Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-21
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

| The Convention of the p. E. Church
for the Diocese of Pennsylvania, assembled
in Philadelphia on Wednesday. In his an
nual address, Bishop Stevens referred at
length to his European visit, his injuries by
the railroad accident, and careful treatment
at Judge Conynghams house at Wilkesbar-
re. He referred, but not decisively, to the
proposed division of the Diocese, to the la
bors for improving the condition of the
Freedmen, and other subjects The Comm
ittee on the Diocese division reported in fa-
vor of the proposition, but in the course OF
the discussion on it, on Thursday, strong OPP
| position was manifested by several promi-
nent gentlemen, lay and clergical. Rev.
Drs. Goodwin, Hare, AIarple and Howe,
Judge Conyngham, G. L. Harrison, L. G.
Coffin, and VIM. Welsh, Esq, were elected
delegates to the General Convention. Dur
ing the session on Friday, a resolution was
adopted to make a new Diocese, by leaving
to the old one under the present name of
the Diocese of Pennsylvania, IL counties,
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks,
Lehigh, Northampton, Chester, Monroe,
Carbon, Pike, Wayne, Luzerne, Wyoming,
and Susquehanna, provided the change be
approved by two-thirds of the clergy and
parishes, representing two-thirds Of the
communicates reported in 1867 and $25OO
a year, for five years, be secured for the sup
port of the new Episcopate.
The Conference of the Unitarian and
other Christian Churches of the Middle and
Southern States meets at Germantown,
Philadelphia, on Wednesday and Thursday,
goth and 2lst insts. 1t is composed of dele
cations from eight or nine ChnrcEes in Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware, each church
sending its pastor and six delegates, the lat
ter being of both sexes The occasional SER
mon will be preached by Rev. Mr.. Clute, of
Vineand, N. j. Within the limits of this
Conference, over $500 have been raised
during the past year for building churches,
&c. The Sunday School concern is in ex-
cellent condition and each church has a par
ish library. The several churches have ds-
ring the year circulated gratuitously 5000
pages of tracts and books. During the con-
ference Rey. MIR. Harrington will be install
led as pastor of the Germantown Unitarian
Church, Rev. John F. w. Ware, of Balti-
more, preaching the installation sermon.
The admission of the delegates from the
Southern Conferences was the great event of
last week in the Chicago M. e. General Con-
ference. The final vote was 205 to 10, a
great triumph of liberal views. 1t is assert
ed that the new delegates will probably have
influence to change some arrangements pre-
yiously made up as a s'slate," in regard to
Conference appointments. Theirnames are
John w. Talley, James Davis, John w.
Marlborough, 7. II. Pearne, w. c. Daley,
John T. Newman, 7. w. Lewis, D. Rout
ledge, Joseph Welch, John S. Mitchell and
benjamin Brown. In reference to the clos
ing debate on the subject, a correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette says:-Rey. 7. Muir
ply of the Philadelphia Conference, but
whose field of labor has been generally ia
Maryland, took the floor in opposition to
the report, and spoke as long as he could
which, however, was not very long The
manifest impatience of the Conference at the
delay soon convinced the representative
from My Maryland" that it was not only
hard, but very foolish, to ''kick against the
pricks. A call for the previous question
was sustained, and the vote was taken by
ayes and nays. When the Secretary called
the name, Curry" the Doctor thundered
back, "You've broken hole big enough to
let them in; / vote aye!" Whereupon the
house resoundcd with clapping of hands.
DIR. Foster answered mo" with frown all
his own. DR.. Slicer, of Baltimore, uttered
his s'nay" with an ugly growl. Peter Cart
wright, famous as politician of the Demo-
cratic persuasion, voted faye" aud was
vociferously applauded. The advocates of
lay representation feel confident of the sue
cess of the measure.
The Second Presbytery of Philadelphia,
adopted the following resolutions, in relation
to Union, at their Inst meeting: Resolved,
LIST, The organic union of the entire Presby-
terian Church is greatly desirable, and all
important to the cause of religion. Resolved,
I'd, Such union formed upon the basis
adopted by the Convention held at Philadel-
pha, in November last, would be eminentlv
adapted to secure the purity, the peace and
the prosperity of the entire body we regard
as our own.
The Second Presbytery of PHILADELPHIA
have appointed the following commissioners
to the General Assembly Ministers-Revs
J. q. Thompson, of Pottstown, and II. +.
Lee, Philadelphia. Ruling Elders Robert
Cornelius of Frankford, Robert Mcdowell
of Slating:on.
The Standing Committee of the Diocese
OF Pennsylvania have granted permission for
the organization Of the "Church of the Holy
Communion, another name for the '.Church
of the Holy cross" which was some time
since rejected by the same ecclesiastical au-
thority.
AT the convention of the Episcopal
church in Philadelphia last week, the char
tiers of the Church of the Messiah, Mont
gomery. county, the Holy Communion of
Philadelphia, Holy Apostles, Philadelphia,
and the Holy Trinity, of st. Thrala Co
lumbia county, were approved, and the
churches admitted into union with the Con
vestion.