilonse of Dep- uties eouenrring," and insert licsohilions.l and S reported * to this" House in the report of the Oohirn'ittee on the Bible- -tiiid Prayer 13ook, • *• The ehair ruled the motion tmt of utdt^r. , Mr. Phelan iippealcd lR)m the deeision of the ehaift. \- ■ ■'■ The lIouEe su^taiii^^l the derision of the chair. Ayes 1:1 Xoes 11. . ■ The liev. Dr. Mason moved that this Ifouse do wjt ■, oiieiir • in the adoption of '-the llesolutions eonveyed lotiii? Jlon:^c An Message Xo 20-of the House «f Bishops. , ' • . The. follov.'ing inessages were jeeeived fr^m ilic ]Jr)u«(M.r Bisho,ps.t" »> Tiio liousuA)i"d''Jy1ioi>s iuforins the Iloui^c^.i'f Dcijulies, ihai'il ^m'iiufui'^ with UieirWnse of D'aputie* in tlio iT])iJointineitt of Huu-ti^'illc* Aln., :i- thfe phice of' theiilest regular ifieel iri'a: of the ft^eneral Oouncil. ' * • * ' i • * w ■ \ The. House of Bi^^liop^- iuforins the IIousu of J>"pulirs, that t;n un- yy.n of tliis House it fij^s appointctl Bish(«|4.s',\tk"nsou and Wilni«r«s (lio ^"'o;i" « uiiAtee of CiuifcrouctJ ou' the prf>r»<>fe(l ;iniun(1ijicti1 to* Canon T. (''1' TiUell.) • '■■■'.'. » On mutiuii'liie llour^e look a recess until X'o cloek, I'.- N-! ■ '. £VEXi:xu^ki|:^;sio>". • Theliev. Dr. Mason withdi-ew hirMi\otion ol' non-eofieur- reneein theliesolutions contained 'in Jile^ssng'^ Xo, :70 of th" House of Bishops. . • , On motion of ]\Ir. ]V^e(Jwidy^ , A •* . ^ I^rsoIvoL The House r>f IVislit.ps cunvj'ii'i'it^y^f 1 hatyie^s;ifte»No. !;<.' (4 lh«' Hsiuse of Bishops, lugetlier uitli the Jiei>ort and .Ttesjilutioiis of thi^Coni- iuittee of tliis irousc OH ilio Jii14e aii'l I'l-apcT Bonk. I.f roferred t" ,i juint«coiiiutittee of Inith JToiises. •. ' . ' "fhe ehair app»oinfedas siteh Committee, m the pal't'ot" this. House tfiG'.liev. Drs. Mfig^n and I'cterkin, r^nd Messrs. •' . MeCrady, riichin anci 5fassie» * ,, ^ .■.- ^ * Orc/m'(7, That the vSeeretary convey said "r'-solnti'jn .oio ap}»ointi1iGuts to the House ed' Bislioj's, •♦ • • • l^a.] HOUSE OF DEPtTTIES. 'i'lie llouso look iiii'lljo Ucpoil of ilu' ('oVaiiillil-'OC on * Anssioii.-*., . • ' ', . * . *• • Kov. y[\'. Chirk iviovctl tliut the lirst l^.soUition.cfMit'uned ill .-iiaiil Keiioi't lie adopteil. , . ■ ' I'cnding tlio (lisrus.^ioii of snidjiiotioii. Hie ITnii'rJi'. nnmn- i ion. ncljf>iU'noc] till fo-iiioiTOW : ■ . ^ • ' \' 1 N T 11 IJAV'S SESS'ri^X- ' ♦:^utfi'S'SAj Ga.,..Xov.' ii,;i 802; . The Ilou^e laot ;il U> o'clock A. M, Morning Prayer wa.s , read by liov. Mr. Williams, ot' Ga., ami . the . Uer. J)r.* AVheat', of Arkansas". .•'*•♦ • . ; ." *.,».-! The minnte.s of yesterdn/s pro'eee/lin!?s ■^''efe rend and eonllrmed. ' , The (JommilteO buVExpenscs presented llio folln\viM^• *.■*•'- ' REPOIit. . . The ('ijiiimitrot? oi. Exi)Cnses rci»ort, tJiut it has not, had the intau^ as yot tor malciiiiji; aii approxinuito estiijiate of the pxponscs attcndiiijj; the ju'e^cnt oouncil. •No vondlors liave cjniie in so fur. Thore Is a balance oT.^5.S.16 due on arcoiuit ot'th(» hu-f Convention. The Coinmittee wonhl r(?('iiiieil to ).e paid to defray expenses. (Signed)* ' m' < ' •'• '^- IJACON', Ch.iimin.ii. (•>n motion of Iho i^ev. Mr. Tl-apier, », . OrdcrcJ, Th[\i the ibllowing words be inserted in tlie .T(^nrnal of .the Proceediiigs of thi.s IJouse on the page pre- •e^ling the title page, to-wit :* • OPvMR . , Oft/ieSec/ckin/oftAcJIqaseof^DcpHiU^s'.' ' . SvKTio^^ >. •ASecfetar/ shall.be Qhdseii. jit every GineVal Coun«'il, M* baliol.'hf ;t' niajorit}''?»f voters, after Wivf ioiY > nortiiiifltions. If but om- p.ysiiiijti nominated. t,)ie balloting shall bodi.-e|iiities ; sli:Jl record the names of- tlu).-;* wlio presenttestinionial; ;''aiitj wlit'u siiCh list is ma'd^, shall take the votefe of tlifWJd uan>etl in it f(.«r .n I'residenf. Tlie insertiT)n, by tiu> Sectetarj-^ in the list so made by him, of tile name of any person "who has presented a testimonial of his.up- poijitment as a Deputy, '^hftU' i>o //W//» ovidenoe of t lie rij^lit of such person to n ne.at ; but asxion as the House is duly organised,, a Cojii- niitteo on Elfectionith all Reports into a book provided for that purjSosc:; ^ jifeserve the Journnl a.iiJiver them to bis sne- eessor, and jjerform fitich other duties as luay be dii-eoted dr assigifed to ' liini by the Tlouse. He may. wit); tlie approbation of tlie Hou,'*e, .appoint nu Assistant Secretary. It^ during tlie recfss of tfie 'General Council, a vacancy should occur in the office ,of Secretary, the duties thereof sliall drivolve'upou the Assistant Secretar}', if th(^re be'oiie; ii^not,-or if life' Assistant Secretary shall die or resign, a Secretary sha,ll be appoint^'^d by the Standing Coniliiittee of the pio^ese J!! wliich tlie»nex_t Gefieral Coun- cil is to meet. • * ■ ^ #_ • ■ • r Sectiox 2. In order 'to aid tbe Secretaj'y in preparing th.e list specified in the preceding section, it shall bB the duty of t^e Secretary ,of tke Council of every Diocese, to forward toihim, as so^on as may ^e practi- ' cable, a copy of the Journal of .the Diocesan Cotincil, .topefhiir witli a ' certified copy of the testimonials ot'iiiembers aforesaid. , s" On motion of the same dt was .iinaiiimolisiy. ^ . • Hisalced, That we regret t*he»ftbsence j^f our brethreur earnest sym- pathy in the troubles, which keep tliem from u_s. and our p^px^'i' 'i^J hope that when npst thrs Genw^l Council meets they maiS''be with nsn Tlie following messages *\vere received: frem.the IIougb of ' Bishops;. '*''^ •..* • '. ' « MESSAGE TROM Tnp HO^SE OF BISHOPS :^S^»25**^ The House of Bishop3,infor'mg"rthe HoHse of Deputies, th9,t it'liasiuffde riie following amendments to Canon IIL (of Title IL) ^s«,tran^Hitted to this House in Message Ko. 22 of the House of Deputies, to-wit : -' By the insertion of #a ne-jy section to be ^aJled section L, and to ref^i^ as follows : ^.' ■.,,...•• ', .♦ ** ''••** § 1. To ejititle a' Diooeso to itiie^clioiee of a Bishop by tlie Council thereof; there must be, at the tinie of auch (.hoic,t),'and have Wen du- ring the year previous, at least bIx officiating Presbyters therein, regu- larly settled in a Paris^i or" Ciiurch, and qualified to vote -for a Bisjiop and sis or more P«rish.e« i;epreseatgd in the Council electing. By .changing § 1 ,to § 3 and- i'nserfim-*the following clause, to btr^called . partigvaph 4, to-wit : '•.•.■.' •. ■• %" [4.] "SVhQn the election of a Bishop occurs ^-wVthin the tln'ee- months preoeditig the 'regular meeting ^of-* the General Council^ the stand- • jjig ' Conrmittee .' of the Diocese §hall comnianicate to t"he Gqjieral Council the 'desire of the Diocese for the cdiisecration of»t!^e 'Bishop elect, together with evidence of liis election and the .testimonial reqtiired by § 3 [1.] o€ thiiCiHion; and if a mtijority of both Orders in the Hohse - of Deputies shall consent to the proposed consecration,. and shall pi^'n .■ and- transmit to the House of Bishops the testimony contained in § 2 [2.] of this Canon; and if a maiority of the Bishops entitled^^fo seats in ■ »th^ House of Bishops shall consent to the proposed consecration, tlid^' 'Presiding Bishop shall take order for, 4:ha same. ■ ' By changing [4] to [5.] ». ^* •• .. * Bv changing § 2. to §-3. — j S. io § 4.-^S 4. to .;i 5. — 3 5! to §.6. — j G to •ST-.andpTtof 8. .-'.''' r By striking out the words " Assistant Bishop or Missionary Bishop"*in first line of §'8,and substituting th'erefor the words *,' exercising jurisdio- tion." > ■■'.*•• * ITOUSE ^F DEPIjTIES. ting .•ifter tlie words "aiiiionnf^ed hy him," iu*t|l»'9tlv-^c 9.*— "or, if til Missionary liishop hd elected Diode^n, vi^liiii three' inontlis preoedinu- thd meeting of the General Counoil witirtRe cousent oi' thr.viourths gf both orders present in tJie lIou8t» of Deputies, and of three- iQurths of tb'a Dir.bops p^esept iii- tiie House of lUsliops. ' . , ■ _ •• » # By chaiiy in'^ertiniT the words "He .shall be entitled to a sea% JjQt not a vote ill the House of Bishop-; ■' in the otU 'liner of. [3.] §10. • " P>y changinfi' § 10 to * 11. ' . ♦ * , The House of Bishops has passed the foUo'w^k^ Resolution. Resolced, That Cantm III. (ot* Title \\.\ as anidndpd, he adoptej. ^ MESSAGE Qr'xnE iidrsE OK Eisnox'3 x6. 26. ■ • The, Hovfteof Bi5hop3 informa^tUa House of Ceputifes^'^hat ii*Tias passed the following Ro6olat\on. _^ .* .• '•'••.•» * » ' RemUcd, Tiiut this Honf>e concurs iu , tlWs itraendment of ,Artitle V. of ' the ConstitntioTi, as cnnyeyrd in 3dfe^lsge No. 29 ot tlie HoiHa of DeprJ* nties! * '.•'/, . '• ' MF.SSArxS'.aF JTIIE UOU3JJ oi!- liiapops >ro'27.' • . ' '*.. ^ ' ' The Hoiiso- of Bishops" 'infoAns the Hon -ie of D^uties,;t6a* it ba/ pris.;Vd the followingll^-^olutiou : ' ■ • . '.■ Resokcd, That Canon V; (of Title UL) entitled '* Of ih» ahcmdofime-nt ' o/t/ig Commv.nionof ihh Church hy a Presbyter ov Deacon^V as conveyed to this Hgu'^e in Message oSTo. 30 from the House of Dcpnties^ he adopted. ,* ^ • ' ' •' . ' ', ' 'tlES^AG:^ OV THi: HOUSE 0B'-:^ia^.QP3 xo. 28. ^ %•• ' H^r^ Tlonso of Bishops iufoi;iv3 the Hoitsbof De^ut^jlil tliat it \\Zk^ pijssed' tlie followiiia; rorolutioji. ■ • . *i « . ^- • ^ • Renolced, That Canon VT. (of Tiflo III. > entitled " Of a Olergyman a%- y^t'nt i'n adopted, \ « ;, MESSAOE OF THE ^OBSK OV. KISnoi'S ITO. 29. The Hoii.se of Bishops iuforias -Ijlie ".House, of Deputies, tlfat i^has p.i rrCnl the ■foUowiric; rG;?(>lution ; '• . * ' . •■ • ' » and insertion "entitled to seats in the Hoi^e of 'Bislibps " aftfip tfie,' nord ^sltichops.".in the'adline. '* ' •- *• • *, -ME33AGE.OF THE uor'^E or ^i».novs .vo. SO. • '• . . flie House of itishaps ijitoruia thtj Hou?e (*f Deputies,, .tj'at "it Kas pas*ed file following Iio><^Intioii. i » ■*' • * >*■ ^ * • i?f/»tf^:»" in the Oth hue " ui wliicli uoiice it shall he stated whcfher or 110 tho deiiTRdation or dcpor^ition l>e lor causes artectirig hi:-* jnorji-l fharaoter,'" and strlkinsj J 4. of (,!;inoii T. (Title HI. I a-i eonveyed iu Message Xo. UT from thoJIonst* of Depntie;;, MESSAGE OF TjAe IIOrSE. OF'^!rSlfb^8 St>. p,\.. • Tlie lIoiHe of Bishops informsth{'. House of Depiities 1hat it has iidi.ii>i id I'lie following resolution : HewhrJ, That Canon J. (nf Title IV.; as conveyed lo tliis House in Message No. 42 from the House of Deputies be adopted with the follow- ing!; amendment : ~ By the insertion of thi* word "ne^'t" Lefoi'e thiis o^the C^hurches in Augusta au>l theoilizens of the same and of its ricinity for their generoqs hospitality^ Mr. McGrady aslv«d leave for the members of the Joiitf Committee on th6 Frayer Book to retire.- Granted.^ ' ' '. Oii.tiiotiou of Mr. BatiT'6the House voted, tg go in"t6 iajt . election of Xreasnrer^of -the Gejieral Council ; whereupon. .Mr.,J» K. Sass wns unanimously elected to said office, and .his name ♦was- sent to tlic BLouse Of .Bishops for A\s .cQniir- mation... • ^ • £; ' . ■ Jfv ■ ' '*• -> ♦ jl .On motioii of 'tfte ttev', Mr. Mitchell the Ttouse'-nnaiii- niouslj^ concurred in, the adoption of the followino;- resolu- tion as conveyed to it in Message No. 22 of the Hoiise''of IJishops, to-wrt: *"..''' "V Rirsoivc'l, The House"of Deputies concurring, that tlie txeneral Co.uncil i-atiiies atid ooniirms tlj;0 election of the JiighliRev. niinry.O. Li/, D.I)'., to • lie Bishop of tliQ DiocGse ot' Ai-kansas. ■'^ ' ' ' ' .\ • ." Ou motion, the Hoiise conourred in "fehe amendmenAs^to Canoji III. Title II. as conveyed to this House in. Message • Xo. 25 of .the Honse of Biv^hops. . -^ _.'■, ' ' '• On motion, tlie House concurred in the aimendnieuts to . Canon IX. Title III. as conveyed' ik) it .in-M'essag/eiN'o. Si* • of the House of Bishops. ' ' ■ ■ . ' " •'."'' On motion, the House concurred, in the amendment to Canon I. Title IV. as conveyed to it iiC Message No., 34 of the House of Bishops. " ' ■ ;...'' On motion the House ooncurred in the amendment t6 Canon VII, Title IH as coiweyed, tQ it in Message No;. 29 of the House efBishopsi; ■■ .• y.'.*" \ sV'" > .' ^ c-- •*• Tha House unanimoiisly 'elc'cted the nominee of the House of Bisliops, to-wit: The Ilev. W. H. Harison of the" Dioeese of Ge.oi'gia, to the office Of Registrar of the-^Gcn-* eral Council. • ." • ; ■ . • • * , The Comtnittee of Coufereuce on the part.of thi-s HouaSy on Canon t. Title II. reported, through its Cliairnian',. thaV. said Committee could not agree. ' . ' ♦ ; .8 ■ • . ' . • Mr. Sass asked leave of abseDc^J^b6lia?f of Mr. McCrady after to-day. . . .™ ■ ^ «i On motion said request was referred to tlie Coijimittee on' Elections." ^ , The Committee on elections reported in favor of granting the request Granted. • The House resumed the consideration of the Report of *the Committee on Missions. On motion, leave was granted to said Committee to with- draw its Report. The 'Cominittee on Missions then presen1;ed the foUqw- iiig: . ' ' ' REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ilSSIONS. The Committee on Missions, after mature deliberation on tlie very important sxibject Avhicli lias been committed to them, find it ditii- ciilt to rqcomiiftnd any plan, which is not, in some respects, open' to ob- jection. It is, however, their deliberate opiiiion, that the direct control of the Missionary work of tJie Church, must be left to the Bishop and Diocesan Council in each Diocese, and to the Missionary Bjshop alone,. ' where there is no organized Diocese. It is only necessary, therefore, to provide a channel, through which the voluntary offerings of the Church throughout our borders, may. receive such direction and distribution, as will best tend to the extension of the Redeemer's Kingdom. In accordance with these views the committee respectfully, recommend to the House of Deputies for its acceptance, the following resolutions: Besohed, The House of Bishops concurring— 1. "That a Committee of three Bishops, chosen by the House of Bish-- ops, shall so far control the general missionary work of the Church, as to arrange Missionary Districts in States or Territories not organized into Dioceses, arrange the boundaries of their jurisdictions, and provide regu- lations and instructions for their guidance; it being understood, that each Missionary Bishop- shall have, as far as may be consistent with the ■foregoing provisions, the direction of all Missionary operations within his own Diocese or District, a^d in every case the appointment of the .'Missionaries under him. • . 2. That tlie said Committee shall 'fix the ratio of distribution among the Dioceses and Districts which are to be provided for, and the salaries of the Missionaries r protided, however^ that all special contributions shall . be received and disbursed' by the Treasurers of the Missionary funds, ac- cording to the will of the donors. 3. That the Committee proposed in the first of these resolutions, is ex- pected -to encourage the prosecution of Foreign. Missions, so- far as it may be able ; but, until communications are opened, and satisfactory relations arc established with Bishops and other Missionaries in foreign countries, all monies which have been, or may be hereafter, contributed Tor this object, shall be securely invested. 4. That in order to provide a general Missionary Fund, the General Coun- cil earnestly advise all Clergymen of the Ch,urcli having charge ofCongre- ■ gations and Missions, to adopt some system of monthly, offerings, to be received during public worship, and they further advise all members of ' the Church, who- may be precluded by circumstances from going fre- quently to- the Ilonse pf God, to set, apart something every month in place of such ofleriiigs, and that, of the whole amount thus obtained, at least one fourth be j)laced at the disposal of the said Committee. 0, ThattJje House of Bisliops shall appoint one or more Trcasui'ors to receive and distribute the Foreign and Domestic Fund : the said Ti'ejJ'-* ■ surers to cause to be. published, frofc time to time, all missionary receipts dnd expenditures, and to make an annual report to said C'ommittee, who sliall report triennially to the General Council. 6. That each Bisliop, for whose Diocese or District Missionary appro- priations may be made, shall rei)ort annually to said Committee, and tri- ennially to the ETousQ of Bishops. 7. That the reports of the receiving agents for Foreign and Domestic Missions roierred to. this Comniittge, be published with the Journal of this House. • ^i'- Ou moiion of the Tlcv. Mr. Clarke, the 1st 'resolution oontaiiied in said Report Avas adopted. On motion of Mr. DeRossct, in the second Resohition,. the words, " subject to the control of the General Council," • were stricken out. On motion of the same the 2d Resolution thus amended was adopted. Oumotiou of the Rev. Mr. Clarke the 3d Resolution was •adopted. , . . ■On tnotion bf the same the 4th Resolution was adopted. On motion of the same the 5th Resolution was adopted. . On motion of the same the 6th Resolution was adopted. On motion of the same the 7th Resolution was adopted. Oh motion of the Rev. Mr. Wagner the Report of tlie Committee was adopted. Ordered, That the Secretary convey the Resolutions con- tained in said Report, as amended by this House, to the House of Bishops, On motion of Mr. DeRosset, EesolTcd, That the Committee on Expenses be instructed to inquire into tho expediency of providing from the funds of the General Council ti)r l)ayiug the necessary travelling expenses of the Cleriojil Deputies in 'at- tending the future meetings of the General Council, and to report by res- olution or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Jones the House too]v: a.recees till 7 o-,clock,P! M. .f-^^-.'''.' • ' EVENING SESSION. On motioai of the Ifev. Mr. Trapier, Resohcd, The House of Bishops concurring, that Canon XL Title Jlf. '■■'■ Refjulatiom Itespccting the Laity ^^ be amended by adding thereto the • following section: ' * § J. Persons desiring to act habitually as Lay Renders may do so with 't]^Q consent of the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese in which Ihey ar^thus to road. Mr. McCrady, on behalf of the. joint Committee on the Prayer Book, made the following' •• ■ ' • KEPOPvf. " ■ llie Coiumittee of this House, comprising part of the Joint Coyi- mittee of tlie two Houses to which were referred the Message No, 20 from the House of Bishops, and the Report of the Committee .of this House upon the Bible and Prayer Book, respectfully report — That the Joint Committee have met, and, after much discussion, have agreed to the following Joint Resolutions in the place of both the Mes- sage and Report referred to them : .' _ . 1. Besolvedk The House of Bishops concurring, That the Book of Common ^!0§k'-' and Administration of the Sacraments and other ■Rites and Geremouies heretofore used in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, (the words "United States" being changed into "Confederate States" and "Convention," into "Council" wher- ever they occur in tlie Liturgical Services,) he established as tlie Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of this Church, Articles- of Religion, and Form and , Manner of making, .ordaining and consecrating Biskops, R'iests and Dea- cons. 2. Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring. That to the said. Book there shall he jireflxed a Declaration of its Ratification, in these words : "The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer, by the Bishops, the* "Clergy, and the Laity oi the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Con- " federate States of America, in Council, this day of November, in " the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. "This Council, having in its ]>resent session set forth a Book of Com-' " mon Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and " Ceremonies of the Church, do hereby establish the said Book : And they "declare it to be the Liturgy of this Church: And require that it-be '' received and used as such by all the members of this Church. 3. Resihed, The House of Bishops concurring, That - a Committee of three Bishops, three Presbyters, and three Laymen, be appointed, w'ith instrnckions to jtrepare during the interval between adjournment of this Council and the meeting of the jiext, and to report to it such alterations in the Book of Common Prayer as maybe deemed proper: Provided such alterations involve np change in the Doqtrine or Discipline of this Church. i/ A. Resolved, The House of Bisliops concurring, Thatthe same Com- mittee be authorized to publish an edition of said Book for the present use of the Church, And also, in order to supply in part the urgent need of Copies of. the Prayer Book, for bur soldiers and sailors, a selection of such portions thereof as are used in public w^orship. . [ ■ . 'S. Resolved, The Hotise of Bishops concui-ring. That while this Gen- eral Council recognizes its duty to put forth a standard edition of thf Holy Scriptures, yet, in its judgment, the prese#t condition of the conntry m?kes it expedient to postpone the execution thereof. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Pierce, the 1st Resolution con-^ tained in said Report was adopted. " > ' On motion of the Rev. Mr. Trapier, the 2d Resolution was • adopted. ■ • • - ' . ' On motion of the same the 3d Resolution was adopted. • • l"8'62:i '■ HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. '■ 117 . On motion of the sajne the 4th Resolution was adopted. Gn motion of the Same the 5th Resolution was adopted. The House elected, as the Committee on the Praj-cr Book on the part of this House, provided for in the third of the said Resolutions, the Rev. Messrs. Sparrow, jSIason, and Trapier, and.Mcssr3. McCrady, Phelan and Battle. • Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Bish- ops of the action of this House upon the Report of the Joint Committed on the Prayer Boolv. . On motion of the Rev. Dr. Peterkin, - Jicsolr ed, Th&t tlic thanks of this House he' presented ctoonr President for the courtesy and impartiality -with which Jie. has presided over our deliberations.' AVliereupon tlie President ruade the following remarks : I thank you, Brethren, for your good opinion emhodied in -the resolution just passed. It should be, and, I doubt not, it is, a matter of great thankfulness to every one of us, that we have been enabled thus far to bring our proceedings to so liappy a concli^sion, to conduct them in so much har- mou}' and love ; and to complete the great and good work, for which we assembled in this place. '. Cod grant, that wc may now be permitted to return to our respective homes, and there, wh§n the day arrives, now Hear at hand, on which we celebrate the nativity of our ble.^.scd ]jOi'd, to realize in our natiou, our domestic circles, aiid our own bosoms, the glad tidings proclaimed by the "Angels from heaven on that cve^t: ''Peace on earth, and good will towards men." ' ' .'* • On motion of the Rev. Dr. Peterkin, LVsoIcol:^ That the tlianks of this House hejiresented to the t^ecretary » and Assistant Secretary, for the efficient manner in which they have \)Qr- foriucd thfir duties. . . On motion, of Mr. Phelan, . JicsolreJ, That in case of a vacancy occurring in the Joint Cornmiflee on the Prayer Be ok. on the part- of this House, the remaining Prcshy tors and Laymen on said Committee shall have power to fill said vacancy. On. motion of the Rev. ISXr. Mitchell, . JResolvcd, The House .of -Bishops concurring, that a sufficient • number of copies of the Journals of this Council,, together with ttie Constitirtion, and a Digest of the Canons, of this Church-, h&^ publii^ied under the directibn of • the Secretaries of the two Houses, ia furnish live copies to' each Bishop, and two to each Clergy- man in the Confedorate States; two copies to eacdi Clerical and to each Lay Deputy to this Council; one copy to the Secretary of each Diocesan Council ; HTTd one to the Standing. CQumiittce of each Diocese "of this ChuiTh, and to reserve 200 copies for the future use of the General Conn- 118 • JOURN"AL OF THE GE^^eraL COUNCIL. [9th Dny. ell ; and that the Treasurers of the several Dioceses be requested to for- ward at once to thp Treasurer of the General Council the amounts re- quired of said Dioceses respectively by Canons I. Title IV. in ■ order to defray the contingent expenses of the General .Council. ■ . ^, Ordered, That the Secretary convey said resolution to the House of Bishops. . • On motion, the House, after prayers by the' President, adjourned till to-morrow. , TENTH DAY'S SESSION. Augusta, :N'ov. 22, 1862. • The-House met at 10 o'clock, A. M. Morning Prayer Avas read by the Rev. Ha^nson and the *Rev. Mr. llees. The minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read and confirmed. On motion of Mr. Phelan, liesolved^ Thiit a Committee of three be appointed to make arrange- ments for the reception of the House of Bishops when the two Houses assemble in Convention to hear the Pastoral Letter and to unite intho ciosing services. On motion of the Rev. ^Ir. Norton, ■ Be.solred^ That the Secretary of this House be authorized to draw on the Treasurer for the incidental expenses of this Session of the Genopfll Council. -,Si^ On motion of the Rev. Mr. "Williams, Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that the Committee on the Revision of the Prayer Beok be directed to have printed, three months before the meeting of the next General Council, any alterations they may propose, and to send a copy of such proposed alterations, to each Bishop . of this Church and to each Deputy to the next General Councii. Ordered, That the Secretary convey said Resolution to the House of Bishops. The Committee on Expenses made the following Report: The Committee on Expenses to whom was referred the Resolution rel- ative to defraying the Expenses of the Clerical Deputies to the General Council, respectfully report, that in their opinion it is inexpedient to take any otlier action in the premises, than to recommend earnestly to the sfev- .eralDiocesan Councils, that they provide a fund for this purpose. - The following Messages were received from the House of Bishops : ' . • MESSAGE OF THE nOUSE OF BISHOPS XO. 4]. ' The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies that it concurs in the Resolution of the House of Deputies, th^t tills . General Cojuncil do adjouyp on Saturday/ the 22d inst. . * • • • . f 1862.] . ^^^jBOUSE.OF deputies: 119 MES3AC4E OF THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS ^p. 42. The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies, that it has con- firmed the election of Mr. J. K. Sass, of Charleston, S. C, to the office of . Treasurer of the General Council. ' , ' _ . > MESSAGE OF THE HorSS OF mSHOI'S XO- 43*. '^ The Hbuse of Bishops informs the House of Deputies, that it has i)assed * the following Resolution :. • - •* , . IiWolved, Thi^t this House concurs in prefixing the following Vbrds !' \'^i^^,I,^-//™^^'^l Regulations of . Minister's and their Duties," to Canons i. 11. in. IV. V. VI. VII. nndVIII, as adopted by this House. MESSAGE CJF fjIK HOUSE OF BISHOPS XO.'44. « The House of Bishops informs the Housd of Deputies, that it tas passed the following Resolution : • '. I^esoIreJ, That this House concurs in prefixing the words "Title ill ' ' Ot Discipline," to Canons I. II. III. IV. V. YI. VII. Till. IX X XI as « adopted by this llouse. •• • - ^. - . ^ The Committee to make a rran elements to receive the tlpiise of Bishops made the following Report : _ Thx}._Committee appointd to make suitable arrani^ements for the recep- ■ tion ot the House of Bishops respectfully recommend that the following ^* prder be obsarved : - ■ . • « The House of iiishops will enter by the front door of the Church and wh^n half way down the aisle, their Secretary, who will precede them .thai tar, will announce in an .audible voice — . . . .| " THE. HOTSr. OF. BISHOPS."' • At tliis announcement the House of Deputies will rise and remain' . st.Tndiug until the Bishops are seated. . ' ' . . Two chairs, shall be placed in the front part of the Chancel.' When the • Bishops enter, the President of tlje House of Deputies shall rise and oiler his chair, on tlie right of the Altar, to the Presiding Bishop, who shall take the same, and the President sliall then take the scat on the left i^e remainuig Bishops shall take seats according to seniority, on' the nght and left of the Altar, in tlie following order: the tir.st on the cx^ * ' trome right, the next on the extreme left, and so on alternately. • ^ (^'S^^^): J. D. PUELAN, Chairman.- '. On motion the Report ^vas adopted: i, • •'• ^ MESSAGE OF THE HOUSE OF BISUOJ'S NO. 45. The'Hosse of [Bishops informs i he House of Deputies, that it concurs MVin'T'^T'-l^^fr'^ ^'-.V'^' ni. as conv4yodt6 this House in Message ^o. o2 ol tlie House of Deputies. . \ ■ M^aeAGE OF THE nors^ot- «i3noi.;& xo. 4G. Tl:.-' Ho^sc oj Bishoj.s informs the Honse of Deimties, that it has con- curred in Ihe Resolutions on the Book of Common Prayer, as ooaveyed to tfiis House in Message No. 53 of tho Hou.sc of .Deputies, and has ap- ' pmnte.l BishopsElkott, CrcQiuana Lay, a^ the Committee on the part of tnis ilou.se. • . .* ,• • * • • • • . • ^ / i'2n "joxm^AL OF THE ge¥e"p:ax c'ouitcil. ' froth Day: . MESSAGE OF TliE HOUSE OF BISHOPS XO. 47. , 'Iil;e House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies, that it has passed the following Resolution : ' • • ' ' ' , Resolved., The House of 'Deputies concurring, 'th^it whenever the Dio- ceses of Tennessee, Louisiana and Florida, or any of them, shall by their- Conventions adopt the Constitution and accede to the Canons Mpf this • . Church; and furnish satisfactory evidence thereof to the Senior Bishop, the said Senior Bishop shall give public notice. of the fact, ancT 'shalJ de- • • cree said Diqpese, or Dioceses, to be in union with this General Council. ,0n motion of the Rev.- Mr. Williams the House concnrred jn the adoption of the Kesoliition contained in Message Iso. " 47 of the House of Bishops. ■ On motion of Mr. DeRosset the House unanimoti^y.' , Resolved^ That the Secretary of^this House be requested to send a co|ly • of the Jotirnal of this Cauucil when published, to each'Weinber of the *-Vefetry of St. Paul's Church, Aususta, Ga., in token of the appreciation by this House of their kindness in providing for it,s. comfort and, accom- nioda^tidn wjiile engaged in the duties of this Council.; ' - • The following Messages wqre received' Ireni the House of Bishops: ■ ' ^ ' • '• XMESSAGE OF THE HQUSE Ot BISHOPS'NO. 48. ••, . The House 'of Bishops inforihs the House of.Cepnties, that it has.pa§sed' *• the following Resolution : •"'• » \ * '^ ., ^Rcsohed, The House of Deputies concui-ri'tig, that aii edition'^onsist- ing of 'live hundred copies, of the Canons passed at the ])re?ent sesaipn of the General' Council, be published immediately nnder'tlie direfetiofi of the Secretaries, ojf the two Houses,', and distributed by themj «. ' ■'* • MESSAGE OF THE HOU-SB OF BISHOPS XD. .49. •<" '* , The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies, t!^^^ it haf.p.'ieset^ tiie following Resolution: ' ■■ , ._*■'..*' * Tifsohed^ That this House concurs in, the Eesolutioil on Jbhe pdlHitfation * • ■ 'and distribution of the Journal, Constitiltion and 3f)igest qf Oanous of the- General Council, as conveyed to this Housein Message Ko, ,5'4'froni the Hpnse of Deputies. ' ' ■ ' ■ " ' ° ■ ■ ■ MESSAGE OP THE HOCSK OP BISHOPS XO. 50. .The House of Bishops informs the Hous6 of Deputies, that this House- ^ ccfncurs in the amendment of Canon I. Title H. as conveyed to this House in Message No. 19 from the House of Deputies. ♦ . » MESSAGE OF TflEflOUSE OF BISHOPS XO. .01. The Houfte of Bishops informs the House of. Deputies, that it does-not^ , concur jn the adoption of the Resol-utidjis on the subject of^the Missioi^- • * j^ry op^ratioi^s of the Churcli, as conveyed tp'this'H9u.si9 in Message No. 55 from the House of Deputies.'. ' >' " _ *.,>, » • * . But has adopted the following Resolutions on the san>e subject, tp-wit : • Resolved., The House of Deputies cgfncurring : ■ ' • # ] . That a Committee of three Bishops, chosen by the HoiisVy!' Bi^h(j]??', shall so far control the general Missionary work of the Church.as to de- " termine 'what organized Dioceses are proper fields for *he expe^dituiKe. of Missionary- funds entrusted to this" Committee, 16 arrange Missionary • Districts in States or Territories not or&amzfed into Dioceses, and i)rovide • * > •• 18627] " . JIOUHK Oh" DEPUTIES. -^ ' • m reo-nlations and instnictious for their guidance; it being wnderstood that cacji Bbhop shall have, as far as maybe consistent with the foKgfting provisions, the direction «c>f all Missionary oi)erations within liis'own Diopeso or District, and in every oasc^ the appointment of the Missionaries • nnaer him. • • ' • . ' 2. That the said^Committ^e shajl fix the ratio of distribution among the Dioceses and Dish-fcts which are to be provided fcr, and the salaries 'of the Missionaries in Di*;tricts where there is no ]5ishop: provided, however, tliat all special contributions shall ho received and disbursed by the Trea- ^urei-sof the Missionary funds. According to Uie.Avill of the donors. :>., That the Committee shall, out <^f fund.9 not speciiically designa- ted hy .the •(Tonor.'*, appropriate to the BisKop of Texas^ until the . next (icnioralCckincil. tlie sum of .$1,500 per annum', -And to the Bishop of Arkansas thesiim of ,$1^500 and travelling expenses, per annum, towards their resjjective saUir5es. ', . • .'' . , 4. lliftt'theConimijLt^e proposed in th» lirst of thes'e resolutions, is ex- • " pecteil to eucourago tlie prosecution of Foreign l^Lispions, so far asit may • i)t^able; but, until conimunicatiouParo n])ened, and satisfactory rclaticnis arc estp.blished'^vil'h Bish<)])s and other Missionai^es in foreign countries, , all iRoiiies wiucli liavc l>eei-i,^or md^' 1)e hereafter, contributed forth I| object. ''Shall be securely invested. .. ■ ' 5. That the Ilouse of "Bishops shall appoint one or more Treasurers to receive and tijsh-ibute Ihe Foreign and Domestic Fund ; tJie said Treasu- rer< tcxcause to b© publiifliGd, from time to time, all Missionary receijitfi aud ex])er.dituras, and to iii;iiJcc an annual report to saifl Oonimittee, who " siinill r^port trlenAi;iJly to the General Oouncil. •. ■ • i (i. That each'B!sho]i,- for whose Diocese, orDistriftf, Missionary appro- jjriations may be made, shall report annufflly to said Committee, and trieuTNally to the flouse of Bishops. 7. That the j'eports of the receivjuit agents for Foreign and Domestic Mission* refefl-ed 'to t^ns-Conmiittee, be published with the Journal of this tl louse. , ' . I •-.,*•" , . ■ . MESi^lOE OF Tiip H(6rsi OF Bisnop*]sto.52. , • ■ The llonso (tf Bisliopfe iriforms the Douse of Deputies, that it concurs in the Resolution of the House ot J>^e*>N'o. 5(*of the Iloysc of Deputies. ' , . - ♦ ^ • •MESSAtJEO*' THE HouSK OF msnors.;j«).'53. The ^lotise of Bishopfl infonns ffce ifouso of Deputies, that it has passed the following Kesolmion : ■. « ■ '• . KctipJreJ.lhQ House of Deputies conpurring. that the Secretary of the House of,Dnjjuties be'authoi'ized to send to tlie BisJiops and Secretaries of the r)ioc;'sesjpf LouiiJiana, Tennesscc^aiid Floijida, copies^ of the Journal of this CjfenerarCouncil. * • ,» .'.. 'On motion of the Hc*vv M*". ^it<^h^l,.th*e Ilbuse concurred intliie'Kcsolntfon conveyefl to i^t in Message ^o. 48'of the. tlonse'of Bishops. . ,, • '.*'♦••, •' .Oir.niotio'n iof the same,' tlie *I{ouse concurred in thp ' julopti©!! ^f the R(*so]ntioh conveyed to'it in Message No". ."):5 of th'o lloiiso of Bishops. ^ ■ * *. , "" On iinitibn of Mr. Patdle, Rrsolreil. 'Diat this House conciiri^in the ad.optfon of4he Resolutions on the sflli^l^ecl ^^ Missibns conveyei icxthis^ljousq iii^^fessage Ko. 51 of the Hoi^se of Bishops. ' , 122 • J0URi5"AL OF THE GENERAL COmv^CIL. [lotl: Day, On. motion of Mr. Plielan, " • ' ' Hcsolvcd, TheHouse of Bislipps concurring,* that tlie Besolutlou ap- pointing Huntsville, Ala., as the place of jneeting of the next General Council, he and is hereby rescinded. _ . . ' Ord(;red, That the Secretary convey, said resolution to the House of Bishops. Qn motion of the same, , Resolved, The House of, Bishops. concuK-ing, that the next meeting of the jGreneral Council he held at Mobile, Ala. Ordered, That, the Secretary convey- said Resolution to the House of Bishops.^ The following Messages were received 'from the House of Bishops 4. . • . ' MESSAGE OF THE HOUSE OF BISIIOPS -XO. 54.. Th§ House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies, that it has ^-escin- ded the Resolution, whereby Huntsville, Ala., was appointed the place of meeting ot the next General Council, and concurs in the Resolution or' the House of Deputies appointing • Mobile, Ala., as the place 'of said meeting. ' . . . :.1ESSAGE OF THE IIOU^JE of BISHOPS NO. 55, The House of Bishops informs the House' of Deputies, that it has ap- pointed Bishops Elliott, Atkinson and Wilnier, as the' Committee on. Mis- sions on the part of. this House. MESSAGE OF THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS xa. 56, The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies, that it lias passed the following Resolution : * ' * Resolved, The House of Deputies concurring, that in case any vacancy* should occur in the Committee on the Revision of the Prayer BooJ<, •<;!• in that on the Missions of the Church, if it be by the death or resigp.a- tion of a Bishop, it shall be filled by an appointment raad(4 by the,B.isho])s still acting — and in like manner, in the case of a Presbyter or Layman who is a member of the first of these Committees, the Vacancy shall* be filled by the Presbyters and Laymen I'Gspectively p/ that Coinrailtoe. On motion of Mr. battle the House crtncifrrcd in thf- Resolution conveyed' to it in Mcs/iaae,vE^o. 56 of the H'ouse of Bishops. : « On motion of Mr. Phelan, Resolved That a Committee of two be ajJpoinLed by the Chair, to^in- form the House of Bishops that this House has concluded all business before it, arid is now ready to adjoura &ine cjie. , * ' * The Secretary of the House of Bishope Comnlunicat^d to this House, that the House of "Bishop^ would forihwith unite with this House in the concludiuf.': services of tJiis Council. ' , . The House of Bishops then, entered. . The Presiding Bishop t'ead the Pastoral LfeLtcr.oF the House of Bishops. ' , 1862.] HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. Appropriate Prayers v^qyq read b}^ the Presiding Bishop. The "Gloria in Excelsis" wassiing-, and, after the Apostolic Behediction.pronouncedby the Presiding Bishop, the Ilou^e of Bishops retired. . ,.0n motion, • * * . Ordered, That the Secretary of this House cause to be printed and distributed fifteen liundred copies of the Pas- toral Letter of the House of Bishops. The rough minutes of this daj's session were read and approved. . • . •On motionj ''•^ •%** RcsoUed, lliat after the Benediction sliall liavo becflVroiiouncetl, the House be adjourned. • Prayers were then offered bj^ the. President, concluding «v,nth the Benediction. .The I'resident then declared the CDuneil adjourned sine die. '. ' . •■ christia:n^ ha:^ckel, d. d., President. Attest.: .• Jno. M.* Mitchell, Secretary. • • /. ' *•' • • • ^ , • • » 9 • • • JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS, Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, November 12th.,- 1862. Tiie G'eueral Council of tlie Protestant Episcopal Church ill the Confederate States of America, assembled this day in 8t. Paul's (Umrch, in the city of Augusta, in the Diocese of Georgia, * The jopening' services were, as follows : • Morning Prayer was said by the Rev. Christian Hanckel, I), p., of the Piocese of South Carolina, assisted by the- Rev. F. R. Hanson, of the Diocese of Alabama. The Ante Communion Service was said by the Right Rev." Dishop Elliott — the Right Rev. P>ishop Atkinson reading the Pipistle, and the Right Rev. Bishop Johns reading the Gospek . The Sermon was preached by the Right Rev. Ildin-y C. Lay, D.D., Missionary Bishop of the South-west. • The Holy Communion was administered b}^ the Right Rev. Bishop Elliott, assisted by the llight Rev. Bishop Jbhns, and the Right Rev. Bishop Wilmer. ' After Divine Service the Bishops assembled in the Lec- ture Room of St. Paul's Church. The Senior Bishoj:) pres- ent, the Right Rev.. Stepheti Elliott, D. D., Bisbop of the Diocese of Georgia, took the Chair. The Right Rev. Richard]!. AVilmer^ D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama, was appointed Secretary pro tern. •'l^pon a call of the roll of the Bishops whose Dioceses had' ratified the Constitution proposed for the l^rotestant P'piscopal Church in the Confederate States of America, there were found present, the Right Rev. Stephen Elliott, li. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia ; the Right Rev. Jolin Johns, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Virgiina ; tiic Right Eev.- Thomas F: Davis, D. I)., Bishop of the Dio- cese of South Carolina; the Right Rev. Thomas At- kiiison, D. D.,' Bishop of the Diocese -of ISTorth Carolina; the Right Rev. Henry "C. La}^, D. D., Missionary Bishop of the South-west; and the Right Rev. Richard IT; Wilmer, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama.,. ■ The Rev. Messrs. Trapier and Sparrow-appeared 'as a Committee from the House of Deputie^, and announced that the House of Deputies had organized by the election .of the Rev, .Christian Hanckel, D.»'D., of the Diocese' of South Carolina, as President; and of the Rev." John M. jMitch'ell, of the Diocesa of Alabama, as Secretary. The House of Bishops then adjourned to meet on Thurs- day morning after Divine Service. SECOIsTD DAY'S^SESSIOK. . \ TiiuESDAT, ISToY. 13, 1862. . ^The House .of Bishops met after Divine Service, in St. Paul's Church. Present as on yesterday, with the addition of the Right Rev. William Mercer Green, 1). D., .Bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi. The Minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read by the Secretary 2^'>'Q- ie?it., and approved. The House then proceeded to elect a permanent Secreta- ry, and the Rev. VV. H. Harison, of the Diocese of Georgia, was unanimously elected. The Right .Rev. Bishop Wilmer was appointed to notify the Rev. Mr. Plarison of his election, and also to announce to the House of Deputies, that the House of Bishops had elected tlie Rev. W. H. Harison Secretary, and was ready to proceed to business. On motion of Bishop Atkinson — . Eesohed, That a Committee, of three be appointed to prepare .resolu- tions expressive of the sense which, this House entertainscf the loss which . the Church has experienced by the lamented cfeath of the late Et. Rev. William Meade, D. D. ' The Presiding Bishop appointed Bishops Atkinson, Da- vis, and Wilmer, said Conimittee. On motion of Bishop Lay — Besolved, The House of Deputies concurring, that a joint Committee be appointed to prepare joint Rules of Order to regulate the intercourse. of the two Houses. Resol'3ed, That tlio Committee on t^ie pnrt of the Hon5;e of Eisliops con- sist of til roe; 1 . . , ThePr.esidmg Bislicrp* appointed Bishops Lay, Johns and Green, said Committee. On motimi of Biahop Atlvjnson — EcsohcJ, That the'following-Standiug Committees U/^ appointed h'y tlie Presiding BisJiop, to-wit : • _• . . a , 1. OomniitteQ on Aniendinonts of tlie Constitution. , t 2. Committee on Canons. » n. Committee an Domestic Missions,' • •• * 4. Committe,e on Forejtjn ^fissions. h. Committee on Unfinished Business. . C<. Committee on the Prayer lioolv. . . Tbef Presiding Bishop annonncod the following asish- ops Johns, Lay aiul Wilnier. .• ' 2. ^Committee on Canons, Bishops Green, Atkinson and Bavi.^.* 3. Committee on l)omcst.ic Missions,. Bishops Davis, Green and Lay. , ,. 4. Committee on F.ot'eign Missions, Bishops Johng, Dajns and Wilmer. ^,, ■ , • . . ' - ■' i '■ 5. .Conyiiit"t'^Grt)i1 CTpfinished Business,. Bishops Laj^ and* Wilm«r. •' ■ ■* • ','•*•• ' ' 6. Committee ou the Prayer Book, Bishops Atkinson, Johns and Davis. '' • O^ motion. Bishops Elliott and Johns were added to the Committee. on Caupns, and Bishops Elliott and. Green to th<3 Committee, on the' Prayer Book. Bishop Atkinson offered the following resolutions, which, on his motion were referred to^the Committee on the Pi-ay- er-Bopk : ' '^ :'f- ' ■ .' ,. '. • ^t^olved, By tlieilOitseof Pishops, the House of Deputies' concurring— •1. TJi^tthff Right 'Reverend, the Bishops of-- '—— -^ lie authorized to set tortU an edition "of fhe Book of Common Prajerjthe Articles, Offices, ijnd Metre Psalms t^nd Hymas for the pi'eseot use of {his Church. • " '..'■.•,.'''' 2, That the only alteration to bo uiade'therein from the. Book of Corn- moil ],*rayer as used in the Protest^\u* Episcopal Church of the United Stjate^, shall be the substitution of the "words ^' Confederate States "' in place." of the words " United States'" wherever .these last occur, and the .•onnysi*)n of the Prefacij(lieTil, to issue short services for Morning and £vdnini^' Prayer,, to be used in the Army and Navy, the materials of -which sliall be taken altogether from the Prayer Book. . . ' . On motion of Bishop Lay, -. liesoheB.; The House of Deputies ccncurring, that the Sessions of tlie Council shall* open with* Morning Prayer at 10 o'clock, A. M., and 'shall cloise at 3 o'clock, P. M., -taking a recess' of one half hour at ] 2 Vclock, M. On motion the House adjonrned. . • . » . . THIRD DAY'S SESSION Friday, IsTovember 14Tn, 18G2; The House met pursuant to adjournment. Present as 3'esterday. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Bishop Davis asked to be excused from serving on an}^ of the Standing Committees- of whicl^i lie was Chairman ; which request, on motion, was granted. The following message wiis receivetl fr'OnVthe'House of Deputies. • - /^ tj^ «, J ' ' '*., MESSAGE NO. 2. ' . , ^ . • ' , . The House of Deputies inforrps the House ot ^Bishops, that it has con- curred in the adpption of the liesolutioa contained iij iWessagp^ISro. 2 from the House of Bishops, and that It has appointed on the part of tlie House t)f Depiities, tipou the Ipogn- niittee provided for in said Resolution, the Pev. Dr. Mason, of, N.>0.-, the Rev. Mr. Hanson, and the Hob. JohnD. Phelan, of Al^. ^ The following Message was also I'ecieived.: . * mess"agk no. 3.. • . The House of Deputies informs the Houi^ of Bishops, tliat it does not concur in the Resolution of the House ©"f ''B^iiQps, ^ofitained*in Message No. 3. ' ' :•:;'*....■ And that it has fixed upon 10 o'clock, A. M., a§ the hour of ojieiiiii'g eacG day's session. . On motion of "Bishop Johns, Hesohed, Tliat so much of ^Message No. 3 as relates, to a recess, and tlie hour of adjournment be withdra^^n ; and that the Secretary so inform the House of Deputies. Bishop Atkinson presented thd following • 'v*;/* RBPOET. The Committee appointed to prepare at Kosolntion expressive of , the sense of this House of the loss sustained by this Church in the death of the late Eight Rev. William Meade, D. D.^ Veg lea-j^ to report— *' 1862.] , HOUSE OF lUSHOPS. ' . • 1'20 That this House rocognisefs in tho death of Bishop Mealle tlie removal I'roni among us of one u-liose wisdom, whose large and varied exi)eriouee. whose singularly pure and elevated charaeter, and whose deep devotion to liis God and his ^*^aviour gave him pre-eminent antliority and inriuence among us, and in the Church at hirge. Many of us revered him as Uie Fatlier in God, who guided our first steps in the ministry. All lioimred in him the qualities that espeeially fitted him to be our I,eader in the new and arduous patli which Providence seems to have opened out for u.'^, and t'ominanded us to walk in. \Ye deeply feel the deprivation of liis eai^ac- ity, his decision of character, and his ardent piety; hut his many excel- lences in some meafiure reconcile us to his death, as we are assured he 7.\as taken from labour and carc.nnd has gone to a biCssed andenduruin- res' THOMAS ATKINSON, THOMAS F. DAVIS, * EICHAKD 11. WILMER. On motion of Bishop Lay the said report \va=! receiyeil, and the Resolution adopted. On motion the House adjourned. FOrRTII DAY'S SESSIOX. Saturday, Is^ov. 15, 1862. ■ The House met pursuant to adjournment. . Present as yesterday, with the exeoption of the Bishops of South Car- olina and Mississippi. . . The minutes of the last meeting were'*read and approved. The following message was received from the ITouse of Deputies, and, on motion, laid on the table : .MESSAGE NO. 4. • The Hoilso ftf Dejjuties iufonuri the House. of Bishojis that it haspassetl the following Resolution: Resohed, The House of Bishops coucurring, that the following Canon l>e. adopted: . <■ CANON I. OK THE KL'OLESIASXICAL AUTJIOniTT. The Euclesiastical Authority of e^ich Diocese is i|,s Bishop. Whoi, there is no Bishop, the Standing Committee shall he the Ecclesiasiical Authority for all purposes declared in these Canons. • The following Message was received, aud,'on motion, laid on the table : MESSAGE NO. 5. •The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops, -that it has passed the following Resolution : . • '. liesolvcd, The House of Bishops", concmring, that the following Cauon be adoi)ted: . ' • ' , , 9 • • V " . t IW* , JOURNAL. OF -TITE GENERAL OOIWCTU [UliDay. OF TH^' ADMISSION OF" PliRSONS -AS CANDIDAfsS POK DEACOXS' OKDBlJS.' ♦ ' ■ '*.',■'" , • ■ * , * * * § 1. Every peifson, ,wfto desires tcliecbme^aCtyudiilQite forHply Qrders ill tins Ckureh,' shall, iii tlits first' instance,"gwe udtrce in Avritin^ of that deslreJto the Ecclesiastical Anthoritj to \Yhose jnrisdictioii he helongs; t, ill wlrteh notice he shall declare vhethei* he has ever applied for*admis« sion as'a candidate in auy other Diocese. The Ecclesiastical ^nthority may consent to his applying in some atheK Diocese-. • ' . '' " ^ 2i The iiptice •above required, shaving bGen given to the Bishop^ it" there be one,' and tlie Bishop Jiavirig signilicd liis approbation in -wFiting, the f)ers6u "SO applying shall send the said certificate in -a: letter addressed by hiin to thfe-Pjesident or Secretary of tlip Standing Committee of" the. ' Diooese of the said Bisbop ; Avherenpoii the Standing Committee njay, if . IIkW see ^t, testify 'in his behalf to the Bishop, that, from personal knowledge, or froui testifnonials laid. before ^hem, 'they believe that he i^. pi'ons, sober* and honest,' attacliod to the. d'oetrine, discipline and v/orship ■ of the Protestant Episcopal Clmrchi' a comnf^^uicant of the same, and in . their opinion possesses such qualificationss ag will render him apt, ayd ' meet to. exef ciae the ministry to thfe glory* 6f God, aiid the edifyhig of » tjie' Church; and,if the Sfcnnding Cotnmittee cannot-certify'as above froiy pov.-*on;il kilowledge^. the testimonials laid before them by thd applicant shall bdof the siyne purport, ayd its f'all„ asfthe certificate above required, ,. ancf sht^ll be signed by at least one PresW'ter jjnd fqm'r respectable i^iv- nicmof ,the^r»testant Episcop;d Chtirch in the Confeder^itc States. § 3. The applicant slidil' transmit the. Certificate of the Standint^- Con^- mitteetd the Bishop, Avho.inay tliei'eupou ad'mit the ])erson as aeandi- (iate fof Holy Orders, and shall record. the 'same' in a book to be kept b_v Jiim for tliat purpose, a*id shall notify the candidate of sucli record, in any»Dipces6 where there is no Bishop, the^Standing Comyiittee may, on the samp conditions, admit the person as a (yindidgte, am\«hall^nake re- cord ai^d notification in the same maimer. _ ' t § 4. No persoii who lias previously applied for admission as a candi- Sat^dnany Diocese, .an4 has been refused, qr, having beeri admitted, has' afte'nv.ards ceased, to b6 a c!indidate, shall be admitted as'a candidiite in aify other -Diocese, until .he shall' haveprpduced A'om the Ecclesiastical Authority of ^he "fen'ner Diocese a certii'ficate declaring the caus^ for Avhicliihe was refused admission, or for which h0 ceased to be apandid^te. 4 § 5.' [l.j AVlien a person, whd, n6t havmg had Episcopal Ordifiati(3', . lias be^i acknowledged as an ordained minister o'r licentiate in any de uomiuution of Christians, shall desire -to be ordained i'n tliis Church, , lie shall giye notice tliereof to the Eccleiwastical Authority of the Diocese in-^ivhich he resides; or, if he reside in a State or Territory in wjiich tliere is no orgaiyzed Diocese, lb the Missionary Bisho"p within whose jurisdiction he resides; wliicji notice shall be accompanied by a written certififtate from at least two Presbyters of this Church, stating- that, from l>ersonal. knowledge of the applicant, or 'satisfactory evidence laid before them, they believe that his desire to leave the denomiuation.to which he be- longed'has not arisen from any circumstaq.ce unfavorable to his moral oi- religious chara'cter, or on account of' which \i may be inexpedient to ad - mit liim to the exercise of the ministry in this Church; and they may ill so iuld Avjiat they know or believe, on gpod authority,, of the circum- st.