Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-11
The Episcopal Convention.

The Episcopal COnv enstsn.
J PHILADkIraIA, Oct l0.-The General Cox.
vsntion OF the Episcopal Church rea.se mbled Al
| 10 o'clock this morning. 10 ila-- .----------
Rev Dr. Baigess, Of Maine from the Com
Bittee Ola the Conservation OF Bishops reported
a resolution favoriDy the transfer Of Bishop Tai
bot. from the Assistant Bishopry Of Indiana ia
be Missionary Bishop of the Northwest After
discussion, The CoBventiea adopted the Isseiu.
ton by large ms joriiy. lll
Daring the discussion, Mr. BsuHtt of Penn
sylvs1is. made IA speech denouacins the special
order which he said had crept into ,he Church
that nothing mut De said sgaiast sueh evils as
slavery, incompetence, &c because someiseriJu;
! feeling may be caused by d L. 81 -
Southern delegate attempted TO stop "a,
speech Ly calls u oIJer, hGt NJ Brunei ma.
sustsitei b, the Chair
Fl ma,ior ~ lay the aols s,a- =, ON tue table
was then lo-t.
The cgnys Ton I'll BOT be H. session To- mon =
fOw. The isv being appropriated Ia the conSe-
cra'inn ot Ca.rles ,fod4 Qaint,,% .v5ishop elect
ottrs D.csese o. reRsessss .t or
D. NintIn. 81 Penns yivsBia, said thai il was
q painful duty 10 him 10 oppose the 'consecratiup
ot DE- Wilnssr % the Bshopfy Of Alabama.
knowing him - he diJ, aud having p.ti .ken of
D., hvspitxiite, He theu re ID ce,tsin res,h-
tins. which TAD ssen offered by him at the las.
Conventsn aud shic hsd been laid on the ia
bic, follow: a.rr
Resolved, Thai. the House - b shops con-
curing IN, this general Convention OF tbe Protes-
tsnt Episcopal Church in the United St,tes of
America, pionouses the action OF the Bishops OF
Wig mia. Gsof gia and Soath Oarolius, in their
conservation Of Richrrj II Wilmer, ID ID to the
Episcopal Dioce,e as Bishop of Alabama, , be
inegslsr, eneanonieti aud echisH al cal and that
his ju'isdi ston is the Dioce-e of Alabama is
void ana of no efYecI
Resolved, 1hst Til. preamble aud resolution
be referred ;s Joint Cemmit'se OF this House.
with distractions 70 consider and report what
further sttior If any ihis Cons en- lion shall TAX
70 assert the dignity snd suforce the rights OF
| tie Protestant Episcopal Church Of the United
States OF Ameries in the premises.
DR.. Ninten then read the osths r<qsiIed of a
Bishop, which requires him TO swear allegiance
60 the Ulitsd States. de then asked: shall there
he bishop acknowledged as Bishop OF the
church who has not eonfor med To the oath re-
quired OF him BY our csnoss; had sc better net
wait until he hurch ia Alabs ma expressed their
willingness to comply with our requirements?
Rev DIR. Clafktor announced that a letter ad-
dressed TO Bisaop Hopkins and others bearing
on this very subjec, had been received The
reading Of the letter WAS eallet tor.
Dr. Hare stated th,t the papers proposed TO he
read we're the letter frsms Bishop Wilmer 10 the
clergy.
The order Vi tae Conmsudsnt thereupoa was
- request OF Bishnp Wilmer AZ exploitation Of
the action Of the Comnsndsnt thereon. AID the
reply Of the Commandaut.
The letter from Bishop Wilmer to the House
OF Bishops lot in the envelope
Dr. Cumming. objected TO the resdnge: any
part OF the documents ia the envelope
DR. W ID Harlow stated that il The telegraph
had done lis work with ordinary speed. Bishop
Wilmer woaid have heard OF the action Of this
| Convention, and that he had expressed & viii
liugness 10 coaiorm to the requirements OF the
Church.
Fhe President, in ruling upon The call for the
resdins vi the documents received from Bishop
Wilmer aid thst. =. it appeared ~ be mutiIs
Ted psrtr. il would vet be read
DR. Clzr kson then xelsned thet he had stated
TINT the letter from Bishop Wilmer TO the House
OF Bishops had bees hahdsi ts him bu. We.
subsequently, withdrawn.
Hon, ; b. Ragges, Q: New isrk, lhth mace
address. bat owing TO the noise and confusio
- The door. none OF il was heard.