Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-11

Episcopal Convention.

SAruRpAy.---Fourth Dav--Tho House assembled
u, % o'elpck, and was called to order after the
regular morning service. in which Rev. ". II.
Oleuheimcr d D.. Bishop elect Of New Jersey.
and Rev. q. I. Bedel, ID d., Assistant bishop
elect OF OHM. uiliciated.
Ga motion, the calling of the roll was dispersed
with.
The minutes of tho last meeting having been
read and approved,
REPORTS PROM COMMITTEES
were called for by tina President.
Tho Committee on the Conservation Of Bishops,
To whom were referred the testimonials oi the Rev.
W II Odenhcimer. ID D.. Bishop elect of New der
sey. and Rev. q I Bedoll, d d., Assistant Bishop
of Ohio. reported that tho documents were ready
for the signature of the House.
| A message was received from .he House of Bsh-
ops stating the passage Of the following resolu-
ton.
| Resolved, That tho House of Bishops do not
concur with the House of Lay and Clerical Depu-
ties in the selection Of Chicago rs the place for
holding tho next General Convention, and have
chosen Philadelphia in preference; for the reason
that they deem it mire convenient aud accessible,
aud nearer to the archives Of the General Conven-
ton, and 10 the seats of the institutions with
which this church is connected
Rev. Mead, of Conn, from the Committee
on Canons, to whom was referred the resolution
proposing n certain amendment to Canon VI. of
1889. presented n report, adverse to the proposed
amendment and asked To be discharged from the
further consideration Ut the same.
The same Committee also reported favorably
upon proposed amendment To Section2 OF Canon
". Of ls32 The original section reads as fol-
llows:
''Seetion .. Tho evidence of tho consent of tho
different Standing Committees shall 10 in the firm
prescribed for the House Of Clerical md Lay Dep
ues in General Convention; and without the afore-
said requisites, no conservation shall take place
du tnn Of no Ion 'np Ruf
i'm case the election Of u ,Dshop shall take rlace
within year Leiore the meeting of tho General
Conyeativn nh matters relative tu The conservation
thall be deferred until the said meeting
The amendment strikes out IA year" and in
serts 'thiee months" in lien thereof
Mr.. Hoffman, Of New York. presented report
of the Board Of Trustees Of the fund Tor the re-
lief OF the widows and orphans Of deceased clergy
men, and lor disabled and infrm clcrgymen of the
protestant EriscopalChurch Of the United States.
tThe report which is one of considerable length.
sets Firth the transactions of the Board since their
institution.
Mr.. Huffman offered the following resolutions,
in order to take the sense Of the House upon the
subject:
Resolved That the act giving Incorporation
passed by tho Legislature of New York, April il:h
1856, and the bv-laws reported by the Board Of
Trustees Of the Fund, for the relief Of Widows and
Orphans "f deceased 'ClerGy men. and for disabled
and intrm Cietgynen.o of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, !" he United States, 70 this house ms tho
laws for the regulation and governnens Of said
fund, be adopted and approved. se4 .,
Resolved, That tho House Of Bishops concur
lriug. u be referred to joint Committee Of three
lmenbsrs Of both houses. to consider and report
such measures a. they may deem best calculated
seaid fund.
p gsshrst resolutiou--to adopt the report was
carried; and tho second--to refer it TO n &c loot
Committee was lost s. the matter remains In
the hands ef The Trustees.