-tuco.s leading to the said desire", * ! • •• • • ? . • •* iaG2.] ^ HOUSE OF BISyOPS. ^ l:;i*» «" '•••♦ . "a ■ •- ' • • p - * ' |2.] J^lli9*E(;-eli?,si;\stio8l AutliDnfy shall think, proper to proreod, tht' , person n]>4Vlyjng t!0 \)0 received as a.candvldte s^iall produoefo the Stand- ' • ' Jug ConiiniltdP' a testiincniial Froui.at least twelve menibers of tlie/ieu<;iii- • i nation- tVoni-wliich he o(»Hies^ or twelve uiefnbers of the Proteshiiit-Kpis-'». » • • (•opal Chnrch; ol-.HvoIve persons' in part of the denomination frohi wlilc'h *^ he comes and ii} t'-iJ"f-''^l"'''copaliaflts,'sat1slVirlory to the Oonnnlttfiv/'ulial, • * the applicant lias, f#r J.li4-€e year!, Jast past, lived' ])i()ns1y„' Kcjbwly " ;wu! lonestly; and also a t^stimoiiiftl Troni af 'Ifeas't^ tw«i Fre.shttr'VH of tlii* •. • Ijnrcl), tliat tlicy belief hiiii to bo pic(ii.i, sober und honcst/and sincer*--* .• S G.,f-l.j Vheii 41 person, not a ^'iti/en of the C'onfederjtte Slates, \ili»i has hei^n aclinoxVledgeiras au ordained liiinislbr ill any deuonilna^iMn (^i • ('hrist^nns, rtJiaJf ap[)ly to he(uifnc ^i cuiididalefbr Orders- in tJiis.Chiiriii, » tiieJVisho'p to whoni application is niade .shiill roqnlrc of him (in- aifldb •»ti(ju to tlie a1)ove ijijalilicafloiisV >'J«ti^f;ie(<>Vy oviden«n tiiat he }rn^' i'c.-itllcH ^il lea*t.one year^H tJ>e Cohftjfleraft* States, firevions to fi^s sri)Jjli<-;'Uioili ♦ |2 J-Wheii a ner'^oiiy n(M-.*a (•iti;;eiii)f tJKUViafederato States •Nv iio. {kis , •, \ been acknowV'ogcd a-^* an ordained niinistc/ in ahy. denomin^^itioiV uf ' l)hris.tians, shall, rtpply ipi' Offloj-,'? in this Chnrch on tho "^jron'nd uf a cal[ . • to a Chnrch in which diviiio< service is celobrateil ill a foreign laii'fnal»&^ the Standing; .Co'm»ii,ttiHvof the Diocese to M'hicli. such Clmreh b'^nl.^;, < may, on snllicientei'idence tjif t^tne^s according to the C;liiot»s, and bv a ' nnartimons' vote at a,iiieet:lnii- dnly convened, recommend hini to' tiie * Hishop lor Orders, and the DLshop niay then ordain liim, and li.e niayl^e * * settled, and instituted. iiito. tin? sdid Churcli, without his produciui^- a'te.s- limouial to his character hx a<'lerj:<:}4iian iromhis pefsuirai kiiow'leil^e of biin for one year, and -withrhit hi*diaving been a yenrivsident in Ihi.i couiitry, anything in {iny otlusr Canon ot^ this Church to tlvsp. cctn'trauy notwithstanding: -ZV(^!'/'i(v7,"ttiat, in both 6f the above cas(v<, tlip 'person - • applyin|> product* a cert^ti^att', signed by at Ic^ast four' res'i)ect'able mem' ^bei^of tliis Churqh, that tbey. lutve satisfactory rea»>pns 'to-believe llie testimonials to his relifim'ii, in^ral and |iterkry qijiAlifieatiousj* to J>tv En- titled to fulhcredit. ■." ■ ■ V .'• •' ■■'•'-... ■• ■ • ♦ irrsliop Lay pf'tlic (yommitteo appointed,' to p4'e]-»ar(.^ joii\t ♦ Kiilcs of^Order made tUcr follo^Yini;- Rcportj.^vhkl^^'oiiVuo-*^' *. tion, was ^ec§i^^ed.^■. * :. '• *' •" ,, * . ^ * y-i'* t" -^ ,* *'• ' JOJXT Ti:ULl':S OF ORDER. •'•• •* 'A/ 1. At tile o])cnin^of tlio C<)nhciH tl^e Kcmse-of DepWiori^s-aftei' (n-gnif- • iiziug, shall inform tlic IIoiise''of- JiishofK^ that they h^^ve electfed a.lVc>si- , dent- and Soqretary, and ai-Q geAdy tp.i)ro(iefcd to business j and ttie/jloixst-' .• (ff liishops after electingfi Scftretary,* shaU comiuuftiitjato such aot totUii^ • llo/ise of Uepntiet?. *■ * *# ,• * .'.•.'.. -V " . . . . / 2. ilessages may Lc-coiTveyed by a (^"wainittee Or by [the 8ecfej;i»ry oC , ' eit^u^-,b«(iy. « The .SecretdJ-y oi" the. hpi^v' -1,0- ■which -siioh mes^rage 's."sent ' * * shall annonncf, '*A M(i:j.s.Ht:e Ji'om thG.lI*ousa of iJiblrops/' oi" " j\'i>rt\s.sa';fe » from the Tlt)nse'ef Deputies''— ^Wher^inou, proceedings shall 'he £iu»pt'n«. , ded'nntil {lie MesKagais (U-livercil'to flic i',rasideiit.> H" t]ie^IAsai,'e b^i in writing, "^hc Tresidaut shall 6cder.it to.bo r(?a(^by.'the Se<-ivtur^, and the table, .subje(Jt tcJiho^JtUci* ui'- tlie liolise. * it shal> tlnfli ho litid on ■ 132 ■ % JOURNAL OF THE GE^^ERAL COUNCIL. [4th Day. • . p . ■ ^ *, At the Qlose of the Session, the House of Deputies shall announce t6 th-e House of Bishops, that -they have concluded their business, and * are reaSy to receive the Bishops. The House of Bishops shall then de-. ', sigiiate a time at. which they Avill unite with the House of Deputies in ' the coneluding devotional exercises, and read the Pastoral Letter, if one. ' be i-ssued. 4. Joint- Committees, unless the number be specified in the resolution under which they are appointed, shall consist of three Bishops and five • ■ L>epnties. The assent of a majority of the Bishops, and a majority of ' the Deputies of thd Committee shall be necessaryfor a majority report. , ^ ■ HENRY C. LAY, . . V^ Chairman of Comixvittee of House of Bishops. • . »v ' -R. S. 'MASON, ^ ; * • Chairman of Committee of House of Deputies. • • • . ; , » •'• nOu motion of Bishop Jolms, .' . ; Mesolved, That the Joint Rules- of Order as reported be adopted ; and that the Secretary so inform the House of. Deputies.' ' ^n motion 'of Bishop Wilme'r, •, . -. •. _ Ilesohed^ That the title of the "Committee upon the Book of Cora- rnon Prayer " be changed to the title ".Coujmittee-on the Bible and Book ' -of Common Prayer." ■ ' . ■ .' • And atso on motion of the same, . ' liesohed, That the Committee on "the Bible and Book of Common Prayer be instructed to consider and report upon some inocte of provi- ding for the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate S-tatfis of America, a standard edition of the liplj Scriptures. « On motion of Bishop Atkinson,' J\f$ssage 'No. 4 froni the 'House of Deputies was taken np. ,^ • . , On motion of Bishop ^"ohns. Canon L — " Of the Ecclesi- astical Authority " was- adopted. ' ^.' £)n motion of Bishop Atkinson, 'Message N'o. 5 was taken "■up, and Canon II.— "Of .the Admission of Persons as Can- . didates for Deacons' Orders,'" was adopted. On hiotion of Bishop Johns, li'esohed, That the Secretary be instructed to inform' the "House of Dep- atit's that Canoii I. and Canoft IL tire, adopted hf this House. . . ■ On'm^lioii of Bishop Lay," ■ ' Eesolved, ihat R Committee pf three. be- ai)pointed to prepare resolu- ' tions cxprSsriive of the sense wliich this House entertains of the loss ^A^'tlicli the Church has experienced by tjieolamented death of the late Rt. •Rev. Nicholas Cobbs, D. D. , ,. , _ •• . ^ • Th6 -Presiding Bishop appointed Bishops Lay* Atkinson and' Johns, said Committee. • ••"'Bishop Lay "presented the follo-wiug '* .•''■, • .. REPt^RT , The Committee on U^nfinishecl Business beg leave to Report, that tl;e* Report of the-Coeamittee ou Missions made to the adjourntd Convention . • • • - • • leej.) •*; ' . HOU'.SE OF BISHOPS. ' l^^r^^J held in Colrtmbla, was.by that ""budy laid ev^r lor con&idei'^tion at tile.* * ■ , • lueetiiig of tbit^ Ooivncil. ' '■'*'*> ''*''' ' - * * * We .nffer the folio will!? repolution — ^^ '■ 'j . ,♦,.*-• ', * , • Jiesdlted, ThaJ^the Report of Llie. Commltteo oo Mission5 uQjf3#to tjie. •Adjourned 'Convention at Coluia!)ia (pa^a 42 of the Jpurnali)" 1^ njieVrcd • to th\3 Standing- CoMimttee oji Doin^stir Missions. . . . ' ,• , ItEXRY C. LAY,. ' •. " . Cliairman Ooni. oa Unlioishfed Biusijesii. " • On motion the !Repoi'V.?vas receiyetl, and the- Ilesohition, adopted. ■-.•','* ,0u motion the HoiTSC acljourncd. * . Hl^TirDAY^^'SESSIONV. •. : •:^^ONa,v■s:l ^oy. ITth, .J862.« « The House met pursnant to adjournraent._ Pfesenf'as ou * tSaturday, with tihe addition ot the Bishop of South' CaroltnJi. . The' minutes of the last meeting were read and apnrovexl. The. following Zvlessage was received frqjn thOfllQilsl o^ Deputies: * "'*"',i .' • ••*'**•• ^•^** MESSAjSE KO: 0. . "TIkj House of Defjuties iutbrnis.tiii^ Uon^c of lUshops that it h'asjj.iss^d the followmpr resolution : f ■ , ^ ' '. * , /i\^soZ»e<:Z, The-House'^f'Biehops.t^Qm'rin'g, ttfat the followlrfa; CJanorC be adoptefl?-/- ••%•**.>* .•** ■ " CAXQli V. • »». ' ol- TUE li*»IJE Ol'.^KUUUINU 'a-N ACCUKATK '^iE*V» OF/fllK fl'Afi; 9p ^K • * ' • '•• •'•OHUKCll, • ' ** • ^' • , , • ^* ••. .« " > '. * •' ■ ' •a-. •' . • ^ 1. As a hill aud accnrat(4»tid\t of the sttafe 6f the Church; tVoiiiTOie^ to tinie*-is hisJilj- usefnl and nece^sjirj^ itM3 liei'eby or,der.ecHhat»every Ministei^of*t!iis Churoh^ or .if the. Pafi«>h be yacant. the- W:tfdons,* ?hail deliver, on oV before the first d§i*y of ev.ery ©iocesaii Council, to l]io»Bi;iJioi> , of the Diocese, or 'where fbe.rc. is ■ no Bisl'op^ to the Pre.sident of the . , <]ouneil, :t statement of -tlie i>uniber of bn])tisins^ codfintiations, niarrla- irH and funerals, and of the' ninuber of connnunicants in hiS. Parish or Church, alsofcjie^tate and condition of tiiivi,q;n, lor piirochial schools, for Clnft-ch , l^iiVuscs in i!:(ineral, aud of afl .otlul- matters that iTiay llirow lighfe* on * the stat<( of tlie same. Aii'd every Clergyman, not regularly settled, in . •iiy.ParisIi m- CliH-ch, ehall alsij roj)o'rt the occasional seryifcs he may • h;ivc performed: and,-if ho luivc f^rformed no such services, Ishe onuses or iva-sons which have ji»revei1ted tho same. And'these rejiorts, op such l>arts of them as the B^ushop sh'all tbink fit^ may*boVe'ad.in Councit„and •* shall be cnf.ered on^tlie'joni^als tlft>roo£,l # ^ , • • ♦ • • l«i JO'ITIINAL OF THE (^l-yKr.AJ. C()Ui:CIL. V • L'"'t^^'i^"' • ♦, " ■ .■ . * ■ ". . *'' ' ■ i> 2. At orery imniial iJiotjesnii Couiidl, the'.lMsliop 'slwill' doliver ;in ,^ .•!d(!i-e,ss, stating- tliG*aftairs. of tLe Diocese,. sincfe\t;l;e'la^t jheeting-ot" the * Wo'uiTcil (/trie )T'a;)>es_of the Churches wh'wh he has .visited- Xhe mmibcr " . •nf pers^uscontirmeil'; tlie iic^mes of those .who Iw'e beeu' n-eceived ns r;i!i(3iaat6s ioY Orders, anS of .th'oso who 'hare bec^i' ord.frtncd^fijspended," oiMh'gr.aded; the. changes by death,. reinovM, o.}' otherwise, wbiclr liavo *. ^ i.nk<,-;i']iJaoe, aniong the Clergy j and.'.in- -g^nen^; all. matters' tending to ^.hi-owllglit on the nttairs of the Diocese; which address slum be inserted oi| iiRq; jouruals. ' _ • ■ " " " - ',',•' ■ j. ' ♦ ' •.*'§'5..',The Secretariesof thfe^sovev^l' "DidcefenrCbmicilf^liair foi'Vji^l t<> I'very General Council, 'th6.j"oarnals of the difcrcfit Dioeesliu'' CptiTu?ils ♦ ^siu<'.Q.tht>, last 'General Council,' together wi'th such other papdrs^as fiiay loud to th'rijw.liglit on the. State of..tlie Church in .each. Diocese, ti'z : .!'];ij*pPt, .whenagiTOfad to -by Jlui said lIous(j,-''s]iall be sent to, « ^ < * ili^^Iloiiseof 'BiskiY'^■, '^vith a reque^t■that fehey vrill pre^iare and'i)ul>lish a. , , • !\^storai Letter to the members of tbe C'hurc^l. When any such Iptter ^ • ^ ,/^ pu|^)]isl'iod, every plergyitian having a Taf^toral c-iifirge shall read it to ^ij5-C(fiigrogafrrm on some oooasion of 4niblic worship. '■ |i^#l» Th.erls. rai(i. fivvm the Kishbp\saddresses,-speciry;li£i--tko- Capital "and pro- ceeds ^rtiiy l^piscopal ftind",' and ,of all.beuevoleMt and init^^iipijary asso- (sc'x>t'. aij^l^i;;* • ^ ^ • tlie Coifiniittee'ohllie State, of the Church^api>pintod,by" trbo Iliui-eof • • ^i^Sii^ti^'^ji A^"Cinyv,tli«'ir repQ,rts,.^ • <.'.•*•."' '• t *' * ^. .• Oiwuptioii.thc p.ropo'scd C-jfHon, GiitUfgd'^Ol 'tlio^iiodc ■ * ot^liJccin-uig mi. Accurate A'ieW of the St.'U'c'of tlie.t!}i'ut\'li,'" vA-.^anijiiuled.as follows : % *t . tSECTjoxl-'By adding tlic wowk "j^r vestry " uitcr lliu, •• '^^»fl^ ",uii^dcns^';iii .tb(^ 3rd liire.. '> ». > .* » bEGTioj*^ 3v l\yr strikiug" oiit the first plaii^^e, 'ifiid iii- 'sxM-?iig'the'Wordrf, "TJic Secretaries of the *^ever4r l^ocesaii* C'Ou noils shall forward to the House of Deputies at ^vei'j G.eueral. t'oimcil the- iuuriials of the different Diocesan , 1 )n iuoti^ni; the proposed Canon, a'^''ai';ien(lcd, ,\vas a^ojitcd, • aud the ^lieccetary insh'iicted so* t6 inii)rAi tlir? ITouse oT Dejjfi.itieg. . ^ . 1 • .»The follou'ing messafre frojH the Hon so of J)cpur!es*was received : ♦.. ,.«"' t \ »< *• * . .... • -, MKS8At!E.N0. /!» .* T]\(f f\()mxi of 1 H'piil K-:? iiJtoi-iiis the lloUs* oi Bishop^ tlifil it lias i>a.s:=eHl /ic%)Ive(7* J^^e IJousc of Hi^Jinp? (inft;iuj|1tiy^*'UKit'l]ie fctlfu'w^D^Oanoii Ik> ;i^l«)j)tccl; fo-VJt 1 ' •. ' * ' * i '• ■ , <)l' ADMITVED (\V*!SninATI*? VQIJ DK^eoXS* (Tin>F.i:>. * , * • " ' * * ' ■• • ;> 1. 'P/ic-lJisl^op, or .cUliiJf Ecclesiastical Antliority Aiio-max,' luivo tlu', ^iilRMinioiuloiKja ot^'c.niididfitt'ii tor Dcarons' Qrdcrs:, s^jall take eaVq tkat thov fn!r>liotl!eii»*ihulios /liligoiii^y aaid uikJcj- proper dircctyiujj, anil ll^il l*icv do nut induJA'e "i" a-iy y'au^. or trilling conl«ct,or In anViuiinik'nK*«its likolyjo be a^nsed^o iroontiyui^ess, w unfavorable to iliat sci'i(}iisn(;ss, an^Lto th()SJTn,, whjTt !K'ver«,can lie broujiht* to the test of ^ly ""t- w aid /^tandardr-an Inu-ard' fear and jvofBhip of Almighty G»d, k 'l()\e "f (Jlii;isi, .tnd a sensibility fo l^oly iiUlijeiiees, a habit 'of devout ^itlection; and'in short, a tultivation of a.ll thoaet grace's vliieU" ui"o tJiiUod jn SA-i^- 1ure/tli(4fruifs of tlig Spirit^ 'and* l>y Aviiicfi ,a,loii. No candidate*, tor Dcgictiu^ Oi'der^sfiall tafce.ypDU hiniseli to"ver- !'>r-,f jl,e pylJicservice of tho Chnrclf but hy a license i'voni tlu? 1»iishop, ' or, if,therc be no 'irishop, from the clwiMl nieniK>rs of 'tj^e Standin-v (.'ouiinittee, of fb&l)ioCe^. And^neh candidate shall submit tt» ali the ref;ulatioik, which the Xid*iof>, pr suid .cjerfcal ijienrbers, uijiy preseriixi ]\fi shall not use the absolBtiou I'r I'xyicdicrton ; he shall liot assume tiic dress api^ropriat*^ to clergyjneivniinlstenii-g4ji tji6. ootl^^regatiou ; he-shall, conforiy to Uiedirectituis of/ljtf l7is]i«p,M\ said clericjij menvl)fers, as u' t he *ernion& or houtiliep fo be^-ea(f ; nor slifiU »"y w^'ieh Lny l^ea^ler i!e liiier sermons/'!' his own coniYiosition, bftt ina/ liuxke /"addrel^ses or e.\ ■Kft-fatmnsliy, the i)frmi*sion of tlie Bishop of tlfce Dlohese, an^, bylbi' fartlitr.i^crinjssiou oi" ^ic min'^er v\' tlrt) ]»-ari.sJi, if withly th*e lynits n-; a yarisl^ ; ' , •'.".*■' %^ '..•'• ^^•*N'<>»o*andidfrtjC|/for <^ri\ers Rhall.be'perhiiM-e'd'to acceplriroiu agv 1 )i<»ces!iu Council an apj)oiiitm(*itt ^s a iiay-P^ty \,A tljc lloHis© ol' I )ep ' . uties^of the G(?iieral Conifcir. ••».*• ,7 .^ ■ ? n. 'j^ cftmfidiTte *f»rj)fact)LisJ 'Oilers mnj, an le(tei»s •dimis?'oj-y I'm'ii iJie Kcclcsiastical^\uthority of-tHc Dtocesc toivhich he beloncst^lic ta-aiTs I'erred to, tile .|urisdicli()n. vl' aii^ IVisIioj) in tiiis (^hn,ffdi- anVlif thei-e I'r a jrisliop (,f the j)i9cesc whei;d tlie candtdate^resides, lie shall ajiply lo 'uo ()thep-]Ushon for. (^l•(^inaliapl withoul^ thq'p'crmission "of MlTe J'ormer. I'fi. N% candid.'^te sliall cimnge Jiis canon'ical residence but foi^ cnusfs siitiicienfin tdie jiidi^'mt'nt iA' the Ceclcsiasticfll A^ilhyrily; mu- "s^li;!]] aiiv randidale b(j disnifssed fr.oni-4iie I^ioceso in which ho AV:fs adniitfed,M.r't"o which •!(,e haS bapn duly trajisCerrcd, for th«.ccfrtve!uenco.of,;itteiiding anv ihCoTo-ical or oraerscniiuiirv# -^ . •' . • r ^' " * • . t ;. . ; " ^ '• •. •" • ' ^ Oji mation, the iivop'^i^c-d Ouiion entitled " Of AdiuilTcrl CiiiKiidatcs fcti- Bejuons' Orders,';- av;.s 'mncudcdas Ibllbws: ^ • • • • ■ 186 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [otli Day. • ♦ Section 2, Strikins^ out the words "v/li at never can be br Might to the test of any outward standard" in the 2d and 3d lines. . Stdking outthe word " and "• after Christ in the. 4th line. Striking out the word " and " in the'Bth line. Section 3. Adding the words "in which «uch candidate ms.y wish to perform the service" after the word "Dioce'se" in the 4th line. On motion, the proposed Canon, as amended, was adopted, and ordered to be transmitted to the House, of Deputies. , The following Messages were received from the House of Deputies. r iMKSgAGE yo. 8. •The Bouse of Deputies informs the House of .liisliops, that it has adopted the "Joint Rules of Order," reported by the ''Joint Committee to prepare Joint Jiulws of Order t^o. regulate the intercourse of the two Houses.", . •• ' •'##;. MESSAO#-N0. '. • *The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops, that it has pa^isod the following, Kesolntion : Rss'^K&dy Tluit after this day the House of Deputies take a recess dailv iVom SK)\'.]okck, P. V.., to 7 o'clock P. ]\[. MKSSAO.E NO. 10. ' " .'The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops, that it has passed the following Resolution: Rhfiohed,, The House of Bishops concurring, that the following Canon be adopted : • . CANON IV. OEMERAL PUOyiSIOXri AND KEQUISITEo POiC OliDIXAnOX. j; l! No Bishop shall ordain any candidate until he has inquired of him whether he has ever, directly or indirectly, applied for -Holy Orders in any other Diocese, and, if the Bishop has reasofi to believe that the 'candidate has been refifsed 'Holy Orders in any other Diocese, he shl,ll winte to. tlie Ecclesiastical Authority ^thereof to know whether any just cause exists why the candidate should not be ordained. When fiuy Bisho]) rejects an application for Holy Orders, he shall immediately give- notice to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every pioccse. ■ . .5 2.' DeaeoBs'' Orders shall not be conferred on any person until he shal] be twent3'-one years old, nor Priests' Ordsrs until he shall be twenty- four yefirs old. . ■ ' *, •§ o, "Every candidate for Holy Orders who may lie recoinmeuded by the St:iuding Committee of any DiocesJe destitute of a Ijishop, if he have resided fortiie greater part of three years last past within the Diocese of A Bisho]), shall apjdy to such Bishop for ordination. And, such candi- date sinill produce the usual testimonials, as well from the Committee of the Diocese in which he has resided, as from t*he Committee of the Dio- cese/or which he is t;p be ordained. ■ ■ * • « • 1863,]* *• feoySE OF BISHOPS.- " 187 • • jj 4.'Ko Bishop ut this Church' shall ordain auy persou to officiate as n, Priest in any Obnsrrogation or Ohurfih not under Episcopal supervision, and situated beyond the jurisdiction ot these Confederate State?, until he shall have received from his Standing Committee the usual testimony, founded upon siifScient evidence of tiie sanndness in the faith, and of (he pious nnd moral character of the applic;wit, nor until he has been ex amincd on the studies prescribed by the Canons of this Church; and shrtuld any clertcyman, so ordained, wish thereafter to settle in any corit nregation of this Church, he must obtain a special license tiierefor from the Bishop, and officiate as a probationer for at least one year. ^ 5. Agreeably to the practice of the Primitive Ohnrcli, the stated times of ordination shall bo on the Sundays following the Ember weeks. Special ordination may be held at such other times as the Bishop shall appoint. On- motion the proposed Canon TV. entitled "General Provisions and Requisites for Ordination," was adopted. " The following message was. received from the House of Deputies : MESSAGE XO. 11.. •The House of Deputies intbrmslhe lionse of Bishops that it has passed the followinfr Resolution. Iitfsolvcd, The Hon^eof Bishops qpncurring, that the foUoAving Canon I)C adopted : Canon v. i:\AMlXAT10.\S ANp TICSTlMOX^ALg FOlf DSACg^fi' OUOEKS A.Nl) OKUIXATIOX. ? 1.. 'Every person hereafter to be ordained Deacon in this Church, shall be examined by the Bishop and two Presbyters, on Moral Philos- •>iphy and Khetoric, the Holy Scriptures and the Book of Common Pray- er, and ^hey shall inqnire into his fitness for the niinistrations declared in the Ordinal to a])i>ertain to the office of a Deacon, atul be satisfied thercoi. S 2. K any candidate for Deacons' Orders shall not, Avithin three years ^•ifter his admission, :ipply to be ordained, he shall cease to be a candi- date' unless the Bishop'sec tit fo allow longer time. !5 55. Xo person shall be ordained Deacon in this Church until he shall Iiave remained a cat^didate for Holy Orders at least one year, and until he'fthall exhibit to the Bi'-lio]) testimonials from the Standing Committee of the Diocese for which he is to be ordained, which shall be signed by a majority of all the Committee, the 'Committee being ^uh'- convened, and whicli .shall be in the following words: " Wc, Avh6.>eiuvm8s arc hereuu. hatJi laid before us salisfuctory testimonials, that for the space of three years last !)ast; he hath lived ii'\onsly. soberly and honoetly, and hath not -written, i-aught or held ainytfiing contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the I'nileslant Episcopal Church in tho.Conl'ederate States- and, moreovfi;, we think him a ]>erson worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Deacons. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, thif d.ay of , in the ye.ar of our t.,ofd ." 138 JOURNAL- OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [.MhDay; § 4.' But het'ore a Standiiig Committee shall proceed to ve<'oiwineii(l» any caudidate, as aforesaid, to the "Bishop, such candidate sh'all ]iroo adopted, with the foUowi/ic; atucnd- inents: Skotion •^. Strike out all after tlie words '-ccaso to be a oauvlidatc," and add "anU unless tllc liisjioj) shall see lit to allou' longer time, he sliall notifvTsim, in w;rit,iiiir,- that Le is. no. longer a i-andidato, and sliall itnnicdi-atcly give notice of thfe saiu«'tothc \Ecelcsiastical Autlioraty of every Diocese.''' ' • ' Skction u. Strilco cnit.'^lio words "from at least"' in the r)th line, anct also the Nvords " which last h!is" and insert " which Prcshvlei' shall have.*"' • ' , • . • "1 , .Tlio--i"oltcwviiio- lucssago was received from the llovise of Deinitics : • ' • ^ M^i.^.VGE XO. 111. » The* llo.nse of T)epu*tipa informs the House. ' 0, Bislioi'S,' llist if ha- passed the follqwiiig Resolution : , .'. • . " • HcMhcil, The House of Bishops concuri-in;:, that the fallowing Canon lie adopted: .. ' CAON VK • • • ,, or PeXconp. . ? I. JCvcr^' Ileacon slK^lj'he subject to the rcgul5,tion'of the Bishop, oi^ if theBo be no Bisljop, of the cleneal meniliers of the Standing Conimit,- lee of the Diocese for which he is ordained, until lio receive letter.«i t!im- issoi'v to the L^clesi;vstical Authority of sonic other Dit)cese, ,nnd bo tliereupon received as a Clergyman of suidi othet' Diocese; and he sliall Klh^iate in such places as the Bishoir, Or the said clerical members, mav direcji •' ' ^ , v • ■.'-...." '■}% Xo Deacon shall bo settle(>over a rarish* or Congf ejjatiofi ; nor sflall any Deacon othciflt<* in any l^ailsh or ^ongrogation, without the express' conseiU ^^f the l{ector^<>r t!i« time lieing, where there is a Hec- tor ;' nor in any case A\'ithout^tho assent of tiie Bishop; ;ind wlien ofti cin^ing in ihe Parish (»r Congregation o'f a IJoctor, he shall be en^rely subj(cct to thedii-gction of sucli Re\«t(M"in all his ministrations. ^ o. Xo Deacon- sb«ll be transfera^ed to another T)ioccse without tlie written request of t!;c Bishop, tw •Avhose Jurisdiction he is to 'be trans- I'erred. . . ' ' • On iriotion, »• , Jicsolrcil, Tliift Canon VI.. eniiiKd "of I'eacons/' us conveyed to tiii? House in McssagoXo'. 12 from tlie Hoii^e of Deputies be adopted. T[\(i fi>]lo\v.ing \Nrcssagcs» ^verc .received from the House oi". Deputies:. ,• . . , .MF.SSA(fF, NO. 13. ' ' t The Hynse oT Deputic inforius the House of Bishops thnt it has paspcti thft following resolution : ' • ' ■' RfuDfinf. That the se^veral ameniJnierits t«n the Camui, mtitled •''On t!ie Mode of Securing :mi .\cc.nrato» View of the State. of the Church,"' as conyeved t,o tliis'Hoiwi •in Mc-^sagc Xo. ?lV(>m the HoJise of Bisjiop:- be acceded to. » 140 JOURNAL OF THE GEITERAL COITKOIL. [5th Day. MESSAGE NO. 14. The Honse of Deputies informs the House of Bishops, that itjias passed ,' the follovriiifr Resohition : ■ Revived, That the several araendmeuts to Cauon HI. as conveyed to this House in Message No. 8 from the House of Bishops beacceded^to. MESSAGE NO. Ift^ ' • ' The House of Deputies informs the- House -of Bishop.?, that it has, ■ passed the foilov/ing. resolution : ■ Ee^oUed, The House ot Bishops concurring, th.'^t the following Canon be adopted : CANON Vli. ORDINATIOX TO THE PEIESTHOOD. ^ 1. Whenever a Deacon shall determine to proceed to.P^-iests' 'Orders', he shall give to the Bishop written notice of such intc-ntion ;" whereuppu the Bishop shall record the notice in a book to bo kept by hira for this purpose, and shall appoint and direct the studies of the Deacon accord- - ijigly ■ i 2. Every Deacon desirinj; to receive Priests' Orders shall SLaHd"three different examinations, at such times and ])laces as the Bishop, to whom he applies for Holy Orders, shall appoint. The examination shall take place in the presence of the Bishop and two or mor8» Prtjis- byters. Tlie first examin«itioii shall be on thq, books of Scripture, the candidate being required to give an account of the ditTl-renf books, to translate from the original Greek and Hebrew, and to explain such passages as may be proposed to him. The second examination shall be on the evidences of Christianity and Systematic Divinity, and fhe last • examination shall be on Church History, Ecclesiastical Polity, the Book * of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons of the Church, and o : the Diocese for which he is to, be ordained. He shall be examined also as to his knowledge of the Latin tongue, and of such studies aS the Bishop shall have prescribed for hira. At each of the forementirined examinations he shall produce and read a sermon or disot)urse, composed by himself, on some pasaage of acripture, previously assignc'l to -liiiii. which, together with two other sermons or discourses on some passage or passages of, Scripture selected by himself, shall be subinilted to the criti- cisms of the Bishop and clergy present; and, beforeiiis ordination, lie shall bo required to perform such exercises in reading, in rfie presence of the Bishop and Clergy, as may enable them to give hihi such advice am! iiistructixjns as may aid him in perfonjiing the services of the. Churcli, and delivering his sermon?: v/itli propriety and devotion. § 3. When a Deacon, applying to be admitted to Priests' Orders, vrishes knowledge of the Latin, Creek and Hebrew languages, and other branches • of learning not strictly eccle^iastical, to be dispensed with, the Standing ('ommittee shall not recommend him for Priests' 'Orders until h(i' shall have laid before them a testimonial signed by at least two Presbyters of . ibis Church, stating that, in their opinion, he possesses extraordinary strength of natural understanding, a peculiar aptitude to teach' and a large share of prudence; and the Bishop, with the consent of the Standi ing Committee, shall have gi-anted the dispensation. But in regard to a knowledge of the Hebrew language, the Bishop shall have thelole powtir of dispensation. . * * . . j 4. In a Diocese- where there is no Bishop, the Deacon shall be exam- . ined by the Bishop to Avhora. he applies for Holy Orders, and by two or more Presbyters appointed for that pur])ose, by the said Bishop. • • « ♦ 1802.] » HOUSE, OF BISHOPS. ' * 141 § 5. No person shall te ordained a Priest in this ChurcU until he shall Imve exhibited to the Bishop testimonials from the standing Committee of the Diocese for which he is to he ordained, which testimonials shall hn signed with the na-iTies of a majority' of all the Committee, the Commii- (oe l>eihg duly convened, and shall be in the following words : "We, whose names are under-written, merahers of the Standing Cora- initteeof the 'Dio^ese of , do testif}' that the Rev'd A. !>., Dea- con, hath laid before ns satisfactory testimonials, that iov the space of three years last past, he iinth lived ])iouHly, soberly and honestly, and hath not written, tauglit or held anything contrary to the doctrine or.dis- cipline of the l^rotestant Episcopal Chnrch iu the Confederate States; and^ rnorover, we think him a person worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Priest*:. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this ■ day of , in the year of our Lord Z' . But before the Standing Comnuttee shall proceed to recommend any •Deacon, as aforesaid, to the Bishop, such Deacon shall produce from the Minister and Vestry of the Parish where he resides, or, if the Parish be vacant, from the. Vestry alone, testimonials of his, piety, good morals and orderly conduct, in the following words: . "We, whose names are -hereunder Written, do testify that the Rev'd A. B., Deacon, hath, for the space of three years last past, lived piously, soberly, and honestly, and hath not, so far as we know or believe, written, taught or held anything contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States ; and, moreover, we think him "a person worthy to be admitted to the sacred Order of Priests." In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this day of , in the year of iur Lord — ' ." lie shall ateo lay before the Standing Conimittee testimonial's signed by ;tt least one respectable Presbyter of this Church, in the following form : ■ "I do certify, that the Rev'd A. B., Deacon, has, for the space of three years last past, lived piously, soberly and honestly, and has not, so far as ■ F know or believe, written, taught or held anything contrary to the doc- trine or discip.ine of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States;' and, morover, I think him a person worthy to be admitted to the ^ sacred Order of Priests. This testimonial is founded on my personal ■knov\-ledge of the said Rev'd A. B,, Deacon, for one year last past, and •for the residue of the said time upon evidence that is satisfactory to me. in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this — day of » — j in thtf year of our Lord .'' iC). But in case an ai)plicant for Priests' Orders shall, from peculiar circumstances, not affecLing his pious or mor.-l' character, be unable to procure testimonials from the Minister and Vestry of the Parish where lie resides, or in Case Of there being no Vestiy, the Standing. Committee m:!y accept testimonials of the purport above stated from at least twelve respectable members, and I'rom at least one respectable Presbyter of the this Chnrch, who has been personally acquainted with the candidate for at least one year. On motion, . ^ ♦ . Resohed, That Canon VII. entitled ''Ordination to the Priesthoofl," ' as conveyed \so this House in Message No. 15 of the House of Deputies be adopted vrith the following amendment: • • 142 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COITNCTL. [5.tbDay. Section 3. Strike out the wonls "extranxlinary strength of nafurnl understanding" in th^sixtli line. The foUowinsr Messa2*e' was. received fi'oia the House o\' D ' ' OAX'OIsYin. OF THE ADMISSION OF MIXISTHIIS ORnAlNKD UY r.lSTJOPS XOT f^'' ( 0^rVl^XIOX ^VITII THIS CHUJJCm • '-^ ^ » AVheu a Deacon or Priest, ordained- l)y a Bishop not in eonirnuninn with this Church, shall apply tb a Bishop fur admission 'into the smne as a minister thereof, he- shall produce a written certiticate from at least two . Presbyters of this Church, statinjjthat, from ^jersonal krtowledge of Ijim, or satisfactory evidence laid before them, tliey believe that'liis desire to leave the communion to -which he lias belonged has not arisen from any circumstance unfavorable to his moral or religious character, or on account of which it may be inexpedient to admit him to tlie exercises of the ministry in this Church ; and he shall also, not less than six mouths after his application, in the presence of the Bishop and two^or more Presljyters, subscribe the declaration contained in Article IX. of the Con- stitution; which being done, _the Bishop,- being satisfied 'of his theologi- cal acquirements, may receive him as such inuiister. •f Oil motion, JResoh-ed, That Canon VIII. entitled "Of tlie Admission of Minister!=. Ordained by Bishops not in Communion with this Church^'' as conveyed to this House in Message No. 16 from the Hyusfe of Deputies be adopted. ' The .following message was received from the House ol" Deputies : ^ MESSAGE NO. 17. The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops, that it lias passed the following resolution : Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that tlie f()l]owing Canon l;e adopted : CANON IX. OF MINISTERS ORDAIXF-D IX FOREIGX' COUNTEIES By BISHOPS IX' CO?,IMrXIOX WITH THIS CHURCH. I 1. A clergyman comiug from, a foreign country, and professing.to liave been ordained out of the Confederate States by a foreign Bishop in communion witii this Church, or by a Bishop consecrated for a I'oreign^ country by Bishops of this Church under Article XI. of the Constitution," or by a Missionary Bishop elected to exercise Episcopal functions in ain-^ place or places out of the Coutederate States, shall, l)efore lie be permit- \ ;• 1802.1 nOUSK OF BI^OPS. " ■ 14 S led to oinciate in any'Parish or Congi-egation, exhibit, to the Mhiister, or, if there be no Ministea-, to the Yestr/ thereof, 'a certilifate signed by tlie IHsIio]! of the Diocese, or. if there be no IVisliop, by the Staiictingr Com-, iiiitteedidy cofiAiened, that liis letters of Holy Orders are autlientic, and yiven by some Bishoj) fii coiuniiinion with tliis Chnrcli, and whoi^e anthority is ackTio*vlodfi;ed hy this Ohnrch ; and, also, that he hns exhil)i te^d to tl^e Bisho]' or Standini? Oom"inittee sAtit;faetory evidence of lii-; liionsajiii tnoral charaftjer, and of his theological acqnirenients • and, in .•yiy oase, l)efore he shall W permitted to settle in any Ohureh or Parisli. wj- be received int«!» union v ri,]i any Diocese of this Olinrch iis a minister I hereof', he shal] ]n-odnce to the Ecclesiastical Authority thereof, lettei-s (luijissory inider tlie hand and seal of. the Bishop with wJiose Diocese he •lias been last: couutiG.t^d< wliich letters shall be, in substance, those pro- \idedibrin S^etioli 7 of Oanon ll.*of Title II., and shall be delivered within six- luonth^ from the date thereof; and wlien such clergyman shall have beeii so received, he shall be considered as liaving passed enlu-elv from the jurisdiction of the IVishoj) from whom the letters dimissorv werl; hrought, lo the full jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Authority bj'whom they shiiir have been accepted, unci become thereby subject to all the canonical provisioiis oi" this Church: ProriJcJ^ that no such clergym.nn shall bolo recei\red into nnion with auy Diocese until he shall liave sub scrilied, in the presence of the Bisho]i of the Diocese in which he an])lies \'ijr reception, and of two or more Presbyters, the declaration contained' . in Article J -\'. of the Const itntion ; -which being done, .suid Bishoi)(ii' Standing Coyimj|teTe, being satisfied of his theological actjuirements, jnav receive him into uuiou with this (.Unircli as a minister of tlie same: /'ro r'hlea, aha, tluit; 8uch minister siiall not be entitled to settle in. any I'arish nr C'liurc-li, as cSuonically iu charge of the same, until he shall, subse ijueutly,to the acceI)tauoe t)f his letters dimissory, have reskled one year ■ in the Confederate' States. '• ^2. An'd if such foreign' clergyman be a Deacon, he shall obtain in this country the requisite testimonials of character, before lie he ordained :i Iciest. Oiiinotioii, Misoh-ed, That Canon IX-. entitletl ''Of ^linisters Ordaiued in Foreign i'luintries by liisliops in Communion with this.Churcii,'' as coliveyed "to ' Ihi^ House in Message No' 17 from the House 'of- Deputies, be adopted. , , The Mlowing niessa^ft from tlifi House of Deputies Avas recoTvet\j ' • • •lK.-t hy hlui for thsit iMiriioso. [:}.] And if the ]\Iiiustet-,l)e a Presbyter, tiie EccleRuxsticarAutliurilj, may, at the iiistancoof the Vestry^ V"*^^"'-'^*! to hitve him jris*titute<| aecord- iii* to thcplllce established bf this- Church, if that OlH^c be i;sed in the Diocese. ThisprovisionjConcerniiiiJ!; tlie'nse of the Ollicc oi Institution, ■ is not to be considered as_ applying- to any Cong#'i,''"iti"" i^'-'-''fit"te of a House of Avorship. . . " * ' ^ • . ■ .4^ 2. Ko ^rinister, removing from one PiocoSc or jR.issionary l>istri('t to another, shall ofliciate as tjio Roctor, Stated Minister, or. Assistant Minis, terfif any Parish or Oonsr'egafcionof t!i(?l)i(Jceso orijistrict to whicU If removoB, until he shall have ol>tained from the l^clesiastjcal Afifluiritv a cortiticate in tlic words followiutr:- •■ . . ' ' » • "1 licroby certify that tlK; lve\v A. B. liaa.Veeu canoi,itcally. tra\is'ferr„J •to my jurisdictioi^aad is q," ;Ministcr in rcgulai' ataudiiig.'" ' '. • . * ■ • • ■ . • w* • «• S3. The Alms ^nd Contributions at tlio ftdministrjvtion of trhe*iro]y' Communion shall be deposited with the Minister of the Parish, ov ivith such Church otHccr as sh^l bo appointed bj-^ him, to bo apjdiod by tliu. Minister, or'uiider Lis superintendence, -to .such pious and charitable ilscs as shali by hin'i bo tliought lit. •\' / . ' iJ4. [l.J It shall be the duty of IMinistcrsto prepare young persons and, others for the holy ordinance of Conllrmation. Aiyl on notice being re- ceived from the Bishop, of his intent u\ji to visit any Church fin- the yur-. |)oso of adininistcring thai rite, vv'hich notice shall be at least one jno.nth " lieforo the intefidod visitation," the Minister shall give innnediate notice to' his parishioners, individually, as npportiiiijty may oiler, and also, to the ' Congregation on the first occasion of public w'orship after tho roc(Jiptof said notice. And he sliall be ready to present for Conjiiynation' such yer- ijons as he shall think properly <|ualilied, and shall delivf'r to the, Piishop a list of the naifteS ol those conlirmed.- . • • . [-2.] And at every visitation tho Minister and'Clianih Wardens, or'Ves try, shalUay before tlie Bishop, if reriuired, tho Parish recoVds, and give iut'ormation to him of the state of the Congregation, under such head^ as shall have been committed to tllcm in the notice jij-iven as aforesaid. * • |8.] And further, the iliuistcrs and Chiirch- Wardens of such Cou^rcr gationsas cannot be conveniently^ vii^ted ni uny year, shall bring or send • •to tho Bishop, at the stated lUjOeti'ng of the Council of thed)i^ccse., itrfor- inat,ion o^' tho state of tho Congregation," under" sucfi heads tis shall have boon committed to them at" least ifno- month lieforo tjie moetijig 6f the Council. • . • f T). [1.] Every Minister of tl'is Clmrch shall keep a register of bap- tisms, confirmations, cominunicanfg, maa-riages and funerals, wifhin iiis* I'uro, agreeably to such rules as imiy bc-provid^d liy tho* Council of the Diocese where his cure lies;. and if none such be prjovicled, then in swK maniior as in liis discretion he shall tlunk best .suited \,o tho uses of such a register. ^ * .. v • , •• [2.] The liitentiou of th(? .Register of Raptfenis is hcrcbj declared i ■ be, n^ for oth , 1 [3.] iiiVery Minister of this Church sMall mfiko ont .■:. ' i. ;:t ,;.;,;■, :. s :, ;■ : l>rnction:blc, a list of- all families -nrid adult pefTKons v. i ;:;':; .'.': ( 'iv, v, L'k wi^i all other Parish rccbrtls in liis ': ' < ■' vM^ in case of his removal,^ be ontrustcil to the/Wardens of the ( - 'V'^riiain for the use of his successor, to' 1)0 continued by him ana i^" ''vevy future Minister of the same Parish. • , *' a* §0. [1.] No Minister belonp;mg- to this Oi:y.if(4i, shall officiate, either by preaching, rea4ing prayers or othe^\;ise, in tiie Parish^ or vt^thin tlie parochial cure of 'another clergyman, withont tiro consent of the ilinisUer of the Parish or cure, or, iii his^abse'nce, of the Church • Wardens and Vestrymen, or Trustafcs of the; Congregation, or*a majority of. them. . [-2.] If any Minister of this Church, from inability or. other cause, fail to perform the reguhtr serNdces in. his Congregation, and refuse, Nyithoi^t • good can^e, his consQiTt to the ofiiGiating-t)f any other Minister of this , Church within his qure, the C-hul-ch Wardens," Vestryman or Tnfstees of such Congregation slialj, on proof of such failure or /efusal before thQ Ecclesiastical Authority, .or before suc^ persons as lutiy be deputed thereby, or before such persons as may bt;, by -the regulations of this Church in any Diocese^ vested with the powei- of hearing and deciding on complaints against Clergj-men, have ppwer,' Vi''ith,tlMe 'written consent' of the before-mentioned autliority, to opfen'the dbors of their Church tp, au}'- regular Minister of this Clmrcli. - . •' " i^ 7. [1.] A Minister of this Church rcmovin^w.ithin the jurisdiction of any- Bishop Or other Ecclesiastical Anthoritj, «hall,, in owler to gain canonical residence within the -sanje, present to 'E.aid "Ecclesiastical Authority a testimonial from the Edclesiastical Authority Af the Diocest or ^Missionary District in which he last resided, whjch testimotii'al sliall set fortii Ms trub standing and clfaraater. 'Bli^ tefitiyioaial uiay bui. in the following ViMwds: * • ^« . ' , " I hereby certify that A: P., v.'ho has signified te transferred to the Ec.clesiastical Autliority o'f — =—- — — , is a Presbyter (or iJeacoji) of ; — ;-, -in ri^^ular siandijig* and has n^t,. so far as ,1> know or believe, been justly liable to evil report, for error in rgligion or vicibusness of liffe, for three years last*pafet." ' . ' • •" All such testimouials shall be cajled'LetteiH? 'Dimlssory.* [2;j No such letters shall alle^t a' Minister's canonical residence, until^ after liaving been presented according to adtkess, tliey^'hall iffeVe'been accepted, and notilication of suich- afeceptancb. given tf) the authority .whunco it. proceeded. The residence. of the\Miiiiste;'' so trahTj'crre?! shull date from the acceptance of bis letters dimissory.' ♦If not jirtsentcl . witiiiii three months^ftor datd, they may be.consideretl as Void ijy the authfirity whence til ey, proceeded; and .shall J3e so coftsidered, unl-oss^, tliey lie[)rcs?(3jited wi1:hiii-six moaiihs. • * .• * . " , [3.|'Jfa Minister, reihoviug in.to. ahgthcJi-. ])iocese, wlio linn been caileil to take charge of a Parish «or Congregation, shall present a te'sti* moiiial in the f(n-m afoi'csaid, it shall be the 'duty *(3f* the. •Ecclesiastical • 'Aidliority o\' the Diocese to whiclfhe?hoifi. removed, to &.ccept it, uidess the ISIshp]) or Standing €ommiijee slicWd Ikaye heard rumors,- v/hich he. wr they believe to be Avell founded, against tjic character of .the iNlinfster c^oncerncd, and which would form a i)roper ground of cauonical i(ii:j^ii»y and prescni.inent; in which case thj^ Ecclcfliastlca}- Authority eUah com- iiiiinicate the same to tihe»Ec(!lcsiasticril- AuMiorjty of thp 'i)iocese to whose jurisdiction the said Ministei' belongs; au/l, in*siifli c/ise, it shall not be the duty- of the Ecclesiastical JVudiorilyto ♦icoc])t lfie]|tetjjfio'iiijl unless, and until, tijere be satisTactoi'y e.vplanation of 'mk-Ii rumors, ' ' * « 14. J Itslvall I. ;iud-nn,vy, iiiif! ] ■ ot' the Gcmr'ItJ i-i^;ii;e:l. to ttfttrriu and [jre^cat letters diinu-s^urj .l.s iiLiAa desciTbcd, ulioiiever Uk^v .remove from om Dioc'ese or JfissiongrV 'Dis- trict to any otlior DifU'osc orilissiqjuuy District, wlictlier iDomcstfc or ' Foreign, and rcniahi there ktv tlie space ^f six montlis. If, attlie end of tlitit time, !iny Minister, St> reinovin'T, shall not !iavo obtained and ,i>re- sentod sneli letters, the Bi^^ioi) of the T>iT>cese from which he lias re- • moved shall have the.riglit to tjjvnsfor him by letters dimissory into tli^ Dioceso of tjio Bishop into 'whose .iurisdictioiv he has removed. , I 3. A-niinistcr fe settWd for all purposes here'or,elsowhere mentioned in these Canons,. v.'ho has, licon eugaj^cd permanently .by any Parish, ac- cordijR? to^the rule?; of tltt-' Di^'v ior *ny term hot lops than one year. Oil njption, • •ifcsohetl, That Canoivll. ot. I'itle'il. c'ltilled '•(General .Uegulrrli^nv-; ol Miitisters" as conveyed bo this House, in Message Not 20, from th^ House ^of Den titles, be adoj>ted. , ' ' « ." ■ *' 'Bishoj^Lity. submitted the follo-\\-1i)-f!;' • • ' . •' .KEPOkT. . Tfto Committee appointed to jirejxwe resolutions exprossist; oi tlfe »^st^RO which this IIoiiso entertains of tlie loss* which the' Church, has e"x- ,perv3nced in the lamented death of ved to preach Christ our buly • rightetiuiijiess, and knew liow; -vvifli !fln!.rular purs\u\si\t;ness, to .di;aw» •(jther^o his Master. Imbued with, loye and revoa'ence for-*tlie Church atiflioee altar* hcyservod, he devoted his ])esfc energies to extcftd her in- ^. ihijjnce and enlarge, her borders. Iliij ^yinpathising heart respunded l.* '^ oveify Umnan sori-o\v, so thtit. lie was ever promirt to {)ify ami i-ohdy to relWc. ' Aiyito this universal charity, lie iyldet> a. love of the brethren, which endeared *liim -to tUos'e assocLited with^iim in. Council and over whom-fie v'-'is set iii the Lord, .^lo wise and good: so u'uweariod in (ill • ^^'ood AV'orks, and so long-sulli.>riiig -vitli tjie inlirmities of others, he lived and died a lovely example qla Clyistiaii soldier, and a faithful Bisiiop. * lu the Providence of CJotl- he was talceu away. from the evil to come, , and^ we. rejoice td bclieya .tliat he nov,- rests froin his labj)uij^ aud his • worjca do foUtJW. him. ' ■■ * . ^ ' , *•.••.'.** - * • . 'irENJlYO. LAY, Chairman.,* ** \ * . , •» "• - ftn iBQtiou the report vra^ .received and the rcsoluliftu ftil6ptcd. . •■ * • .' , . , i , • 'jy\\Q foWowing- Mess%e *\Ya.s received iVoiu (li'* I4.Mi?icj iii.j i:i>uoc k/i Ueputresiul'uriiis the lious<» (^ a.,,, n^-i-., v.^.^l ii ii;.;. ,..k . v tlTe- IVjiluwing Ilesolutions : • s. , • * * (l.)« Ji'^soloed, Tliat the arncftidiiicul^ to Oaiiou v^ as conveyed to this I'oiisc ill Moss:ige No. 10 of the Uouse of jiisl^ops he accededio. (2.) liesohcd, That the»amciiduicnt to Canon 'VII. a& conveyed In Ihi*; jITonscf in Message No. 12 of tlie Iloiise of Bisli«i)s, be acceded t6. ^Bisliop Lay offered the folfo^viig |:u3olution,"-\vl!To!i iaotioii,»\vaa adopted..- *' ' .» •* Jiesolootl, That the t-omniittcc ou^anons be i;iHtruelcd.to iiKj[Uueiiito tVie expediency of ifitroducing a Canon o)^*"Lifj(: Disci^fdinc," as tlieiriirst Oayon of Title III. Saitf Canoil to proiiiMt uudcv suitable penalties* the , niavri!i_i!;e of persons,, coijtrary to thft hivv,.of God: ifind tlic r.aid Candu tf> define a»dt;xplain under Avha* circul:nstanccs>a person r^jpelled froin*the . couiniunion uuctcu tke rubric; luay b<' ru»-admittedli*crctO'4a anotlkcr J&r* ieh or .'diocese. . . * .. . ^ ^^Oiimotion the House took a recessr to fiUow i]i%^ sittings of ' tliC Committee on {lie Biljlp aiid Rook of .Coromo'ii Pfaij'-cr^ The H011S.C. resumed itp business.- "» , ^^ The following mcs3ay their Prp'sident, or l)y, some'person or pcrsort« speci.ully* appoint?!:!, •comuiuixicate the desii-e'to the Standing C6nMnittc<»s ' of tht: Churches in tlic iliijereut Dioceses, together with»cv.l'Q%ncc isIioj)"i,<) IM iionoi /i^ndtJio edifying of'JIirtChnrcli^iiuLto ho. n \vli#]esoinc exampK to Mio t iTock of Clirist." • ^e • .. l^-l 'll'f* ovidcnco of the conseufr of the Standiifg Conunitt^c^sbair ba ^ in the fbrfti following": , «» ~ " < » • • Tcete.) ■ Wer-wliost; names are n^idenvrittcii, fully senf^!c how importau! it js that tlio sacred ollice of a Bislio]J"!jiould not l.e unworthily conferred, , ;!Bd lirniJy ift'rsuadcd that if i.-* onr duty to ber-ir.tcr.tiniony^ on tlys soleiVit oc^,asion,.'^vilhom p;ir|i«lity or affe^,tion, da, in the prcwnoc of 7\Iun>ht.y <1f)d tes^fy IJiat .V. 45. is iKot, st» fj^r fus wo are irtfoVnicd, instly liahiWo tv'.l^iT^port, eiiher i(>K'.!Tor fV fuligion, or for vicio-asne8s*of life; and thai. ^ w^i dt. iv't knflw or lfeli«dve tlierc.is any impediment, oi\ a(?oonnt of which lie dnght notfto hij consecrated to tliat Uoly Office, .but that ho hath as wel^'lieve; lyrt-liis lt*'e,-foV tliree 'years hv^t l^at^t, ]>i(,nslv-. soberlv uiid linnestly." f [3. J Aad'iftlii.'ni;i!(U-]iunibor "i_the ^tMixhng ComnuLtecu; si;;Jl coiiiyut o tiie pro)»osed consecration, tl»e Standing Committee of the Diocese. yhic.(5 !il- sliall, iji'/ll causes, snciX'ed the jUshoji, iu cae^: (»f surviving hin . A:*;iijtant IJishop sliall [loilitrm such Episcopal duties, anil exercis m. .Tho» SC SUOlr* . , , - ^ ^., a]i- pertatn to the ollioe'uf a Bishop. «No. person shaN be elected or ccWsc- erated a ^illraga'n Bi§hoi), VOi" sl'-'iH tl^ore be more th.-ai one Assistant r.iih»->p in a Dioce^c at tfto'samo^ime. „ ' , ' ;• ^•1. [\.] "Kvcry Bishct]) Af thi« Churt'h*i;Iiall viMfc the .Churches witfiin* Ins Diocveso at Wast once Jft tl^ree ycjy^, for the.purpost- of exaniinii^- tho 5.:iate-i>f h]s''CIniirch,"insp4.<-.ring tUe-byhaviur of.liis clcrijy, adiiiinisterni..- ■Irt- apos|d!ie 1-ite of c^)uf]rmati.>n,' ijpnistoriilg tlie Wol'df and if Ifb think -'\\ givi'ii at eaclj»of its sessions.' >f 0. "It sluiUbc huvful for aurBishi^i^of .{i JJiort-so, who is about to _ leave om ha? Vtlii.'jDioftivsc', witfi tije ititehtion of irohig out of tfil; li^n-^ it#of lh..vron^^dern*(> .S!?;tr^..?.j-.if rcmiMiihi," <.ii! of hU rfiorr^c for tl- i^.s tanUiJisliop, ov, slionlf there be ncinc, ^ho Suindiug Ooraniittcc of siui' ;* Vi^Dcese : ProiuWccZ, tliat notliing ia tins Canon shall be s© construed *is to prevent any Bislfop, who may have signed such writing, froin cserci- , sing his jnrisciiction himself, so fais'as th^ sanie'inay bo practjcfiblc, (Jii- *rmg his.absence from his Diocese, or from permitting and authorizing any other Bishop to i^erform^piscopal offices fopfcim. ft • i: 6. The Bishop of cfficli Diocese *iisy c^ temporary, and it jiway^at any time w re- voked. ■. . , §'S. [1.] Ti:e House of Deputies 'may, from tiiiie ^tisho]V, or.of ' •vacancy iiyother.caus^ the eh;irgc^f the vacant -Missionary. iJpiscopjite , shall,, until another .Bishop be' erected aad . consecrftted, dovoiver, on ther senior Bishop of tlds Church, with, the power of. apiiointing'som,. if lie sllfll be .('lu)Si*i*IVi;^liOi*»)i' N«<'ii i umcosc, ^10 u>;i\ .m ccpl liio , ^ ^oHicc, .•]'>«' ^liHU not flierel'V vj-n'ut* liIs ii)issionai\y ai)i>oju(iiieiit : Prori • dcd, ih-.ii lie conUiuic to tlif=fii.ai'p;o lli*4«lntic.s of [Missionary IJisliop witliili iiio- rosiilntt of his original •jurisdiction, it'Mliore lie^vich revidno'. I his Scoiion sUi^W Im\*e i^uver to r-;irve oiw^'nsie aHsent to the consociKitn)!) •(.r a. I>isho<).« • v . . ••'••,. « ». ' I'l).] t^vory^udi Bisliop ^iaU.rQpurt to eiich ISeniM-ul^O(nnicil Iiis^ofiioinl :•<.!>!, ancli the stJU.ennti'coitditiou^of the T)hurch1n «mul t^tatcs ifii^l Ter | • riloricS of.the ConVeclfci-iito t-tates. . * » •• . * ? !*[r.l ,T!1c Ilonsc^of Jfeputic.-;; may, jfomtiine tottime, on niWninallcn hytlio ilwutio ot" IVishojJt^. elect fl ijuitahlc; J)im->;ou to ha a I'ish^p of thi* • •C'lufreli^ .ti^exoi^i^iv Episcojial Vjiuctions iir any niissionary station 'of 4liis jCiinrch oul>8f tj}C!