The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-06
BALTIMORE EPISCOPAL con-
VENTION.
BALTnoRE, OctOber 5.

The Episcopal Convention reassembled
this morning, Rev, DR., Crainkins in the
Chair, Several Standing Committees
were appointed by the President.
Committee Of Canons OF Clerical Dele.
gates-Rev. Drs. Mead, of Connecticut;
Haight, of New York; Watson, of North
Carolina; Howe, of Pennsylvania; Pad.
dock, Of Long Island; Vinton, of Massa.
chusetts; Benedict, Of Georgia; and Lay
Delegates Fish, of New York; Fogg, Of
Tennessee; Shiffry, of Virginia; BergWin,
of Pittsburgh; and Battelle, of North Car,
Olina,
Committee ON the State of ChWch-Dr.
Van Deusen, OF Central New York; +. r,
Hanson, OF Alabama; ]. j. Tucker, of Al
bany; j, W. Brotherton, of California; T..
G. Cottell, of Delaware; ]. ]. Scott, of
Florida; +. W. Braithwaite, Of Connecti-
cut; W. Il. Clark and Georges. Chase, of
Illinois; Benz. s. Franklin, OF lndianai
Charles II, Seymour, of Iowa. j. N. Lee,
of Kansas; 4. s. Perkins, of Ken.
lucky; DR.. Hastings, Of Long IsIandi
O. s, Lettingwell, Of Maine; DR., Hutton
and Dr. Babcock, of Massachusetts,; Geo.
N. Gillespie, OF Michigan; DR.. Wells, of
Minnesota; DR.. Crane, of Mississippi; DR.,
Berkeley, Of Missouri; DR., Ames, of New
Hampshire; DIR. A. BerCrombie, of New
Jersey; DR.. Alfred Beach, Of New York.
DR.. Cheshire, Of North Carolina; DR.,
Barr and DR.. Hail. of Pennsylvania
John Scarborough, OF Pittsburgh; s, 0,
Seymour, of Rhode Island; DR., Shands,
Of South Carolina; D. Wheat, OF Ten.
nessee; II. A. Rogers, Of Texas; DR.. How.
ard, of Vermont; DR., Andrews, Of Vir-
ginia; DIR. o. B. Howard West, of New
York; DIR. Beers, of Wisconsin; John
Crossdale, of Eastern Indiana, and I. e.
Glasman, Of Nebraska,
Resolutions were then adopted that the
sessions be continued from 10 A. NJ to 3
Pm.
At noon the Rk Rev. Geo. August
selevyn, Lord Bishop of Litchhcld; Rt,
Rev. DR.. Kenablc, Bishop of Nashua; RtD
Rev. DR.. Horason, Dean of Chester; Rev,
DR.. Edmonds, Vicar Of Trenchami Rev.
@. II. lies, Vicar of Wolverhampton, with
several others of the English clergy who
arc here, were presented to the Conven'
tion.
A message from the Bishops announced
their consent to the formation Of new
diocese within the diocese Of Pennsylva'
nia, to be composed ol all that part Of the
diocese outside OF the counties Of Phila'
delphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery,
and BCrks, which was referred to com.
mittee.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Judge, Of
Illinois, to stand as rule twenty.one of the
House as follows: When q vote Is taken
by Diocese and orders each Diocese
whose vote Is divided, shall bo counted as
half vote on each side Of the pending
question, was, after an animated discus
sion, referred to the Committee on Canons,
DR.. Haight, of New York, presented
papers relative TO the establishment of a
Diocese in Arkansas, which were referred.
Also memorial from the Federal COun'
Gil Of DioCeses of New York, with n dccla'
ration OF the powers proposed to be exer.
cised by the Federal Council, was referred
10 the Committee on Canons.
Resolutions inquiring into the expedi.
cncy of reducing tho number of clerical
and Lay Deputies in the House Of Dele
gates, offered by Mr.. Ruggles, of New
York, were adopted.
E. The memorial presented by Mr.. Wood.
worth, of Nebraska accompanied by a
resolution that each of the missionary
jurisdictions be entitled in the Conven.
tion the right Of speech without vote,
was referred.
AdjOurued until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.