Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-07
EpiscopaI Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. G.-The Convention
reassembledat 10 o'clock.
DR.. Higbee, of New York, stated that
two deputies from Tennessee were present,
| but owing to the absence of the Secretary
of that diocese were unable to present their
certificates. He moved that the names of
the Tennessee deputies be placed on the
roll which was carried.
| The committee on Canons appointed yes
terday reported in favor Of the adoption of
| a new Canon prohibiting the clergymen of
the Protestant Episcopal Church from en-
tering- the military or naval service of the
United States except In the capacity of
chaplains, or to enter any military or naval
school except as chaplains or professors OF
construction.
IA message was received from the House
of Bishops, inclosing an address from the
Protestant Episcopal Church In Canada to
the Convention of clerical and lay dele
gates of the United States of America.
The Rev. b. j. Benin. of Canada, was
presented to the Convention, and made
few remarks. He is Proluctor OF the Can
adian Synod and author of the well known
catechism bearing his name, and visits
Philadelphia as the bearer of the address
above mentioned. ...
The Rev. Mr.. Fulford, Lord Bishop OF
Canada, also made few remarks relative
to the connection between the church in
England and America. sIs..
The question was discussed of altering
the Canon which allows Bishops to distrib-
ute easter aims. A motion to recommit the
question with instructions was lost, and the
committee discharged from the considera-
tion of the subject. ar.
Rev. DIR. Cummins then rose and offered
the following resolution: .i
Resolved, That this house offers its pro-
found gratitude to God that we have among
us our brethren, the clerical and lay depu-
ties from the dioceses of f,hexas, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee, and that we recognize
their presence in our midst as token of
peace in the future, and entire restoration
of the union of the church throughout the
length and breadth of the land.
Judge Spalding, of Ohio, hoped the reso-
luton would not pass. We were glad to
receive our brethren from the seeded
States, but he was opposed TO getting down
in humiliation to the mud. We are glad
to see them, but he considered the passage
of such resolution as premium for re-
bellion. He was entirely opposed to it.
Mr.. Yarnell, of Pennsylvania, moved to
lay the matter on the table. The motion to
lay the resolution on the table was lost by
yeas A, nays Al.
Mr.. Hare hoped that the resolution would
pass the house by an immense majority
He abhorred slavery; he was panied at the
degraded condition in which the colored
race was kept at the North; but if we work
with the feeling of patriots we ought to
remember how large part of the Episco-
pal Church is inflicted at the South. If we
can hold out the olive branch toour breth-
| rem of the South we ought to do so. He
was surprised at the objection made by
4 member of this house to the resolution
which he considered entirely inoflensive,
He welcomed our bretheren of North Caro-
lima, Texas and Tennessee, with open arms.
| He was glad to see them here; their pres
ence gladdened our hearts.
| Rev. Mr.. Cummins had trusted that when
| the resolution was offered it would have
passed without debate and in the spirit
which had been expressed by the last
speaker. ...
DR.. Home also urged the passage of the
resolution. "
| The resolution was then passed.
| The question of Provincial organization
of dioceses was then called up. ,t
| Mr.. Ruggler, of New York, moved to re-
fer the question to the committee on Can
ons, but afterwards considered that by re-
| ferriDg the matter to special committee,
| the brethren of Tennessee, Texas and the
seeded States would act in harmony with
the delegates of the Northern States. lie
gladly withdrew the motion to refer the
question to the committee on Canons.
DR.. Vinton, of New York, suggested that
the matter be referred to a committee OF
one from each diocese.
Rev. DR.. Wharton declined to accept the
amendment, as he believed a committee OF
nine would be as fully competent to attend
to the duties as larger one.
Judge Otis said that he had moved for a
committee of nineteen with view of re-
organizing the dioceses of the whole coun-
try.