New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-07
pTBLHC MEETINGS.
Tr,enpisi Convention Of the Pf"'e''"''
esss''' Episcopal Church.

'.,t At ~ Johns Churh
DR. Creighton, presided The Rev NJ a. a.
~ 1--WE Secretary. and after the performance o.
WSs ,se Convention was called to order. The cen
vine ~ .reb was well flied wiih deputies, and IN The
ts q lr several hundred spectator
rshe ve,s ,sad over the roll Of Clerical and Lay
ID The minutes Of The lat meeting were reao' "n'
De'sse r,h amendment, adopted
ss Sss from the President being next in order nc
poks pesny - sh Hogse Of Clerical and Lay Deputies
bfss :, Ioss 10 express in III terms my sense OF the
fm w. 80 conferred upon me who a. as entIfe sf2h
b0'I among you The facl tbat you nave CHOSEN
90 nnapirpous vote to preside IN nis important 90 ~
eld mo /. l. upInerited .ender to this { N
ms 80 grateful thanks for this Distinction ana YET
vep verv CIRCUMSTANCE, which tends 70 InaSniy we
S,o,spoe Of i Convention eHas 70 my sssv o' am an
Am called upon 70 succeed one VINO mas NE
gspos In manner which rendered him uniyefsliy ac
hoAe Under such such circum.iaace there - reason
cePLend Tia; my deficiency viii be but 900 app1reni
c,3 am resolved 20 90 al can 10 h9ft 'o ie '""
~ vos have laid upon me. - iii,
Ia. were then appointed By the President Committee
49, IN he House Of Bshops and inform them OF the "
g5. Rev. Dr. Potter Of New York offered the follow
h L., r,., IN, members Of the ss,on from England aud
crsymen Of The Church o. England Tho nay BE- 10 on be
tsd In this Cow oon snd invited 70 s..s.a ~
Co. s:.. re- lrst q s Il. Hose re ~
ms resolution after discussion. was Withdrawn on
srisy Oh aracer had been prepared by the Committee
A H. Murray Hoffman on behalf Of The Committee
-s,1emeufs reported the disp0Dn OF rehl7 i'f tue
,s,reseutatIyes Of the several Diocese.
he report did not meet the oppr0Daupn Oh an p4i
NJ Hosnsp moved IL recommittal for modification Inc
ngo" De- DR. scott Of Ga moved the alteration Of the
- ~ D.lecates from his Diocese, by substituting IN
nS - Of the Rev J. T. Hanckel for Dr. Bragg and OF
M Daniel Grifn Tor UT l. NJ; nelson 'no MUM" wa
a. Of amended
'Pa,;Scstes for Mesrs David H. Conrad Phillips vii
49, and the Rev VIM. Armstrong. additional deputies
s TO-" ,be Diocese of Georgia, were then received
IL S m a:o.,nen, of Standing Committees being next -
AZ, XII husness was proceeded with The following
no COMMITTEES and the gentlemen appointed on ihcn
c- s, ss en-, 81 a.i,% wilton ~ T. Po, Ds1n
Mile. CspeBtsr BsI1eT AnG yorsn Harrison csstes Large
B s,Dsoa he orSDe Nichols v.... wr, Ma c,,t.,
f~~ia % Tdegeo S~'ngyyhesIs W. Va Vf2 S
T. Bvkey NY scott Fis Akerey, Wis Aston D. O. cope
ssssss p vs6 Ins.n n u sparrow, Va WATSON j. Cox
Conn Newton Mas Gardner Me- Cenynsham Pa Huntington
'T Ss.-a., on Ne, Dees essrs BROOKE Ohio HSss VI
T f,S ssi I Appleton, Ms,s stroud Pa
co~satee Ccs,5et'o1 o, Bhg1He',s, Mason MN,
SsSi DSne.H r, RSan c. B stS. snbb. MI Nor
.co Va; Bdpcte Del Aerf'sn n j. Cope Pa Wn'lOw NC
Tfoshrdss, Mich Peek; La ~. TT, r.. ,....,o,,
Va; Ipsersol NY; Watson n. c. smallwood III Rysi y
Hsn. Conn MsyesI W. I'D D0'p Hs Nj. p,.on Il,
Goodwin Me- shsnd G. Eaton Texas Redfeld vi Mooe
a.~:I ~ Fave, s5os 1essts Mason Nd; Do,nc C..
csgp VI; Burr o. Cerc, Mss' TOmo' Tenn Chase Ill., Ne"
es%Ss o. coaen-Mesrs Meade Conn vnion Mas H1-
ssE stev,ss Psna3 Bur9uSh' n d. Evans MAJ WITHIN
DR. Hanckel moved that the election Of Bishop Of
South Carolina be brought before the Committee on Llec'
tons for speedy action.
