Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-13
The Episcopal Convention,

PHILADELPHIA, October 12.-The Gen
! eral Convention of the Episcopal Church
re-assembled at ten o'clock this morning.
The Committee on New Dioceses re-
commended the passage of a resolution
ratifying the Division Diocese of Penn
sylvania into two new dioceses, and said
the division was to take effect ON the lst
of November, 1865 r...f
1t was stated unotiicially that the sum
Of $55, 600 had already been raised for the
support Of the EpiscOpals Of the new
diocese. II
Mr.. Otis, of Illinois, moved to amend
the resolution, so as to make the name of
This caused long discussion.
The order of the day, the case of DIR.
Wilmer, Bishop of Alabama, was then
resumed. a long discussion followed.
DIR. kerfoot, ofConnecticut,p proposed the
following us Il substitute for the original
motion:
Whereas, The Bishops have informed
the House of their resolution, expressing
to Bishop Wilmer their regret regarding
his late pastoral address, be it therefore,
Resolved, That this House hereby sig
mites its concurrence in said acceptance
and declares its full participation in the
spirit and intent of the resolution inform
ally made known to this House.
DR. Kerfoot took the ground that the
South was right in what it did. 1t acted
upon fiction, now passed away, thank
God, but it was a fact to them, and they
proceed to organize the work of Christ.
| The peace of the church, and the peace of
the nation demanded an instant settle
ment of the question.
Ex-Governor Fisk, of New York;
had intended to submit resolution SINH
| lar to the one Just read, but with this ad-
dition provided, however, that such ac-
ceptance by the Rt. Rev. Richard H. Will
mer, DID,, be not consummatcd, and that
consent to his acting as Bishop of the
Diocese of Alabama be not given until
shall have transmitted in writing to
signed by him in the presence of any
Bishop of this church, TO the presiding
Bishop of the House of Bishops, the prom
ise of conformity comprised in the offices
for the conservation of Bishops, and shall
have transmitted to aid presiding Bishop,
authenticated in the fullest manner now
practicable, evidence of his having been
consecrated as Bishop of the Church of
Christ, designating accurately the time
and place of the same, with the names of
consecrating Bishops, and of others pres
ent and assisting, if such others there WERE
which promise of conformity, and letter
or other evidence of conservation, shall be
committed to the custody of the Register
of this General Convention, and be re-
ported, and the presiding Bishop is hereby
empowered and requested TO give due no
tiee TO the church as soon as the above
named conditions precedent shall have
been fulfilled, certifying the recognition of
Bishop Wilmer as aforesaid to have been
completed" -'rr st.a ..
The concluding sentence of the above
resolution was proposed by Rev. DIR. Vim
ton and accepted by Hon. Mr.. Fish.
DIR. Kerfoot consented to the withdrawal
of the second part of his resolution.
The question was put upon Gov. Fisk S
resolution and adopted with but one dis
senting voice. '
The disposed of, the question of the mes
sage from the House of Bishops upon some
subject was not concurred in; the above
resolution taking its place. r3s,i