The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-02
Proceedings of the Conven-
ton of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church.
OTruMwA, May 26, 1870.

OTTuMwA, May 26, 1870.
SECOND DAY.
Tho Convention assembled for
Divine service at 81 o'clock.
Morning prayer was offered by the
Rev. Messrs. G. q. Garfield and Geo.
W. Watson. The Bishop present in
tho chancel.
Convention was called to order.
Roll was called and delegates an
swered to their names.
/ At quarter to eleven o'clock the
Convention adjourned to attend
Divine service.
There were in tho chancel assist
| ing the Bishop in the administration
oftho Holy Communion, Rev. Messrs.
Prof. Brooks and VIII Cooper, D. D.
The Convention Sermon was
preached by Rev. F. e. Judd, from
1st Epistlc of Timothy, LIST Chapter
and 9Th verso.
Subject-"Lovo, the basis of Chris
tan Unity"
At half past two o'clock P. NJ, the
Convention assembled, and after
PRAYER by the Bishop, the Conven-
ton proceeded to bushes, and at half
past five o'clock adjourned to attend
Divine service at half past seven
o'clock P. NJ.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Yves.
son, Hall, Townsend and John Cham.
berlain.
| Tho sermon was preached by Rev.
Samuel Edison, from the 18th Chap.
ter Of St. Matthew and 2eth verse.
/ A Missionary sermon will be
preached this Friday evening by
Rev. Charles Seymour, Rector Of St.
Johns Church, Dubuque.
i The public are respectfully re-
quested to attend.
81 THIRD DAYs
II Morning Prayer was offered by tn,
Rev. Messrs Henderson, Thomas B
Kemp and the Bishop.
The convention was then called I,
: order. The Bishop in the chair.
II The roll was called and the min,
tes of the peceding day were rea'
and adopted.
Il The convention unanimously vote
to increase the Bishops salary fror
fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) t
two thousand $4,000.
Howard Tucker, Esq, of Keokul
was elected Treasurer OF the CONVEX
g ton, for the following year.
q The eighteenth annual CONVEX
}. ton of the Protestant Episcops
f Church, in the Diocese of Iowa, wa
j. voted to be held IN St. Paul Church
: Council Bluffs. 49,
!. Various committees reported.
The chairman of the committe
appointed by the Bishop, to repor
suitable resolutions on the death c
thelate Rev. Isaac P. Labagh, offere
! the following, which were unanimous
: ly accepted:
II almighty God having called th
0 Rev. Isaac ?. Labagh from his eartf
Il ly Iabors to the rest OF tho faithft
departed, there to await the resul
:, rection of the just,
q ResolUed, That we place on IL
ID records of this convention, an 9,
ID preston of our warm regard Fl
. our deceased brother, and of O,
- sorrow at the loss the Diocese b.
is sustained in his death,
re Resolued, That q copy of the
resolutions be forwarded to tho fal
lily of the deceased brother, with ass
Ve RANGES that the Diocese sympathi
a with them in their affection"
to It was moved that 100 copies
ed tho primary and first annual conve
ton be published.
lis On motion the convention O
rs. journed until 2 o'clock, pm.
m AFTERNOON SESSION.
o After prayer by the Bishop, t
convention was called to order. T
Bishop in the chair.
"A Board OF Missions for the G
=. suing year, was elected.
II was voted that the Board
Trustees send an agent through t
on Diocese for the purpose of raisi
It, an Iowa endowment for Griswe
- : College, located at Davenport.
en- 1t was also moved and carried Il
NJ the Rectors of the respective parish
u. in the Diocese, be requested to ma
,is an appeal il behalf OF the Cole
en- on next Trinity Sunday.
tyi After the transaction of other bu
90 90 ness, the convention adjourned
to attend divine services, at u o'clo,
ur EVENING SESSION.
m. The evening prayer was offered
-, =, the Revs. F. NJ. Judd and Ez
m Isaac.
The missionary sermon was prea,
'st ed by the Rev. Charles Seymour fri
Malachi, Sd chapt. and 10th verse
" The Means they Use.