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Date
10-2-1844
Keywords
Philander Chase, Bishop Brownell, Bishop Onderdonk, Henry Onderdonk, Benjamin Onderdonk, H.U. Onderdonk, B.T. Onderdonk, Bishop Meade, Bishop Ives, Bishop Hopkins, Bishop Smith, Bishop McIlvaine, Charles McIlvaine, Bishop Doane, Bishop Otey, Bishop Kemper, Bishop McCoskry, Bishop Polk, Bishop Delancey, Bishop Gadsden, Bishop Whittingham, Bishop Elliot, Bishop Lee, Bishop Johns, Bishop Eastburn, Bishop Henshaw, General Convention, trial, court
Recommended Citation
Chase, Philander, "Minutes from General Convention of the Episcopal Church" (1844). Philander Chase Letters. 1234.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/1234
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Convention met on the 2’d of Oct 1844 Phil’a
Bp: Ives preached
House opened-- elected Dr. Wainwright
Adjourned to meet at 1/2 past nine tomorrow
I am to meet the Bps on Miss’y business at 1/2 past 4 tonight
Mr Smith at Mr [Moses] Thomas
Schuylkill 8
[5]th door from spruce between spruce & locust.
1/2 past 5 today meet Mr [Loken] at my lodging
3 [p’d] 5. from a member of St Stephens Ch. Portland
[recopied]
List of the Bishops.
Bp. Chase.
“ Brownell.
“ H.U. Onderdonk.
“ Meade.
“ B.T. Onderdonk
“ Ives.
“ Hopkins.
“ Smith.
“ McIlvaine.
“ Doane.
“ Otey.
“ Kemper.
“ McCoskry.
“ Polk.
“ De Lancey.
Bp. Gadsden.
“ Whittingham.
“ Elliot.
“ Lee.
“ Johns.
“ Eastburn.
“ Henshaw.
Committees
Admission of New Dioceses
Bishops
Brownell
“ McCoskry
“ Kemper
_________
Consecration of Bishops
Bishops Meade
“ Otey
“ Delancey
_________
Committees
on Canons--
Bishops
“ Gadsden
“ McIlvaine
“ Elliott
“
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Gen’l Thological[sic] Seminary
Bishops
Eastburd
Ives
Polk
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Domes’t & foreign Missions
Bishops
Doane
Henshaw
Johns
Committees
on Unfinished business
Bishops
Smith
Lee
Prayer book
Bps
B.T. Underdonk[sic]
Whitingham
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On Pastoral Letter
[Three] oldest
Decem’b 10 1844
Camber[sic] of the Vestryroom of St. John’s Church N. York
Tuesday 10 oclock the Bishops met.
Prayers were read by the Presiding Bishop.
who was requested be the Presiding Officer of this Court for the Trial of a Bishop
Rev Dr Wilson appointed Secretary-- & till notified Bp. Whitingham to act.
Court resolved to meet and be opened with prayer by the President. Psalms for the day & the Litany.
The time of Meeting 1/2 9 A.M.
Time of adjournment 3 P.M.
Wednesday Morning 1/2 past 9 nine-- myself read prayers
The court opened and were occupied in settling the preliminaries--adjourned at 3--and met again at 7--till nine
N.B. the question about limitation to 3 years [of] the charged was determinted in the negative by 11 to 6--
Thursday was [thanksgiving] I preached in grace Chh
Friday morning 1/2 past 9
Prayers
The court opened and at about 1/2 one the Counsel for the Respondent wad demanded
David B. Ogden on whom the Presenters requisition to have counsel.
Mr. Ketchum was admitted who requested time to make ready-- granted and the Counsel retired.
The court remained till 2. and adjourned.