New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-28
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

O, Wednesday afternoon concluded Tao * ..sdngy pro
o..;ou Of the General Convention Of the Pro'estani
IT,. Church Of the United States This Trennal con
n die clerical and lay dgnitnr.e5 Of the Episcopal
80 comaenced is session on IhursdaY the 9Th inst
on,nipe services were performed il Trinity Church
~, p;.hop McIlyaiDe, Of Ohio delivered sermon on
90 hs Church From tis OBSCURE we learn that
bs church il unable 10 supply die demand Tor minister's
r.. ~ andy growing towns and Villages Of the West
~ canvonon was dtngu-hod by the presence Of
n-f.I and Canadian depus'ion, the former from the
sarbo English Society for the Propagation Of the Cos
- p.io, Paris: the latter from The Diocese Of To
-. noh delegations were charged with friendly mes
go and instructed to take measures % establish more
ss,erss intercourse between tie Church Of the Od and
The New Worlds ,.,,
.,b,t the income Gs considerably Short Of the oxpen
dus II was alleged that the cause Of this is to be found
IN The distrust existing between the contributors ana DIS
burses Of the funds and was recommended to oDvae
The difficulty by nstung an elective affinity between the
two parties. -.
The admission Of Cal iora as Diocese was one OF tho
,sre and most warmly debated questions acted on dur
inc The whole session The matter was finally compro
missed BY the appointment Of Missionary Bishop to that
State
The cac Of the seeding Bishop Of North Carolina called
fr specsl legislation to allow OF the conservation Of bis
Successor the Rev DIR Atkinson The House Of Bishop
and The House of Clerical and Lay Delegates accordingly
copcuned in canon to provide that an abandonment o
stbe Church either by open pronunciation or by formal
admission into any Other Church not in communion with
This was ipso f1do, deposition
The ceremony OF consocraing the lIo, DR. Atkinson o.
Bishop Of North Carolina and the Row Dr Davis as Bish
opo South Carolina, was performed IN st. John Nhur' d.
On The 18Th The ceremony ono OF to most imposing
L.. grt.. N.aHUr oh ut Ia
Church
Tlersolu,ons Of The Roy Dr Scott for aurmo nng the
number of candidates for Holy Orders developed the io
asthe average salaries OF olergen in Connecticut and
Virginia do not ox eod ei0o per annum woliknow
clergyman q NewYor, araorted Dat The 'ru cause OF The
scarcity Of candidate for orders lay ia Lo iae that lre
proportion OF the ctrNmn of the Episcopal Church are
"aarving~ actually starving
The Convention also took steps to secure iho best and
most correct edition Of King Jamoss Bible. Committee
Of COLLATION. will report on the matter at ho next session OF
ihe Convention
On Saturday last The Rev Dr. Kipp, Of Albany was
elected Missionary Bishop Of California and the Rev
Scott of Ga Missionary Bishop Of Oregon with jursic
hon in tho Territory Of Washington Ih' former clergy
man will be consccratod this morning in Trinity
Church The Bishop elect Of Oregon has not yet accepted
ne Office. and his conservation accordingly cannot now
take place
The massage of series Of canons the qualification Of
candidates for orders was among the last acts Of the ses
SION An important canon defining the po don OF ciii
eating ministers and providing for the formation of new
parishes was passed the Chairman of the Committee IA
eetObsly expressed it, TO keep clerical "luatiers in
check.
An amendment to a on the ELECTION and lnsitn-
sfOn Of Ministers caused the session to DO prolonged for
one day before the Bishops would yield te point AIMED a"
by tie Delegates In accordance with resolutions proposed
by the Rev DR. Potter Board Of Trustees was appointed
10 obtain an act of incorporation for Society ion the Eo
lief of Infrm Clergymen and Cergymons Widows and
Orphans.
The Convention having halmonousy conducted It's bus
ness to close after listening TO the Pastoral address hom
ihe Presiding Bishop adjourned "Wednesday afternoon
10 meet three years hence in Philadelphia