The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-07
Nlrlllmunn qispatft.
FRIDAY MORNING. .oCr : ,aso
General Convention Of the Episcopal Church
of the United States.
FREroRrxp ron rnn spArIY nIsr Arcn.pl
S ECON ID JAY.
THURSDAY. Der.

suant TO adjournment Morning praver was
read by Rt. Rev. q. UrFoLD, d. D., of Indiana |
assisted by Rt. Rev. CARLToS CHASE d. u. Of
New Hampshire. The seats appropriated for
the use Of the delegates were all flied and
quite large number Of persons were present
70 witness the proceedings of the body.
Inc President CDR. Creighton. } resumed the
cnair and called the House to order = -
i, ne secretary called the roll of clerical and
rhe proceedings of yesterday were read
:, Ahe PRESIDENT announced the Standing
committees indicated in the resoI ution of yes
@roay. as Ieilows:
Revs W Howe. 'isi1 3 Penn ne ssx sSaxrfRh-rhe R
Ne Jas II Eames H; Manser. + i,I1e i. W:
RResSFfs RoSff Lads siIsfd dnfss s,lss Crane. D.
z. Wilson. Mestein NSa9e,I Yert veInI.1n;
dIseS GSss sW5snsR; And4;.pp.s psl s SS
Rdd pafRf fd9d p g g ss chrsaa jssl aansks
Henry Law b Henry ' Iansea, ssSa. b p mias fis
Men MaNa1ds stsn kY Te1sa Ra, + antaId Tsnn Rebs1
Talbot D. Ind; p sam 1iacciSoas cSasss b 3hi9 Josc
k5sR;'s a!fss Adams. s. III. 81 sss
VIM Hill, California ii Hodges Ha fees' Iowa;
sTHs N sSstsn kss Bp s. Ws.ts4s WMss,,
Nsrh ninc caSona sSHrn eReSan Rey Rsy Rich
Herman Cope Pennss lvania Wash;natna; MessIs Hn,
Western New York; sam'l B Ruggies. n YorK'
connecticut,
Comatttee o., IN, Domsstie and Eoreign Mis-
Ps FTs v",on S9s.sfsyS YG4k Bacon
Wis; Messrs Ed Newton. Mass; Rob'f II Gardi
nner, Maine; Samuel Huntington, Conn; s Du
Committee on Nsm Diocsses-Revs A II Vinton,
, D, Pa; John Hicks, p D. VI, + NJ P Wells. Is
Conrad, Va; JOS juliand, West New York; X VIM u N
Cqmmitts. on the Cqnsseratien Of gishops.-Rsvs
a Riehsrd & MAS Mason D =, p, e; M Wiley; D, Csi
YaEq sas Wenar u "a; snHash nessrs Z Bsm, Bss
Mich; D Ryail, N j. Thos II Garfield, Vt; 6 r
Comaittse on Canons-Rov VIM Cooper Meade,
D D. Cont; Rev W Bacon Stevens, b b, Pa; Rev
Psas Hasks SlSaIn n u ; Rev Sss Craik b Ky
Nd Nd hn4lay hhH MMins Msman VI Ezekiel Chambers
2. iii; Gillette, Texas; Fred Gardiner, Me-; Chas
Breek, Del; Messrs Herman Cope Mich; Peter B
Ba,iefy' BAILEY / ND; H Thompson New Jersey; w
Cqmmittee on Unfnishsd Business-Revs Fran
" crans Mss Geo q Nf Bule Mat Ms.,I e
,s,. Edward p STANLEY Csl: 5as oldham, Tenn; Benz
D. = Thes Tsler TiloSss D West i hMlhoes MIo Ma
2 8 Iss IT"ds5 Conn La ssdb EsyS Hs Hns
nco Comm,tSs i sa %d the praye, Beok-Reys Henry
isiand Henry Colt H. " i Fitch T. b. ohio. pHns
! u HubbaId p Fl; Halam, D D, Conn;
Tazswell Taylor, Va.
Rev. DR.. MeMahan, of New Jersey. pre-
sented the credentials of the Bishop of New
Jersey. Referred to the Committee on Gre
entails.
documents from Ohio, in reference to the
election of Rev. DIR. G. T. Bedell, as Assistant
Bishop of Ohio, Were referred to the Commit
tee oil the Conservation OF Bishops
DIR. Mead, of CoHn., presented documents
from the Diocese of Minnesota Referred to
the Committee on New Diseases.
document relative TO the election of Rev
Alexander Gregg, of s. c., as Bishop OF the
Diocese of Texas, was referred to the Commit
tee on the Election of Bishops.
