STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF CLERICAL AND LAY
With subjects referred to and reported on by them.
COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF THE CHURCH, 24.
Report, 75-Transmitted with resolution to House of Bishops,
75-(See Appendix A.)
COMMITTEE ON THE GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 24.
Triennial Report of Trustees, 83-Committee's Report on the
Nomination of Trustees, 93-Memorial of South Carolina rela-
tive to Kohne Legacy, 49-Report on, 92-(See Appendix F.)
COMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
24.
Triennial Report of Board of Missions referred, 75—Report of
Committee, 78 First resolution in report adopted, 91-
Second resolution negatived, and others passed, 102-Report
of Joint Committee, 122-Resolution in report adopted, 123.
COMMITTEE ON NEW DIOCESES, 24.
Iowa Documents referred, 26-California Application referred,
27-Report on Iowa and California, 29-Report as to Iowa
adopted, (See under Iowa and California.)
COMMITTEE ON CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS, 24.
Testimonials of the Bishops elect of North and South Carolina
referred, 25-Report on South Carolina, 36-North Carolina,
61-Minority report, 62-See under Ives, Dr. and Consecration.
California and Oregon Testimonials referred, 119-Reported,
COMMITTEE ON CANONS, 24.
Canons proposed at last General Convention, referred, 26-Com-
mittee appointed to serve on Joint Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 31-(See under that Committee, under Canons, and
Constitution.)
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, 24.
Report of list of Clerical and Lay Delegates, 39, 42-Iowa
credentials, 64-Delegates from Ohio and Maryland, to fill
vacancies, 76-Applications for leave of absence referred to, 77
-Reports, 92, 106, 114, 119, 124, 125.
COMMITTEE ON EXPENSES, 24.
Inquiry into the expediency of a Canon providing for the ex-
penses of Clerical Deputies, 50-Report, 71.
COMMITTEE ON THE PRAYER BOOK, 25.
Memorial of Bishop White Prayer Book Society, 49-Resolution
in reference to form of Prayer for increase of the Ministry, 49
-Reports, 96, 135.
COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS, 24.
Report, 56, 57.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
With the subjects referred to and reported on by them.
COMMITTEE ON THE ADMISSION OF NEW DIOCESES, 158.
Resolution of House of Deputies in favor of admitting Iowa, 160
-Report, 161.
COMMITTEE ON THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS, 158.
Testimonials of Rev. Thomas Frederick Davis, D.D., 163-Re-
port, 164-Testimonials of Rev. Thomas Atkinson, D.D. 178—
Report, 179- Message of Deputies, announcing election of
Bishops of California and Oregon, 216-Report, 222.
COMMITTEE ON CANONS, 158.
Canon of Episcopal Registers, 159.
Amendment of Canon I. of 1850, 159-Report, 178.
Amendment of Canon VIII. of 1844, 159-Reported and recom-
mitted, 196-New Canon reported, 200.
Canon of The Abandonment, &c., reported, 160.
Amendment of Article V., 167-Of Article II., 186-Report, 230
(See under Constitution of Church.)
Canon II. of 1841, 184-Report, 219.
Canon of the Trustees of Missionary Bishops' Fund, 218.
Canon of the Election and Institution, &c., 219.
(See under Judiciary Committee.)
COMMITTEE ON GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 158.
Triennial Report of Trustees, 188-(See Appendix F.)
COMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONS, 188.
Communication from the Missionary Bishop of Africa, referred,
163-Report of the Missionary Bishop to China, 174—To Africa,
176-Bishop Kemper's, 176-Bishop Freeman's, 178-Trien-
nial Report of Board of Missions, 179-Communication to
Bishop Lee from Bishop Payne, 196.
COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS, 158.
COMMITTEE ON PRAYER BOOK, 158.
Communication from Bishop White Prayer Book Society, 162-
Report, 180.
COMMITTEE ON PASTORAL LETTER, 159, 162.
Message of the House communicating view of the Church, 185—
(See Appendix A.)-Resolutions of Deputies in relation to
Church extension, and a form of Prayer for the Ministry, 189
-Resolution of the Deputies in relation to inadequate support
of Clergy, 190.
COMMITTEES TO SIT DURING THE RECESS.
