permanency in our pastoral relations. In the course of the past year, the Rev. David H. Short has been instituted into the Rectorship of the Parish of St. James' Church, and St. Thomas' Chapel, Danbury; and the Rev. William Watson has been instituted Rector of St. Peter's Church, Plymouth.

Among the clerical changes of the past year, I have to record the decease of the Rev. Stephen Beach, of East Haddam, and the Rev. Asa Cornwall, of Cheshire; both of whom, we trust, were prepared to give a good account of their Ministry, to the Great Shepherd and Bishop of souls. Clergymen have presented letters dimissory from other Dioceses, and have been canonically received as Presbyters of this Diocese, viz.: The Rev. Eli Wheeler, the Rev. Hilliard Bryant, and the Rev. Servilius Stocking, from New York; the Rev. Theodore W. Snow, from Massachusetts; the Rev. Caleb J. Good, from Pennsylvania, and the Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D. D., from Kentucky.-The following Clergymen have received dimissory letters, and have removed to other Dioceses, viz.: The Rev. Ashbel Steele, to Indiana; the Rev. Bethel Judd, D. D., the Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D. D., and the Rev. William A. Curtis, to New York; and the Rev. Charles Cleaveland, to Vermont.-The Rev. Riverius Camp has resigned the Rectorship of Milford, and accepted the charge of the Parishes of Brooklyn and Pomfret; the Rev. L. H. Corson has resigned the charge of Christ Church, Guilford, and has been succeeded by the Rev. Edward J. Darken, who previously officiated at Reading and Weston. The Rev. Thomas J. Davis, and the Rev. Lucius M. Purdy, have resigned the charge of their respective Parishes of New Britain and Sharon, and the latter Parish is now supplied by the Rev. Charles W. Bradley, of the Diocese of New York. The Rev. James M. Tappan, from the same Diocese, is now officiating in the Parish of Essexborough. The Rev. Charles J. Todd, some time a Missionary in the State of Indiana, has returned to this Diocese, and is now Rector of St. Paul's Church, Windham. The Rev. Eli Wheeler, from the Diocese of New York, is settled in the Rectorship of St. Stephen's Church, Ridgefield, and the Rev. Servilius Stocking, from the same Diocese, is officiating in the Parishes of Milford and West Haven. Of the Clergymen ordained within the year, the Rev. S. G. Hitchcock is settled at Woodbury, the Rev. David Ogden at New Canaan, the Rev. Henry Fitch at Hamden, and the Rev. George A. Sterling, is officiating at Middle Haddam.

The following persons are now Candidates for Holy Orders in this Diocese, viz.: William B. Ashley, Andrew H. Cornish, Abel Nicholls, Thomas G. Salter, William Payne, N. S. Richardson, Isaac H. Tuttle, J. Henry Elliott, Charles Prindle, Paschal P. P. Kidder, Thomas Clap Pitkin, Martin Moody, James R. Baily, James D. Mead, William G. French, Ephraim L. Perkins, John Riggs, Abner Jackson, Sheldon Davis, George L. Foote, William G. Morgan, Henry Townsend, William Atwill, Daniel Shepherd, Richard S. Adams.

My Brethren;-In addition to this brief summary of my Episcopal acts for the past year, I shall presently have to lay before you the parochial Reports of the Clergy, all which, taken together, will enable you to form a suitable estimate of the present condition of the Diocese. Though some few Parishes have been depressed, through the adverse circumstances of the times, and though two or three may have declined from the want of Pastoral superintendance, the general condition of the Church, so far as relates to its external character, appears to be prosperous. A remarkable degree of harmony, in doctrine and in feeling, pervades the Diocese. Few Parishes have been disturbed by any local difficulties, and a great portion of the Parishes appear to be steadily advancing in numbers and in strength.

