The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-13
NEW SERES-NO. go
THE EPIsCePGL CONVENTION.

fHL2DELPHA. Oct l0.-The General Con-
ventlon OF the Episcopal Church reassembled
at 10 o'clock this morning
ley hev. - Dr cg Burgess OF Name from the Com
resolution favoring the transfer 81 Rishon Tai
bott to the Assistant Bbhoprio az Tnd;ona from
Missionary Bishop Of the Northwest. = ~
After discussion the Convention adoptea- the
resolution by q. large majority The same
Committee then reported resolution recono-
House Of Bishops of Rev. r. H. Wilmer as
Bishop Of the diocese of Alabama.
During the discussion, Mr.. Brunot, Of Penn.
sylvania; made speech denOuncing the. spirit
which he said had crept into the church, that
nothing must be said against such evils as
ri0us feeling may be caused by it. y
A Southern delegate attempted to stop the
speech by calls of order, but Mr. Bfunot was
sustained by the chair. A. motion to. hY, the ,
whole subject on the table was then lost.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.-The Convention,
will not be in session tomorrow, the day be-
ing set apart for the consecration of Rev. Chas.
Todd Qaintard, bishop elect Of the Diocese Of
Dr.. Vinton, of Pennsylvania. said it was a.
painful duty to him to oppose the conservation
of DR.. Wilmer to the Bishopric Of Alabama,
knowing him as he did and having partaken OF
He then read certain resolutions which had
been offered by him at the last Convention and
which had been laid on the table, as foloWR:
Resolved, That the House of Bishops concur
ring. this General Convention of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church in the United States of
America. pronounce the action of the Bishops
of Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia On
their conservation Of Richard H. Wilmer, DID,
to the Episcopal See of the Bishop of Alabama
to be irregular, uncanorical and schismatical,
and that his Jurisdiction in the Diocese Of Ala.
qama Is void and Of no effect
Reso3yed. That this preamble and resolution
be referred to q joint committee Of this House,
with Instructions to consider and. report wAat
further action, If any, this convention 81.
take TO assert the dignity and enforce
rights of the Protestant Epfscopal Chnrci 1
the United States in the premises
DR.. VintOn then read the oath require: "a q
bishop. which requires him to swear allex lance
to the United States then asked shall there
be bishop acknowledged as bishop of the
church who has not confOrmed to the oath re-
quired Of him BY our canons2 Had we better
not wait till the church in Alabama expressed
ments 2"
Rev. Or. Clarkson announced that q letter
addressed to Bishop Hopkins and others, bear.
ing on this very subject, had been received.
The reading of the letter was called for.
Thereupon the request of Bishop Wilmer for
explanation of action of the eommandant
thereon and the reply of the eommandant
The letter from Bishop Wilmer to the House
OF Bishops was not in the envelope.
DR.. Cummings objected to the reading of
any part of the documents in the envelope.
DR.. w. B. Harlow stated that if the telegraph
had done its work with ordinary speed, Bishop
Wilmer had heard of the action of this Conven-
ton, and that he had expressed willingness
to conform to the requests of the Church.
The President in ruling upon the call for the
reading of the documents received from Bishop
Wilmer, said that as it appeared to be mutt
lated paper it could not be read.
DR.. Clarkson explained that he had stated
that letter from Bishop Wilmer to the House
OF Bishops had been received with other docu-
ments. These papers had been given to him
and afterwards withdrawn