Evening star., 1867-06-01
Annual Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.

Annual Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
SECOND DAY.-The Con V en- ton reassemhlea
THURSDAY MOI ming, and after prayer by Rev.
Dr. IL. M. Mason and Rev. +. Gibson. the body
was called TO order by Rev. DIR. Jas. A. Me.
kenney, President.
The order of the day, the election of the
stan ding committee. was proceeded with, the
Convention voting by ballot. The tellers
having retired 10 count the ballots, the Rev.
DR.. Nelson, from the committee on new par
ishes, presented q report which was adopted,
recommended that Trinity parish, Howard
county. and Grace Church parish, Washing
ton, d. T. , be admitted into union with the
Convention, and that Chnrck vile parish, Har-
ford county; In earnation and st. Paufs, Wash
ington, and Grace Church parishes be per nit
ted to organize.
nation desiring to disabuse the minds of any
members Of the Convention VINO were under
the impression tnat he or that section of the
diocese which he in part represented, were
matter of the division of the diocese. He gave
notice that at the next Con ventioD, special or
Otherwise he would ask leave for the erection
OF the diocese of Washington, with such
boundaries as may then be determined.
i The tellers OF the vote for standing COM
mittee reported the following IS elected: Rev.
Drs; Pinckney, Nelson, Rankin, Crosdale,
Mckenney, Mahah and Levin.
The memorial OF the clergy and lay mem
bers of the Eastern Shore, for the division Of
the diocese and he erection of a new see. was
ment from the Rev. DIR. Levin. the Rev. DR..
Nelson moved that the request Of the petition
ers be granted. Mr.. Daniel Clarke moved, as
substitute, that it be referred to the commit
tee on SO much of the Bishops address as re-
fers to himself and the episcopate
After debate, Rev. DR. Hall moved the pre-
vious question on the substitute OF Mr.. Clarke,
when the substitute was declared lost.
The question then occurring on the resolu-
ton of MI. Nelson, was passed.
On motion of Rev. DIR. Mahan, committee
OF four, consisting Of two clerical and two lay
members. was appointed to communicate to
Bishop Whittingham the action OF the Con.
ven'lon in reference to the division of the
Diocese. The committee is as follows Revs.
Mason and Crossdale, and Messrs. Adkins and
Burnett.
Rev. Mr.. Christian moved the adoption of
the proposed change in the 5th article of the
Constitution, which at present requires six
an Assistant Bishop. The change, as pro-
posed, requires only three months notice The
vote was taken by ballot, resulting as follows:
Clerical vote-yeas 81, nays 3e. Lay vote
yeas AZ, nays 21.-Bnltimore COMMERCIAL
THIRD DAY.-The Con vent.on reassembled
Friday morning. and prayer was conduct
ed by Rev. Messrs. Miller and Parkman
Rev Dr Mckenney, president pro tenn. took
the chair and called the Convention to order
Rev. Dr. Mahan, from the committee on so
much OF the Bishops address as refers to him
self and the episcopate, presented report
stating that there were two modes of relief tor
ing the appointment OF an Assistant Bishop,
to which the Bishop is opposed. 1t is a meas.
ure OF doubtfu propriety. and, If adopted by
the Convention. would result in the resipna.
ton of the Bishop The committee agree with
the views expl essed by the Bishop, and recon-
mend the second mode proposed, namely: the
division OF the present diocese into three dio-
ceses, one to be the Eastern Shore, the second
to consist of the city Of Washington, with the
Potomac counties. and the third the city OF
Baltimore and the upper countries The COM
mittee further unanimously recommend the
appointment OF committee Of nine, COM
posed OF clerical and lay delegates, to con-
slider the outline of the divisions proposed.
also. committee OF three to cons i'd er the best
way Of dividing the episcopal fund among
the dioeeses proposed, to be made in their re-
port.
An additional resolution to the report was
submitted by Rev Mr.. Olds, that the Con ven :
tien give its consent to such further division
OF the d ccese as will make Washington CITY
the see OF separate diocese
The reading of the report gave rise to gen.
eral discussion, participated in by Rev DR..
Hall. Rev. }. '. Lewis, d. Clarke, Mr.. Per-
Inc, Col: Hughes, and Mr.. Marbury. The lat
ter gentleman, in opposition to the adoption Of
the report, claimed that the clergy and laity
of the diocese desired the present Bishop to
resign, and that the diocese OF the whole State
could be properly superintended and regu-
lated by one efficient man in the episcopal
office. The speaker claimed to be supported
in his views by large number of gentlemen
both clerical and lay
Rev; Mr.. OIds addressed the body, and con-
clnded by Withdrawing his amendment.
Tine question upon the adoption of the report
OF the committee and resolutions was called
for, and the resolutions were acted upon serl-
atm, and adopted.
Rev. DIR. Mahan offered a preamble, with an
accompanying resolu ton, that q committee be
appointed 10 consider some plan, in accord
ance with the constitution and canons of the
General Conference. by which common coun-
sci and unity OF action might pre- vail among
the dioceses proposed to be made, and report
the same to the next diocesan convention.
Alter some discussion, the resolution was
adopted.
Rev. j. E. Grammar, from the Committee
upon the State Of the Church, submitted q
lengthy report, in which 1t was stated that the
confirmauons during the past year amo unted
to nearly LOCO. and that hopes are entertained
that there will be large increase in the fu-
ture. The report was accepted and ordered
to be printed in the journal.
Rev. DR.. Nelson, from the committee an.
pointed at the last Con nvention, on Freedmen,
reported in favor of educating the freedmen OF
OF the Church, as 1t was certain, he said, that
pastors did not see to it they would be brought
under influences this Church could not sane.
ton. The report, which was also in favor OF
the clergy supplying them with holy admins-
trauons, until they can provide for them
selves, which was also accepted and ap-
proved.
The Chair announced as the com mittee on
tne lines for the new dioceses, Revs. MT.
Olds, II Hutt0n and Stryker, and Messrs. A. b.
Davis, Clarke, Tinges, H. 5. Davis, Somer-
VILE, and Broughan. Also, the com mmittee on
the Provincial system, as follows: Rev
Messrs. Mahan, Pinkney ana Levin, and
Messrs. Evans, Perine and Chew.
After the usual religious exercises, the Con.
vention adjourned sine die.-Ba1ttmore Com
aeTcidl.
The WORKING PEoPLE.-The Connecticut
Legislature recently referred the eight. hour
question to q committee. The majority OF the
committee, 1t is sand, have agreed to report
bill providing for the eight-hour system in all