. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . g every just andreasonable request of their sister Churches in these States ; and therefore : 4th. Resolved, That the Right Rev. Dr. White and the Right Rev. Dr. Pro-voostbe, and they hereby are, requested to join with the Right Rev. Dr. Seabury,in complying with the prayer of the Clergy of the States of Massachusetts and NewHampshire, for the consecration of the Rev. Edward Bass, Bishop-elect of theChurches in the said States; but that, before the said Bishops comply with the requestaforesaid, it be proposed to the Churches in the Ne
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . g every just andreasonable request of their sister Churches in these States ; and therefore : 4th. Resolved, That the Right Rev. Dr. White and the Right Rev. Dr. Pro-voostbe, and they hereby are, requested to join with the Right Rev. Dr. Seabury,in complying with the prayer of the Clergy of the States of Massachusetts and NewHampshire, for the consecration of the Rev. Edward Bass, Bishop-elect of theChurches in the said States; but that, before the said Bishops comply with the requestaforesaid, it be proposed to the Churches in the New England States, to meet theC^hurches of these States, with the three said Bishops, in an adjourned Convention,to settle certain articles of union and discipline, among all the Churches, pre-\aousto .such consecration. 5th. Resolved, That if any difficulty or delicacy, in respect to tlie Archbishopsand Bishops of England, shall remain with the Right Rev. Drs. White and Pro-voost, or either of them, concerning their compliance with the above request, this. RT. REV. SAMUEL FAHKEK, , SECOND BISHOPOF MASSACHUSETTS, FROM A MINIATURE IN THEPOSSESSION OF MISS EDSON, LOWELL, MASS. CONSOLIDATION OF THE CHURCHES. 85 CoDvention will address the Archbishops and Bishops, and hope thereby to removethe diflBculty. These resolutions of peace, unanimously agreed upon in the com-mittee of the whole, were unanimously adopted by the a hurried note addressed to Bishop Seabury, Bishop White com-municated, without a moments loss of time, the result of the action,and the expression of his satisfaction at the prospect of a speedy unionon terms such as could not fail to commend themselves to all right-minded men. The address to the archbishops and bishops recited therequest of the New England clergy and the resolutions of the conven-tion, and included the extracts from the Eev. Mr. Parkers letter toBishop White, and one from Bishop Seabury to Dr. William Dr. Smith immediately,
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