The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-28
Annual Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF Maryland.


Rich assisted in the distribution of the Gle
monts.
Divine services having been concluded,
the Right Rev. Bishop Nottingham called
the convention to order.
The several parishes and congregations
being called In order, forty.ave gentleman
responded as lay delegates. Among them
were the Hon. MONTGOMERY Blair, Of Mary
land, and the Hon. Vim. Plnkney Whyte, Of
this city.
A quorum of both orders having been as
certained to be present, the president an
nounced the first business In order to be the
election Of q secretary. Rev. DR.. jackson
nominated Philip NJ. Snowden, ESQ.,, who
was unanimously reelected. The Rev.
Messrs. Lee and Bruce were elected assistant
sec retarics.
Bishop Nottingham then addressed the
convention briefly.
The following committees were then an
nounced;
On the State of the Church-Rey. DR.. Van
Bokkelen, Rev. Mr.. Chingchase, Rev. Mr..
Colburn, and Mcssrs. Charles Il. Carroll and
G. 8. Norris.
Canons and Other Business-Rev. Drs.
Mahan and Addison, Rev. Mr.. Stanley, +.
W. Bruno and VIM. Woodward, esqs.
Admission of New Parishes and Churches
-Revs. John H. Chew, George A. Lcakin,
DR.. Pinkney, Thos. s. Iglehart and Bernard
Carter.
Parochial Contributions s. Waters,
Geo. W. Tinges and z. A. Colburn.
Accounts-Wm. G. Harrison, DR.. James
Chcston and Stephen W. Falls.
Elections-A. b. Davis, J. Shat Socket,
W. A. Stewart and q. s. Norris.
Rights Of Clergymen to seats-Rev. DR..
May6ury, and Rev. Messrs. Buck and Cor
| don.
The address Of Bishop Nottingham was
read by Rev. DIR. Augustus z. Stryker. IL
sets forth In detail the condition OF the do
cese. Touching allusion Is made to the death
OF several members of the diocese, who have
fallen while in the midst of their usefulness.
The feeble health of the Bishop has pre-
vented him from devoting that time to the
duties incumbent upon the high office which
IL was his desire TO do, but he has never .he-
less visited large number Of parishes and
administered the rite Of confirmation to one
thousand three hundred and seventy-four
persons since the convention met last. He
acknowledges valuable aid from the clerical
brethren as well as from visiting bishops on
several occasions. After nine and twenty
| years Of earnest endeavor to serve the diocese
the experience Of the last three years has
convinced the Bishop that he must either be
| content to lilo as an incubus upon his people,
pressing down their energies and thwarting
instead Of forwarding their work, or must
| set before them his hopelesssness of fulfilling
! the measure of official duty which their needs
require. He had his own views Of what 1t
were best for him to dc In this matter, but
he deferred TO others, and adopted the course
| oflnforming them that he had no longer room
for doubt that his case comes within the pur-
| view OF section five Of canon thirteen Of the
digest, and that II the convention should
think proper 30 take action under that canon
for the relief of the diocese, Il will In SO doing
have his frank and cheerfully-accordsd con-
currence and consent.
Mr.. Bernard Carter offered the following;
which was adopted;
| RssoIvsd, That the resolution offered by the
/ Rev. Mr.. Christian, In reference to the election
] OF an assistant bishop, and all that part OF the
address OF the bishop relating to the same sub:
| four clergymen and three iaymen to DO APP
pointed by the chair and that said commit
tee report to the convention as soon as pIac'
| ticable.
The Rev. DR.. Leeds offered the following;
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this convention has heard
with much pleasure that the Right Rev.
bishop Lay, Of Easton, Nd, 10 in the city, and
that he be Invited to . seat iR this convention
| by the side of the chair.
On motion OF the Rev. J. V. Lewis, the
application OF the Memorial chapel, Of Wash
.ington city, for leave to organize, was re-
fcrred 10 the appropriate committee.
afternoon STRENGTHENING prayer was
, read by the Rev. Messrs. snowden and
jackson, Bisho p Nottingham In the chair.
! The chairman, Rev. j. Pinkney Ham,
/ mond, read the report of the committee APP
pointed at the last convention to ascertain
by circular and queries from each Of the
clergy and vestries residing within the limits
of the proposed new diocese the feeling and
wishes of their several congregations upon
the subject of division Of the Diocese Of
Maryland and also the willingness and abll-
ity OF the members Of the Church within
such limit to support separate diocese.
The committee abstained from the ex-
preston of an opinion, pro or con, and Its
chairman moved that the report be accepted
and the committee discharged. The Rev.
Messrs. Stanley aud Lewis, of Washington,
d. c., opposed the reception of the report at
considerable length, but on the vote being
taken II was accepted and the committee
discharged.
Rev. Mr.. Davis offered the fOllowlngi
Resolved, That committee of three, who are
Ia favor of division OF the Diocese OF Mary.
land, be appointed to reconsider the whole
question OF division and to report to the next
convention,
Rev. Mr.. Grammar moved that the con.
sdcratlOn of the above resolution be post.
pOned for the present. as the entire matter
mlttcc appointed to consider that portion OF
the bishops address regarding the appoint.
ment of an assistant bishop, which was
carried.
The following were appointed committee
to consider that portion Of the bishops ad
dress suggesting the appointment Of an as,
sistnnt bishop: Rev. Messrs. Mahan, John
? II. Chew, NJ. Brand and Christian; Bernard
Carter, William g. Harrison and Thomas s.
lglGhart, esQs.
On motion, II was
RESOLVED, That the parcel al clergy are hereby
respectfully requested to bring to the notice Of
their respective congregations the law OF the
church relating to the removal of communal
Giants from one parish to another, as contained
in section l. eaHOn IL, title 2, of the general d.
gest, and to urge the Importance OF an Observ
ance OF said law.
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Cornelius, II was
RssoIved, That this Convention urge upon the
yestrles OF all the parishes In this diocese the
propFiety OF procuring and maintaining pol
! lcies Of Insurance upon the lives OF their re-
Speotiye pastors, to inure to the families oil
! said pastors, subject to such regulations as the
several vestries may adopt.
The Convention then adjourned