New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-18
PrOtestant Episcopal Convention of the Ilio-
eese OF E.auTsiaAs,

Wednesday, the convention met at O'Clock yes,
terday morning.
DlVne service was celenratad as far as the creed
by the Rev John Phson, Of Rosedale, and thence
to the close by the Rev.. J, w Beckwith
The secretary, before proceeding to read The
minutes OF Wednesdays proceedings, called the
aIIehuoh OF the pre- &ideat to his privilege of ap
pointing an assist 1nt secretary, and announced
INA. ne had appomte Major Douglas West.
Tue minutes o. Wednesdays proceedings were
then read and Confirmed
The roll havipc been called If was fonpd there
were clerical representatives of eleven parishes,
ana iay Representatives of 6[teen, constituting
quorum. g
Inc presideRt then announced that he had ap-
pointed the following committees for the session; I;
On Elections and Credentials Rev. DR.. Lewis
and Rev. H. T. Lee.
On New Parishes --Eaay Bfessrs Mccoy and Jas
fb,lson and Mr.. A. p Cleveland.
Vn The State Of the Ghurch-Rey. DR., Leacock
and ISey. Mr.. Trf der Hon.'D. S, Cage j. W.
Ch&mpln and Jol m IL. Kennard.
On Canons-R az. Messrs. Lawson, John Phison
Beckwirh and D & Hedges
Ons Reports and Accornts-Biessrs. Thos. j.
Dix j, B. Murj son and j. ii. Keep. .....
On Unfnish "a Busness-ReV. McssTs. Stickney
and Hilton AZ 4 Mr.. G. P. Logan.
On lnGorPt ,rations-Hon. John A. Campbell and
Mr.. G. P. Il Lrrison.
On Asses gngnts-~Rev. DR.. Lewis Rev. DR.. Lea
cock, Rev; 4jr. BeCkwlth and Messrs, James i'm
shaw, R. lloyd, James Mcdonnell and Gen. 6. NJ.
Graham,
The Re e Or. Hedges offered a resolution for the
appontp toat Of q committee of six of the clergy,
OF Whop 4 the president should be one and five Of
the ai' y, to report suitable resolutions to the
memo " ef the lamented and beloved late bishop
Of the diocese, the Right Rev Leondas Polk, D.
v. faa resolution was unanimously adopted, and
the president appointed the following delegates as
OF I ha -p nit ~ n,
l. T., b. Trader DR.. Lewis and j. Il. G. Smedes
til Ron. D. s. Cage, Gen. G. Mason Graham
essrs j. W. Champlin and P. Lansdale Cox.
The Rev. DR.. Lewis offered resolution for the
appointment Of a committee of six of the clergy
0i whom the president should be one, and five o
the laity, to consider and report upon the subjec
of the restoration of this diocese in its relations
with the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Uni
ted States Of America. The resolution was unani
mousy adopted, and the president appointed the
following as of the committee Revs. DIR. Leacock
I. B. Lawson, 7. r. B. Trader, A. d. Mccoy ant
A. G. Beckwith, the Hon. D. S. Cage and Jas. Nc
Connell, Messrs. G. P. Harrison, James Grimshan
and WA. Markham.
The secretary announced that the Committee OF
Credentials had examined those of Messrs. Frank
lin Hardesty and G. McEay, from St. Andrew
Church Clinton, ard found them correct. Ht
TiAE'h CoASA klbii EaHlSoS DuJ lHey WtEb uu
present.
The Committee on New Parishes presented
report, through the Rev. A. D. Mccoy, the chair
man. It stated that they had examined the ao
of incorporation of Christ church, in Mansfield
Desoto parish had found it correct and recon
mended the reception of that church into uniol
with the conveutioR-also that of the church o
the Redeemer, Prairie Jefferson, Morehous
parish. On motion, the report of the committe
ives adopted and the new churches were received
The certidcatesof the lay delegates from them
r. T. Gibbs from the first, and DR.. I. P Harrison
jackson Smith, and James Bradford from tn
latter-were presented, examined, and found cor
rect, The names of the delegates were called
'but only the first was present to respond.
The secretary announced that parochial report
would be in order at any time during the session
but intimated that the earlier they were presente
the more convenientit would be for the busnes
of the convention.
The Rev A. D. Mccoy, fromthe Committee o
New Parishes, presented a report on the church G
St. Andrew, Prairie AIarou aud Grace church
Monroe, stating that all that was needed to the ac
of incorporation was the,sgnature of the distric
ttOrney or of the Judge. That of the former coul
" be attached because of his not having vet re
OssSed his commission from the Governor, that q
the latter because access to him had been prevente
by an impossible food. The reception of thes
churches was recommended. On motion of til
Rev. Or. Lewis the report was accepted and th
churches named were received into union with th
convention. The credentials of the lay dele
igates from them were presented, examined an
found TO be correct. Their names j. W. Bake
and Robert Richardson, were called, but they wer
R0t present.
The president intimated that paroohial report
would now be in order.
The Rev. Mr.. Mccoy called attention to the fac
Il vat the canon requires the reports to cover th
W. hole period from the last reports.
The president said it was important,that thes
rep orts should Represented early practicable
in 10 yder that they might be referred to the Con
mitt &c the State of the Church, so as to enabI
them to report them before the close of til
conye ption.
A la Ese number of reports we're then presented
1t is, { course, impraetieable to give them in thi
column. Their general tenor represented sa
effects rom the late war; but everywhere mos
promisin & revival In some cases, the improve
nent wit hin a short space of time was most graft
flying. the instance, perhaps, far the most re
markabe Of all in this respect, we subioin that o
the Rev. n Z. Beckwith, Of Trinity Church in thi
city:
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