The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-09
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIENNI4L
CONVENTION 1T B.ILTIMORE..

Commtttees-Recept of the Foreign
PreIates by the House-The Ceremo-
niles of the Oocasien-Interestfng Ad-
dresses-Business Proceedings.
The house of clerical and lay deputies met
at 10 A. n. on Thursday, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The proceedings OF the day were opened by
the reading of the regular morning prayer SER
vice by Bishops Lee, of Iowa, and Morris, OF
Oregon.
Among the visitors on the floor was the ven-
cradle Rev. DR.. Hill, of Athens, who has been
foreign missionary of the church for nearly
forty years. The venerable gentleman passed
his eightieth birthday in mid-oceau, while on
his way to attend the sessions OF the conven-
ton.
The secretary announced the appointment
of Rev. Professor Mallory, of Connecticut, as
second assistant secretary, and Rev. G. l..
Eutchlns, of New York, as third assistant sec.
retary.
The chair announced the appointment OF the
following standing committees
Committee on State of the Church-Dr.
Van Deasen, Central New York; Mr; +. Il.
Hanson. Alabama; Revs. Dr.. Tucker, Albany;
T. W. Brotherton, California; 7. G. Littell,
Delaware; ]. Jackson Scott, D. D.. Florida;
F. W. Braithwaite, Connecticut; W. II. Clarke,
Georgia; Samuel Chase. D. D., Illinois; b.
Franklin, Indiana; Charles H. Seymour, Iowa;
Z kKentucky; S. h. Haskins, D. D., Long Island;
W. F. Adams, Louisiana; c.. 8. Leff1ngWell,
Maine; c. Hutton. D. D., Maryland; s. B: Bab-
cock, D. D., Massachusetts,; George d. Giles
pie, Michigan; E. R. Wells, D: D.. Minnesota;
w. Cross Crane, D. D., Mississippi; E. T.
Berkely, D. D., Missouri; James ,da5le a: Eanes D.
D., New Jersey; A. B. Beach, D. D., New York;
Joseph B. Cheshire, D. D., North Carolina; G.
Burr, D. D., Ohio; George E. Hare, D. D.,
Pennsylvania; John Scarborough. Pittsburg;
S. o. Seymour, Rhode Island; P. J: Shand, D.
D., South Carolina;J. /. Wheat, D. D., Tennes-
see; Benjamin A. Rogers, Texas; R. s. Howard,
D. D., Vermont; C. W. Andrews, D. D.. Vir-
ginia; Oran R. Howard, D. D.. West New York;
Hiram W. Beers, D. D., Wisconsin; John
Croasdale, Easton; JohniG. Sassman, Nebraska.
ComL ttee on Prayer Book-Revs. Z. s. Ma
son. D. D., North Carolina; E. E. Beardsley, D.
D., Connecticut; VIM. Adams. D: D., Wiscon-
sin; Horace Stringfellow, Jr., D. D., Alabama;
Isaac e. Hubbard, New Hampshire; John b.
ear, B. S.. Pittsburg; George Norton, D D.,
virginia; Messrs. Orlando Meads. Albany: j. G.
Carthwaite, New Jersey; G. p. B. jackson,
Maine; B. johnson Barbour, Virginia; y. B.
Seymour, Connecticut; v. q. Horton. Ohio.
Committee on Canons-Revs. W. Cooper
Mead D. D., Connecticut; B. j. Haight, y. D.,
III. D.. New York; Alfred R. Watson, D. D.,
North Carolina; Mr. Paddock, D. D., Brooklyn; !;
Alexander Yinton, D. D., Massachusetts,; MI.
Benedict, Georgia; Mr.. Hamilton Fish. LII. D.,
New York; Judge S. B. Otis, Illinois; Mr.. Fogg,
Tennessee;uudge q. W. Sheffey, Virginia; Mr..
Hill Burgwyn, Pittsburg, and Hon. W. h. Bat
tie. North Carolina.
