Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-07-02
So EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

the various Protestant Episcopal Churches
IN tho State, met in this city yesterda,
morning at the Church Of st. Paul.* About
nifty delegates were in attendance.
After the reading ofSthe morning service
discourse was delivered by lev. Mr.. Viii.
coxon, Of Hastings. -
Communion was administered 10 the c.er.
gy in attendance, by Bishop Kemper.
The Convention was then called to ordc,
by the Bishop, and the lay delegates pre-
scented their credentials and were admitted
to seats.
The Convention, without transactins any
further business, adjourned to 3 p. NJ.
The Church of st. Paul was consccrated
by Bishop Kemper.
/ AFTERNOON SESSION
at the afternoon session, the Convention
proceeded to the election of a Bishop, The
meth"d of choosing is for the clergy to elect
and submit their choice to the Law delegates
for ratification
On the first ballot. Rev Dr.. Tucker, oil
Troy, n. Y, received IL out Of IS votes,
HIS name was then submitted to the Law
delegates as the c.,o'cc Of the clergy.
The lay delegates will take action this
morning, on the nomination Of Dr.. Tucker.
!; JUNE 80 Convention opencd at 3 O'Clock
and was called to order by lli>hop Kemper
Religious services by Messes Wells and
Jones. f .... ,',.....,
/ The vote orthe laity upon the nomination,
ny the cle'gy, of Rev. DR.. Tucker, as Bishop
OF the Diocese of Minnesota, being taken, II
votes were ca>t-ayes ~, nays, IL.
The President announced the result of the
vote, and called upon the clergy to make a
second nomination, which resulted as fol-
lows: r-.k .,..... o.. ..... .-5r
Whole number Of votes Is
Rev. DR.. Tucker received II
Rev. DR.. Patterson i" q. 6
! Rev. II. B. Whppie " l
The President stated that REV. DR.. Tuck
er had been recommended by the clerical
delegates.
Inc vote Of the laty upon the second
aom' alton of DR.. Tucker. resulted as fol
lows: Whole number OF parishes voting.
2l-yeas 10, nays IL. So the nomination.
was again rejected,
Inc Convention, on motion, adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Cony 'ntion met at 2M O'Clock.
The. clergy retired to confer together, on
the subject Of the nomination of a Bishop.
Alter an absence of upwards Of an hour
the clergy returned, and went into an cleo
ton, with the following result:
Whole number of votes Is
Rev. DIR. Patterson received
Rev. II. 3. Whipplc II
Rev. Mr.. Wh,pple, Of Chicago Ill.,, was
declared nominated.
The laity then withdrew to consider the
nomina' ion; and upon their return, a ballot
was had, which resulted as follows:
Whole number Of votes p
Rev. II. 3, Whipple received 81
And was declared unanimously elected
Bishop Of the Diocese Of Minnesota.
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OPENING OF THE OTTER TAIL LAND Or
FIc:--Our friend, Ma;ar Clithrrall, Register
of the Otter Tail Land Office, is now in our
lefty. From a notice in our columns. the pub
lie will Learn that his Office vii! open on the
first day Of August next This ANNOUNCE
ment Wi | be gratifying to large n,:mbers who
have been waiting the opening of TIE office,
nat they may stc''rc interests in that i'm
portant district. No one can have failed to
observe the rapidly growing interest with
which the public look upon the region Of
4 country covered by the Northwestern Land
District. Already the operations upon the
Red River, the mail and express routes, to-
ge'her with the po!icv indicated by the i'm
mense trade north ard west have SO far sur
! passed our expectations, that We know not
how one can form an extravasant estimate
|"f the country when times revive. All who
have a'y knowledge of the Otter Tail coun-
try, concur in regarding l, as unsurpassed by
any country in the world, as regards health
of climate, fertility Of soil, beauty of scenery
and great natural advantages. ---Pionc,r.