*'l*eiTitory ofnh^ Confederate ^tft,tes, whioli-tli*! House • of Hiyhops, with the concuri--cuutics, yiay have , (]e.sis!fi*Tted. The evidcn^e 06 such election shall be a c^rtilicatc, t(j be siibserihed by'^x constitution ;J majority ^of sg!id Ilonre of Dep^nties, • ex luessii^i!; their asseirf. t»*^ie said noniinat^n, .which ccrtilleal'e shall bo prodii^^cd tfl the -Ettfise of Ijishqj[>s;<|nu(.> if the Konso 01 ]>is]ioiis' shall consent ti) tlo^ (jonsefiralion, they may, take order fiv that purpose. [3.J*AijpO>ishop.«lected aad ^cmsecrated -under this Section, or any • ioreign ]\n:^8iona«y Iiisluy) Itereion^i'O consecrated to exercise Epis('o{)al lfi!W'tions*in any plare or country AvhicU may h^ve been thus desiinjated, -iiall haveH(> juris.diction, except ill tne y)kice or country foijVhich he , iias l)ceu elected ;ind coi^t-'cmted. .Ilo'shiflj notbaconiea Diocesan Bisboj) in*^uy organizedvDloceso -within tire Coufe(Ji.n'ate Siates, unless with the c.onsenl; of thr«6-f(flirths of all the*Iishops entitled to seats in the House , of Dfsho])^, .and also with t*» qpnseut of tlie Standing Committees of • ihrc^-fourtlis of the Diqcese^ • . • ^ [ .3.] Any r>ishoi> ?>lccxcd nnd cvusecrated under this Section, or any > Foreign* iIisf.ionary ]>isiioj) heretofore ^nsecrated, may ordain as Doa- . cons or Presbyters,, to •fiiciate witliin tlie limits of his mission, lany jier- « son* of the a^^'e requtred by* the^Canons of this Cliurch, Avho shall ex- *^ hy)it to hiin 1,1)8 .tfesti«i|)nials re(fuired»fcy Canons'V.'and VII. of Title I., signed by not'less^kau'two of.tho oi'sJained Jilissiouaries.of this Church • wjio may be subject 4o his Wtargc: Provided, nevertheless, that if, tl^ore be, only oao ordained. Jlissionaify attaijlieU to tho Jtssion, and cai)able of acting at the time, fl^i sigftalmre of a Pxesbylcr, nnder the jurisiliotion of airyllishop iuishr)p cunsecra|.ejl ntidev this Scjctioii. '*• h(^*c1i#l4)re gonsecrated, may, Ity and with the ajlvicb of two Presby- vei's, o^ic of v'h«nV tt" ^it'cessity requ_i;-e, Shall be a Presbyter in good ^landing under the ^'nrisdictiou of aiiy Xiisho'p in cominunion with this • Church, (flsf^fusc with those sllklies required "from a candidate for ( )r- dvrs^ by t lie Canons, of tljts Chwx^h-' Provided, that no j)erson shall be oi-^laincdP»iesr. l^j- him, who has not parsed a satisfactory examination iib the iirujeiice oi two Pr^'sbyterS, ;us to hi? tlieologica^'learjinig' and ilpti- \ude to teach : -huZ ;/ATOi-a?ei'?;on shall le ordaihcd ^Vn/-i'i b\#]nm ur.til ]io sIkiU liave *een a *candidat*e .for a! least on^- '• • ' 1 11.1-iu, « iiw ojiiui luivc; u'jv;ij uiuiiiucil iTMer ' n ;kl any cure, r>v officiate in the CIuu-oli', ^n tlic-v .. ..i.^i ....-,., , ;_.;.u.., ...uii ]ic sliftll. liavo ■complied witli oxistinp; \ Oaiions, relatiffg 1* tlie lelirniiig oi ]'=! i-ns to be ordained.. ,[5. 1 Any Foreign Missionary JSisIn;;! elected and consecrjif^d- nndcr * 1 liis Section, or any Foreign Missi©tiary liishop lierctoforc consccratod, sltall ljavejurisdiction*Rud government according to the Cauous qf this Ciiurch over • ,•• » ' :. • ■ J 10.*[1.] «A Diocese Vv-ithout a Bi^iop, or of wliich the Bishop is» ■ for the tiftie itiyler a disability by reason of a judicial sentence, may, by ^ itsfelouncil, be placed ilndor tiie full Episcopal charge ami antliority of the"B!shf)ji) (if another Dio(?es^ or of *a MiSsiouiyy Bishop, who sliall by tliat tkct ijo aiiti»orized to perform all the duties and offices of the Bisho]> of the Diocese so vacant i^v having the BLshop disabled, until, -in llie case of a vacant Diocese, a' Bishop be duly elc(;ted and consecrated for tlie same; and, 'in the c1ase of a Diocasd wiiose Bi.sHop is disffualilicd as aforesaid, until the disqunJificatiou be re^iiovcfj?- or until, in either case, tiio s«d ;u-tof tlio Council be revoked. [3.] Ncr Dioceilc'tlius ]>Iacc(^ uudci* the fiill charge and .antliority of , the Bishop of anotlier 'Diocc^Ki, or fi 'Missibnafy Bishop, shall invitii a • second Bisliop lo perform aiiy Episcoi>al duty, or exoi'c'isc authority, till • its connection witli the first «Bishop Tias expired or is revo'ked. ^ § 11. [1.] If dflring the session of 'thb" General Council, or within six calender months before the meeting of- any -such Council, a Bi.shop •shall desire t(> resign his jitrisdipvion, he shall make known in writing to the Hou'seof Bishops.such his desire, togethet* with the reasons moving * liiin thereto; wjiereupon the House . of Bislioits m."y investigate the- whole ci^^e of the juvjppsed resignation, including not only the facts'and , reasons that may be sdt forth in the application for the proposed resig- . nation, but any other facts fn^(i Gircumstances^bearing-upon it, so that the \vhftl(? sul>iect of tlie propriety qv necessity of such resignation may be placed fully "before the liouse of Bishops.* \ ■ [2.1* Ah investigation liJaving tlnis bycn made, the House of Bishops ■ may deci.lo on the application: , and, by the vote of a. majority of those • present, accept or refuse to accei)t ^such resignation ; 'and, in all cases of a prop<^sed resignaJ:ion; fche Bishops shall /!ausc their proceedings to be*-e- corded on their j^urmil; and, in case'of acceptance,; the resignation shall be complete when thus rocordt-d ;• -and notice thereof slia-11 be given f*^ the House of Deputies. * •* .. . . ,. [ ii.] In case a Bishop should de«rc to resijjn at any pcrii^l not within , ' .six ci^endar iri(?iif,hs before the rne.otiitg-^if a General Coun.cil, la- shall make lintMvn to,th« Senior Bishop such his desii>?,' with the rwisons tnoving hhn thareuuto; wh'ereupo^i the 'Senior Bishop. shall' communicate, -without delay, .a copy of tke samt' io every Bishop of this Churcli h/iving Eccl% ■ A.. iStniHliiit'; (^iiminitteu of t!ie IKkicoso* to wliirii the I'.isliop dosiriiii; to ro- • sigiininy holons;; iiii<1,':it-tlic saiiio tiiuo, "f:>iiiiiiu>n said 4>islio^>s to'iiicet • hiin iipporson, at a ])laoo j^oln- hy ]iiiu,(li'siyiiatc(l, anVl nfe a lime not los;» tlian llivco caloiidar iiioiitli'^ IVoui Ujo date of lii^ suiiunons; and, sliould • • a nuinlicr not less YliDn :i niajority of all the said IJisliopy nioct ftillic tiuic and plaoe dcsigiiiitod, tlioy,s!iu!l then liavoall tlio )>o\vor:i aiven Ly tlic ])revions claitPCs of "tliis Section to the House of I'^isliops.;* and, shoulfl u number loss tlian a niajority assenildf^, tlioy shall liavg fov.-cr to ad jouni fi'oni time to tinie,nntil tliey. can-secure tlic a4t(;iidflnco ol'a inajorili- <:f all tlie saicl l>'is]ioi)s. Should a jirbjiosed rcsignatioii .of a Dislirtp Ix' acr.epted at'any meeting; (»f tlic Kisliops for .that pnr]^oso held dnwnp; a recess, then tlie Senior Bishop present shall lirouonnce vsnrli resignation (N)mp]eto, and commnnicato the same to the Ecclesiastical Authority of * , each DioccfJe, ^rho shall cause the' ^aine to be communicated to the sev (M'al (^lorirymen in charge of C^ongrc'nitions therein.' And it shall be fhe ■ further djity of the Senior Bishoi) to cause such resignation to b,c forma! ly recorded on the journal of the Mouse of Bishops tliat may meet in (iencral (^Auncil ne.\-fc tlieriiafter. If the Bishop desirous o1' resignijjg should be the ScniaV Bishop, theiuall the duties directed in this Section , to be porforttied l>y the Senicn*' Bishop shall devolve ypon the Bishop next in seniority. . , I •I.]' No Bishop whose resignation of the Episcopal -jui'iidictioii of a T)ii)ccse has been fotisummatcd pursnant to this Section, shall 'be eligibli- toTiny Diocese now in union, or which may hereafter be admitted into nn ion, with this Church; but he-may i)erfhrm Episcopal , acts at the re•»] -In case a suapendod Bishoii of this •Church should, desire to re- sign. at any period not within si.\'calcu!.lar. moiAhs before the meeting of a Genyal Council, ho shall make known by letter to. the Senior BiMho]^ such dj;sire; whereupon the Sonior TVishoy shall coniinnnicata. a cojiy ot. thcftiinjci to e;u'h Bisho]) of this Cliurch liaving jurisdiction within tlic Confederate States; and, in case , a majority of such Bishojis shall return to th'o Si;nior Bishop their writfeii assent to sucji resignation, t,hc saiiuv^ shaU I't" deem"ed valid ajul tlual ; ajid written information of the s^id resignation shall at onc't bt^oonin'iunicatod by the Senior, I>i.si|iop t<» the IVishop an<,l Diocese ccnigernod, and to each ]>is]io]) of this crmixl". And it shall ^be tlur further duty of •the Senior BislK>p to "cause sncli rosi'^iation to bo formally rec^rded on thp Journal of the Hoiise' (T1 r>islio])fi that may meet iii Ceneral (\)uueil ne.xt thei'eafter. Oil motion tlic proposed Cuiion III. of Title II. as ll';^Iu^ mitted from the Ilonsc of J^oputics wum amended a:^ lo! •lows — to-Avit: ' . . . *. , J>y tlic insertion" of a new section to be cAllcd Section ON!:"* and to read as follows : , § 1. . T6 entitle ii Diocese to the choice of a'iJishop l>y th6 Conneil tlKjrcof, . there nu^t fro', al tiie fiiiie of snob choico, and hfive bc6n 'during tJic year prcviim!^, at least si.\-« onlciatinp^ PrQpbytgrp therein, rcji^njarlv f'.ettled in a Pari.'^h • • t # more i.'iirirthc'rf re[u'0:scntcri ^ii iho Cihi.!!"!- . i' '■<''- • l>y cluiu^-ing 'Section i lii^ Scctioii ,' jSeclion 2 toficction .'I * .** " , , b*cctioii 3 to tScctipn L ^ ^ ■ ^■ • " Hcctibfi 4 to 3cctiQ)i ^-^ ' *• § ' . ** Sccjjon'5. to S'ccfion '!. . , , * • k^cctiou (> 16 f^'cctioii T. , • (4cctioii.T"tO Soctioi! H. , . *. •' , • . * • . ity strikiii,!;' out tlic' words; '"■ asinBlaiit I]V';li'''i ', ^^ Mission • ary irisliop, " in the fst liii.c\>r Secti(j_^i 8,,iu;(l Hi^bstHntiUi; tbcu^eiVH' tiiQ Vv'0!;ds "cxcreisinG?*juyisidn''""- . in the lltli line. ■ ' * , • ' '•" fly changipg Section, Tt to Seciion lO, j>y Inserting the ^vofd9 '"'lie slvdl be otilSUod'lo .; . .\. . Initnofe a vote in tlie .House of l>is!ii)ps*' aftes'llie wd^T •"consecrated'-' iii the/ithline of 'raragraph. 2, Hertion _!- - ,!>y changing tS'cction "10 to' Section .II.' . • " On motion, ,' , * ' j^iwZm?, TlintCanon.Iir, of Tillo 11^ ciiti!k',' ni i;i;,li',.j.;, ".'is «m^ voj'ed to tlii-s Houpe in message jSTo. 2'3^ iVuin tlie llouso <)!'.no!Hit#>s,«i>o ■■idopted, as :xmcuded. * . , . The following. mci-lsage wap'reccivo'l from tbe Ilofisc of J)cputi'cs : ' . ,' . MESS A (Hi; NO. 23. . ■ * ■* ^' '■' • • • ••■«• • • • The itouse of I)cputics iaforing tlic lions^ #f irbifif-ps^lkat it«])f!sg:>ftf«- ^ •fied tjiic following resolution: 9 • ' * . « ^ * licsoleed, The 'House of l;islioi)S concurring, Th;iL iJic folhwiiuv dr.: ons be adopted--to-wit : '■d.inon I'V, Canon VI,.C,vnon Vl !., Canon V W I, 'CAITONIV. ! « OF a' list bF THE MINISTEI'.S OF TlliS onVJirii. , 1.. T!ic Sccrdtary ot; the* House of^l^cputifts shall .kcon ; « . isters of this Church, in, their proper DioQpsres, nnncxintv-the i],-j«os oi' their i-cspective cures, or of tUeir stations-ip Any Oollcgos or other SctPj • inariosaf Learning-,, or, in rtj.£;a,rd to tliose wfio have jiot any au'cs^or otlier stations, tlieirplaces of^fesidenceonlo--; amltiic said lietshfil), y'on^ tinic to tiuie, l;e jjuhlished in "tlie journHls of the Ck'neral Councii. * • • • ..!;':i , a: - J. . _. . ..V. ■ -■-'"■,.■ '^ LJio (lcn»i'^:; >. ' . ■., '^ ._■::■■■.. : oi^inakii!;; Unouy^ilio a(l#i»ssion ol Ministers .'unoiig^icm, as siliail tend to ])rtT\onL i.'Tnoratit nirtl unwary |>elo fA)ni bcinj^ ini]«)soil on liy vir*' >'iis i)rctondin.;ji»l() l*c :uiHiorizc(f Mini#t,cir. «t' this Cly.irc]i. , . **'.*#, . CA-NGN Xl. • * . - • » * ^lULSk OK Tjhs 01Hi!ft;i[. • * * 'i'lie K«tclojiastical «\uiJigi1ty in oacli Diocese ol' lins i-hurcii iiaii ::{• jioiul, i'l'om tijuc to time, sojno suitalje person or [lerson?!, tK) .oonipiiro • .^'ul corrct't all {fo^\■ (^d\i.\6w*0L (lie iJiblo hy tJie atrvndard eilitipn ajcreetj •iil)onJ>y t.Ii^ (Jenenil Ouuiicjl, and a^ecrtiiicate of tlieir luvgnrc beeti so onipured a^^l corrected sliall bo published witli said bo(>V • ** V. . CANON VII. . • OF TTTBT.isriiNiyEDiTifiNS OP ^aE BOOK OP VOMMON ri:,\Xi;i;- Tlii,' Ecclesiastic?] Autborit^^ ol' tlii<^. Olmrclf, ;iii eacb Diocese, h^i:\]\ ,;;ipoiiifc one^)r.inore Pro'ibytors rf ike Diocese, \nio sliall care' and • •>orr«ct every liew edition of\ tb^i*I)opk of Coniiffoli I'rafer, tbe Arlicl«fs, ~ ^ • Ortices,»Mefi"0 I'salnis find Hyuins, by A*c(\i)y ot tbo stnndard edition; *• and a certillcato speoilyini^ tlie naiwo' of tbof>nblfsliinp;-IL'ouse^ind tlie ( dat« of said eT]iti(^i, iind*tliafi" it'lia^ been »<» compared jind ciHTCj^'ted. sliall Ijd ]>iJ)lisiietT-wiih the same. And hi case any otlition sball be i>nb- lislied without snc.b coyrcoitiou,it sImUI bo tho dijt.y of tlic said Ecclcsias ; tifal Authority to give yi^)lic tioti(jb that .Such, cdi^^on i:5 not autliori/e(| by (!ic CImreli. 'j, i » • CANON VIJJ. ■ « ••, * .or r.y^cfiiww. instij^x:tion. » , The Minister^ -of this Cb'uHb .v.bo liar\'C cbarjiG ot'^^arislies or cnr*;.' ^» .dial! not oiily be tlilii^ent in iiistrucfin;!: tbo I'hildren in the (^alecliisui; liuti shall, also, by stated catechcticiil lecturovi-'it^ i'lsliaiclion, bo dili .^ent ii> informiiij;- tbe youth aixT otlTcl's in'tbel^o^rijie', Ooiistitutionnnd • Littiriy^of tlicp'liurcb; * •' * '*. •*•« ()^^^l^ti()^ the proposed Oiiiious IV, VI» VII, Vlll-wcrc l;ii-c I-for 2o, from llic i ' • •_ • ^va^5 [ukcniiii}>, and thu4i'o]i(JVvyiigVrc.-^o]uti()ii iuii'iuju : • » i?6'.s.?ZwA7, Thal/CanonsIV^VI, VII, VIII,<(»f TitI^JI.>a'o(mvpyef!(<' » ' »(!iis IIoiLsc, ill Message No. 28, be adopted. . * • ^ • •' The followinsi; Mossjlo-c ^l-as received fomi'tiic f[(>nn:' • ■ Deputies: , ' * n - . . * * '» • ■ : The House of Deputies injY>rinsiIie Iloitse of'Bis^ops — . • 'That it docs not coiKflir in the adoption" of ^l\e aijiendiiiciit td Canon 1, ( i>t Title 11,) entitled "Tlie C(M)S9nt necessary for ollici-ifiuj'.^-'' as.eon • ,vryed to this House inMcitisaJ^eNo. in,.Qf t\c llpiise <»W)fslu)ps— to-u'i^ " r>y the addition of a second section." ^ '^ » ^ , • . -• ''^■ 2. Any Bishop nVay, at his Tiiscrelioii, license any y-*iii(aI>]o ]-i:v .•!i t(t act as kiy-reader." " , "."'** * On Motion Message No. M was l.aid, oii^thc h\h]h. . , The Ibllowinp^ message* was i^coiyed from llie JTouhC ol" Dopiiticsi, , . ■• * * .• MESSAGE NO. 25. » \ ,• * " • The House o/ Deputies infoKos th'e HfSufl.o rtf F>i:;hops Miat'it ha.^j .(.-..vi. .« the followiny;Kesoh;tion5 ' ■ _ ' . * • • Rcso%al, The House f)l^\riisho])Sjroi4eiiryiiifi, that the follovvin;^ \y)rd.. • « he prefixed to Canon J, II, llI^l^V, V, yj, yil, Vlll^as (•onvcy(^l lo tli- House of BishojjS' — to wil: , «^ . ' • , , , TitleTI. General Kcgtilations of I^inisiers and^'theii- dnli^.t. . • , .. • On motion Message ]NV»*2^ ^^iil's laid on tbe table. .% • The foUowing message was rcccivQd from th.o IFonse of J^epnties ; '.','•••'•***' * , •• •• .f .'• , - -MESSAOE NO. 20. • »• • ' • ♦ •■ ,T]ie House of Deputie?*v'f'>i"»'i i^<-' Hnuse cf r.islnn:-, !i,.ii il has passea* the following Kesolutio^ : . • * ' Resolved, The Ilous^' of .IVish(ij)s*c'oncni-rii>;r, 11:;!; '\\l !'"l!(Mvirici»Canor^fi he adopted, to-Vit : * '■ • . '. ■ 'ft'fiionj., Canon LL, Canon IJL, Can..;) iV. * * , « . CANOiN i. . i.V AAIENAi'.IIITV AND O^FENCER Ff)K WIIK'H " .A« iH."4If«'EK MAY l;K i'KllIl) « » '■.ANI> IT^IlSUE!). , • ♦ •• * '» # • • • . ! I'.vciy JhmfAlcr shall he" «ain,ei»hle for ollences comifiittfed Ijy- liiia to the Lcelesiasti'cal«\ut)iorily of fhe I'iocese'iii v.lifch he is cfinon-' irally resident qt the li^^ifte of the wliarae.* ."* •*■•• •• § 2. Every Minister sliall be Itahle^to, pi'e*;r violation of the Constitution *or Caijon? ot^1hii|^Churcli.'ot' of.thc I>i « ficcHo to wlii^h he hejo^igs; and .oh, hciffff found t;u i 1 ty^ ke slial^ he .'i)i * nio:4ishcd,.suspendefl, or degraded, a^'coicling lo the Canonsj)*'jllK [>i ocesc in wliir'h tlic t.i'ial talvcs placr. ' • * , " * , ^ - •. • ^ ionryivaii wno -presents a per^^oai to uio i>isiiop un- .^loiy ; t'cil'iod ill ti!c^>iiice lor Orflinatifii, ^viljunit IuvaJL;' j^uod .MuuMis ill ncJiove tliat t!ie roquisitious f>{' the OaiuMis ^law br?ii oom i>lie(l \vH!i, sl^ll lielmblo to Ecclosiastical^cciisirrc. >S -1. It" a Miiiiiitor of lliiri Clmrch shall ho aoouscj, hy piflilir lu iuour, ol' di*-oiitinuinj^ till exorcise of the luiiii^jtcrial ollioe witliont law- ful o.l^ise, or of liviii;juhlic Avorsliip oi; of thi llo^y Enoliarist*aecor(liii^j,to the ollices'of this'Cliiirch, or of beiii;^ guillv of scjjimlalous, imiuoTal or dis-nrdorly coiidnct, or oft'vlolatiiii.fthcrar.oii. , •or jircachiiu!; or 1ncnl(%tiiii.'; heretical doctrine, it shall bo tihe.duty of the Bishop, '»>r, if there l)o no Bighop, of tlib Clerical n*iend>eBK ()f lii» Standint,^ (Jonunittee,' to spo that an inquiry l>o. instituted as totlio trnbli* of snclKpnbl^h; runiour. 'And in 'casib'ot' tlic individual being proceeded , :i_;:aiiy^t and cqnfictcd' accordiiig to>such rules or.pfoceps a;3 may bo pro- vided by the Counoi!s (if tlio 'ret;poCtive Dioceses, he shall lx^adn^oniijlu'd, LUispi-nded-op deijraded, as t^ic , luturc of the case .nii\y''rcquire, in cOn / 'fonHn.y v.'itli thtjir respective C'onstitiitions and Canons. AiSd if he by de!;raded, notic<* thereof slydl bc*i;ivc'n to tjitj Ecclesiastical Authojjity of each Diocese, and. rea'd before every congregation ,(7t" ^thd Diocese to which he 'belongs, ou>thW occ!^i(m of public 'worslj^p next after the re eeption of such notice, ' *. » ^ ■ " , , .'*%** CANiisF II. SIUAf OF rR^SRYTEn.S AXn D^eO^S UNDRn'MlSSlONAP.Y .TFIlLSDIc'TiOX. < r. The jurisdiction of 'ihis (Jhurch extending in right, 4houf.;li. ui* hl\\*ays ill "form, to all "per.soijs belonging to it wifcfunjhe Confederate States find TcrritorioB, .it ^ hereby enacted, that each Missionary lUrJiop shall have jilrisdietibn over tht- cJergy in the district a'ssigncd liin), aiwl may, in .case- a pres(yitnient and trial uf a clergyuiau become proper, re- quest *io a^ti^ii of any Pr0sbytvesentmeMt, and the trfal shall take plade K c(n'dinj>' t(fntho Constitutioli and Canons. of 'any Diocese of this CUurch wjiicli nii^y liavc been .'iolfectecV at the time? of the api)ointment of euch ;:^tanding Committee:- fV»Ut'c/«^, that thy Oourt slialJ 'be comijosetl of at ie.'ist three Presbyters, excluding the memb^-.s olj the Standing Comimit tee and the accused. * • ' . *• • t ii ^ If a!iy Jliuister of. this ChuKch, acting undex a Foreign Jli^ :-ioii:ii-y appointniont, and ATitJiiii thejurisdictioifof a foreign Missionary i>isl?<)]),of this Churchy shall commit; anjt oll'ence for which Ministers' m',\y %c y"h.Ml and jiunisl^ed, or shall refuse obediync^) to the -lawtul au iiiori^' (ff the,Missignary Itishop, such Clergyman shnll boiiroceeded .'ucainwCacQ^rding to*tho Constitution und Canons of any Dioceso in this (.Miurcli, \ylrich*.m;tiy havo been selected at. the time of the apoointmenl ^»f tiil'»jft*ai'idin<' Comjnfttee «f such rtii.ssiouary jurisdiction : I'rovhh,!, , tfj.it aprcleiUmcnt shull lirst ,be made*by the members of .said Standing' Coiu'iiitt^e, or, if the accused party Oo a mend)cr of tjio Standing (»oni- niittee, by \h(^ytheun('end)er or members tlierepf. , . '• ^ ,j '.\ 'liliu Court /or tho frial of sucli Minifjtcr .-ihall* consist of live I'jfesbytefs, excluding tliu* inemlier.-itof tho .Standing. Ci)m'miUee ; o^, if there bb il?)t1ive,«th'en of "all the.iiioinbg.s rtf s\ieh " mi.s*ionary juVisdio tinn. lffb(V( be fuore'tlinu five. 'theM' shall the )|||tAndii:g (.'omiTiittco select, hy lot, tnc nve ATno Shan compose the Uourt, wmcll Uoilrt slim ]u-ocw-(l ill tlic trinl, ace()]'(Ji;ir^ to the Canons pi tlie General Corincil c to the- Ecclestastical Authority wlici^ he is canonically resident, exhibiting, with the information given, reasonable ground fo^ presuming its correct- nessf. If the Ecclesiastical Authority, when, thus informed, shall omit, ^for'thc space of three months, to proceed "against the olfending Clergy- , man, the Ecclesiastical Authority of tlie Diocese 6r Mis.sioa^i^y'Disfci'iet,' within whicli the alleged otrelicc was "committed, may instftute procoed- iugs, and the decision given shall be coucluSive. . ;.■ 2.* If aClergymriU' shall come temporarily into any Dio?ese, mulor , •*tlio imputation of having elsewhere been guilty of any crhv.q or inisd«- '% meajior, or if an^ Clergyman, while sojourning in ally Diocese, shall mis liehave, the Bishop, upon probable cause, njaj fOmOnish_ such-Clergyman, ;utd forbid him to officiate "in said Diocese. And if, after such ])rohibi • ' tion, the satd Clcrgynian so ofhciate, the Ecclcsiastiral Ai)i.liority shall .jgive rfotice to all tli^. Clergy and Congregations in said Diocci^c, that the otTiciating of flic said Clergyman js prohibited; and like notice shall hv * giten to iiie'Ecclesiasticil Authority .of the *Dioccse-tO which ttie s.-iid Clergyman belongs.- And such prohibition shall contlniTe* in force, untH the Ecclesiastical Authority of the first named D ocfj&e be satitfie^ of the iniiocfence of the said Clergyman, o'r uiitii'hc 1/e nequitted on^rial. §3. The provisiqiii? of the' last Section iliall apply to Clergymen (ir- daincd in fo'reign countries by Bishops iii coinifmnion Vvith this.CJiurcli : Pro'vklcll,- i]\a,t in sucli ca^^e notice of the prohibition shall bcgiveu to'.iie Ecclesiastical w^uthority, under whose jurisdiction the Clergyman shall appear to have last lieen,,^nd vako fo all t.heBisho,ps t^xoycisijig jurfsdic* ' tion ill. this Church. " ■ r* ■ ' • CANON IV. " • { OF r.ENUNCI/rnON, OF THE MINISTRY? i * • g 1. If any Minister of this Church., ■ againk whom there is no Ecelc- •ciastical proceeding instituted, shall/ieclare," in v/riting, to the I^celesias. tical Aidhority to which he belongs, his renunciation' of tlid Ministiy, mid * his design not to ofhciate in fdturd in any of the, ofiices .thcrt'of^ said 't'lcclcsiastical Authority shall record .ihe dcclaratinti so inade^ The Bishop shall thou depoV> liim froin the Mijiistry, ami i)ronounco*and re- • cord in ^hc presence of two qr more'.Clcygyinei), thJit the pcysoiir^o dc-- •clarini^^lias been deposed from tlieMinii^ti'}' of this ChnrVh ; and it there » • ' • • • . • . .- • • ucii Biool ■:y. other i , :au:i;t!. lur i!i;;; ;)m'pose. • . ,^ <^ 2. If tlie'Eoclosiasticnl Aurtiojity, to \\iioin .-^iicii ^ledaration rc-» •louacinjjj tlic IvRlifstry is iiindof slmll have rcfison to believe tliat tlic ]>ersou lifts acted un:ulviscdly and hastily, all action thereupon nigybo lorborno ioi^tlio space of not move than six inonyis, durini!; wlncli time' the i»ei'son may withdraAv his ai)i^lication. j'^ :>. It' the Bishop sliall have sronnd to snppos ; the person to bo liable to i>i'eson^meutrfor ai'jy canonical oficnce, he may, in liis discretion, and with, the consent of tlio Stanfling Cgmmittee, proceed to have the ajipli- eant f\it ujlQif Ins triiil, uot^vithstanding .jiis havu\^ made the aforesaid declaration; and tlie sMiie. discretion ts allowed to the StahUuig Com- mitter 1n»caso the Diocese should be without a Bishop. *, , §•4. In the caso of depositroi* from the Ministry, as abovp provicfid "for, t lie Bishop shfill fTive noticQ . thereof to the Ecclesiastical AirtLoi;ity ot every Iiiocese_^of.t]iiS Oiiurcll. ' *. *^ On mdtioii, »*'* • ResoIrc(I,^T]iat Canon I, Citiiou II, Canon III, and Canon IV (of Title' ! 1 1) as ^onveyec> to this House in Mcssjige No. 2fi froia the ITonse of i»emu|es, be adopt?ed, with* the foUtiwinij;. amendment: By thcfaddition of the foUowiMi,' Manse to Canon IV. ".And if the Cl«rp;yman be deposed for anyJhinij; involving moral dog ^;ldati(^n, »8uoh notica slinll be react .before 'every congregation of llio !)io#t^> ti) wl^jCh he belongs, onthc-oacasion o^publicAWorship' next affer .' the repeptiou of siTcli notice." • . * .. • • ' , " .' ' ' • • / Bishop Af If ifisoii fnibniiftcd thjiTonowing' KErOET ^ •"• 1 beltatilioatioiiof the Hooic of Cftiimioii Bi*iyor by' the Rishojyi^, Hie *'^'!onry,«.uid tliQfB;iity.n(the Protestant E[)jsco'iKd Church in ^le Coii- «"U'dei'.ftj.' jStates of Amt*fica in Council tliis. day of November, in th^ "vejir <>l oni- Lor;l,o»e thtuKaud, ciffiit hundred and sixty-two. ' ., * '■J'h^a (..,nift;il liaving in its pre^^'nt, Ses<;ion set ■tV>rlh .1 Book of •li'oiiUjiiMi l*ra}i^r^and A b.- Ttio 'T,ifiir^'-\' nf fbi^' (^linr(^i, •md r,-,iinr,. ;lr:( if I.. .•• • 'icriivcd as such 1^ all the m^ilicrs of the same. Aud this Boolv 'shall hv ill use from a^jdflf^rtho lirst (\ay of Deecinber, in the yeju* of i'onr Lord ofie tliousaiid tight hnndred ami sixty-two. » 8. ZiVso/yfic:?, The llV>usc of Deputicti doiieurring, th'at'a Coiniiiitteo ot three#I5ishops, three' Presbyters and tliree -Laymen he appointed who shall i)rc'pare a Preface |,o said Book of Gonunoii Prayer, to he submitted to tl^f next i!;cueral Council, and, if approved by it, to be prefixed tof.aid Hook. » ^ ' • #. Jknaolvoi, The House of Deputies concurring, that the sa»ie»Ooni- mittee bb authorized to publish an Edition of said Book for tlie present i^se of the Churfch. 5. Rcsolocd, The House of Deputies concurring, Ihat while this gener- ^ (wal Council recognizes it ^ duty to set fortli. a Standard Edition ot' the • l[ol^ Scriptures, yet, in its judgment, the present condition of the coun- try i||);ikes*it expedient to postpone the execution' thereof. - ''. THOMAS ATKINSON, • Chairman Committee on the i5ible imd-B&ok of Common Prayer, Oil motion, ■ . Refiohcd^ That the Report be received, and the Kesolut-ions be adup^^;-.! On motion the ' Secj-ctary was onlerod to transmit the . re^luti6ns to iho lloiiso of Deputies. , ' The fpUojvinsj' tnessage was j-cccivcd irom the House *of Beputies : " > ' ^ l^* ■ ' MKSSAOE ^'0. 'li. « The House' of Deputies inform;; the House <>^' Bir^liop-s that it has piv^oed • the following Resolution: • - . « * • ResolbciJ., TheHouse of Bislu9[)s foncnrring, that this General Co.,rtncil • do adipiiril on next Satjurday. . ; " , . On motion, message No. 27 was Laid on the table. Message No. 24 wn« called up, when on motioirof JJishop Atkinson it was ^ . .. „ */ ' ' Resolved., That'this -Hoiise insi^tL* on thtf ai'hendment^ offered by it to» Canon J, ofTitlell, and requests a potiforoxics with the HouSeof Deputies. The follovvinc: Messac:e*'(vai5 received jfro'm the«IIotisc of * , ., Deputies : ' ' ♦" ••, MESSAGE KQt 28. ■ . ■ , , ' ' , ' ^ * • . The House of Deputies informs the Hoyso of Bishops, that it has passed « the'foHowing resolution : ' * . ' ^^ ' * ^Resoltcd^ The House of Bishops concurring, that the Diocese oi .4i'l Wl * The PrTsiSin^ Bishop appointed, on 'said CoA\i^l!>eo'* •^ % Bishops Johns, Atkinsou and Wilmcr. . • . •" . » '•\* Bishop Lay presented certain documents in relation 1 6 %•••*! • the Dioceae of Arkansas, which, on motion, w eroa;i^^/ani.l- .' *• referred to th€ special Committee. "•^*^|-** • '^V *^ On motion the House adjourned, j"^-^ -Jiv^aAl^I'^ >^'*''*. " ' ' • ■ \ ' . = - f ' EIGHTH DAY'S SESSION. Vt1?SlJ-J • , t, ;;2^ Tiiuk^day; K9V. i!^ The "House met pursuant to adjonrnnicut yesterday. •, The minutes of the last meeting were reat^ iiiu Bishop Johns submitted the following REPORT. .^l The Special Coramittee to whom \rere referred tli© ReKofntioir 4?ii^ » House of Deputies relative to the admission otv the Diooese of ArkJiiisa^;, ' '^ and also the Journal of the Primary Council of that Diocesb/witli its.' ,■••*%' Constitotioa and Canons, report, that the requirenionts of the Constitu-!. . _ »^ •t ion appear to have been fully (ipniplied witli, apd recouiniciur tUo ad(#|i > * tion of the tbllowing liesolution: ' -•, •, ' -,••.•• ^e^olvcd. That the House of Bishops concur in the;iicsoru{it)n of itre* . •^^ 01136 of Deputies admitting the piooeso of Arkansas to aiiif^n'wiUt tyjvA't^ t^ t ■■••-'" - • • jit-ainvvu, xuub uuo iluu^B■ ui ui^uuifi* cuiirur in lu« rvestmmim .ill' pnt». ^ jf . ^01136 of Deputies admitting the piooeso of Arkansas to anion'\viU,t tyjvA't^ , * ■ .felSreseatation in the Generial Council of this Church. ' ' . " ? *Ti •» V'r. • . "J. jOlIi^S, ■'.> \, ' • • • .rf • Chalruiai,. 5. , - - • On motion, the Repoi-tiwas received and the T^esoll^fojk.' *• \y .'* adopted. v';?^*' ^.;-» • On motion, the Secretary was ordered to transmit thy. /^* . Report, and accompanying Resohition to the Uouso ot^;*/W'*»i , '-Deputies. "'. . V^',* , .•• 0n motion of Bishop Atkinson, the following^ V''<^aMil'^^**.*' >• **' ^■' • and Resolution were adopted : . ,, • '\ ' ..' v"^ . • ♦. y>r7ierf(Z^, Satisfactory evidence has been laid'before thislIiHiso that tfi«> • * •! Diocese oi Arkansas has beep duly ot-ganizcd, and that the,Ilieht'Kj.'U Henry C. Lay,' P- P., has been dtily elected Bishop thereof, thorCfuird ' * * * ^t Resolved^ That, the llonso of Deputies concurring, the Uenei;^! Oouncjl •« « ratifies and confirms the election of the Right Rev. Ilenpy'C. •;i^.iy,D. l//^/*» H« ta be Bishop of the Piocese of Arkansas. *f .*4 ••*%»' , ^ •••'■'On motion, the above Preamble and Resohition we^(St ' • ' i* f (Icred to bo transmitted to the House of Deputies. '**%»*• • • " On motion, tlie RcsoUitioii whereby Canon lU, of ^l^itlc?.^^.^, • II,"wa3 adopted, was rescinded, and tlie said jC/iuiuu < iill.'d'.^ .H • upjfqi;cpii9ideratit)n.. ,;/• ■ ,:^^^ -, /. ., ^ / | • .••11 ,.. . •' .ir^'.^^V • % • JOURNAL OF THE GENERAJ. C0UNCIL,-3f - [fitli Da^ On motion Of Bisliop "Wilmer,' -the following paragraph in "Seotiou 2, was inserted : ' • ' ' [4.] When.tlid election of a Bishop occurs within the three mopths pre- 5 < ^^ cedins; the regular meeting of the General Council, the Standing Commit *A ■ tec of the Diocese shall communicate to the General Council the de- J^'\ i^ire.of tiie pioceso, for tlie Consecration of the Bishop elect, together ♦ '^ with evidence of his election, and the testimonial required hy §2 [1] 'of • ^f.* fli'ii'., Canon \ and -if a majority of botli orders. in the House of Deputies » " , ^ ■ shaH consent to the proposed Consecration and shall sign and transmit »**» I ^ » .' « !(> ttio House' of Bishops the testimony contained in § 2 [2] of this .Canon ; . .vt , . and if a majority of the Bishop's entitled to seats in the House of Bishops ■'" • • , sliallCousont to.the proporicd Consecration, the Presiding Bishop shall- ***. I ^ 't.'ti:e.oi"dai' foif •tij.f^ same. . • ■ .*p*.^^»* On motion, paragrapli 4 was oliauged to paragraph 5.- ^%* *^ J*^Lh\ igotio]! of Eishop Lay, the following clause was in- '•^ ^dVted.in paragraph' 4 of Section 9, a,fter the words " an- ^# , ^loiiucod'hy him" : ,■.'' ji* •• ji»''''"l>r-^f the Missionary Bishop beelectedDiocesauwithin.threeBtonths , ^« pAn'o'cJingthe-meeting of the General Council with the consent of three- ^* *• • tourtlis of both orders present in the House of Deputies and of three- »^ < • V. 'tunrtliS of the Bishops pr^esent in the House of Bishops." , >^ '■■*.' ^ * |--. •*\rOu hiotion,. » .' . d» ^ , o.licsoUed, T'hsii Canon III. (of Title If.) as amended, be adopted. ••^^ •^•' /-. Tbc .fallowing message was received from the Ilouge/gf . • • ,' \i-l)opaties : . ■ -''C-*.- • T53nti^s.. " ■ ■ . • . » •• '*"*•* T^he follow in f;- ■ Me^^sagB, was received front -the House • f *• of l>opiitie|5: " - , *^ The -House ot Deputies informs the Hoy'se^jf Bishops that it has passed • '^» ••till e following Resolution : , .'-V "' ' •' /iV-.^Y>fe^?.. The.Hon^ # \ lelwpiji!/. that ti he follow • - iag Can On ' •4 • • • 1862.] . nOUSE OF BISHOPS. • ^^* Hsn CANON V. OF THE AllAXnOXMENT OF THE COMMlXIOif OF TUI.S CIiriH. II I V A ; l.r>- ^ . BYTER OK DEACON. • § 1, If any Presbyter or Deacon shall, without av.iiliiig hiin.^elfof tlio provisions of Caoon IV. of this Title, abandon the Conimnnion of this Churdi, either l)y an open renunciation of the doctrine, discipline and worship of this Church, or by a formal admission into any religions body not in communion with the same, it shall be the duty of the Stnndiiitc Committee of tlie Diocese to malio certiticatc of the fact to the Pislioj) of the Diocese, or, if there be no Bishop, to tJie liisho]) of an adjacent Diocese ; which certificate shall be recorded, and sliall be talveii and deemed by the l^ishop .is equiv.alent to a renunciation of the Miiiislry by the Minister Iiimsclf. Notice shall tlien bo ?;iven to. the said ilinister, by the said Bishop receiving the certificate, that unless he shall; witiiin" six months after being notified,- make declaration that the facts alleged in" said certificate are false, he Avill be deposed from the Ministry of this Clnirch. . . • " § 2. And if such declaration be not made within six months as afore- said, the Bishop shall depose said Minister from the Ministry, and' pro- nounce and record, in the presence of two or more Presbyters, that be has been so deposed. * Provided, ne^certhelcas, {hat if the Minister so renouncing shall trans- mit to the Bishop receivingjthe certificate, a retraction of the acts or declarations constituting his oftcnce, the I)islioi> may, at his discretion, abstain from any further proceedings. On motion, Resolved, That Canon V (of Title III) ".Of the abamloiniient of ibe communion of this Church by a Presbyter or Deacon" as conveyed to this House in Message No. oO, from the House of Deputies, I)c adopted. The following message was received from the JIoiisc of Deputies : MESSAGE XO. 31. .The House of Deputies inforn^s the House of Bisliujis tlmi ii. Iia.-- passed the following Resolution : Resolved, The House of Bishop? concurring, that, the f.illowing C:in(.n bo adopted-: to-wit : CA^ON YI. . OF A CLEKGYMAX ABSEXTIXCi niMSEI.F mo.U Ifls Dioi r.si;. ' When a Clergyman Las been absent from' the Diocese to wliidi be belongs, during two years' without roasoiis s»ati.sfactory tj> the 'Bislio[i thereof,- ho sliall be rctpiir^d by tho J>ishop to dechive the cause -oi- ons, or if (hey bo deemed insutticieut by the iJislmp, the Bislu)p may, after duc.notifii>ii» tion of such insufliciency, with the ndvico anU consent of the Clcriciil Members of tho Standing Connnittee, suspend him from iho' Minisiry ; wliicii suspension shall continue until lio shall"give, in writing, snlTicifiit reasons for his a]>3eiice, or ilutil he sliall renew his-residcnce'in Ids Di»> . I ' 1G4 Oi^URNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [8th Day. cese, or until he shall renounce the- Ministry according to Canon IV. of this Titloi In the case of such suspension as ahoVe provided for, the Bishop shall give notice thereof to the Ecclcsiastioal Authority of every Diocese of this Church. • On motion, ResoUeH, That Canon VI. (of Title III.) entitled, " Of a clergyman absenting himself from his Diocese", as conveyed to this House in' Mes- sage No. 31 from the House of Deputies, be adopted. The following message from the House of Deputies was received : MESSAGE NO. 32. The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that it has pass- ed the following resolution : Resohedy The House of Bishops concurring, that the following Canon be adopted, to-wit : ' ' CANON VIL OF THE ABANDONMENT OF THE COMMUNION OF THE OHUECH BY A BISHOP. If any Bishop abandon the Communion of this Church, either by openly renouncing its doctrine, discipline and worship, or by formally uniting himself with any religious body not in communion with the same, the Standing Conlmittee of the Diocese shall make certificate of the fact to the senior Bishop, which certificate shall be -recorded, and siiaJI be taken and deemed as equivalent to a renunciation of the Minis- try by the Bishop himself. Notice sliall then be given to said Bishop by the senior Bishop re- ceiving the certificate, that unless he shall, within six months after be- ing notified, make declaration that the facts alleged in said certificate are false, he will be deposed from the Ministry of this Church, And if .such declaration be not made within six months as aforesaid, the senior Bishop, withithe consent of the majority of the House of Bishops, shall depose from the Ministry the Bishop so certified as aban- doning, and shall pronounce and record, in the presence of two or more Bisliops, that he has been so deposed. On motion of Bishop Johns, Jicsoloed, That the words " House of in the 2d line of the 3d clause bo striclccn out, and the words " entitled to seats in the House of Bish- ops" be inserted after the word " Bishops" in the 3rd line. On motion, liesolcccl, That Canon VII. (of Title III.) as convoyed to this House from the House of Deputies in Message No. 32 be adopted, as amended. The following Message was received, from the House of Deputies : • • " ' MESSA6E NO. 33. The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that*' it has passed tlie following Resolution :. . Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that the following Canon be. adopted, to-wit : * , ^ 1862.1 . HOUSE OF BISHOPS. " ir.:> > CANON VIII. OF TUE TRIAL OF A BlSlfOl', § 1. Any Bishop of this Chnrcli may be presented for trial onoljarges for tlie following oftcnces, viz: (1.) Crime or immorality. • (2.) llolftino; and teaching publicly or privatcTy, nnd advised!}', any doctrine. contrary to that held by' tlie Protestant Episcopal Cluircli in tlic CoDfcderato States. (3.) Violation of the Constitution or Canons of tlie ftcneral Council. (4.) Violation of tlio Constitution or. Canons of the Diocese to whicli ho belongs.^ (5.) Any act which involves a breach of liis Ordi- nation or Consecration vows. §2. [1.] The proceedings sliall commence by charges in writing; and, exceiit wlien the charge is holding and teaching doctrine contrary to that held by this Church, sliall be signed by either Five nmlc communicants of this Church, in good standing, belonging to the Diocese of the accused, of whom two at least nmst be Presby- ters; or, By seven nude ConmmnicanttJ of this Church, in good standing, of whom two at least shall be Presbyters, and three of which seven shall belong to the Diocese of the accused. [2.] Whenever a Bishop of this Church shall, have reason lo licl^pve that there are in circulation rumours, reports, or charges aflecting his moral or religious character, he niay, if he please, acting in conformity with the written advice and consent of any two of his brother Bishops whom lie may select, demand of the Presiding Bishop of the House of T'>ishops, or if he be the Bishop attected by such rumoui-s, or if he l>e related to him within tlie degrees hereinafter mentioned, then of the Bishop next in seniority not so related, to convene a Board of Imiuiryin the mode hereinafter set forth, to investigate such rumours, reports, and chargee, and to proceed, in all respects, according to the provision of this Canon, as if charges had been formally made in either of the two ukkIcs first mentioned in this section, [3.] Whenever ehargcs are formally made in either of the modes -(iisl above mentioned, the accusers may, if they choose, select a Lay Conimu nicant of this Church, of the profession of the law, to act as their advh- ser, advocate and agent, in preparing the accusation, proofs, etc., until such time as a Board of Inquiry is convened in such manner as is hereinafter ])rovidodfor ; or they may prepare such charges themselves, without re- gard to any particular form ; and, in either case, the grounds of accusation must be set forth with reasonable certainty of time, place and circum- stance. § 3. The charges having been prepared in either of, the modes first above miintioned, shall then be delivered to the Presiding Bishop of this Church, if he bo not the accused, nor related to tlie accused in any degree mentioned hereinafter in this Canon ; in cither of which cases, tbocharg<'s shall be delivered to the next Bislio])in seniority not so related. § 4. A.Board for making a preliminary inquiry into, charges thus pre- ferred, shall be constituted as follows, wbcncvor such Board sh.ill bo neces- sary, viz : [1.] The Presiding Bishop, or senior Bishop .as the case may i)C, to wliom sucli charges are delivered, Shall take the list of Deputies to the last Gen- ornl Council that was held before such charges were presented, ami from that list shall choose by lot two Presbyters and two Laymen from the dep- utation of the Diocese of the accuscd^and twq presbyters and two Laymen ir.r, .TOUKNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [Sth Day/ iViim ea^-li of I lie rcs])cctive deputations of tlio tlirce Dioceses ;id}oiuii)g t Jiat of tlio seeiised ; and if there be not three adjoining, of the three nearest thereto ; and if more th.an three Dioceses adjoin that of the accused, those thi-ee tliatiiave the largest niunber of canonically-resident Presbyters in them shall be accounted adjoining, for the purposes of tliis Canon; and the sixlecn individiials thus selected by lot shall constitute the Board of Imiuiry, a inaforityof whom shall form a Quoruin fordoing business. ' [-2.] The Presiding Bishop, or next in seniority as the case may be, im- m'^diatelyi after thus selecting by lot the Board of Inquiry, shall give no- tice thereof to each member of said Board, and direct hini to attend at a lime and place designated by him, and organize the Board ; and it shall l>e the duty ut the accused Bishoj) upon liis trial ; and in such investigation, as well as in all cases of trial by an Ecclesiastical Court now authorized, or hereafter to be authorized, by the Constitution or Cauons of the General Council, the laws of the State in which 'such investigation or trial is hafd, so far as they relate to tfhe law of evidence, shall be adopted and taken as the I'ules by which the said Board or Court shall be governed. If a ma- jority of the Board present on such investigation shall be of opinion that there are sufficient grounds to put the accused Bishop uylon his trial, they shall di^rectthe Church Advocate to prepare a presentment to be signed by such of the Board as a_gree thereto ; and to that eM, shall place in his hands all the charges, together with the testimony that has been laid be- fore the Board. [5.] The Board shall then direct the Church Advocate to transmit to the Bishop from whoni they received the charges, the presentment thus signcid ; and shall cause him also, Avithout delajv to se-ud to the accusfed Bishop a copy of the same, cerfitied by the Church Advocate to be correct.. [^1 If a majorityof the Board present shall be of opinion that there is not suflicient ground to put the accused Bishop upon his trial, in such case, ihe charges, together Avith a certificate of the President' of the Board of its refusal to make a presentment, shall be sent to the Secretary of the House of Bishops, to be deposited among the arcliives of- that House. And no proceedings shall thereafter be had by way of presentment on such charges, excei)t upon the affidavit of a respectable Communicant of the Church, 6f the discovery of new testimony as to the facts charged, and- setting forth what such testimony is. ■ [7.1 No presentment shall be found in any case, unless the alleged of- fence shall have been committed within five years next before the day on which the charges were deliyered to the Presiding or senior Bishop. But ' Conn, llot^v•ithsMiJldingfivo years inay have olaiK-cd siiico ill^^ ^- , • • • •«' a ])rescutiiient may bo louiulecl on charges delivered to the ProsiflUi^ \->- > » , 'Senior IVishop at any tiuiG Mitliiii oue year after snelx epnvi<;tiou. trial of llu'. said accused ]!ishop npon the said pvosenlinent «f1\e noUec to til c Church Advocate of tlie tiiao and place jsflch selection. 'l2.\ At the time and place riii])oii: ;>.('. I., ll.i. iu';ii . s, ilv : given the notices shall attend ; and, in the prc^i-iice eC ilie a o^- of his :\'j;cut auiliQrixod as aforesaid, 'i\nd aUu iti tlie ]> Ui* Clhurch Advocate, or of such person t)r persousas may i\X\< Ifalr, or, if no ])ersoii shall attend on behalf of.ttneor both, '■ torsnainedby himself, the said Bislio]-> shall cause t.6 be pla< • ., i,. .- *' r*'. ?^ .!,.> ,,.,,>,... .:r rJltheliisliopsof this Church entitled to seat;?; in the'ljtiisc ^^Jf ■n being withiul the territory of the Confederate S(ii1li'^,Ji!» ^ -^^ »^' • " 1 % drawn, and the accused orhis agentmay strike oil' tlie Hst.one nr.me, fivA , • .\«4 M tjhe said Church Advocate or. his ageiitanothcr name, and so as to refill (• •. • »• ' jhenumberto five. If it shalOiappen that cither party shall nojikc! ij- I* '•,• « refuse to strike, then the ^>isho[)^\'hohas.giveu the jiotices shall reduce 1b(' • •«. . number to liye, by striking oft" so manj of the List drawn uamcs as will ^ »\Vf red«ce the li*;t t(^ tliat number. The live l^ishops whoso names remain or i <^ • a nuijority of tl)cm, wJie'n assembled, shall constitute the < - ' Itt^- it 4* iH-ial of the accused upon the ]>resentment, • • V i^ *'* *• • [o.] The Court having been thus constituted, the Disliop W^ whcni * "tT • % ^ • ^ presentincnt was made shall immediately eommuuicato to eh el > JMshf'p *p ^ ' ^ \\ jiohas thus been by lot desi-rnated as one! of the triers, The fact \ !iat he._ ^ • ^ j^ is ^.jnember of tlio Court, lie shall also appoint a time and place lor tic", • ►••,' as-^mbliiip of the Court. The'tiine shall not be less than two mn' luos- ••••• • t tlian six calendar montlis from the day on which the notice should au-iv.>,. « • •• at the !Uost distant Diocese, in the ordiuary course of the public )::,:i:.^^^, 1^*1 'Hio place shall, be within the Diocese or Missionary iield of the a(^i-ii'Vii/» • JJ • Bishop, unless \vhcre t^e same may bo- of such difficult •!■■■.-•,•"! t'l;^' 4 JL •'T- ^' judgment of tlie Prosidiug or-senior DisLop, that rcasonal '■ i"-'' -• —• ^ jiiay require the appciiutmenl. of another^ location. y\>'d ' ■'<^^' lUshop shall cause the Church Advocate to Seyd cei ^ ^^' Vaidprescntnrient to, all the Dishops who mn'-iiinte ihi •«•*'* *4 ,, l^-l The irmhi'tji to Avhom the p 'J^";" V» *T •iuiuledliately communicate to the \i ■ ''1* '• •? %4 the Court, and iufona him (jf the time and place xijip*- ' *• « ^••i iii;r, ;wid summon him* then and there to a^'pear and :' *' f * ' other ]5ishop of this Oliureb having diar^ 4 |ii>wer, luitil the Coiii't.,asseml>les^ upon ti. ^ (Jhurcli Advocate or the acori^'tl, to is^ r, ,samuc^avll)i; v.itiv.tS^s^ »^ « • ' * j^ • • • ^*^*i^fc^!%r^0tJM4L OF "InEjCTEN^RXL CQIfNglL. [sth Da^.^* • » I T» * , ? ?. • . , .■--■'■... ■ . .V . . y *■ ' »^. ♦ -j^iJ-^JIic ]iislioj)s wlio constitute the Court, or a majority of tbemi 4-% .having assohibled according to the notice given tliem, \yhich notice it 'i« ..IjQreljy' made their (luty to obey, shall proceed as follows, viz: . "> ; . . * •* * ^^:1 '^^^"^y sli'ill ©lect a President ant of their own number, and {ippoint 'A Presbyter of the Church as Clerk, iand if necessary, another Presbyter « ^« ' ;i*5Assistajit, heiHiby made to deliver the same to the Court upon its organization.. *^ ' < L/ *« ^ j'l.J The accused shall then be called upon by the Court to say whethev • • • /• ^ • m bi guilty or not guHty of the offence or offences charged against hitn, ', ^••<'ind his plea. shall be duly recorded; and on his negleat or refusal to "" . . t-jplead, the \j\ea, of not guilty shall be entered-fo'r him, and the trFal shall' > *. ;,. proceed: ProvMed, That, for sufBcient cause, the Court may adjourn « » 'fi-onji time to timcj ; Aiul provided, also, That the accused shall, at all ti>t- f ymes during tlie trial, have liberty to be preseht, and .in due time and 4, • • -••VqfOer'prdduce his testiniony, and to make his defence. -0 ? - ••M» i^/S.] If the accused neglect or refuse to' appear in person, according to. •' ^^« .tiie;intice served on him an-aforesaid, except for sora'fe reasouable.cause t *r*4<> be allowed by the Court, they shall proceed to pronounce him in con- •^•* tiiniacy, and notify liim that sentontje of suspension or degradation will . | • be ■.prohuunced against him by the Court at the expiration- of three > • • inyylhs, unless within that time he tender himself ready, and accordingly- * ^ ••'.*.'» ppear to tajce his trial on the presentment. But if the accused shall' I I 'Z't''^ tender himself before the expiration of the said three months, sen- . • ^ • /jl^ei^co u( suspension or degradation from the Ministry may be pronounced * *** • Against him by the Court. . . , ■ • . %• [4.].. TJie accused being present, and the trial proceeding, rt'sh*!! be « •ronducled according to the principles of, the Common Law, as the same . '^t 'are" generally administered in the Confederate States ; nor shall any testi- ^*' 1(1*0 ny be received at the trial, except from witnesses who have signed a %J declaration in the following words, to b« read aloud before the witness . , . iH tf i^tifies, and to be filed Avith the records of the Court: ' *•••■■ - . • • ^"I, A. l>.-,<^a witness summoned to testify on the trial of a presentment * ' t Vv^filnst the Right Rev, — ■ — , a Bishop of the' Protestant Episcopal > ^» , Cliurch in the Cctnfederate States, now pending, do most solemnly calj. •/*% "God to witness that the evidence I am about to give shall be the truth; .' , •••• tlie wliOle trnfh, and nothing but the truth ', so help me God!" .- ^^ , • 'And if it be necessary to take the testimony of an absent witness ort s^ ^f \ •"Goinmiasioii, such testimony shall be preceded by a similar written declW • li^ 'ration of tlie witness, which shall be filed and transmitted with his or '• ^ ,«»h(»- deposition to the CoUrt. The testimony of each Avitness sliall be**. * 4^ • •«edueed to. writing. And in case there is ground to suppose that the iW»«' {Siendance of any. witness on the trial cannot be obtained, it shall he ^0 lawful for eith,er .party to Apply to the Court if in session, or if not, to ■•• any ineulber thereof, wdio shall thereupon appoint a commissary to take ^^ • Hhe deposition, of such witness; and such party so desiring to take the *",•, dt'j)ositlon, shall give'to theother party rejtsonable notice of the time* • • . and place of taking Suck' deposition, accomijanying such notice Avifh the % *' iiite'ra-pgatories to be propounded to the witness; whereupon it shall bo , , lawfiil lor lihe. other party., within sis days after such notice, to'propdnnd •* crosfe-ln'feri'ogatories.; and -such interrogatories jind cross-interrOgatories,^', *^ •• ii' any be j)rupouadcd, •stiall be seiit to the commissary, w:ho shall there- • * • " ••'■'* ** •*! .•* » »• .* 1862.] • HOUSE OF BlSHOi'S. 169 upon proceed to tafeo the testimony of such witness, upon oath or aflirni- ation, and transmit it uudcr seal to the Court. But no deposition shall he read at the trial, unless the Court have reasonahlo assurance that the attendance of the witness cannot he procured, or unless hoth parties shall consent that it may he read: Provided, That iu any Diocese in • which the civil government has authorized the Ecclesiastical Courts therein to issue summons for witnesses, or to administer an oath, the Court .shall act in conformity to such laws. [5.] All notices and papers may he served hy n summouer or summon- ers, to be appointed by the Court when tlic sauie is in session, or by a momher thereof; and the certificate of any such surainoncr shall be evidence of the duo service of a notice or paper. In case of service by any other person, the fact may he proved hy the affidavit of such person. The delivery of a written notice or paper to the accused party, or to the Church Advocate, or leaving it, or a copy thereof, at the residence; or last known residence, of eitlier, shall be deemed sufficient service of sucfi notice or paper, on the Church Advocate and accused respectively. If the person to be served with any notice or paper shall have left the Cqfit- federate States, it shall be a sufficient service thereof to leave a copy of such notice or paper at his last place of abode within the Confederate States, sixty days before the day on which the appearance, or other act retjuired by the said notice or paper, is to be performed. (6.] Tlie accused party may, if he think proper, have the aid of coun- sel ; and if he should choose to have more than one counsel, the Church Advocate may have assistant advocates, to be named by the accusers;. but in every case the Court may regulate the number of counsel who sliall address the Court or examine witnesses. The Church Advocate hhall be considered the party on one side, and the accused on the other. All counsel must be Communicants of the Church. [7.] The Court, having fully heard the allegations and proofs* of the l»Mrtios, and deliberately considered the same, after the parties have witli- ilrawn, shall declare respectively, whether, in their opinion, the accused is guilty or not guilty of each particular charge and specification con- tained in the iiresentment, in the order in which they are set forth ; and the accusptl shall be considered as not'guilty ©f every charge and speci- fication of which he shall not be i)ronounced guilty by a majority of the. members of the Court. [8.1 The decision of the Court as to alj the charges and specifications of which a majority of the members of the Court have found him guilty, shall be reduced to writing, and s'^ncd by those who assent to it; and a decision pronouncing him not guilty of all those charges and specifica- 1 ions of wliich a majority shall not have pronounced him guilty, sluill also be drawn up, and signed by those who assent to it; and the decision tlius signed shall be regarded as the judgment of the Court, and shall be ]>ronounced iu the presence of the parties, if they shall think proper to attend. [0. 