We give the names of the Southern members
of the remaining committeess
Committee on Conservation of Blshops-Rev.
John A. Massey, D. D., Alabama;J. J. Pringle
Smith, South Carolina; S. G. Churchlll, Ken
Committee on Education-Rev. Chas. Min
negerode, D. D., Virginia; John N. Galleher,
Louisiana; Major Geo. R. Fairbanks, Tennes-
see; Chas j. Jenkins, Georgia.
, pnaryURev. Meyer Levin, D. D., Maryland;
Hon. John W. Stevenson, Kentucky. m
Committee on Domestic and Foreign Mis-
.sionary Society-Rev. George Leeds, D. D.,
Maryland; Charles G. Pinckney, South Caro-
lima; VIM. Cornwall, Kentucky.
Committee on New Dioceses,Revs. J. 5.
-HankeI, D. D., Virginia; C. K. Nelson, D. D.,
Maryland;L. N. Whlttle, Georgia.
Committee on Eections-Revs. j. 8. Ship
man, Kentucky; VIM. c. c. Williams, Georgia;
.Jno. n. Bannister, D. D., Alabamai VIM. d.
Platt, Kentucky; W: D. T. Daizel, d. d.,
Loulsisna;J. I. Douglass, missouri. l,.o,, Dave
C. B. Dana, D. D., Mississippi; john ID.
Mitchell, D. D., Georgia; Owen 2. Thackara'
Florida.
ON motion of Dr.. Levin, of Maryland, the
secretary was requested to procure copy OF
the opening sermon OF Rev. bisnoP JOINS, is VI VI
the same be printed for the use OF tne conVen-
ton.
VISIT OF THE FOREIGN PRELATEs.
Further business was interrupted by the ar
rival at this time, thirty minutes past noon, OF
the committee having In charge the visiting
clergymen of the Church OF England. All
business being suspended, the committee, Key.
aisle, escorting the distinguished visitors IN
the following order: The Right Rev. Bishop or
Litchaeld, George Augustus Selwyn; Right
Rev. DR.. venable, Bishop of Nassau; Right
Rev. DR.. Hinson, Dean Of Chester: Rev. Or.
Edwards, Treatham, Litchheld; Rev. J. n.
lies, Wolverhampton; Rev. F. Willett, W..
Brunswick; Rev. J. B. Selwyn. Wolverhamp'
ton: Rev. T. Baugham, Rural Dean, Litchaeld.
AS the committee with their charge ap-
preached the chancel the whole body OF cierl-
cal and lay deputies, the spectators behind
them. and the ladies who filed the galleries to
repletlon. all rose In respectful silence; Ine
Rev. Dr. Craik, the president OF the conven-
ton, met the honored guests at the foot OF the
chancel and preceded them up the steps OF the
temporary platform to his chair. DR.. Leeds
then stepped forward and said that the COM
mittee had the pleasure and honor of present.
ing these eminent visitors OF our mother
church of England. DR.. Leeds then anne anced
the names and titles OF the visitors as he sew
orally presented them.
The Rev. DR.. Craik received the visitors,
bowling profoundly.
REMARKS OF DR.. cRAIK.
- He said that the house was receiving most
worthy guests from our old mother church OF
England, and from the colonial church. They
were distinguished not only by their rank, but
by the services which won that rank. 1t was
not long since that all Christendom was start.
led BY events which seemed to indicate that
the apostolic days had revived. A nation had
been born In day. A young man, high IN So
cial rank, had left his native country. He had
borne aloft the banner OF the Gospel In q
heather land; he had preached the love OF
Christ to race of savages, noble in their way,
but dark and untutored In the road to eternal
life. In little while the labors of that Chris.
tian warrior had produced most fruitful and
glorious results. The little church which ne
gathered around him grew to q diocese, and
that soon expanded into a widespread pro-
vince, with Its bishops, its deans and numerous
clergy. A few years more of hard colonial
labor and this same man was called back to
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