Journal of the Annual Convention

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1888

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Page 11 - When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker," and shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personality.
Page 34 - The Lord bless you, and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace, both now and evermore.
Page 136 - It shall be the duty of the vestry to take charge of the property of the Church, to regulate all its temporal concerns, to elect and call a minister, and provide for his maintenance, to keep order in the Church during the celebration of Divine worship, and in general to act as helpers to the minister in whatever is appropriate for laymen, for the furtherance of the gospel.
Page 125 - All questions of order shall be decided by the Chair without debate; but any member may appeal from such decision, and on such appeal any member may speak, but not more than once without express leave of the Association.
Page 115 - No Minister, knowingly after due inquiry, shall solemnize the marriage of any person who has a divorced husband or wife still living, if such husband or wife has been put away for any cause arising after marriage ; but this Canon shall not be held to apply to the innocent party in a divorce for the cause of adultery, or to parties once divorced seeking to be united again.
Page 144 - Board shall report him to the Bishop for contumacy, and sentence of suspension from the ministry shall pass against him accordingly ; but the sentence may be reversed by the Bishop if within three calendar months the accused shall tender himself ready and accordingly appear to receive his trial.
Page 113 - Bishop, who shall pronounce such canonical sentence as shall appear to him to be proper, provided the same shall not exceed in severity the sentence recommended by the Board; and such sentence shall be final.
Page 126 - Clergyman, while suspended from the ministrv-, shall have a place on such list; and such list shall be laid before the Convention immediately after it shall have been called to order, and the names of the Clerical members called therefrom. The same shall be appended to the Journal, and sent to the Secretary of the General Convention.
Page 131 - I do solemnly engage to conform to the Doctrine, Discipline, and Worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
Page 136 - ... perform such other duties as shall be legally assigned him, and faithfully deliver into the hands of his successor all books and documents belonging to the parish that may be in his possession.

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