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Journal of the Proceedings of the Bishops, Clergy, and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in a General Convention 1826 Digital Copyright Notice Copyright 2017. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America / The Archives of the Episcopal Church All rights reserved. Limited reproduction of excerpts of this is permitted for personal research and educational activities. Systematic or multiple copy reproduction; electronic retransmission or redistribution; print or electronic duplication of any material for a fee or for commercial purposes; altering or recompiling any contents of this document for electronic re-display, and all other re-publication that does not qualify as fair use are not permitted without prior written permission. Send written requests for permission to re-publish to: Rights and Permissions Office The Archives of the Episcopal Church 606 Rathervue Place P.O. Box 2247 Austin, Texas 78768 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 512-472-6816 Fax: 512-480-0437 .JOURNAL OF TnE 011 TO£ BISHOPS, CLERGY:, AND LAITY 011 TUB III TOB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, III A. GKNERAL CONVENTION, Held in St. Peter's Church; in the City of Philadelphia, from Tuesda~'. November 7th, to WedDelId.y, November 15th, inclusive', A. D. 1826. Jll'EW.YORK~ PRISTED BY T. AYD J. swonos, No. 99 PeArl-Street. 1826. LIS 1:' OJ! THE A TTI~NDING MEMBEUS. • HOUSE OF BISHOPS. The Right Re\". William White, D. D. of Pennsylvania, Presiding Bishop. The Right Rev. John Henry Hobart, D. D. of New-York. The Right Rev. Alexander Viets Griswold, D. D. of the Eastern Diocese, comprising the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massac.hosetts, Vermont, and Rhode-Island. The Right Rev. James Kemp, D. D. of Maryland. The Right Rev. John Croes, D. D. of New-Jersey. The Right Rev. Nathaniel Bowen, D. D. of South-Carolina. The Right Rev. Philander Chase, D. D. of Ohio. The Right Rev. Thomall Church Brownell, D. D. Lt... D. of Connecticut. The Right Rev. John Stark Ravenscroft, D. D. 'of North Carolina. "''''/!!I- HOUSE OF CL£RICAL AND LAY DEPUTIES. CLERICAL DEI'UTIES. Vermont. SThe Rev. Abraham Bronson, l The Rev. Benjamin B. Smith. T he Rev, Isaac Boyle, .Massachuseus, The Rev. Benjamin C. Cutler, { The Rev. Theodore Edson. Rhode.lsland. The Rev. Salmon Wheaton. T he Rev. Harry Croswell, Connecticut. The Rev. Daniel Burhans, { T"e Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton, The Rev. ReubenSherwood. 4 Journal of the General Con'Vetdion-18i6. T he Rev. David Buller, The Rev. Thomas Lyell, D. D. N ere- York. { The Rev. Benjamin T. Onderdonk, D.D. The Rev. Orin Clark. T he Rev. Charles H. Wharton, D. D. The He,". John Croes, jun. New.Jerst!!. { The Rev. George Y. Morehouse, The Rev. Clarkson Dunn. T he Rev. Jackson Kemper, Penn.'HJlvania. The Rev. James Montgomery, -J { The Rev. Jehu C. Clay, The Rev. John H. Hopkins. T he Rev. Daniel Higbe~, Delaware. The Rev. Stephen W. Presstmau, 1The Rev. Ralph Williston. T he Rev. William E. Wyatt, D. D. The Rev. John P. K. Henshaw, Maryland. { The Rev. Timothy Clowes, LL. D. The Rev. William Jackson. T