1 If the accused shall he found guilty of any charge or specification, tlie Court shall proceed to ask bin) whether he has anything to Pay before the sentence is pas>|ed, and may, in their discretion, give him time to ]>rc- ])ai*c what he wishes to s,ay, and appoint a time for passing the scutenoc; and before ]iassing sentence, the Court may adjourn from time to time, and give the accused reasonable opiiortunity of showing cause to induce a b<*1icf that justice has not been done, or that; he has discovered new testimony; and the Court, or a majority of its members, may, according to"a sound discr^ion, grant bim a new trial. Before-passing sentence, the 17" ■ JODRi^AL OF THE GENERAL CODNCIL. [?!th D<^ accused shall altvnys bfive the,opporUmity of bcijig beard, if lie ImTe angbt i.o say in excnse or palliation. • 1 10.] The accused having been heard, or not dcsirinji; to be beard, the sentence of the Court shall then be pronounced, and shall be either aihnor .iiition, suspension as defined by the existing Cancans of this Ghnrcb, or vr bis juri.V diction, • ■ ". [11. 1 Every Court shall keep a full rcfcord of its proceeding's, including I he whole evidence given before it. ' Should any Court refuse t<^ insert in its record a statement of any testimony wliich lias been received, or-of any decision which the Court has made, or of any fact vvhicli has occurred in-Com-t, or any ])aper which either party has produced, it bhall be the rijdit of either party to lile an exception in writinj?, containing a statement of sucli evidence, decision or fact, or referring to or describing ^Hcb pajter, v which i»nper shall also be tiled with-the exceptit)n. All exceiiAionti and ]iapers so tiled shall become parts of the record. ^ '. . 1 12. 1 Sucli records shall be kept by the Clerk, and inserted in a book, lo be attested by the signatures of the President and Clerk. Every such l»ook, and all papers connected with any trial, shall be deposit ed'^Avith tlic Registrar of the Coucral Council. Such books and papers shall be open to the inspectiou.of every member of this Church. • * [lo.] Every Court, constituted under the authority of this Cano'ufjn.'iy i»e -attended by one or. more Lay advisers, who shall be communicants' oi this Church, aud of the in'ofession of the law. Sucli atlvisers may be jiresent-at all the proceedings of the Court, but they shall, liave no vole " in any case whatever; it shall be their duty to give in ])ersoJi totlie Court an opinion on any question not theological, upon which the Court, or any member thereof, or either part}', shall desire an o])inion. If a dispute shall arise wliether any question be or beuot tlieological, itshallbedccid-; ed by the Court by a majority of votes. The Court niay always, by unanimous cou.sent, appoint an adviser or advisers. If tbey are not unan- imous, each member of the Court mar name a candidate; if. not mor<*-«* than three are named, they all shall be .advisers; if more than three ar.' nnmed, the Court shall reduce tliem to three by lot. ♦ 7. [1.] Any Bisliop of this Church yiay be presented for lioldiug and teaching doctrine inconsistent with that of this Churcli, V>y any IJishoj) in communion with this Church, and not under suspension or degrivla- tion. ISo Bisliop shall be presented in any other mode for this otleyce ; and it shall not be lawful for two or more persons to unite in. any suth jiresentraent. The Bishop making such presentment shall appoint a Church Advocate. [2.] Every presentment for alleged erroneous doctrine shall be siguod by the person making it, and shall be addressed to the Bishops of tlie Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States, and delivered tn the senior Bishop entitled to a seat in the House of Bisliops, and not be- •ing the accused. or the accuser, whose duty it ^liall be to convene a Court , foe the trial of the accused. Tlie Court sliall be composed of .all the pjishops entitled to seats in the House of Bishops, except the accufstM- ^ and the accused. Tlwee-fourths of such Bisliops shall constitute a quo- rum ; but the consent pf two-thirds of all the Bishops entitled to seats in the House of Bishops shall be necessary to a conviction. • 1S62.J • • ^ HOUSE. OF BlSHO-rS. ' 17> ^ 8. 1 1. 1 U' cliargc's 1)G prderrcd Mfiainst :i Missioiiarj Bishuj), who iis Mofc a J>)iocesan, sucli Missionary Bishop slmll bp required by the Presi- diiif; or Senior Bisho]) to uanie .some one of the tliree Dioceses nearest to his District or Missi(>nary lield ; and sucli selection having been made, (he ])roccedin<,'s sliall tlien be precisely such as, under tliis (Janon. they would bo were lie the Diocesan of the Diocese named by him. Sliould I ho Missionary Bishop refuse to name a Diocese, then tlie Presiding I>ishoi) may name any one*of the three above designated, and the cflcct shall be the same as if the nomination had been made by the* accused ^f issionary .Bishoi>. [2.] If ciiarges be preferred against a ]>ishop having no jurisdictioit, he I'hall be ])roceeded against ])recisely as if he were thisho])s that it has passed tfto foIloAving 'Resolution : lif solved. The House of Bishops concurring, tliat the following Caii(>i» be ado])tcd, to-wit : CANON IX. OK S E X T E X C K IS . ? 1. Whenever the i)enalty of sns])eusion shall bo inilictcd on a Bishop, Priest or Deacon in tliis Church, the sentenoe shall specify on what terms, or at what time, said penalty shall cease. ^^ -2. [1.] AVhen any Minister is degraded from the Holy Ministry, lie is. degraded therefrom entirely, and not from a higher to a lower Order of the same. No degraded or deposed Minister shall be restored to the Ministry. |2.] Whenever a Clergyman shall bo degraded or deposed, the Bishop who in-onounces sentence shall, without delay, give notice thereof to the Fcolesiastical Authority of every Diocese, and to each Minister (or to the Vestry if there be no Minister) of the l^iocese to which the Mininter belongs, and each Minister in said Diocese shall give notice tltCreof to his congregation on the first occasion of jjublic worship next occurring; ill which notice it shall be stated whether or no the degradation or dejio- sitionb'e for causes atTecting his moral character. . Bishop Johns moved tlie foUowing amendments : By inserting the words "degraded or deposed" iuthe 4lh line of [2,] § 2, before. the word "Minister." 172 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL* [sth Day. • Aud also tlie following words after the. word " belongs," in the 5th line: "'in which notice it shall be stated whether or no the degradation or deposition be for causes affecting his moral character" — and striking out the same jjt the close of the paragraph. Bishop Wilmer moved an amendment to the amendment, as follows : "in which notice, the cause of such degradation or deposition shall be stated." The yeas and nays having been called for upon the mo- tion of Bishop Wilmer, it was lost, by the following vote: Yeas— Bishops Atkinson and Wilmer — 2. ISTays — Bishops Elliott, Johns, Davis and Lay — 1. Bishop Lay moved to amend by striking out the words "affecting hifi moral character" and inserting "offences other than Ecclesiastical." On a call of the House the motion was lost. Yeas — Bishops Atkinson and Lay — 2. Nays — Bishops Elliott, Johns, Davis, and Wilmer — 4. The question recurring on the original amendments of Bishop Johns, they were adopted. On motion, Resolved, That Canon IX. (of Title III.) as conveyed to tliis House iu Message No. 34, from the House of Deputies, be adopted, as amended. The following Message was received from the House of Deputies : • MESSAGE NO. So. The House of Deputies informs the Hou^ie of Bishops that it iias passc^l t lie following Resohition : , . '. , Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that the following Cancn he adopted, to-wit : CANON X. OF THE KEMISSION OK MODIFICATION OF jnupiAL SENTENCES 0N..i;i.«iH<>r.^^ The Bishops of this Clmrch, who are entitled to seats in the House of B'shops, may altogether remit and terminate any judicial sentence im- posed by Bishops acting collectively as a judicial tribunal ; or iiuidify the saTne_so far as to designate a precise period of time, or oth«r i5|)ccitic contingency, on the occurrence of which such sentence shall utter] y cease, anfl be of no furtlier force or effect. Provided, that no such re- mission or modification shall be made except at a meeting of the House of Bishops, during the session ot some General Council, or at a special ineeting of the said Bishops, which shall be convened by the Presiding 7?ishop on tjie application of any five Bishops; three months' notice in writing, of the time, place and object of the meeting, being given to each Bishop, or sent to his usual place of abode. 'Provided, also, that such A- • 1863.] HOUSE OF BISHOP§. 173 roinission or modification be assented to by a number of said Bishops not less than a majority of the whole number entitled at tlie tirad to sdats in the House of Bishops ; and 2yrqvidcd, tkat nothing herein sliall bo constmed to alter the eftect of Cnnon IX. of tliis Title. On motion, Resolved, That Canon X. (of Title III.) as convoyed to this House in Message No. 85, from the House of Deputies, be adopted. The following Message was received from the House oi" Deputies : • • MESSAGE NO. ZQ. The House of Deputies informs the Ilouseof Bishops that it has passed the following Resolution : '- ' . • Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, tliat the f\>l lowing Canon be adopted, to-\vit: CANON XI. *'" . reqttlAtions respectikq the laitt. jl. A Communicant removing from one Parish to another, shall pro- cure from the Rector of the Parisli of his last residence, or, if th«ro bo no Rector, from one of tlie Wardens, a c'ertificate, stating that he or she IS a Communicant in good standing ; and tho Rector of tlie Parish or Congregation to >vhicli he or she removes shall not be required to re- ceive him or her as a Communicant until such letter be produced. " ^ n- ^^^^^ "^ ^^^ rubrics of this Church requires that every Minister repelling from the Communion shall give an account of tlie same to tlie Ordinary, it is hereby provided, that, information of the same being laid belore the Ordinary, tliat is the Bishop, it shall not bo his duty to insti- tute an inquiry, unless there bo a complaint made to him in writing by the rei>elled party. But on receiving complaint, the Bishop shall insti- tnto an uupury, as may bo directed by tho Canons of tlie Diocese in which tho event has taken place ; and the notice, given as above by the -Minister, shall be a sutlicient presentation of the party repelled. On motion, Rcsokcd, Tliat Canon XI. (of Title III.) as conveyed to this House in Message No. 30, from tho House of Deputies, bo adopted. The following Message was received from the House of J)eputies : MESSAGE NO. 37. The Houso • of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that it has passed tho following : , Whereas, Tho concluding clause of Canon IX. Title III., renders un- necessary the latter portion of § 4, Canon I., Title III., therefore M", TTT ' ^^'^1^0^90 of Bishops concurring, that « 4, of Canon I 1 itle III., IS hereby amended so as to read as follows, to-wit : • ' § 4. It a Minister of tJiis Church shall be accused, by public rumour, of discontinuing all exerciso of the ministerial otlico without lawful cause or ot living in tlio habitual disuse of public worship or of tho Holy Eu- charist according to the offices of this Chutcb, or of being guilty of sean- 174 JOURNAL OP THE GENERAL COUNCIL; [8th Day. dalous, immoral' or disorderly conduct, 01- of violating the Canon8,-of preaching or inculcating heretical doctrine, it shall be the duty -of the Bishop, or, if there be nt) Bishop, of the Clerical members of the Stand- ing Committee, to see that an in(iuiiy be instituted as to the truth of such public rumour. And in case of the individual being proceeded against and cibnvicted according to such rules or process as may be pro- vided by the Councils of the respective Dioceses, he shall be admonished, suspended cr degraded, as the nature of the case may require, in cou- forraity with their respective Constitutions and Canons. On motion, ' " ' Resolved, That this House concurs in the amendment to j' 4 of Canon • I., Title III., as conveyed in Message No. 37, from the House of Deputies. The following Message was received from the House of Deputies: ^. "' >* MESSAGE NO. 88. ' ■ The House of Deputies infonus the House of Bishops that it has agreed to the accompanying " Report of tlie Committee on the State of the Church." On motion, the " Report of the Committee on the State of the Church," from the House of Deputies, was read by tlie Secretary. (See p. 99.) On motion of Bishop Atkinson, JResohed, That a Pastoral Letter bo prepared, On motion of Bishop Laj', Resolved, That the Bisliops of Georgia, Virginia and Nortli iCarolina, be the Committee to prepare the Pastoral Letter. The following Message was received from the House of Deputies : MESSAGE NO. 39. The House of Deputies informs the House of Bisliops that it has passed the following Resolution : Resolved, The House of Bisliops concurring, that tlie next regular meeting of the General Council be held at Huntsville, Ala. On motion. Resolved, That this House concurs with the House of Deputies in tlie appointment of Huntsville, Ala., as the place for the next regular meet- ing of the General Council. The following message was received from tbe House ot Deputies ; MESSAGE NO. 40. The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that it accedes to the request for conference on the proposed amendment to Canon I.. Title IL, as convoyed to this House in Message No. 21 of the" House of Bishops, and appoints the Rev. Messr;*. Trapier,- Pierce,|and Williams — and Messrs. Battle, McCrad}% and Mas^^ie. as the Committee of Conference on the part of this House. ' "' 1862.] . * nOUvSE OF BISHOPS. . ITS' On motion,' " * • , Iiesohed, That a Committee of Conference on tlic part of this I[oiTi=c ' .1)0 appointed. ?. The Pregidiug Bishop appointed Bishops «Iplins/ AtJvin"- son, and Wihncr, said Committee. ^ ' . • ' The following Message was received 'from the Honse of Deputies : - ' MESSAGE NO. 41. , , * Tlie House of Depaties ihfoi'ms tho Jlouse ofBisliops that it has passed t he following Resolution : , ' ■'• ' • ResoIvaJ, Tlio House of Bishops o5nenrritiir, that? the following wotds lie prclixed- to Canons 1., 11., III., IV., V., YI., VIT., Vlft., IX., X.", XI., ■• as adopted by tliis Ilonse, to-wit : . '. • "TITLE III. ♦ O. P DISOITLINE." • .. . ' On motion, Message Ko. 41 was laid on the table. The followiug Message was received from the House of Deputies : j MESSAGE NO. 421 . * .Tlie House of Deputies itiforms the House of Bish6ps that itlia'^ passed the following Resolution: ' / . Rf.iolccd, The House of Bi,sTiop.s 'concurring, tliat the fullowiu!.'; Canon lie adopted, to-wit : - CANON I.' OP TlfE OENKKAL COUNCIL. • >< 1." [1.] Tlio right of calling special meetings of the (Jcneral Council sIijiU Ijyoiii the liisliops. Tho right sJiall bo exercised by the Presiding Mishop, or, in case of liis death, by the Bisliop Avho, according to the ruK's of fhe House of Bishops, is to preside at the next General Conucil ; l*ror/(h'(ly thai the summons shall be with the consent, or on tho requiiii- ' lion »t' a majovity ot" the Bishops, expressed to him in Avriting, • .[•J J Tho place of holding .any Special Council shall be that selected by thi'^])recediug(lcnoral Council for the meeting of the General Council, nnloss circumstances sluall render a meeting at such a place unsafe ; in \vliio4i case, the Presiding Bishop may appoint some other place. * |:'..l The Deimtics elected to tho preceding General Council sliall I'c the 'Deputies jit such Special Council, unless in those cases in which other "i)e[iuties shall have been chosen in the mean time by any of the l)io- s:iii Councils, and then such other Deputies sliall represent in the Special Cou^icil tlic Church.uf the Diocese iu which they have been chosen. .^ 2. [1] nicjourn.als, tiles, ])apers, reports and other documents, which, under Canon V. of Title II., entitled 0/ Seairinrj on Accurate View of the StMt-e of the Church, or in any other manner, shall become Iho \n-o\>- erty of eitlier House of the (Jeneral Council of this ("hurch, sh.all |ie» connuitted to tho keeping of a Presbyter to bo elected l/v tlie House of*' Deputies, upou no;ninat1on of the House of Bishops who -hull be known as the Begi-'trar of the General Council. . ' 17fc JOURNAL QF THE GEtTERAL COUNCIL, [sth Day. [2.] It shall be the duty of the said Registrar to procuce all such jour- nals, files, papers, reports and other documents now in existence ; to ar- range, label, file, index and otherwise put in order, and provide for the safe keeping of the same, and all such others as may hereafter come into- his possession, in fire-proof box or boxes, in some safe and accessible place of deposit, and to hold tiie same under such regulations and restric- tions as the General Council may from time to time provide. ' [3.] It shall be the duty of the said Registrar to procure a proper liook of record, and to enter therein a record of the consecrations of all the Bishops of this Church, designating accurately the time and place of the same, with the names of the consecrating Bishops, and of others present and assisting; to have the same authenticated in the fullest man- ner practicable; and to take care for the similar record and authentica- tion of all future consecrations in this Church. [4.] The expenses necessary for the purposes contemplated by this Sec- tion shall be provided for by vote of the General Council, and defrayed by the Treasurer of tke same. § 8. The Secretary of the House of Deputies, whenever any alteration of the Constitution is proposed, or any other subject submitted to the consideration of the several Diocesan Councils, shall give a particular no- tice thereof to the Ecclesiastical Authority of this Church in every Diocese. } - • - ". § 4. At every triennial meeting of the General Council, a Treasurer shall be chosen by the House of Deputies, and confirmed by the House of Bishops, who shall remain in oftice until the next stated Council, and until a successor be appointed. . It shall be his duty to receive and dis- burse all moneys collected under the authority of the Council, and of which the collection and disbursement shall not otherwise be regulated'; and to invest, from time to time, for the benfefit of the Council, such sur- plus funds as he may have on hand. His account shall be rendered tri- ennially to the Council, and shall be examined by a Committee acting under its authority. In case of a vacancy in the office of Treasurer, it shall be suj^plied by an appointment to be made by the Ecclesiastical Au- thority of the Diocese to which he belonged ; and the person so api)ointed , shrill continue to act until an appointment be made by the Council. § 5. In order that the contingent expenses of the General Council may b6 defrayed, the several Diocesan Councils shall forward to the Treasurer of the General Council, at or before any meeting thereof, fire dollars for each Clergyman within such Diocese. On motion, "^ •,*; J ! . '' \\\'' • ' Hesolced, That Canon I., (of Title IV.,) as' conveyed to this llous^ Ih , Message No. 42, from the House of Deputies, be adopted, with the fol- lowing amendment : By the insertion of the word "next" before the words "(Generjil Coun- cil" in the 2d lino of [2] § 1. ! ' ' The following Message was received from the House • of Deputies: . • . MESSAGE NO. 48. » The House of Deputies informs the"^ouse of. Bishops, that i,t has pas- sed the following resolution ; . , ' .J'i ' . ,■ • i ' ' Besolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that the following Canon be adopted, to-wit : • # * ^ t * . 1SG2.1 .nOUSE OF I^TSnOPS. . 177 • OANQNII. . , OF. STANDING COMMITTEES. - pointed by the Council thereof, whose duties, except so f;ir as provided lor by the Canons of the General Council, inay be prescribed by the (.'anons ctf the respective Dioceses. They shaill elect from their own b(*'dy a President and a Secretary. They may meet on their own adiourniuent,froiii tiiiic to time ; and the President shall have power to summon special meetings whenever ho shall deem it necessary. Vx § 2. In every Diocese Avhere there is a Bishoji, the Standing I'ommittee shall be a Council of Advice to "the Bishop. They, sluill be summoned on-the requisition of the Bishop, whenever ho shall wish fyr their advice. And they may meet of their own accord, and agi-ecabl\ to their 'own rules, .when* they may b^ disposed, to advise the Bisho]). On motion, Resolved, That Cimon II. (of Title IV.) a^ conveyed to tlii:> House in Message No. 13, from the House of Deputies, be adop.teil. The following message was received from the' lloiiso of Deputies, : VEriSAOK NO. 44. The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishoji^ Hint ii lias ])asstd ' the following resolution : ^ • hesohed, The House of Bishops concurring, that Hic foUowin'g CaiU)n be adopted, to-wit : ' CANON m. * OF C0NGKE(;.\TIOXS AND rAlIISIlES. No congregation within one Diocese shall- unite itself wiHi .-iiiv otiiei' Dioc-se ; and every congregation of this Church shall 1m-1(iii-'- lo Lbo Dio- cese within which their Church-building is located. « * On motion, * Resolped, That Canon 111. (of Title IV.) an conveyed to tliis Htlu^■o in Message No. 4-i, from the House of Deputies, be adopted. The following INIessage was received from the " froii,se of Deputies :* MESSIGK NO. 45. ' Tlio nouso of Deputies informs th^Ho'use of Bishops, that it. lias [lass^d the following liesolution: liegolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that the folfowiug words, .TITLE .IV., VI- THE ORGANISED 1J0D1E8 ANO (tFKICEItS OF TJIE CUllun, be prefixed to Canon ]., If., III., as adojited by this Hou^e, and conveyed to Iho^House of Bishops iu Messayes 4'J. -fJ, and 44. » * '» ' • 12* ■17^ .TbUR^^AL OP TIlE^GEKEPvAL CpUHCIL. [811i Day. * ■ •'. ^- ■ •• On motion, ' . . * * Resohed, That tliit; House concufs iii tlie Eesolntion of the Il'onse of l)ef>iities.prefixint,r tlie "words' ' ' • TITLE IV., OF Ttri-: oik; A.XrSED.BDDfES AXD OFFICERS OF THE CniRCH, "to Canons J, fl.j IIL, as adopted by tliis Ho;ise. The following Message was Bcceiyed from the Ilonso ol' Deputies : ,?«. ■ifKSSlGE 2>f0. 40.- Tlie House of Deputies informs tlie House of liishopsthr.t it has passed ' the tbl]oT\'ing Resohitiou : . ■ .Resole e(l,,y\\Q ITouseof Bisliops cencurring, tljat the follcsving Canon he adopted : ' ' ' i , CANOK J. OV EEPEALED CANOX:^. ^Vllenever there shall be a repealing clause in any Canop, and the said Canon shall be repealed, such repeal shall not be a rfe-enactinentof the Canon or Canons repealed by the said repealing clause. *0n motion, , . . ' ' Resolved,, That Canon' L '(of T\ii\Q V.) as ccfuveyed-to this House in J^fessage No. 46, fron^ the House of Deputies be adopted. The following Message was received from tlic lloiise of Deputies i i^ESSApE XO. 4 . . The House of Deputies inlonns the House of Bishops that it has passed tlie Ibllow-ingResolation: ." . . Jicsohcd, The Hou^e of J^isliops concurring, that the following Canon lie adopted, to-vrit : * • . 0ASt)2>r n. OF TIIK RErEAl., AMENDiLEKT AND ENACTMENT OF CANONS. lirall o.^ses of *future enactment, the same, if by way of amendment of an existing, provision, shall be in tiig following form : " Canon (or k^ctioii — t— of Canon — — , or Clause of Section of Canon -^ ) of Title , is ]ie**eby amended so as to read as fbllows:" And if the ehactinentis 6\ an additional Clause,. Section or Canon, it shall he ^ designated as the next Canon, or next Section, or next Clause, of a Carron ' (tr Section, in the order of nunibei^ig, .of tlie Title to which the subject jiroperly belongs ; and if a Canon or Section or Clause be striclten out, rlie existing numbering shalL be retained, i;util a new edition' of the C;iU(ius be directed. „ ' . * The Committee on Canons of each House of the General 1862.] , HOUSE OF r-TSITOPS. 179 On motion, Resolved., Tliat Canon 11. (of Title V.) as conve-yed to jlii-< irou.<« in Message No. 47 from the House of Deputies be adopted. The following ]V[essao;e was received from tlie l^ouse of Deputies: " ^'>.:- ^ ■ .> . • y,- •.«».••« MESSAGE NO. 48. The House of Deputies informs the Hou?ie of' Hishops tliat it has passed the following Resolution : ■ " Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, that the tnlldwii,;': words TITLE v., ^flscEI.I.AXKpra peovisioxs, be prefixed to .Canons I. and II. as adopted hj this il,.;ive, a;ifl conveyed to the House of Bishops in Messages 46 and 47. • On motion, Resolret^, That this House concurs in prefixing the word'^, TITLE v., • MISCSLLANEOrs n:0VISI0N9,. to Canons L and^il. as adopted by this House. The House then proceeded t6 nominate b}- Imllcn. a lAei;-- istrar of the General Council, and the "Tiev. W. U.. ifari-- son, of the Diocese of Georgia, was unanimouslv nomi- nated, On motion, the. Secretary was instructed to inform' Die House of Deputies that the House of Bishops have jiomi- nated the Rev. W. H. Ilarison for the. office of l^egistrar of the General Council. On motion, the House adjourned. N'INTH DAY'S .SESSTOiX. 1^'r^iDAy, I^Tov. 21, 18G2. The, House mot. , pursuant to adjournment. .Preseftt as yes.terda}', , . . The minutes of the last meeting werereail and approved. Tlie following Message was received from the House of Deputies : ' MESSAGE NO. 49. , The House of Deputies informs the Honse.of Bishops that jt has i^assed the following Resolution : Resolved, Tlie House of Bishops concurring, -that Message No. 20, 'of the- House of Bishops, togetlier with the Report a-d Resolutions of the Committee of this House, on the Bible and- Prayer Book, be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses. • • " 180 _ .TOWRNAL OF T|IE GE^'EEAL COUNCIL. [OtliDaj. * • \ Also, that Messrs. McCradj, Plielan, and iLassie, and tlie Kev. Messrs. ]Srasou and Pctcrkin, liave l>een appoinf'ed as said Committee on the part i)f this Ilense. ' ^ •M.ij^ motlQllj ,. . , " !,, " i» V . .,. ..*^» **\* ■ ** '^esoh-ni^ 'J'bat ll.is H"-,,-- ,:< rru -^ k, '.ul- request fiiMe in Messagelso. -I'.i, from tJiej] louse oi' ] )epuLies, iur the appointment of a Joict Committee. ■ The Presiding Bishop appointed Bisliops Jolans, Atkin- son, and Davis said Committee' on tlie part of the Honso. Bishop Johns snhmitted the followino" • . ' • * REPORT: The Committee appointed .to confer'with the Conmiittee of the House of Deputies in rsfereu'ce to Section 3, of Canou I. Title IL, as adopted , 1)*}' the ]}Quse pf Bishops, atid not concurred in by the House of Depu- ties, report that no^agreenient can he effected, and ask to be discharged. ♦ . . J- ^OHNS, Chairman. On motion, the Report .was- received, and the Committee disciiarged. . ' ' ' . Bisliop Atlvinsdn moved to reconsider Title IL "Of the General Regulation of Ministers,'^ so as to introduce a new Canon to be called Canon IX. " W the use of the Book of ('Ommon Prayer." The ayes" and nays being called for, the motion was lost ^ oil the follovving vote, to-Vv'it : / Aye8 — Bishoj3s Atkinson, Lay, and W-ilmer — 3. NAYs-^Bishops Elliott, Johns, and Davis — 3. . . • * •• Bishop Lay presented his Report, a€ the Miasiouary Bishop of ^le South-jveSt, which, on motion, was read. On motioj!, ' - . . , . " - ' • Jiisoh'fd, That the lleport of the Missionary Bishop of the Soutilij^west be rexx'ivedjiurnd printed in the; Appendix tp the Journal. » 0;f motion, the House took a recess, to allow of the sit- tiFig of the Joiiit Committee on tlie Bible and. Book of Common Prayer. "* ♦ , . . . T|io House resumed its busi^^ess. On motion of Bishop Johns, JieHolved, That the Secretary be instructed to insert the Record of the Consecration of the lit. ReVi Eichard IL Wilmer, D. D., Bishop of Ala- bama, '%nd the Certificate of his^ Consecration, in the .Appendix to the Journal of lAiis House. ' - , - » On motion, Message Ko. 27, of the House of Deputies, was taken up, and the following Resolution adopted : Rcftoh-cd, That^tliis House "concurs in tke Resolution adopted by the House of Deputies, that this General Council do adjourij on Saturday, tlie3'2d inst. 1S62.] . HOUSE OF lUSIdOPS. ISl J)i«lio[) Johns rcijacsted leave o/ ubscucu Ibv.^li*^ rciuain- i>*hoi»s. ^ TJiat it concurs in the amendiuuut to Canon I., Titk; I\'.. as coiivcycd to iTiis House in Message No. oj of the House of Bishops. And, that it has elected the Rev. AV. H. Harison, of tlie llioccse of Georgia, to tlie'otlice'of Ilegk^trar of flip General Council. The following ?^Icssage was received from the ilousc! of •■ Deputies : ' • • . • •'• fiESSAGE XO. ."Jl. • JThe Hons^ of l)(.i)uties intornis the House of Bishdpsljiat it has elcclcd Mr. .!■. K. S.1SS, ot Charleston. S.**(^., tt> the otHce of Tre:isui-cr of ilw Gc4|t-ral Council. ^ /(3n nibtion, , ... ^ llcsolted^ Tbat the election of Mr. J. K. !Sass to nht" olHce ol Trert.->- Mrcr of the General Couiicirhe coiifivmed b^this House. On motion, Mtssagc No. 26, from tliB House of Ut-'l'"^- ties, was taken up; and on motion of Bishop Lay, » • ' AV«#?ce<7» That this House concur* with the Ho->'> .r ii,.].iiii,'s in fuc- fixing tlic words ^ • . TITLE I r.," ue.\t:i;ai. RE«tLATioN.s oiJ" MixisTKiLs AXi) tTii:ii; l)iriL:>, • 10 Canons I., IT., HI.', IV.-, Y., VI., VII., VIII., its adoptecri'v this llouse. * Oh motion, Mess'agc No. 41, from* the House of Depu- ties, was taken up,*and»thc folloAvi^igliesolution adopted : 182 , JOUrvNAL OF THE GENERAL GOUNCIL. [10th Day. Resolved, Jhat this Hoiu-e concurs with tlie Houiie of Deputies in pre- fixing the wordi{ ■ . ' ' TITLE III., • OFDlSdlPLlNE, to Canons I., II., IH.; IV., V., VI., Vlf., VIII., L\., X.,'XI., aa adopted bj this House. * ' . The following Messai?;c wasa^eccived irom the House of DepnJLies"; . - " • ' * ■ MESSAGE NO. Wl?. • . . ^ The House of l>e[mties infonns t!ie House of Ui.shops that it lias jiassed the following Kesolutiou,: ^ ^ ' Resolved^ Tlie House of Bishops concurring, That Canon XI., Title HI., be amended by adding thereto the following Section, to-wit: § 3. Persons desirin'gto act habituiilly as Lay-Readers may do so with the consent of tlie Ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese in which they are thus to read. On motion , Resolred, Tliat this House; concurs in the amendment to Canon XL, of Title in., ;u> conveyed to this House in Message No. 52, of the House of Deputies. ■ ^ * l>is]io[) Atkinson, 'ou the part of the Joint Committee on tli§ l]il)1e and Book of Common Praj^er, submitted the fol- lowing IJesolutibns, which, ou his motion, were adopted: 1. Rei;qhcd, The llous^ of Deputies concurring, That the Book of Common Prayer, and Admiulstration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Coreilonies heretofore used ' in the Protestant Episcopal Church ot" the United States, (the words "United States" being changed into " Cou- fe'derate States," and "Convention" into "Council," -wherever they oc- ■ i' Making, Ordaining, and Cons^ecratiug Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. 2. Resoli'cd, The House of Deputies concurring, That to the said Book tliCPe'sli.'ill be prefixed a Declaration of its Ratification in these words : " Tlie ] Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer, by the Bishops, She "Clergy, nnxl tlie*Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Con- "le(]er:ite States of. ximerioa, in Council this day of X''ovembei\ •' in the year of our frLord, one thousand, eight hundred an;] sixty-two. " 'IfiiwCouncil having in its present session set forth a Book of Com- •• VA&\i Bi'ayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites ".and e«i'emoiiies of the Church, do hereby establish the said Book: "And' they declare it to be the Liturgy of this .Church : And require that " it be received and used as such by all the members of tins Church." • :l. Revived, The House of Deputies concurring. That a Committee of tfiree Bishops, three Presbyters, and three Laymen, be appointed, with instructions tA prepare during the interval between the .adjournment of tJiis Council and the meeting of the next, and to report to it such altera- . tions in the Book of Common Prftyer as _may.be deemed proper; Fro- tided^ such alterations' involve no changein the Doctrine or Discipline of this Charch. * . • f • » * 1862. f • ■ HOUSE OF ]5ISII0PS. .' / is.i ■I. Resolved, TIio llousc of Deputies eoncurriii??, Tiiat llio |;uiie Coin- mi tteebc an thoilzed to miblisb au edition of said 4^ook liorjTiQ jn-i-scuf use of the Ohnrca. And a^^o, in orde? to supply in»])urt the urgent tice.! of copies of flie'Prayer Pook for our soldiers and sailorf. a selection oi • ^cnptnres, yet in us judgment tiie present oonuii ' makes it expedient to postpone the exec\ition thereot .Ou-lfiotion, '•/t •' • 9 • > Resolrcd, Tliat the moiubers of tiie Committee ^u tlic-licrision of the Prayer Book, 6n the part of thisHonsp, provided for in the "d iiosoln- tiAn above stated, be chosen by ballot. ■ * The House then proceeded to balldf tor tirree ]>isliopf-- to sor^e on tlie Committee.* On counting.flie vote.^, Bi.^lK^i^s Elliott, Green and Lay were lound to.be duly elected.' 1 Tho-followino: Messacre was received from the :l[6uT;e»o{" Deputies : ! * • " . • • Th'ellonse of Deputies i!.ior;ii> ilic iIoum- <>i liir.liop>,iiiai it liat^adoj led the Kesolutions reported l>>- thi Joint C#m»ittee on tlie Bihk; an ;Kiok of Cdinraoft Prayer. • • « . 'llie House of Deputies also infotms tl^^ Hoinsepl' r>isbui)s that,it has ajiyointed on the part of tills House on\ jLo ®omnul*«c ]irovided. tor in ilio ."id of the said K^solntions, the Kef? W. Sparron% D. J)., the Pev. L'. !<(. ^ason, D. D.. the Per. Paul Trtipioi-, nml >rcsvrs. -T^hvard .\rcCr:'.(lv. ^ohn D. PhelMi^ and W. 11. Prattle. . ' • On motion of Bishop ?ltkinsoii, Resolved, The House of Deputies conenrring, !hal nu edition, coflsistiif-; "of tive hmHired co])ie;* of the Canons passed at tha ])resent session of the Cencr'al Council, be publislied" immediately, >under the direction of the Secretaries of the two Houses, andz-distribnted by tbeni. * • The following: 'mespao-e vrns received from the llousc ol'' Deputies • * V . , . ' MJCSSAGi; NO. o4^ ^ • . Tho. House of Deputies inloiius ^le House of iJishoi'S.that ft haspa^-scd the foil OAv ins; Eesolutioy: ' • . , Resolved, The HonSe of Bishops coucnfriug, Thtit a sntticient nnnibor of copies of the Jouriials of this Council, together Avitli tlie Coff^titntion. and a Digest of tlio Canons of this CJlnrch, be' published under 'tlic di- rection of t1ic" Secretaries of Ihc two HoiTses, to fnrnisli tive copies to each Bisboj*, and fr\vo to ench Clergflnan in the Cojjfedcrate States ; and two to each Clerical and Lay Deputyto tbis Council, one copy to the • Secretary of oacli Diocesan- Councilfand*onc,to»thy Canon 1. Title l^''., in order to ("lefrny tb" iN^'fiM-cut ex]toii>('s of i!ic licncral Council. •". 184 ■ JOlJlJNAL OF TlfE GENERAL COUNCIL. .[10th Day. O'n moll on, '* ' ' - Jicsoir^I, Thkt tJiisllouse concijrs intlie Kesoliitioii on tlie publication and {listribution^of life Jonhial as adopted by the Hoiisfe of Deputies. . 'Mr. Joliu I), riielan, as a Committee on the part of the House 'of Deputies, appeared, to- consult the House of Bish- ops on th|?,©rder of the concluding services of* the Coiiiv cil — and presented the Eesolution on the same, adopted by the House^of Dejmties. . ' On motioji, •• •. - TieRoltcd, That this Rouye adopts tlie Order of the House of Deputies, and' that Mr. T'helan ho requested to inform t]>e House ot Deputies of the .said adoption by this Hbuse. ^ • • Oil motion of Bishop Lay, ' ' ' ' . Etsohed, The House of Deputies concurring, That whenever the. Dio- ceses bf ^rennessee, Louisiana and Florida, or any of them, shall,, by their Conventioqs adopt the Constitution^ and accede 'to the Canons of this Churclu and ftirnish satisfactoiy evidence thereof to the Senior Bishop, tlie said Senior Bis.hop shall give public notice of the fact, and shall de- clare ,'^iid DiocesQ or Dioceses to be in union with this General Council. ' The following Message was received from the House of Deputies : ' * MKSSAG'b NO. 55. •* " ^ The* Hpuse of Deputies informs the House of Bisliops that it has passed the following Res»]jiitiohs, to-wit : • Resolved, The House of. Bishops concurring — • 1. That a Comraittee oi" three Bishops, chosen by the House of Bish- ()]is, shall so far control the general missionary work of the Church, as to arrange Missionary Districts in States or Territories not organized into' Dioceses,^ ajTange the boundaries of their jurisdictions, and provide regu- ■ lations afid instructions for their guidance; it being understood, that each Missionary Bishop shaH have, as far as may be consistent with the fore- going provisions, tlie direction of all Missionary operation^within his ow**!! Diocese or District, and in every case the -appointment of the Mis- .^ion'aries under him. 2. That the said Committee shall fix the ratio of distribution among the Dioceses artd Districts which are to be provided for, and. the salaries of tlie l^Lissionaries : .provided, hoiDcver, that all special contributions shall lie riiceiv^d and disbursed by the Treasurers of the Missionary funds, af- cordinj^ to the will of tlie donors.- 8. That the Comraittee proposed in the first of these Resolutions, is ex- pected to encourage the prosecution* of Foreign Missions, so far as it may 1)6 able; but, until communications are opened, and satisfactory relations arc established with Bishops and other Missionaries in foreign countries, all monies which have been, or may be ^hereafter contributed for this ob- ject, shall be securely invested. 4. That in. order to provide a general Missionary Fund, the General , Council earnestly advise all Clergymen of the Church having charge of Congregations and Missions, to adopt some system of monthly oiferings to be received during public worship, and they further ad\'ise all meuj- 1S(32.J lf<*)USK OF BISHOPS. 185 ■ hers of the Cfiiircli, wluitniay be precludocl by circiim.*tancfsJroin poiiig frequently to the ^lonse ol^God, to set -apart sfiinethirifr eyery moftth in ]>lace of such otVerinirs, anil thai, of the vhole nnionnt tU'.rs obtaiiictl, at least one-fourth he ]>]a?>e(l at the ro- vide regulations and instriTCtions for their guidance ; it being understood that each t5ishop shall have, as far as may be consistent with the forego- ing ])ryvision.'^, tlie direction of all Missionary operations Avithin his own Diocese or ])istrict, and in every case the appointment of the ^Migsiona- nes under him. 2. That tlie-said Coiumittec shall fix the ratio of distribution amojig tiie Dioceses and Districts which are to be provided for, and the salaries of the Missionaries in Disji'ic'ts wherb there is no Bishop : j>roriiJfi?, how- ' ( rcr, that all s])ecial contribfltions shall \)Q rcceivgd and disbursed by the Treasurers of the Missionary furtds, according to the Avill of the donors, . 8. 'That the Committee ^hall, out of funds not specilicajly designated by the donors, ai)propriate to the Bishop of Texas, until* the next Gen- erarCouncil, the sum of. $1,500 per annum';. and to the Bishop of Arkan- sas the sum of ^1,500 and travelling expenses, pe^ ajjnnni,^ towards their respective salaries. ' , ,■ - ' . 4. That the Committee ]);'oposcd in. the first of these Resolutions is exjiected to encourage the prosecution of Foi;eign Missions so far as it may be able; but, until communications are opened, andsntisfaotory relations arc established with Bishops and other Missionaries in foreign countries, Jill monies which have been, or may bo hereafter contributed for this ob- ,Ject, shall be securely invested. . • *• , 5. That th>y Liiis Hotise, he rescinded. -'"•.'.* * And- ou motion of the same, ' .. • Resolved^ That Qfingn L of Title IL, as.couveyed to this House iii Mes- sage'No. I'J, of the House pf L)ep|ities, \o. adopted. *■ ' * # ' , The* following message wm received from the limise of Deputies:. i ' • MESSAGE A'6. 59. - » The House of Deputies inforjfli* t!i^' Hous'^'of Bishops that it Jias ci.*.!- curVcd in the adoption of the* Rcsolij^ion transmitted islio[> Wilincr, Rraolrcd, Tlio House of Deputies coiionrrin.::^, 'riinllho Serr^tary ol^th^. House of Deputies be autliorizeJ lo send to tlie iMsPiops and Secretarjes of'tUe Dioceses of" Louisiana, Topiiessco aud FlQif;ida, copies of tlic Jour- vials of tliis (Jeueral Council. ■ ^ ' * , « • * - Onfriiotiou of Bishop Atkinson, ^Rcr^ohed, That tliis House cannot terminate its present'Session without r-xpressinf; it.s grateful sQiise of tlio cordial and'liheral hospitality extended b_y tho^diishop of (TCorp;ia, and the Clergy and Citizens -of Aiij.^netato the lucrnbers of this House. • ' ♦ Ut:f[(»bffe, Ala.' i)n motion, ' • ■ ♦ * ' • ' .. ' * ^ Rcsolcct^, Tliat the Pwcscjution adopted by this House aj)pointing Hnnts- ville, Ala., as tlie place^if tl:e meeting 'of the next General Comu'il; U^ •ttud it is hereby rescinded. • " , ^- » On.ipotion of Bishop W^hncr, ,* • 5 liCMlrc'l, That this Hotise concrtrs -with the House of Deputies "in aji- pointing Mobjfe, Ala., as the place of-holding.thc next General Councif of this Cii^ircTi. The IIoiisu IjIiom' proceeded to ballot lor thrjce Bishops t% serve on the Committee on Missions. 0;i countings the ballots. Bishops Elliott, Al^dhson and Wilmcr were duly elected. ' • On mtition of Bishop Atkinson, I^auti(?s inlonas tlio Bouse of Bishops tluit it concurs in the adoption of the Resohitioii conve;)4ed to it in Message No. 57 ipf the House of Bisliops. ' ^ ... • The Rev. Pr. Hubbard and the Hon. Jobn D. Thelanj a Committee uirtbe part of -the House of Deputies, au- nouuced that- the Ilouse of Deputies had iiuished it* business, and was prepared to receive the Ilpuse ofDish- 0})R, and to* hear the Pastoral Letter. The House instructed its Secretary tq inform the Ilguse of Deputies that the House of Bishops' would attend imme- diately for the ])urposeof reading the Pastoral Letter, and uniting witli the 'House of Deputies in tli-e closing devo- tiona;! exercises of tliO Council.' " ' , The Bishops then proceeded to*St. Pai»rs church. The Presiding Bishop read the Pastori\l Letter, and .s:Ud the cone^uding prayers. The two Houses united in singing the " Gloria in excel- sis," aud-the services were concluded with the Bcncdidtion, pronounced by the Presiding Bishop. The Bishopsthen returned to^tli^. Lecture .Ro"9nr of St. Paul's church, when the minutfis of the ^ay were read' and approved. 4 On. motion, the Housq adjourued, without day. STEPlIEIN^ ELLIOTT, ,D. D.,, » , ^ ■ *' ; • • , ■• J^residing Bishop, Atte^st: ; „ W. H. Harison,. » ^ •• • ' Secl-etary House ^f^^)ishops. • • •• ' APPENDIX; .g^peiiiir %. — — ' t • • •• • • JOINt FAUCES o'F order ]. At tlic opening of the Council, the House of Deputies, after organi- ' zingj' shall intbrni the House of Bisliops that they have elected a Presi- dent and Secretary, and are ready, to proceed to business; and the House !<)f JJishops, after electing a Secretary, shall communicate su'Ch fact to the House of'DcputioS. • * . • 2.' ?ilessnt!;es may bo conveyed by a Committee or by the Secretary of oitliov body. The Secretary of the body fro which such niessage is sent sliall announce^ ''A message iVcAn the House of Bishops," or, " A mes- s;*go from the Ho^ise of iXeputies;" whereupon, procefedtngs shall be suspended until the mess:^»e is delivered- to the President. H' the* mes- sajje ~be in writing, the President sliall order it to be read by the Seci'e- ttiry, and it sludl then be Llid on the liable, subj'cct to the order of thu "House. ■ »♦ , » ;3. ^^t the close of thesoslRon, the House of Dei)ntics shall announce 1o the House of Bishops that they have conclfldetl their business, and are ready to receive the Bishops. The House ©f Bishops shall thcn^ desig- nate a tiflfie at which they wiH unite with the House of Deputies in tiie' i'oncluding,devotion»l exercises, and read the Pastoral Letter; if one be i^*ued. . 1^ • * 4. Joint Coiumittees, unless the number be specitled in the Kesolution ^nnder'which they are apppinted, shall consist of three 15ishops and five l>epulies. The absent of a majoiity of the Bishops and a nia)ori,ly of tlie Ivpntios of the C'omitiittee slnvll be n(?cessary for a majority rcpoi't. ..3.))ptt!)ii-f. • • » • » iirLES ©F ORDEll OF THE HftUSE OF DEPUTIES. " »! l^ach dav's session shall commeuce with the Mornim;- tr^ervice of the ^ hurcli. • , *1. When the i'^sidcnt takes the ChaiV, ^k; MemI)or siiall continue -lauding, or slTnll afterwards stand, except to address the Cliair. 190 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [18G2. 3.. When ihe President shall have taken the Chair, the Roll of Mem- bers shall be called, and the Minutes of the i)receding day, read. 4. The business of the House -shall be called up, and disposed of in the following order, to-wit : — 1st. Conimunications from the President. 2d.. Reports from Standing Committees. Sd. Reports of Special Coifimit- ' tCGS. ,4th. Petitions and Memorials. .5th. Motions and Resolutions. 5. The House shall proceed to the Order of the Day one hour after its meeting, unless sooner ordered or dispensed with, by a vote of two-thirds of the Members present. .• . G. All Resolutions skall be reduced to writing, presented to the Secre- tary, pnd by him read to the House ; and,.no motion shall be. consideit'd before the House, unless seconded. 7. No Member shall absent himself from the sessions of the House, unless he have leave, or be unable to a'ttend. . 8. Y/'hcn any Member is about to apeak, or delivev any matter to the House, he shall, with due respect, address himself to the President, con- fining himself strictly to the point in debate. 9. No Member shall speak more than twice, in the same debate, vrith- out leave of the House. . • . 10. While the President is putting any question, the Members shall continue in their seats, and shall not hold any private discourse. 11. Every Member who shall be in the House when any question is ^ put, shall, on a division, be counted, unless he be personally interested in the, discussion. 12. When a question is under consideration, no motion ,shall be re cefved, unless to lay it upon the table, to postpone it to a certain time, to postpone it indefinitely, to commit, to amend, or to divide it; and mo- tions for any of these purposes shall hav§ precedence in the order herein nam.ed. The motions to lay upon the table and to adjourn, .shall' be de- cided without debate. The motion to adjourn sliall always be in ordSr. . lo. All Committees shall be appointed by the President unless other- wise ordered. " 14. AYhen the House is about to rise, every Member shall keep his seal, until the President leaves his chair. ■ 15. The names of the movers of resolutions shall appear upon the Minutes of this House. IC. ThcReports of all Cdmmittecs shall be in writing, and shall be re- ceived, of course, and without motion for acceptance, unless recommitted » by a vote of the House. All reports recommending or requiring anj action or expression of opinion by tho House, .shall bo aceom])anied I)}' a resolution for the action of the House therein. 17. If the question under debate is susceptible of division, t!jc same .shall be divided at the request of any Member, and a vote taken separately, except that a motion to strike out and insert shall be indivisible. 18. All questions of order shall be decided by the Chair, v.'ithout de- bate; but any Member inay appeal from such decision ; and on such a])- peal no member §hall speak niore than once, without express leave- of tljp^ HbuSe. ' * . . ■ jt ' 19. All amendments shall be considered in the order in wliich they are moved. When a proposed amendmeul is undt?r consideration, a m.otion t,o amend the same may be m^de ; no' after amendment to .such second amendment shall be in order. But when an amendment to an amend- ment is under consideration, a substitute for the Avhole matter may be re- ceived. No proposition, on a subject diflereat from the.one under con- sideration, shall be received vnder color of a' substitute. • *■ im±] .VPPENDK A.— RULES OF ORDim. * 101. • 30. Infill qucsWoiis decided niimerically, the motion to roconhidoi-mnst he made by cine Pep^ty wild voted iu tlic majority : or in case of equal (livision, by one wHo vote\l in the negatrte ; si"tl in the case o/ a vcrte by Orders, where there is a concurreuce of botli Order?,/ motion to recon- sider shall bo madei)y a majority of a Dcputatic^n from any Diace.sc d" eitlier Order toting in the majority-; and in the case of a non-concnr- latcc of Orders, tho^notion to' reconsider siiall.come from a majoi'ity of :i D.epi«tation fronf a Diocese of that Oi;der wliicji gave, the majority in "nejativfe: and in eitlicr case a motion to reconsider shall bo seconded by a nifijoritt oi any Deputation of cither Order,-without regard to its pr^vio\is vote.-* And all motions to reconsider shall bfe made and second- ed on the day the vote is tajojn or the nfixt succeeding day. , • ' 21. 'None of thes» rules shalf be altered, amended, suspended or re- nealed without tk vote of two^thirds of thtf H-owe'. • ' ■ . * « • • 1 . * (It REPOin*OF.TITE I^irfe^IONARY BISHOP OF THE SOUTH-WEST To the ^ouso cKf Bishops — ' ,, Rt. Re\^ Brethr^i ? , ^ l)uri^ the throe years wfiiclf have elapsed since. my consecration, cminges have occurr<;d ill out- civil affairs which -uoudor it impossible to l)resent aify accurate account^ of the condition and prospects ^of the Church within this Missionary l5isttict. * _ ^ At an early 4)eriod. an effort Vas niade to establish a; Mission at Santa Fe in New ]^[exico. The clergyman "who accepted this ti'ust, profceedod a part of the way across tl)p jdains, but finding unexpected difficulties growing out of Indian hostilities, turn(3d back, and declined the mission, i^ubseqnenfly, I made arrangements "fof a visit to Xcw Mouxico and .Ari- zona, but atstlje appointed time was hind^re!!! by tlicbreaking-otit of war. I have, on s'everal occasions, travelled through tlie Cherokee and Clioc taw nations," |)reacliiu;r' as opportunity oti'ered, antf seeking to acquaint myself with the pecVltarities of that field. I w\s kindly received every wliero among these people, and s?ome dosiro Vas expressed to have the Cliurck establishcTl among them. The iiusettled condition of tlie country has rendered^ny specific eflbrl! impd^sible. * , • * » ^Tlio State of Ai^ansas seemed to ai|ord a\ory p»oiuising field for Mis- slojKiry enterprise. Some new parishes have been established, and some addition^; made to th^Clergy list. After'various lossas couseipiclit ^])()ii tiia troubles of the times, the Cliurch lias felt strong efiougb lo orgaiii;:e • ;i Diocese, and f^ attempt a sej^arate e;s?stcnce.