Rev. DIR. Minneserode, from the committee
to assign seats to the delegations, stated that
the duty had been attended to, and made state
ments relative to arrangements about to be
made TO prevent the noise of passing carriages
by strewing tan-bark on the pavement and
other matters pertaining to the accommoda.
tion of members.
Some remarks were made by members whose
seats are located under the galleries, to the eff
feet that it was impossible for them to hear
anything that transpired in the Convention.
and motion was made that the subject of as
signing seats be referred back to the commit.
tee.
After some debate, the motion was with
drawn. and the subject postponed till Satur-
day
Rev. Mr.. Wiley, of Conn, moved that re-
porters for Church papers be admitted to
seats, and that the Secretary be instructed to
provide them with suitable accommodations.
Rev. Mr.. Welch, of Pa, moved to amend by
striking out the word Church The amend
ment was accepted and the resolution passed.
fThe Secretary opposed the resolution, be-
cause, he said, he thought legislation upon
such matter unnecessary. The location of
some of the reporters is quite remote from the
Secretary's table, and it is almost impossible
TO get an intelligible record OF the proceed
ings.]
The report of the Committee on Canons
was made the order of the day for Tomorrow
The journal of the preliminary Convention
of the diocese of Kansas was presented and
referred to the Committee on New Uioceses.
On motion, the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle VI, of the Constitution, was made the
order of the day for Wednesday next.
On motion, the Secretary was instructed
to have printed 500 copies of the list of men,
bers and the standing committees.
The President introduced to the Convention
the Ri Rev. DR.. BINNEY, Lord Bishop of Nova
Scotia Whereupon the members arose and re-
ceived him after which he was conducted to
a seat at the right of the President
On motion, it was ordered that the Deputies
from each Diocese represented in this Conven-
tion, be called on tomorrow, to state what
documents they have to present, agreeabiy to
Canon XII. of 1853, and to lay the same on the
Secretary's table; and also to pay the Treasu-
rer the quota required by Canon XIV. of 1853,
towards the expenses of this Convention
The Tressurer's account was presented and
laid on the table.
DOCUMENTS Ieiatihg TO the theological Semi
nary, were referred TO the appropriate COM
mittee.
Judge Conyngham, of Pa, moved that 5000
copies OF the recent sermon of Bishop Otey
on CHRISTIAN Education, be printed for distri-
button.
Rev. DIR. Fitch, of Ohio, gave notice of his
intention to preseut resolution for discon-
tinning the practice of publishing sermons by
order of the House; sentiments might some-
times be uttered, from which a portion of the
members would dissent. He was, however, iE
favor of publication in the present instance
The resolution passed.
Rev. Dr.. Vinton, OF N. Y stated that at the
last General Convention he offered the fol-
lowing:
.'Resolred,. The House Of Bishops concurring.
And that the following action was then ta-
ken by the House of Deputies, as appears by
the journal:
..Mr. J. N; conynshain moved to lay the resolu
.The question then required ON the motion Of
Canons and H. on the parto this House, were
Those Canons were adopted. said DR.. Vim
ton, in consequence of the abandcnement OF
the Church by the late Bishop of North Caro-
lima. The House of Bishops did not concur in
the action Of this body, and returned the fol-
lowing:
.'Resolred. that the HOUSE Of Bishops do not
concur in thi action of the Honse of Clerical ana
Lay Deputies respectIn. Canons l. and IL OF 1855,
So continued DR.. Vinton) the statutes still
stand by reason of this action of the House of
bishops. Article Ill. Of the Constitution pro-
yides that all action of this House shall be
transmitted to the House Of bishops, and that
the latter shall, in all cases, signify their APP
probation or dfsa. ,probation, (fhe latter tcifh
reasons ~ tcriing,) within three days after the
proposed act shall have been reported to them
ior concurrence; and in failure thereof, it shall
have the operation of a law. He now claimed
the provisions Of this Article, and moved that
the Secretary be instructed to strike from the
the abandonment Of the communion Of the
Church by Bishops, Priests or Deacons and its
abandonment by Presbyters and Deacons He