. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . aplace of public wor-ship for the venerable Bish-op Chase, who in hissuccessive charge^in Ohio and Illinoiswas intimately in -quainted with tinwants and prospect-of the West, deemedIndiana lost to IhiChurch in c o n & tquence of our loi)_neglect. The labois olBishop Kemper wei erewarded with spee-dy success. In twoyears in Indiana thechurch was readyfor organization, andits annals, while un-der the episcopalcare of the apostleof the North-west,may not inappropri-ately introduce our references to the work of this great missi
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . aplace of public wor-ship for the venerable Bish-op Chase, who in hissuccessive charge^in Ohio and Illinoiswas intimately in -quainted with tinwants and prospect-of the West, deemedIndiana lost to IhiChurch in c o n & tquence of our loi)_neglect. The labois olBishop Kemper wei erewarded with spee-dy success. In twoyears in Indiana thechurch was readyfor organization, andits annals, while un-der the episcopalcare of the apostleof the North-west,may not inappropri-ately introduce our references to the work of this great missionarybishop in the other portions of his field. Pursuant to a recommendation of a convocation of the clergycalled by the missionary bishop, and held at Evansville, on June9th and 11th, 1838, and in accordance with an address forwarded bya committee to the several churches in the State, clergy and lay dele-gates convened in tiie city of Madison, on the 24th of August, 1838, Vide Bishop Kempers Eeport in Proceedings of the Board of Missions, 1838, p. UEV. JACKSON KEMPJiR, 252 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH. the Eev. Samuel Roosevelt Johusou/ the senior presbyter present,preaching the sermon. Six clergymen of the nine entitled to seatswere in attendance, and one other was admitted by vote. Nine par-ishes were reported as organized, five of which were represented byten delegates. The Rev. Ashbel Steele was appointed president, andthe Rev. S. R. Johnson, secretary. The following preamble and reso-lution were Whereas, The Clergy and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Chui-ch of tlieUnited States, living in Indiana, are desirous of uniting themselves into a Diocese,to be in union with the General Convention of said Churcli; And whereas, the presentmeeting of Clergy and of delegates of the Laity of said Church was called to formand organize said Diocese; therefore Be it Resolved hy the Clergy and Laity of said Church, living in Indiana, Thatthe Clergy and Laity afores
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