The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-10-13
The EPISCOPAL CONVENT ION

| pu, .nr,pu,A. Oct.si.s<Fhe General Con
yention of Che Episcopal church reAesemblet
in st. Andrews chrrch az AZ M when tn
roll was called. delegation from North Car
olins answered to their names, a deiegatio,
from Diocese in Texas was admitted yester
dav. Thus tive Southern Dioceses are repre-
sented. Texas and North Carolina.
resolution vas Qttarees BY DR.. Mead, tha
during the sitting OF The Conventi6h day bt
setapart as daytof thanksgiving. and praise
TO Almighty. God for the ,restorutlon of peace
and the preservation OF the Union.
% DR.. Howe OF Philadelphia of 4rea d substitute
.declaring that general gratitude was due tC
Sthe Almighty for restoring the authority OF
ethe Government. over, the whole territory OF
tthe United States and for the abolition of sa-
a very. Both resolutions were withdrawn. it
character would be prssentsd TO- the HOUSE by
- I aRey % Charles Bssh Bs Dsis'v.sngs q offered 1850.
lutiOns relatiXestos dhedeath otiV leo Admiral
ss,Ilppont, who was a delegate fromthe dlocese
ssof Delaware to the Convention. ...'r %
"a Rev. DR.: Mahon, of Marylond, nhefea @ res0'
L lntions relative to the death OF Kew: Wm, +.
Wyatt, Of Maryland. -.
the death Of Robert Howell Gardner, lay
delegate from Maine to- the lasl convention,
ana Rev. w. CTeyaou, of New-Yoek
tssfes6iutfoI of the Convention OF the Diocese OF
E M York. asking, that the proytncfar system
q for the division of the diocese In The church in
h. ths.Uu;ted States, be established; Nr: Rgggles
weAid the object of the resolution Wasa t0ineleae
Issfha number of diocesescin Sthc cOnntSySscThe
9rfesoiution wasfmade the speefaf order f0rFri-
br. Hares stated that the delegation Of do
cese Of Pennsyl ylvahia, had been Instructed to.
offer resolutions of o similar character, relative!
to the provincial system of dividing diocese,
and would dosoAt future time. .,ts.a e
. kev D, howe tsGm sne committee
fered resolution for the printing OF $50 of the
q additional hymns prepared by the committee
} for the use of the Convention. The C0nyen--
'ton resolved to omeet daily at 10 o'clpekjA, N, ;.
and to adjourn at T. N. 80
: PHILADELPHIA, Oct 6.-The EpiscopSt Con-
vention met to-day-several Committees were
formed to consider certain subjects. The af-
new canon ysTequiring no clergymenst0 enter,
the army or navy otherwise than as Chap,
: lain. ~ hilaT:s'-i - - ''l.: :,
q PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA. A.message,was re-.
J ceived from the House Of BISHOPS Informing
the Convention that the House of Bishops isS
satisfied that Rev. Richard Hooker WilfAer did
:. have been validly yconsecrated to the Office of
:, the vacant diocese Of Alabama, and that within
!. out an eXanipation Ofcircumstances OCCASIONS
ing certain canonical irregularitiesi Ia the elec-
tion and conservation and expressly declaring
that its present action shall never be construed
y or accepted aga PRECEDENT this House hereby
!, Bishop of Alabama, and consents to his
episcopate as suchs provided the House
of Clerical and Lay puties--iS-Xilling
to, signify it's concurrence, ip, such ac-
seeptance Ahdl' consent thsts thefl&Aer the
bishop Of Alabama shall transmit in writing to
t9 the custody Qf the register af. this house
. .t4e espromiSes u Glcenfot1it cpiaSisea %, the
Office fof Tie c6hsecratfon Of bkh6ps II the Or
diRal., Aftels Hng discussion the proposed
new canon 1lsti slergymen entering the
military or MeSe, the Convention ad.
! fO0Enod. rysIys$NS Ii-[ u. ~g''