Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-10-12
The Episcopal Convention.

PHnApES3RiiA, Oct 10 The committee on the
copsecratinn'of Bishops reported resolution re-
commanding concurrence in the acceptance ny
the house of Bishops OF Rev. r, H. Wilmer as
Bishop Of tie Diocese OF Alsbams. The Tesolu
ton caused very warm discussion.
DR.. Vintoa, of Pennsylvania, said it was iln-
full duty to him to oppose the conservation Of Dr.
Wilmer to the Bishoprick Of Alabama, showing
him rs he did, and having partGkel of his hospi'
talities. He then read certain resolutions when
had been offered by him al the last convention.
and which had bsen LAID on the table, as follows
ResoIred. That, the House Of Bishop concur
ing. this General Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church In the Unit States Of America
pronouuce the action Of the Bishops Of Virginia,
Georgia and South Carolina, in their consecra'
ton of Richard Il. Wilmer, D. D., Of the tpisco.
pal See of Alabama, TO be irregular, uncanonical
and schiSmatical, and that his jurisdiction in
the Diocese of Alabama is void and Of none Ell
feet.
ResoLred, That this preamble and resolution
be referred to q Joint COMMITTEES OF this house,
with instructions to consider and report what
further action, II any, this convention shall take
to assert the dignity and enforce the rights Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States
in the premises.
He then read the oath required of Bishop
which requires him to swear obedience to the,
Church of the United States of America, Shall
,here be bishop acknowledged as q Bishop of
the church who has not cOnformed to the oath
REQUIRED of him by our canons2 Had We not
better wait until the church in Alabama has ex-
pressed their willingness to comply with our re-
quireIaents
Rev. DR.. Clark.on announced that the letter
from Dr. Wilmer addressed TO Bishop Hopkins
and others, besring on this very subject had
been received The reading fthe letter was called
for.
DR.. Hare stated that the papers proposed 10 be
read we're letter from Bishop Wilmer TO the
clergy Of Alabama; the order of the command.
ant tileTeupon the request of Bishop Wilmer for
an exclamation of the action of the commandment
therein; the reply of the commandment. The let.
ter frdn Bishop Wilmer to the House OF Bishops
was not in the envelope.
DR.. Cuttings objected to the reading OF any part
of III, documents in the envelope.
Rt,SQr. Harlem stated that if the telegraph had
done n-ork with ordinary speed, Bishop Wilmer
hss".aJa'e Of the action OF this Convention; and
thsd and 6 esxpgessea gyjllpSness TO confar'n tn
tlc~srn. sident, in ruling upon the call for the
re ~ 49, ~. the documents received from Bishop
WSnnS,sSSii aid that as il appeared TO he mutila
ted i il could not be received and could not
rkson then explained that he had 5 ated
thaSSIYletter from Bish p Wilmer TO the House
of BAops had been received with other dOcu
menty These papers had been handed TO him,
but were subsequently withdrawn.
Hon.Sr B. Ruggles, of New York, then made
an address, bat owing to the confusion at the
door lie could not be heard.
The discussion on the Wilmer case continued
until the hour of adjournment
Theconvention will not be in session morrow,
the day being appropriated to the conservation OF
the Rev. Charles Todd Quntard, Bishop elect Of
the diocese OF Tennessee, at ST. Lukes Church.
The sermon on the occasion will be delivered by
Bishop Stevens, Of Pennsylvania.