The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-04

thENaIAL CONVENTION OF THE EPrscopAy
CHuhCH OF THE UNITED SrATEs.--This reIie;nns
Doey met Ia st. Luke's Church, PHILADELPHIA, IN
y, ednesday last. The statistics of the Church h
!ne United states, during the past year. show fhal
there are 743 cIergymen; 407, ,e42 cou,msnic.n.s
ana l,iI0 candidates for Holy orders There haye
oeen 12.79l baptisms; 9441 combinations. 0a1
marriages, and 9,065 burials In Virginia. there
are III ciergynen; OFT communicates: e56 SIM
sc6oo. puniis and 673 teachers, and there have
oeen s47 baptisms and 678 confirmations. II
North Carolina there are 40 clergymen; 2: :324 com
munieauts In Tennessee there are2 cierrvmen
and 7S3 Communicates
Ihe religious exercises preceding the meeting
2. M. !ne Irisnnisi Convention Of the Protestant
EPISCOPAL Church of the United States took Mac
IN 81. Luke's Church., The church vas crowded
IA every part the aises being filed with tempora
- seats 10 accommodate the throng. The moruina
prayers were read by the Rev Dr. Kinckle. Rev
S.. nr. arson, Bishop Hopkins, Of Vermont. and
Ing sting by the choir -
me Philadelphia Ledger says - The church
was tnronged and many had to stand while seat
were provided for the ladies in the aisle and the
sanefies gu. were SO crowded that many persons could
not lind even standing room and were forced ~
retire In passing up the eye rested on the num
osrs OF highly respectable persons, both sexes
Wns nad found seats, and others of the male sex
ehleny, VINO We're not SO fortunate. In the re-
ss.ved seats IN front were the clerical delegates
OF New Jersey in the seat farthest behind but mite
conspicuous 'u' qoi'e
The Bishop Of the diocese sat ON the left AID
the other Bishops, of whom the eve could dis
tinguish twenty two from the body of the church.
sat on each side in front of the cormunion tahIa
which, with the vessels used in the hoIv eomnu.
Mon, gave great deal of solemnity to the scepe
Inc service, always impressive had : th-iljne
effect on this great occasion, and the responses
were made with feelings of profound devotion
~ IN q hr> nsNxrt H.. IA
imploring the aid of the Father of Spirits. This
eloquent sermon of the Bishop of New Jersey wa,
distinguished by great logical acumen conyincino
argument, and apostolic fervor. The division wei
simpie-the love of Jesus to the Church--the ex
tent of 1.-THE motive, &c. Incidentiy the preach
er'sviews of the union of the Church, as constitu
ting its glory, out and also his desire to hav,
an unaltered Book of Common Prayer and. in sol
emn and affectionate wise he Qike ST. Pa,D usef
the forcible words, men, brethren and fathers
which had . most impressive effect.
The sermon was preached by Bishop Doane, @
New Jersey
The communion services was read by Bishol
Brownell, of Connecticut, the presiding officer O
the House of Bishops assisted by the other Bishops
The communion was then administered by th,
presiding Bishop to the other Bishops who in turn
oficated in the administration of the rite to th.
clerical andlay deputies, and then to the member
OF the congregation. 5
The Benediction was pronounced by Bisho,
Brownel and the Bishops retired to the session
room at the rear OF the church. where the secre
sessions of the House of Bishops are to be held
The House of Deputies Was called to order by tn,
Rev. DIR. NJ. A. De Wolfe Howe the Secretary o.
tho last Convention, who announced that the ere
dentials of members elect were receivable at the
Secretary's table
The roll was called and the House proceeded Il
the transaction of hu siness.
Rev.Dr. VIM. Creighton, of New York, thu
President of the last Convention, was reelected.
On motion of DR.. Meade, the clerical and lay de
puties of the diocese of Pennsylvania were ed
pointed committee to set apart 3 certain nulabe
of pews in the church for the of the deputies
the Convention and to assign the seats of the va
rious delegations by lot.
committee was appointed to notify the Hous,
of Bishops that the House of Deputies was organ