The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-09

ton of CaHtOFnIa, -. D-~NtemS0u {
Delaware, Samuel Chase of Illinois
f Horace Stringsfellow. Jrr Of indiana
Z HIN. Powers Of Iowa, Charles Rey
noldsg OF Kansas. J. TAShipman {
Kentucky, e. Ballard OF Maine, 4. Z
, Dashiels of. ,Maryfand, f. Mills G
Massachusetts, ~ d. Gillespie 0
MichiaaD, Z. r. Wells Of Minnesota
Z. r. Berkeley Of Missouri, j. II
Eames nof New Hampshire. 81 M
Rice OF New jersey W. Payne o
New York, RavleJ.o B.1aChesin 0
N rth fIarolina, Il. Burr, of Ohio
/ G. n. Hare Of Pehnsylvania, s. a
Crane Of Rhode Island. G.. Il. Cohar
of Tenaessee7 r S. Howard of Yer
mont, r.. Ba bcoek-of New York, i. Il
Hoff IF Wiscon in. M BettersbI
OF PennsYIyania, g w. Andrews oi
4 Virginia. c. T.. Pitkney of South
rolina, S Benedict of Georgia, J y,
Scott of Florida, j. M. Mitchell q
Alabama, W. q. Crane of Mlssis-
sippi Thomas B. Tracer of Louisiapa.
On DUmestic and Foreign Mission
ary L. Littlejehn. New
| York N. ,JoClark Conn; f., Water
man, M " Clinton Locke Mass. ;
NJ Schuyler, Missouri; q. Trobridge,
Mich; M. Welch, Penn; j. ID,
SchoRberRh,G J5 caUaa AAitsA-*f
On iExpenses-H. Williams, r, J.
s CLEMENTS, Ohio : w. G.. 6 Crane,
iss.sGaS- Hale. VT; w. H. Carter.
Ind; j Brown, Del; O.. A. Green,
Iowa. II. B. Stsbbens, Mass; @. p
Lee, Ills. .8BsAiI2
The Secretary announced the ap.
pointment Of Rev. John M. Mitchell.
of Alabama, as Assistant Secretary. e
Rev DR.. Cooper Meade presented a
petition from the. new Diocese of Me-
braska, asking admission to the Con-
RevSDr. .Littlejohn, Of New York,
spoke eloquentlyIh behalf of the same
petition Referred to Committee 90
New Diocese. .faira ses
Rev. DR.. Adams. Of Wisconsin.
presented a-memOrial praying for the
passage of such amendments as may
remove the obstructive canonical leg
islation, adopted in 1888 Article 5, of
the Constitution, so far as il refers to /
the reception OF new Dioceses, and to
adopt. sueh laws. as viii hereafter ex-
pedlte their formation. Referred to
the Committee on New Dioceses.
Rev. DR., Mahon, Of Maryland, pre-
seuted a memorial from the Diocese
of Maryland, regarding the jurisdic-
ton of Provincial Courts of Appeals. !
Referred to the. COMMITTEES on Con
ventions 81, a5s aaI :
Rev. Bepjamin j. HaMAk Of New
York, presented ,coh patton
asking the creation of two n die
ceses IN New York State. one to be !
composed of the counties forming |
Long Island, and the other lying /
north OF Columbia, Green and Della !
ware counties. Refereed to the Conn
mitiee or New Dioceses. .sea ~
X ". Mr. Haght lalso presented a
memorlaIasking the passage of a per.
missive canon authorizing federal
council of dioceses rin zone or more
States, with power to enable it to
ombiue with Others for the defence
OF their eom7nnn interest and Inaugu-
rate such enterprises as the best good
of the church. may seem to require. +
Referred 20 the Committee on Can
ons. III aa.5 .r8- .rlFa sa-s 4
Rev. John II Wheat. Of Tennessee,
presented another. memorial from his
praying for the removal !
Of restrictions Of the formation Of new
existing IN article five of the
1Onstitu ions Referred 10 the Com
nirree onbCanOns: taa+ bos ID sHao.af
Several other memorials relative to
he fifth article of the fCoDstItution
we're referred.51 .,asrla reefs "a a0E asa z
Rev j chm Grosdaie,=u -hTaryiand,
presented a memorial asking consentI
-or new diocese In Maryland. Re ,
Ierred to the Committee on DiOceses. 1
Rev. w. g. Clark, of Georgia, Of
tered memoriaf praying to change
the name of the. General Convention
10 General Council. Referred.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Gross, of Texas,
= memorial praying that
some pro visions be made fora more I
speedy division OF dioceses which are
now too large. Referred TO the Com
nittee on Canons.
A number OF resolutions in rela-. j
ion to the government of the Com {
yention We're adopted, after which q
recess of twenty minutes was had. :
On reassembiing a motion was made I
1y Rev. DR.. Goodwin, Of Pennsylva'i {
lia, to print 5000 copies of Bishop s
Lees sermon, delivered yesterday.
A delegate moved to amend, to
print 1900 copies. The amendment I
vas accepted. .~s.z- {
A motion was made 20 lay the m 1t {
.er on the table. which gave rise to !
heated debate. The motion was lost.
aud that to print was carried unani-
nously. aasfoE aTeT94eW ssf {
j. w. Stevenson. Of kentucky.
moved the appointment, of COM
nittee to select another church, In ]
which to holdidthe Convention, as
Trinity G ChapeFwas en6r ly too small,
ind its qualities SO bad that it was a
natter of impessibility for the menu
'ers to herr one another. The motion {
vas carried q -s s. -ae sl II ee
The RevbbDra Mahon.. of MARYLAND,
moved to place on the records of the
Iouses~ grateful remembrances of
hose.IfSpv gone ate' their rest viz y
Ezeki ! f. Chambers. Rev III. Mason,
Hugh Dlvy5 Eyaas, aud John Henry
Alexander. 2 Carried unanimously.
appointed the fol-
owing com mittee on conference with {
bishops in regard to changing the
place of maeting from New Y orlx:
Dr. AIs3on, d, D.. of Maryland; DR..
& and Mr. Stevenson. : = "a
Rev. DIR. Haight, of New York, Of ]
eFed a resolution asking that the |
House of Bishops take some action, 3
n connection with the House of Bish &
epsrofs Canada, ,aon the death Of the
bord Bishop OF Montreal and Metro {
)olitan of Canada. Carried unani- c
nously, when the House adjourned till (
o-mOrrow morning. JiaFsaa /
NEW YORK, October S.-A Ha-
rama dispatch says Santa Anna has a
,een ordered to leave the island, for
easolls vet unknown to the publicaa5l
The WOrmald and O'Baldwin fight
s declared 81. Ttlss
The case of assault brought against
hn rrita nf GenernI Sninnla for