7th. Every member who shall deliver his opinions, or speak in any debate, shall stand up in his place; and with respect and decency, address himself to the President.

8th. If two or more members shall rise to speak at the same time, the President shall declare who shall speak first.

9th. No member shall speak more than twice in any debate, except with leave; nor shall any member be interrupted while he is speaking in order. And if any member shall rise to speak more than twice on the same question without leave, the President shall call him to order.

10th. Any member called to order by the President, or by a member, shall thereupon take his seat.

11th. When the Convention is sitting, no member shall speak to another so as to interrupt any member who may be speaking in a debate.

12th. No motion shall be debated until the same be seconded; and if desired by the President, reduced to writing, and read by the Secretary.

13th. When a motion is made and seconded, the matter of the motion shall receive a determination by the question, unless postponed by a motion for postponement, or by the previous questions, before any other motion shall be received.

14th. If a question in debate contains more parts than one, any member may have the same divided into as many questions as there are parts.

15th. All questions of order shall be decided by the President. Upon all questions of order there shall be a right of appeal from the decision of the presiding officer of the Convention.

16th. No member shall absent himself from the service of the Convention, unless he may have leave, or be unable to attend.

17th. A question being once determined, shall stand as the judgment of the Convention; and shall not be again drawn into debate during the same session, except with the consent of two-thirds of the Convention.

18th. The foregoing rules of order shall be deemed and considered the rules of order of all future Conventions, until altered or rescinded; and the same shall be published in the Journal of each Convention.

JOURNAL

• OF THE

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.

BALTIMORE, MAY 26, 1847.

This being the day appointed for the meeting of the Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maryland, a number of the clergy and laity assembled at 9 o'clock, A. M., in St. Paul's Church.

Morning Prayer was read by the Rev. E. M. Van Deusen, assisted in the Lessons by the Rev. Alfred A. Miller, the Bishop reading the Ante-Communion Service.

The Convention Sermon was preached by the Rev. Smith Pyne, after which the Holy Communion was administered by the Bishop, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Wyatt, Rev. Mr. Pinkney, and Rev. Mr. Aisquith.

The Bishop took the Chair, and called the Convention to order. The list of clergy entitled to seats in the last Convention was called over by the Secretary, when fifty members answered to their names, as follows:

Rt. Rev. W. R. Whittingham,
Rev. James Abercrombie,

"Henry Aisquith,
"Thomas Atkinson,

"Charles C. Austin,

Rev. Henry H. Bean,
"Henry Brown,
"James A. Buck,
"D. H. Buel,
"Samuel Buel,

The following Lay Delegates presented their testimonials, and signed the declaration required by the second article of the Con

Samuel Sprigg,

John Brown,
William Woodward,

S. H. Dorsett,

Edward A. Howard,

Hanson Penn,

John H. Bayne,
Armon W. Davis,

Richard H. Owen,

J. A. M. Duncanson,

H. Miller,

James Gibson,

Benjamin Mullikin,
Frederick Dorsey,

F. W. Brune, Jr.

Washington Van Bibber,
Edward L. Focke,

J. R. Ward,

William H. Warfield,

James Carroll,

John T. Veazey.

On motion, the Convention proceeded to elect, viva voce, a Secretary to the Convention.

Whereupon Hervey Colburn was declared to be unanimously re-elected.

The Chair appointed the Rev. F. A. Baker assistant Secretary.

The Standing Committees were then announced, as follows:

ON THE RIGHTS OF CLERGYMEN TO SEATS.

Rev. Mr. Atkinson, Rev. Mr. Gassaway, and Rev. Mr. Ais quith.

ON ELECTION OF LAY DELEGATES.

S. J. Donaldson, Esq., Commodore Ballard, Doctor Penn.

ON PAROCHIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

Rev. Doctor Johns, Rev. Mr. Williams, Mr. Duncanson.

ON ACCOUNTS.

Rev. Mr. Pinkney, Mr. Marshall and Mr. Warfield.

ON NEW CONGREGATIONS.

Rev. Dr. Wyatt, Rev. Mr. Peterkin, Hon. E. F. Chambers, Mr. Richard Thomas, and Robt. Neilson, Esq.

The Committee appointed by the last Convention to revise the Canons, asked leave to make a report, which was granted. The Committee then submitted the report, which, on motion, was ordered to be printed, and made the order of the day for to-morrow at 10 o'clock.

The minority of the Committee asked leave to make a report, which was granted, and on motion, it was ordered to be printed.

A petition for setting apart St. Matthew's Parish from All Hallows' Parish, Worcester county, was received, and referred to the Committee on New Congregations.

A petition for leave 'to organize a new congregation in the western part of the city of Baltimore, under the name of St. Luke's Church, was received and referred to the Committee on new Congregations.

On motion, Resolved, That the clergymen present, who are not entitled to seats, and candidates for orders, be invited to take seats as honorary members of the Convention.

The Bishop stated that he was ready to deliver his Address, if the house was prepared for it.

Whereupon, on motion, the Bishop was requested to proceed with his Address.

The Address was then read as follows:

Brethren of the Clergy and Laity:

Our annual reassemblage again takes place under circumstances that make it our first duty to render humble thanks to Almighty GOD for continued tokens of His favor. No death among the clergy has lessened the number of laborers in our portion of the Vineyard. On the contrary, though removals have taken place, and there are now some vacant spots requiring culture, yet ordinations and accessions from other dioceses have swelled the list of clergy from one hundred and eight to one hundred and fifteen, beside two actually resident and at work, but hindered by sufficient reasons from obtaining their canonical transfer. The