, 1864-09-15
THE CITY.
EPISCOPAL nl0cEsAE CONVENTION.
TWenty-Sevcnth Annual Session.
AEsE -EERvlcE-6ERH0g BIZ
Rev. ~. Il. RDBERE6.
delegates In AtteEda1ee, Clerical and lay
Organization Of CON.
mitftes Establishment Of q Sink
Ing Inpd-Substitates In
Case Of Draft


Case Of Draft
The twenty ecreuth Annual Convention of c1cl
ical and lny delegates from the Episcopal Chnrche
In the Diocese Of Illinois commenced its eessio,
Yesterday, in the Bi+hop's Church on the corner O
Washington and Peoria etfeets- 4 isrge aescmbl,
gathered within the walls Of the arttsdcally fur
ptshed building. The session was prcslded owe
by the RiPht Reverend Bsbop Of the Diocese
Henry j. Whitchoa-e, D. D..
DIVINE SERVICE.
The service opeped with simple but exquisite
voluntary, performed by the organist ", r. White.
Tic clerical de!ec cstes in attendance, to the nun.
bcr Of thirty y-scveu and large number Of LAY dele
estce: then proecedtd up nc m.odle M is!e Of the
ssie verses bling chanted BY ,ye choir.
On rescbine the chancel the clergy took their
4eae in the stalls surrounding It, and In the seats
imme medtatcly In Jron., the Bishop himself occupy.
in9 The throne: It vas really eight be2uhiui 10
beho.d, and when Rev. 1. F. closet. =. D. began
to read The opcutnE sentences OF Morning Prayer,
sound ba that q LIS voice ws Gnsae and
priety say "'this is none other than The house Of
The primary prs5sre I and ths creed We were read BY
ton Was pronounced py the Right Reverend Blrh-
op; the fret letson hy Rev. 7. n Morrison, u. D.,
the second fy Rev. f1aucis B. Nash; the Lltany
8n6 subsequent pray crB were read By Rev. Il. Il .
C!a1ke,n, b. D. The Autc Communi0l was read
By Eiehop Whilehonse, Rer. G. u. Cuumins, D B.
D., xeadtrg the Lesson.
THE MISSION cArsE.
Before the sermon the Diehop made an eloquent
appeal on hchalt of rnissicns: expressed his aor-
row liza. Tue surds we're inadequate to the pay.
1nent OF expenses incurred tn manner most eco
cmjcal and hoped there wond ba more liheral1ty
ffown In The tuiure; TIC cal cd upon them - to do
+.1nurc, to pray more, 20 lore m1re. in behalf or
This crest fundamental relst'on the propasntion.
"Christ, oytr thls, our beautiful lerita:e.r
T1e sermon vas p:eached bg Rer. Warren q.
Roberto. Rector Of GEace chasch. Gasena, Who
taok. ss bis text, tbs snd Epistle to Corinthians,
.Yes. though we hare known Christ alter the
flrsh, yet ow tcncc.orth know we him no 1ho:e."
%os aa IT, 1ho
1aw. The advent Of the gospel ended the time Of
nlt7c symbols, AID introduced the substance OF
rerity ol eternal thincs. The legal dtspepsation
on.y roi,ted to-symbol,xed lIte Had tbey pos.
se.sed The life1tse1f they nescr would have waxed
cd ard pissed aEsy Thy were instituted BY
ing rality which should appear. They kirdied
tbs piety snd kept alive The hopes Of men who
VIZ wsss to ,pt Rsst sSway IT, comparative aalk
Himself thy disappeared. not S,1s beiofe
higher types and more significant symbols,
but he:oss the iis,E Presence The manifestation
Ento whom all WHO CONF are made complete. II
This relation 1t is evident the gospel WAS perfect
ceyelopmept Of the law.
line ol arguncut In his ep stle to tie Hebrews.
yet II docs not seem to be his iavorite mode Of Re.
presenting the gospel OF the k1ugdom Of Christ.
II gracious renewal Of the original creation 81
mnn, with the supcEaddcd glory OF union with a
civ.De KPdecmer.
Created in The IMAGE Of God, and having received
hom the Almicnty The breath Of lie, man be-
came, possessed Of heasenly gin, which
ral,ed him absye himself, But bis
actpi d,soeedieuce separated between hlm and his
God: aid hetce TINT glor1uos clement Of life, de.
rivtd from tI1rncdI Iate communion with God cor'a
not live In him naer sin had hidden from him 1hs
face Of God. Tnt lAucnaIe Of scripture is explicit in
making the essential loes that eneued the loss Of
original r,chteocsttss through the departure OF
j. therefore Represented throughout the Old Test
lament as hefog incapable Of understanding God.