The spiritual condition of the Diocese can be fully discerned only by the eye of Omniscience. I trust, however, that it is not declining, and devoutly hope it may be improving. The Clergy, as a body, are eminently self-denying, laborious, faithful to their vows, and devoted to the cause of their divine Master. The public mind, which, for the last few years, has been peculiarly engrossed with worldly cares and projects, appears to be getting, in some good degree, disenthralled; and a greater sensibility to the concerns of religion

The following ordinations have been held since the last Convention, viz.: On the 6th of July, in St. John's Church, Bridgeport, William G. Heyer, Solomon G. Hitchcock, David Ogden, and Henry Fitch, were admitted to the Holy Order of Deacons ;-the three latter being graduates of the General Theological Seminary. On the 25th of August, in St. Mark's Church, Bridgewater, George A. Sterling was admitted to the same Holy Order.

The following Clergymen have been admitted to the Holy Order of the Priesthood, viz.: The Rev. David H. Short, in St. Thomas' Chapel, Danbury, on the 20th of June; the Rev. Theodore W. Snow, in St. Paul's Church, Wallingford, on the 6th of December; and the Rev. Charles Cleaveland, in St. John's Church, East Windsor, on the 10th of December.

This morning, after divine service, the Rev. Alfred Lee, the Rev. David Ogden, and the Rev. Henry Fitch, were admitted to the Holy Order of Priests, and Alonzo B. Chapin, Zebadiah Hyde Mansfield, and Henry B. Sherman, to the Order of Deacons.

Five new Churches have been consecrated since our last annual meeting, viz.: St. John's Church, Bridgeport, on the 6th of July; Trinity Church, Milton, on the 18th of August; St. Mark's Church, Bridgewater, on the 25th of August; St. Mark's Church, New Britain, on the 6th of December; and St. John's Church, New Milford, on the 11th of May. The new Church in Glastenbury, is now ready for Consecration. It is very gratifying to observe the great improvement in Church architecture which has taken place in our Diocese within the last ten or fifteen years. The first Church named above, St. John's, Bridgeport, is very spacious, and is built of granite, in the most substantial manner. The last named, St. John's, New Milford, is exceedingly neat and convenient in its arrangements, and is an excellent model of a wooden Church. The removals of the Clergy from one Parish to another, partly from the growth of the Church, but too frequently from the capricious spirit of the times, have been so frequent that the office of Institution has fallen nearly into disuse. It is with peculiar pleasure that I notice every thing that looks like

*Eleven of them being from the Parishes of Westville and West Haven, under the charge of the Rev. Stephen Jewett.

permanency in our pastoral relations. In the course of the past year, the Rev. David H. Short has been instituted into the Rectorship of the Parish of St. James' Church, and St. Thomas' Chapel, Danbury; and the Rev. William Watson has been instituted Rector of St. Peter's Church, Plymouth.

Among the clerical changes of the past year, I have to record the decease of the Rev. Stephen Beach, of East Haddam, and the Rev. Asa Cornwall, of Cheshire; both of whom, we trust, were prepared to give a good account of their Ministry, to the Great Shepherd and Bishop of souls. Clergymen have presented letters dimissory from other Dioceses, and have been canonically received as Presbyters of this Diocese, viz.: The Rev. Eli Wheeler, the Rev. Hilliard Bryant, and the Rev. Servilius Stocking, from New York; the Rev. Theodore W. Snow, from Massachusetts; the Rev. Caleb J. Good, from Pennsylvania, and the Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D. D., from Kentucky.-The following Clergymen have received dimissory letters, and have removed to other Dioceses, viz.: The Rev. Ashbel Steele, to Indiana; the Rev. Bethel Judd, D. D., the Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D. D., and the Rev. William A. Curtis, to New York; and the Rev. Charles Cleaveland, to Vermont.-The Rev. Riverius Camp has resigned the Rectorship of Milford, and accepted the charge of the Parishes of Brooklyn and Pomfret; the Rev. L. H. Corson has resigned the charge of Christ Church, Guilford, and has been succeeded by the Rev. Edward J. Darken, who previously officiated at Reading and Weston. The Rev. Thomas J. Davis, and the Rev. Lucius M. Purdy, have resigned the charge of their respective Parishes of New Britain and Sharon, and the latter Parish is now supplied by the Rev. Charles W. Bradley, of the Diocese of New York. The Rev. James M. Tappan, from the same Diocese, is now officiating in the Parish of Essexborough. The Rev. Charles J. Todd, some time a Missionary in the State of Indiana, has returned to this Diocese, and is now Rector of St. Paul's Church, Windham. The Rev. Eli Wheeler, from the Diocese of New York, is settled in the Rectorship of St. Stephen's Church, Ridgefield, and the Rev. Servilius Stocking, from the same Diocese, is officiating in the Parishes of Milford and West Haven. Of the Clergymen ordained within the year, the Rev. S. G. Hitchcock is settled at Woodbury, the Rev. David Ogden at New Canaan, the Rev. Henry Fitch at Hamden, and the Rev. George A. Sterling, is officiating at Middle Haddam.

