Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-06
Protestant Episcopal General Convention
PROCEEDINGS OF MONDAY MORNING.

| PROCEEDINGS OF MONDAY MORNING.
The session was opened by the usual di-
vine services, in which the Rev. Joshua
Peterkin, D. D., of Virginia, assisted by
the Rev. Isaac G. Hubbard, ID. D., of New
Hampshire, officiated. The benediction
was pronounced by the Right Rev. Bishop
Talbot, of Indiana.
The Rev. Dr. Beardsley presented re-
solution repeating the last section of canon
10, title 1. Referred to the Committee on
Canons.
MIR. G. B. Farnsworth. of Rhode Island
presented resolution looking to the pre-
servation of the parish records of persons
confirmed and baptized. Referred to the
Committee on State of the Church.
The Rev. William Fl. Clarke, of Geor-
gia, offered a resolution to change the title
of the House of Delegates by dropping the
words "clerical and lay" Referred to the
Committee on CanoEs.
Mr.. William Welsh, Of Pennsylvania, Of
fered resolution directing the Committee
on Canons to report on the propriety Of
forming a canon making it oblig atory on
all new dioceses to form their standing
committees Of an equal number of clergy
and laymen. Adopted.
Several messages were received from the
House of Bishops proposing certain amend,
menus 10 tu9 cauOnS. Among them the
following
Res2IUeI That the memorial of the Oneida In
dians, presented to this House By the Bishop al
Wisconsin, together with draft Of d proposed
letter TO the Sccre ary OF The Interior be srans-
mtttd to the House OF Clerical aud Lay De g.
gates with request for Dint action Ia the PIE.
.tmlsc-
I Mr.. Hamilton Fish deprecated the in
tervention of the action of the House OF
Delegates IN matters purely political. He
said that if this House took one side OF
the question, some other representative
body would take the other, and that the
voice OF both, perhaps, would have less
weight than the vote Of some ward poll
tician seated in the council of the nation.
The chairman recommended the action
Of the delegates as individual citizens
rather than as councils.
The Rev. Mr.. A. Stubbs, OF New Jersey,
held that it was the duty Of the House to
throw the weight Of Its action into the
que ltion on behalf of Christianity.
The Rev. Joshua Peterkin, of Virginia,
quoted from the treaties of 17SS to show
that the Oneida Indians were then friendly
to the Colonies, and advocated measures
for their protection and welfare.
Several additional messages were re-
ceived from the House Of Bishops. One
stated that the House of Bishops did not
concur in the resolution to amend article
4 Of the Constitution o. the Board of Mis-
slons. Another fixed Thursday next as the
day for adjournment sine die.
A motion to commit the Oneida In
dian message to a select joint committee
of six delegates, after division, was lost
Mr.. Hamilton Fish, of New York, offered
a resolution that the House of Delegates
respectfully declines to concur in the &C
Of tbo Of
position because it deems it inexpedient
for it officially to interfere in matters OF
this character. This was carried.
The Committee On Prayer Book made q
report on punctuation of the prayers and
such other matters as had been referred to
them.
Several unimportant resolutions were APP
pended ali of which were adopted.
A resolution was offered directing the
Committee on Prayer Book to report on
the expediency of forming prayer expires
sive Of thankfulness for the recovery Of G
child from sickness. Adopted.
The Rev. J. G. Hubbard, OF New Hamp.
shire. offered resolution that the Joint
Committee on Prayer Book be instructed
to inquire into the expediency OF introdu
Church the pointing of the Psalter fo1
~"H IL viz PAS0JSA OOSh VI CAN
Church of England, and to report at the
next Convention. Adopted.
There being no important business be-
fore the Convention-after some action on
trivial matters of routine--the Board took
a recess to give Committee on CanOns time
to hatch additional business for the Con
vention.
Col. CoWAN.-The Raleigh SsntineIgives
q glowing account Of the grand Mass Meet
ing at Auburn, Wake county, on Tuesday.
Gel. Cowan is thus spoken of
The first speaker was Col. Z. II. Cowan, OF
Whining ton, who was introduced to the large au-
dience by Mr.. Johns, the efficient Marshal of the
day. Col. Cowan's speech about an hour and
a half IN length, and was listened 10 with Iiyeted
attention. 1t has rarely been our fortune to hear
a more lucid aud com mahding effort, interspersec
with slashing satire and hunor and whitening il
vective-and delivered, as it YVES, with all tn II
elOquence Of manner for which the orator is sc
pre-emineutly distinguished, it produced the
finest effect. In tee name Of the people of Au-
burn, We are requested to thank Col. Cowan fol
the great qualification he afforded Them.
! For the Journal.
Enthusiastic 8Tees1ns-The People Thor