he Rev. William H. Wilmer, D. D. The Rev. William Meade. Virginia. { The Rev. Edward C. M'Guire, The Rev. Frederick W. Hatch. T he Rev• John Avery, " .The Rev. William 1\1. Green', North·Carolma. { The Rev. Richard S. Mason, The Rev. Henry M. Mason. T he Rev. Christopher E. Gadsden, D.D. South-Carolina. The Rev. William Barlow, 1The Rev. Jasper Adams. Georgia. The Rev. Abiel Carter. SThe Rev. Intrepid lUorse, Ohio. ~ The Rev. Samuel Johnston. Mississippi. The Rev. Albert A. Muller. LAY DEPUTIES. M asrachusetfs. 5Stephen Codman, Esq. l Edward A. Newton, Esq. Rhode.lsland. 5Stephen T. Northam, E.sq. l Alexander Jones, Esq. Journal of the General ConTlen'ion-1S26. W illiam M'Crackan, Connecticut. James M. Goodwin, { William W. Boardman, Esq. Ebenezer Jackson, Esq. ~ The Han. James Emott, New-York. ~ The Hon, Nathan Williams, (Stephen 'Warren, Esq. T he Hon. Daniel Garrison, New-Jersey. James Parker, { Joseph Marsh, Joseph V. Clark. William Meredith, Esq. Horace Binney, Esq. Pennsyl1iania. { Edward J. Stiles, Esq. John Read, Esq. Delaware. The Hon. Kensey Johns. Francis s. Key, Esq. Maryland. Tench Tilghman, Esq. ~ John B. Eccleston, Esq. Dr. Carter Berkeley, Philip Nelson, Virginia. { James M. Garnett, William Mayo. N Ih C I" 5Walker Anderson. Esq. or • aro ma. ~ Josiah Collins, Esq. Suuth·Carolina. The Hon. William Drayton. Georgia, The Hon, George Jones. Clergymen and others who were admitted'to the sittings of the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, and attended the same: The Rev. John Bristed, of Vermont. The Rev. Benjamin C. C. Parker, 0/ ,Massachusetts, The Rev. Southerland Douglass, of Rhode-[sland. The Rev. George W. Doane, The Rev. Orson V. Howell, The Rev. Henry R. Judah, The Rev. Bethel Judd, The Rev. Edward Rutledge, The Rev. George .?helton, 6 Journal of Ihe General Conller'llion-I826. The Rev. Amos G. Baldwin, ) The Rev. Lewis P. Bayard, I The Rev. Thomas Breintnall, The Rev. William J. Bulkley, . The Rev. Erlmund D. Griffin, [Of New-York. The Rev. William A. Muhlenberg, The Rev. William Richmond, The Rev. John F. Schroeder, 1'he Rev. Addison Searle, ) The Rev. Christian F. Cruse, ~ The Rev• .Matthew Matthews, ofNew.Jersey The Rev. Simon Wilmer, 'I'he Rev. James Abercrombie, D. D'l The Rev. Benjamin P. Aydelott, M.D. The Rev. John P. Bausman, The Rev. Samuel Bowman, The Rev. William R. Bowman, I The Rev. Samuel C. Brinckle, The Rev. William Bryant, The Rev. Joseph Clarkson, The Rev. Joab G. Cooper, The Rev. John Davis, The Rev. Robert Davis, The Rev. William H. De Lancey, The Rev. Charles M. Dupuy, The Rev. Enoch Huntington, ofPennsylllania.. The Rev. Benjamin Hutchins, The Rev. Joseph Hutchins, D. D. The Rev. Levi S. Ives, The Rev. Joseph Jaquett, The Rev. William C. Mead, The Rev. Richard U. Morgan, TheRev, Norman Nash, The Rev. David C. Page, ·1 The Rev. William H. Rees, I The Rev. Greensbury W. Ridgely, The Rev. George Sheets, The Rev. John V. E. Thorn, The Rev. George Weller, j The Rev. Henry L. Davis, D. D. ofDelaware. Tbe Rev. Ethan Allen, The Rev. William Hawley, The Rev. John J. Robertson, }ofMa'1llaod. The Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, J ou.mal of the General Con~enlion-182G. 7 