Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-11-10
THE EPTscoPAL coNYENrIoN.

The master mind Of the Episcopal Conven-
ton now in session in this city is evidently
Stephen Elliott of Georgia. When that
eminent Southern prelate issued his famous
mandate to the n5rCh Silence, IL you please
but not one word of censurel he sounded
the key note to which all the doings of the
Convention have been carefully an / accura-
tely tuned 1t must be intensely gratifying
to Bishop Elliott to find that his influence
is not only not abated, but that it is greater
than ever We have had several marked
recc cgnitions Of the supremacy of this Grand
Master of theOrder Of Re United Episcopa-
lians but the culminatiol of them all was
exhibited on Saturday morning: when our
townsman, Horace Binney, Jr., ESQ, intro
duced his loyal resolutioI, asking the Bish-
ops to recognize our debt Of gratitude to God
for the suppression of the rebellion and the
removal of its cause. Had Mr.. Binney in
vited the Convention to unite In war-dance
he could not have met with more violent
response. From all parts Of the House loud
cries were heard, demanding the immediate
slaughter of the resolution by laying it on
the table. Forgetting, for the moment
those courtises which the Convention may
be supposed to owe to those whose liberal
and willing hospitality they are SO abun-
dainty enjoying, the Pennsylvania deputa-
ton was loudly denied the privilege of a
single word of explanation, and it was by the
most determined insisting upon their parlia-
mentary rights that they succeeded in secu-
ring call for the ayes and nays. Before
this was done, the President, Rev DR.. Craik
of Kentucky, was asked if the vote about to
be taken would dispose of the question, and
even that usually bland and accomplished
divine was so carried away by the excite
ment of the House, as to throw his influence
against the resolution and to seek to bias
the vote by replying, Yes, we shall get rid
of it for this time, at least.
Our readers have read the result Thirty
six members of the Conventionwere all that
could be found ready to thank God for the
blessings mentioned in the resolution. The
whole mass of the body promptly repudiated
them and crushed the measure with an iron
heel. We are proud 10 be able to say, that
not only the Pennsylvania deputation vote
as unit for the resolution, but the whole
New York deputation, with the exception Of
the Rev DIR. Payne, voting against it, and
Rev DIR. Higbee, absent, stood by this most
loyal resolution, Hon. Samuel b. Ruggles,
Jonas c. Heartt, Esq, Hon Hamilton Fish,
and Hon. Mr.. PIerpont, are the lay
representatives of the great Diocese of New
York We need hardly say that Ohio and
Massachusetts, proved true to their well
known principles on this occasion. All
honor to the little band ofthe clergy and laity
who had the courage to declare that they
are Americans as well IS chuIchmen- that
they are patriots as well as Episcopalians
We presume that this is the end of the
matter, so far as this Conventionis concerned.
The loyal sentiment of the North is as efec-
tually muzzled as it ever was in, South Car
olina, and it win be in vain for the distin-
guished gentlemen who represent the great
Diocese of Pennsylvania le make any further
effort to place upon the records of the Con-
vention those 'unuttered truths which, if
spoken, would kindle the affections Of thou.
sands of free spirits towards the Episcopal
Church. 1t is impossible to estimate the
influence that would have been exerted in
favor of the Episcopal Church had it shown
itself, on this occasion, true to its own daily
repeated formulas. - Pb.Lq. Bulletin.