* It inust still reh', to a ^vi^-y large extent, upon the help of«br«t1ypn i^p the older States. • The miyiber (fT communicants in ArViin^ns is estimated at 400. Mv f)wn oiliciaracts are as follows : « ftapiisms tWliit(», JVdi^ts, IT) ; Infants, 08) i^:'. " '(Coloretl, Adults, ir, ; Infants, i7), r>(i ( ♦, . 11 1 i r»n c > 1 ! t ■■;•: • A . . ;5 1 Funerals f , *..... *••.,. •'"' , Marriage ..'..... .*. . ^ • • ! 192 JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. - [1862. I have appointed 2 Lay Readers. T\vt>. candidates for Deacon's orders have been received, ot' whom one lias been reinoVed by death. '' T have ordained oni^ Priest, the Rev. R. W. Trimble. Respectfully submitted, ' v HENRY C. LAY, Mmiojiciri/ BlsJioji of the Soiit7t-ice,st. House of Bishops, , Nov, 21st, 1SG2. t . inOCESAISr REPORTS. ' • A^IRGINIA. • The report from this Diocese must bo necessurily defec- tive. A large portion of IhQ territory has been for eight- een months occupied by the arriiios of the United States ; congregations are scattered, and all tlie nsual means of gain- ing information cut off. Many of the Churches, and all the Seminary buildings, with those of the Ij^igh School, are ii'secl by Federal forces as'barracks or hospitals. IsTever was the Theological Seminary of the Diocese in so pros- perous a condition as at the time when- its exercises were interrupted by the invasion of the enemy. As a substitute for any attempt to give a report of tlie j^ast three years, it has seemed best to present a statement condensed from the Tabular Digest, contJtined in the Jour- nal of the General Convention of 1859, together with such items as are furnished by the Diocesan Journal of May, 18G2. . ■ ' . , ■ , • • T.AJBTJ1L,J^-JR IDIC3-ES7?, . 1859. Number of Clergymen cauonically resident. 115 " Church buildings. i 174 " Parsonages.". ..'. 1 ..... ! 5*0 '• " Parishes in union . ". 150 . " ' Communicants ; ;. .^ . . . 7487. " Sunday Schools. '. .^... 78 .'' Teachers and scholarsi 5,C4J>9 Dioceeau Educational Institutions, viz : Theological Seminary and High School, near Alexandria ; Female In1;titute, Staunton. Value of endowments, lands and buildings, $175,000, ' } ' • • * • 1SG2.] APPEitDIX D.— DIOCESAN reports' 1!i; 1359, ■ ' ■ - E[)isc()i)al Fund, oajfitul <...:? 20 20'y Diocesan Fund, Incoind for throe years: ,: 4 3<(;7 , Diocesan Missions • , " ^ '' . lOfiOf! (xeneral Domestic Missions ' '.' i) oQT * lEducational Fund^ — Tlictflftgicul Seminary capital. : ^ino'oOO A^od and Inlirm Glci-py fund — income for fliroo yeai-s 5 887 Widows and Orphan;* of Clergy fund '...". .... - SlVvT Miscellaneous — Chisolni fund '. 2*431 Total^ capitals . . .. ; .^ . ] r,o',302 * » Total Income forthrco years 1 <)2,221 • T-A.I3XJL.A.PI "VIE^V^T- 18GS. NuiuIku- (it (. lergytneii .^ A , •.. 11.5 ,I)iocosau Missions — one year ' ^^lf)08 fil .Diocesan fund " :MICi 05 Confirmations '■ ♦•■? • I6-1' prdinations-^Deacons 2» » " Pi^ests .- .. ■ 9' .. 'NORTH PAIIOLIXA. - Right- Kgv. .Thoilias Atkinson, 1). J)., L'.L. 1)., Bishop. . ♦TliG followinp: statement exhij,)i{s the eondition (^l",tlii^4 Diocese as reported to its Convention in 1S&2. While *in son^c nfiost important i^cspects it shows a vigxyi-^us growtli, a'talling oti:' in others may well he ascribedto the froulded state of the times. ■ • • The present nnmber of the clergy- is 53, a larger number than in any previons year. Eour have been ordained (Ju- ring tlie past year, viz: 2 ])eacons and 2 Priests^ Tliere are 12 candidates for Holy Orders. .Three ehnrclies Jiave been consecrated. There are G7 Rarislies. In this y^ar there have been 432 baptisms, 122 persons conlirmed, 3S marriages, and 1G4 burials. Tliere are reported 1973 com- municants, and 838 ' catechumens. « , • The permanent Episcopal Fund amounts to * $14,300 00 The Diocesan Fnnd^annual incfomc is. ...., J .'....§ 2,880 -18 . For Diocesan Missions " »" • 2,759 41 ' For General 1 domestic Missions '• . ^T 55* l)^' ,. F(jr " Foreign' " '" , .'. :5(t(; 17 Fund«fc«' Clergymen's widows " ...•..»...,, 772. 9iit For misceH*ineous«and spccial'purposeti •, , 2,701 5;; 13 !^0,e|5 40 II. «^. <* 194 JOURJTAL of the GE^NERAL COtfNClL. fl8G2. SOUffl CAROLINA..' Heport of The Protestant Episoopal Church in the Dio- oes€ of Soitth Qarolina, for the period from 19th June; 18G1, to 12th February, 1862, made to the First General Council of said Church in the. Confederate States. Itt. Rev. Thos. F. Davis, D. D., Bishop. ST-AuTISTIOS OF THE IDIOCESE, iiisliop. f ' , 1 • Ti-ertbyters 07. 1 )eacon4; '. .:....... ,, Total Cler'?y ■ ' ^ . « ^. 74 - . . • ■. ^ ' Candidates for Holy Oi'ders Oliurches Consecrated Ordinations (Deacons) 2 Communicants ' , ; 4S4G Coutirinations ; 210 Baptisms . j 071 Murrihges ...".., • -' 67 Burials ....*. •. 262 Children catecliized 1 1370 Sunday School Teaehers .-. 178 Do Scholars ' .•.2317 Amount of Church Oflerings fo^- Missions, &c 90B1 • The I)ioc,csan Institutions and Societies are a§ follows : The Theological Seminary at Camden. ^ Tlie Society for .the Advancement of Christianity in South Carolina. . .Tlie Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy. Tlie Fund for the Relief "of the Aged and Infii'm Clergy. The Church ]5uilding Society for assisting feeble Congregations in the erection of Cliurches. • ^ » S Tlie Toadies' -Domestic Missionary Society for the sujiport of Free Chapels in tlie City of Charleston. Tlie Female Bible, Prayer Book, and Tract Society. Tiie Church Home for the support of Aged-Females and Orphan Girls. Tlie Fund for the support of the Episcopate. _ , „ * • These, in their respective spheres, are aiding largely, in extendiiig the infin^nce f)f the Ciiurch throughout the Diocese. ■ The statistics as compared with former years, are iieces- sarily vcr}' imperfect, owing to .the fact that several of the Piirislies have been broken up by invading armies, who haA'e despoiled tlte Church buitdiugs, scattered the congre- gations, and carried off large numbers of the' slaves wjio were in communion with the Church ; and for the 'same reason* the Offerings 'of the Church have been iiiuch cur- tailed. . .- ' * . i 18G2.] ■ APPENDIX D.—jnOCE>t AN" JIEPORTS. i<(5 * * GFORGIA. '*'•• • .. ST-A.1*ISTICa»OI^ TKC:^ IDIOCESE,*lS6S. Hishop - 1 Presbyters i M.^ "...27 Deacons ,, T A Total Clergy. . .-.' : S:'. ^Candidates tor Orders . '. 1 • , • " • . ^ *\ t • ISGO., ISOl. ,1802. (^onirannicants added.. >.,*|^. .J^^^•. 2*^ lJ*% SOl^ M^m^' i*^ ***-■"* ^' Marria-cs *^^ • 102 •^^ 90 '• Jiurials 146 ■ ir,4/ .22:^, Commuuion alms •;2,454 ^7. 2,252 S5 2,35{» 41» ' • ,^ MISSIONS. ., , Diocesan 1 ,U1 05 Domestic ». ; , l,fir.3 Ul Forei-jn °. . . . ,1,858 72 Other Church and bene volefit objects. . .2,410 f.O ,« , "ALABAMA. " " The fol-lowinp; is as accurate a statement oj' the. statistigt? of the Church in Alabama for the 'last tliree ycar.s as] liavo been able to make out from tlie documents acceasiblc lo lue: ISOO. 18G1. , ISlVJ. I'aptisins — Adults' . . . 1 1 S ^ 08 ) 75 J " ,Iufhnts.. ..49Gy GO!) 580) OJs .1^2)407, Confirmations 2:15 , 5(J . 2s5' Deacons Ordained r. :t •Pciests " ji 2 . . :'. C'hurclies cons^jcrated . . . » . , . ''• • ' 1 • Communicants..*....!' 17G1 Kis:*, . Jt;s5 Marria^ijes . . ; .■»..... 112 *« * J41 Funerals....' .^ ;110 ' . |2lO Sunday SchoolTeachers .. .' '• 13". pT't Scholars': 972 1170 OU'ernif^s $ 1 00,264 7G :if 1 s, 7a5 ( I'J ^•2^n^ J 4tf The amount of the Episcopal fund abotit ;. .$ 2,800 Oo The amount bf the Fund forliu! relief of old and disabled Clorr * f^yn^en and the Widows and Orphhn:^ of deceased Clcr- \gymen *. |lfi,901 57 ».142 G2 .1,557 01 *^.7 7;} . 47(» 22 1,507.71 • • 921 V,7 l',550 5s 8,4.sr, 47 190 • ' JOURNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [1862. In consequence of the disturbed condition of the coun- tiy^ the last Convention of the Diocese was attended h}- but a smail number of the Clergymei^ and some of the * Parishes made no Report. ' It is* not therefore practicable to give ji correct statemeiit of the statistics for the year 1862.- The num])er of Confirmations for 1862 is greater than that of any preceding year, and the uumber-of Communicants has i>robably increasej:! in the samQ proportion. The war has ailbcted to some extent, the prosperity of the •Chufch, ' , thougli not as much as was feared. On the whole, the con- dition of the CliUrch in thi,^ Diocese is encouraging^ We. are at peace among ourselves.; the zeal and devotion of our people seem to be in/srca&ing ; and it is hoped that under • the supervision of our present highly acceptable and faith- ful Diocesan, the Church will rapidly increase in numbers, in influence and. in piety. -^ •* /* . • MISSISSIPPI. • » . » .The Delegation from Mississippi finds itSclf Unprepared to make a full Report upon- the state of the Church in that Diocese," on aceount of the loss of necessary documents.' From the" Bishop's statement, however, and his own recol- lection, the followiiig report is compiled : Churches — about .....' .\'. : 40 Clergy : ;..'.. 8-1- Cuminunicants , "...'.. ...1200 Counrmations during past year . . . i .' Y60 OrQinations.' >....;..- ;..'... .'.. ^ 7 Considering the troubled state of tlie times, the Cliurch . in Mississippi must be regarded as tlourishing. The labors of the Diocesan have not been seriously Inter- ■ iuptcd by the war ; and the I'arish of A^icksbilrg is the only one in which the services of the Church have been even temporarily suspended by the violence of the enemy. ' The Church in Holly Springs has also suli'ered by the invasioy. , of the Fcderlil forces, and the interests of the entire Church • in Korthcrn Mississippi liave, in general, beeii unfavorably allected. . But every\yhere within the bounds of 'the Dio- cese, tlie spirit of earnest prayer and holy confidence has mingled with and exalted the flame of patriotism,- which burns in every heart and upon every altar. The Church in Mississippi has every encouragement to trust, for the fu- ture, in llim who has hitherto "covered her head in the day of battle." ' ' ' • • lRr,2.1 APPENDIX D.— DIOOES^N REPORT;^. " lOT TEXAS. • • The Cliiiroli ill tlic. Diocoso'of Tcxuf?, induecd by tlio idcty tint an adtfal scparatiiTi; of certain States from the- (JnitciT States Junl taken flace,- a^d tkat a new Nation was thus establislicd, a'dopted a principle of action forherfutm-c ';-u-idance, wliicli, catholic in its Wurc, waB also tlic only one l)y wliich she could be ii:bverued under the peculiar cir cumstanee*:; in which she was placed, in her relations i<> fhc State of Tcxast • * ' . * . Convinced that the Churches in the Dioceses within that new 'Isjition, ^'ere called npoii — both iii conformity to . C;itholic usage ih all ages of the Church, and.iiT harmony with the system on winch the Church in the United States herselfi.-v organized — to form„themselv(fs into an. Indc[)cnd- cnt National Church; and believing th^t no future connec- tion, could exist between the States (3f tltjs Confederacy a;nd the United States: And, in the language" of hei' own ad(T^-»tion : "That, not mcrdy in order id conform witli the 'si)irit and action of the Church Catholic from the Aiiostolic age dawn »to the yre.-icnt time, but also, that the Churcli might be enabled to mist at ail, and i'ullil the commission •coirferredon her by Christ, within tiiese Confederate States, v^lje mitst sever her connection, in so. far as Government aud Disciiiline are involved, with the l'i\)tefctant'Kpiscopal Church in the United States. The Church in Texas, proceeding thus to elicct the orga- ui;-:atioii of a permanent, distinct and IM'ational Church; declaring that she scvA'cd not ihehond^ of Unit}] which unite he»Jn"Thc communion of Saints"- wfth flie Church in ilic United Spates, and all other Churches v>'ilh Avhom •she was in communioii previous to- the> changes wliicli havg Ted to one Natioikal existence." Thija inj^luced and to this end proceeding, she ^leclarcd that "TheClnirch in Texas has ceased to l)e a Dioccle of the I'rotestawt K[>ifjco- pal Church in the Unifed State:?." Elected delegates to the sev.eral Conventions which ware convened as [»relimi- nary: J\.\n\ on the Gtli day <)f June, A. 1)., iiscopal .Ghureli in the Eastern Diocese, Presiding Bishop, William Meade, D. D., Bislioj) of the Protestant Epis- copal Church in the State of Virginia, Levi Silliman Ive.s,.D. D., Bisliop of the Pi-otestant Ei)iscopal Cliurch in the State ot aSTorth Carolina, and William Kollinson Whittingham, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Epis- copal Chyrch in the State of Maryland, under ,the protection of Al- mighty (lod. In the Monumental Church of the. city of Eichruond, on Thursday, the thirteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, did then and ^licrc rightly and canonically consecrate ortr beloved in Christ, John Johns, Pector of Christ Church, Baltimore, Maryland, of whose s,ul]icicncy in good learn- injT, soundness in the faith, and })urity of manners, we were fully ascer- tained, ii^to the office of Bishoj), to Avhich he hath been elected by the ConvenM'^n of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the Stafe of Vir- ginia, to assist the Bishop of the Church in the said State, in the duties of the Episco])al Otlice, and to succeed him in case of si;ryivorship. Given in the city of Eichmond, on the. thirteenth day of October m tlie year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. * Alexandkk V. Gkkwolu, , [steal.] _ . ^ * * ■ William Meade,. ' , [seal.) ^ ^ L.' Silliman Ives, [seal.] ■> William lioLLiNsoN Whittingham, [seal.] Jb- % . VL— BISHOP GREEN. * Kntiw all iiTen by these presents, that we, James Her-vey Otcy, D. D^ .Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Tennessee, Leonidas PolJCi'D., I)., Bishop of the Protestant Einscopal Ghurch in the State of Louisiana, Nicholas Ilamner Cobbs, D. 1)., Bishop of the Prot- estant Episcopal Church in the State of Alabama, and George Washing- ton Freeman, D. D., Missionary Bishop in the States of Arkansas and 'Tex.'^s,. under the protectio'n of Almighty God, in St. Andrew's Church ' in the city of Jackson, on Sunday, the twenty-fourth day of February, in the year of o\ir Lord one thousand eight hundred and fiftyi t^id then and there rigJitly and canonically consecrate our beloved in Chri.st, Wil- liam Mercei" (ireen, 1). D., Presbyter of the Diocese of North Carolina, of whose sufficiency in good learning, soundness in the faith, and purity • of majiuiji's wo were fully ascertained, info the office of Bisjiop, to which heliath been elected by the Cpnvcntion^of tho. Protestant Ejnscopal Church in the State of lyiississippi. .. Given in the oity of Jackson, this twenty-fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty. James IL' Otey, • • [sEAft.] • Leonidas Polk. [seal.] » NrciIOLAS II. COBl;S, ♦ I seal. I ■ GEOrX-E W. FliEEMAN, [SEAL.] 1805.1 APPENDIX E.— LETTi:iiS OF CONSEOEATION. 201 VII.— BISHOP P.UTLlvDGE. ' * * \ Kudu- ull men by tlicso. presents, tluit Ave, Cltristoplicv Edwards (iads- dcti, I). I)., Pisliop of the Protestant Eiiisoojial Cluircli in tlio State ot SontIij,C.'iroIina,'Presidin^ Pic^liop on tliis ocrtisinn, iptcplien Elliott, Jr., »D. !>.',. Uislio]! 4)f tlic Protestant Episcopal Clinrcli in the State of (leor- i;iA, and KieUolaa llaniucr Cohl)s, I). I)., ]>i.s])op ot" the Protestant Epis- copal Churcli in the State of AUibama, uifd(!r,t]ie protection of Almiglity God, ih St. PauPs Clitirch iii..tlic cjty of Angnsta, St.atc. of Cieurpia, on \V(xlnesday, the llfbcenth i^lay of Oeloher, in the year of our T>ord, one thousand eiglit hundred and fifty-one, did then and there rightly and ctnonioallr consecrate our beloved in Christ, Francis linger Putledgo, ]). I)., Hector ot S£, John's Churcli, Tallahassee, F](jrida, of whose Snlii-, ciei^cy in good learning, soundness in tilio faith, and purity of manners, we were Inlly ascqrtained, into tho» OlHce «of Bisho]\ to which ho hath been elected by the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Flori(4(t. • • « • • ' ' Given in the city of. Augusta, this iTfteenth day of October^, in the ycaV of our Lor* one thousand cigKt hundred and^fifty-ouq. .C. E. CJaosdIjx, Hisho]-* of the Diofese of South Carolina, [seai,.1 N. II. Conns, liishoi) of the Diocese of Alabama, [SK41..] , SwjriiEN Ei4,io'rT, Jr., Bishop of the Dioccso of Georgia, [seai,.] • • • • , VIII.— BisiipP Dx\V;S. ' f « Toftlltlie faithful in Christ Jesus throughout tbe World, greeting : i5e it/ it known uVto you by those prcseiii?, that wo,, Thomrrs Cliurcli iln^jvnell, D. D.,LL. I)., I^ishop of the Dittf-ese of Councfticut, George Trevor Spencer, D. D., late Bishop of Mndras, John Medley, 1). D., liishoj) of Frederickton, John Ilcnry IIoi)kins, D.J)., Bisliop of the Diocese of Vorniont, 'and Benjamin BosAvortli Smith, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky, in St. >lohn'a Uhape], in th«city of New York; on Mbnday, being the scventeenllr day of October, ir. tb.e year of our Lord one then- sand eif!;ht hundred and iifty-thrce, did th^n and there in the]>rcfence of aV.ongregatioti of Clergy and LaUy, according to the due and ])rescribcd order trt' the ProtestiOit Episcopal Church in the United -States, and in conformity witU the Canons thereof, consecrate our beloved in .Christ, Thom.as Frederick Davis, D. D., of Avhose sulTicieficy in good learning, ■soundness rnthc faith,- .'ind jiurity of manners, '•avi.- wore fuljy ascQrtained, into the sacredO'4jce of a BisliDp in the Church of (Jod, he havfngJ'ccn duly elected Bishop of tlje Protestant. Bjuscopal ^hufch'in'the Diopesi- of S/.)uth Carolina. ' ' ' . ' In testipioiN' wJiereof we have horeunPo ?ct f)ur handsvind seals, in'tlie city of NtwYork, on the tw<»nty-liftli day «f 'October, one thou^nind, eight lltmdrod and fiffy-thfee. , • , , T. C. V>i:ow.\F.i,i,, Bisho]) of the Dioccse of Connecticut, [seal.] John II. IIctf'Ki>ls, J>ishoy of the Diocese of* Vermont, [.skai,. j B. p.. SAftTii,»Bishop of tlic Diocese of Kcutncky, ■ • ' (skaiT.1 i:f.-*-Bisii6r*ATK]NS0N. ' . • • KnoV all meft by Uiosc i#osents, that .wc,€'liyn]as Churcli P.Vov.ncll, D. D., LL. D., Bishop of Connecticut, '(Jeorgf'Trcvor Spencer, D. D., liite Bishop of Madras, John MedJey, I). D., Bishop of Fnflcfickton, Cliarles *. 202 JOURNAL OF THE. GENERAL COUNCIL. » [1862. P. McIlvaiiK', D. D., Bishop of Ohio,. George Washington Doane, D. D., LL. D., Bishop of New Jersey, Samuel Allen McCosl^-ry, I). D., D. C._L., Bishop of Michigan, and James Hervey Otey, D. D., Bishoj) of Tennes- see, in St. John's Chapel in the city of New York, on ^londay, beiDg the seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight" linndred and iifty-three, did.then and tlierc rightly and caiionicully con- secrate our beloved in Chvist, the Rev. Thomas' Atliinsoii, D. I)., oj" whose sufliciency in good learniug, soundness in the faith, and purity of man- .ners, we were fully ascertained, into the sacred oflice of a Bishop in the Church of God, he having been duly elected Bishop of the rrolestanf Episcopal Church in the Diocese of North Carolina. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, in the city of New York, on the twenty-si^tli day of October, eiglitccu liumlred and fifty -thfee. ' T. C. Bkownkll, [seal.] j • * • • • • ^ C. P. McIlvaink;- . [seal.] George W. Do AM E, ^ [seal.] » ■ James 11. Otey, jseal.] X. -BISHOP GREG(J. Know all' men by these pfesents, that Ave, John Henry Hopkins, B. D., LL.D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in.the" I)iocese ofVer- moiit ; lietijamin Bosworth Smith, D. ])., Bishop of the Protestant Epis- copal Church in the Diocese of Kentucky, appointed Consecratoi*; James Hervey Otey, I)'. D., LL, D.j Bishop of the Protestant Episct)pal Church, in the Diocese of Tennessee-; Leonidas Polk, 1). D., Bisliop of the Prot- estant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Louisiana ; Stejihen Elliott, 'Jr., D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Georgia ; Will.iam Mercer Grc^cn, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episco- ])al Church in the Diocese of\^Iississippi ; Thomas Fvederick Davis, D. I);, Bishop of the ProtcsUmt Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Caro- ling ; and Thomas Atkinson, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of North Carolina, in the Monumental Church, -in the city of Richmond, in the Diocese 'of Virginin, on Tliursday, being the thirteenth day of October, A. I)., one thousand eight hundred and lifty-nine, did then and there rightly and canonicaljy consecrate our beloved in Christ, the Rev. Alexander Gregg, of wliQse sufliciency in good learn- ing, soundness' in the faith, and purity of- manners, we were fully ascer tained, into the sacred oflice of a Bishoj) in tlie Church of God, he hav- ing been duly elected Bishop of the Protestant Epi-copal-Churcli in the Diocese of Texas. . • ' In testimony whereof, we have hereunt*; set our Jiands and seals, in the city of Richmond, and. Diocese of Virginia, on the thirteenth day -of Oc- tober, one thousand eight hundred and tifty-nine. John H. Hopkins, Bishop of Vermont, ■ [seai..] , B. B. Smitu, Bishop of the Protestant Episcoiial ChurcL in Kentucky, ' ~ [seal, i , James H. Otey, Bishop of the Dioce^ of Tennessee, . [seal.] Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana, . [seal.] Stephen Elliott, Bishop of the Diocese 'of Georgia,' [seal.] Wm, M. Green, Bishop of Mississippi, ' [seat .J Thomas F. Davis, Bishop of South Carolina, ■[seal,] Thomas Atkinson, Bishop of North -Carolina, [seal,] .* 1863.] AIT£NI)IX.E.-LETTEKS OF CONSECPwVTIOX. 203, XI. — giSIlnl> LAY. „ Tlip Kt. Rev. Henry 0, Lay, 1>. D., wns I'diisciT.Tted as Missiuuary I'.isliop of tlio Soiilh west, jii St. J':tiil"s C'lhirel), llieliiiioml, Viri;inin, on Snndny, tlie 23rJ(l;iy of Oetohor, IS.Mt. Tlie lit. llvv. •\Villi.'iiii Meade, D. T>.. [5i.«l)(ii) (if Vir^'iiiiii, jircsided. nnd wa;? assisted in (lie imposition of li.'inds, by .■innnilTcr of llie otlier Uisho)>s? A copy of llic ollieial re.. Hisb«i< Ml' tlia I'rotestant Episcojiul CIiurc]i in tbo. State of yir^'inia, Stephen I'lliolt, 1). I,)., Risliop ot" tlic IVotestant Eitiseopal Chnrch in the State (»f .(loorjiia, and, John Jolm^, D. .1.)., Assistant IJishoit of (lie J'rotcstant I-'piseo^al .C'liui'tHi in tlio State of Virii:in''ia, uuder the jiro.tcetioi} of Al- miirlily (Joil, in St. Paul's Cliureh in llie city of liicliniond, Virginia, on Thursday, the sixth day of Mtireh, in the year of our Lord, one tlion s;ni(l ei.Ljht hundred and sixty-two. did.tlie#and tlioro riglitly and rauoni- eflljy constoerate our bekived- in-Christ, Hichavd looker "Wilmer, 1). I)., late IJector of Eintnanuel Church, Henrico Parish, Virj^inia, of wh'ose suih- cieney in ^obd Icarninjr, soundness in the taith, and ])urity ofmannQr.'', we werej'ully asccrtdncd, to thcolliccof Bishop, to which, ho hatli been elected by tJi(? Convouticu of ,tho •Prot<>staut Episcopal Church in the State of Alabuina. ~ ' ' . ' (Tive-B in the city of Ilichhiond, the siith day of March, in the year of our I-ord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. \ Ayn,i.i\M Meadk, Pishop'of the Diocrse^i^f Virginia, [.seai,;] SncniJiN EiLiO'iT, l>ishop ol'the Dio^cse of (Georgia, J. ilonxs, Assis^iinbBishop ol the J\ E. Church in'tlic -EAL Dio- cescol' Virginia. • • • • , — •♦• -^"fipniiiir If, • • LIST OF THE HOUSE OF BISI10rS» . ■{'lie liight, Pcv. Stephen Elliott, D.D,, of the Diocese of Geoi-gia, Presid- ing Bi.slio]i. * . ^ • The Right llev. John Julyirt, 1).D., of the Diocese of Virginia. The Right Rev. Wjllijun Mercer Crcen, D.r>., oT tho.&i6cese »of ilissis- sippi. ■ The Right Rev. Thomfts E. Davis, D.D.. of the Diocese of Soutlj, Carolina. The lliglit Rev! Thomas Atkinson, D.I^., E.L.D., of thcDioocscof Nortli Carolina., ^ * • " •• . , • The Ripht Uev. Alexander Gregg, .D.D., of the Diocese of Texas.* The Right Rev. He^ry C. T.ay, r>.D., Missioi\flry Hishoivof the South- west. ♦ • • *• * * Th» Right liov. Richard II. Wilmer, D.D4 of th'c Diocc?c of Alab.imn, * Absent. . 201- JOUJINAL OF THE GENERAI^ Ct)UIi!OIL. .. |18G2. * * IIOUSE OF DEPUTIES. * ' » .* / * OLElilCAL DEPUTIES. , Vlrfjiiilq tiGv. "W. Sparrow, D.I). • • • '• ^ liiiv. Joslma rebci-ki»,l).l\ •• • * ^ Jtcv. Goo. 11^ Norton. ^ ' • •iV^«<*j;.c;3!lnrt...Rcv. F.iil. itublHird, D.i*. • "' •. ,* , • Rev, Pt.*^.*I>Ia30u, ]).!'. • - * ■ -llcv. J. 0. Iluskc ■ . ALTEUNATEfl. , • • • Rev, il. B. I^RlillO,V).r). / ■ * •• ■ •Kev.J. B. ClK-shire, D.P, * " • Rev. Edwin (li-'Cr. . , • ♦ S. CaroUati,. tJevlli^liCistiuii Ilaiiekd, !>.!">. « • Rev. Puul Trajiicri * ^ •• ,, • Rev. C. 0. riiiclvuey. . ' * ^Georgia Rev.' W. II. Cl:u-kc Ittv. Iknry K. Recti., Rev. W,C. V/ilUniin'. ^I.TEKNATES. ^ R(y. Will. N. Hawks.' * • , » Id^v. SaiiiuolBeiiAlict. • , • • Rev. Cameron V. McRa"* * • • * ♦ • ' * AlulMnin Rev. F. R. Ilafif-oy. ' . Rev. Jiio. M. Miteiiil]. * f ■• • • P.cv. l^mfy K. i;iercv.« , • "^^ AUHUiV.WES. • . * • • Rev. J. M.-Bunitg^;!-., • Rev. J. A. M.'is.sey^ • Rev. ,f. Jk Nienolso!!.. I'lssmlppi . . .Rev. ^y. V. (^raiie, * . , , Rett ^V. VVftnrd, [).!>.„ » Rev. T. 8. Sav.'UTO. • '■ . AfrrBI.'NJrtEhs. « • Rev. T. J. Pickett, • Ret. AV. T. Adajiis, ]Wv. V,cv.]. llalsti'd. • t Tci'.as ^ Rev. Benj. "Eaton,' ^ • * Rev. E. A. W-auner^ Rev. W.T. f).j:)alz^Ik Arleavr.'f, . . ,-, . .VCax. -I. T. AVlicat, D.P' ■Rev. W.- 0. Stout, . Rev..J; M. Oartks. • 18G3.]: . APPENDIX Cl.— UOUSE OF DEPUTIES. 205 'LAY :^EPUTIES! . ♦ l^rginia. . ..,.PliHip William.^, ' ■ • • , N". II. Massie, ^ » J. U Iiact)ir, , . '• •• • . • • A.J. DeR'usfot, -^ •* ill. II. Suiitli.- . • • • '• ^ • t * AI-TKKXATES. ' f f R. r'.'ilattlc, «^ • m^ « ^ 'loi^ II. r»,'ew Kent" Ki^hnionJ. '\ Ilev. Win. II. Kiuckle, 8t. Paul's C'liUrch, "Lynchburg. ' ville. ' < , • • IleY. E. 11, Liiii)itt, Priuci|)ar6r*a School for boys, uear'Alextiiidriii.* • Kbt. Thos. E Locke, St. Petci-*s Oliinch, Washiugtou PaV'sh, '\\''esiiii#ie- ' .• • land county. Oak Grove. • Rev., Oharles Maun, Abingdon :i;id \Vnt\- Pa^i•4u^s, Glouce'^ter Court ifouse. * • * • Rer. Geo. L.' Maokeuheinier, l,aiiili"s Creek/'hurclf, Brunswick i^'aftsh, King George county. ». • Rev. Geo. E. Mortin'ier, Northain Parish, (ioorhlytid«c.h, T.cwfe county, AVeston. " ' ' • Itr'v. William' S]iarro\v, -D.D., Pj}Qfe?sor of ^*y.sttmal:ic Divinity, Tljeologi-» .cal Seminary,- Staunt^ij, ' . . , • * llfv. i). Francis Spngg, ' Grace Church, .-Alexandria, .nml' Editor (ff Southern 4C'lim-chman, IMchmoud. , / Rev. 11. StriApfclIow, St. Martin's Parish, Hanover county, ^'erdon. ■' Ri3v. Head9rsi)u Siiter, Grace Chtivch, ]>erryvillo, Clarke county! * *# J llt'v.- il. W. I.. 'I'emple. St. Piiur.s and St. Johns Churches, Son^ !'\iruham Papisli, ]".ss«x coimtr. Miller' =; Tarprif. ' .' • . •Uev. P. Tinsrey, Chaplain C. S. A. ' ♦ ' , . Ilov.* .\. I>. Tizzard, Dale -Parish, Chesterfield and King William Parish,' i'o.H'hatan. Wintcrpock.-Ciiesterlield county.' . • . ]'n.-v. .i.din Towlo\ Dfttiniien and Loed'sParislies, Prlnte William county, llrentsvilU:. , , ' ■ Itv.-v. .Vndorsou "Wade, SIhpsico and Westover'Chucches^ Wcstovcr Parish, Charloi''Ci\;y county, Charles'Oity C. H. . ^ ' * • ^ Riv.' l.eVis "W«l'ke. St. Ruke's i'hiircii, I^ov\-hat5in 'ParisI^, P6t\hatau county, Sublett's Tavern. ' * .^ ' * . . . * ti«v. ('(wnelius Wallcei-. D.D., Emmj(iuel Cliurch, Hennico coupt^'. _ • ■^ev. William II. Ward, '"Westmoreland county.. ' Itev. .'oiiu A- Wh/trton. St. .lolqj's ChurcluIIeber Parish, Bedford count v. Liberty! • . • '• % lU'V. D. M. WhartoTi^ W^stinei;ifland C. ]k , * * !:«-'v. l*Nniau Wharton, lioauoke Church. •Cnrinvall- Parish, Charlottt? c<>unty, I)rak'eV Jii-anch Depot. Kev. -1. C. Wheat, Vice-J'rincipal ot' the A'irginia Female Institute, and^ Rector ol" RnckinghaHi Parish, Stauutou. U«3\. Walter W. "SVilli.-ms ,S. .lames's Church. Leesburg.* '* rtov. George T. WiUiaiii.-^, Ghaplaiii ^'. f^ A. ' ^ . * "" Itev. (IcorrroT". Wilmer-JTiumannel Oliurch. Bani.ster Parish. Piltsvlvania C. 11. , . I!ev. Johrt H. V. ingfield. Trinity Church, Port^outh Parish, Portsmoulh. n^v. .John. II. Wingfield, .Jr., # Assistant Minister of TrinitJ- Chnrcli, » PortsTuoutii. .* 1 ■ * .• • Kev. Kduinnd Withers, Hospital Missiouary,-Richmond, Va. Wiw Got>:-i;c W.)odltid;re,'D.D., ^[onamental Church. Richmond. DTOOESE OV XOiiTII GATIOLIXA.. Rii^ht Ptcv. Thmua* Atkinson. D.D., pishop of the Dioces^ Wilmington. Kcvi Vi. W. liarber. Missionary in WHkes and Ashe counties, and jiart^ adiacont. .. • '^ . % ^ • , l;ov. Sumue\'S. Jlarher. x\s,'?i.stniit to the P^ev. C. B. Wetmore' ' lif\. Augvlu Amoj Benton, Ciirist Church, Rockfish. ■ *' ^ . , fiev. (^ii'i* T. Bland, Rector of St. Luke's Church, Liilcolnton, Rev.'-Jarvis Buxton. Jlector of Trinity Church. Asheville, c • ♦ l.S(;2.] • APPENDIX k.— I. "l ST OF OI.ERGY.^ ' :n i:cv. .1. nioinil. (jhcsh'iiv, ■! ;.!)., Uei'Uir of C'lilvarv Clmr'-li- Tnrl.orc;-i!,'rf<.' iiiulTriiiily Ciiurcli, Scotland" Neck. l\'v. .). J5..- Colhomi, St. StepiiCTrs Churcli, O-xlord. Rev. :ft. Asliley .Cnrtis. D.D.. Rector of St. Mattlicw'fi Cliniv!!. L!i!!«. ^ bonxngh, niid ^ri*;>:i()iii»ry in jvii'ts adjacent. Ki'v. !''rpdcnclc rUz^^crald, C'li:;plain in CtonCedcralc.Aiinv. ^ • • liev. I.uLliorJCbovn, Beaulbrt'connty, Assist aft t to Rev. Mj-,. lliinlin/. Ilev. (K M. Evorli:ntf. RsTtor of St.. Peter's ClnircdT. f'IiarlofI«>. K'ov. ]•;. ^f. Forbes. Reeror of ClirLst UiuiKcli. Elizabetli City. Ret. Edwin (Jcei-. Rector of St. I'etei-'s Cknirh,, W.-i^bington. Kev.' Peytanatj:Ijer. * * . * ■ * * "flev. E. "\J'. (TilHunv Reclur of tbe Ubucek wf'lhe KjiUjthany, J.<--';ik*vi)lc. '■fUvv. Israel IJardihsr, Rl-ctor ot Zu)n*Cbuvcli, lieanfort county^ and p«rt? adjaceut; ' • . ,♦ . • ' ' i:ov..'i:ii^s. (;. Hau^hl'oil. ^Jeetu* »)f *St. V"*"**-' Salj>^bnry.' liov.-TLomas B H.-iu.lbton. (Dcaeoft.) Plyniontb. *• V IJev. P. V.'.-ltilliard. Reetoi-'of thc.CJiapcl of tbc (.Voss. Cbapcl Mill." Rev. W. llodjxcri, D.l>.. Reut(5r().f Knunannel (JliurdV "Wan-enlon. ' R.ev^ I.ucian lionrne, Rector *)f t.Iie«-<«i'nreb ul' tlio.S;t vicuu-. .I.-nl- son, iS'ortii;iinpt^>n county.- •■ • ' < llt'v. R.* S; "Nrasi)^. O.U.. Rector of Christ Cluucli. Ilalciglk ilo'w.Tf. II. •'!\rasGn. .loiin's Kivei', Vorgiinton *l>nrke connty. ^ , Itov. Daniel Morrelle, (UoiLi'oii I Hlilniin^'ton. . • , llfv. T. I;?'. W. Mct.t. Edito»of the ChurcU [jitelli-enetr, Ilalei.-li. iiev. Janieii ^toore, St. Fanl's ChnrQii, T.oiVisburii-.. ■ Pu'V.- .I() of ^l. i ,;ii!i s riiurel:, W illi.Hjnshoi'onii-h,. jukI IFoly Iiin©c(?Htst Ileuderson. Rev. S C. i'to^crts^, Reelor (^f^Jrace ChiutrL Vor;:nnton. \\c*-. "W. "W". SkHes, (Deacfiji,) ^\''atangR couWt)*. ■• . • Rev. T-L A. SkiniTer. lulonton? .♦• • * * Rev. \*Snieni? AVntefs,iS|, Tlioinas".s GJiiircli, Windsor. . Rev. Geo B. Wctryrvro, Rec-tor of' St- Philip's Cliurch, Mocksviile, jiul . ' ifjirts adif^cenU I^er. ^^;Jfk*]^^. Wetniore. ( i )l;icoti) in charge of Christ Cliurch, Newbern. l)li>CESJ^^OF'SOtTTir CAKOLIXA. ■ . * '.• ■ f ■ • • » Rif^ht Rov. Thoinas F.Davis, I). ]).. ]?is1iop of the Diocese, and Rector ** ^. of (m race Church, Caindeiv. • ' **, Rev. Th^ftias S. Arthur, Itectorof Christ Church', Greenville. . * j. Rev. Xenophon Y^ Aiulcrson, (Deacon,) Mission.ary to the negroes in St. Mfirkss Chirendon. f'ev. Rdhert ^V. Barnwell, ' {J)e!icon. ) Ri'hfes«or jiiid Chaplidn in South 'i Carolina College,. ,<'olnnibi;i. ^^tf Itev. ]•:, E. Bellinger, Itector of St. .Iii^ Cheraw. ' ' '/ * Revi .lolni T^arnwell Campbell, C'harle«to)i. • " ^Vv. Andrew II. Cornish, Rector of St. Pjiul's, Pendleton. F!(*\'.' .lohn ll.*(!ornish,*RphciiJ']lIioti, Rei-tor of St. BartholomeAv's Parish. \ * • Rev. .U)hn j;.Tvil, ri^idinff at Moiint Pleasant. • • ,- * f.\ev. C. P. Gadsden, dJector of St. I^uke'.s, Charleston. . • ivev; r'h"ilip.(Jadsden, Rector (4' St. Paul's Parish, Stono, and St. Paul'i e _ ChuFch, Sn'mvnerville. ' ' ' Re». Alexander (jtennie, KecloV of' All-Saints' I'aiisR, WaccamaTr.^ 'Rev. .1. Meroier slon. » ., • • l;ev\'l. Stuart Hjnckel, Profes'sor in Theological Seminary, Camden. , Rev. Will. JT. Hanckel, PL^ctor of St..foliu'.s C'hiwcli;, Richland. ^ } ijf"** • Rev. Robert T* LFtiward. Roetor, of P^inc» George's ^*ansh,'Win\«awl •Rev. Wni.^i?. W. Howe," 'A8si--tiint >[ini.sj.er of St. Philip's, Charleston. • Re%-. .T^'.fl^sT. Ilutchesoir' 1hen's (f Churcii, FairlioM. , / •.•*'• J^ev. J.^septjllunler. ^ '#*' ••'•. »* ••*'* , ^]\ev. ZiTuThaujJ^I Hyatt, -^letM of (if St. .lames's I'arish, Santet-. Rev. P^Gerva'is Jenkins, J\Fissron:tin' fix negroes in St, John's Parish, John's Jsbfnd.- ,'.••" ' « • A*.v. J^onj. JoTAson,*Rc^tor of l^rinifly Church, Abbeville. .Rev. Wm. Johi*on, residing atYorkville. jiev. R. P. Johnson, Rcct!ilca(l, Cliarleston. '. . • llev. .JohnI>. McCuUonjfli, llectoi'ot ^hurch of Nativiiy, rnioiiville, and .Church of the Advent. Si>ar(anl)urjr. ••" ^ [lev. David ^NFcElheran, residing at Mount Pleasant. Uev. Stiles Mellichamp, residing at Orangeburg. ' . " l!cv. Augiu. 15. Sams, Rector of Chnrch of the Holy Apostles, P)arnwell. Uev. J. J. Sams, Piccfeor of St. Thomas aiid St. Dermis. Kev. J. ]>.Seabrook, Rector of Grace Church, Ander.son. , Uev. Peter J. Shand* Rector of Tiinity Churcli, Columbia. • ... Uew. James Stoney, Rcctorof Chnrch of the (iood Shcphei'd, Yorkville. Piov. P. F. Stevens,- (Deacon) Minister of Trinity Church, IMftck OakT Uev. Paul Trapier, Prof, in Theological Seminary at Camden, .iJid Mission- . Hry at. < >rangcburg C. 11. FIcv. liichard Trapier, residing iibar Camden. Uev, C. IJruce AYalker, Columbia. Uev. EJward T. Walker, Rector of St. Helcna-Cliurcli, Si. Helena. Island. Urv. Jas. li. Walker, D.D., Rector of St. Helena Church, Heaufort. Pv»v. ATberl R. Walker. (Deacon) Rector of Church of (he Holy Com forjrr, Snmtfrvillc, • Kc\. v.. J. Webli, (Deacon) Missioijary in St- Rartholomew's Parish. Uev. .1. v.. Welch, (Deacon) Missionai-y in the Parish of the Holy Trinity, (Ti';di:nnvillc. " » ' Uev. .Arthur Wigfall.' I'eclor of the Church of (he Holv Trinitv, (Ira liamvilU'. ■ .'•■•' ALSO, Uev. Riciiard Johnson, .of jlii,' Dioce?e of Gcoj'gia. * DIOCKSK OF GfeOliGIA. The Ui;.';hl Uev. Stephen .Elliott, D.D., P.isliop nf the Diocc'-p, and Rec tor of Christ Church, Savannah. Uev. Theodore P. Hartow, Cha])hiin in the T- S. N'avy.' Uev. Samuel Benedict /Rector of St. James's Churcli, Marietta. 314 JO.URNAL UF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. |i;:h2 liev. E(lnmi)(l 1'. Urowii, Hector ol' CliL'ist Cliui'c'i, Si. SimtiiiV-. ami ^li • , DaviirsCliuroIi, (iljiiii. V. O. St. Simon's Islaml. Rev. George IP. Ckirk. Jiov. Williftin 11. Clarke, Assistaiit Pvcctin-ol' St. Paul's Ciiuroli. Aii-Mi>ln^ R<'i-. ChJirlcs ir. Colov, Assistant Atiifister of Clirist Church, Sav;ijinah' Kev. Cloor'^e "^V. Eastcr< Hector of -St. riiul's Free (^Miurcli. llpy. Jq.1ui I). Easter, Ecctor-of St. Peter's Ohurcli.lloine. ' Kev. "William E." Ei)pcs, llcctoV of CraeeCJirtrclr, Clarkcsville. iicv. John Fieliliii;.:, vesidincr in South Carolina. Kov. E Ecv. Agdrcw F. Freeman, Ee^tor of St.. Philiji's Chtircii. A ! 'n'lt:!.. Eev. Charles A. Grant, (Dcaconf) Savanuaii. ftev. X Hardin CJcorge, Missiouarj atGriffin. T'lCv. William H. Harison, lic^ctor of the Church of AtouciLKMit, .\ii";ii-;Ui. Eev. William N. Ilixwks, Kector of Trinity Church. CoIuml)us. , licv. AVilliiun T. llchns, (Deacon,) Winchestei-. Tolui. Eev. ^\: II, Ilendersoq, ]) ])., Piector of Emmanuel Clmich.- Atlicii ilov. John J. Hunt, residing in Mariettii. (iov. Itichai'd Johnson, Chaplain Hampton l,cc;ioii. llcv. Sams'on ]). Laney, ( Deacou,) residing in Coiumfu*. flov. George Macnnley,. Hector (>l" St-Taul's Church, Alhany.. ]iev. Jaquelin M. Meredith, (Deacon). llev. Cameron F. McRae,- Kector of St. Jolui's Cliurcli. Savaim.'sli. Kevv John Xeely, residing'in Augusta. - " " Kev. S.amncl J. Pinkerton, residing in Allauiu. llev. John T. Pryst*, Kector of iContpelior F6ni;i'!c tnstituii'. Kev. H. Kollock Kees, Kbctor of Christ Church, M:"ijJ«in. Kev. T. Jeffersou Staley, (Deacon, ),haying<'harge^f St. Stophen's<'lia|nl, Savannah, and Missionary to (i.V)lt>red5*eop!e o!> a(lj;icciit r!:U!t;i tions. - _ • ■ , ■ Kev. Pk. Francis Starr. • •• • licv. Charles W. Thomas, ,Niissionary in ^Ceulrai (iei-rgia. 1". ( >. (irlllir.. Kev. William N. Ward, residing in Virginia.. Kev. AVilliam C Williams, Missionary ti>*tlTe ("olored ['cdplc o'n iliij(Jgcc- chee kiver, S;ivannidi. • . . • ■*. » ' J)10CEto*E OF 'ALABA^fA.^ Kt. Kev. Kichartl 11. "\\ ilmen" I'.D., Bisliop yf tliu, Dioffcs*.-, ( ui'ciisi'eardf (J)eacon.>> ' '^ Kev. William Binet. , *. / «• . » * J. Kev. Wni.D. Cljristian, (Deaqon,) Marion. • * Kev. Thonias A. .Cook, Tftllad%a. , i«» Kev. George F. jDiishiiniin, D.D., otlif iatiftg at Purtland. « Rev. Charle^ A. Derjjy; St, Pet(y"s Churcfi, Lowades '^ee, i^t. 'Paurs Ohiiroli, Carlowville.. »•• Pev. J. A* Massey, Trinity Olmroh, Moliile. ,. ilev. A. Mens, SfT-Ioln/s ChnrcL, in the Prairies, (ircensboro" P. (». Jlxit. JcUn M. MitclieTl, St. Joliirs C'liurch, ^ront!--oiJicry. I'ev. 11. D. Nevius, Ciirist Oiinrcli, Tuscaloosa, r.ev. .T.J. Nicholson, St. NLary's, CInircli, Mobile. !Iev. W; .T. I'erdue, fjl. Mar\"s Church, Caiiulen. Rev. S. E. Phillips. ' ,. Pcv. Henrj'N. Pierce, St. .'ohn".s Chnfcli, Mobile. * Pev. -T. M. KobertsoTi, St. John's Church, M*dison caniity. ^ t Ilev, llenr}- Sansoni, D.l)., Clirist Church,' Mobile. ' ■ !;ev. .1,'A. Sliejilicnlj llectur ot llanwier Hall, MontgoniPry. I'^n-. S. W. -Smith, Si. 'Mark's Churdi, Greene county. Livingston I\ O. itev. .1. F.lHinitli, t>t. Paul's Churoli, kowndesboro. Ilev. J.B. T. Shiith. ilev. ^\^''A. ^^t^cknw, St. Will'rid's (-iiurch, Marion. Ilev. .1. il. Ticknor, St. Paul's Church, Selnia. Pv(M-. .1. C.' Waddill, Calvary Cliurch, Pusliinataha. i>i:ocESE OF Mississirri. • " lit. Ilev. \\illiani M. Green, *I).L)., Pishop of .the Diocese, .lackson, Mis?. ItQV, V>'m. F. Adams, Hector of St. Paul's Churcb,■'^VOodvilie. • .ilev. J. Charles Adams. Chaplain C S. A. ■Vwet. F. A.P. Parnard, LL.TX- Ilev. ^Vm. U. Burton, ^liiwstering at Corinth. I U'v. Frederick W. Boyd. P. 0."Na,tchc/j.* . P'ev. Ilobert F. CllUe,"llQclor of (irace €hurch, Okalona. • , Tljv. John Coleman, D.D., Pector of St. Paul's Church, Colum].iu^, Pcv. Win. Croes Cj-auc, Hector of St. Andrew's Church, .Tackson. * lle^-. I'rederick AV. Danuis. P. O! Vickshurg. •ll»v. Charles B. Dana, D.I)., Rector of St. .Tamej's Churcli, lV)rt (iibson. Ilev. Wm. K. J)ouglas,. Prof, in -TelJersou College, aiul Hector of Churcli of the Advent, AVashington. • ■Pcv. l^lijah 11. Downing. Hector of St. Philip's Church, Kirkwood. i;.M. Frederick ElAvell, Hector of -St. ['.nke's Chyrch, Brandon, ami SI. Matthew'.s Church, Clinton. Ilev. Edward Fontaine, ministering at Haymond.'aiMl at Church of the jllcdemption, Iliuds county. , l!cv.,.T;imb^ A. li'ox, Bovina, AVari-cn couuty. Kcv. -James D. Gibsou, Hector of St. Alljan's Chnrch, Warren county. |.'(\ . -iauies S. Greene. Fayette, .lefterson couuty. i.w'v. r.enjamln llnlsted. Hector of Calvary Chni'ch, llnlnies "county, 1. ex ingtou. Ilev. ilenrv C. Harris, ^Missionarv :it Slni(|ualali. DeK'alb count v, I'le ; iCalh. • , •/.•.,. Hcv. Wni. U. Lacey,' D.D.,.[PresideiTt of Hose (intes" Female C-^jllei'e, ( )kalonaf , ^ llcv. r.itnmud C. Laughlin. minist.crii>g«at* T)iamond Place, Warren * county, Wiirrehton. Ke*. Wn^ W. Fori},-!).!)., Hector of Christ's CUurch, Vickshmg. Rev. lienjamin M. Miller, Ili'cfor ftf Christ's Church,' Cliurch Hill. Hcv. (ii.lenn r.. I'cvry, D.D., LL.D., liectoi*of Trinity Church, NatcJje.'. 210 JOmiNAL OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. [18C2. Rev. Henry CI. Perry, Assistant Rector of Trinity Chnreii, Katcliez. Rev. AVm. H. Phillips, Ministering- at Lake Washington. Rev. J. Thomas Pickett," Rector of Clirist's Chnrch, Holly Sprin;:;*. Rev. Willard Presbnry, Early Grove, Marshall coTlnty. Rev. George Rottcnstein, Rector of Church of the Epijihany, Claiborne county, Port Gibson. Rey.. Thos. S. Savage, M. D., Rector of the Cliapel of the Cross, Madi- son county, Livingston. [lev. Wni. Parker Scott, Ministering ill Yazoo City and parts ailjacent, • Yazoo City. ^ / .* . Rev. George TV. Sill. *'''*- Rev. 'Joseph Spencei", D.D., Ministering at Summit and Osvka, S.unjiiiit. Rev. George Stewart. • ^ ' ■ • DIOCESE OF TEXAS. Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, D.D., liishop of the Diocese, Austin. Rev. B. Eaton, Rector of Trinity Church, (lalveston. • Rev. C. Gillette, Rector of St. ]")avid\s Church, Austin. * Rev. L. P. Rucker, Missionary, Caldwell, Uurleson county. Rev. W. T. D. Dalzell, Rector of St. Mark's Cliurch, San Antonio. ' , Rev. L. H. .Tones, Chaplain, C. S. A. •• * • Rev. T. H. Michell. ' ♦ * Rev. R. H. Rauney, residing near Seguin. » • • , iiev. John Owen, Rector of Christ Chnrcli, Matagorda. ' , . * •. Rev. J. M. Goshorn, Pwector of St. John's Church, Columbus.- *. Rev. R. S. Seely,"Rector of St. Paul's Church, TV ashingtun. Rev. E. A. Wagner,' Rector of. Christ Cluircli^ Houston. Rev. Daniel Shaver, Rector 6f St*. Peter's Cl4,tirch,"Brenhani, fiidepend • ence. " J^ev. S. D. Davenport, Pvector of Church of the Good ShejilierJ, Orpus CKristi. Rev. P. R. Brown, (Deacoii,) Austin. . . Rev. H. R. Monges, (Deacon,) Missionary, Seguin. P^ev, H. G. Batterson, (Deacon). • .. Rev. W. R. Richardson, (Deacon,) lli.ssionary, Victoria. Rev. C. W. Stone, (Deacon,) Missionary, ■CaUlwell, Burleson county, DIOCESE OP ARKANSAS. Right Rev. Henry C. Lay, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese, Little Rock. Rev. -T. M. Curtis, St. John's Church, Camden. Pvev. Otis Hackett, Emmanuel Church, Lake Village. ^ Rev. David Kerr, residing near El Dorado. • ^ Rev, D. McManus, residing near FayQtteville. , • Rev. John Sandels, St. John's Church, Fort Smith. Rev. W. O. Stout, -J^ Church, Hawkstone. . P.ev. R. W. Trimble, St. John's Church, Pine ]>}nf!; , • Rev. J. T. Wheat, D.D., Christ Church, Little Rock. ^ ' Rev. R. H. Murphy, (Deacon,) Washington. . • • , Rev. B. R. S. Boemond, not resident in the Diocese. " 4 Rev. W. H. Smythe, (Deacon,) not resident in the Diocese. ^ • PASTORAL LETTER F 1{ O M THE S,is[]oj]s of tlje |lrotfstant %iscojJiil (H^ljunl] Toi THK CLEKGY AND LAITY o i<- THE *:' . Cljiirrlj in tjie Cinifehniitr liatr! OF A-MERICA^. DELIVERED BEFOBE THE GEMAL COWIL, m $T PAULAS CHURCHt AUGUSTA, Saturday, Nov. 22cl, 1862. AUGUSTA, GA.: Steam Power Press Chronicle & Sentinel 18C2 'ORAL LETTER. At your roquost, brethren of the Clergy ami Laity;- we conclude the session of our First General Cou;ieil by. pre- senting to you and reading in your presence a Pastors! Letter, addressed to tlie members of the Protestant Episco- pal Church scattered throughout the Confederate States. By the mighty power of the Lloly Grhost wehave been per- mitted to bring our deliberations to a close in a spiri!. oi" harmony and peace which augurs well for the futui'C wel- fare of our branch of the Church Catliolic ; £ind our lifst duty is to thank Ilim who lias promised to be with I[is Church to the end of the w^orld, for His presence with us during our consultationSj ^ndfor the happy conclusion to which He has brought our sacred labors. Seldom has any Council assembled in the Church oi" Christ under circumstances needing Il^s presence more urgently than this which is now about to submit its con-elusions to thQ judgment of the Universal. Chlu-ch. Forced by the providence of God to separate ourselves from the Proteatant Episcopal Chuizch in the Unij;ed Statics, — ?. Church with whose doctrhie, discipline an(i worship ■we are in entire harmony, and with whose action, u^ to the time of that separation, we were abundantly satislied — at a moment when civil strife had dipped its foot in blood, and ci'uel-.war was desolating Our homes and firesides, we requirotl a double measure of grace to preserve .the accus- tomed moderation of the Church in the arrangement of our organic law, in the adjustment of our code of cauou:^, but above all, in the preservation, without change, of those rich treasures of doctrine and worship which have come to us enshrined in our Book of Common Prayer. Cut oif like- wisG from all communication with our sister Churches of tlie world, we have been compelled to act without any iit-. terchange of opinion even with our Mother Church, and alone and vmaided'to arrange for ourselves the organization under which we should do our part in carrying on to their consummation the'pulposes of God in Christ Jesus. "We trust that .the Spirit of Christ has indeed so directed, sanctified and governed, us in our work, that'we shall he approved by ;'![ llibsp.wjio loye our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and iu tt'uth, and who are earnest in preparing the world for His coming in glorious majesty to jutlge both the quick and the dead. The Constitution of the Prgtestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States, urrder^which.we have beeil exerci- sing ous legislative func,tions,, is the same as that of the- Church 'from which -Ave have beeu providentially separated, save that we liave .introduced into it a germ of expansion wliich was wanting in the old'constitution. This is found in the permission' which is o-rantedto existins: Dioceses to form the«"!^elv^s by subdivision into X^rovinces, and by this pro- cess gTciJdually tp'reduco our immense Dioceses into Episcopal Sees, morp like those which, in primitive times, covered the territories (.if the Roman" Eriipire. It is at j^i'^sent but a-germ, and..^\uy ^i'-, ^'^'^ nuui}- 3'cai's, without expansion, liul, bei,ng.thofe, it gives prcm;ise, in the future, of a more close and constant I^piscjopul supervision than is possible under our ijreetM'it arnano'cmeiit. Tl':^. Canon law,_^\rhi(jli lias been adopted during- our pre- sent 8essiou,Js altog^c-tb^Jr in, its spirit, and almost in its let- ter, identical wi'li tluit Im'ler which we have hitherto pros- [)erQd. ■ ■. , ' -iiiipliiiecl -if iu some j'cspects, and have mad« it more eicarand plain in many of its requirements ; but no chan":es liave been introduced wTiicli have altered either its-tono or clia^racter. -It is the same moderate, just and equal body of Ecclesiastical'Law by which the Church has been governed on t^.iis continent since her reception from the Church of England of the treasures of an apostolic tainis- try and a liturgical form of worship. Tlie Prayer Book we have lel't untouched in Cvery par- ticular save where a change. of 6nr' civil government and the formation of a new nation have made alteration essen- tially requisite. Three words. compVisc all the amendment which has been deemed necessary in 'the rrescnt emer- gency, for we have felt' unwilling, in t!hc ex'isting cftnfnsion of affairs, to lay raSh hands upon a "Book, consecrated by the use of ages, and hallowed by association's the most sa- cred and precious. A^e giV<^ you liack your ]>ook of Com- mon Prayer the same as. you have* entriisted it to us, be- lieving that if it has slight 'dofects. their F6mov:'l haf^etter l)e the gradual work of experience than tht;ha^?ty action- of " a body convened almost upon the outskirts of a camp: Besides this actual legislation which we uov^ sitbmit to A'ou. our assembling together lias gVon \m' a ve^v of {lie "condition of the Church throughout the ConfexWratc States which renders it our duty to speak t6 voii as Chief Pastors over the flock of Christ, remiiuliilg you of the peculiar en- couragements which.surronnd ♦us. specify urg* the points to- wards which" our eftbrts, as a'tJliristia'n Church, should be di- rected, and pointing out the deficiencie^which require instan t cori-ection and amendment. Xo moment sccmsso propitious for the performance of 'this duty, as that in Vv'hich we arc beginning a new life in the Chuj'ch, anii 'ai'o prxiparing to stamp ourselves upon the world for good or for evil. . Our highest encouragement is derived from the fact tliai we hold the'sacrcd trust of Clio Fait^i>5nce Vleliyoj'ed to the . saints, anjl that we liold it in connexion with*a njinistry whose succession from Christ and Ill's Apostles "i:* undoubt- ed, and with a form of worship fimplc and pure ycT; sublime and scriptural. These are not gif(s to make a bnastof, but to use for the glory of (Tod andThe advancement of Christ's kingdom. Far from fil)ing us with vani g ory, their pf>'- scssion should humble us to the dust, uulesr^ wc appi'. ourselves faithful stewards of -Rucb incrjtiniablc trca.sui' To whom mitch has been committed, from him will muci' _ bo required^ and it remains for us to prove whether w** 6 • have deserved so spiritual an iiilieritauce. But possessing tbem, we may riglitfully feel that v^^e enter upon our war- fare- with the world, the flesh and tlie devil, having all the strc',ic:th that Divine Truth and a Divine Commission can gi^:'e vi£. . \Vc . can 4)ress on without any doubts resting upon our hearts as to the truth which we are teaching, as to the validity of the sacraments which wc are administer- ing', or as to the authorit}^ of the orders which we are traus- mittiug. Upon all these points we are secure, and we can go forward offering to all men, with boldness and confi- dence, the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fellow- ship of tiic saints. Whatever hindrances wc may meet, or Avhataver contradiction of men wcmay encounter, we can rest assured that truth will finally previlil, and that God will set His Son upon His holy hill of Zion. Our next source of encouragement is that we enter upon our work with our Dioceses fully organized, and with the means which Christ has instituted in Ilis Church well dis- tributed throughout the C6nfederate States. • "When , we remember the very difl'erent auspices under which the ven- erated Fathers -of the American Church began their work, , and mark how It has growi; and proi^pered, wc should in- deed take courage and feel no fear for the future. In their case all their ecclesiastical arrangements had to be organ- ized: in our case we find these arrangements all ready to our hand,, and^vrith the^ seal of a happy experience stamped upon them. In their case every prejudice of the land v/as strong against then%» In our case w-e go forward v.itli the leading ruinds. of our new l^epublic cheering us on by tlicir communion with us, and. with no prejudications to overcome, save those which arise from a lack of acquaint- a.i'.cc Vv'ith our doctrine and worship. In their case they were indeed few and separated far from one another in ■ their work upon the walls. of Zion. In our case we are comparativ^ely well compacted, extending in an unbroken chain of Dioceses from the Potomac to the confines of the Republic. Despite all these disadvantages, "the little one became a; tlioiisand and the small one a strong nation,/ and shall we despond ? If we be 'watehfu.1, and eti'cngthen the things-that remain, onr Qod will not forsake ns, . but will" "IcngtheiL our cords and stretch forth the eurtahis'^qf our luabitations." In visible token of this fact, we Jiavc aJready, since olir orgahization, added to the Xlonsc of 13i8hoi>s the Rt. Rev. Dr. Wilmer as Bishop cH* Alabania, and received into communion t\-itli.th<}- Church the Diocese of Arkansas. Another source of encouragement is that there has been, no division m the Church in the Confederate States. Be- ticving^Vith a wonderful nnaniniily, that the providence of God bad guided our footsteps, and' for His own inscruta- ble purposes, had fo^'ced ns'intc)' a pppaitite organiEation, there lias been nothing to cnibarrassns in the prcTimi'nary movements which have conducted. ns ,to our present posi- tion. "With oiie mind and witli one heart we have entt^red upon this bless9d work, and we stand togethejr'this day a band of brothers, one in fiith, one 'in- hope, one in charit}-. There may bo among us, as thcre'always nmst be, minute diflerenccs of opinion and'fcding, but there is nothing to hinder our keeping the unity of the spirit in ^0 bond of peace. "\Ye are all satistied that we are walking in the path of duty, and, tliat 1:110 lio;ltt of God's countenance \ias been wonderfully lifted ilp upon tis'. Ile-hae comforted us in our darkest hours, and has'not'pennittcd' our hearts to faint in the day of advcrsiiy. • These 'striking encouragements 'vouchsafed ^r us from the Father of our Lord Jc'eus Christ; should fill onr hearts with oarncst devotcdness, and should lead us even no\v to inquire, "Lord, what vnlt thou havo us to do.?" And tl.ie answer to this question will load us, your Chief Pastors, to spccifv the points towards which our efforts, hs^ a Christian Church, ishould be especially dir(?cted. Christ has founded Ilis C^iurcli npon lovo-.