The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-17

i the sorthern EPl.eopal contention.
4 The trietnial 'Epiocopsl Convention Of the
United States" Was held. ibis year, IN the city
Of New York. We observe freen the sixth
Z days proceedings that the aRebellionp Was
Included among The subjects consi9ered The
Proposed appointments of SpeciA Cor ssaiftee
lof Nine on the state, OF the coupfiy eE6itfil
the motion by Rev. Mr.. Phillips ~ 81 fvihgss.
that each Diocese be REPRESENTED 81 tfis &C on
nlittee. The subject was ruIed ca II order.
The Rev. z. Gardner Of Maize sl.ep. offered
/ The following resolution
Resolved, That the Secret af y Sc requested
/ % have printed for the use sf k,iiss House,
three hundred copies Of any papers in lis
possession purporting to BE- is3rnajs Of the
General Convention Of the Protestant, Episco-
pal Church in tie 50 called Confederate States,
or such parts of the same, as NAV Throw light
upon the questions now under ilasderation in
the house.
Rev. DIR. Doane saidltlle Houhc had receik-
ed no satisfactory evidence that the Southern
branch Of the Church had secsdcd frs,rn the
Church i'm the North They had no testimony
on the subject on which as a Convention. they
could rely He was not satisfied with the
statements and proofs presented in printed
pamphlets and lying newspapers; and Ire would
say that he was not ahswerable to the Con-
yention for his loyalty 1t had been stated
that e had objected to offering prayers for
his country. Such an insintation ne was
ready to repeI His opposition Ito the resolu-
tons arose from the belief that there was
poison in them In his capacity as a clergy
man helfelt bound to- warn the Convention
against doing any act which might offend the
Southern Church, or mar the future unity Of
the whole body.
They should not be carried away by world
~ pressure from their duties For the opinion
nj Va In Il.
not care. They should feel that they were
not 80 much connected with the Ship Of Stale
as the Ark of God. They Should pray for
their country, and the do+e might then leave
that ark, and return soon, bearing the news Of
peace. love and union, and an undivided
Chnr. b.
AT the suggestion Of Rev. Dr.. vinton. Rev
Mr. Gardner withdrew his motion. .
Mr.. Walsh. of Pennsy lvania on behalf IF a
Committee Of Ilaynieii, presented a report
which alluded to the -RebeilioiiS The speak
er on moving its adoption hoped the House
Would not take any action WHICH might offend
their Sdrthern brethren, or create il-fecllng or
strife between them He deprecated any
form of pra, er in which the Church should
be calIeI pom to unite. Mr.. Rusgles made
some brief remarks of n similat purp0rt Tho
report Eas fecOipniittHd.
The Rey DR.. Wilton offered 4 l2seamlie aud
resolutions. the former recitinE and cbnstrn-
my the formula prescribed by Canon ID. OF
Title Of Digest. relative to the conseeratinr
OF a Bishop The resolutions are !:
t1heTeEore, resolved. That the Horse OF
Bishops coI3curring. tits General Convention
OF the Protestant Episcopal chutclli in the
United States of America probounee tic ac-
tiku OF the Bishops Of Virginia. Gebrgih, aud
Sbuih Carolina IN thelf consecFaiicn Of Rich
ard Wilmer, D. D., TO the Episcopal See of the
Bishopof Alabama. 10 be irrcg MAR, uneanohi-
cal. aud schisnatical ard that his jurisdiction
ID the Diocese Of Alalislna is void and Of 10
effect.
Resolved, That the Special Committee be
instructed to cofSidera and report what fnrth er
ACTION .if any, the GerIeraI Cenveption shall
take ID assert the dignity and enforce tie
rights bf tile Protestant EpisfopaI Church in
tie preinises-
4 a nbtion to refer tile resolutions 10 a CON
lnlitiee of three wss discussed and laih updn
f tie tatlle in consequence of lid absence of pf
YIntoil Richmond Wig