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TIE CONVENTION


cess Of Jirg'ma.
We have been oblig,nsiy favored b,
member Of this body, with the fol
lowing sketch Of its proceedings. "a
which we have added some other par.
| iiculars, which came Under our ob,er.
walton:
The ANNA. convention Of this church.
which has been recently held in thi,
town. Was opened on Thursday the
Goth inst. with sermon by The Rev
Nicholas II. CobJs. from ad Tim. ii.
10. ".Sf"ciy 10 shsO hyseT approred
unto Cod Alter which the convention
was organized, there being present a.
bout thirty ciergymen and nearly forty
lay delegates;-the tight Rev. VIM.
Meade, assistant bishop, presiding.
Among the various objects which en-
gagged the convention, the chief was.
the removal of the restriction on the
election OF the right reverend bishop
Meade, by which he is made the sue.
cessor Of bishop Moore, the presen,
diocesan
The meetings Of the convention.
which are always held with open doors,
we're numerously attcaded. and at
traeted deep interest. All the church
es IN tow had been kindly rendered
Tor the use Of the convention. and
were occupied. from time to time, a.
business would permit. The consre
cations were vc-y numcrous-in some
instances overlooking yet the greatest
silence and solemnify prevailed. and
seemed the pledge Of lasting impres
sion OF seriousness.
On sunday mornin-, al six o'clock.
The congregation assembled IN The
Episcopal church when two adult,
were admitted into the church by The
ordinance of baptism after which The
right reverend bishop administered the
rite OF confirmation to 81 perSons.-
The same morning at II o'clock, an
ordination was held. when VIM. \
Sma'!w "od ol Maryland. was admitted
:" the holy order II prcsbytcr. and
J. III. Hill, Robert Asi,. aud Ephrain,
Adams, were admitted to the order OF
deacon the former Of these three gen
ilencn IS Ia be assoc lated with the
Rev. j. J. Robertson IN . NISSAN To
Greece. under the direction Of the
Missionary Society Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the United States:
thc ordination sermnn was preached
by the Rev. WIN. jackson of Alexan
dIia' fom John y. IL. " lam me good
MephcTd ="
ln consequence 81 a heavy fall Of
rain. the services were omitted in "a,
churches in the afternoon; bot the cler.
~ anil lay delegates dispersed them
selves among tic numerous strangers
who had visited our town on this occa.
slon, and held meetings for convcr.a.
ton and prayer "a fifteen or twenty dif
iefent places. ~ The evening ,h.
churches we're again opened, the Ems
eopol church Was crowded 10 excess.
and the convention was closed with =
sermon by the Rev. Reuel Keith. ID.
ID. OF the Theological Seminary nj 4
Iexaudria, sRd hnsi address by the
right reverend bishop
The aiectlonate parting uf tie rlerg,
and laliy, ~ the close 81 these cxcrC,-
ses. was affecting and deeply lmpfes
1--WE; and We trust m God that the i'm
preston which has been made by ihi.
enntooation. ~iIi not soon subsi6e. bui
hat the seed which hss been sown will
yield abundant fruit to tie honor and
praise ol God.
Before the adjournment, the follow
'ng fesolulIens were adopted. accom-
panied NIB atequest that they shuula
be inserted IN tie newspapers Of ihr
Town:
Hsso''ed HHani80Dsig. That ibe thasks %
ma convent % be ten'lefed 70 she uaasslcf,