Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-10-05
SPECIAL CONVENTION OF THE
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
sxx... CHURCH.

Protestant Episcopal Church in Rhode Is
land, number Of the clergy and laity as
sembled at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, in st. Johns
Church, Providence.
Morning prayer was conducted by Rev.
Thomas ii. Vail.
The Rev. DIR. Croker officiated in the
ante-communion service. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Joseph TraPnell.
The holy communion was administered by
the Rev. DR.. Crocker and the Rev. Silas
A. Crane.
AT the close of divine service, the Presi-
dent of the former Convention the Rev.
DR.. Croker, took the Chair and called the
Convention to order.
The Committee on the Rights of Mem
bers to seats in the Convention, was then
appointed by the President, consisting Of
Rev. S. A. Crane, Rev. Henry Waterman,
Mr.. Robert ii. Ives, Mr.. VIM. L. Dor
rance.
On motion, clergymen not entitled to
seats in this body, and candidates for orders,
who might be present, were invited to hon
orary seats in the Convention OF such
there were present Rev. Messrs. Withing-
ton, Goodwin, Townsent, Burroughs and
Porter of the Diocese of Massachusetts /;
DR.. Jones, Of the Diocese Of Virginia, and
Charles r. Fisher, of the Diocese of Con-
necticnt.
The Convention adjourned until three
o'clock.
AFT ERNocN.
The Convention met according to ad-
journment. The Committee on the Quail
fications of Members, reported the following
clergymen as entitled 10 seat and vote
Rev. George Anthony, Rev. John Bris-
ted, Rev. Lomuel Burge, Rev. ID. II. Bre'o-
er, Rev. Jas. II. Carpenter, Rev. G. w.
Cheevers, Rev. S. A. Crane, Rev. N. b.
Crocker, ID. d., Rev. Edward P. Gray,
Rev. James H. Eames, Rev. Daniel Hen
Henshaw, Rev. G. w. Hathaway, Rev.
Jno. Kelly, Rev. d. @. Millett, Rev. w.
II. Mills, Rev. X. J. Stewart, Rev.
George Taft, Rev. b. p. Talbot, Rev. Jos.
Trapnell, Jr., Rev. II. Vail, Rev. f. J.
Warner, Rev. Henry Waterman, Rev.
Benz. Watson, Rev. E. F. Watson. Rev.
Hobart Williams.
Also, the following as entitled to a seat,
but not vote
Rev. B. b. Babbnt, Rev. A. b. Fland-
ers, Rev. T.. w. Stokes.
Those is italics were not present in
Convention.
The list of lay delegates presented by the
Committee on Qualifications was then call
ed between 90 and 70 answering to their
names.
The Rev. Dr. Crocker was then elected
President of the Convention.
1t was moved that the Convention pro-
ceed to the election of a Bishop at Ave
o'clock.
On this motion, the plan of providing for
the support of Bishop previous to an
election, was advocated at some length by
Rev. II. Waterman.
Resolutions on the expediency of now
proceeding to the election Of Bishop, and
in favor of appointing Committee to raise
a fund for the support of Bishop, &c,
were offered by Rev. b. B. Babbitt.
Pending the discussion of the resolutions,
the Convention adjourned to Z o'clock.
EVENING.
The Convention met according to adj
iournment, quorum being present The
The resolutions against the oxpediency of
proceeding to the election of Bishop, and
in favor of the establishment of fund for
the support of the Episcopate, &c, were
again taken up.
A motion, that this resolution be laid on
the table, was lost on vote by orders.
A motion, that the first clause Of the
above resolutions, declaring it to be inexpe-
dent for this Convention at this time to at
tempt an election Of Bishop, be stricken
out, was carried, leaving the proposed
resolutions TO read as follows
Whereas, there is now no sufficient sala-
ry and definite assurance Of support to Of
fer Bishop in this diocese, whereby he
may be placed in position Of independence
becoming his high and important office,
therefore
Resolved, That fairly to meet the diff
cultes of its present position, acting with
mutual confidence and with faith in God,
this Convention will now proceed TO
make provision for raising permanent
fund for the support Of an Episcopale.
Resolved, furthermore, That commit
tee Of FIVE be appointed to carry out the in
tention Of these resolutions, to devise mea.
sures for raising said fund, and to make
such appeals to the Parishes as shall seem
to them most proper Said committee TO
be appointed by the Convention, and TO re-
por, at q special Convention II found possi-
BILE, or At the next annual Convention.
On further motion these resolutions were