-for God. is Love. It .is the highest of all Christian ijraces. "And now abideth Faith, Hope, Charit}-, these thr'ee, but the greatest of these is Charity." Charity! not mcro Jilms-giving, whicli is only one of its manifestations, but Love ! Christ-' iaii Love t- As Christ our Lord loved the world so divinely that he was satisfied to sufier all things for its redemption, so does lie command us to love one another and to be ready to do all things for each other's salvation. This was His especial commandment: "A new commandment give I unto you,*that: ye^ove -one another." And this is truly not only the new commandment, but the summary of all the commandments. The whole Gospel is redolent with it, with a broad, comprehensive, q,ll-embracing love, ap- pointed, like Aaron's rod, to swallow up all the other Christian graces, and to manifest the spiritual glory of God in Christ. A Church without love ! What could' you augur of -a Church of God without Faith, or a Church of Christ •without IIopc ? But Love is a higher. 'grace than either Faith or Hope, and its absence from a Church is just the absence of the vQry life-blood from the body. Our first duty, therefore, as the cliildri2n of God, is to send forth from this Council our greetings of love to the Churches of God all the \vorld over. We greet them in Christ, and rejoice that they are partakers with us of all the grace which is -treasured up in Ilim. We lay down to-day before the altar of the Crucified all our burdens of sin, and ofi'er our prayers for the Church Militant upon earth. What- ever may be their. aspect towards us politicall}', Ave cannot, forget that they rejoice with us " in the one Lord, tliQ one Faith, tbe one Baptism, the.on« God, and Fatlier of all," and we wish them Godspeed in all the sacred jninistries of the Church. N'othing but love is consonant with the exhibition of. Christ's love which is manifested in His Church, and any note of man's bitterness, except against sin, would be a sound of discord .mingling wi.th the sweet harmonies of earth and heaven. We rejoice in tJiis golden chord which binds us to- gether, in Christ our Redeemer, and like the ladder which Jacob saw in visioil^with the angels of God ascending and de- scending upon it, may it ever be the channel along which shall Hash the Christian £creetin<::s of the children of God. 9 But while we send forth -tliis' love to the whole Church militant upou earth,, let. us not forget that special lt)ve it? due by ns towards those of our own household. To us have been committed the fr'ea,surcs of the Church, and those of our own kindred and lineage, who have sprung from our loins both naturally and spirituifUy, who are now united with us in a sacred conflict for the dearest riirhts of man' ask us for the bread of life. They pray us fbi; that which wc are commanded to give, the Gospel of the grace of God. They put in no cLaini foi- any thing worldly — for any thing alien from the mission of the Church. Their petition is that we will fulfil the vory purpose of our institution, and give them the means of grace- Every claim Avhich man can have upon his fellow-man they have upon us, and hav- ' ing these claims they ask only for the Church. They pray u^not to let them perish :'in the wilderness ; not to permit them to be cut oif from the sweet communion , of the Church. "'If," sa^'S the Apostle, speaking of chrislian piTO- fessors, and alluding to mere earthly things, " any provide not for his own, and espqcially for th<3m of his own House, he hath denied the faith', and is* worse than aii infidel;" what shall we say of that Church which shall not provide for its own children ? How can it hope to be watered itself with gracious rain from Heaven, when it hoards up for itself the river of life, which is ordained to flow through its channels of grace ? Many of the States of this Confederacy are Missionary ground. The population is' sparse and scattered ; the child- ren of the Church are few and far between ; 'the Priests of the Lord can reach them only after great labor and priva- tion. Hitherto luis their Scanty subsistence been eked out from the commoi"w t^-easlury of our united Church. Cut oft" from that recourse by our ' political action,, in which they have heartily acquiesced, they turn to us and pray us to do at least as much for them, iis we have been accustpmed to do for the Church from which theyliave been separated by a civil necessity. . We can do what they ask, and we ought /' . . 10 cliecrfully to do it. Unless wq take care that tlip Gospel is sent to these isolated children' of the Church, who will heed thpir cry ? They have no Church to cry to, l^ut the ChiTi'ch which wo now i;cpresent, and they cast^theniselvcs upon us.ifi iull faith, tluit we will do our whole duty towards theln. They arc one with us in faith, in care;, in suffering ; the}' are bearing "like evils with those which disturb us, and they have' no woi*ship to cheer, and support them, no Gos- pel to preach to them patience and loug-BufFering. For Christ's sake they pray that they may 1)0 given. at least a Motlrer's bosom to die upon. ' A'^biccs of supplication. come to us also from the distant shores of Africa and the, East, but only their echo r6acli,e_s us from' the throne of grace. The policy ' of. man has shut out those utterances from us. How it can help their ^usc • to separate -the children of God from one another, lie only * knows, l)ut we can hear them when we kneel in prnyer, and commune with theit* Spii:its through the Spirit of Christ, But God is perchance intending, through these inscrutal^le measures, to shut us up to that great work which He lias placed at our very doors, and which is, next to her owii ex- •pansion," the Church's greatest work in these .Confed(3ratc States. The religious instruction of the negroes has been thfust upbn us in such a wonderful manner that we must be blind liot to perceive that not only our spiritual but our national life is wrapped up in their welfare. With them wo stand or fall, and God will not permit-us to bo separalcd in interest or in fortune. The time has <5omo wlien the <^hurch sho"uld press more urgently than she has hitherto done upon her 'laity, the solemn fact, that the slaves of th^ South are not morel}- so much i>rbperty, but aro a sacred trust committed to us, as a • . people, to be prepared for the work which God may have for them to do, in the future. Y/hile under this tutelage Ho freely gives to ns their labor, but expects us to give bade to them tliat religious and moral instruction which is to II elevate them in tho^ scale oT'Heinq;. Aud .while iucul- eating this truth, t];ic . 'Church must offer more- freely her ministratio^as for their beiieiit and rmprovQment. Her laity .must set the example of Teadincss to fulfil their duty tQwayds -these ..poop'le, aud her clergy must strip thcmselws of prid-e and fastidiousness aud incloleuce, and rush, with the zeal 'of martyrs, ' to this labor of love. Tlie teachings of thb Ctiureli ai-e those which best suit a people passiug front ignorance to civilization, because \vhile it rgpresses all fa-naticisifi, if fastdns upon the memorrtbc great facts ol'oUf religion, and throiTghitsol^'Cctivc worship attracts and enchains tliem. So far from relaxing, in their case, thcf forms of the Church, good v/ill bo permanently done to tngm-jtisj; in 'proportion as we teach them through' *their sensds and thcir.xiiFections. .If subjected to-^ihe teach- ings -of a baM spiritualism, they will find food for their sohees and theii^.child-like fancies in superstitious observan- ces of their ownvlcaciing too often to Grime* and licentious- ness. *, It is.lilccwise the duty of the Church to press upon the masters of thoi country their obligation, as Christian men, so to arrange tills itistitution as not to necessitate the violation of those sacred relntions which God has cre'ated and which man cannot^ consistently with Cl^ristian duty, annul. The systems of labor whicli prevail in Eijrope and which are, in . many rcspCcts, iiiore severe than ours, are so arranged as to prevent all necessity for the sei5aration of parents aud cliildreh i^nd of liusbAnds and wives, ajid a very little care upon our part, would rid the system upon, which we are about to plant our national life, qf these unchristian features. '• It belongs, espocialJr, to the Episcop;il Church -to urge a propel* teaching upon this subject, for bi her fold aud in her congregations are found a very large proportion of the great slaveholders of the country. We rejoice to be enabled to say that the pdiblic sentimvnt is rapidly becoming, sound ti[)ou this subject, and that the Legislatures of several of ihc Confederate States' have already taken steps towards 12 . this consummation. Hitherto have wc been hindered by the pressure of abolitionism; now that we have thrown olf from us that hateful and infidel pestilence, we should prove - to thfe world that we are faitlr^ul to our trust and the Church should lead the hosts of tlie Lord in this work of justice and of mercy. jluothervduty,. which, for the pBCseut', .devolves upon the Church, is an oversight of.the children of God, as they lie without x'eligioii a'nd without Christian care in the Camps and- hospitals of Oiir G-overpnient. Far be it from us to say that there has been no Christian supervision of our soldiers, and we cheer&illy concede all praise and thanks to those who have done their duty through danger and privation ; but we must affirm that there is still a great laek.of service on the Church's part in this connexion. From whatever cause it has arisen, whether fram the scarcity of clergymen, or from unwillingness to bear the hardshifts of the. soldiers' life, we are obliged'to acknowledge that- we have been una- bl<3 to find men who were willing to answer this call and to " tal^e tjieir places, not as soldiers fighting for their country, but as soldiers fighting for the victory of Christ over sin and death. In the opinion of the House of Bishops, no' position is more suited, at this jnoment, to the .true spirit of Christ and His Church, than that o£a faithful minister of the grace of God and of the Sacraments of the Church to the soldiers in the field, or in"»'the hospital ; and we would urge it upon those ministers who Imvebeen exiled frdm their parishes, to enter upon this work.' as their present duty, trusting for support to Hini who has said, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." The most striking' deficiency in the Church's work which we perceive, in looking at the Church's life, is a lack of zeal in spreading -the influences of the Church through her ser- vices and Sacraments. Our ministry has become too local and sedentary, too well satisfied to sit dt>wn and do tht work which it has undertaken to do,< and overlooking the 13- fields white for the harvest which ai*e spread out all around them, and which cannot he cultivated save through their agency. Every well estahlished congregation should con- sider itself as a centre of Missionary, work, and should encourage its pastor to extend his uscfulnessjoeyofid its own limits, and whije he is a Triest to' them, to he, in some mea- sure a Missioualy to all ahout hjm. As long as- the selfish idea is indulged, that a minister is tied down to a local con- gregation and has no business to work around him, the Church must languish or increase but slowly. Missionaries cannot be furnished forovery village and neighborhood, and they must remain uncarcd for by the Church, unless the settled clergy will make up their minds to extencl the sphere of their operations beyond the narrow limits of thoir own imtncdiato cures. Another deficiency which requires aanendment, , is- the little spiritual intercourse .which takes place ampng the Clergy in their work for the Church. Each ftiau works in his sphere, but for. the most p^rt he gives iijQ thing to 'his brother clprgynian, and receives nothing from him in . return. "VV'hen our Lord sent forth his Apostles^ ILe sent them two hy tvvcT for th*e evident purpose that the}' should support, strengthen and comfort each other. The spirit of this action is very much overlooked in the Church, and the Clergy are weakened by it. Whije the House of Bishops ^vould not -specify any mo.de by which this defect should be remedied, it would recommend to the Clergy ii more free, spiritual intercourse, a m6re frequent interchange of clerical seryices, greater communion in prayer and in counsel. Many a despondent heart would thus be cheered, and many a weak brother would be comforted and streno'thened. * Another deficiency which requires amendment, is the little spiiHtual help whioli .is given to the Clergy by the- Laity. We- have no refereijce now to the temporal support of the Clergy, although we might well dwell upon that,'bu1i to the spiritual lielp which a Clu'istian Laity r^ight give to the Clergy. In reading the Acts of the Apostles, we find 14 . ■ many illustrations of this triitb, and wo pevceivC how tlio greatest of the Apostles was not above the help of his yoke- fellows in the Gospel. There are iiiany ways in which spititual and earnest Laym<3n can help their Clergy in tlie work of the Church,- and under their guidance and direc- tion, can boconTe valuable- Missionaries' of 'Christ, even while unordained. It requires sacrifice and sqlf-denial, but we must all remember that we are not our own, but are bought v,nth a price, 'and jjciong-to Christ, body, soul and spirit, ' ' But over and above all these special deficiencies, looms up that greatest of all deficiencies, 'the lack of the Holy Spirit in and v/ith our Churches. Because of the degree'to which spiritual influences have been abused in our land, we have been tempted to run into the other • extreme, and to- forget that we. are livitig under what 'the Apostle calW the ■ dispensation of the Spirit, rTrid that th e' Church's v>^ork must derive all its power fromJIis presence. .Our danger is to merge the Holy Ghost into the means^of grace, and over- look the important fact that He is a personal agent, acting in- deed through those means, but not necessarily tied to them.. Our Saviour said : "The wind blo^veth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it Cometh or whither it goeth, so is every one that is born of the Spirit." And as with the individual, so with the Church. The Holy. Spirit will be in the Ohurch, if His presence is kept there by an acknowledgement of His power, by a sense ofllis necessit}-',' by a constant prayer for His pre- sence-; but the addresses to the Churches in Asia Minor instruct us to he watchful over ourselves, an-d to hold fast by Jlim, who is the representative of Christ upon earth,, while He is. interceding and advocating for us in Heaven. Let the Church and her> Ministers always bear in mind, that the growth of the Churchy ftudthe vitality of the Church are "not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit," saith the Lord. Aud now i^ only remains for us to bid you, one and all, 15 an a-fFecti'ouate farcwQll. "We caunot but remember that when we last separated from you, there stood among us two venerated brethren, dearly beloved ni the Lord, who have shico entered into thi^ir rest. When we parted we knew it must be so, but we could not foresee where the hand of Death would foil. Aiid now again wo Icnow, that separa- ting once more for the like space of time, we shall not all. meet again. Whose shall be the summons ? WtjU for -us that the curtain of God'g providence hides tiiis knowledge from us, teaching us the lesson of Christian truth, that we must Till watch and be sober, because we' know neither the daj nor the hour when the Son of Mahoometh. I*^Iay God's gracious Providence guide you in safety to your honied, and preserve them from the desolations of war. And should we not be pei-mitted to battle together f|,ny.more for* Christ in the Church militant, may we be deemed wor.thy to-be members of the Gliurch triumphant, where with prophets, apostles, martyr^',' saints aviti augelg, we may ascribe honor and glory, dominion and praise to Him that sitteth upon the Thrr)ne, ancl to the Lamb, forever! « 6 • I • ^, • « • % •< • • • • •• ' I t • t « • ." • • # • . •• • • # f • ' •• ^ ♦ , ♦ • * • •' CGi^STltul'IOE' ■ (^ TIIK • PROTESTANT EPISOOP A L OIIlTPtCH , CONEEDERATte STATES OF A3iIERIGA, DIG-EST OF ■ THE. CAMON'S • ^ • , ADCW'TKI) IX ^ G*ENERAL COTJJS'CIL.' IX ' A EJj&rg.TA. GEORGIA, • NOVEMBER, 18G2.* « ^ AUGUSTA,' GA.:' * * . STEAM rO'tVEP. PifesS CnR^XI^.K & SEXTIN'EL. • • • . • ♦ • • • « ' » • * 4 • • • • »• • • • • • • • • ? • I • • • , t ■ •• • • • . • * • . • ••; TABLE OF CONTENTS. •▼ •• , . * , . TAGS. THF> CONSTITUTIOX :... ';... 1 DIGEST 01? CANOXS M... ;....;. 7 » . • • ■. # TITLE I.^'Of CANijiDAtESHii' A^i'D Ordin-ations . . , .•'.... TITLJ^] IL^— General IvEuulations of Mj:;vIst|;rc; AND T;rEIR.IfL"TIES.« . .* 4 ., 21 ^ TITI^K HI.— Oi' Disp€PlJNE. ,. . .! ."". .:...,:..■ .37 • i • • TITLE I\'.— j3f the OsdANiZED Bodies and Officers •♦ • « • •••• '. av fiiE Cai'HCH . . ;. 55 TiyLE r.— 'MlSC^LLAXEOUS PROVI3I4?yS. ...'.... J .♦ *. . . ^5^ • • • • • • « • • • • • . ► ♦, • « . . •.* • . • . %• • • • t T^BX.E OP^ COiSrTEl:^TS. *f^»- -• ': • . ■ • DIGEST OF THE ca:n"o:n'S/ ; V TITLE I. — ©r CIVKIJIDATESHII' and OEDIXitTIONS ^. . .-. V . . . 9 CanoxJ.*— 0/' i/i'J Eficlc'siasiical Authoridf *..:.■...;.• 9 • • • C.wNux 11.— Of the Admfssion of P^fsons as Cfindidafes for. , Deacons' . . . » f * Orders.. .!.,.../........• ../.......• 9- • ^ 1. ^otice of fntcntion:,. » , 9 >^ 2. CertiQeate ..'. - .". . 9 ,§ o. Admission and Record '•*•••. • ^^ § 4. Refusal to a'dmit.. . . . ...•....*.,......• : ._. IW. § 5. Application by* a Minister of ^ny Denomination ^ 10 1^ G. By oiy; not a citizen » .* * ^ . .' 11 , * And to (Officiate in a Foretgn Languagb , 11 Cax.v: III. — Of admitted Candidates 'for Deacons^ Orders. '12 § 1. Supervision of Candidates * ,..'.♦ 1 2 vS 2. Habit of DevotJon •. — 1- § o. Lay ReatTers ..." ; . . , I - ^ 4. Not eli.(;ib1c to General Conncil » 12 § 5. Transfer to other Dioceses •. .^. 12 ^ I}. Cmi.se of Transfer • ' . . a ^ .' J3 , C.\xo.v IVe — Generai tProvisions and Requisilek for J)rdinatiofi * . . . . v.; § 1. E'rc^ions application, and notice of rejection Kl 6*2. Ase for Ordination* ._ , *. : 13 *■ • ti; '^. Gjyidiaates from ViyjAnt Dioceses l;j ' *^ 4. TodOfficiate beyond'jlfy Confedeijite States ,. *i:} . § 5. Times •f Ordination. . t ... . .*.^ * .* '11 C.vN'OK«\'* — ExaminoXions and Tesdmonials for Peacons^ Or(}eh and . • , • • Ordination ^ .*»..*.* .♦ 1^^ /• • t * • • t§ >. Examination ". * • 11 • .. * • .s '4 Limitation of CanditlhtesbiV. • : ;...14, Vlii ' TAELEO*F CONTENTS. . * TITLE I.' — Of Candidateship and»Ordixations (Goniinucd.) * CANON Y, — Examv)m.tions and TestimojWils for Dehcons' Orders * • •*and .Ordination {co7itimi€d.) ' § 3. Period of Candidatt'sbip, and TestiinDnia^F? from Standing Committee '. , * ^. . . 14, § 4.. Testimonials to Standing Committee, and frpm a Presbyter. . 15 " , 6 5. Substitute Testimonials " •• • 15 , § C. panoidates from olher»Denoiaainatfons . . ^ ^ 15 # • * ^ 7.* Candidates, from other Countries 10 ^ Gaxox VI. — Of JDeacona'. . .,. ...;.... ^... ' i-e * ^1. Cojtitrol of Deacons . . ., .• IG ^ 2. t^^onditions ^f, Officiating '.•,,.% ». -I^^ * § 8. Transfer > -. '...:.: ■....?' 16 * Can ox '\li^.— Ordination tQ, the l^riesihood .'.■....... i g * , ^•* * » « § 1- Beacon proceeding to Priests* Orders., ~. ..'... IG ■ ■ § 2. E.^aminations. .,....* '. < 17 ^ . § ^. Dispensations .». ? '.-. 17 § 4. Where therj^' is no Bifihop. . . . .- t . .• .f «.«... 1''^ ^ 5. Teatimomahs.* .\ .....*.*.... i ».,....♦.... v • • 18 * <§> C. Substitute Testinioniifls . . . : . .^ . .• r iSJ Canox Wxl.-^Gfthe Admission of'Jlinisters Ordained dy Jjishops not . . . ' in (^omniifiiion icith this Church. •........;. ,•.«. . . 19 CANOJ^ IX. — "Of Ministers PrddHned ih Foi'eig^i Coilntries by Bisli- * op% in Conwfunion with this Oynrch , . . v . , . . 19 . . . » TITLE II. — (xeneral Regulations of .Minj.steks, and- their Duties : *. •. •. 21 CANON I.^*^27ic Consent necessary for Oj^iciating 21 CANON U.-^General llegi^latimis of Ministers. . .^ . . ■. 21 , § 1. Election,. .•...: • , 21 Acd Institution. ..,.-., ..:....•....* 22 § 2. Certificate to JliuLsfer removingfrom one Dft)ce.=e t^ another. 22 ' , • § 3. Alms at CommunioTH, .»^! '. * ., J. . 22 ^ -1. Duty of Ministers abofit Confirmations, and aboiij; tfie slate of * , the Congregation. J ^. . .^ ■; 22 ♦ * • ♦ And for the D;oce^an Council .- • 23 ^. § 5. Pfirish Register, and TJsfrof Families .' .♦ , . . . i'J" % § 6. Officiating of Ministers in the Clares of others. .*. ^3 • Neslect.oi; I^Iiaisters to Officiate ..,..*..* . . .*. 23 • • • r A i; L K o F c o \ T i: \ t •'. .i:x TITLE J^. — UivXKK.vr. liEcur.ATioxs of ;}.IlNi.>T!;R.-!, kC: {C0l>/i/iHCd.) , • • ' f • • . ' . • '■'^<-'* • , ^ I . ricriciil iriMulciH-c, ......*.. 2'.'> ii r I Letters r>iiiii.ssoiy . .1 ,....,....,... ? 21 Kcccption .*..«...^ .* : *...•... .. 21; ^fiClkTs niuiiss^iy. av^icii Ji'.>t rrfinircd • 2i • . ^ > ■-. /VNinijicr wlu-n i.'Ulol '. ' •_>.-, ^A\()\ liI.,t?:^/7;/MoiV->.^.' ^ 1 . KU'ClUtii of rVisliuji ....,..'., 4. ... : 2.7 >j> 'J. Prpce.^s foi*Cvii^i'cnftiuii .'* 2") ri'?tjiiu>ijj\- from. I)ii>cc.-;aii»Ci>iiiu-il .' , 2"> , Au<; 5;'--i=' : -■■>■■■ : ...:..::.•::.:.■ i.^ > t. .VsistantlJisli-.ii^ ,. • *. . 2<5 ^ . Nu SiifVVg.cjaiVi ^ . . .■4. ^ ". . .^t. . ." .27 • ^ ,5, Ki)i.-ei. . .• •...%........•;.■.. « ■'",' \ , . AiKl ]{e.7 I . .7. Ft^'iiisofi'AycraiidTimnk.^ivingforc.xtiiiorilinaryoccasidiiis 27 > s. T'lpisccital Acts in Vacant Dio^'oso*.,* r^ .n 2.s o '.'. J)()ino?tic Missiouarv Hi.-^lKin.-! . '?s * . ; . ;v; *4 2S • .Modo and Kviiiem-o of KlrctiDii.*. #> ^ » ' iiirisiufilioii % . .t .• ''8 • »i\cancy... , ....^...f. \. . A . 2.s ';ii,i;i!)!(' a.< L'utfi".o;ut S^uuling Comiii^tri?. . .V ., *. . . 29 'iioi)oft to (o'ueifaVCoiinc-n". _.....*. ♦.^ 2!« -\J : . !''i'ri'i,iAii,."\Jis^uinar^ Iji.slidj's 2y. Ivtiji-'iico of ifk'ulion! . ^. . ^ . .9. . ^. .* .-!.•• • ' .liin^di^1ion..«. .^ . . . ,...,....-.«•. •. *. 2;> %^ -Miiy Ordain. !\iiji wiiat Tt*liirionial.s,^)i;jpt*isatio!is. ami llr- % ^^yctidns .^.' *.,.... '. ... :;i) • J* .fnn.sdic<^uu (4Vfr llo.^idciit; Clurs;ynivn«. . .'.» * 3o f ' ."^taudinu,' Ccnwuiltco ;;o • ^i'i'iior4>ii! (i'(MU'ral (''(inncil [m , -•' 111) l)iocL'S(;*Nvitl;(in^a iJishop place.l undur oliarjc of auutlK-T * J No olhei" .iJisluip '<> < )liiciat(' thfrt-^'.iirin'; sticli'cliar;re ..'..... ;t I %t 1.. T ' 1 1> • ,• • • ~ I _'. iMII.'fl^.dDIll l'(>ST'!l!l!ll)IlS- . 1 . . . . "il I-. KpLscopal j^Josiirnations lOllSf of J*.!s]lOp^(j^iCC0l*t 'U' VlIiI-''.. .. :U « « X • TALLE or C:^NTEKX.<. • TITLK ir.r-Gi:NERAL Regulation;? of ]\[INr^^TE]^-^ kc. ( Coitfinacd.) L'..\ X0\ 1 W.— df Jl!.<]tnn.-i \C<)i,lii}iu'(l.) 1 , "^ o.- — {Cbntii^ued.) ~ • . ' • « fagk^ * , , - If tluriiig roct'!-s of. (Jeiipral Ctniucil ■ ; •>! * , ^lesignu'd Bishop eligible to no Dioceso. . . .1 • •'"-» « t. ' * IJisIiops wltliout Cluwge siil)ject to (Jlencral Council . •'"'•i , Ucsiguation of Suepeii(l«/' iJn's CJiirrcfi. . '. . .'. ^. . 3:; (>. ]. .Si'ci'otai-y of House of J)r')in"tii'.s to kccji a'-iLrgisJoi- :;:> ♦ *^ 2. Adiuis^ioii of Miuistois to l)i' nolilicd '■'■< ('AX OX 'V. — (>/' (he jilodeof SecuruKj an 'A'-carale I'lcn- of the s/al.' , • ' , of the CJiur.cli .* , ^ • • - :;:; « *' • •* ^ 1, *StateHiont in Parocliial Ueiioils > A ':;;', • « (^OEg-ynii'n not setlk'U'to report ^^lM•vicl■..! f' 34 »i^ 2. Bi:^li0j)"s Addre^- ■• •• 3-f -^ ;!. ]>uty of Diocesan Socretavies • •. . 34 Conunitteo on XW State of llie ClmrL-b 31 Pastoral Letter : _ ' 31 ♦ ■^i -I. Condensed ■lRep(;jX't IVom oaeli Dioeeso .^ . . 31 * ■♦ ■ . (■.\ XOX VI. — Of (he mode of puLli^luirfj Atif}iori.Z('d fjition.^ 'f Uie . ' Slandard Mlhle i'.\\i)y,f\'U.^Of 2J(djUs]tin'j'j-Jdi/.'o,is ' t'.c, ' ■ ' ♦ TITJ.E' IIL— Of Disciplixf ; . . : ; :;: , , ♦ ' '. ^ ( 'AXOX, 1. — Of Av^aabdUii, and'Q(/'ences fo)- irhirh. a Jfiitidcr luaij he Tried and FunisJicd. . .' ." ;i7 ^ »J . To wliou) Ministers amenable.. ..',.; .' rSl" v^ 2. Prtuishable Otfenoes ^J. 37 . ^ 3, Liability of Clergymen presenting foV < )rdiiialion 37 '« >^ 4. Proceeding on public rumour.. '. . . .• 37 4 «A\XOX II. — 2'rial of Freahfers and Deacons uiulu- J[i.-'.-iiary Jurladd'dloa , i i ..... .*. 3,s § L Presentment .* ". 3S • , ' ♦ §•2. Trials.''. ....\. ^^ 38 • .S 3. The Court '. ...,...'. * * ... 39 § -1. The Sentence.- .'.*• .' .'.!.-. ^0 iMTLM irr.— Or i)iHOirLi.\E {CB)>fh'n^r\ ji -(}!' 'u ^'h'rtj]^mni9 in one JtiOrr^r ,,,• ^li-i^innnni />i^- IrJcl [Jiarfj^ciJtjM iri(h Ml^di'mcoiwr in ainifJiry :;<:i _ v) l.^Oftcnae couimiltrtriii ;i •vj 2. liishoy iiKiv.uilmonisli, &c ...... ^:. .:.. .* Cj :>. Case i4" tn<*rgyiiuMi^)r(liiincil4a Fori-ij^iuCoimtrif^. . . . . 4() C.WOX l-V.— f>/" j.'i'nnnrialloli (]f'lh>; j^^yiUlnj ' io v> I. 'WlifriMii) i)j;uCft*'nn.i,' i-^ ;"'"'1"UV'-'. .'... ^^i ^ '1. .'^u^}Jl•ni^l)n of itctnm .' : 10 ,C) :i. 'Where liability 4y I'l'tycn^mriV. . . . ,.*. ^ ,'. . \\ i> \g XdliuO iif-DcpOsiiinH..^ ', . . 11 K'A N I) N \ . ~Ol^ l!ir .U)anr*/h^aci>n ...*...*. > 41 ^ I.^AliiUi^tnini'Mil wii.lumt KcnutlciiiliDn ■...•...*.,. U ' C<'r.li!ic!*'t-- •. ". ^ ^ * n Notice, 41 > "-'. l)>'it()sitiiin. l'ro\ isd.. . . t'A.N'ON \\. (i/' 'I ff''ri'/i/iiimi nb.^f'nlinij f ^ic Cnnnnimion i>l' llir i'/nnvh ' • ■ ;>• 7 •' ••' III/ (I i,t.<:/io/'. . . I . . ., T ■ 12 \* * ' **. y» . • \\0 \ \- i I V,..._r>' //„. Tmd Vl', ■r*ffi.^ •.rifriiRrj.'eyiii \Vritin;'. . *ictioii nil rynioiiv^ r,;i|- Ailvocatjf .«:, . <^ o'^CHartri's tn'vplioin (Icuvii"!. «^ 4. ]{oai(l of'lufiuiry.V ITow coiL^citutcil*. N'ot(c<' to Mombcr- 4:?' • 4;; If li 1 lace il' ''har;;e3. ."........«.. Orijiiiii/.iilioii : .,_ , _ Sit tillers I'riviile Duty iff tl)i'l?..:in4 T-ii^w oi» T'Tirh»iiio. . .Pik r . rresi-nti:ie;i ' .' .^ • . . * •....*. '"" •.vlioin t'l 111) s'^iii 4.-. • * .. , . • • • • . XU , • " TAKLE OV CONTENTS.* • « . ■ , TITLE III.— Of ])isciPLiNE (Con^^/i?^5(/). OA>vOX \lU.—Of ikt: Trial vf a Bishop {Co nUiwul.) . ^ ^4.. — {C'onilnimi.) Va«3b. RefusaV to Present*. * . . *. . . 4C> Bar to future'-Prcsen^iuent.!, .....' 4G Exception ....," ; § ."). Notices on I'rosenluidu : •;•; . • To Accused ' -. <>j Aa«] to Chie^'ch Advocate •! f'- • , *• • .Formation pf Court. . / '...._. ^. . . 4(i »• Notice to Members of Coiii-t. . . ■.• ..'.-..? 47 Summons to Accvised and to Witnesses. .'.... .^ 47 ^ § f!. Course of proceecUng- ._ A7 • , President and Clerl-; 47 Call to plead ;■....'..... •. < .•. 4S NouTAppearance of^Vccu^ed ■! . . . •J.'^ Common LaAv the rule . . . ." -IS ,' " . Declaration of Witness ; is t Depo^^ition of W'itues.^os ■. -J^ Comraissary i. , 49 ^ \ m Cross-Examinatlon .40 •Service of Notices. Papers and Cerdincaie ■. 10 • Accused may have Counsel 49 , Counsel miist bo Cominuaieaiits .' '. . . . AG . ©pinion of Cottrt ."/U 4 1 )ecision .",0 • ■ Accused to be beard.. ." ji) .New Trial ^t . .\ ! .■>() ' , Sentence '..'.. i ' .'>i» Record •:' :>} 'Exceptions.. .' : ,. .# r,] How kept and attested '.....'.» '>] , Lay Advisers „ ■. :,l vS 7. Presentment for Erroneous Dot; trine t '. . . -H • ^ » To whom addressed . .y .'rj, Court - ' : .....; .■.2 ^ .S. Charges against Missionary Bishop. .V • ^. . . '»2 » And Bishop without Jurisdiction '. !.'.... •')2 Mode of Trying f . . .* * **.... ^. .. .^ ... '")2 Canon, IX. — Of. Setitcnces • • • •, ^■^' . § 1. Suspension. % .^ ? i>?> * § 2. Degradation. . . ." k .i>'-> ^ No restoration. Noti 1" A ;; r. i: ok <■ o \ t k'x t <. iii ' ■ I'AOK. Canon X— ^O/" Ranisglon. r,r ^Todijh.atiofi of JfJu'^ud Scntt.nr.es on Billions 1 ! .-,?, t _ • . €ano.v XI. — JlcgaldUoiTS K^sprcUn'g ch<- Lai/ if..' ; ;,/ . c> l. Removal ».)f Coramu^CRiUs Vw 0. 1. Bif^bop-lo bo inlorittei) . '. . . .^. ; .- .'n' ' • >.- :;. J.i.y noaa<.■l•^ . . M TITLE IV, — Ctf Tl!)5 0!ir,A\l/Ci:ii'l>ol>l»- .».V1> Ol'ltrKll>: OF TUi: • • CiirRfi-i?;..! ...^ "■ ". . .f. . : . ;iH » ..' • • • • Cai^o:j I. — Of the General Coiuu:'d:\ . .' *. » :,:> ^ 1.' Special Mcniu^ " v .•. , ;»o * Place.:* , ..' ^.^.r..\......\.......*. 5i> Deputies ' ..:...» .....*-..*..., *. i.> • ' ^2. Rogistrui !..^... ?......,...... .;.••.., 5.) ' His Dutie.?.. .">."» ^ :i..Nolico to Di<.M;t_:sau Cuufic^I^ ...".■ ."» ^ 4. Treasurer., .• • . . . *. fZ.<. . .J./. 'jt» ."i. Erj>onj.is <)^G , •• • • * * ' \. ; '. ! r. — Of SUmdins Comriiittecs'.. ■ ^» .")7 . • " • • • v . > ]. iHiiies ami OtfiftCTS. . , • . ., .>7 , vj 2. C'Juncil of Advice ii ?'.fjln.';>. . . ^. . . .*, .... :>' ; \> \ '\][.-~rOf Con^rrga'f.ia/i.'i o^nd PdrisJies • >....;... .",7 •\*)t to unit*' v,-iili' fliiirfl) in a-iuihei- I)i>iC'"^'' • . . . . .">7 'lilTLK \'.— •MlSCi:LLi.i\KOU!< I'novi.siox.'? : , . t . .A. . . .'. .kS » • • • ^ -iXON I. — Of Jlepeoded\Ca)ion$: m ^ ^ •. *. . . . %^ Repeal of ^opea,! not re-enac^ ♦ 58 ' ' i\<-^\ If. — OfVce Repeal, Arjvcndment and* JCnoxli'icnt of Ca/i/jjj.s. as * ^orm of alU rin;^ Canon-i * '■ ••m ■ ^^ <"]j;iri^..'S 10 lit' Vorfiric''. by *Iiom *.....' 5:1 •' • "'^'STrrr^' • • • • ' \ ,:i\. ^1- .;>r r;,^^>t-/;, \ ^^ — . . ^ ., V CONSTITUTION. y. • i • ^« Article l;t|iBJiiiiilGShftj'ob, ivuii;,hii|'.tlxef uamo.- -^Prote^-^ ^^^"^^ •taiitEpiscopal,"' 'slifti] he ^ 'le "'FPvOtestant Epis-* . co'i'AL CiiUiicii IN Till'] <.' : States OP America.'* * • AiiTit LE 11. There sliall bo in this Church a Geneml '•-■■■i i-^ 1 Council. There' 171 ny he ;i->o "i'roviuoial^>Goniuil- :md ^i- CWB8IJJ1 Couiiciis. > ;..v , •«♦.!>• ' A.itTicLE Ul. Tlic General ('ouiicil'of this CJnurch stiftU GcucmKjouacif. meet on the >^'econcl Wednesday ill November, in the 3'ety.' * • (If our Lord one thousand. eight hundred artd sixty-two, nit • Ant^'-iK+n.. Georgia, and, on the same dayin every third year ' ti . af'auch piac.o a8 shall t)C dctermiiiGij by the • C.oiiiici;. . ') ' .*■ . - '.' "'.*,"• *' .^' *. ' • 111 case Iheri' .sliall Hd an epid"(?miG tlis^aee, «» oliiergood • •• • eausc, to render it necessary to alter tlie j^flcfe upjxjinted * ♦. * • tor 'sn-eh meeting, the I'residing- Bishop may d«*si!^ij!itil , ii^iothcji; -eonvenient place. ib-r tli^ holdii;g' of.BHcL XtMuncii, ^ttd gpdbiial meetings ruaj* be eallfed- at otilci;^ twftcs^-ijt'th^ niannev hemiftcr to bo determined.- * '! *, '1 f g* ' •"'• * "• , "The^ Greneral Counci] tihnll eouBist ot' WT^it^ct-^tlie • . ' . House of Bishops and the lionse.oli'-l)epittfc#.'' * '^* t The Houscf of Bishops t^liall IjO 4i^V<^tl'0f Jiiittlje.Bi^lv ^ ops A^f this Church having jiu'iptliytiqm Vitjjaji/tht? ^'Bepti ties. ' S^iDQh ],*(kire%?n- * • t|iti»n shall. consiBt" of* not raor^'thau throij Clerg;j-»ie«, And • tliree laymen xiommuiiicagts'in this i^hurch/. V'sidenl: in*" tJke Diocese/ and ftlbqted hf t\(f^imcil tiiefegf. ' . •• •'•^ * Before they shall' p^dooeeffH busiuDS*, jn^iojorTty of flie Dio<;esei, whicW'^j^airiiave '6cy)i>t^l this Cont?tit^tion,,diaH • berf-e^Y'^seilted. i^ tlio''Cbuivil. TIk? rejifoeentalioi'iS fsofti- two ]3ioftesGs«t>hall*be*"8ufiicien't to adjourn. ' ' .' • i In*, all l)rfsi»csspf th« Conn oil. freedom, of debate •Ihall ^)^ alkwec^.. . • •\ ' • t - ''..•■••• coMtitg|j»%. f ^ .J^j^ljl'lftiiefef shair-ha'we»a *ig&t to^'oHginato fitsts ; •and, •^*■'■~^'*— ^ . when any act sliall have been passed in either House, it shall ^ 'i *• he transmitted to the other llouse for its consideration. -No ., '• % act shall have the operation of law, unless concurred. in aad authenticated by both Uouses. ' . ■ '* • When any proposed act shall have passed the House of » • . Deputies, and shall be negatived by the Ilouse of Bishops, • , /he ] louse of Bishops shall, when requested by the House • ' • bf Deputies, signify to it in writing the reasons for non- • ■• concurrence, within tjii'ce da;t * The concurrence of both orders shall be necessary in such ^ • case to constitute a vote of the House. * Jf any Diocese should omit or decrmc to elect clerical beputies to the (ieneral Council, or should omit or decline to elect lay Deputies, or if any of tliose of cither ordei elected should fail to attend, such Diocese shall, neverthe- less, 1)0 cou.^idcrcd as duly rtq-kre.sc'nt.eishop by consecca-^ tvdfn shall preside in the Pr6viaeial Council, and when* • there shall "be three, or mi)re J;htin three ]3i«?hops, ttey sli^U foru\ fi separate.Housc. » *' . ^ •• . * .• % ; • •. Whenever such' Ooungil shall legislate, its t»cts^sBal! be of forc^n^flthiu all the Dioceses c^brac^d \ythiii*ll!e«ri-o^nce. • • • ' , . • •• • * ««i % CONSTll^iniON. , ^ 'Ikh'C shall bdiold 'uiinuuHy, in each Dio- constitution V4«, *ft D'wc P)»)ccsa!i Coun- *esan Coiincil, to be oompoBed of the Bishop or Bishops of the Diocese, and of a lay find clerical represen- tetion from each Parish of the Dioceso. Thi .'" \ AnTif'iiR Vr. The Bishop or Bisl^ops in each Dioces(? \iM*Stat(?8, or in /any Territory thereof, not no^ ■ *^ ceprcsentod, may, at any trnfio liereafter, be admitted to '. .union with, and representation in, the. (-J^neral Conheil of' , , - .- ^ _ ..ny existing i>io(!eso', with th^ consent of its Ooungil and the. liishop'ov Bi'shops thereof'," or, jf. there he nor Biskop," of tJie Kcclesiastioal Authority thereof;- and a ilo^^^.' Diocese may be fonlm^d witlyn the Uraitsjqf two or'mor^ l^iodfeses, with^ the li*ke consent." But' bo sueli'ji^V Dio'cpsc sliall'be* tio^pmftd, which shall contiiin Jess than ten self-en pportin'a; Parishes,' of less tliaii ten Presbyters wIjo have been for at lealt one 'year, eanonically reyident within , the bouiicis of* such new i>iocese, regularly' settled hi i:t-],*arfsh or Congre- gation, and nualiiied to.vo'te foV .av Bishop'; mw sli^lj such " tfcw I)ioocs9l)e formed if thereby /di}' eiistiilg Djjpees^^atl . b6 ^o reduced as to contain less thanfifteciverelf-supi5»t>rtil!^ Pilrisli^e^, or ^ess than iii'teen Presbyters who ^ave -Jjeei^iie- ] •siijing t*^e!'otfi,-*'apd s^tled a^id. qualified as- abpv^jmeia- .' tioiKU : />a^c/fM* that' up city shftVl' fowii 'moVe tMn pnci wiocese.6 . • ^' ' .•• \^ ♦ * • j i • Tn cas'inj, 'fHocoS^ ehailnie Hiyicled into two «r more Dio-, * ces^^, the J )ioces;jn of »th€ 'Diocese so/ijividad may' elect the. Dioce'^e fyer which he wiif preside, and*slTalJ .become 'the* Diocesan tliareof.* And^Ke^A^ista^if *Bish#fi if fkiero b(? • J one,»nia\L efect tht'^)iocesA td wh.ich ^i]fe*wiU ^be-^ attached ; , '•aifd, if iTb(Jn©t'ihe one e]e(*ted l\v ^ie Biiihon, -lie'shay be the Dioecvn'*"! ^he?'C9# .. /.*,.. , Trials. ^. • 4 , . • ' C'O^'SCCITUTIOkX. * .. • ■ • * • '.»•» • ' • ^ ' • * •* cojistiiution. ' 'ARficicL^i:.' -VJU. ,The(* indde cyt" trying' iTish^iid, Ab^l^Uf^e*- ' — — ' provided by the General Council. . Tlie court app>: ' .♦ .;' . ' " ' J^or shall any person bo 'oVdfiinGd either JX^acou or J.'ries^ .' . '. until he shall have siibscribed the following declaration, 'vi/j; ' ' '■ ''iS (to belifeve the Iloly i|priptiii;csot" ISie 'Old nrttl lsc)y Te^tt\nwu\ 'tD J)* tlieWoKl of Clod, unci to roj^taiii alt tilings nece'^sii^y- to siilvat;\oji ; k'ukI i do > • solemnly en o;aij.e 'to ConflDrnr to tlic i)octi'iuC.'>.Hml ^'orsjiip of.tlie ,i'iv»-' ' • .test»aiit^IJpi^copal-Qh«i;L'h\iii the W)iiffli&TJ .. l>]§hops»iar idreign cai^?it ♦ •• .bati*on.of ^'^i'iajdi'flv of the Bi.lbops Of this. Chi^nph.'signi fied»' i^VVyi'^J&^ite tcTiiifi". Pije^i^liag .Bish»p ; ]»g ^thereupon ni- • • * ' CONSTITUTION. • ' ' 5 • TJfc order tor sucll Couf^ccration sliiifT bc^5iiformQ<,l, as •coMt^uon. * nearly fis'maj bc„ in tho judgment of the Bisb.pJ;>s, 'ta^hy "^ir^-^ ouo used in this Churcli. .•!'"*. '.-v *' l» Bishops, so consecrated, 'shall iiQt be eligible to the*ol3icb^ *!* •• • of Drpcesau, ar Assistant Bishop, \n any Diocese in the * • \\ , , Coufed(irate .States, nor be entitled to a seaf in the IIgub$^ ^ ' , \* ot"* Bishops, nor exercise. any. authority in tho said Stata=>'. •• Article XII-i^Anv alteration in* this CotiPtitutjon shall 'MtcfMion' oi- l>c originated in the'^Gencral Coilucil. .' When^ adopted iik '-*"^"«"t;»°- « one General Council by a, majority of the IIousC oi Bishops, ♦•, % *ind by a niaj'ority of the* lIousc of Deputies, said, Deputies *- . voting by Diocdsos and ordefs,'such alteration shall be made known to the several ])i(3ccaian 'Councils, iind, ff agreed to^* • • hy pv64\mxh, Ov tJiGm^ and ratified in thc'euBuing GeneraL * , Ojuncil,- the Jsanic s^iall.bc a pavVcf this CoivstUutioilj.,* ^ '.j* •y.v- •••;•;>; ;• . « • ,. » I* • *»• • • • .♦ • \ »• • •* /•• / 1 V •• .» f •• •*• * • • ■ • ,« • B • ' ,' ' *• • ' ■> • • • » t * • > •v» • • • • • • • • •• • « • ••f ••1 • • • • • ••• .* ..» • .• • .-. .;-.' • • -•\' •• • » • * . ^^. 1. . •' ,\A' t^>.--'. •^'Jif' • • f • .. *• •' •• * >♦<; ^» ..•/. vifV •.»• . t ; • • f ., .... . % • • • - » - ,- V I ; *. • . \ • #^ Vv* ••• ••• %•.; H • :•■»'. • •/ .• , v. :,-. •• ^- . • ^ . * .•%•••. '•. * t • .^ ' . . • . . •"•••• • . I •• t* • • , * *• • ••.... •. •• • .*. . • • ♦ ^. . • . • • •/•^ % • k • ■♦ • •' • •• DIGEST OF THE CANONS:^^ -: i • » •• v.; ^•- • ••* ••', • •• , V. ••♦ N . •:••/. >•• ft • •• .•• 4\'%r^' 'i.U . u • i. / . • • • • %••. ••*••••• . '.'•.■ . ..• • • ft - • •••.•• .* • • • • <• ft :::V-. • '. • • % . . • • • * • " •• . •• • ♦ • • . . •v',-l v.. \ \ il. - • Authority. TrTLK J. OF CAXOIDATESHlPi AND OKDIXATIOXS. • • • CAXox r. OF TM: ecclesiastical At'TIIOlilTY. The Ecclesiastical Authority of eacJi Diocd§e is its Bishop. EcdMiastiw' When there is no Bishop, the Standing Committee shall be the Ecclesiastical Anthority for all purposes flcclarcd in these Canons. • ■ CAXOX II. ^ ^^yilE AI)M4SS10* OF TELISOXS AS <,1A>T*I;1I>A|ES V<'V: ^ "^.%»M**i» J*.#I>E^U^'ONS* ORDERS. § 1. Every person^ wlxo desires to Decom!l*ft^^ifta^^'o!''^ticeir!Tit*'!-* Holy Orders in this Church, shall, iii the first instance, give notice i^n writing of that desire to the Ecclesiastical Author- ity to whose jurisdiction ho belongs; in which notice he- shall declare whether he Iwis ever applied for admission as * a candidate in any other Diocese." The Ecclesiastical Au- thority may consent fo his applying in some other Diocese. § 2. The notice above required having been given to the Bishop, if there be one, and the Bishop liaving signified 'his approbation in writing, the person so applying shall send Jfehe said certificate' in a letter addressed by nim tp the Pre.s-, ident or Secretary of the Standing (■omjiiittee of the Dio- cese (A' the saidJ^ishop ; whereu[)on the Standing Commit- tee may, if- they see fit, testify in his behalf 'to the Bishop, that, from personal kiTowledge, or from testimonials laid before thcm.'lhey believe that he is pious, sober and hon- '^st, attachdfl to the doctrine, disciplin-c and worship of tlu' tion. 10 TlTi.y 'I.^OF CA'XDIDATKS]IIP ANDdliwlNATlONS. Admissioii Record. ■ tSefusiU Jo AC 111 it. #'Appli, n Mmistii tM (k-noiaiiiutioi Protestant Episcopal Church,. a commniiicant oi' the same, and "in their opinion possesses such qualifications as sxii] render him apt and meet to exercise the ministry to the i^lory of God, and the edifying of the Cliurch; and if the Standing Committee canncwt certifv as above from personal ' knowledge, the testimonials laid before them by the appli- cant shall be of the same purport, and as full, as the certifi- cate above required, and shall be signed hy at least one ■ 1 *resbyter and four respectable la^mien of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the- Confederate States. *§3. The applicant shall transmit the certificate of the Standing Committee to the Bishop, who may thereupioh admit the person as a .candidate for Holy Orders, nnd shall record the same in a book to be kept by him for that pur- ]>ose, and shall notify the candidate of suclirecord. , In any Diocese where there is no Bishop, the Standing Comniittee may, oii the same conditions, admit the person as a candi-- date, alid shall make record and notification in the Si'ime manner. . ■ ■ ' §'4. No person vvho has previously applied for adniissioii as a candidate in any Diocese, and has been refused, or, liaving beeii admitted, has afterwards ceased to be a qandi- •date, sliall be admitted as a candidate in any other Diocese, until he sliall have produced from the Ecclesiastical Author- ity, of tl!e former Dioqese a certificate fleclai;ing the ca for wdiich he was refused admission, or fo^wMclih^ to be a candidate. , ;• ^ ..^tJm #»f#*«*-* m^ ^M * >i r>. [1.] When a person* v/ho, net having hact Episc5pai Ordination, has been acknowdedgcd as an ordained minister or licentiate in any denomination of Christians, shall desire to be ordained in this Church, he shcill give notice thereof to the Ecclesiastical -Authority o^" the -Diocese in which he resides' orj if. he reside in a State cw' Tetritory in whicj: there is no 'organized Diocese, to tlie Mi ssionarj^ Bishop within' whose jurisdiction he resides; which notice sliall bt3 accompanied by a written certificato from at least two Pres- byters of this Church, stating that, from 'personal knov/1- cdge of the applicant, or satisfactory evidence laid before, them, they believe .that his desipe to leave the denomination . to which he belonged has not arisen from any circumstance unfavorable to his moral or religious character, or on account of which it may be inexpedient to admit hiin to the exercise of the ministry in this Church ; and they may "also add what they know or believe,, on good authorit}:, of the ^jrcumstan- ces leading* to the said desire. ,' TIXLK 1.— ()1-i«CAN1)ID\TES1I]1' AND t iRDIN'ATlDN.-'. Xl ■[2.]'.If the Ecclesiastical Autliority shall think proper to CMmoa n. [(roceccl, the person applying to he rcceavcd as a candidate >— -v — ' shall produce to the Standing Committee a testimonial fromtwiJitop^remJanrt at least twelve members of the denomination from which he '"" i'''«^''>'^''- comes, or twelve members of t"lie Protestant Episcopal Churcli, or twelve persons in part of the denomination from wluch he comps and in part Episcopalians, satisfactory to ■ the Committee, that the applicant has, for three years last past, lived pionsl}-, soberly and honestly ; and also a testi- '. monial from at least twjo Pvesbyters of this Church, that' they believe him to be pioLis,sobor and honest, and sincerely attached .to the doctrine, discipline and worship of the Church. The Standing Committee, being satisfied on ^ these points, may recommend him to ^ the Bishop, to be received as a' candidate for Orders in tjiis Chnrch; or,, if there ,bc no Bishop, the Standing-'Committee may so I'cceive him. ' • • . § G. [1.] "When a person', uat a- citizen of the Confeder- smi, :.i,pucau,.u ate States, .who has been acknowledged as an ordained "^"""'^ "*""' '^". minister in any dei^omination of C/hrietians, shall ap^y to •become a' candidate for Orders in this Church, the Bishop to whom application is made shall require of liim (in addi- tion to the above .qualiiications) satisfactory evidence that' he has resided at least one year in the Confedeuiite States,- previous to his applicatiop. • " . • . [2.] When a person, not a citizen of the Confederate States, who has been acknowledged as' an ordaitied minister m any denomination of Christiaus, shall apply for Orders ill this .Church on the ground of a call.to"»a Church in XVhich. Ami to nfflmi • divine service is celebrated in a foreign laii'gnagc,' the Stand- ^4e.'^"Ji*^' '"' ing Cpmmittee of the Diocese to whix^'h such ( 'huroh belongs, , may, on sufHcicnt evidence of fitness according to the Can- ons, and by a unanimous vote at" a mexBtiug duly conveiTcd,"' recommend him to' the Bishop for Orders, and the Bjsho]) ijiay'then ordain him, and he may be settled, tmd instituted into the said (jJhurc")), without his producing a testiniopial to hi^ character byti clert!:yman' from his personal knowledge of him for one year, and without his having been a 3'ear resident in tl^i.^ country, anything in any Othel* Canon of this Church to the contrary not\y tlistanding : Providfd. That, ill both of the above* cases, the person applying prpduoc a cei'tificate, signed by at least four respectable members. of this 'Church, tiiat'they.have satisfactory. reasons to beliishop shall ordain any candidate until he has iveviou. am-u- enquired of him whether iie has ever, directly or indirectly, 7 ' applied for IToly^Orders in any other Diocese; and, if the Bishop has reason to believe" that the cajidiclate has been refused Ilqly Orders in any other Diocese, he shall write to the Ecclesiastical Authority, thereoyt' to know whether any just cause exists .why the-caudidate should not be ordained. When anyBisliop rejects an. application for Holy (Orders, he .:,J,""""'' '"^■''"'■ shall immediately give notice to the Ecclesiastical AutlioVit^^ ' "' of every Diocese. ' '• • . ' , ^§ 2. Deacons' Qrders shall not be conferred on any per-v^g^^^foio,,,-,'.. son nutil -he shall hjn twenty-one "years old, no.r .Priosts' """■ 'Orders until he.sTiall be twenty-f^ur yqars old. § 3. Every canVlidate for' Holy Orders wdio nujy be* ijecom- can.iidatesfrom mended by the Standing Committee of -any I>ioceso desti- '"-"^"^J^^^-f • tute of a Bishop, i"f he have resided for the greater pfirt of • • thr(;e years last past within tha Diocese of- a Bishoi>, sball apply to such Bishop for ordination. * A'iiil such candidate - shall produce the usual testimonials, as well- from tlie Copi- mittee of the Dioc^^sQ hi wlilch he has resided, as li-om the C'ommittee of the Dioeesc for whiclrhe is to be ordain(id.. . § 4. Xo Bishop .of this C;ln':fcU shall qrdain any person to onunavontoof- officiate.as a* Briesf in'any Cougregatipn or'.OhurcH nofK.ie^&u's-. under Episcopal supervision, and situated bGyom\ the juris- • dictioi^ of thcsp'C^oknfedernte States, until hxi shall have received fvom his .Standing <'ommittc.e tlic usual testimoity, founded upon sufUcipnt evidence? of the'gounduess in'ttlic faith, and of tfie]iioiVs and mX)ral ('hnrjicf-.r ofthoapplicwut. 14 TJT .—OF CAXiUOATESlIiP ANi) ( UiDlXAneA.- Times of Oicii- nation.' , nor until lioLas been examined on tlie studies prescribed b}' the Canons of this Churchy and should any clergyman, so' ordained, v/ish thereafter. to settle in^ any congregation of this Church, he must -obtain a special license therefor from the Bishop, and officiate as a probationer for at least one year. § 5. Agreeably to the practice of tlijC Primitive Church, the stated times of ordination shall be on the Sundays fol- lowing the EmbeV weeks. Special ordinations may be held at such other timo?^ as tlic Bishop shall appoint. - CAX():x \. t l•:.^(AMI^"ATiO*^'S A*:i)' TESTIMONIALS f OK- 1)1-: AC():S-^ ORDERS AXI> ORDIXATIOK. § I . Every person hereafter to be ordained Deacon in this E.vamin:.iioii. Chiu'ch, shall.be examined by the-Bisliop and two Presby- " ters', on Moral Philbsbphy and Rhetoric, the Holy Scrip- tures and the Book £>i Cpmmon Prayer, and they shall enquire into his fitness for the mirnstrations declared in the Ordinal to appertain to tLe oiiiec of a Deacon,'a']id be satis- lied thereof. . .**.'. • . ' » §2. If any candidate' fv»r peaCons' Orders shall not. Wfithin three'years after his {\iiiviission, apply to be ordaiacd, he shall ce.ase td be a candidate, and-nu^ess the Bishop shall • * see fit to' allov.' longer tipe,»he shall hotify hini in Writing, that he is no longer a c^tndidatc, and Shall' immediately give notice of the same to the Ecclosirastical Aoithorit}' of' every * DiDcesc. , ' , * ■ * • . . - • ^ reriid of Can- § S,*^^ pprson shall be ordained I)eae6n in this Church ti'i^*n^l'i'?il"^is^nm until Jie shall have remainetl a candidate'for IIolv Orders at standing^comrait- le^s^L. o-uc ycar, ^ud until ho shall' exhibit to the Bishop tes- .timonials from th,c/Standing "Committee of the- Diocese' for which he is to ^e ordained, yrkicli , shall be signed by a ma- joiitv of all the Committee, th^ Committee being duly con- Limitation ('andidates)iiji. vencd, and v;hich shall be- in the following words: '" AVe, -wiliose naines ar# hereiiMck^r Vwttcn. tcstlt^ that- A. B. Lath laid efore iis satisfactory testiuionirls 4;l!at foi'tbc space ^fthree ^years last asfi; Re liatli itved. jjioiislv, soberly and boDestly, auu batb not t\-rittoii. fee: , pas , tartsjbt or lic»la an^tbin ^... __ __ __^ ^ contrary to Ijie doctrine /)i' discipline of tbe Protestant Epi^^copal Gliiircb in fbe Confederate States', aucj; moreover, Ave' tbink bi'Jii a person WQfthy to be ■adurittcd to« the sacr^d^rder of Deacons. In witnes^ whereof, Ve have -herejinto set onr hand^ tl:i- dav of —. ir. file vear of*our Lord -^ — = — .'* TITLt^ 1.— OF (•AXj)ll).VTKSlili,' AXiJ OiJDlXATlONS.. |5 "i A. But before :i Staildiiii!; Committee shall proceed to caimu v. recommend any candidate, as aforesaid, to the Bishop, such .''^^^"^ candidate shall prddnce from the ^Minister and Vestry of the staitdVnTr&u- parish where he resides, or from the Vestry alone, if. the par-''"' ish be vacant ; or^ if there be no Vestry, from at least si^::* respectable persons of this Chlirch, testimonials of hi& pietj-, good morals and ordctly conduct, in the follQ^^4lvg \A'ords: '• Wo, wliose lUMiios ;ire lie^'oundor \rvitten, do testify jVom evideiici.' satisfactory to us, tliat A. J>., Ibi' tlic space of tJirec years last past, liath lived piously, i^oberly ami liono?tly, and hath nob^ so far as we know or liolievo, Avritton, taught or held anythinsi- oonti;;iry to the doctriue or .dis- "^ ^■iyliue of tl'io Protestant Episcopal C'huiTh in the Confederate States; and, moreover, we think him .i person worthy to be eduiitted to the sacred , Order t)f Deacons.. In witness "whereof, Ave liave hereunto set our hr.nds. * I his • day of • ,, In the year of «ur L"Qrd r ." ■ lie shall also lay before the Standing CominittcQ test!-* ivsthr.oniauivoin monials signed by at least one respectable Pr6sbVter.of this ''^ '''''■'*'' Chnrch, which testJnlo^*1iali? sliall be in the follovving words > . ''iuo certify that A. J*>,'fur the space of thrte years last past, Iiatli lived piously, sobprly and honestly, and liatU not, so far as I know or be- • Hove, writtpii, taught or litld anythinp: contrary to the doctrine or di>^- cipliiie of the 'Protestantr-Episcopnl Church in- the Confederate States; and, moreover, wo think him a. person worthy to be. admitted to the sacred I trclor of Deacon.s. Tiiis testiuiQuial is founded on n)y personal knuwl- e. for one year Jast'past, auel, for the ijesidue of the sai*l time uixin evidence that is s.