Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-19

I rhe Episcopal Convention
| PEILApKLyHra. Oct. ls-The General Con-
ven,ion of the Episcopal Church ressseuhlsi
/ this morning.
The Hon Washington Hunt sffersa me follow
| inc snendnent totbe nina,e in tsfesacs tn
tBs protest OF Rev. DR. Vinson:
| whereas. The protest OF Rev Dr Wilton
suppressss and ignores TIE resolution OF The
House unanimously adopted on the l3;h list .
rsco gnizing With profound gratitude the good
ness OF Almighty God in restoring national peace
and Union; and. U
| Whereas, Such suppression is snjusl and IN
urieus 10 this House and calculated TO produce
| erroneous impression in regard 20 ia proceed
| ings; therefore.
| Resolved. That aid protest bs ass received
Mr. Hunt ssio: 10 Offering 'his amendment IA
the minutes, hia purpose VAS 10 'lndie,se tue
House from the erson eous impressions which the
protest was calculated 10 produce on his melton.
The House bad, with uEAninity, expressed its
profsssed gratitude 10 The Almighty FER the res
soraiion Of National peace and the National
Union-the National Union by necessary impli-
cation. ss will be the popular acceptance Of the
term-neludes The integrity OF the Nation, srs
the Federal Government. with oil it's rightiul
and constitutional authority, in the whole land
Ii vas in this sense that The Union had been de
Tended and reserved In framing the resolution
ne had employed the term in this sense I" sy-
nOny nous with the National Government bond
With the Constitutional Union OF The Ststes, With
| all is powers complete and uninpsired. he felt
| fully warranted in asserting thai sach ~ss tse
| true meaning of this House IN emitting any
reference 10 thi, proceeding. lie tell the
authors Of the protest had done great Injussics
to the Church and Convention For one, ne was
Gnsilling 10 have il 20 forth to lhs country ths,
the Convention had failed 10 express its sense
OF gratitude 10 Almigbi, God. nos only Tor the
peace and the blessings which t implies, but also
for the union Of the states sud the restoration of
the National integrity aud authority. His only
object ia the present motion vas - place this
mater in It's true light before the Church and
country. and TO viudies,s our action. frsm what
be could no, do less than Characterize a. All un-
far aud unwargantGsle in putatiOn.
Hon. Hamilton Fish amended the motinn by
moving that the whole reference TO the psotss,
be stricken from The minutes. a. the protest was
not received. snd therefore should not appear on
the minu,es The amendment OF Mr.. Fish wac
adopted
The Committee on lhe Stats of the Church
reported resolution. when d.. Patterson
called attention - tue tact that Bishop Wilmer
was referred to in the rsnOr Bishop OF the
Church, which be !. not until he sigDs the re-
quired forms
Bishop Winners name vas thsn Withdrawn
from the report. and the resolution. A. amended.
vas adopted
A report was adopted establishing q Freed
meus Mission.
The order OF The day the Canon preventing
the clergy from entering the military or naval
service except ~ chsplsns-rss taken up.
d.. Goodwin submitted tie following substi-
lute Tor the Canon repoI ted ov the Convs nt;en:
No clergyman OF this Church, whether Bishop
Pres6yter of Deacon shall voluntarily enter sry
military or navsi service, except 50 nea con-
blatant, or hold sny military naval commits
zion, except chaplain or instructor.
debate eusned. during which Rev Mr. Gle
ments. NJ Ohio said he would vote against any
legislation upon this subject there rss no ne
eessty for this Canon: COVE rdly nea will often
be glad to array themselves against their eoun-
try. or tail TO 10 their duty 90 il, rhen tbey car
point TO the Church As a shisls; ne NIGH, "a
well leglslsts shst our members may not he
Postrssters; members should lesissle for emer-
gences; We are rot sure that another rebellion
will not breAs oat-Ged grant thai il may he Ia
distant, but ve esnno, be TOO sars OF that: when
We find bodr like this refusing 10 frank God
that rebellion has been crushed
Cries OF Order or!es etGer - rom sll
parts Of the house.
"A mid tbs cOnfusiou rhch ~. created bv M |
rens!ks, Dr. Goodwin concluded his speech
Dr.. Gooduin's Substitute ras adopted b, A |
vote ri - sg,irs; ~ nsvs. tY standing !
count
Judge Otis submitted smother AIneus oien, az
follows 1t : the rule 81 this Church hat 10 !
duly admitted candidate for hol, csGns shall |
voluntarily bear arms in any military or naval |
service The amendment wss lost; ysu Al |
nays 50,
Message ct The House at Bishops No rs va
received, with the following resolutions:
Resolved, That Rev Dr.. fyng ne .4d.d 10
the Board OF Missions.
Resolved. Tia, the iepor, OF the nominations
OF the Board of Missions ne confirmed cn he
part OF the House
The following in relation tc the Military /
Canon uss offered a. substitute, and adopted: 1
Resolved, the House oil Bishops ccaeGrfing, |
Thai il is the sense OF the Prstestaht Episcopal |
Church Of the United States shat il is compsti- |
bic with their duty, position aud sacred calling, |
for she elerg, o: thi, Church to bsn arms.
This resolution VAS agreed 10.
DR.. Adams resumed tho subject OF amending |
tae Cons,itutisn and suggested that the amend |
would be Ths Great Nstioa.l syrod, and |
ne moved to refer il to the Convention ia caucus
which Was agreed TO-
Judge Chambers gained The floor AID submit, |
Ted the following:
Resolved. That Ia member OF toe House shall |
be permitted to offer any subject for discus |
sion or Tor action Of the House after Thursday, |
the 18th inst. The resolution was adopted
The Rev Mr.. McAlis.er's amendment to the |
Canon,i In reference 10 foreign Missionary Bishops
Was called up.
Rev Mr. NcAli-ter referred ~ the growing |
character OF the Western Territories, and gave !
il as hs opinion that in firs years large diocese
would be formed. We should legislste I, meet |
such contingenc, Thi amendment provides |
that these Bishops shall have RICH, TO take the
hrsi diocese that is found within their fields Of
labor.
d. House opposed he amendment. snd moved |
the adoption of the Cshon upon this subject, as
reported BY the Committee, which Va, agreed TO |