Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-13

\ CONVENTION or OrFicEns of the Ar
my and Navy, and others, interested il
the religious condition Of the ser, ice.
Minutes of The Proceedings.
Sr. BAnrlloLoMrw's CuUncm, }
City Of y. Y. Oct. 9th, l84e.
This being the day and place appoirtc,
for the meeting Of the Convention, it wa.
"rganzcd by the appointment Of Col
Bankhead, u. ). A., chairman.
Communications from various quarters
expressing the views and wishes of THEN
respective authors in relation to the OBJ
Iec,s OF the Convention, were received
and read.
Whereupon, in order that due consid.
Grafton mieh Int be given 10 sald cOmmuni.
cations, as we'll as for the purpose oi
carving into effect tie views of The con
v.nlinn, ~ relation to the intellectual,
religious and IDorai improvement OF th"
military and naval service, the following
resolutions were unanimously conculred
n.
/ ResoIrrd LIST. Tina, standing committee Of
seven be- nppnntf', 10 he siyled-"The cor.
responding and executive committee Of the
/ Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Revenue
Service" 10 whom reference may be made 10
all cases, when the Intellectual. moral and re-
Il ligious Interests of the service are sought lo
he prumoicd Dnd that the SAID Com. be. and
they are hereby charged with promoting the
ct CTS oi tins convention generally, in sucIl
wise. M tn th ~ shall sccm most cXpcden, /;
aud furthermore, that they BE- empowered 10
ill any vacancies that may occur in their body
nnllI the next meeting of this Convention.
| Resoir'd 2d, That said committee be re-
Hnrcd fully to report lis proceedings to this
convruiion. NJ It's next meeting.
Resoirfd Sd. That when this convention
rdjnu,u. it adj urn To meet in St Bar'ho
omcn's Chmch IL the city of New-York,
on the last Wednesday in June. Isi3.
ResoIwd An, That the communications
read Ia this Cony nlion bc committed to the
corresponding md executive committee.
A committee VAS then appointed by
the chair, to nominate suitable persons to
comp"se the corresponding and execu-
tive committee, whercupon the following
names were reported and by the conven-
rinn accepted, and declared to be the
names Of the corresponding and cXecu-
tive committee ofthe army, navy, marine
corps and revenue SERVICE" viz:
Captain McKcnsie, l.. S. \. N. Y.
Lieut., Footr, u. s. n. Philadelphia.
Rev. n. Sayre Harms, New-York.
Mr.. Il. g. d. Kinsley, Yves, Point.
Rev. I. $. Harris, Chaplain u. S. n
Ncw-E York.
Lieut., Harwood, II. S. n. Brooklyn.
Rev. Al. y Parks, Chaplain L. S. NJ. A.
Various resolutions were read, ex-
prcssve of the views of individual mem
hers, as TO what il was practicable for
the convention now TO attempt in further
ance of the objects for which they had
met-these were referred To the cores
pondng and executive committee.
The secretary of The convention was
directed To publish II suitable notice of
the proceedings Of the convention.
The Convention then ad ourned.
" NAV not be anlss farther TO state,
for The Information ol those interested iDl
the objects of the convention, that the
corresponding and executive committee
held us first meeting IN the evening after
IN" adIournnrnt of iae convention, but
oui ing t. the indisposition of one and
necessary absence of another member,
I maloily was not present. They will
meet again, IN the city oi New York, on
the 3lst inst. when they will take the
necessary sters for carrying into immedi-
ate ,il' ct the following objects concurrcd
~ b, The unanimous voice Of the convcn-
ton:
ls,. They will oiier their services as n
c"mmilec of correspondence 10 clergy. !
nnn wishing chaplaincy IN either the
amy or navy, and To military or naval
commanders ~ quest OF suitable chap
lans
Cd They will seek to procure for pub.
llcnll"n suitable manual ol devoiions Ia
be used on orcnsionS of either private or
public worship, by officers, in the alb
-rncc of n chaplain "r other officiating
Sd. They vii prepare aud publish u
catalogue of tracts, srtn"ns and books
sultpble lnr ~. hbfailss of military and
naval stations.
4lh. They will seek by corrcspon-
leuco 10 awaken attention 10 the impor