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE CHURCH-
A Joint Com. appointed by the H. of Bishops, 158-H. of Depu-
ties, 31-Canons previously referred to Com. on Canons in the
House referred to this Committee: Of Ecclesiastical Appeals, Of
the Trial of Bishops, Concerning the Penal Laws of the Church,
26-Resolution relative to the admission of all orders into each
of the departments, &c., referred, 65-Report on New York
Resolutions, 87-Canons proposed by the Bishop of Vermont :
Of the Trial of Bishops, Of the Trial of Clergy, Of Appeals,
Concerning Defamation and Contempt, Of the Annual Council
of Bishops, referred, 139, 158, 162-Report proposing amend-
ment of VIth Article, and asking authority to sit during recess,
101, 193-Report adopted and resolutions passed, 107, 193—
Committee instructed to publish the result of their labors, 107,
113-Report on Canon Of the Trial of a Bishop, 106-(Ap-
pendix K.)-Referred with instructions to report to next Con-
vention, 123, 125, 213-On the Abandonment, &c., (See under
Canons.)
JOINT COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN MISSIONS, 122, 123, 205.
COMMITTEE ON A TRANSLATION OF THE PRAYER BOOK IN THE
SPANISH LANGUAGE, 100.
To consider the practicability of a more comprehensive Ecclesi-
astical System, &c., 216, 231-Memorial of Dr. Muhlenberg
and others, 181-Resolution of Bishop Potter, 157.
COMMITTEE ON STANDARD EDITION OF THE BIBLE, 74.
CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH-
Proposed Amendment of Article VI., referred to Committee on
Canons, 27-Report, 59-Report of Joint Committee on Judi-
cial System, 100-Adopted, 107-Concurred in by Bishops,
141, 229.
Proposed Amendment of Article V., referred, 27-Report, 50—
Adopted, 53-Non-concurred in by Bishops, 67, 176-Com-
mittee of Conference, 70, 177-Report, 119, 207-Adopted by
Deputies, 120-By Bishops, 121, 208.
Proposed Amendment of Article II., reported and recommitted,
42-Reported, 51-Ordered printed, 53-Adopted, 78-House
of Bishops concurred, 124, 230.
Proposed Amendment to Article I. negatived, 114.
CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS-
Bishop of South Carolina, Testimonials signed, 42, 45-Consent
of Bishops, 70, 164-Consecration, 179, 180-Bishop of North
Carolina, Testimonials signed, 68-Consent of Bishops, 70,
179-Consecration, 179, 180-Resolution directing the Secre-
tary to publish the whole list of Consecrations of the Bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, 196-
(Appendix L.)
CONVENTION SERMON, 17, ordered to be printed, 26.
DIVINE SERVICES at opening of Convention, 17-Order for each day, 27.
EDUCATION OF YOUNG, &c.-
Report of Committee of Bishops appointed at last Convention, 188.
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-
(See under Committee on.)
Trustees nominated, 93-Confirmed, 115-Report of Bishops'
Committee transmitted to Deputies, 103.
GRACE CHURCH, CHICAGO—
Memorial presented and referred to Committee of five, 34-Report
of Committee, withdrawn for modification, 70, 71-Memorial
not to be inserted in Journal, 71-Canon "Of the Election and
Institution," &c., reported and referred to Committee on
Canons, and Special Committee discharged, 77-(See under
Canons.)
Documents presented and referred, 26-Reported on, 29-Ad-
mitted, 30-Concurrence of Bishops, 38, 161.
Printed copy of a statement of the difficulties between the Dio-
cese of North Carolina and its late Bishop, presented and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Consecration of Bishops, 34-
Original Letter of Dr. Ives, referred to same Committee, 34—
Resolutions covering such case offered, referred as above, 34-
Called up by mover and ordered printed, 54-Resolutions
declaring the Diocese of North Carolina vacant, 56-With-
drawn, 59-Canon adopted, 61-(See Canons. )-Deposition of
Dr. Ives, 67, 68, 175-Resolutions offered in House of Bishops,
IVES, DR. LEVI SILLIMAN—(CONTINUED.)
by the Bishop of Indiana, 156, 161, 167-By the Prov. Bishop
of Texas, 165, 166-By the Bishop of Maryland, 170-Act of
Deposition submitted and approved, 175—Ordered to be read
in each congregation of the Church, 234.
Ordered to be printed, 113-Copies to be sent to Bishops in
England, &c., 123, 209, 215.
Index to whole series, 115, 143, 196.
Memorial of South Carolina referred to Committee on Seminary,
49-Report, 92-(Appendix H. 316.)
MEETING OF GENERAL CONVENTION-
Place of meeting in 1856, 96, 97, 121, 133, 216, 222-Proposed
change of Article I. of Constitution in reference to time of,
negatived, 114.
