New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29
PUBLIC MEE'IZNGS.
PROTESTANT FpIsCOpAL CONVENTION.

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Tie Convention net d; @ c.acS yesterday n )rn'ps
puruart 20 a iournuent. Morning prayer was rad
by the Rev. IHoWks /. STARKET. u Troy; the Rev.
WV. Z. HAtsTY, a. Sing Sing reading the lessons.
Tie Rev. Or. McYicz,R real The report Of the
Committee OF Ten appointed on Wednesday.
The Committee appointed 10 consider and report
what proceedings II Is proper tor this Convention 10
take - testify ih~'r sense OF the loss which this
diocese hEs sustained in ths death Of Their late Pro
yisonr Bishop ard 70 Do honor 20 his memory here
will report liz follow ng preamble and resolutions:
ierss !, hsn 7.-assa Aisn'y Goc N hs wise pow
deIce VIII me esr OF t-i' diocese Nth ssddsn aad
6esvtH cnt by ~ieaTius from the scene OF hs earthly
stors ron TIE EPeeps eaarss 50 recently
ogT late Rant 9-v Fa.her u God. Jcnahla MAYHEM
W-nwrsh,. D. D. Ii D. Provisional bshop OF tbs Dioeese,
Therefore.
ClEst be- CkgIoh. Go bow N humble sabasioa auder
'h chsg les; OF or Heavenly FAAes Aa1 Sad boSa ass
recpls sid sdua sppoSo 70 rle throEs OF zrc~
20 tesseeh him san uDiO and tae CagTeA Of o..
love the late BshOps beiesTed aas iai- os anex
pscfsd and All ctg- sp-nsAi.'n-
6sssed Tasi ,isw Of the oEs aT-ctiou,ie sud
pastor snd bishop BY s deces.e friend and brother sad
q m.ri'od @ hc'h Of usrlr- and grace which rendered
tbos s 30 ude, acceptable himself I'd nired and
beloved would here record hinknnss. of the sane to
the srea Heed the Church snd rrsT that lie would seri
forth such s5orers into his harvest snhed ana hei
y their WORK ,. --,s...s.. -. ,...., q, -. i,..
Provisional bshop as alas too short ep.seopaie de-
msnd rom this docese q afse peculiar expression OF aeh
gfauce and love- and l. Is hereby earnestly CON-
nerded 10 the weshes members OF or nat sns
worthy memorial Of came whether IN form OF an eda,aons
endowment bearing " external mohun nj erected
sal ebssi 70 beB IL "a ,oewn B.hoo W.nwriEht
Lohec forward he spiritual home should psrp-tuste ihe
mtmoy a. M devoted Underwriting toll IN the seri.e Of his
Mater and .n tue Of Hs flock.
hsod That the Church ~ large Ia the Diocese owes 70
tie Of its ste Provisional B-hop special deb OF
grstude IN the mission OF love and pesce hicl durn. hs
Two yesrs rcopste SO ponedy both srked his course
blessed be- 'ntor re roured oil upon troubled waters
couch hs reconciliation FOR this
owes b. euOry DEB, OF gratitude best paid BY each
Der Of IN his own appropriate sphere going osth in tho
srri Of love and doing likewise.
Rsored Tha; amid demonstrations OF public At
the loss have sustained forget not the private sef' Of
bis beIeaved family but would hereby eNrrss 10 them
deep heartfelt sympathy their bsfessenent, anrc
onate aud rvereu'a memory OF BIN whom ney mourn and
prayers al The throne Of grace Tor heir consolation
and surpor here sud her blessed reunion hereafter wsrre
wired away from every eve
hoIod That he above resolutions be entered at large
same be re.otctfyiy the nies OF the de-
ceased Bi.hog and so the vestry OF Trinity Church.
This report was unanimously adopted.
The report II the Standing Committee of the Do
cose, embocying record of the acts OF the late Pro-
yisioral Bishcp, was read by the Rev. Or. Haght.
II appears from Ibis document ihi. during the past
year. Bishop Vain wright confirmed i,427 persons
delivered 233 addresses, preached p parochal SER
mons. ordained % deacons and six priests and per
formed numerous other labo7s. During the whole
tsenty.two months OF Bishop Wainwright certificate,
ne copfined 4,l27 persons, delivered oSs sermons
ana addresses ordained % deacons, ordained II
priests c9nsecraed IS churches, and laid the corner
stones of i churches
The report also set forth tie transactions of the
Standing Committee since the death Of the Bishop.
Considerable discussion arose relative to the print
ing of the report and it agreed to prn, 80 much
as related to the labor of the late Provisional Bishop
The matter was however, again taken up and laid on
the table.
The Convention held en- evening session, but aside
from the regular business, nothing important trans
pied.