, 1874-10-08
Arrangements for a Service
III Memory Of DR.. T.
NJ. Eddy.
Continued Session Of tho American
Board OF Commissioners.
Convention Of tho Froc.Will Baptists
at Providence, r. I.



Protestant Episcopal Convention wcro begun
this morning III st. Johns Chapel. There waa a
very 1argo congregation ut tho opening religious
serviccs. While tho officiating c1erEynen aud
Blshopa we.o entcriug tho choir sang Tho hymn.
"rho Ohurc, Ia onr Foundation" Tho oflciat-
ing clergy wore tho Rev. Me*sra. stovous Perry,
D. D.; tho Nev. Edward Janas Edwards.
yienr of Trentham Eng. tho Worry Rav.
DR.. Da1ch, Archdoacon Of Harrow,
Eng; thu Rev. Dr.. Elgood, Canou
Of Montreal; the Rev. W. Hugh Ketcllum, Hon.
orable Cauon, Of Fredericton, n L.; Tho Ror.
DR.. Henry u. Porter; :uo 1T. Rnv Dr.. Oxodon,
Dishop Of Montreal and Metropolitan Of Canada i;
thu 1T. 1oy. William 1tollinBon Wl,it'iugham,
Bishop Of Marylund and tue Rt. Rev. Dr..
Courteuay, Bishop OF kingston.
ntsuor sEIwyN, or ENGLAND,
preached sermon. taking for hts text tile 18th
chaptcr OF Acts. 23ti vcrao. Tho otrcrtury aau-
tencos ,Soro said by Bishop Les.
Tho Prayer for tho whoIo State Ohrist'a Church
WA ofiorct by niuhop Loe. of Delaware. The
Major Eahortation was rocited by tho hight Rov.
William Mesoor Groe,'c. Bishop OF 1tissisalppi,
aad tho Miner E1hq,'atirn by tho Hisls 10y;
North Carolina tho Confession by tho Hight
Ros. uoratio Potion, ,. D.. LII, D. bishop of
New York. The Post Communion was snd by tho
Right Rov. Thomas n. Clark, y. D., LII. D.,
Bishop of Rhode Island, The Bonodction, was
McCoekoy, DAD, L LID, Bishop Of Michigan.
1t tho cloao Of tho communion SERVICES
4 nuSiNEs3 MEETING
waa cal1od to order by the Secretary, tho Rev.
Dr. pesry, who requested deleegatea to aend in
their credentials, and the calling of tho roll fol-
lowed.
It was resolved tn elect President for tho
meeting. The lsov. James CraiS, D. D., of Kon-
lucky. WAS elnrteu to tba. Office. Ae took tho
cllpir, and said ho thanked thoin with all hiB
l,aor fnr tip 1o.ntrhI hf c1nff3nnra
lIa accepted tic duty. 1hey had con1b together
to rcnova distinctions in Tho path uf their
church 80 far as they could. Ho wns Anro thoy
would do their duties faithfully with tic Holy
Spirit hiding them.
Tho Rev. william Stevens Perry waa elected
Secretary.
a message. was received from
THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS,
announcing That tlaay hail orgasii2ed by e1ccting
tbs Rev. Henry G. Potter, D. D., Of this city. as
Secretary.
A long tIiscuason ens1,cd oyer tho rules which
govern tho c Convention. LIN question WAS
suspended, md muiion adopted thnt Com
mittto Of two bo appointed to proceed to tho
House OF Bishops. Md info.m them THAT this
body was organized aud ready to proceed to
tuHineRs,
The 1ley. DR.. BURGESS Of Mussnchusetta, and
Hill Durewin, ESD. Of Pittsbare. were ap-
When the subject was returned to tho old
rules wero adopted to govern the Convention nn-
till they were amended.
GREETING.
A cable dispatch was received from tho church
Congress, now assembled at Blghton, Eng,
sending greeting, and hoping sAae, thc4e nsoet-
ines would crinent the bond Of union mitch
closer botweon both churches.
A committee WAS appointed to render Bnit-
The Convention thon adjourned until to-mor-
row morning.
EVENING sEse1oN.
Tho Congress- hold M evening session at As
sociation Hull. IAo Rov. ". D. Wilson read u
paper on - Christian Relat,ons of Capita! mud
Labor" The Chn,mau read telegram from
the brighton Church Council, England, returH-
ing greetings.
1he lsov. Pr. F; A. Washhur1s read PAPER
Christian Dudios." lie thought when Catholic
rayiyatm had sunk below tho hosizon, thoy
would form q bet:or iden Of Christian priu-
ciplos.
A paper on tho sama subject was read By tho
Roy. L. q. Porter, Of WISCONSIN. .rilis Cnurel,,"
snid ho, had taien It tor granted too long that
it had nothing to learn fom our brother rroes-
tR1ts. II 80 would help on tue worl; Of unity,
We must keep our eyes epon for oil tho light, no
matter from what source it should come. We
required to study tho history OF tloso organizes
tiona. and SEQ wlaat they wero all aiming at." i
Tic Aatne subject was trcutel by tho Rev. G.
J. Currio OF Pennsylvania. 1le onil that onr
position towards otler denominations waB not
dGfllol, and ha NaA 0i the opinion thRt It HQB
not tl,no jet thnt it should be defined.
Tho next speaker Was Bishop Whinple, Of Min
nasota. When ho olssercd tho ministry he bo-
lieyed TINT tho Protestant Episcopal Church was
10 ba the Now Jerusalem, coming llko IL brido to
meet llor husband. but lie had boon cured Of
th!e, al well III Of oller. dreams.
Tho Chail'R,an announced that tho, uoxt sos
sion of the Congress- would DO held i'll tho City
Of Philadelphia In October next, tho day and
place not yet being lxod. Tho thanks or tho
| Assembly wero rendered to the Chairman tor tho
ablo manner in which ho had presided oyor tho
I sessions. Iho "Glorin in ExcclHis" WAS sung
! and tue beuedletiou pronounced. The Conyroaa