Of Rev. O. S. Prescott, not received by Deputies, 55-Leave to
withdraw in House of Bishops, 166.
Of Society for the Revival of Convocation in the Church of
England, 54, 164.
Of Bishop White Prayer Book Society, 49, 96, 162.
Of Diocese of South Carolina, 49.
Of Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg and others, 181-Referred to Special
Committee of Bishops, to sit during recess, 216, 232.
MISSIONS OF THE CHURCH-
Triennial Report of Board, referred, 75, 179-Election of Com-
mittee to nominate Board, 63, 64, 65, 178-Report of Joint
Committee, 85-Confirmation, 85, 192-Resolutions reported
by Missionary Committee of the House of Deputies,
adopted, and directed to be sent to Board, 102-Resolu-
tions relative to increase of Board, 102-Report of Joint Com-
mittee, recommending Committee during recess, 122, 123, 205
-Trustees of the Missionary Bishops' Fund, 141-Reports of
Right Rev. Missionary Bishops Boone, Kemper, Payne, and
Freeman.-(Appendix E.)
In House of Deputies: To Southern Clergymen who died during
the Pestilence, 77-To Bishops deceased, since Convention of
1850, 134-To Rev. Dr. Jarvis, 135. In House of Bishops:
To Bishops deceased, 151.
Adopted, 216-Reading of, 149, 237—Ordered printed, 149.
PRAYER BOOK—
Committee to prepare Translation in Spanish Language, 100—
Adverse report on Welsh Translation, 144.
Of the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies; Rev. Dr. William
Creighton, 20-Address on taking the Chair, 22-At close of
Convention, 150.
Resolutions relative to his term of Office, 209, 229.
Resolution of inquiry into the expediency of arranging the Dio-
ceses into Provinces, laid on the table in the Deputies, 35-
Passed the House of Bishops, 197-Reconsidered, 199-Re-
ferred to next Convention, 229.
RECORDS OF HOUSE OF BISHOPS-
Resolution appointing a Standing Committee on, 215.
Of General Convention, 121, 122, 208, 215.
Of House of Bishops, 196, 197.
By Rev. Mr. Ridgely, in reference to the admission of all Orders
in the Church, in the construction of a Court of Appeal, re-
ferred to Joint Judicial Committee, 65.
Of the Convention of New York in reference to discipline, re-
ferred to Committee on Canons, 42-Reports, 67, 87, 199-
Report adopted, 88, 200.
Of Inquiry relative to the Organization of New Dioceses, 36-
(See under Negatived Canons.)
Of Inquiry relative to the effect of Canon I. of 1850 on certain
cases. (See under Negatived Canon "Of Foreign Missionary
Bishops.")
Instructing Joint Judicial Committee to publish the result of
their labors at least three months before the next General
Convention, 107, 113.
Proposed in a minority report of the Committee on Consecration
of Bishops, relative to North Carolina, 62.
Testifying respect to the "Venerable Society," and welcoming
its delegation, 28.
For the appointment of a Joint Committee to take into considera-
tion such measures as may increase Catholic relations between
the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States, 44, 140-Concurred in by Bishops, 228.
Relative to the vacation of jurisdiction by a Bishop, and the
powers of Convention, &c., 34.
Relative to a new petition in the Litany or a Prayer in the Order
for Daily Prayer, for increase of laborers, 49-Referred, 50—
Report, 96.
Of the House of Bishops, relative to a memorial in relation to
the Revival of Convocation in the Church of England, 54, 164.
Relative to Church extension and education of young men for
the Ministry, and desiring the action of the Bishops, 73, 74-
Adopted, 85-Referred by Bishops to Committee on Pastoral
Letter, 189.
Respecting a table of Kindred and Affinity, presented and laid
on table, 87.
Requesting the House of Bishops to make the adequate support
of clergy the subject of Pastoral counsel, 86-Referred by the
Bishops to Committee on Pastoral Letter, 190.
Of acknowledgments by House of Deputies, to their President,
Secretary and Assistant; to the Rector and Corporation of
Trinity Church, and to the Provisional Bishop and the Rectors
of New York City; and to families which extended the rites of
hospitality, 133, 134.
Of gratitude for harmony and Christian courtesy in Convention,
139.
Of Inquiry into the expediency of adding to the Occasional
Prayers one for the increase of Pastors and Missionaries,
offered in House of Bishops, 157-Referred to Committee to
sit during recess, 216.
Of thanks to the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Fredericton, for
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