-ifisfactory to me. Tn witness .whereof. • I hfive hereunto set my hand, tins —■,- dny of . in'tbe wur • (if oRr Loi'd ; ." § 5. B.utin case a caudidate, ;roiu sonic peeirliar'circum-* subi^ui^ic tcst,. ^tatlees not affecting 1-us pious or n;oral character, shall be"'""'"''" unable to ])rocure testimonials from the Minister and Ye's- iry of tMe Parish wherein' he rejidQg, the Standing. Com- mittee may accept'tcstimonials of the purport above' staked, from at least twelve respectable meaUDCfs, and one respec- table'Presbyter «f 'this Glmreb, which Presbyter. shall have been personalh' acquanited with the candidate for -at least one year. • ' .'' . * § G. .Candidates m,]\o, iiot h'lTV'ini^ Episcopal ordination, ,;'-'"J!(iatcs ry.,. Iiave been acknowlecfgea as orUamed or licensed "mmisters"""' in airy.CsCnomination of Christians, may, jtt the expiration •of Hot less than six months from their admission as candi- dates', be ordained Deacons^ on tjieir passing the same ex- aminations as other Cjindida^es for Deacons'. Orders, and, in the^eXaminatioys, sjiccial regard, shaU be had to those poin*;? in VTjhich the cTonominatioJi .whence they came differs 'Voip this Churdi, w,i^li a view o^ testing th-eir knfonn.'ftion .•-• . 6 TITLE I.^OF CANDIDATESHIP AND ORDfNATIONS. and soundness in the same ; and, also, of ascertainiua- that -^.^....^ tlicy are adequately acquainted with the Liturgy and" Of- fices of this Church : Promded, that in their case the testi- monials shall be required to cover only the time since their admission as candidates for Holy Orders. candinates from' ^ '^ ' .-^^^^^ ^^^7 pcrsoR, uot. a citizcu of tlic Confederate other countries. Statcs, who has been acknowled2:ed as an ordained or li- "I • • • '. eensed minister in any denomination of Christians, shall apply for Orders in this Church, the Bishop, to whom the application is made, shall require of him (in addition to the above qualifications) satisfactory evidence that he has re- sided at least one year in the Confederate States" previous^ to-hii< application.- cano:n' VI. o F I) E A c; O X s . Control of l)e;i cons. Comlitioiif. ficiatiDf;. . Tfansfcr. • § 1. Every Deacon shall be subject to the regulation of the Bishop, or, if thcre'bc no Bishop, of theclerical mem- bers of the Standing Committee of the Diocese for which he is ordained, until he receive letters dimissory to 'the Ecclesiastical Authority of some other Diocese, and be thereupon deceived tis a Clergyman of such other Diocese ; . and he shall ofiiciate in sucIl places as the Bishop, or the said clerical members, liiay direct. ■ • § *2. No Deacon.shall be settled over a Parish or Congrega- tion ; nor shall any Deacon ofiiciate in.any Parish or Congre- gation, without the express consent of the Eector for the time beiho-, where there is a Kector ; ilor in any case without the assent of the* Bishop : ' and when ofiiciating in the Paris|i or Congregation of a l^ector, he shall be entirely subject to the direction of such Rector rh„all his ministrations., v " § 3. No JDeacon shall be transferred to another Diocese witho'ut the written request of the Bishop, to whose juris- 'dictipn he is to be transfcr.rad. Deacon ing to tiers. (•'AXOX A'll. \ QllDINATIOX TO TIJE PFJBSTIIOOi). ^liL'tTorl I 1- Whenever a DeacQn_ sliall determine to m-oceed to Priests' Orders, he shall srive to tlie Bishop written notice ' , •. Til'l.t:!. '. )!-■ CAXDIDATKSinU A-M) ()i;i)r.\.\Tl(iNS. J of sacii iiiteutioii ; \vhcfeupoii tlic JiisUdp ^sliall rocol''cl llic cauouvn.. notice in^Si Look "to be kept by hijn for this purpose, 'and ' — ^^"^^ shall appoint aud dii-oct me studies of. the Deacon accord-" iiis^ly shall stiuul t'l Every Deacon ijesirini;- to receive Pl'lestd-' 'Orders I Kxaminat ions f.. iukI throe diflereiit exauiiiiutioiis,' at such times j^,^^] i'"'"'" '*"'"■''• t^itW'fejic^G'liC'y.ig- 4'(;fyjired to five an a'ctoniit,of the differ- ent •books, to traiislafp fi'C«n ^lie oiTginhl' (Trj»cek* aiul J^Ie- brew, and to exphiin'snch pas^au'es as may bc'proposcd to him. The second examinution slmll-be on the evidences >V""i- of Oh^'istianity and i^ystenintio Divi-pity, and ^he last et- V:,s!. * amination shall be on C'lmrdi Historyylvcclesiastiea?Politt. .- the"J>obkof Comuion Trayer, a^d" the. Constitntion and . Canons of^thc Chni'.ch, and, of. the "J )iocese forVhich lie is to beorUai-ned. J le shall be cKamined also u,s to his knowl- edge of til e.L«din. tongue', and of such atiidie*ir«."the ])isho[> shall have presuribe^I for-hiiw. At Je^ch of thc.li^remenr tioned ciaji-niixfftion^ he j;l»iall produce alid- rea(l"*a. aferni^n* m- discourse, composed b\' himself, on sojne pHssage of Scripture: «})revions!y [assigned ^to hnn, which,' togctlu:'r*vith two other sei'Uions or "discourses ou soine passage ,6lf, 'shadl be" subjk'itted ' •, to the criticisms oT "the Bishop au(^ <-*lei;gy ^present ; 'and. . before his ordination, he shall be require^ to" perform- 'silch ' cKcrcises in reading, in the presenoe of the Oisliop" and <'lcrgy, as may e4iablethem to g^ive him such advice and ■ instructions as may aid him in- performing the services of the Church, and d(^iivorin_2; his "sermons with pin^priotv and • dcYOtion; . ' § 3. When a Deacon, ajijtjying tobe ficlirnttcd to i*riests' i)i.,.v.li(ise naities are heVeCii\ier written, do toetify tiiat the Itc-v. A. !>., Deacon,' h.'ith, for the spftcu of three years last past, lived piously, * ' , soberly and kstitute tc.Mi- § s. But in case an applicant for PHests' Orders shall, . from '[)eculiar circumstances, not affot^tipg his pious or moral moaia • TITI^E-I ^OF CAXDIDATE.'?Jin' 5SsNi) (JilfilN.tTiONS. ' 19 character, be uiitable to procure testimonials from the J^Iinis- cai;on vn. t^r and Vestr^' of the Parish where he resides, or in case of ''""^v*^ there being no Vestry, th-e Standing Committee may accept testimonials, of the purport above, stated from at l6ast. twelve respectable members, and from at least one .respect- . able Presbyter of this Church, who.hasbeen personally ac- quainted with the candidate for at least one year. inisters ordaic- CAXON vjn. OF THE. ADMISSION OF MjklSTER^ ORDArNED BY IHSIIors ♦ NOT IN COM^ruyiON AYITH THIS CnURCil. When a Deacon or Priest, ortlaihed by a Bishop' not in Mir communion with this Church, shall apply to a Bishop for ,ycOTim«^i^n'^* admission into the same as a minister thereof, he shall pro-.""* ^''""''^''' * duce a written certificate from at least two- Presbyters of this Church, stating that, from personal knowledge of him, or satisfactory evidence laid l)efore them, they believe' that his desire to leave the comnftunioil to which he has be- longed has not arisen from any circumstance unfavorable to his moral or rjeligious character, or on account of which it may be inexpedient to admit him to the exetcise of the ministry in this Church; and he shall also, not less than six nionths after his application, in the presence of the Bishop and two 'or more Presbyters, subscribe the declaration con- tained in Article IX. of the (Constitution ; which being done, the Bishop, being satisfied of his theological acquire- ments, may receive him as such minister. , CANON. IX. 0P.M1NI8TERS OlJDAINED IN FOREIGN COUNTRtES BY B1SII-" OPS IN COMMUNION WITH tlllS.CHURGII. t'oreipn covn- § 1. A clergyman coming from a foreiscn country, and „*?5''^ protessing to have been ordained out of; tlie <^ onfederate ^;'^fJ^>;?'^*'»i',Vj States by a foreign Bishop in communion with this Churcli, ''^'^ ^''':'''"'' *or by a Bishop consecrated for a foreign country by Bish- ops of this Church under Article XI. of the Constitution, • . . • « . Ci^m.uix. or by, iv 3li 891 oiiar_f J >i^fe6p 'elected to, exercise Episcopal ' ' ' .functioais ill any 'place or *i^)]uccs ont of thb .ConfeclQrate States, filiall, before he be ])Crnii;tteil to oiHciaiite in aiiy . . Par^sli or ( *on<:;rcgatiGn, exhibit tci the Minister, or, ii" there 'vnifirat. , l^e-no Sklinister, to th'c \>Rtry thereof, .a ccrtiticate 'signed • l)y -the ■JBislrop ot';the.I)it^ Holy ()r(*lers are authentic, and givfcn ly some Bishop ^ in connnuiiion T^ith-this (^'liiirch, and Avhcfse ;iuthority is ac- knowledged by. this Chui'ch ; -anti, also, that lie has cx- Jiibited»to tkc JJishop or Standing Coramiitee satisfactory evidence of his ]iious and moral chai*actcy, an-\u\ .when .sjich QJGrgyma»+ ' shiii I 1is,ivo.' b(*eil ,^o -lv^^^J vev>, -l^e shall , be c6n- , sid^red i'v«werc brought, to the fiijl' jurifidiction ot ihe JCeeiesiastii:al. "\uthority by' whom \^y shall ifave been «iivt*pted,f and "Ije^'oujcf* thereby subject to all the CiinoiUfCltl provisions ol* ilfis^C'luirch : -Pro- mded, that no j^uch .cloi'^ymair bliall 'bV s>o received jiito union with anv Dioocso ifntif'h(4 shall havtr r:iibscribed, in^ the presence oj'the Bishop r>f tJie iJiyutiso in whi(:h he ap- |>lips lor rci-eptjoii. and of tw*) or'^noro Brcsbvtcrs,'thc deC-^ lafation ^(fontained i;i Article. iX. of the Ooustitution ; • 'which beiilg done, said ijishop or Standing Co|miiittee, being satisfied of his theological,' ticrpwremehts^mav receive Irim into union wi{h this C'Inireh as ii minister of the saniec Provided^ also, that such mi ilister shall not Jx' e'^ititl<^d to settle iir. any Parish or C lum-h; as cationicirfly. In charge of i:lie • stime, until' he sliall, .sub^enXiently ta 1^ie •acceptajicc jufhis 'letters dhnissorf. have resided one vear in ■tJ^eCwonfeddfrttc States. \' ' ' ^ ' "'■'**;,. ij 2. And if such foreign cjergyiuau Ife a I^cacon, he shftU obtain in this country the requisite testimonials of ^character, 1)cfor^ lie 'he ordained a Piicsf.' sory AND TIIKin Dl'^ilES. • Til!': CDNSKXT •.xkfE.^SAi:;»'. rok ofi'ici.vjinc. •.^0 Minister shall otiiciatcteinsiciitly or otherwise, in a^ jm wseof mii'- Coiigregatioii. or \iacant rarish,»or in o«ic the Hector or Miii- ''''''^" istcrpl" Avhich* is sick or absent, unless .the Wardens, Vestry • ^ or Trustees o{"lhc C'ongregation arc sutisfied tliat he is at tlic *# 'time an Episeopally ordained Minister in good and regular •staliding. Whon Irom another Diocese, letters c6nimcnd;i- toiy from tlio Iv'rlosiastical Auljiorii^'' tJi'eVQof ^ma^ l^c re- <[uired. ■ ' - ' (\\>:r)X {], (iKNrMlAT/KKCIT'T.ATIOXS OF MrXlSTEKS. ICli'tt'um of Mill- ister,~. ^ 1. [1.] Itis he.r«l)y«rc4uliv.d that, oujlie election ol' a Miniver into, any Church or Tarlsh, the Vestry shall de- liver, or cgiuse to ixo .delivered,, tQ the EcclOsiiistical Au- . t]\ori^y<)t'(]ie HiiiCQse; noticeol;* 'tlie.same, in the followiuu' foi'"i; . • :• ' •••• • '•* ." /.''*»' .' '. V. ' " ''"VTo. the Chiircli Warden^ {ui-^^yi am ^f (i^i. A^ssi^itdit^MinkUT, we, (Viiiiiwiv • tlie Koctov aiul Churcli.Wardeps) do coi^tify loi.he Pit.iicv'cl, '(««v/4;ir/ '''''^^"'^'• (/ic JiisJiC})) ov totlie Ilov'd, {nlpn[nrj llu:J^)\"Bi(T6nt q/'ilip' Stamllnrj Go.m- lalttAi) i\v\{ (iicmtnr/ tfie ver.f>ii) lia^ licofi dtrly rhof=ieii" TtCCtoT'(or K'sii^t- aht Minister, cw theensr mfif}.ln\^.o^ (invniii(i (.//'^ Prtr/'s'h 'or Chm'eh.y • '".• '.* •Which certifivato shalj'bc sigiie'd with the naiiios of^tj^ose • * ^vho cortifw ' • • ^ ~ ■l^p 22 ■ titIvP: ii.— general regulations qv mimstees. carijn II. [2.] If the Ecclesiastical Authority be satisfied' that the ■ ^^"""^ — ' 'person so chosen is a cjualified.I^Iinister of this Church, the wreconc . ^^.^ Ecclesinstical Authority shall transmit the said certiii- cate to the Secretary of the Council, who shall record it in • a-book to be kept by him for that purpose. " jnstinitiofi. [3.] And if the Minister be a Presbyter, the Eeclesiasti- ■ citl Authority may, at the instance of the Vestry, proceed to have him institute,d according to the Office established by this Church, if that Office be used in the Diocese. This provision, concerning the use of the Office of Institution,' is not to be considered as applying to any Congregation • destitute of a house of worship. Miifstbrr^emoVi'' ^ ^' "^^ Mijiistcr, rcmoviug from one Diocese or Mission-^ [rom'one DiocofSary Dlstrlct to another, shall officiate as the Rector, Stated* * Minister, or Assistant Minister of any Parish or Congrega- • . tion of the Diocese or District to which ho removes, until ' ' he shall have obtained from the Ecclesiastical Authority a certificate in the words following : *. . . "I hereby oel•tif3^that tlio Iicv. A. E. has been cvnonically transferred to my jurisdiction, and is a Minister in regular standing." Aipisaiccmmu- • §3. The Alms and .Contributlons at thc administration of the Holy Communion shall be deposi1:ed with the Minister of the- Parish, or with such Church officer as shall be appointed by him, to be applied by the Minister, or under his super- intendence, to such pious and charitable uses as shall by him be thought fit. of Minis- § 4. ri-1 It shall be the duty of Ministers to prepare youug persons and. others tor the holy ordinance oi Confirmation. • And on notice being received from the Bishop of his inten- tion to visit any Church for the purpose of administering that rite, which. notice shall be at least one month before the intended visitation, the Minister shall give immediate notice to his parishioners, individually, as opportunity may offer, and also to the Congregation on the first occasion of public worship after the receipt of said notice. And he shall be ready to present fofr confirmation «uch persons as he shall think properly qualified, and shall deliver to the Bishop a list of the names of those confirmed. .^A^bT c?B '^'* C^'J And at every visitation the Minister and Churcli lioE, " Wardens, or Vestry, shall lay before the Bishop, if required, the Parish records, and give information to him of tliQ state of the Congregation, under such heads as shall have been committed to them in the notice given as aforesaid. For tte Dioce- [8.] And furthcr, the Ministers and Church "Wardens of "*" '^*""" ■ such Congregations as cannot be conveniently visited in anj^ tere about Contir- TiTi.;: n.— Gi':Ni:n^i%i:k:GULATioxrf (ft^ MINISTERS. • ■. 23 year, shall bring or send to tl\e Bisliqp, at the stated" meet- cluonui ing*of Ihe Council of tlio Diocese, information of the State '-^^^■-^ of the Congregation^ under such heads as shall have been committed to them at least one month before the meeting ,cf the Council. . ■ • " • § 5. [1.] E\'cry Minister of this Church shall keep a reg- varuiiuegisui. i.ster of baptisms, confu-mations, communicants, marriages ♦ and ftmerals, within his cure, agreeably to such rules as may 1)0 pi'ovided by the Council of the Diocese where his cure ' ^^*^^J«iiJ^ii^»ftP%'^fi^'^ ^^ vprovidcd, tliign iu such manner as • •^n Ms' THscrdSoTiriTe shall tlmilc best suited to flic usfts'of ^^^ ' V*! such a i-egistcr. '[2.] The intention of the llegistcr of "Baptisms is hereby to prove churcu declared to be, as for other good uses, so cspeciall}^ for the ^""''crsiiip. proving Vof the right of the Church-membership of those who may have been admitted into this Church by the holy oi'dinauGC of Baptism. . . ' , [3.] Every Minister of this Church shall make out and Li=i or taniiiicf. continue, as far as practicable, a list of all families and adult •. persons within liis cure, which, with all other Parish records in his keeping, shall, in case of liis removal, be entrusted t6 the Wardens of the Church, to remain for the use of his successor, to be continued by him andby every future Min- ister in the same Parish. §6. [1.] No Minister belonging to this Church shall omciin*- or officiate, either by preaching, reading prayers or otherwise, curefoTothers-''' in the Parish, or withih the parochial cure of another cler- gyman, without the consent of the Minister of the Parish or • cure; or, in his al)sence, of the Church AVardens and Vestr}'- mcn, or Trustees of the Cotigregat.iou, or a majority of them. [2,] If any Minister of this Church, from .inability or xegiccfor jim- otlier cause, fail to perform the regular services in his Con- "^'''''" • gregation, and refuse, without good cause, his consent to the , officiating of any other Minister of this Church within his cure, the Church Warckns, Vestrymen or Trustees of such Congregation shall, on proof of such failure or refusal before the Ecclesiastical AuthoEity, or before such persons as may be deputed thereby, or before such persons as may be, by the , . regulations of this Church in any Diocese, vested with the power of hearing and deciding on complaints against Cler- • ^ymen, have power, Avith the written consent of the bcfore- meutioucd authority, to open the doors of their Church to any regular Minister of this Church. ' , § 7. [1.] A Minister of this Church removing within the cicrkuircjiAa' . iurisdiction of any Bishop or other Ecclesiastical Authority,'' 24' ■"* TITl.i: I!.- GK^'KWAl. liKCrJ^V'tjKLXH OF MIN*1STE1 • lien CO. ..'anon II. .sliiill, ill ortlcr to gain, cuiioiiical residence ^yithiii the Siune, ''■*^/ — ' present to said. EcclesiasticarAutbQl'ity a testimonial f»oni the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese or IMissioiiary , , District in whidi lie last i>esided, which testimonial shall 'set Ibrth "his trud! s^tanding and character. The testimonial y\\^' ■ he in'the following words: ". '. * •' i.,-u.-,>.i.in."-r^. '■ I licreliy coytify'tli.nt A. 15., avLo has -^i^'uilicd io itie liis tiosii-e to bo ■ . tralisfoiTc'd to 'the Ecclesiastical Authority 6f r^^' '* a Presbyter * (ov Deapoii ) of — ^ — : — , in rvgnlar .staiKJinp;-, ancl lias uot^So far asl J:no\v ,* t>f believe, been justly liable t« evil report, for errov in rengion oi* vicious- ly . •^•p 9fit§0Mm>'r threyyj «ffr> } l"i^J \»* ■■hall jn-eseiit atestimonial in the form aforesaid, it. shall -be the dtity of the Ecclesiastical Authority of tlic J)ioceseto , which he has removed, to accept it, unless the J^ishop or iii.ut.s,i. Standing (voinmittce sh-ould have Ecclesiastical Authority .shall communicate the same • to the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese to whose juris- ^vl,onl•ol.isol.• diction tliQ said Minister belongs; an'd,in suclicase, it. shall , » ' not be the duty of the Ecclesiastical Apthorit}' to accept the testimonial unless, and until there bc^satisfactory explanation of such rumors. Letter. riams.^0. [4.] It shall Ix? thc (luty of all ^^inistcrs. except chaplains M^iwi!'"' ""' "" in the army and navy, and professors and oflicers in insti- tutions under the dire^ctiou of the G eneral Council, to obtain and present letters dimissory as above descnbed, whenever they remove from one Diocese or Missionary District to any other Diocese or Missionary District, whether Domestic w Foreign, and remain there for the spaed of six mouths. If, at the end of that time, any Minister, so removing, shall ' not have obtained and presented such letters, the Di.shop of IU-cc)pti' \V li f 1 TitLK 11.— GENERAL REGULATIONS OF MINISTERS. * ' 25 * * , ■ the Diocese from wliich he has removed shall have the right* canoa ir. to transfer him by letters dimissory into the Diocese of the '^— v— ^ Bishop iDto whose jurisdiction he.has removed. ' § 8. A Minister is settled for all pm-poses here or elsewhere mentioned in these Canons, who has been engaged perma- . nently by any Parish, according to the rules of the Diooese to which the Parish belongs, or for any term not less than one year. , cano:n' hi. ( ) F TM S H O P S . « § 1. To entitle a Diocese to the choice of a Bishop by the 5^1,0"''°° ®^ Council thereof, there must be, at the time of such choice, and have been during the year previous, at least six officia- ting Presbyters therein, regularly settled in a» -Parish or Church, and qualified to vote for a Bishop, and six or more Parishes represented in the Council electing. §2. [1.] Whenever the Church in any Diocese shall be i''-"9«' f^^- con- desirous of the consecration of a Bishop elect, the Standing Committee of the Church in such Diocese shall, by their President, or by some person or persons specially appointed, communicate the desire to the Standing Committees of the Churches in the different Dioceses, together with evidence of has election, and a (^rtified copy of the following testi- •. moniaJ : * . Testimony/ from the Members of the Council in the Diocese from whence Testimony from ., T> . 1 J J- /y ^- " Diocesan Council. the Person ts recommeruled for Oonsecratton. "We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how important it is that the sacred office of a Bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear testimony on this solemn occasion, witliout partiality or atfectibn, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that A. B. is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, cither for error in religion, or for viciousness in life, and that we do not know or believe there is any impediment, on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that Holy Office. We do, more- over, jointly and severally, declare that avc do, in our conscience, be- . liove him to 1)6 of such sufficiency in good learning, such soundness in '' .the faith, and of such virtuous and pure manners, and godly conversa^ tioa, that he is apt and meet to exercise the office of a Bishop to the honor of God, and the edifying of His Church, and to be a wholesome ex- • ample to the Hock of" Christ." [2.] The evidence of the consent of the Standing Com- mittees shall be in the form following,: ^ • 26 TITLE II.— GENERAL REGULATIONS DF MIN^STERSi * . ■ Canon in.' . Testhnoiiy fro7n the Standing Ccmimittee of {naming tlie iJiocese). , 7^ " We,- whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how important it theStoiKU°Jcom-is that the sacred ofBce of a Bishoi) shonld not he unworthily conferred,* iBittee. f^Q(j firmly persuaded that it is our diity to bear testimony, oil this solemiv occasion, without partiality or affection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that A. B. is not, sofar jas.we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion, or for viciousness of life; and * that we do not know or believe there is any impediment, on account of . , Avhich lie oJight not to be consecrated to that Holy Office, but that he hath, as \\q believe, led his life, for three years last past, piously, soberjy and honestly." Consent of [3.] And if tile major number of the Standing Commit- " °'"' tees shall consent to the proposed consecration, the Stand- ' ing Committee of the Diocese concerned shall forward the evidence of such consent, together with other testimonials, • to the Senior Bishop of this Church, who shall communi- cate the same to all the Bishops of this Church in the Con- federate States; and if a majorit}^ of the Bishops consent t _ to tffe consecration, the Senior Bishop, with two other. • #1||F Bishops, "bV " atiy thtee Bisliops to ' whbua he may eommum-%»4 • . cate the testimonials, may proceed to perform the same. Consecration of [4.] AVhcu thc clectlon of a Bishop occurs within the * wuh^fn^thj^ee thrcc mouths preceding the regular meeting of the General SS oMh^ Council, the Standing Committee of the Diocese shall com- uenerai council, j^^^nicatc to the General Council the desire of the Diocese for the consecration of the Bishop elect, together with evi- , dence of his election, and the testimonial required by § 2, • [1.] of this Canon ; and, if a majority of both Orders in the • House of Deputies shall consent to the proposed consecra- tipn, and shall sign and transmit to the House of Bishops, the testimony contained in § 2. [2.] of this Canon ; and if a majority of the Bishops entitled to seats in the House of Bishops shall consent to the proposed consecration, the Pre-' siding Bishop shall take order for the same. pjace of -cousc- [5.] Tlic consccration of a Bishop shall, if practicable, take place always in the Diocese of which he is the Bishop elect. ■ . . Age. § 3. No man shall be consecrated a Bishop of this Church until he shall be thirty years old. Assistant niiii'- § 4. \\^hen a Bishop of a Diocese is unable, by reason of old age, orotlier permanent cause of infirmity, to discharge _ his' Episcopal duties, one Assistant Bishop may be elected' by tihtl fbr the said Diocese, who shall, in all cases, succeed' the Bishop, in case of surviving hini. The Assistant Bishop shall perform such Episcopal duties, and exercise such Epis- copal authokrity in the -Diocese, as the Bishop shall assign to • • TITLE IL— GENERAL UEGULATIONS OF MINISTERS. 27 Mm; and, in case of the Bishop's inability to assign such canon m. duties, declared by the Council of the Diocese, the Assist- ' ^^ ' ant Bishop shall, during such inabilit}-, perform all. the duties, and exercise all the authorities which appertain to the ofhce of a Bishop. No person shall be elected or con- -^'o suffragaus- secrated a Suiiragau Bishop, nor shall there be more than one Assistant Bishop in a Diocese at the same time. § 5. ("1.] Every Bishop of this Church shall visit the ut^p^^^^^ ''''■ Churches within his Diocese at least once in three years, for the purpose of examining the state of his Church, inspect- ing the behaviour of his clergy, administering the apostolic rite of confirmation, ministering the Word, and if he think fit, administering the Sj^crament of the Lord's Supper to the people committed to his 'charge, and shall keep a register of all his ofiicial acts. [2.J i^o Bishop of this Church shall reside beyond the ^ Epjscopai rcii- limits of his Diocese, unless mth the consent of three, fourths of his Diocesan Council given at each of its Sessions. § 0. It shall be lawful for anv Bishop of a Diocese, who Bishopsabami , «*',•'■*. •• for ^ tint'*, is about to leave or has left his Diocese, with the intention ' » of going out of the limits of the Confederate States, or if remaining out of his Diocese for the space of thr6e calendar " months, although without leaving the Confederate States, to authorize, by writing under his hand and seal, the Assist- ant Bishop, or, should there be none, the Standing Com- mittee of such Diocese, to act as the Ecclesiastical Authority thereof. The Assistant Bishop, or Standing Committee so authorized, shall thereupon become the Ecclesiastical Au- thority of such Diocese, to all intents and purposes, until such writidg shall be revoked, or the Bishop shall return within the Diocese : Provided, That nothing in this Canon shall be so construed as to prevent any Bishop, who may have signed such writing, from exercising his jurisdiction himself, so far as the same may be practicable, during his absence from his Diocese, or froni permitting and authorizing, any other Bishop to perform Episcopal offices for him. § 7. The Bishop of each Diocese may compose forms of anj'umSk.^vin;^ prayer or thanksgiving, ^s the case may require, for extra- ^''J^.^iXt! '^ ordinary occasions, and transmit them to each Clergyman within his Diocese, whose duty it shall be to use such forms in his Church on such occasions. . And the Clergy in those States or Dioceses, or other places within the bounds of this Church, in which there is no Bishop, may use the form of prayer or thanksgiving composed by the Bisho]5 of any Dio- cese. The Bishop in each Diocese may also compose' forms of , prayer to be u^ed before legislative and other public bodies. 28 Title il— gki^'eral iiegulations of ministers. canoniir. . §8. Ally BisliOp exercisiug juriscliction, may, on the in- ^'l^'v — ' vitation of the Council or the Standing Committee of any va^anfi?KsV" Diocese where, there is no Bishop, or where the Bishop is, for the time, under a disahility to perform Episcopal Offices • by reason of a judicial sentence, visit and perform Episcopal Offices in that Diocese, or in any part thereof; and this invitation may be temporary, and it may vet any time be revoked. EionS-TBi'sLops.''' § ^' [!•] T^^ House of Deputies may, from time to time, ' on nomination by the House of Bishops, elect a suitable • . person to be a Bishop of this Church, to exercise EpiscopaJ • functions in States or Territories not organized into Dio- .lenw^uf ekoli(fiu' ceses. The evidence of such election shall be a certificate, to be subscribed by a constitutional majority of said House of Deputies, in the form required by § 2. of this Canon to be given by the members of Diocesan Councils, on the re- commendation of Bishops elect for consecration, which certificate sh'till be pmduccd to tlic House of Bishops ; and if the House of Bishops shall consent to- the consecration,*, f they may take order for that purpose. . • jurisdiciion. ' [2.] The Bisliop so elected and consecrated shall exercise ' * Episcopal functions in such Stxites and Territories, in con- formity with the Constitution and Qanons of this Church, and under such regulations and instructions, not inconsis- tent therewith, as'the Honfee of Bishops may prescribe ; and the House of Bishops may at any time increase or di- minish the number of States or Territories over Avhich the said Bishop or Bishops shall exercise Episcopal functions. vacaccy. ' [3.] In case of tlie death or resignation of a Missionary* Bishop, or of vacancy by other cause, the xjharge of the vacant Missionary Episcopate shall, until another Bishop be elected and consecrated, devolve on the senior Bishop of this Church, with the power of appointing some other * Bishop as his substitute in said charge. ^^•°" [4.] Any Bishop elected and consecrated under this sec- tion, shall be eligible to tlie ofiice of Diocesan Bishop in any ol'ganized Diocese within the Confederate States, with tlic consent of three-fourths of the Bishops having seats in the .House of Bishops, and of the Standing Committees of -three fourths of the several Dioceses, said consent to be signified to thfe Senior Bishop and announced by him ; or, if the ^Missionary Bishop be elected Diocesan vrithin three months preceding the meeting of the General Council, with the . consent^ of tttee-fourths of both orders present in the House of Deputies, and of three-fourths of the Bishops present in the-House" of Bishops. And whenever a Diocese shall have cesan. TITLE II.— GENERAL RtGULATIOXS .OF MINI§TTHS. ' ' • 29 been organized witliin tlie jurisdiction of such Missionaiy . canon iii. Bishop, if he shall be chosen Bishop of such Diocese, h6 ''"^^-^ may accept the office, and shall thereby vacate his mission- ary appointiTlent : Provided^ That he continue to discharge the duties of Missionary Bisliop within the residue of his original jurisdiction, if there be suoli residue, until the meeting of the next General Council. ■ ■ [5.] Every such Bishop may yearly appoint two Preaby- # ' ters, and two Laymen communicants of tliis Church, resi- . MaV appoint dent within his missionar}' jurisdiction, to perform the mutee?" ^°™' duties of a iStanding Committee for such jurisdiction : Provided, That no Standing Committee constituted under • this Section shall have power to give or refuse assent to the» consecration of a Bishop. • [6.] Every such Bishop shall report to each General Coun- cil -his official acts, aiid the state and conditionof the Church. „.iic'ounrtL^'°' in said States and Territories of the Confederate States. § 10. [1.] The House of Deputies may, from time to time, on nomination by the House of Bishops, elect a suit- • able person to be a Bishop of this Church, to exercise . I'^wfip ^Jis- Episcopal functions in any missionaiy station 'of ^j^jg '"'"^"■J' ^^'^f'"- (Church out of the Territory of the Coufcderato States, , \vhieli the House of Bi6hops,^with the concnrrence of the House of Deputies, may have designated. Tho evidence of such election shall be a certificate, to be subscribed by a constitutional majority of said House of Depnties, express- Evuience of dcc- ing their assent to the said nomination, whicli certiticatfi "°"' * shall be produced to the House of Bishops; and if the - House of Bishops shall consent to the consecration, they may take order for that purpose. ^ [2.] Any Bishop elected and consecrated under this Sec- tion, or any foreign Missionary Bishop heretolore conse- crated to exercise Episcopal functions in any })]ace or country Ju.iauciion. which may havo been thus designated, shall ha\e no juris- diction, except in the place or country lor which he hUs T^een elected s§ld consecrated. He' shall be entitled to a seat, bhtnot a vQte, in the House of Bishops. He shall not become a Diocesan Bishop in any organized Diocese within the Confederate States, unless''witiivhe consent -of three-fourths of all the Bisliops entitled to seats in the. House of Bishops, ajid also with the consent of the Stand- ' \ ing Committees of three-fourths of the Dioceses. ^ [3.] Any Bishop elected and consecrated under this Sec- tion, or any Foreign ]S[issionary Bishop heretofore conse-. m-u ordain, crated, may ordain as Deacons 'or Presbyters, to officiate . • *'. • « 30 TITLE lI.i-OE^-tiR.Ui HEGULATIONS OF MLMSTEKS. Canon III., within the limits of liis Mission, any persons of the age '^'^-^^"^ required bj' the Canons of this Church, who shall exhibit to , ^Tcstimouuisfpr \ilu\ thc testimoulals required by Canons V. and VII. of Title I., signed bj- not less than two of the ordained Mission- «. , aries of this Church who may be subject to his charge: Provkfed, nevertheless, That if there be only one ordained Missionary attached to the Mission, and capable of acting • at the time, the signature of a Presbyter, under the jurisdic- tion of any Bishop in communion with this Church, in good standing, ma}' be admitted to supply the deficiency. Dis).enMiion. [4.] Awy Forcigu Missionary Jiishop consecrated under this Section, or heretofore consecrated, niay, by and with the advice of two Trcsbyters, one of whom, if necessity re- - notwitliin Six calewdar months before the meeting of a "■"' (^"'""ii'- General Council, he shall make kno\yn to the senior Bishop such his desire, with the reasons moving him thereunto ; w^heraupon the senior "Bishop shall communicate, without delay, a copy of the same to every Bishop of this Chujch " ' having Ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the Confederate' • States; and also to the vStandino; Committee of the Diocese 32 • TITLE ir.-GENERAL REGULATIONS OF MINISTERS. oanonin. to wlucli tliG Bisliop deslriiig to resign may belong; and, '"^'v— ^ at tlio same time, summon said Bishops to meet him in per- ' omct. ^^^^ ^^ ^ place to be by him designated, and at a time not less than three calendar mouths from the date of his sum- mons ; and, should a number not less than a majority of all the said Bishops meet at the time and place designated, ^ they shall then have all the powers given by the pluvious clauses of this Section to the House of Bishops ; and, should a number less than a majority assemble, they shall have' power to adjourn from time to time, until they can secure the attendance of a majority of all the said Bishops'. Should a proposed resignation of a Bishop be accepted at any meet- % ing of the Bishops for that purpose held during a recess, • then the senior Bishop present shall pronounce such resig- ' ' xotkc. nation complete, and communicate the same to the Eccle- siastical Authority of each Diocese, who shall cause the same to be communicated to the several Clergymen in charge of Congregations therein. And it shall be the further duty of the senior Bishop to cause sucli resignation to be for- KecoKi. mally recorded on the journal of the House of Bishops that may meet in General Council next thereafter. If the Bishop If Senior Bishop, dcsirous of resigning should be the senior Bishop, then all the duties directed in this Section to be performed by the se- nior Bishop shall devolve upon the Bishop next in seniorit3\ Rcagped Bish- [4.] !N"o Bisliop wliosG resignation of the Episcopal juris- liocefe!''" '° "^ diction of ii Diocese has been consummated pursuant to this Section, shpU be eligible to any Diocese now in union, • , or which may hereafter be admitted into union, with this ^ Church; but he. may perform Episcopal acts at the request * of any Bishop of this Church within the Jimits of his Diocese. Bishops witiioi.t ' [S-.] A Bishop, who ceases to have charge of a Diocese, ^nTilicouuciu" shall still be subject in all matters to the Canons and au- thority of the General Council. Resignation of [6-] In ,casc a suspended Bishop of this Church should suspenSedBiihop. (Jegipe ^o rcsigu at any period not within six calendar months before the meeting of a General Council, he shall make known bj^ letter to the senior Bishop such desire ; whereupon the senior Bishop shall communicate a copy of the same to each Bishop of this Church having jurisdiction within the Confederate States ; and, in case a majority of * . such Bishops shall return to the senior Bishop their written assent to such resignation, the same shall be deemed valid :!^ou«. and final ; and wrftten information of the -said resignation shall at once be communicated "by the senior Bishop to the TITLE ir.— GENERAL REGULATIONS OF MINISTERS. . , Bislio}) and Diocese concerned, and to each Bishop of thi;^ Church. And. it shall he the further duty of the senior Bishop to cause such resignation to be formally recorded on the journal of the House of Bishops that may meet in' General Council next thereafter. 33 Canon 111. Uccord. CAXON IV. OF A LIST OF THE MINISTERS OF THIS CRUHCIL ^ 1. Ijlie Secretary of the House of Deputies shall keep socrcta-y ^r 'ti i-c^i^ter of all tlie Clergy tof this Church, whose names ucTS keep a rc- shalThe delivered to him in the following manner, that is T""" '•. ,• to say : The Ecclesiastical Authority of this Church, in each • ' ' 'Diocese, shall, at the time of each General Council, deliver .to the said Secretary a list of the names of all the IVIinis- ters of this Church in their proper Dioceses, annexing the names of their respective cures, or of their stations in any . Colleges or other Seminaries of Learning ; or, in regard to .those who have not any cures or other stations, their places of residence only ; and the said list shall, from time to time, be published in the journals of the General Council. § 2. The Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese shall, S. canon V. livor, OH OT Vcfore the first da}^ of every Dioccsaij Coimcil, *-r^.' — ' tp tbe jiisliop of the Diocese, or -^-liere there is no lUshop, to the President oi" tlic Conncii, a statement of tlie number of haptisme, conlirmations, marriages and fnnerals, and of the number of communicants in bis Parish or Ghnrch, also the state and condition of tlic Sunday Schools in his Parish, . also of the amount of the Communion alms^ the contribu- tions for Missions, ]^iocesan, Domestic and Foreign, for Parochial scliools, fov Church purposes in general, and ot ^all other matters that may throw light on' the state of the ,.V-i^.-'",","?rsame. ' And cvcrv Clerc:y'man, not I'cgularly settled in an^■ ici^cfs. Tarish or Church, shall also report the occa?>ional services he mt\y bavQ performed-; and, if he have performed, no such services, the causes or reasous which have prevented tht same. And these report.-*, (y such parts of them as tlu ,Bishop sliail think lit,jni\\' b# r(^a(l.inX'on!iGi);"nnd sliall be • ••* ••(iMercd on. Ihe jourhab tlicrooil, r;i,i,oi,-iAV.iirefis.' § 2. At cvcr}' aunuul I)iocc.>^«,n "Council, the liishop shall deliver un address, stilting the ailairs of the Diocese since • the lalt meeting of the Coujicil ; the names of the Churchc which he has visited'; . the uumbei' of pereous confirmed: " the naMics of those' who have been received as candidates for Ovders, and of tkgse who ha\X! been ordained, susjjcn- ded, or degraded ; the change.^ by death, removal, or other- wise, which have, taken pl^ce among the Clergy ; and, iy general, all-matters tending to- throw liglit ou the affairs of the Diocese ; which address shall be inserted on the journals. .i)uty«of rjooi- § 3. The Secr^farics of the .Several Diocesan -Councifs M..>euetar.i*. gbalMoj'ward to the Kouse of Deputies, at every General •Couucii, the journals tjf the different Diocesan Couiitils, Episcopal Charges, -\ddres.ses .and l^astoral Letters since •thp last General Council, to^gctliei^X'.'ith such ijiher piapern • :fs xnay tend to throw light on the state of tire "Cliurch iii Committee *o» iu cacli Dioccsc. .-A Committto. shall then be appointed to c'lmreh."* ** "^ draw "up a view of the *^tatc of the Church, and to make • /eport to the House of Deputies; which report^ when agreeit to by the' said^Iouse, shall be-sent to the llouse of Bisliops; with a vequest that the}' will prej^are and publish a Pastoral Ljetter to the monibers-of the ChurcJi.' -^Hien ofiy such letter, is published, every Clergyman havin'^.a Pastoral (.-barge shall read it to his Congregaii(^' on some occasion of pul)lic worship. . \. * ' ' , ' ' § 4.' The Bishop and Standing Commit^e of the Church fc/e?" '''■^ in over}- Diocese, or, if them be no Bishop, the' Standing * Commfttee only, shall prepare, previously to the meeting o^ I'as'.ora! I.«(tC!- I i.dfnKu I'^f TiTLK II.— GI^.'ERAL lIEGULATiONS OK .MLVISTi:i;.^. ' * 35 every Creiieral Couucil, a coudcAscd rcpoVt, and a tabular canon v. •' view of the state of the Church in tlieir Diocese, com- ''"^^v — ' ^irising tlierciii a summary of the statistics from the paro- cliial reports, and from the Bisliop's addresses, j^pecifyiug * the capital and proceeds of the Episcopal fund, and of all l^enevolent and missionary associations of Chnrchmcn \ within the Diocese, for the purpose of aiding the ( Commit- tee on the state of the Ghurch, appointed bj" the Hipnsc Of J)epnties, in drafting their reports. ' • CAXOX VI. OF THE MODE OF rUBLrsIIIXG AUTllOllIZEf) EDITFoXS OF THE STANDARD HI BLE OF TUTS our ncfl. The Ecclesiastical 'Authority in each l^ioccsc of this K.uuons^om* Church shall appoint, fnom time to time, .some suitable ^.'^^'^^^i'^^'' ^^"^ person or persons, to compare and correct all new editions "• of the Bible by the standard editioi\, agreed upon by the General Council, and a certificate of their having been so <'ftiTip;ivcd and corrected shall be published v.-itli s;iid book. CA^niN ViL (U-VPL7J[JSHlNa EDrnOXS.OF-TilE'noOK .(>F C(>MMOX« TKAYEIJ. V • The' Ecclesiastical Authority of this Church, in-*cach Cinott Eauions r- in- T-»i f-i-f^' of the Praj-er- Diocese, shall appoint one or more i'resbyters ot the Dio- ^o*- • . cese, who" shall compare and correct every new edition of the Book of Common Prayer, the Articles, Offices, Metre Psalms and IIymn8, by a copy of the standard edition;. 'and ' * ' a ccrtilicate, specifying the name of the Publishing i Louse • and the date of said edition, and that it has been so com- pared and corrected, shall be published with the same. And •ia case any edition shall be published without such correc- tion, it sh-all be the duty of the said Ecclesiastical Author- • jty to give public notice that such edition is not authorized . by the Cluirch. ' • * • ^ . . 36 TITLE II.— GENERAL REGULATIONS OF >iINISTERS. ••• (.'anon VIII. ''^'^^ CANON VIII. OF PAROCHIAL INSTRUCTION. , ^'oon'"*' 'i^'""" 1'^^^ Ministers of this Church who liave charge of par- ishes or cures, shall not only be diligent in instructing the children in the Catechism, but shall, also, by stated cate- chetical lectures and instruction, be diligent in informing the youth and others in the Doctrine, Constitution and Liturgy of the Church. TITLE III. OF DISCIPLINE CANON I. . OF AMENAIIILITY AND OFFENCES FOR WUICII A MINTSTER MAY BE TRIED AND PUNISHED. '.. § 1. Every Minister shall be amenable for offences com- to whom siin- mitted by him to the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese '-''"''"''*°*.''_- in which he is canonically resident at the time of the charge. § 2. Every Minister shall be liable to presentment and ,.„„i,^,^,j,8 of. trial, for any crime or immorality, for disorderly conduct, ^■'"''^^ for drunkenness, for profane swearing, for frequenting places • liable to be abused to lieentiousnesness, and for violation of the Constitution or Canons of this Church, or of the Diocese ' to which he belongs ; and, on being found guilty, he shall be admonished, suspended, or degraded, according to the Canons of the Diocese in which the tvial takes place. § 3. A Clergyman. who presents a person to the Bishop for Liabimy pr Holy Ordei*s, as specitied in the office for Ordination, with- semul^'^'' '"*''■ -out having good .grounds to believe tliat the ref|uisitions of the Canons have been complied with, shall be liable to Ecclesiastical censure. § 4. If a Minister of this Church shall be accused, by rroceeaings qii public rumour, of discontinuing all exercise of the ministc-. ""''"^''^'"""''■ rial office without lawful cause, or of living in the. habitual disuse of pubhc worship or of the Holy Eucharist, accord- ing to the offices of this Churcli, or of being guilty of scan- dalous, immoral or disorderly conduct, or of violating the Canons, or preaching or inculcating heretical doctrine, it shall be the duty of tlie Bisliop, or^ if there be no Bishop, of the Clerical members of the Standing Committee, tp see that an inquiry b^ instituted as to the, trutli of such public 38 TITLE III— OF DiSCIPLINJ:. rumour. .Vud \n case of the individuai beiuj^ pl'oceeded against and convicted according to sucli rules oi' process a'fe may be provided by the Councils of the respective Dioceses, . lie shall be admonished, suspended or degraded, as the nature of the case may require, in conformity with their respective •Cbnstitutions and Canons. OAXOX 11. .TllIAL OF PHK.^iJYTirKS AND DEACONS UNDICir Mlt^JONARY JURISDICTION. § 1. Tlie jurisdiction of this Church extending in right, rrcKnimtnt. tliougli iiot ajways in form, to all i)eri:ions belonging to it within the Confederate States and Territories, it is hereby enacted, that each Missionary Bishop shall have jurisdiction over the clergy in the district assigned him, and may, in case a presentment and trial of a clergyman become proper, request the action of any I'resbyters and Standing Com- mittee, i:\ any Dioccs^ sufticiently near, and the piosent- • ment and trial shall be according to the Constitution and Canons of said Diocese. ()r, if there be a Standing Com- mittee appointed by. the Missionary Bishop, the cierica) members, thereof 'may make ju'cseutraent, and the .trial shall take place according to the Constitution and Canon? of any Diocese of j:his CJhurcli which may have' been selected at the time of the appointment of such Standing CommittK?e : Provided, That the Court shall be composed of at least three Presbyters, excluding tlie. members df the Standing CoYiitiiittee and Uie accused. • § 2. If any Minister of this Church, acting under a For- 1. tif. eign Missionary appointment, and withiii the jurisdiction .of a Foreign Missionary Bishop of this Church, shall com- mit any otience.for which "Ministers may be tried and pun- ished, "or shall refuse obedience to .the lawful Authority .of the Missionary Bishop, such Clergyman" shall be pro- ceeded against according to the Constitution and Canons of any Dioc'ese in' this Church, which may have been selected , « at the time of the appointment of the Standing Committee of such missionary jurisdiction : Provided, That a present- liiont shall first be made by the members' of said Standing . ^ titij: iii.^oii DisciPLlvi:. . -. • ^9 Committee; or, if tLe accnscd party b*c a member of the canouir. Standing Committee, by th(? other member or members ' — v — ' thereof. § 3, The Co,urt for the trial of such' Minister shall consiat ti.c court. of five Presbyters, excluding the members of the Standing Committee; or, if there be not five, then of all the mem- ' ])ers of such missionary jurisdiction. If there be mora tliaii five, then shall the Standing Committee select, by lot, the five who shall compose the Court, wjiich Court shall, proceed in the trial, according to the Canons of the General Council of this Chhurch, so far a* the saipe maj^-be appli- cable to such a case ; and where no provision is made ade- quate to th9 exigency, the- Court shall consider and adjudge, the case according to the principles of law and equity. . § 4. The sentence of the Court shall be rendered to the s«uiince. * Bishop of such missionary jurisdiction, who shall* have' • power torevjse and modify the same, and the decision of the Bishop shall be fiunl and conclusive. ' (:^A:ji(OX III. % OF A CLEilGYMAX IN"^ ONj^.,.DIOCESE OR MISSIOX4RY f)TNTFvT(^T CTIACtIMBLE WITH ^IFSBEMEATs^OTi IX AX.OTIIER. • " , Jjuce roiiini:t- a UlQcifLt § 1.' If a Clergyman of tins. Church, belonging to any* oLvc, Diocese oV Missionar}' District, shall, in an}- othei* Diocese id\ocqJ. or Missionary District, conduct liimself in s«ch a_ v.'t)^' as to be chargeable witli misdcmeairo.r, thcEcclcsiasticaV Aiitlior- ity thereof shall give ilotice of the same to the P]cclesiastical ^ • Authority jr.hcrc h6 is canoiiicall}' resilient, exhibiting, with "tjie information given,' reasoii^iblc ground for j)rcshmin-g its .correctness. * If the Ecclesiastical Authonty, when thus- inforriied, shall omit, for the spate of three months,^ to pro- ceed against* the offending Clergyman, the Eccle.siastica,! . Authonty of the Diocesb" or Missionary Distl*iet, ^^"ithin which the' alleged ofieuQe F^'i''^ '<^o'^^''i'^^tt«<^i"'i"'^n.y hi^stitute ^ proceedings, and the decision given shall be conclusive. : ,, * § 2. If a Clergyman shall come teiiiporarily into- any Bi Where no pro- ceocliup is pcml- • Suspension action. , .• CANON- i\. • . • • • . OF IIEXUXCIATIOX t)F TIIE MIXlSTItV.' § 1. If any Miiristcr of this Chnirch, jfgaiuSt whotu there is no Ecclesiastical proceeding, inscituted, shall declare, in writing, to the Ecclesiastical Authority to which he l)elpng3, liis renunciation of the Milii.stry, and his design not to officiate in future in aiiy of the offices thereof, said Eccle- siastical Authority shall record the declafation so made. The Bisho[t^hall then" depose him frpm the ]Minist_ry, and "pronounce aiKl record in the presence of two or more Cler- gymen,.*that the persfin-.sO declaring has been deposed 'from the Ministry of. this Church ; and if there be no Bishop in such Diocese, the same sentence may be pronounced by the* Bishop of any other Diocese invited by the Standing Com- mittee to attend for that purpose.. § 2. .If the Ecclesiastical Authority, to whom auch decla- ration renouncing tlie Ministry is made, shall have reason to beheve that tlie person has acted unadvisedly and hastily, all action thereupon may be forborne for the space of not more than six months, during which tim-e the person. njaj- . withdraw his application. > TITLE III.— OF DISCIPtlNK . • ' 41 §3. If tlic Bisli(5p shajl have ground to suppose tlic cauoaiv. person^ to be liable to presentment for any canonical ofienc'e, .^^^''^l^,,, he maiy'/in his discretion, "and with the- oonscnt of the to rrcscntHlei.t'. StkrwJing Committee;, proceed to have the ■ applicant put tipon his triaJ, notwithstancTi'tig his havuigmadc the aforesaid declaration; and tlie same discretion is-. allowed, to the Standing Con'irhitteC) iiucase^tho Diocese sl^ould be without a Bishop.^ -','''. " * » § 4. In the case of denositibu fromtlie Ministrv, as above . xoucc oV dcio- provided tor, the Bishop shall gWa notice thereot to the Illcclesiastical Authority of every Diocese of thjs. Church; •and if tho" CIci'gTman be deposed for anythhig' involving ^loral degradation, such notice shall be read before ever}- congregation of the ])ioccse to which he belongs, on the occasioiii of 43iib lie \Voi'ship.iie:jJ^ftt]; tho. reception qf such notice.' . • • *;.•-«• ». #V *■. ' */''' ■ Pni, 1 • IP f 1 • " ' /-^ T-r-^ ^ 1 • m- ■• T without rcnun- himself of the provisions ot Canon Iv . ot this Title, aoaudon tiation. the Communion of this Church, either by aii open renun- ciation of the doctrine, discipline, and worship of this Church, or by a fornud admission into any religious body 'not in communion Avitli* the same, it shall be the duty of the Standing- Committee of the Diocese to make certilicate of ccinncatc. the fact to the Bishop of the Diocese, or, if there bp no Bishop, to the Bishop of an adjacent Diocese; which certi- * licate shall be recorded, and shall be taken and deemed by the Bishop as equivalent to a renunciation of the Ministry by the Minister himself. Notice shall then be given to the xotioc. said Minister, by the said Bishop receiving the certificate, that unless he shall, within six months after being notified, , .make declaration that the facts alleged in said certificate are false, he will be deposed from the ^liuistry of this Church. § 2. And if such declaration be not made within six D^posuon. months as aforesaid, the Bishop shall depose said Minister ■ from the Ministry, and pronounce and record, in the pres- ence of two or more rresbytci*s, that he ha» been so deposed. 