The following persons are now Candidates for Holy Orders in this Diocese, viz.: William B. Ashley, Andrew H. Cornish, Abel Nicholls, Thomas G. Salter, William Payne, N. S. Richardson, Isaac H. Tuttle, J. Henry Elliott, Charles Prindle, Paschal P. P. Kidder, Thomas Clap Pitkin, Martin Moody, James R. Baily, James D. Mead, William G. French, Ephraim L. Perkins, John Riggs, Abner Jackson, Sheldon Davis, George L. Foote, William G. Morgan, Henry Townsend, William Atwill, Daniel Shepherd, Richard S. Adams.

My Brethren;-In addition to this brief summary of my Episcopal acts for the past year, I shall presently have to lay before you the parochial Reports of the Clergy, all which, taken together, will enable you to form a suitable estimate of the present condition of the Diocese. Though some few Parishes have been depressed, through the adverse circumstances of the times, and though two or three may have declined from the want of Pastoral superintendance, the general condition of the Church, so far as relates to its external character, appears to be prosperous. A remarkable degree of harmony, in doctrine and in feeling, pervades the Diocese. Few Parishes have been disturbed by any local difficulties, and a great portion of the Parishes appear to be steadily advancing in numbers and in strength.

The spiritual condition of the Diocese can be fully discerned only by the eye of Omniscience. I trust, however, that it is not declining, and devoutly hope it may be improving. The Clergy, as a body, are eminently self-denying, laborious, faithful to their vows, and devoted to the cause of their divine Master. The public mind, which, for the last few years, has been peculiarly engrossed with worldly cares and projects, appears to be getting, in some good degree, disenthralled; and a greater sensibility to the concerns of religion

seems to be reviving in the minds of men. In addition to the blighting influence of this secular engrossment, the careful observer of the course of the last six years can hardly have failed to notice a wide-spread apathy in religion: -a re-action, as it should seem, consequent on the high religious excitements of the two years which preceded them. If we rightly discern the signs of the times, a brighter period is about to dawn upon the community. Through the good providence of God, the symptoms of renewed vitality seem to be apparent, amid that apathy which has so long paralyzed the religious sensibilities of this portion of our country. The fitful excitements, which have recently been manifested in various parts of the State, are indications, as we devoutly hope, of the general spread of more animated and steady religious affections. So far as these excitements have prevailed, our Communion has participated in their benefits; while, by our excellent order and discipline, we have escaped their excesses. Happy will it be for the Christian Church at large, when less reliance shall be placed on periodical agitations and excitements, and novel expedients for the promotion of religion; and when every one who exercises the office of a Christian Minister shall confide in the sufficiency of the ordinary means of grace; prescribed and provided, as they are by the Saviour, illustrated by the writings and practice of the Apostles, and sanctioned by the experience of the Church in her purest and most enlightened ages. Then shall we be no more pained at the dissentions and extravagances which are bringing so much reproach on the Christian religion. A persevering, wellregulated zeal and devotion, will take the place of brief paroxysms of feverish excitement, followed by long periods of coldness and apathy; the appointed means of grace will be more justly appreciated, and more faithfully complied with; and a more enlightened and evangelical piety will be diffused through the land.

