, 1860-09-20
TIE LITE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION IT
QUINCY.

tc0r1e.pondense x Of the I'fe,A and Tsihunt.1

Correspondence Of the Ffe,A and Tsihunt.1
QuIscE, SEPT II. 1850.
sec in your paper Of the 18th, 4 dispatch
from th;a place say Ing tha: "Tae Episcopal Con.
vertioa broke up ia TOM" Whcerer sent
that message must hare been sadly m;sinformed.
Nothing occurred il theConvention which could,
in aay sense, be called row. 1t is true, there
Was much excitement, snd some earnes: tab;
but during the whole session, the members kept
themselves within conventional rnies, and coG-
cluaed with prope. decorum. Ga the last day
Of the sitting, the Dishcp ruled several gentle
men out Of order, ,and required them, in peremp.
tory terms. 10 take their seats. lie was in every
instance obeyed. In o.c case, tina. uf Mr.
Hodges, of Chicago, the Convention voted that
he be allowed to proceed, in order. Ar. Hodges
ayail.d himself Of the privilege thus gua1au-
teed. 1ad delivered himself Of speech which,
1t u to be hop.t, the Foung geallsnan will here.
ailer regres as keeuly Is many Of his elder
brethren certainly do now. Aside from this one
ebu1ition OF feeling, A1r. Hodges nude rery
favorable impression in lhe Convention.
Tne excitement grew cut Of the six Thousand
dollar compromise between the Bishop aod Mr.
Beers, abou. the Cathedral lot, SO called. The
bishop had said in his annual address that
wished It to be understood, and had expressly
said, that he acted in his psiva,e capacity as q
c!!izsn. net ~ co:porstor sale, or as Bishop Of
Illinois, he had done 50 uncer legsl advice, and
with 7iew II avoid ali question about the di,.
position Of an5 moneys inst might be received
uu surrender Of the Cathedral lot; AID in
70 that lie wished it to appear tha. he received
nothing As consideration for such surrender.
LIE also said that now, for this frat time, he had
In opportunity Of making public otic;al dec
laratiun, that lie b. ID tbs 100 fru;t for the
cEginal purpose for which the iaad was bought
-snas is, to build a Bishops Church. And he
cdded, thai he should not allow the fund to be
by the tecrees Of court Of equity. In subse-
qneEt remarks he also in.im a1ed that he did nut
wish the advice Of the Convention abou. the
matter; and t5at If theY wished to control the
tund while IN his hauds, they must set about it
in legal way, without delay; for be intended
- expsnd tbs money, as soon as be prudently
could, toward the object f1r which 1t was held.
4 resolution was uuerea to re1cr the Bishops
address, so fur as j. related to the Cathedral
10! and III. compromise wish Mr. Beers, to u
special committee Of five. to be appointed BY the
CJnventlon. 4 substitute Vas offered, the #.
tect OF which was to leare the waole m atter
With the bishop, to d. as he pleased. Oa th:se
propositions sn exciting DEBATE arose. Mare
feeling was exhibited, it must be contested,
after It was apparent that the substitute would
pass, than seems TO comport with the dignity
mat should attend Church Convention. lwll!
not undertake 10 descrihe it lest, as one Of the
spe:kers remarked, 1 may apptar to tread
o. sometody's toes. Tne substitute was ol1ried
by msj,,lts OF one eficai and t"o lay Totes.
,on after tie uuou3ct N ut Of th3 yot., areso-
luton Was aacp.* j /, acj)u1ne sine de And
when the Il sbop arose 10 make closing ad-
dress, according 10 his usual cuslom, few
members Of the Convention, clerical Ard lay,
left their tents and walked quietly cut Of the
h1use. They we're follo xea by few, u very
few, of tte spectators. This Is What your 1s-
porier probably calls row. TIE expression is
certainly too strong. Had he spoken Of j: as
bsea:h Of good manners, l should have had
nothing to say. g.