The Rev. Mark LsChevers, ~ The Rev. Robert B. Croes, ofVirginia. The Rev. George A. Smith, The Rev. James Milnor, D. D. '\ The Rev. Henry U. Onderdonk, M.D. The Rev. J. M. Wainwright, D. D. The Rev. William L. Johnson, Trustees of the c-. The Rev. Benjamin Allen, neral Theological The Rev. Gregory T. Bedell, Seminary. The Rev. George Boyd, The Rev. John Rodney, jun. Peter Kean, Esq. The Rev. Samuel H. Turner, D. D. ~ Professors oftheGe. The Rev. Bird Wilson, D. D. S Theol. Seminary. William A. Curtiss, Samuel Fuller, jun. StUdents of the a-. William H. Lewis, neral Theological Edward W. Peet, } Seminary. Thomas I. Young, William R. Whittingham, John P. Robinson, George E. Hare, c a1IdidoteS/ QTIlol!J Orders. Henry Hood, } James May, JOURNAL OF TBI: HOUSE OF CLElUC.!L .!ND L.!Y DEPUTIES• • Philadelphia, November 7, ] 826. Tars being the day and place appointed {or the meeting of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church ill the United States of America, several Clerical and Lay Deputies attended divine sen'ice in St. Peter's Church. Morning prayer was read by the Rev. Christopher E. Gadsden, D. D. of South-Carolina, and a sermon preached by the Rie;ht Rev. Nathaniel Bowen, D. D. of the same di ocese. The holy communion was then administered by the Right Rev. the Presiding Bishop, assisted by other Bishops present. The House then assembled, and the Rev. William H. Wilmer, D. D. was appointed Chairman pro tem., and the Rev. James Montgomery, Secretary pro tern. The following Clerical and Lay Deputies presented tes timonials of their respective appointments, and took their seats. CLERICAl.. DEPUTIES. From Massachusetts, the Rev. Isaac Boyle, the Rev. Ben jamin C. Cutler, the Rev. Theodore Edson. From Vermont, the Rev. Abraham Bronson, tbe Rev. Benjamin B. Smith. From Rhode-Island, the Rev. Salmon Wheaton. From New-York, tbe Rev. David Butler, the I{ev.Thomas Lyell, D. D. the Rev. Benjamin T. Onderdonk, D. D. the Rev. Orin Clark. From Nem-Jersey, the Rev. Charles H. Wharton, D. D. the Rev. John Croes, jun. the Rev. George Y. MorehQ\1se, the Rev. Clarkson Dunn. JO Journal of tl~e Gmeral Ccm'l1ention-1826. From Pemuylvania, the Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Rev.. Jehu C. Clay, the Rev. James Montgomery, tbe Rev. John H. Hopkins. ., From Delaware, the Rev. Daniel Higbee, the Rev•. Ste- phen W. Presstman, the Rev. Ralph Williston. From .Mar!Jland, the Rev. William E. Wyatt, D. D. tbe Rev. John P. K. Henshaw, the Rev. Timothy Clowes, LL. D. From Virginia, the Rev. William H. Wilmer, D.D. the Rev. William Meade, the Rev. Edward C. M'Guire, the 'Rev. Frederick W. Hatch. From North-Carolina, the Rev. Henry M. Mason, the Rev. William M. Green, the Rev. Richard.S. Mason, the Rev, John Avery. From Soulh·Car~iina, the Rev. Jasper Adams, the Rev. Christopher E. Gadsden, D. D. the Rev. William Barlow. From Georgia, the Rev. Abiel Carter. From Ohio, the Rev. Samuel Johnston, the Rev.lntrep~ Morse. LAY DEPUTIES. From .1JIassachuseUs, Edward A. Newton, Esq. Stephen Codman, Esq. .. From Rhode-Island, Stephen T. Northam, Esq. Alexan der Jones, Esq. From New· York, the Hon, James Emott, the Hon. Na than Williams, Stephen Warren, Esq.