Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-13
RsisiiOp Winners Case Settled.

The Case Of Bishop Wilmer.

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! PHILADELPHIA. Oct. l2.-Ihe Episcopa
Convention met again this morning. when tn
case Of Bishop Wilmer. Of Alabama. was re
sumed as the order of the day.
| Rev. DIR. kerioot. Of Connecticut. propose
the following as a substitute for the orieina
| resolution:
| Whereas, The Bishops have informed thi
| house of their resolution expressing to Bshol
Wilmer their ragrntS regarding his late paste
raj address: therefore,
Eesotred, That this House does hereby sig
Nifty It's concurrence in said acceptance anG
declares its full participation in the spirit and
intent of the resolution informally made known
| to this House.
DIR. herioot took the ground that the South
ern portion of the Church was right in what
they did. They acted upon a fiction now
passed away. thank God; but it was. ftct ia
them and they proceeded to organize the worl,
OF Christ. The peace of the Church and the
peace OF the nation demand the instant settle
ment Of the question
Ex-Governor Fish, of New York. had
intended to submit resolution similar to the
one just read, but with one addition: PRO.
vlded, however, that such acceptapce of the
hight Rev. Richard H. Wilmer, d. d.. be not
consummated, and the consent to his acting rs
bishop Of the Diocese of Alabama be NOT
given until he shall have transmitted in writino
to be signed by him in the presence of any
Bishop Of this Church, to the Presiding Bishop
Of the House of Bishops, the promise of CON
tormity comprised in the Office for the conse-
Grafton OF Bishops, and shall also have trans
mltted to the said Presiding Bishop evidence
authenticated in the fullest manner now prac-
hcable, of his having been consecrated a
Bishop OF the Church Of Christ, designating
accurately the time and place of the same,
with the names of the consecratinp Bisbons
and OF others present and assisting. if
any such others there were. which promise of
conformity and letters or other evidences of
conservation shall be committed to the custody
OF the Registrar of the General Convention.
and shall be by him duly recorded; and that
the Presiding Bishop be and hereby is en-
powered and requested to give due notice to
the Church so soon as the above named con-
ditions precedent shall have been fulfilled,
and certifying the recognition of Bishop vii
mcr, as aforesaid, to have become complete.
The concluding sentence of the above reso.
luton was proposed by Rev. Dr. Vinton. and
accepted by Hon. Mr. Fish. DR.. Kerfoot
consented to withdraw the second part of his
resolution
Tho nunStiap thon
Fish's resolution, which was accepted bv DR..
kertoot, and it was adopted with but one dis.
senting voice.
This disposed Of the question to the extent
that the message from the House of Bishops
upon this same subject was not concurred in,
the resolution of the House taking its place
and going up to the House Of Bishops as "a
substitute for its action.
The Rev. DR.. Kerfoot offered the following:
ReS0iced, That the House Of Clerical and
Lay Deputies heartily concur in the message OF
the House of Bishops. No 4, declaring the sym
pathy and admiration of the Convention for
the Bishop of Capetown and his Provincial
Bishops, in their defence of the truth of the
Word Of God.
The resolution was agreed to.
The consideration of the question as to the
division Of the Diocese Of PENNSYLVANIA was
here resumed, and adopted as reported by the
committee on new dioceses.
Rev. DR.. Einton, of New York, presented
report of the committee appointed at the
General Convention of 1859, and continued BY
the Convention of 1862 to consider the suh
ject Of the severance Of the present General
Theological Seminary of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church from the control of the church
in general, and placing the same under the
charge Of the Diocese of New York. This
report was finally made the order of the day
for Friday at u o'clock
After which the Convention adjourned.