 | Hannah Adams - Religion - 1817 - 390 pages
...convention, which is the highest legislative authority of the protestant episcopal church, is composed of two houses, the house of bishops, and the house of clerical and lay deputies, consisting of deputies from the the last century, disputes arose - different state or diocesan conamong... | |
 | Calvin Colton - Episcopacy - 1836 - 230 pages
...American Episcopacy is as follows : — A general triennial Convention, constituted in two houses, viz. the house of Bishops, and the house of clerical and lay deputies, is invested, by a constitution adopted in 1789, and since amended, with powers of general legislation,... | |
 | Calvin Colton - Episcopacy - 1836 - 228 pages
...American Episcopacy is as follows : — A general triennial Convention, constituted in two houses, viz. the house of Bishops, and the house of clerical and lay deputies, is invested, by a constitution adopted in 1789, and since amended, with powers of general legislation,... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...ton informs us, is as follows : — " A general triennial convention, constituted in two houses, viz. the house of bishops, and the house of clerical and lay deputies, is invested by a constitution adopted in 1789, and since amended, with powers of general legislation,... | |
 | Calvin Colton - 1837 - 212 pages
...American Episcopacy is as follows: — A general triennial Convention, constituted in two houses, viz. the house of Bishops, and the house of clerical and lay deputies, is invested, by a constitution adopted in 1789, and since amended, with powers of general legislation,... | |
 | Episcopal Church. General Convention - 1838 - 800 pages
...of Virginia, and Bishop Onderdonk, of New- York. The proceedings of the Diocese of Delaware, and of the House of Bishops, and the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, were read by the Rev. Dr. Wainwright, Secretary of the House of Bishops, and the Rev. Dr. Mead, Secretary... | |
 | Great Britain - 1841 - 880 pages
...The Church was soon afterwards organized. Two Houses were formio to assist in managing its affairs; the House of Bishops and the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. The oldest consecrated bishop presides in the upper house, and becomes, as it were, ex officio, president... | |
 | 1842 - 512 pages
...American episcopacy is as follows:— A general triennial convention, constituted in twohoii.t!, namely , the house of bishops and the house of clerical and lay deputies, is invested, by a constitution adopted in 1789, and since amended, with powers of general legislation,... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Christian sects - 1844 - 756 pages
...1786 was reviewed and new modelled. The principal feature now given to it, was a distribution into two houses ; the House of Bishops, and the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, who were to vote by orders when required. The convention was to meet triennially, on the second Tuesday... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - Church statistics - 1844 - 762 pages
...1786 was reviewed and new modelled. The principal feature now given to it, was a distribution into two houses ; the House of Bishops, and the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, who were to vote by orders when required. The convention was to meet triennially, on the second Tuesday... | |
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Communion at home and abroad, and is composed of two houses, viz. : the house of bishops, and the house of clerical and lay deputies, the latter being representatives of the Diocesan Conventions, not to exceed four of each order for each Convention. 
