The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-28
Convention or the Protestant Epi.eo,sl
Church in the Con nfederase st.,...

The following is brief synopsis of the pro.
ceedings on Tuesday last sixth day) of the
Convention of the Protestant Euiscop,,
Church Of the Confederate States. now in
session at Columbia, s. e.:
Mr.. Mitchell presented petition from N a
Alahana delegates, requesting the Conyen.
tion TO take some order for the cousecr, tio,
OF Bishops prior TO the adoption by the lilo
ceses OF the proposed Constitution. Received
three senior bishops
Key Mr.. Pinckney, of South Carolina, of.
i-feo resolution fixing the time Of ed
JouFhlneht on Friday, the 2Jth insr. Car
Inc consideration of the Constitu ton was
t.eh resumed The two last clauses OF the
}tl article were taken M
Bishop Elliott stated that tbav v,ara tal.,
| from the old Constitution with ina aitsration
oi 81 sitsie word. The uestion on their
adoption was decided afiirmatiyaiy
Lshol' Elliott moved to take up the fffth
clause o1 the same article, which, on yester
day, was laid on the table The suhstIncs ,,f
IL was mat the Bishops Of n Province shall
together have but one vote to be cast by tne
senior Bishop OF The Province
Mr.. Hines moved TO strike out tbis clans. -
Motion carried.
Bishop Elliott moved 10 take us the sixth
clause, and stated that under this clause comes
mp the Wnoie question OF thurch Extension
Mr.. Williams, Of Virginia thought there
We're evils connected with Dioceses too Iarge
or too small. Thought the best plan to r..
store the provision OF the Cons titution, al d.
loving an existing Diocese to divide on GER.
tain established conditions
REV Mr- Pierce, OF Alabama, proposed to
strike out " Diocese and insert "State" So
that instead of Diocese" il would read
= eacn state shall be ntitied TO an equal rep
resea tation,'' de-
Mr. Hines thought this would be giving np
the principle of equal Diocesan representa-
ton.
suppose BISHOP laysa good founda lion, un.
less ne have clergym to build thareupon his
WORK wlii be vain. The difficulty was the
Waht of more ministers of All orders 1t
reached further back. IN the home among
the parents, who should direct the minds Of
iheir sons and encou rage them 20 look forw. rj
TO the work Of the ministry
EIshop Lay thought the ex tension of tho
Chufch was the great object to be considered
II moderate increase of bishops and OF Dio-
ceses would be profitable, but the great need
was TO reach the heart OF the Church
Or, Crane desired that State Boundaries he
well defined Ecclesiastical limits should be
cotermInous with them, and great Freedom
within those limits. Ii we cannot carry out
the provincial system, at least let US retain
the name State, and allow the privilege to
any State that can.
MIR. Wiillams said that State in this clause
means province-nothing more nor less This
Would be settling everything at issue.
BiSnop Elliott had been convinced that The
provincial feature could not be carried =
Thought the best thing they could how. In
accomplish would be te give to each State TIN,
control OF the matter within its own Limits
Ga taking The vote the amendment was lost
lhe whole cid Use tntIi came up for roasl,tp-
ration. bishop Elliott moved To Law il on the
table, which Was lost. There " Is considara-
bic discussion upon il.
Dr. Hubbard was struck with the fact that
mem berS We're SO near together. Ali seemed
to think the proFi ciai system must be
adopted soon, aHd IL Constitution should be
prospective.
Upon Il cali f0r vote o. orders, the clause
was adopted.
Judge Bat,le moved 10 strike out The word
= hve,' and insert - three, so rs to glyaeIch
Diocese three clerical and three lay deputis
III council. Also the ord pFovIuce'' was
stricken out wherever it occurred, ana
Z" Diocese su hsti tuted.
Upon vote being taken, 4 blank WIS filled
by appointing Augusta, GA, as the place for
the ineetlng Of The cOQuCii, and the Who'll.
fourth article adopted.
The chairman appointed committee on
the expenses of the convent ton, consisting of
MessrS. tairb .nks, AlIstOn aad pheian
Arucie ) was ~ taken up and amended
by striking ont the words - onteaerats and
shall, and the last clause, 50 as 70 make /
reIU:
" ART. III. There shall he in this Church a
council, III which all the Dioceses i'll the Con
tttierate States shall b. represented. There
EHy be also provincial and diocesan coun-
ellis
The article was then adopted and the Con-
Feuuuh look recess until o clock.