The New York herald., 1862-10-18
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

The Lsss Day 81 shs Precssdings.
The Trseeaal General Epnoopal Convention mss again
yesterday she closing day Of the Conventson and after
The uss morning prayers, proceeded with shs business
remaining before it.
report On behalf - the Committee Christian Edu-
cation approved, also that Of Committee O Church
Buslaings.
Several messages from the House of Bishops, notifying
Concurrence with the action Of tho Lower House,
announced.
Ym RKBn REsolVroxs.
Judge CRAxRs, OF Maryland, read sarer protesting
against the of the House passing report and
resolutions Of Of Nine, the ground that
the question did not within tAe province Of the
Church.
The reception Of the paper was oegattved BY large
vote.
The closing business was unimportant.
little after twelve O'clock Tue business Of the Con-
venton having closed the reig,cm services pro-
ceeded with The bishops entered the church In their
Episcopal robes, ana proceeded TO heir places IN the
chancel
Great interest was felt in the ceming pastoral letter.
which expected that the views OF the Bishops on
the momentous question Of the day would appear;
After the earlier religious services the pastoral address
delivered the principal points Of which are sub
PASTORAL AppRTss or THE HOUSE, or BISHOPS.
Bishop McLvAIsE, OF Ohio, read the pastoral address
After referring the circumstances attending their last
treunia Convention, in the city Of Richmond Va, be
saidWe look in vain for the occupants Of seats from the
southern States in this Convention The Cause OF their
absence stands great clod Of darkness before rs,
which all feel upon like the present. The
Of the absence Of members who ought % b. here
in, and 10 be traced TO- stupondos re-
beon against the organic law and govern
ment the country rebellion waged fr ths dsDem
berment Of national Union, under which The whoe
a rebeIl,"n which Is already TOO well known To
YOU brethren the armies that our government
las been compelled 10 maintain, and IN the teari ex
pense life aud treasure Of suffering and sorrow which
has entailed need any further description iere We
deeply grieve 10 think upon how many OF our brethren
clergy and laty, thnt dark cloud has spread,
and who sympathizing with the move
ment and giving 10 the rebellion all active
cooperation We do at presen. venture to estimate
the neral character Of such dongs; We are confined
TO the statement Of notorious facts, except as
10 one matter, Of which this is the convenient
rlace TO sreak When the Ordained ministers
Of The Gospel o. Christ whose mission so empha caly
one Of peace AID cd wl q tenderness and consoIaoh
depart from their calling and take the sword and
engage in the fierce and bloody conflicts Of warwhen
in doing they fghns against authorities, which
the powers that the Scri lures declare erdained
Of God, that in resisting them they resisting the
ordinance OF Godwhen, especially, comes out from
the exalted spiritual duties OF an overseer of the oc& OF
Christ, to exercise high command in SUI awful work,
caDnot-as ourselves, overseers of the sime flock
consistently with duty to His Church, min.
examples strong condemnation. We remember those
words of blessed Lord g. they who take the sword
shall pei ish by the swold Returning to this great re-
n, with all Of and sacrifice, of trbu
lalon anguish, Of darkness and death, there
as eois in which must contemplate it-namey. AZ it
comes by the agency OF man. proceeds from the
prov ldece of God The Bishop then reverted TO the
which, nation had been guilty Of and by viii we
had drawn upon the punis hmcnt OF the Almighty.
Then the instrumentaity Of trigung about
the rebeli he said-This is the first time the invention
has since these troubles began, and let us pray 10
God that before We sh4M again reassemble THESE
troubles shall have passed away There mighty
force rebellion against the government endeayorng TO
effect its dsmembermen. Armies IN the field in
immense force-the armies Of the Union and of the
beon They surrounded by the sad effects OF the
peris OF battle They had many wounded in their midst
The the ambuances, the hospitals. the surgeons
and all the concomtants OF the war, and amid all
this the duty of the Church to proc.am,
In the ang 1age of Scripture. that the powers
eth them liable TO damnaon The seeded States
we're as much bound remain under the government
tn other loyal States which had not ded and they
still before owed aileg 70 that government.
Their refusal to accord that ale glance SIM and when
the OF refusal assumed rebellion, il became
crime against God and when states left
government without cause under wrongs which could he
rightly redresssd BY the provisions Of the government
under which they lived, without h,ving made ap
support themselves they are guilty Of all
the horrors OF that my follow. The iShop then
having graphically described the sunarings asig from
reoellions and having quoted tho teachings and warn
ngs Of the Chlrch III connection Herewith, declared all
its adherents enemies TO the ~, and engaged
weakening the gov nment u make IL oil to ether
nations. dcsery ed and eloquent tribute was paid to
Of the people Of the Loyal states their
promptDess OF and sacrifices far the support Of The
touching prayer that the nation and the church might
he united In the bonds Of peace ard fellowship
Prayers followed, and the Convention adjourned
sine de