The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-13
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENIIO

P,,u ,nrrpuI, Oct.g5.s-Fhe General Con
! vent;on of the Episcopal church re-aesemblet
| in ST Andrews church at 10 A. me- when tn
roll was called. delegation from North Car
DINA answered to their names. A delegation
from Diocese in Texas was admitted yester
Jav- Thus two southern Dioceses are repre-
sented Texas and North Carolina.
A resolution was offered by DR.. Mead, tina
during the sitting of the Convention a day b.
sesapart as a day loi thanksgiving and prais,
20 Almighty God for the RESTORATION Of peac,
and the preservation Of the Union.
/ , DR.. Howe OF Philadelphia otf=red substitute
declaring that general gratitude was due &c
sthe Almighty for restoring the authority OF
the Government over the whole territory Of
rthe United States and for the abolition of sla
( very. Both resolutions were withdrawn. II
+ being understood 4 resolution of a similar
character would be presented to the House ov
1.-The Bishop, GO, a -, - ,.,x-I
~ GRey Charles Bneh OF, Delaware offered fsso-
lutiOns relatixeeto the death OF " Ice admiral
dupont, who was delegate troiIlSt diocese
of Delaware to the Convention.
=. Rev. DR.. Mahon, of Marylond. offered reso'
lutions relative to the death OF Kew. WIN. +.
Wyatt, of Maryland. --
,ReseIxions[ were adopted, relative 10 the
the death of Robert Howell Gardner. lay
delegate from Maine TO the LASH convention,
and Rev. w. CTeyton. OF New ofk.
Hon. aS:B: Ruggles, of New York offered
Ss resolution of the Convention OF the Diocese OF
= New York. asking that the provincial system
. for The division of the diocese in the church in
+ thesIJuited States, be established. Mr.. RHggles
said the object of the resolution was TO tneIeae
y 1fbe number OF dioceses lin the cOnntEyee The
as'made the special order for Fri
tlay at 10 O'Clock. 'aa.1S -. ~. s-!'a2
-. Dr. Hares, stated that the Delegation Of do
cese of Pennsylvania had been Instructed to
offer resolutions of o similar character, relative
10 the provincial system of dividing diocese,
and would dose ut future time. "a,
Rev. DR.. Howe, from the committee appoint.
ed to prepare an additional body Of hymns, Of
fered resolution for the printing Of 500 of the
additional hymns prepared by the committee
for the use Of the Convention. The C0nven-
tion resolved to- meet daily at 10 o'clock A, NJ,
and to adjourn at +. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.-The Episcopal Con-
vention met to-day-several Committees were
formed to consider certain subjects. The af-
.ternoon session was taken up by discussing the
: new canon, requiring no clergymen ito enter
the army or navy otherwise than as Chap
. lain. y Ni-'%! -''-i 49,, p: VI
& PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA, message, was re-.
: ceiVed from the House of Bishops informing
. the Convention that the House of Bishops is
satisfied that Rev Richard Hooker Wilmer did
g. have been validity consecrated to the office of
Bishop, having been elected to the Office in
the vacant, diocese of Alabama, and that WITH
out an examination of crcumstances occasions
ing certain canonical irregularities in the cleo:
ton and consecratioA and expressly declaring
that its present action shall never be construed
or accepted as a precedent, this House hereby
= accepts that the right Rev. DR.. Wilmer as
Bishop of Alabama, and consents to his
episcopate as such, provided the House
o. Clerical and LaY-depu ties-iS-Willing
to, signify its concurrence ip, such ac-
.ceptance and consent that thereafter the
bishop of Alabama shall transmit in writing to
the presiding bishop to be by him committed
Tie promisss ii scsnfornit comprised ID, he
Office for The consecration Of shops IA the or
diRal. AfteE Hng discussion the proposed
new canon nslatiye Nslergymen entering The
military OF, Hnvd AcfSe, the Convention adj
g Iourned %'L%SpI.Es.sISS 49,.