The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-26
THE SEVENTY FIFTH ANNUAL CONVEN
TlON OF THE PROTESTANT EP 1SCOPAL

CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF PENNsYL-
VANIA.
The convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church for the Diocese of Pennsylvania met in
Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The Right Rev. Samuel Bowman, D. D., Assist
ant Bishop OF the Diocese, called the Convention to
order
On motion of Mr. Wharton, John Clayton, ESD,
was appointed Secretary of the Convention.
The Rev. John A. Childs was, on motion, ap
pointed Assistant Secretary.
The President announced the appointment of the
following COMMITTEES:
Committee on Charters-The Rev. Messrs Bu-
ehanan, Miles, and kendig, and Messrs. Binney,
Ellmaker, and Burt
Committee on Claims of Clergy to Seats-Rey
Messrs. Cooper, McRae, and Spires.
Committee on Claims of Laty to Seats--Messrs.
". II. Newbold, James Peacock, John Bohlen and
Ii. Russell.
The following letter from Bishop Potter was
read:
To the Committee of the Diocese of Pennsyl-
vania:
Dear Brethren:-Soon after the last Convention of
the Diocese, received through the Secretary reso-
buttons, moved by Rev. Mr. Beasley, expressive of
the atfectonate regard and sympathy of the mem
bers, and their unanimous wish and PRAYER that |
might be restored to health and usefulness. beg
to convey through him, my most grateful acknowl-
edgments for this mark of esteem and goodwill
with the assurance of my undminished love for
the people in my charge, and my unimpaired in
terest in the welfare of the Diocese. beg also to
record my deep sense of the promptitude with
which the Convention complied with my request
for the election of an Assistant Bishop, and of the
generosity which moved it, to decline the proposal
that his salary should be provided for, in part bv
reduction of my own. | beg to add that the pro-
posal which then made, informally, through the
Treasurer, shall renew in form, should the iu-
dicious arrangements which have been made for
the support of the Episcopate prove inadequate or
should my inability to cooperate actively with the
y Ish in tha nf fhn
tinue long.
| can report to the Convention much less pro-
gress in health, than anticipated when left the
United States Still | suffer so little acute main
and enjoy much of bodily and mental comfort
that feel that there is the greatest occasion for
gratitude to Him who deals so gently with me, and
that | may improve spiritually such a period
OF repose from active work, and such opportunities
of communion with God and with my own heart
may plead guilty to having felt somewhat keenly
the sudden withdrawal of all such occupation as
have been accustomed to for many years, and the
medical DEGREES which condemn msto almost entire
deness. Rest, however, is still described as almost
indispensable, and am advised that it must be ex-
tended over good part of another year. Nothing
but the perempory terms in which the prescription
has been given, could have deferred long before
this from returning to the soothing influence of
home, and the delightful stimulus of work As it
is desire to commit myself to the disposal of Him
who doeth all things well, and to the prayers of
Diocese of which any Bishop might be proud but
for the welfare of which have done so much less
than had hoped.
That God may guide and bless all your delibera-
tons, pour His spirit abundantly upon the clergy
and people of the Diocese, and be to it strong
tower of defence in all its vcistudes is the fervent
prayer of
Dear Brethren, yours ever faithfully,
ALoNzo Porter, Bishop, &c.
Pau, LOWER PYRENEEs, FRANCE,
April 18th, 1859.
1t was ordered that the above letter be recorded
in the minutes and be duly printed with the pro-
ceedings.