The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-05-09
The Bishop announced that the Con-


vention would be adjourned with prayer,
but thought it would be well If the Or
ganist was in the house to sing "Glorla
in Excelsis." This was sung and gen
eral good feeling seemed to prevail,
after which the Bishop led in prayer ano
adjourned the Convention until Thurs
day at 10 o'clock.
The gentlemen who did not go into
the Convention held meeting, and con-
siderel the propositions embodied IN
the Porter resolutions. Their deibera-
tions we're secret.
The Compromise Rejected.
ANDERSON, May 2.-It was the gener-
al opinion at the adjournment of the
Episcopal Convention yesterday after
noon that the resolutions offered by DR..
Porter and adopted by the Convention
would meet the approval of the seceders.
Nothing could be ascertained, however,
as to what effect they would have on the
course of that party.
A long meeting Of the seceders was
held last night in the Knights Of Honor
Hall. Rev. Ellison Capers, DR.. PinckDey
and DR.. Wilson were preseut to urge
upon the seceders the importance of ap-
proving or accepting DR.. Porter's resolu-
tions and the Importance of coming into
the Convention this morning. The en-
treaties of these three gentlemen were,
however, of no avail.
It was finally agreed at a late hour
that each member Of the seeding party
could do as he pleased as to coming into
the Convention.
Nearly ali the seceders left the city
this morning on the ,south-bound train.
The roll of the Convention being called
Mr.. E. A. Bell, of Grace Church, An
derson, and Messrs. R. S. Desportes and
E. W. Seibels, of Trinity Church, Co.
lumbia, who had been in the ranks Of
the seceders, responded to their names.
At 6.45 the Convention adjourned to
meet next May in st. Thaddeus Church,
Aiken.
Before the adjournment Bishop Howe
made brief parting address.
he said that be came to this Conven-
ton, as, no doubt, many others came,
with heavy heart. He felt that this
old diocese was about to go on the rocks
and he could see no way Of escape. He
felt that the conscientious differences of
opinion were so strong that there was no
possible chance for Cancellation. But
now he could go home, as many others
could, with light heart. He felt that
the Convention had done all it could do
to heal the breach, and while it had not
done all that the laity demanded, it had
extended to them the right hand. If the
laity refused further to take the extend
ed hand, the fault could not be placed
upon the Convention. The Bishop ex-
pressed the hope that when the Con-
venion met again it would meet with
fuller hearts and fuller ranks. He
pledged his strongest support to the
efforts that may be made to effect
separate organization of the colored
church in the diocese.
The correspondent of the News and
Courier says: "The members of the
Convention appears to be unconcerned
about the matter, but there is in the
community feeling of regret that the
seceders did not accept the conditions
of the Porter resolution and restore
peace and harmony to once united
Church. The prevailing opinion seems
to be that the clergy have made such
concession as the Christian spirit would
demand, and that the layman is the dis
cordant factor in the diocese"