Or Of oheyine tpiFitual law, He must tht rcfore
he toeht by carnal ordinances aud worldly dis
pentatton. kept unoer boncagc, fed On The crumbs
Of the Masters table, that he might not iose ali
conception of Con, and fnsliy furnish and die.
There the tcarscd and di@jointed ruins ol our ma
ture are gathered up. They are hreathed on assin,
cttnity is brunGhr to lie IN the SOUL GOO tucar-
nate ie eeen coming down into realm Of bHpcry.
dton dtnE Of tue hunger and 1e tr
new creature; old thiosE are passed away, BE-
hold ali things are become new" He has tmpa1t-
cd 10 him the spirit Of God. Consciousness lgh:.
ca up by Ills presence to receive Of His fulines to
I've strong in His might; to rest in HIS love, and
Atally to be ccnte1ed cyetastius15 in u,A plOry,
Tbs spostie eaw the Law and the temple csnmb'ing
His past life, hie Gfta and learning In the Les1i.
GU scheme, be rcpuClatef az worthless. He plants
The world rejoices again in a state Of day. Anew
Apotsle's mind oi xhtea christ Is the seEinnins IN ~
to assume new aspec. oid principles, old d'ie Re
ing away. The world had undertaken to lye with
The e1perimeAs- Now Light had arisen. VIVA
went before vas hut weary n,Ght; the ct sterns r0s
iext the Apostle connects the Regeneration
2, The world With :, the Eesn7ee.ion .
@ the ss dtikss aSusa e M The thp;s hsd M ,b x +;
tious dawn Of the first EasteE. Il one died for all
then were all dead, thst they which liye sho1E
not heucefvr1h isc nIto themselves. hut unto blu
who died for them and rose again. And then b
proceeds To declare tie complete chance wroush
On esery human relationship BY this mighty retor
forth lnoT NC no man alter the t,esh.' Ant
then, waxing bolder iu lanc1age end yastef Ia tur
1ey ne ventures 10 class the life Of Christ him-e
9h IT, e
reared. Yea, though We have, knoxe
know &c him no more. it WAS not ST. Paul . pur
pose to think OF Christ hereafter as only purel.
spiritual being. but rather not TO tastcn his thought
upou Him ar he appeared III the DAYS of HIS sorfoW
lie would rlvet his gaze upon Him still inca1uate
hut On HE throne above. Not fur amoment &ouit
he teach the c1ror that Christ eeated to be inc.r
s1atc after Us ascension. The Savior ceased not Il
be the same man that lie Was when ut the close Q
the forty dsyt lie 1epaseed tbs everlasting doorR
He war Man as we'll 81 God when the cloud waftet
kingdom oi His saint=, Man before whom celes
tial be,nge bow ard asc1ibe honor, and glory, AMI
power. The Apostle would only adjnre tb'
thought Of the Savior IL The lntlrmftles Q
the deeh. He died common sacrifice for al
men. II any were qnickened and pardoned. ami
became members Ct the new Gea1ion, and thu
passed from death unto life, they should from tha
memorable period no longer live unto themselves
i would be simply knoxing chr1st after the aesl
to teek thear 1 oEn II interest, reputation and ad
thing less than the devotion OF Themselves, thel
eonls and bodies. and talents Of every kind. to th
will OF their Redeemcr, to promote his glory. an
recommend biz kingdom. There nnst be dlsrc
EaEd Of all contrary and interfering obects-othei
wiee Tie love which The moot gra:lous Sayiou
demanded could not be shown. The principle
knew no rnan after the fesh. Mcn'e persons, be
cause OF natton. OF sect OF rank. must be utterly
eitlegarded Ehcn coming IN competition wito The
the strength md rlory Of his church. There eoult
be 10 accommodation Of these things 10 the pretu
d nc and Of IT, TSed Sc1 ebiaP bsiP
il wonld destroy the pf.ibility Of record uf tnos
sublime exploits those lie histories Of the chidre1
OF God IN spiritual war4, and delea.s, aud terapta
stutties of the suceeedine generation. St. Pau
reached point above ali these contracted exhth
fiune Of Ehfietinn knowledge, He stood befot
Fclix. Ag1ppA and CEfars and on eve1
4hore touched By his holy 1eet, Y
same exalted strain fowe from d
Lips 4 heavenly nluor burns IN ht6 bosom, an
1mpe}s hun forth, and sends him throu.h t
world, bearing testimony which no sscdaEe {
pcrtls could arrest. though We have Known Chtti
afte1 The 4. .sh. get now henccfotth Know re hi'
no more,
Assuming what We have said to be sufHcieI
<axplapatton OF the apostles exalted words, Y