Excerpt from Journal of the Eight Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church: In the Diocese of Illinois, Held in Quincy, Adams County, on the Fourth of June, 1843 The convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the diocese of Illinois assembled according to appointment this 4th day of June, 1843. On Sunday, the day previous, the religious solemnities preparatory to business were celebrated according to usage. In the morning the Rev. Dr. Southgate read prayers, and Rev. Mr, Dresser preached. The Bishop confirmed, and celebrated the eucharist, assisted by the Rev. Messrs. Dresser and Giddinge; the Bishop also ordained to the priesthood his son Rev. Dudley Chase; the candidate was presented by Rev.S. Chase. In the afternoon Rev. Mr. De Pui read prayers, and Rev. Mr. Douglass preached. Monday Morning, 8 o'clock. The Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, D.D., Bishop of the diocese presiding. Morning prayer was read by Rev.S. Chase. The Bishop read the ante-communion service, and delivered his address. (See appendix.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.