Brethren;-In my former annual addresses, I have seldom failed to call your attention to the Institutions, established by this Diocese, for the advancement of learning and religion.ccasionally, too, I have thought it useful to direct your attention the geraltitutions of the Church. I know of

ing to add, in elation to any of the Institutions, but to invoke for them your continued interest and support. A communication will be laid before you from the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the General Theological Seminary, to which I would invite your especial consideration.

Brethren;-I will detain you no longer from the business of the Convention. Let us proceed to it in the true spirit of the religion which we profess;—with a supreme regard to the glory of God, and an earnest desire for the spiritual welfare of our fellow men. Let us seek to be delivered from all the errors of ignorance, pride, and prejudice, and let us supplicate the direction of God in our councils, and his blessing on our labours.

THOS. C. BROWNELL, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. Hartford, June 12, 1838.

On motion, Resolved, That the Rules of Order of the last Convention, be adopted as the rules for the present Convention.

On motion, Resolved, That the Clergymen of the Protest Episcopal Church, belonging to other Dioceses, and candidates for Holy Orders, who may be in town during the session of this Convention, be admitted to seats in the same. Pursuant to this resolution, the Rev. TS Judd, Rev. F. W. Hatch, of the Diocese of New York, took their seats in this Convention.

On motion, Resolved, That this Convention will attend to the business of the Church Scholarship Society, to-morrow evening at half past 7 o'clock.

On motion, Resolved That when this Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, for morning Prayer, and that it proceed to the ordinary business of the Convention, immediately after.

The Treasurer of the Convention then presented his account, pursuant to the provisions of the 11th article of the Constitution, when,

On motion, it was Resolved, That this account be submitted to a Committee, to be audited, and that the same Committee be instructed to devise ways and means to defray the annual expenses of the Convention.

On motion, Resolved, That the 2d and 7th Canons of this Diocese be submitted to the consideration of the same Committee.

Messrs. Foote, Huntington, and Lambert, were appointed the Committee.

On motion, Resolved, That the ordinary business of the Convention be now suspended, to allow the Treasurer of the Convention, of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, and of the Diocesan Fund, opportunity to receive the quotas due from the Parishes to their respective funds.

This business being transacted, the ordinary business of the Convention was resumed.

On motion, Resolved, That a Committee be appointed on the subject of the "Chronicle of the Church."

The Rev. Dr. Jarvis, the Rev. Mr. Beardsley, and Mr. Belknap, were accordingly appointed.

On motion, Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to take into consideration that part of the Bishop's Address to the last Annual Convention, which relates to the subject of the frequency of the Episcopal Visitations.

The Rev. Dr. Mead, the Rev. Messrs. Holcomb, Hull, Paddock, and Emery, were accordingly appointed.

On motion, Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to nominate two Trustees of the Connecticut Episcopal Academy, to fill the places vacated by the death of the Rev. Asa Cornwall, and the removal of the Rev. Dr. Wheaton,

The Rev. Messrs. Morgan and Burgess, were accordingly appointed.

On motion, Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to ascertain how many Trustees of the General Theological Seminary, this Diocese is entitled to; and to make a nomination accordingly.

The Rev. Dr. Croswell, the Rev. J. L. Clark, and Mr. S. H. Huntington, were appointed this Committee.

On motion, Resolved, That at o'clock to-morrow, this Convention will proceed to the election of the Standing Committee for the ensuing year, and also of the Trustees to the General Theological Seminary, and of Delegates to the next General Convention.

On motion, Resolved, That the blank be filled with 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

On motion, Resolved, That immediately after Divine Service to-morrow morning, this Convention will proceed to hear the Parochial Reports, and continue to hear them, until they are finished.

On motion, This Convention was then adjourned to 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, being the hour previously designated.

CHRIST CHURCH, Wednesday Morning, June 13, 8 o'clock.

The Convention assembled pursuant to adjournment.

The morning service was read by the Rev. Samuel C. Stratton, Rector of Trinity Church, Newtown, after which, the Bishop took the chair, and the Convention proceeded to business.

The roll was then called, and the minutes of the preceding day were read, and, after various amendments, were accepted.

In addition to the Clerical members present, yesterday, the Rev. Gurdon S.