The motion was approved.
DR. Potters resolution with reference to the invitation
ofthe English delegation aud other clergy to the floor
was again brought up and after being altered go as -
9Th. c,revmen Of the English delegation and also such repre-
na the Episcopal Churches in ireland end Scotland 's may
be In this City"
DR. Meade moved that the deputies from each of the
Docoses represented nhs Convention be called upon 10
morrow this day. to state what documents they have to
present 10 the House and To pay 10 inc treasurer e
portion toward the expenses Of this Convention.
The above resolution was carried.
The Rev DIR. Meade then moyedihat the Deputies from
zach Diocese be requested present at the opening olse
Convention TO day. the certificate required by the canon
passod in is47 in relation to the Trustees of the Genera
theological Seminary.
DIR Meade next moved that 800 copies Of the list Of names
Of the Deputies and Standing Committees be printed Tor
the use Of the members. Adopted
Mr. Wnslow, of North Carolina produced papers rela
tive to h Diocese which referred 10 the Committee
on the Conservation of Bishops.
The Chairman announced that an application for ad
mission into the Convention had been received from
Iowa which was on notion referred TO the Committee on
New Doceses -.
Mr. Murray Hoffman, of New York presented on behalf
Of the Committee Canons series ofresoutons to bring
the Canon Committee of this House and that OF the House
Of Bishops into joint action the penal law Of the Church.
and report to this House.
Judge Huntingdon of Conn. moved to lay the whole on
the table.
DR. n vinton moved to refer the subject to the Com
mittee on Csnons of this house which Judge Huntingdon
seconded and the motion so amended was approved
DR. Meade desired that the report vt the COMMITTEE on
Csnons be printed for the use OF the Conv eniion
The Secretary informed the House that he had apo ned
the Rev. j NJ Randall of Mass as his Assistant Inc
House approved the appointment.
Mr. Duncan of Louisiana moved that the names OF the
and seconder of resolution should be placed on
the minutes, and supported his motion IN long speech
the gt Of which was that without such check, some '
egaie might make crude and indscreot motions and tx
press opinions adverse 10 the interest OF the ESeop"
body without being responsible for them iurher the name
Of man Of sound ud gmen and well accredited respons
biiiy appended 20 a resolution gave II weight Anothcf
argument advanced by him 10 The effect hath rec
ords viii be the data for fuure Episcopal historian
lie tended that the omission OF the names OF authors
Of resolutions opposed TO the established usages OF all
legislative bodies, secular religious The House oI
Bishops had no such rule and he thought their example
was worthy the imitation of the House OF Deputies
Judge Chambers of Maryland, who was the original
author of this rule said il had worked wei in times gone
by and he though, il essential bench, now, as
check the morbid ambitions of many who pant %
see their names in print lie wouli assure the gen
uemAn nom Louisiana that If he rested his prospects of
future immortality on the minutes OF this House, h9
would not be known or remomborcd humiating though
Tie rejection bel many hours aier lie had retired from
active participation in the proceedings OF This life lite
would leave out the name OF the mover OF rosO m
Some gentleman moved. as an amendment, tia. ,le
name OF the mover be inserted at TIE 0p0n OF the Ii usc
when such mover by position Tell. lion, should w~r
rant il.
Or Hgbee of New York hoped the resolution OF ilo
gentleman from Louisiana would prevail aud condemned
the allegation that members Of thai body-men who ere
selected by their constituents for their moral worth AMI
lam DC capable Of cherisAne an ambition 80
petty as to crave ds neon by having their names sp
PEAR On The Journal and make propositions ios o.hr
purpose.