Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-14
F,om The Philddelphia Times.


FRIsAy, Sept 6, 1914.
This body met at 10 o'clock. After the usual
religious exercises were gone ttrrough with, the
Rev. DIR. Tying delivered from the text, 7th
discourse, which was listened to with deep at.
tention.
On motion, the Convention agreed to hold
morning session, from 8 O'Clock till =, and in
the evening at 4.
On motion Of n gentleman, whose name we
could not learn, a resolution was adopted that
the thanks of the Convention be presented to
the Rev. DR.. Tying, for his impressive aud in.
teresting sermon, delivered that morning, and
that he be requested TO furnish copy for pub.
lication.
The Secretary presented two communications
from the Right Rev. the Bishop, which were
no, read
The Rev. DIR. Tying called the attention of
the Convention to the announcement cona med
in Benefits New York Herald, "a notorious,
newspaper, published in a ne, .hborlng city,"
that the proprietor had sent a special reporter
here for the purpose ot giving an account of the
dolngs Of the Convention. lie was in favor of
excluding all persons not members of the body,
/ and offered resolution to exclude all persons
not members Of the Convention, or who were
not invited, from the daily sessions thereof.
Mr.. J. Il. lngcrsoll rose and asked the pre-
siding officer whether, in all his long expert
ence in presiding over deliberative bodies, he
I had ever heard of an attemp. like this, to cx-
cludc persons from this Convention. He, Mr..
| j., wanted everything done in this body to bear
! the light Of day-not to be Shrouded in mystery.
! Itthere was any responsibility attached to max
! ing their proceedings public, he was willing
/ to share it. lie should regard the resolution
as dangerous, and trusted it would be voted
down.
The Rev. DR.. Ducachet said he knew OF one
church IN the diocese which always sat with
closed doors, and no one allowed to be present,
except members.
The Rev DIR. Tying replied 10 Mr.. Ingcrsoll
and argued in favor of the adopliu uf his reso
luton when
The Rev. DIR. Newton spoke briefly in favor
Of the resolution, alleging that th" toings Of The
Convention, under present circumstances,
stoud not be made public.
The Rev. Mr.. Rogers, of Easton, replied to
Mr.. Ingarsol after which
Mr.. Horace Biuney took the hoor and op.
posed the resolution in powerful argument
contcndlng that the proceedings of all delber-
eye-that nothing was to be gained by any at.
tempt To secude anything that might transpire
here from The community. lie desired the peo.
pie to know all that was going on. He denied
that there was the slightest necessity for sitting
+ with closed doors. and shutting out the public
generally, well as their representatives OF the
press. For the press, he knew how much and
how often IT abused its privileges; but still there
was more to be apprchondcd TO the character o
the Episcopal Church, by excluding the press
from an insight into the doings OF the Conven,
ton, that IT they sat in secret session he trus.
ted the resolution would not prevail
, Finally, after lille further animated discus
sion the subject was brought to a close by Mr.
Tying Withdrawing his motion.
The Convention then adjourned until o.
, clock, I. NJ.
? AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT o'clock the Convention was called tt