The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-01

passed May a. ist5, by a two third vote
Resolved That the present trustees Of the Epscopate
Fund be authorized and directed to transfer all the funds
in their hands both principal interest and all
rites and other papers relating to the said funds to the
corporate name to be received had and held by them
in their corporate character.
2 Payment Of arrears 10 Bishop Onderdonk)
Resolved That the trustees Of the Episcopute Fund
be- and they hereby authorized directed to set
tie with the Right Rev b. T. Onderdon the arrears
Of salary due him. Bishop Of this diocese according to
the engagements of the convention in 1896 ewed
that he entitled to the income Of 500 900 al the rate
of cent per annum to the Sd day Of January 1885,
and to pay him the amount Of the said ascer
tained without reference to any payments other than
those made by the trustees of the said fund.- of any
monies in their hands.
| g. (Standing Comm,ttee--its pouer and duties)
Resolved That in the circumstances caused by the
suspension Of the Right Rev B. I ondsrdonk as Bishop
of this Diocese the proceeding of the Standing Commit
tee in inviting Bishops OF other Dioceses to perform
Episcopal acts for this Diocese justified by the
canons Of the church and the exgency Of the OCCASION
and were highly commendabe and that until efectual
and provisions be made for the supply eps
copa ervices, the ling Committee should continue
in its name and authority to invite the performance
of such episcopal acts for within the Diocese may
of such services shall be paid out of the income
OF the episcopal fund
That to remove all doubts as to the duty of the Stand
ing Committee under the of this Diocese to
vide for the performance of those Episcopal acts without
which church cannot be maintained.
Resolved That the second section Of the 10th Of
this Diocese be amended as follows: ga
lst BY inserting after the words sin OF a
*,
the inability disability or absence from the diocese of
the Bishop"
I'd. By adding the following the end of the said sec
But in all cases where in the opinion of the standing
for within this diocese, during vacancy in the Eps
copae, or during the inability disability, absence
from the diocese OF the Bishop the standing committee
shall invite Bishop Of this church to perform such acts
the expense of which shall be provided for by the
vention of the diocese.
a. Cassistant Bishop)
This convention being deeply sensible OF the hazard
Gus condition Of the diocese and of the absolute
made tor the performance of Episcopal acts therein
Resolved, That the delegates from this Diocese. in
forts to obtain the enactment of such by the Ge
neral invention as are adapted to the of
ton Of another with full Episcopal authority in himself
and in no way dependent on the Bishop during his
pension
8. Bishop Onderdonk, &e)
Resolved AS the opinion of the Convention that the
sentence of suspension pronounced by the Court of BIZ
to be deemed and taken valid until declared
by competent tribunal and should be respected aud
regarded accordingly.
That although the said Right Rev. b. 7. Onderdonk is
during the continuance Of the sentence of suspension
disqualified for the performance OF every act of Episco
pal authority yet that he in fact and in law the Bishop
OF this diocese, SO that no Bishop could be ordained
his place That the fund set apart by the resolutions of
tho Convention of 1888 for the support Of the Epsco
pate in this diocese is trust fund, applicable only to
the support of the Episcopal office and that long
that office is filed the incumbent has just claim upon
the income OF said fund for his reasonable support.
That, as under present circumstances the said Right
Rev. B. T. Onderdonk will not be exposed to many OF the
expenses attending the Episcopate, and portion of
the said income will necessarily DO required to deay
the future expenses consequent upon the performance
of Episcopal in this Diocese, it is reasonable and
just that such portion should be reserved for those pur
poses being strictly within the objects of the Trust
And the Trustees of the Episcopae Fund therefore,
directed to pay over to the said Right Rev b. T. Onder
donk out OF the income Of the said fund.- excepting
the portion thereof set apart for accumulation) the
sum of two thousand i've hundred dollars to commence
from the Sd OF January lS45 annually nntil other
nv fhAE nfinnn INF Ma,
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And that out of the residue of the said income the
said Trustees pay the order of the Standing Commit
tee, the amount of all expenses attending the ger.
Torrance of Episcopal acts in this Diocese by Bishops
who shall be invited by them to perform the same.
The first, second and part OF the third resolutions
were passed On arriving ut the words-"That to re-
proposed that the second section of the Xth Of this
Diocese shall be altered by leaving out the words or
absence from the Diocese" and inserting or' before
disability This was lost, in consequence Of not obtain
ing twothirds vote.
\ The fourth resolution then taken up, and both il
and amendment of Judge Oakley's lost. DR.. VAIN
wright offered substitute, which also lost Mr.
Haght was about to offer another substitute when
reported last evening" C. Spencer offered to ABORT
the amendment of the a compromise, which
was taken and tho meeting adjourned without acting At
all on the first resolution or the fifth one.
Thus Bishop Onderdonk has obtained his arrearages.
the Church has to call in bishops from other do
to perform the duties Of this diocese canon
has been amended-but the motion which would inter-
fere with his ever being again allowed to fulfil bis office
is still Enacted on and remains question till the
meeting of the General Convention in lSl7 The qes-
ton of his salary contained in the 9th resolution is
also left without any action on it, Thus matters are
left not much more advanced than they were before
the Convention
City Intelligence.
The RoBBERY OF Mr. RowLEY.-The police have x
ered themselves with unusual energy to discover the
robber of Mr. Rowley Yetwh being on the lookout night
and day they have yet discovered clue to the real
hos al nth nas sss air of banging the
infested great anxiety to get Mr. Roweys vaiise and
after giving him the peach while handing him into the
ekalh hac
him. evidently wishing to get his check. Mr. Rowey,
however, kept the check and still holds it. When Mr..
pers Of no value to any but the owner, gone while
the check was safe Mr.. souhgate it acted at
opportunity, to have taken Mr.. Rowley's check which
he mad wished SO much to get and then he would have
of that he takes Mr. Rowey. papers leaves the check
and runs the risk OF being prevented from taking Mr.
for taking it They are inclined from the Clumsy man
ner in which he went about his work, to believe that
this is the first offence OF Mr. souhgae, and therefore
not being known to police they will have hard work
to catch him.
Qua SrRKErs.-At last it seems that plan has been
submitted to the consideration of the Corporation for the
Improvement OF our streets, which will be Of practical
benefit 1t is to lay iron track in the great thorough
fares OF the city for carts and omnibusses Iron
being the only substance which stand the tritura
ton occasioned by these heavy vehicles. We the
Corporation will so far adopt the plan be-
nents by an experiment, at least on small scale
BROADWAY CRossrNGs.-The flag crossings of Broad
way are so slippery from mud that it is really dangerous
LINES TO BosroN-BrRrH BY srrAM-The day and
night Lines to Boston, over the Long Island railroad
run with great regularity arriving at the South Ferry
at PM and in the morning. and leaving the city ut
sA.M, and PM. A lady was yesterday delivered Of a
fine child route Allowing the train to be passing at
the rate of 40 miles hour where the birth place
of this chd1
AWNING PosTs-The Board of Assistant Aldermen
have referred to the Committee Streets resolution
in favor of removing all the awning posts in Nassau
street between Beekman and Pine streets order to
give to passengers in that crowded thorough
1 probably thorough
fare in the ctymerchants aborers printers appren-
cas- hungry men and all classes Of citizens, travel it
From morning till night it is filed with constant stream
of humanity And yet il is of the narrowest, dir
est and worst paved streets in the city Some other inn
provements than the above mentioned might be
adopted We won't speak of that pavement" as we
oil of