Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-29

sflevs a0eoblsd q ST. Lakes Chaseh, i
tAis city yesterday nsssise.
1As Csavestisa spsasd With prayer by r.
Rev. BhAep Lea
The Secretary u he lsse Ooavsstion, Rev
I. Emseson Judd. called The list Of clergy .
The diocese. Of vhsn sixtsss we're present.
1hs credentials Of the lay dslsgatss we're pre-
ssntsd. and % nes,oa we're rsferrsd 70 . CON.
nittss eonsissing sf Rev. Ne. Lloyd and IT
Ransom. While The ssmnitass were ont, th'
Bishop called attention - ssuber of slssey
men vhssssighs - . ssat n Tits Csavsatio,
was matter q so0s dsabt, including shap
lains and others. An ia6osmal diseuseion arcs,
on The subject. MI
The Committee On Cssdsntisls made thsil
report. The following srs The asnes Of IL.
Ceavsntien present:
CLEaaY-Rs. Rev. Henry ". Lee. Biahoo
Jehn Batehsldsr, Berlin gton Beni. +. GifEord
Mt. Plsssant; John Hoehuiy. FeirAeld and
Ksoeauqus: Rebsst Jeps, Ksokuk: r. Emer
con Jadd. Davenport Walter r. Lloyd. We.
esrloo Horatio N. Powers. Davenport: Silas
Tottsn. D. D., Iowa City !; Geo, ". Wstseo
Lyons; Z. A. Wslton. Story county; wy.
Johnson. Dorant. and Samuel 0oodsll.
LAnH.-E g brsvs. 0rsse Chareh, Cedar
Rapid; Jessph A Greco. Trinity, Museatips
Robt B Lockwood, St Georges. Washington
3 B Richards. s. Johns. Da6uqas; 81 Basl 81
Johns, Keokuk; r Rsnsom, Trinity, Iova
City; John H Gear, Christ Church, Burlinx.
ton; B Phslps and q H French. s. Lake..
Dsvenpert; Ebsnszss Cook. john z Henry
and J W Churchill. Ttiaity, do.
The following elsrgymsn we're present.
shoush net entitled to sss,s ia The Osovss.
tien: Rev Msssrs Robt d Brooke. Frederick
n Gray. FA Pags, deacon Of Maseatins, and
Chas Townsend. Of Iowa City.
The Convention proceeded 70 . choice Of
Secretary. tor which Rev r z Judd received
le votes, and wss declared ussnimously
slsstsd.
Rev NJ Jops and NJ Brown we're appointed
committee to consider the applications Of
ssw pariahss for sdmission to thls Oenvsn-
Aos.
On motion Of Rev Mf Judd the rules Of Or.
der Of the last Convention were adopted for
present Cow sntion,
Rev 1r Watson offered . rssolution that
elsrgymsn Of the diocese not entitled 70 seats
IN ths Convention. and elsrgymsn present
from abroad. bs entitled to honorary sssts
in the Convention. Adopted.
The committee on parishes reported in fa.
vor Of sdnittips st Johns Church. MeGrsgor.
and Grace Church. Aontross. into union with
The diocese. Report adopted.
Rev Ar Powers presented The report Of the
standing committee. giving On aesouat Of their
trsnsastiens for the past year.
Rev kr Judd .prsssntsd the report Of The
Board Of nissiops.
Adjourned ell half past two o'clock.
At the services in the Church after the I'd.
jearsmsns. Rev. Ne. Jepe Il Kssksk, sssa
prayers. assisted BY Rev. ns. Lloyd.
The Convention Ssrmoa vas psssshsd b
Rev. Dr. Tettsn. Of Iowa City. ireo the sszt,
strain up child in the way hs should 60"
HE subject va ''Hdueation.' The Bishop and
Rev. NJ. Batehsldse assisted at The eonmun.
len service.
AFTERNOON s1ssIoN.
Rev. Msssss. Wn. Addssly. Fort Madison !;
T. Hooker Eddy. Of Fort Madison Wm. Fol-
ton, OF Cedar Rapids Odas. b Stout, Gin.
ton Mr. james Armstrong, from St. Luks's
Church. Davenport, and Nj. T. Bradley, from
81. Johns. AcGrsgor. made their appearance
The Bishop. then read bic annual address,
embracing IN aseouet Of his efaeial transae-
tions the past J ear.
Mr.. E. Cook then read the annual port Of
the Board Of Trustss's Of the Episcopal fund
from which it appeared the fund during tho
year received nothing. while ito liabilities had
increased TO $4,000. owing to unpaid taxes On
its lands.
The Convention then rs.slsstsd Ebsnessr
Cook President. Dr.. T. J. Saunders Secretary,
and Geo. 81. Frsneh, Treasurer. Of the above
fund:
Rev. NJ. Powers read the report Of the
Tfustss's sf Grisvold College. The Cenvsn.
ton confirmed the nomination BY the Board,
Of NJ. Peter A. Day. ~ Trustee In the place Of
Rev. Geo. Dsnnison, deceased.
Rev. Nj. Powers, In . short and earnest I'd.
dssss. called attention 70 Grisvold Collsgs, and
invited the Convention to visit The College,
which vas seconded By Rev. Nsssra Hoehuly
and Steat.
Rev. NJ. Jops. in happy and appropriate
spsseh, moved that list Of the parishes de-
linqusnt 70 the BisoPs's Fond be read. Rev.
Kssars. Powers. Tstssa and Hoshuly opposed
the motion. bat it was carried 10 70 ls. The
Treasurer Of Tie Diocese, Ne. Richards. of
Dubuqse. read the list msntiensd.S
Mr. Richards moved that Committss oi
three b appointed to devise new mode oi
aassssmsat for the above funds. and to Assess
The several parishes according = their ability.
The pesssae mode sf ssasisg these funds b 81
assessing sssh parish asssrdisg - ths number
ef senasaieasls. II support Of change. Il
~ ufgsd that The pssssss eyses0 vas unfair,
and hal . tsadsnsy TO disssursge an increase
sfssaasaisAata; especially ameag the feeble
palishsss IL vas failure. On the other hasd
Il vss urged that the poorer people amosa
Tie ns1bsrs were Tie bsst st paying. and
sAas The present systsn prevailed slssvhsrs.
ssd u worked vall-bstsse than ether -,
tsnG -
Before putting ne qssstaos. ne Bishep
asds lev ssassAs, b he sourss u vhish
- spsks Il ths ls@islstios = ths Anssissa
CAbrsh rslstDvs - ths Bpissspal s1les q
really ssusl towards Dlahspa, ssd I'D thsel
usss bee shssgs nads Il this regard bssess
aaay yeasa The Bishep hnss1 bad bsss
sabjsse - many hanillaeeas dses ssaisg 4