. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . ^o * X * iThis is the language and the order of the official Letter of Consecration. 126 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL Maryland, whose opinions were gathered from his vote and from hisconversation when not in the house of which he was so recent a mem-ber, was in favor of them. The action of the House of Deputies indismissing the consideration of the subject, was negatived by thebishops, the Bishop of Virginia alone voting in the affirmative, andthere being no occasion for the presidents vote. The subject was,however, dism
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . ^o * X * iThis is the language and the order of the official Letter of Consecration. 126 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL Maryland, whose opinions were gathered from his vote and from hisconversation when not in the house of which he was so recent a mem-ber, was in favor of them. The action of the House of Deputies indismissing the consideration of the subject, was negatived by thebishops, the Bishop of Virginia alone voting in the affirmative, andthere being no occasion for the presidents vote. The subject was,however, dismissed for the time by vote of the lower house. The bishops, at the instance of Bishop Madison, put on record theexpression of their views on the matter of the comprehension of the Methodist body in the Church, — a schemevery dear to the heart of the Bishop of Vir-ginia. The plan, as it took shape in themind of its author, did not embrace thecomprehending of this already large andrespectable body on the condition of theirretaining their organization; but, by anaccommodation to them in a few instances,inducing them fr to give up their peculiardiscipline and conform to the leading part
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