40 ... TITLE 1II.-0F DISCIPtlNE. Canon V. Providcdy iicvertheless, That if the Minister so renouncing '^'T'v — ' shall transmit to ,the Bishop receiving the certificate, a provuo. detraction of the acts or declarations constituting his offence, the Bishop may, at his discretion, .abstain from any further proceedings. i OANOX VI. •OF A CLERGYMAN ABSENTING HIMSELE EROM UTS DIOCESE. . iiaybesusrcnded. "Whcu a Clergyman has been absent from the. Diocese to ■ which he belongs, during two years, without reasons satis- factory to the Bishop thereof, he shall be required by the Bishop to declare the cause or causes thereof in writing; , •* iind if he refuse to give his reasons, or if Hhey be deemed * . insufiicient by the Bishop, the Bishop, after due, notification of such insufficiency, may, with the advice and consent of the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee, suspend How Ion-, him from the Ministry; v.'hich suspension shall continue until he shall give, in writing, sufficient reasons for hi^ absence, or until he shall renew his residence in his Dioceae, or until he shall renounce the Ministry according to Canon IV. of this Title. , In the case of such suspension as the Noiiect(5).«giTt.i above provided for, the Bishop shall give notice thereof to the 'Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese of this Church. . • CAjS^OJS^ VII. * '• OF THE ABANDONMENT OF THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH BY. A BISHOP. Ainndonmcnt If auy Bishop abandon the Communion of this Church, fiS"'.""'*"' ""^ either by openly renouncing its doctrine, discipline and worship, or by tormally uniting himself with any religious f . body not in communion with the same, the Standing Com- mittee of the Diocese shall make certificate of the fact to the Senior Bishop, which certificate shall be recorded, and shall be taken and deemed as equivalent to a renunciation of the Ministrj' by the Bishop himself. .TlTf.IvIII.-OF lUSCIPLINK. 43 Notice shall then he given to said Bishop b\' the Senior c:inonvii. Bishop receiving the certificate, that unless he shall, within . '^"'^^ — ^ six months after being notified, make declaration that the"* J J -n. facts alleged in said certificate are false, he vAll he deposed »• •* t from the Ministry of this Church. And if such declaration be not made within six months iHrosiiiofi. us aforesaid, the Senior Bishop, with the consent of .the majority of the Bishops entitled to scats in the Ilpuse of Bishops, shall -depose from the Ministry the Bishop so cer- tified as abandoning, and shall pronounce and record, iri the presence of two or more Bishops, that he has been so *■ deposed. *. t *' ' . CANON VIII. OF TilE TRIAL OF A BISIIOF. §*l. Any Bishop of this Church maybe presented for o'|"«'^ccsforw^iicii trial on charges for the following offences; viz : (1.) Crime or immorality. (2.) Holding and teaching publicly, or pri- vately and advisedly, any doctrine contrary to that held by the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States. (3.) Violation of the Constitution or Canons of the General Council. (4.) Violation of the Constitution or Canons of the Diocese to which he belongs. (5.) Any act which involves a breach of his Ordination or Consecration vows, cimrposinwrtiin^.- §2. [1.] The proceeduigs shall commence by charges in writing; and, except when the charge is holding and teach- ing doctrine contrary to that held by this Chui-ch, shall be signed by either . ■ ♦ Five male Communicants of this Churchi, in good stand- ing, belonging to the Diocese of the accused, of whom two at least must be Presbyters ; or, By seven male Communicants of this Church, in good standing, of whom two at least shall be Presbyters, and three of which seven shall belong to the Diocese of the accused. [2.] Whenever a Bishop of this Church shall have reason achou on m- to believe that there are m cu'culation rumoui'S, reports, or charges affecting his moral or religious character, he may, if he please, acting in conformity with the written advice and consent of any two of his brother Bishops whom he may select, demand of the Presiding Bishop of the House of Bishops, or if he be the Bishop affected by such rumours, • ' 44 • ■ TITHE III^OF DISCIPLINE., canouviH. 01' if liG bc I'clated to liirn within the degrees hereinafter . 'ty-'-^ mentioned, then to* the Bishop next in seniority -not so * related, to convene a Board of Inquiry in the m'ode herein- ; ' ♦.' after set fortii, to investigate such rumours, reports, and fch^rges, and to proceed, in ail respects, according to the • * provisions of this Cpnon, as if charges had been formally jnade in eithx3r of tlie two modes first mentioned in this • * * section. « • LayAi^vccaie. [3.] "Whcncver charges are- formally. made in either of ' the modes first above mentioned, the accusers may, if they • choose, select a Lay Communicant of this .Church, of the profession ot the law, to act as their adviser,. advocate and agent, in preparing the a'ccusation, proofs, etc., until such time as a I>oard of Inquiry is convened in such manner as •is Jiereinafter provided Mbr ; or. they may prepare such certified"*^ to j^e cliar^cs tjiemselves,' witliout- rogard to any particular form ; . '"and, in either case, the grounds of accusation must be set forth with reasonable certainty of time, plac6 and circuni- stancc, . . ..red""''"""'"''" ^ 3. Tlie charges, haviug been prepared in either of the • • * modes first above mentioned, shall then be delivered to the Presiding Bislipp of this Church, if he be not the accused, nor related to the accused in any degree mentioned herein- . ■ after in this Canon; in either of wliich cases, the charges shall bc delivered to the next BisJ^op in seniority not so related. ^ - . Board 01- Inquiry. § 4.- A Board for making a pi-eliminary inquiry into charges thus preferred, shall be constituted as follows, whenever such Board'^hall be necessary, viz :• How constitiitui. [1.] The Presiding Bisho}), or senior Bishop, as the case may be, to whom such charges are delivered, shall take the list of Deputies to the last General Coiincil that was held before such charges were presented, and from that list shall , choose by lot two Presbyters and two Laymen from the deputation of the Diocese of the accused, and two Presby- ters and' two Laymen from -each of the respective deputa- tions of the three Dioceses adjoining that of tlie accused ; and if there be not three adjoining, of the three nearest tliereto ; and if more than three Dioceses adjoin that of the accused, those three that have the largest number of canon- ical ly-resident Presbyters in them shall be accounted adjoin- ing, for the purposes of this Canon ; and the sixteen indi- viduals tlms selected by lot shall constitute the Board of Inquiry, a majorit}^ of whom shall form a quorum for doing business. • . TiTLi: iii^or DisciPLiN'!-:. •'... , 45 [2.] TliG Presiding Bisbop, or uext in "Benronty as tlic canouviu. case may be, immediiate'ly after' tliiis- selecting by lot' tht; ' ^^ ' Board of Inquiry, sball give notice tbercof to eaeli member i,^]!;^"';'^ '° ^^°^- of Raid Board, and, direct kim to attend at a time and plac'e . designated by bim, and organize the Board-; and it sb,all be the duty of each member go to attend. Tbe place must r^uooi meeting. be witlitn tbe Diocese of tlie' accusoil. -The Presiding Bisbop sball, at tlie same time, send a copy of tbe charges coryofdiarscs. to the senior J^resbyter of those thus selected by lot from .' tlic four Dioceses. [S.] On asseinbling, Iho Board shall organize by clioosing b'^Jl"'"'''"" "' from among themselves a Piiesident and iSecretary^ and shall also appoint a Clmrch Advocate, ^vho must be a Lay Com- mtyiicant of this Church, and of the profession of the law, and who thenceforward shall, in all stages of the ])roceed- ingSj'if a trial bo ordered, represent the Churcli, and be the party on the one hand, while tbe accused- is the party .011 ■ . • the- other. The sittings of the Board shall be private ;-^'"'"g-^T>ivat-. the .Church Advocate shall not attend as prosecuting counsel, but shall be at all times at hand and jn readiness to give his advice in all (piestions submitted to him by the Board. • [4.] In conducting the investigation, the Board shall hear '^"'>''^''"'«''°^'"''- the accusations and such' proof as the accusers may produce, and shall determine whether, upon matters of law and of i'act, as presented to them, there is sufficient ground to put the accused Bishop upon his trial; and in such investigation, as well as in all cases of trial b}' an Ecclesiastical Court now authorized, or hereafter to be authorized, by the Constitu- . tion or Canons of tlic General Council, the laws of the State in which such investigation or trial is had, so far as they relate to the law of evidence, shall be adopted and taken as i.^-woievuience. the rules by which the said Board or C^ourt shall be gov- erned. If a majority of the Board present on such investi- gation shall be of opinion that there arcf sufficient grounds to put the accused Bishop upon his trial, they shall direct - " the Church Advocate to prepare a presentment, to bo signed rie.sCaiment. by such of the Board as agree thereto ; and to that end, shall place in his hands all the charges, together with the testimony that has been laid before the Board. [5.] The Board shall then direct the Ciiurch Advocate to. ^jo Hhomio be transmit to the Bishop from whom they received the charges, the presentment thus signed ; and shall cause him also, with- out delay, to send to theaccused Bishop a copy of the same, certified by the Church Advocate to be correct. seul. sent 46 ' ' TITLE III.— OF DISCIPLINI?. Canon viii. [G.] If R iiiajOrity of the Board present shall be of opinion """•■v— ^ that there is not sufficient ground to put the accused Bishop upon his trial, in such case, the charges, together with a Kcfusai to pre- Certificate of the President of tlu3 Board of its refusal' to make a presentment, shall be sent to the Secretary of the House of Bishops, to be deposited among the archives of prolen'tmenL""'' ^^^^ IIousc. Aud uo procccdings shall thereafter be had by Excefti(jp. "^^'^y of presentment on such charges, except upon the ♦ a^davit of a respectable Communicant of the Church, of the discovery of new testimony as to the facts charged, and setting forth what such testimony is, Limituuouofiim.. [7.] No presentment shall be found in any case, unless the alleged offence shall have been committed witliin five years next Ijefore the d^y on which the charges were deliv- ered to the Presiding or senior Bishop. But if the accused Gonviction in i shall liavc bccu convicted of the alleged offence in a State ijiaiccourt.. , . court, notwithstanding live 3-ears may have elapsed since its ■commission, a presentment may be founded on charges delivered to the Presiding or senior Bishop at any time within one year after such coiiviction. ^[.^prcicnto"nT' § '^* C^O ^^'hcu a prcseutmcnt has l>een made by the * Board of In(piiry, or a majority thereof, to the Bishop from whom they received the charges, it.shall be thcduty of such Bishop forthwilli to give to the accused written notice to attend, at some place not,morethaii one hundred miles from 'tho place of refudence of the accused Bishop, and at some . time not less than twenty days after the time of serving such notice, either personally, or by some agent authorized by - . him in writing to act for him in tlie premises, for the purpose of selecting the Bishops who shall form the Court for the Andtocuurch trial of tlic Bald accused Bishop Upon the said presentment. He shall also give notice to the Church' Advocate oi the ^^.^ . time and place appointed for such selection. Kormiiuon ot j-^.j At tlic tiui'^ aud placc appointed in the noticps,'the Bishop who has given the notices shall attend; and, in the • presence of the accused Bishop, or of his agent authorized as aforesaid, and also in the presence of the Church Advo- cate, or of such person or persons as may attend in his behalf, or, if no person shall attend on behalf of one or both, of two Presbyters named by himself, the said Bishop shall cause to be placed in a vessel the names of all the Bishops of this Church entitled to seats in the House of Bishops, then being within the territory of the Conted- erate States, except the accused and those Bishops who may be related to him either by consanguinitr or affinity, in the Court. TiXLE iii.-oF discipu:ne 47 direct ascending or descending line, or as brother, uncle, oi^ laiun vi!i. nephew. lie shall then cause seven of the said names to^ "^"^^CT^wn be drawn. The names so drawn shall be entered upon a"^ ■ list as they are drawn, and tlie accused or his agent may strike off" t)ie list one name, and the said Churcli Advocate or his agen^ another name, and so as to reduce the number •• to five. " If it shall happen that either party shall neglect or ' refuse to strike, then the Bishop who has given the notices shall reduce the number to five, by striking off so many of Kedumiio sve. the last drawn names as will reduce the list to that number. The five- Bishops whose names remain, or a majority of them, when assembled, shall constitute the Court for the ' trial of the accused upon the presentment. [3.] The Court having been thus constituted, the Bishop ul'Tco^^^""' to whom the presentment was m^ade shall immediately com- municate to each Bishop who lias thus been by lot designa- ted as one of the triers, the fact that he is a member of the Court. He shall appoint a time and jilaco for the asssem- bline- of the Court. The time shall not be less than two T'"'*'- nor more than six calendar months froni the day on which the notice should arrive at the most distant Diocese, in the , ordinary course of the public mail. The place shall bo j-u-. within the Diocese or Missionary Held of the accused Bishop, unless where the same may be of such difficult access, in the judgment of the Brcsiding or senior Bishop, that reason- able convenience- may re((uire the appointment of another location. And the said senior Bishop shall cause the Church Advocate to send certified copies of the said presentment ccriifiea copies, to all the Bishops who constitute the Court. ' [4.] The Bishop to whom the presentment has been made ^^^J'^p"'"^ '" ^''" shall also- immediately communicate to tho accused the- names of the members of the Court, and inform him of the time and place appointed for its meeting, and summon him then and there to appear and answer. lie or any other* Bishop of this Church having charge of a Diocese, shall Jaave power, until the Court assembles, upon the application Ah.itowHnesscs, of either the Church Advocate or the accused, to issue a. ,* summons for witnesses. . . ' • . § 6. The Bishops who constitute the Court, or a majority ^^^^^'^ ^^' '"""■ of them, having assembled according to the notice given them, which notice it is hereby made their duty to obey, shall proceed as follows, viz : [1.] The}' shall elect a President out of their own num-\,,j;,^^ ber, and appoint a Presbyter of the Church as C'lerk, and jf^ necessary, another Presbyter as Assistant Clerk; and when* J'rofiilciil 48 • 'JIT OK IIP.- OF DISCIPLINE., Canon VIII. gms Qtgauhed, tho rrei^icleiii shall dii^ect tlio Clerk' to call '^ . the nartiefe. of' the Chnrcli Advocate and the accused; and 4f both aj^pcar,. hfe .slmll th6n cause the Cltjrk to' read the ecmS.""^''-"' presentment \Vhich Avas dielivercd to tho Presiding or senior Bishop, \vbt)se'tTut3' it is hereby madt) to"dclivertho same ';lo the Gonrt upon its org^jnization. .. " * ,' *caniorica;i. _ [2.] Tbe-accuse(J shall then be called upon by the Coui*^ to saj Xvhethcr be* i;^ guilty, or, not guilty of the ofience'or oticnees charged • ftgainst him, and his plea 'shalUbe duly recorded -'and on Lis "neglect or refnsa'l to plead, the plea of not gnilty shallbe entei'cd tbr him, and t-ho fi-ial shall rroviso?. proce'ed :' Provided, That,'tbr siifficiont cause, the Oourtmay I . adjourn from time to time ; and T^vidcd,^ aho^ That the acGuspd shall, "^at all' times during the trial, hay e. libertj' to be presenf, and in i\y\o time jnd order piT>dnt!(r his'testimony, and to make his defcnco. ' . . . - . ' ^Koii-aiiiHiianco.. . [3.") IF tlio accuscd u^egloi't or refuse to appear in pci\son, fflfc<»oi'ding to tin* notice served on hijji'as atbresaid, exx-ept for some reasonable drift .4c 'lio* be aHo'.rod by 'the Court, they contuiiiacy.- '-i;iicati; or party, or to the Church Advocate, or leaving it, or a copy °'""'"'. thereof, at the residence, or last known residence, of either,' shall be dedmed sufficient service of such notice or paper, on the Church Advocate and accusecl respectively. If the person to be served with any notice or paper shall have left .the Confederate States, it shall be a sufficient service thereof to leave a copy of such notice or paper at his last place of abode within the Confederate States, sixty days before the day on which the apjijearance, or ofher act required by the said notice or paper, is to be performed. _ [6.] The accused party ma}'," if he think proper, have the i.a^'^'coSni!"''^' aid of counsel ; and if ho should choose to have more than . one comiscl, the Church Advocate^ may ^lavc assistant 50 TITLE III.— OF DISCIPLINE. ^Opinion of Court. Pecisfon^ • car.onviii. aclvoctitcs, to be named by the accusers ; but in every case ' ^'^ .the Court may regulate the number of counsel vho shall address the Court or examine witnesses. The phurch Advocate shall be considered the party on one side, and the commur!fclr!°s.^^ accuscd ou thc other. All counsel must be Communicants of thp Church. [7.] The Court, having fully heard the allegations and proofs of the parties, and deliberately considered the same, after the parties have withdrawn, shall declare respectively, whether, ' in their opinion, the accused is guilty or not guilty of each particular charge and specifications con- tained in the presentment, in the t)rder in which they are set forth.; ancl the accused shall be considered as not guilty of •every charge and specification of which he shall not be pronounced guilty by a majority of the merubers of the Court. [8.1 The decision of the Court as to all the charges and specifications of which a majority of the members of the Court have found him guilty, shall be reduced to writing, and signed by those who assent to it : and a decision pro- nouncing him not guiltj^ of all those charges and specifi- cations of which a majority shall not have pronounced him . guilty, shall also bo drawn up, and signed by those who ' assent to it ; and the#ecision thus signed shall be regarded as the judgment of the Court, and shall be pronounced in the presence of the parties, if they shall think jji-oper to attend, [9.] .If the accused shall be found guilty of any charge or specification, the Court shall proceed to ask him whether, he has anything to say before the sentence is passed, and may, in their discretion, give him time to prepare what he wishes to say, and appoint a time for passing the sentence ; find before passing sentence, the Court may adjourn from time to time, and give the accused reasonable opportunity of shov/ing cause to induce a belief that justice has not been done, or that he has discovered new testimony ; and the Court, or a majority of its members, may, accordipg to a sound discretion, grant him a new trial. Before' passing sentence, the accused shall always have the oppor- tunity of being heard, if he have aught to say in excuse or palliation. [10.] The accused having been heard, or not desiring to be heard, the sentence of the Court shall then be pro- nounced, and «hall be either admonition, suspension as A'cctised to I liearj. New trial. SCEtfECC. tlfTLE'lII.— OF DISCIPLINE. 51 defined by tbe'existiug Canons of this Church, or degni- cmoavm. datiou, as the offence or offences adjudged to be proved "^^~v — ' shall seem to deserve. It shall be the duty of the Court, whenever sentence has been pronounced, whether it be upon a trial, or for contumac\', to communicate such sen- tence to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese of this Church: and it shall be the duty of such Authority to sentence to be cause such sentence to be made known to every Clergyman under his jurisdiction. . ■ . * ' [11.] Every Court shall keep a full record of its proceed- Record. ings, including the whole evidence given before it. Should ■ any Court refuse to insert in its record a statement of any testimoB}'' which has been received, or of any decision which the Court has made, or of any fact which has occurred in Court, or any paper which either party has produced, it shall be the right of either party to file an exception in Evce-aoBs. writing, containing a statement of such evidence, decision • or fact, or referring to or describing such paper, which paper shall also be filed with the exception. All exceptions and papers so filed shall become parts of the record. . [12.] Such records shall be kept by the Clerk, and in- atS.""''" ^^'^ serted in a book, to be attested by^^'the signatures of the President and' Clerk. Every such book, and all papers connected with any trial, shall be deposited with the Regis- trar of the General Council. Such books and papers shall be open to the inspection of every member of this Church. £18.]. Every Court, constituted under- the authority of Lar advisers. this Canon, niaj' be attended by one or more Lay advisers, who shall be Communicants of this Church, and of the profession of the law. Such advisers may be pfesent at all ' the proceedings of the Court, but they shall have no vote in any case whatever; it. shall bo their duty to give in per- son to the Court an opinion on any question not theological, upon which the Court, or any member thereof, or either party, "shall desire an opinion. If a dispute shall arise whether any question be or be not theological, it shall be decided by the Court by a majority of votes. The Court ' may always, by unanimous consent, appoint an adviser or advisers. If they arc not unanimous, each member of the Court may name a candidate ; if not more tha^n three are named, they all shall be advisers ; ' if more than three arc named, the Court shall reduce them to . three by lot. ... § 7. ri.l Any Bishoii of this Church may be preselited Presentment for i- . -J "^ ^ • •- ^ crro u c u s doc- 52 . ^ ■■ TITLE III.— dF DISCIPLINE.. Canon VIII. for lioldiii^' 1111(1 teacliiiig doctrine inconsisteut with that of ' y ' this Church, by any Bishop in communion with this Church. and not under suspension or degradation. jSTo Bishop shall lie presented in any other mode for this offence ; and it shall not be lawful for two or more persons to unite in any • * . ^such presentment. The Bishop making such presentment sliall appoint a Church Advocate. To wiiom -M- [2,1 Every presentment for allec;ed erroneous doctrine dressed l. _j «/ x cj shall be signed liy the person making it, and shall bo addressed to the Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States, and delivered to the senior Bishop entitled to a seat in the House of Bishops, and not being the accused or the accuser, whose duty it shall Court. lie to convene a Court for the trial of the accused. The Court sball be composed of all the Bishops entitled to seats in the House of Bishops, except the accuser and the accused. Three-fourths of such Bishops shall constitute a. Quorum. quorum ; but the consent of two-thirds of all the Bishops entitled to seats in the House of Bishops shall be necessary v>;!"°'"'°'°"' to a conviction. Charges ngainst § $. [1.] If cliargcs lic prefciTcd against a Missionary sbioi ry 1 '"!'• j^^gj-^j^p^ ^y]^^ jg j^q^ r^ Dioccsau, such Missionary Bishop shall be required by the Presiding or senior Bishop to nama some one of the three Dioceses nearest to his District or Missioiiary field ; and such selection liaving been made, the proceedings shall then be precisely, such as, under this Canon, they would be were he the Diocesan of the Diocese named by him. Should the Missionary Bishop refuse to name a Diocese, then the Presiding Bishop may name any one of the, three above designated, and the e:^ect shall be the same as if the nomination had been made by the accused Missionary Bishop. .Hishop witho It [2.] If charges be preferred against a Bishop having no Jurisdiction, he shall be proceeded against precisely as if he •were the Diocesan of the Diocese in which he has his civil » residence. Mode of trying. [3.] Auj Foreigii Missionary Bishop shajl, on present- ment by two-thirds of the Missionaries under his charge, for immorality or heresy, or for a violation of the Consti- tution or Canons of this Church, be tried, and, if found guilty, sentenced, in all particulars as if he were actually resident within the limits of the Confederate States, except that the trial may be within any Diocese in the Confederate States. TITLE III.— OF DISCIPLINE. CANON IX. <'ai)on l^. OF SENTENCES. § 1. Wlmnever tlio penalty of suspeiLsioii shall be inflicted on a Bishop, Priest or Deacon in this Church, the sentence shall specify on what terms, or at what time, said penalty shall cease. § 2. [1.] When any Minister is degraded from the Holy Ministry, he is degraded therefrom entirely, and not from a higher to a lower Order of the same. No -degraded or no restoration deposed Minister shall be restorecj to the Ministry. [2.] Whenever a Clergyman shall be degraded or deposed-, the Bishop who pronounces sentence shall, without delay, give notice thereof to tlie Ecclesiastical Authority of every Diocese, and to each Minister, (or to the A-'estry, if there l)c no Minister,) of the Diocese to whicli the degraded or deposed Minister belongs, in which notice it shall be stated wliethcr or no tlic degradation or deposition be foi« causes atfecting his moral character; and each Minister in said Dio- cese shall give notice thereof to his congregation oh the tirst occasion of public worship next occurring. Suspeni-ion. DeAiOatlnn. Kotice of il^-gra- ilatKiM. CANON X. ()l< TIIK ItEMISSlON OR MODIFICATION OF .HDK'IAT. SENTENCES ON BISHOPS. The Bishops of this Chui'ch,'who are entitled to seats in the House of Bishops, luay altogether remit and terminate any judicial sentence imposed l)y Bishops acting collectively as a judicial tribunal ; or modify the same so far as to designate a precise period of time, or otlier specific contin- gency, on the occurrence of which such sentence shall utterly cease, and be of no further force or effect: J^rovuled, That no such remission or modification shall be made except at a meeting of the House of Bishops, during the session of some General Council, or at a special mectins^ of the said Bishops, which shall be convened by the Presiding Bishop on the ap[)lication of any five Bishops; three montlis' notice in writing, of the time, place and object of the meeting bejng given to each Bishop, or sent to his usual- place of abode: At General Co>.n-» . cil, or (peciuf meeting. 64' TITLE III.— OF. DISCirLINE. canottx. Provided., also, That such remission or modification be ^"-■^v^^. assented to by a number of said Bishops not less than a ^'^•'°"'^'^^°''°^' majority of the whole number entitled at the time to seats in the House of Bishops ; and 'provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to alter the eflect of Canon IX. of this Title. CAI^ON XI. P.enaova'i of Com- municants. Bish' Inqiuryoaccm- plalnt. Lay Readers. IlEGU-LATIOXS RESPECTING THE LAITY. § 1. A Communicant removing frorii one Parish to another, shall procure, from the Rector of the Parish of his la.st .residence, or, if there be no Rector, from one of the AVardens, a certificate stating that he or she is a Commu- nicant in gopd standing; and the Eector of the -Parish or Congregation to which he or she removes shall not be required to receive him or her as a Communicant until such letter be produced, § 2. As "onc of the rubrics of this Church requires that eyery Minister repelling from the Com-munion shall give an account of. the same to the Ordinary, it is hereby j)rovided, that, iliformation of the same being laid before the Ordi- nary, that is the Bishop; it shall not hQ hi.s duty to institute an inquiry, unless there be a complaint made to him in wri- ting by the repelled paTty. But on receiving complaint, the Bishop shall institute an inquiry, as may be directed by the Canons of the Dioceso. in -which the event has taken place ; and the notice, given as above by the Minister, shall b*e a sutficjent presentation of the party repelled. • § 3. Persons desiring to act habitually as Lay Readers may do so with the consent of the E,cclesiastical Authority of the Diocese in whiehthey are thus to read. TITLE IV. OF THE ORGANIZED BODIES AND OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH. CANON I. OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. §1. [1.] The right of calling special meetings of the speuai n.«t;nEi. General Council shall be in the'B^shops. This right shall », be exercised by the Presiding Bishop, •'or" in case of his death, b}^ the Bishop who, according to the rules of the House of Bishops, is to preside at the next General Council : Provided', That the summons shall be with the consent, or on the requisition of a majority of the Bishops, expressed to hin^ in writing. [2.] The place of holding any Special Council shall be . •■aVt. . that selected by the preceding General Council for the ineeting of the next General Council, unless circumstances shall render a meeting at such a place unsafe; in which case, the Presiding Bishop may appoint some other place. •" [3.] The Deputies elected to the preceding General Conn- s^me ucpunef. cil shall be the Deputies at such Special Council, unless in those cases in which other Deputies shall have been chosen in the meantime by any of the Diocesan Councils, and then such other Deputies shall represent in the Special Council the Church of the Diocese in which they have been chosen. § 2. [1.] The journals, files, papers, reports and other J>gieir&r. . documents, which, under Canon V. of Title XL, entitled Of ' Securing an Adcuraic View of the State of the Church, or in any other manner, shall become the property of either ITouse. of the General Council of this Church, shall be committed td the keeping of a Presbyter to be elected by the Ilouee •of Deputies, upon nomination of the House of Bishops, who shall be known as the Registrar of the General Council. [2.] It shall be the duty of the said Registrar to procure ],,((.„.„ all such Journals, iilcs,- papers, reports and other documents rrfftlce In Diocesan C0UDClll<. f 5G * TiTLio iv.-oF TJI^: organized bodies and officers. Canon I. HOW ill cxistpiicc ; to arrange, label, file, index and othcv- "-^-^'T'^ wise put ill order, and provide for the safe keeping of -the . sara6, and all such others as may hereafter come into his possession, in fire-proof box or boxes, in some safe and ,^ accessible })lacc of deposit, and to hold the same under such regulations and rcstrictioiiij as the (jcneral Ooi^icil n^ay from time \o time provide. ^^Jj^tcsr^ of COM- , [3,] It shall' be the duty of the said Kegistrar to' procure a proper book of record, and to enter therein a record of . the consecrations of all the Bishops of this Clnn-ch, desig- . nating accurately the time and place of the sanu-, with the irames of the coiisecmting* Bishops, and of others' present and assitsting; tA h^ve the same authenticated in thefullest manner i)racticable : jHid to take care for the similar recorjl ■;uid afithontioation of all future cotisccrationsin this Church. Kvi.cmt.-. [-i.] The cxpcusci lucccssRry for ihcpurposcs contemplated Ijy this section shall be pmyidcd for by votp of- the General ■* (Joync-il, ^iid'deij-ajjp.cl by tliC fl'rcasnrcr of the same., ' §.3. The Secretary of 'the lToiL'?e of Deputies, .whenever any alteration of tlic Oonstitntron is proposed, or any other 'subject sublnitted to the consideration of tlip, several Diocesan* Coiincll,'?, shall give a particular notice thereof to' the Ecclesiastical Autboritv of this Clinrcli in.erery ' . , •Diocese. ' ^' " . Jcs*:?'*'" '''' * ^ '^' ^^ P^^'O' triennial ^mcctii\g of the- ( Iqiicral Council, a Treai^nref' shall lie cliosen 1n* the Rouse of ])eputics and conlinnod In* the ILousc (if Bislio^u^, \vlio slialT remain in olHcc iiptil tiie next stated Council, and uutiba successor be appointed. • It shall 1je liis duty to receive and disburse all • m6nays collected under the authority of the Council, and of Avli,ieji the Collection and disbursejiicut shall not other- wise be regulated; and to invest, from time to time, for the benefit of the Council, such surplus fnnds as-lie maj' have on hand. His account ?hall be rendered irtennially to the Council, and shall bo examined by -a Committee acting ..c:ii,.y.iiow 10. under its authority. T)i case of a vacancy in the office of ic micd. ^ . Treasurer, it shall be supplied by iin app6iiitme;if to be made by the i^cclesiastical Authority o*f the Diocese to which ho belonged; and4:hc pci-son so appointed shall continue*to ^ct until an appointment be made by the Council. '^ci^fcouncu."" ■ § 5. lu-ordcrthat the contingent expenses of die Ooncral Council may be defrayed, the Several Diocesan Councils • shall forward to the Treasurer of the General Council, at or before ajiy meeting thereof, ^ivc^dollars for each Clergy- man within such Diocese. Tl'ir.!-: IW OFTuE OKCAXIZKI) UoDIKS and (il-l'KRlIS. . -,7 C^AXOX II.. ^'^ OF STANDINC COMMITTEF.^. • • i^ 1. In Gvciy Diocese there .^liall be a Standing'. Commit- » i.niios. tee, to be appointed In' the Council tTicrcof, whose duties, except so far as provided for by the Canons of the General. Council* may be prescribed by the Canons of tlie respcctivw . , Dioceses. They shall elect from liieir own bodya Presi- u'li,-,-. dent an?l a Secretary. They pnay meet on their (Hvji adjournment from time to tiyie; and the President shall .have power to summon special meetings whenever he «:hall deem it necessary. § 2. \n every Dioccsc where theiif is a Bishop, the Stand- <■. luii.f .m- ing- Committee shall be a Council of Advice to the ilisliop. They shall be summoned on the requisition of the Bishop, whenever he sliall wish for their advice. And they may meet of their own accord, and agreeably to their own rnlos. • when tliey may be disposed to advice the Pisho]!. (AXON ILL nF C'()M;KK(iATl()NS AM' i'AlMSUKS. No rongregution within one Diocese Hhall unite itself with ^o umou ^vit any other Diocese, and every congregation of tliis Cliurch i',^!;''^.''"''"^"' shall belong to the Diocese within winch their. Church hnildinii- i^ located. l-MTl^li] "V M 1S( 'j'JJ.ANKOUS IMIO VISIONS. « • (•'AXOX 1. ( ) F-,1 i EPE A].E [; c; A X N ri. !»j!cpeaiofre{;eiii AVlienevci' tliGre slidl! be Ji rcpealiDg clause in imy Ciuion, .o icena. . *«!* rj^^j ^|^q gpj^-| q^^iqu sliail bc rcpcalcfl, sucb repeal shall not ■ be a rc-cnaetinciit of the (^aV.on or (■anons re})calcfl by tlic ..-aid repca!iii!i- 'f];i^n:^('. C'AX{>X 11. Form of alter- ing Canoiia.- (.'AN()X>. XI) f.?sA(;t>.!j'::\T!)E • ill all cases. oi' i'utiuv eiiactnicut, the same, if by way of amcudmciit of an existing provision,, shall be in the follow- ing form : '' Canon (or Section of Canon -, or Clause 7 of Section : of .Canon ) of Title , is hereby- unipndcd so as to read as follows:" And if the enactment is of an additional Clause, Section or Canon, it shall be designated, as t]ii' next Canon, or next Section, or next Clause, of a Canon, or Section, in the order of uum-- bering, ,of the Title to \vhicl,i the subject properly ])elongs ; and if a Canon or Sectio!i. or Clause ])c strickeij out, thy existing numbering shaii 1)0 "retained, until a new edition of the Canons bc directed.. * ' KKrL.\4|^^.\Mi:NDME:\I AM) j!S-A(;T.^i^NT OF ('AXONS. :,[) .. • ■ . The Commfttcc on Cauous of each House of the General <.„„« ji. . « 'ouiicil Efhall, af the ck)SO of each Session, aj)p6iift ^wo- o^" ^^'^^'^ — « their number to oertify the changes, if any, rinade in tlie*ccrtiii'J""byu°f.n.', Canons, and to report tlio same, witli the proper arrangc- ^nent thereof, to the Seoretarv. who ^hall print the sarnc * ni tTlo .Tni^rn;il. « ' ■ . • • # I isr r> ji] x 'THE .PRT>.Tr;TT>AT. ]V!:ATrEKS AYES AND NOES. ■ House of Dkputies.— Un aiiiond;*ieiit * of Art, X. of thy Con- stitution, 83— On aufcuduKuit of Art. V-of thb Con.stjtntiou, 89. lIoTSE OF BisHqrs.— On amendment of p.} §.2. of Cunou IX. cf Title HI., 172..~On introduoticii df New'Cauuii, On vss of the Book of C«vtraon Prayer, 180." AilivAiJSAS, f)10CEyE 0'i\ •HorsE OF DEvuTiEft.— Evidence of orj^iinization. presented, and referred to Committee on New Dioceses, $6— Iloport and Keso IntioH 87 — Election of BishonLay ratilifed, ll-'l. Hoi;sE OF Biraiopd.— Kesolntipn of Dei)iitie« referred to Connuit- tee, IfiO— Documents referretl, Kil -Kc'iiort and Hesolution, 101 — Concurred witli Dei»uties, IGl—Ele'clion «if l>i.slK)u i/iv ratifiod, 101. . / HIHLE, STANDAllD EDITION. House" of Deputies. — Keport of Committee, Gi. House of Bishops. — Ilesolutiim to i)r6vidc Standard Editfon, !•>_• — Resolution of Committee, ine:q)edient, H\i). •ON THE- STATE OF THE CHURCH. Appointed, 10— Report of, 99— Ordered sent In House of .Bisjj ops, 103— Read in House of Bishops, 171'. ON CANONS. ■ • " • Appointed, IG — (Seo under "Omions imssed.' ON THE BIBLE AND PRAYER liOOK. . • Appointed, IG — Report and Resolutions, 'M. ON MISSIONS. .. Appointed, IG— Report, S5— Laid on table, 89— Taken up," 109 — Leave granted to' withdraw Report, 111— AniQ/ided Re- jiort, 11! — 'Resolution^ amended and ad^])ted. 115. 34 ii. JOIJIINAL OF THE GENEKAL COUl^CIL. [IS&l. ON NE^V DIOCESES. Appointed, IC-^Paper.s of Arkansas iTforrod. sr,— Report and Kesolutioa, 87. " ' ON THE CONSECRATrON OF BlsilOPS: . Appointed. T'. ON EXPENSES. Appointed, 1.0 — Report, 10'.)— Report 'on travelling exj)enses of Clerical Deputies. 118. <-)N ICLECTIONS. Afpointcd, lij — Report, 104-. ST^A.IS^I^I3^Ta- COlSylllVCITTBES OF.TI^E HOTJSE O^ BISHOP'S. ON AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION. Appointed, 127. on' CANONS. Appointed, J 27 — Eidargcd, 127 — Instructed to inquire into cx- ])edicucy of introducing^ a Cr.nou on Lay Discipline, 148. ON DOMESTIC MISSIONS. • '■■ • - Appointed, 127. ON FOREIGN MISSIONS. Appointed, 127. ON T^\TiNISIIED BUSINESS. ; • Appointed, 127 — Report, ]:12 — Resokition adopted, 10.". ON" THE PRAYER BOOK. ,\ppointed, 127 — Enlarged, 127 — Resolutions of BisLop Atkin- son- referred, 127 — Title of Committee clianired, 1.02 — Report/ and Resolutions,.159. COI^3VriTTSE* TO SIT lDTJI^I3SrC3- I^EOESS- ( >X REVISION OF THE PRAYER BOOK. House of DEPriiES. — Appointed, 117. House of Bishops. — Appointed, ISO. •COM^riTTEE OF CONFERENCE. On Canon I., Title II., 108 — Report non a.c-ro'einent, 11::. House of BisHOPS.rrAppointed, 174." JOINT COMMITTEES. On Joint, Rules or Order, lO^Report, 28— House of Bishop?, 127 — Report, 131 — On Message No. 20, and Resolutions of Committee on Bible and Prayer Book, lii.'^-^Repoft. 116. HoL'SE OF Bishops. — 18o. COMMITTEES. House of Deputies. — To inform House of Bishops oforganiza- ^ tioiK 14 — To report Rules of Order. 1 1— Report, Ifi— On admit- 1.SG2.J 1N"I)EX TO TJIE .ritJ.NxaPAL :yLU'TERS. iii. -'uui of inoiiibi'i's oT Prlnian'' Coiivoiition, I-l— ]l».'poi'V. lo— Uf- committed, 18— Amended Jleport, 11) — To arrange for reception nf Uouse of Bishops, 118— Report, 119 — To inform IToiu^e oT liishops that Deputies nre ready to adjourn, 122. lIorsE OF Bisriors. — To inform House of Deputies of orgau'iza- •lion, l'2(i— To prepare Resohitions ou^death of liight licv. "Wil- liam Meade, I).!).. V20 — l^eport, 128 — To })rei)are ReJobition* nil deatli of Right Rev. X. H. Cobbs, D.D., i:J2— Report, J-4T— ()n admission of Arlcansas. Irtl — To prepare Pastoral J-etter, \ TIT1.1-: 1. C'ANOX' 1. (J/ the L\-c/r.t:ti/stlcal Authority. House of- Depulios, lU'ported, 20 — Amended. ^'^> — Adopted, -24 — House "if Rislioi's. submitted. 12'.)— AdoptetT, 1:32. . r.WOX II. t)f t/ieAdiilrKfiloilo/ l'c):t(ni.-ishop.s— Submitted, irtn—Adopted. 1:^2. (."AXON "IW. Oj'iuhnlllal ('(iiu/idiilei^ j'or iJcucoiLi Ordcrn. IJoUbt- of Deputies — Pveported, 21 — Amended, 20, 37 — Adopted, .'38 — Amendments of House of Bishops, 4*'. — Concurred, 4(> — Houi't.' (if P)isIiop-^ — Submitted, 105 — ^.\mcnded and Adopted. lOil. CANOX 1\'. ,0'cnchtl Fxovi>is!iop-- — Submitted. 137 — Amended and Adopted, 130. rAXOX-VI. Oj' JJoinina. "House of Deputies— Ri-portcd, 32— . .\d6pted, 45 — HoU'^e (if Bishops — Submitted, 13'.)— -Adopted. 130.- C'-VXOX ^'11. (h-djnation to the Priisthood. House of Deputies. Reivirted, 33 -AdoptCfl, 4(1 — Amendment of House of Bishops. 5! — ■Concurred, 55 — House of Bishops — Submitted. 140 — .\mendcd and Adoiited, 141. , C.\iNON Vin. Of the Admission <>/ Miifiittr,^ Ordained iti JJish- ' /IS mit in. Coinminiioiticith this Chvrch: House of Dejinties — Re]i'orted, 34 — Adopted, 48 — Hou<^o of Bishops— Submitted. 142 -Adopted, 142. „ • * C^AXOX IX. (If Mini-itcrs Ordained in Farciisliops, 72 — Non-cohcnrreuce, V2 — Insiatod on, -and confetx-nce requested, 103 — Conference granted, 107 — Conmyttec appoiiited, lOK — House of lli^iliops — Subinitted, 144 — Amended and adop- ■ fed, 144 — Non-concurrence of Deputies, JoO-^Committec of Conference, 175 — Report, non-agreenient, 180 — Adoption n^*. amended rescinded, and adopted as submitted, ISu. C'ANON 11. Gentral Htg illations of Ministers. House of Dbpn- tics — Reported, 39 — Amended and ad(>i)ted,»5Q,— llouijC of Bish- ojis — submitted, 144 — Adopted, 147.' ' • CV\NON III. Of JJiihojjHi House of Deputies— Reported, r.5— \dopted, 05 — Amendments, of House of Bishops, 110 — Con- ci'rred, 113— 'House of Bisliops — Submitted, 148 — Amended, io;5^Vdoiited, 154 — Rescinded, 101 — Additicyial amendnionis, ♦ ir.2~Adopted, 102. , _ CANON IV. Of a List of the Ministers' of thiis Church. House . of Deputies— Reported, 00— AdoptciJ, 70— House of 'liishops— Submitted, 154 — Adoj)ted, 15(i. C.VNON V. Of the Mode of Sccuriny lUi Accurate View of the ytiiteoftlia Church. House of Deputies — Reported, 29— Adop- ;.,.,1, r,C> — Amendments of House of Bishops, 45 — Concurred, 4(> Hiiiiso of Di.-liops— Submitted., ]"o— .\meudcd .-.nd adopted, r'vNON VI. (^f the Mode (f ri.ildmhin'j Aaihorujcd hdriionx ,»,/ the St-nndurd Bible of this Chvrch: House of I)q)Utiesr-Iu.'- l>ort('d, 01 — Adojtted, 71— House of Bislwips— fMinn.itted, 155—^ A(b)i)tcd, 15f>. CANON VII. Of riibliiJiiug Editions of i lie Book Of Common. Prayer. IIouhu. of Deputies — Reported, 01 — Adopted, 71 — House of IVisbops—Submitt^d, 155— Adopted, IDG. CANON VIII. OJ Parochial Instruction. "House rtf Deputies— Reported, 01 — Adopted, 71— House of iJishops— Subniitted, 1^0— Adol^ted, 150. . • . . ' • i ITI.E II. General Pcg'^tfr- ' ' •' " -f Ministers'and , their Duties. Adopted, 72, ISl. . • . ^ TlTL:i JA^A^N 1. C>y A)7icna]j'.iUj ',. ,. .,^, .....,.^..^ . , .. ..'u. .'^jii.'ii.s'tr irn-y Jm Tried and Piiriisheted, loD — A.mcudnieiit of Seci?on4, concurred in, 174. ♦ CANON if. Trial of PrcfdnjUrs and Deacons vndtr Missionary Jurisdiction. House of Depfities— ^Reported, 62-jAdopted, 73 — House of Bisliops — Submitted, 157 — Ado])ted, 159. iG2.i INDEX TO THE rKINOIi'AL MATTEK.S. -v. (JAjNON III. Of a Glerfjyman. in one Ijioccse or Missioiiari/ iJis- irict ch'nrgealilc tcith Mudcmcanr>r in another. House of ♦Depu- ties — Ptcported, G'3 — Adopted 1i — House of I>islippp — Submit- ted, 15S— Ado])ted, 150: CANON IV. Of Seiumciatio li, of thcMbmiry. House of depu- ties— Reported, 0:] — Adopted, Vo — Amendment of House of IJisliops, 8S-r-Cononrred, 09 — House* of liisliops — Submitted,, J 58 — Amended and adopted, 15'J. Cj\NON V: Of the Ahandonmcnt of ike Conpted, 163. (WNOX VI. Of ((■ CTcrfiyman ahsenii/rr/ l^imsdf frdin his iJio- ccHC. House of Deputies — liei)or!,Gd, V7 — Adopted, 1*0 — Iloii^e ' (*i l>isliops — Submitted, l(i3— Adopted, 16'1-.^ ■'ANON VII. Of the Abandonment of the Comnmnion of the Churcfi ly «■ Bishop. House of Deputies — Reported, 77 — Adopted, 00 — Amendment of House of ]^ii*liops, 111 — Concnr- rod, 113 — IIou^c of Bisliops — Subniitt-ed, 104 — Amended and iidopted, 164. • C,\NON VIII. Of the Trialof.a Bisitop. .House of Deputies—^ lleported, 78— Adopted, 01-^IIousoof Bishops — Submitted, 105- .\d()i)ted, 171." . . • ' _ • CANON IX. Of ScnCcnces. House of Deputies— ricportod,' Si- Amended, 07 — Ad(")pted, OS — Amendments of House of Bisli- ^ ops. 112 — Goncurrcd, 113 — House of Bislioi).s— Submitted and' nmendc!?!, 171 — Adopted, 172. (l.\NON X. Of the Bemission or Afodifculion- of Judicial Senicv- ra; on BisJiops. .House of Dejuitics- Reported, 8-1 — A*d(>i)ted, 08~^ouso of IVisIiops—Submitted, 172— Adopted, 173. OANON XT: BcrjiUations Respecting the Laity. ^ IFouse of Deim- t.ies — Reported, So — Adopted, 09 — Amended, 115 — House of i>islu)ps— Siibmitted and adopted, 173 — An;endment concurred in, 182. 'nixAZ Wi. Of DlicipUne. Adopted, 1S2. TITLE IV. O.VNON I. Of ■ the General Council. House of Dopnlios .\uiended, 104 — Ado])ted, 10-5 — Afncndment of Ho'use of IJisli- • ted, lOr. — House of Bisliops — Subihittcdand adopted, 177. C.\NPN III. Of CongregaiionH i'.iul Par'isJ^es. Hou.«e of Depu- ties — Adopted, 106 — House of Bi.-^'lioiVs — Subfuitt^^d, and adoi)- .ied^ 177. * • . ^- • THl.E IV. Of the Organized Bodier. and 0[Kccr.-^ of Jthe Chvrch ■ Adopted, 106, lYS. vi". .lOCIlNAL OF THE .GENERAL COU^'OIL. j IS02. ♦ ■IITLE \'. . (ANOX J. — roiUMitred in bv ITisliops. 1(>'2. (■((INCIL (iENKi;Al.. ■ Jiosohilion to udiuurn. Mi— .Vuieiideil. >:'7 — Next .MceLiii_'. Jol. 122, 187. IT.Ll.AltATjOX AND SI M.MOXS, :.. DLPUTIES ATTEXDLXC FIRST l).^, Li. DEPUTIES ATTENDINC; DriMXC; SESSION. L"., 1'.', 20. ;i'.t, .V!, loi. DICEST OE CANONS. 'Jo ])rint, 1T7. DIOCESAN EEPORTS— Al'l'ENDJX D. .lOULNAL, To p.riiU, 117. LETTERS OF CONSEC ilATloN. Appcudi.T E. MISSIONS. lIoisK oi- J>Ki'i uKs — Report of Treasurer of Forwicii. 27 — Repo/t of Treasurer of Doinestie. 27 — pLCSohUionsof Couiinittfc amend- ed' and ado]»ted, 115 — Non-eoiieurronoe of I{isboi)s, 12n— lieso- bitiitn? r)f House f>f IJisbops eoneurred in, 121. lloisK or Bishops — Non-ooiicur in Resolutions of Deputies. IsT) — Resolutions adojited. ISo — ConiTnlttce eloe4ed. ]n7. I'ASTORAL LETTER. Read, 122 — Ordi-r to prim, 12*; — Coiuiiiittcc to luvjiare. 174. I'RAYER BOOK. HorsE OF DKi-UTiEi? — Resolutions of Coniiiiittee, (il — Amended, 7i; — Resolution'^ of House of Bi-sliO])? fommnnieated, 8!i— Re- I'erred t.i.loint Committee, 108— Report and Resolution^. 110 — Adojited. 117 — Committee during Recess. 117. lloijEoF Bisjfors—Resolntionsof Bishop Atkinson referred, 127^ Report of Committee, LjO— Joint Committee, appointed, ISO- Report and Resolution^. 182. PRESIDENT. Election of. L!— Addre*s. LJ— C-uiieludiii;: Address, ] 1 7. j:i:«ustrar. Eloction of. ILl— Nomination of, 179. iMi-'.] l\]>j:x to Tin-: imuxcipai, NfATiKiis. . vii. i:i:KI'I Tir.5. , • * To antlior'r/ePi'cs'ulciit t(j;ip[)Ouit Staadlii.::; Coiaiiiittoe:^. 14. , To admit members of Primary Convention, 14. To admit Clerg3-men«.^-c., to sittings of Conncil, 1-t. ()[' Committee to admit to seats, mcmbcrs^f Primary Coiiven- .tion, 15, 11'. (Jndeatii of tlie P.islitP.cv. William Meade, D.l)., '2-2. < )n ('Icath of the Pigli! P.ov. X. 11. Cobl.s, J).T).. :;i;. Oil Kecc?s, 42. 'i'o amend Art. \U. of 'Constitution, '>■'>. To amend A'rt. X. of Co.nstitntion, (hk To strike ook, lU. Admitting Diocese of Arkansas into Union, 87. • Calling attention of Diocesan Clonnoils to]»roposcd a:mMidmont> of the Constitution, 8-7. To hold ncxtConneil at Kiintsvillie, Ala., 104, 174. Of regret at absence of delegates from Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee, 11(\ Of thanks to Pieetors and Congregations of Augusta, 1 1:;. Ratifying election of ]Usho]> Lay to Arkansas, il:!. . Of ConnniUee on Missions, 114. To instrnct Committee on Expenses to inquire moilo of nrovi To print proposed alterations in Prayer Book, 118, IS*;. Concurring in Kesolution of House of Bishops, providiuir foi- admission of Teimessee, Louisiana and Florida, 120. To send copies of Journal t(»Vestrv of St. I'anVs Church 'Au- gusta, 120. ■ ■ ' * Concurring in Besohitions on Missions, 121. Uescinding appointment of Huntsville, Ala., aiAl appointing Mobile, Ala., .hs place of meeting of next Ceneral Council 122, 187. ~ . Concurring in provision to ill! vaoiticies in Committers on Prayer Book and Missions. 122. To adjourn, 12;;. , House of Bishops. To .appoint Committee to report Pesolution ondeatL of fjfsliop Meade, 120. To set forth edition of Prayer P.nok. and i)repare Prol'ftce to ^atd Book, 127. On death of Bishop Meade, 12ti. On ada]>tion of Joint Pules of Order, l.'{2. To change title of Committee on Prarer P.ook, 1;!2. To provide for Stiindard Bible, lu2. 'J"o appoint Committee to report Pesolntioii on dsatli i.j' iJishon Cobbs. 1 :?.2. ■ viii. JOURNAL OF TIJE GENERAL COUNCIL. rLSG2. Of Coiuinittee on Unfiiiislied Businesi^, 133. Of Committee, on death of Bishop Cobbs, 147. Of expediency of a Canon ori Lay Discipline, 14-S. Of 'Committee on Bible and Book of Common Prayer, lo'.i. 'i'o refer Message No. 23 of Deputies, admitting Arkanais, to special Committee, 100. • Concurring fii admission of Arkansas, IGl. Ratifying election of Bishop Lay to Arkansas. 161. • Concurriu}:^ in amendment of Artr. V. of tlic Constitution, 102. To prepare Pastoral Letter. 174. To ai>point Committee of Coufcyence on Canon L of Title IL, 175. To appoint Joint Committee on Bible and Prayer Book,, 160. To print in Appendix, Report of Missionary Bishop of tlie South-west, 180. To insert in Appendix, Record of .llie coasocratioii of the Right Rev. Richard II. Wilmer, D.D., ISO. _ ' " ' To publish edition of the Canons, 1S3. ' • Concurring in publication of the Journal, 181. To i)rovido for admission of Tennessee, Loui.'iana, and Florida, 184. On Missions, 185. • . ' . To send Journal to Bishops and Se(iretarie.\ of TiOuisiana, Ten- nessee and Florida, 1 87. • Of thanks, 187. To fdl vttc.nncies^n CommiLL .•c.-o;i ilevision of the Prayer P.ook, and on Missions, 187. RULES OF ORriER. lIorsE OF Deputies. Reported, IG-Adopted, 18, 2:i -Addition:i! rule, 53. JOINT RULES OF ORDER. Re-ported, 28, 131— Adoj^tcd. 42, 132. SECRETARY. ITotTSE OF Dept'ties. Eleclion of, 14— Order of, adopted, TOO. llorsE vv Bishops. Election of, ]20.' TREASURER.. -Election of, 113-Conlinned-. ISl. A P P E N U I X A. JOINT liri.KS OF oliDKK t is«j B. RULES OF- ORDER- OF THE JIOl'Si: OF DEPUTIFS 189 C. REPORT OF UISIIOP LA Y , ] :) 1 D. hlOCESAX REPORTS. 1. Vii:cixiA I!i2 I r. >>(»i;TirCA.i: Iktris ' -iol 1 X. ]}i) L. PASTORAL LFTTER. M. COXSTITFTIOX AXI> I.UCF.ST OF TllL CANoXS. NOTICE TO DIOCESAN COUNCILS. Tlio atlontioii ol' lliu >i.-vcral l)i(irc>aii C'<>uiu-il> is called U> tlie l'(>ll()\v- \u-j: i>roi)os(.'(l aincmliiu'ut to tlie CoiislilurKni', (onnd on [lairf su df tlio •loiinial of the Ilou^e of Deputies: •' IiesolfCil, ThelTonye of Bishops cone uiTiii--. lliat Art. \'. of llic Con- stitiitiou of tlic Clniroli he ainended by slrikinir out all afler llio uord "Article Y." and iiisertin-- tlio folloAvinjx: "Every Diocesan Council shall he coni[.osed of the Bishop or Bish- " ops of the Diocese, and such Lay-representation as shall he detenn- " ined hy Ihe ("onstilulion iheix'of.'" / \ 'I J y I * ■<^^'&^>