Smyrna times., 1865-06-21
I O'clock, p. VI.
Convention of the Protestant Episco
pal Church,
OF THE DIOCESE OF DELAWARE


The Convention assembled on Wednesday
morning, June 1th, lSGj, at Georgetown.
The President appointed Rev. Mr. Breck.
and ii. +. Rodney, EHI. y committee to ex-
anime the certificates Of lay delegates.
The Secretary pro TEN. called the roll. $.
NJ. Curtis, Esq, was elected Secretary.
Candidates for Holy orders, and ministers
not Of this Diocese who were present were in
vited to seats in the convention Under this
resolution Rev. Geo. Alexander Crook, Rev.
Lewis Ii. jackson and Rev. ID. Morsell took
their seats.
The standing committee reported that they
have had three meetings during the year and
transacted considerable business They gave
thciEconSent to the cOnsecration of Rev. Dr.
Vail, as Bishop Of Kansas and Rev. Arthur
Cleveland Coke, as assistant bishop of W Western
New York.
On motion the amendment proposed to the
second article Of the constitution fixing the
time for holding the convention on the first
Wednesday i'll June instead Of the last We'd
neSday in May, was ratified.
Divine Service of very interesting charac-
ter was then celebrated, at the conclusion of
which the Bishop delivered all eloquent charge
to the clergy
He referred most beautifully to our national
affairs, said that it was the duty of minist, RS ot
the gospel to rcbukc the sin OF rebellion and
stated that in government like this where the
people take part in the government and arc in
fact the governing class, that the sins of the
government are the sins of the people that if
they fail to rebuke the systematic grinding the
face of a small and supposed inferior race they
are rccreant i'll their duties. lie also warned
the ministry not to be deferred from the per-
formance of these duties by tho cry of political
preaching.
The address was altogether an excellent on,
and ii impressions we formed concerning the
loyalty OF some OF the members of the convcn
ton from their action later in the day was cor
rect we think it would be well for them 70 Ia,
the address of their Bishop to heart and prof
by it. 4.
The convention re-assembled at 3 o clock p
NJ. After the roll call the Bishop read his am
nual address
Rev. leighton Coleman moved that SO mucI
Of the Bishops address as refers to the stat
Of the country be referred to special commit
tee of three. After considerable discussion. OF
motion of Rev Mr.. GoldSb0rough, the mof;oI
was laid on the table. The following cIerca
and Lay Delegates to the next general conven
Rev. John B. Clemson ID. d., Rev. Robert i
Goldsborough Rev. j. Leighton McKim =
Layn,en, VIM; +: Reed, II. f. Rodney. Jane
Brown and Admiral S. f. Dupont "''''c
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Breck, the secrot,r
was instructed to have 600 copies Of tSo ;cil
ted. 'ec Prlh
On motion of Mr. GoldsborouCh it was orde,
cd that the next conyention - Nv ""I n;un
meet at Emmanuel church New Castle.
Kev. DIR. Clemson chairman of committee o
endowment OF the Episcopate reported pre-
, gress.
They have received donations for the pun
pose amounting to $424.
The convention then went into an electio
for standing committee which resulted as fol
lows Rev. Richard Wittingham, Rev. Leigh
! ton Coleman, Rev. S. f. llotchkins, Mr.. Win
\. Reed, Mr.. 5. NJ. Curtis.
On motion the thanks of the conventio
were rendered to the congregation of st. Paul