Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-05
Meeting OF the General Convention OF the
EpiScOpaI Church.

| PHILADELPHIA, October 4.-Thc General
| Convention of the Episcopal Church Of the
| United States, assembled at St. Luke's Church
! this morning.
The interior of the church was drared in
mourning, in respect to the memory of the late
| Bishop Potter, and the services were very i'm
| pressiye.
The sermon was preached by the Right Rev.
DR.. Fulford, Lord Bishop of Montreal, from
the lst Corinthians, 9th chap, 22d verse:-'I
am made all things to all men, that | might by
all means save some"
All the Bishops of the Northern Dioceses
were present except Bishop Williams, of Con-
necticut, and Bishop Scott, of Oregon.
The Holy Communion was then administer
ed after which both Houses proceeded to Or
ganize.
Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina, was
seated in the body of the Church, and after
the sermon Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania,
sent DIR. Balch. Secretary Of the House of
Bishops, to invite Bishop Atkinson into the
Chancel which invitation he accepted, and on
entering he was received most cordially by
the Bishops and clergy present.
[sECoND DESPATCH
Philadelphia, Oct. 4.-The religious services
having been concluded the two houses pro-
ceeded to organize, the Bishops retiring to
their own chamber.
The House of Clerical and Lay Deputies
was called to order by. the Rev. Geo. NJ. Ran
dali, d. D., of Boston, who was Secretary of
the last House. The Secretary requested the
Deputies to send to his table the testimonials
Of their election. The Dioceses were called
over, beginning with Alabama and ending
with Western New York.
The following nominations for President
were made Rev. James Crak, of the Dio-
cese of Kentucky, President of the House of
Deputies in 1862; Rev. DR.. George NJ. Ran
dali, of the Diocese of Massachusetts,; Rev.
DR.. M. A. De Wolfe Howe, of the Diocese
of Pennsylvania.
The vote was ordered to be taken by dioceses
and orders.
DR.. Craik was declared re elected President,
receiving 15 clerical votes and the vote of 13
doceses.
DIR. Randall was elected Secretary by accla-
nation, and the Rev. Robert Clarkson, Of
Chicago, was appointed first assistant Secre-
tary, and the Rev. VIM. Stevens Perry, of Ct,
second assistant Secretary.
The Rev. DR.. Mead and Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour were appointed a committee to wait upon
the House of Bishops, and inform them that
the House was organized for business.
The rules of order of the late House of Cler-
ical and Lay Deputies was adopted as the rules
Of the present House until otherwise ordered.
The President was directed to appoint the
following named Standing Committees:
On the State of the Church, to consist of one
member from each diocese; on the General
Theological Seminary; on the Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society; on the Admission
ofnew Dioceses: on the Conservation of Bish-
ops; on Canons; Expenses; Unfinished Busi
ness; Elections, and on the Prayer Book, each
consisting of nine members.
A message was received from the House of
Bishops informing the House of the organiza-
ton of that body, and the election Of Rev. Dr.
L. P. Balch as Secretary.
On motion of the Rev. DR.. Mead, it was
OiuSiSN 'it'O SlSiS iiCii VI tllS lOttotdil
Episcopal Church, and clergymen of the
United Church of England and ireland and
of the British Colonies, and also of the Epis-
copal Church of Scotland, who may be So
journing in this city, members of the Board Of
Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
trustees, students and professors of the Cen
cral Theological Seminary, etc., be admitted
TO the sittings of this House.
A resolution was adopted inviting members
of the press to occupy places on the floor of
the House.
A resolution of thanks TO the Lord Bishop
of Montreal for his address was passed. and
500 copies of the address were ordered TO
be printed.
The Convention adjourned to meet at 10 A.
NJ. on Thursday at St. Andrew Church
When the call of the doceses was made
there was no answer from any of the Southern
States except Texas, from which several dele
gates were present. The whole body of the
Southern dioceses are to be represented later
in the Convention by committee from the
Southern Bishops to adjust the question of
reunion.