The New York herald., 1845-09-27

The following gentlemen were then declared to be
elected -
Rev. Lot Jones, Mr. C. NJ 8. Rowland,
f. N Mead C. Oakley,
II. Morris, Floyd Smith,
J. Pardee. A. Mcdonald
And the Hon. Samuel Jones elected to fill the
cancy in the lay delegation to the General Convention
The Convention proceeded to choose trustees OF
the fund for aged and inrm Clergymen and the follow
ing gentlemen we're appointed to that office viz Messrs
Bard, Vantbagenen Townsend Rowland and the Trea-
,.Id The Report Of the Of this Fund then
Sum received since. e.............2 2,55s 90
OF this sum there had been paid to claimants on the
funds S96l. The of $3.50 is regularly appro
prated to five persons The funds had been invested
ot per cent stock amounting at to $3oO0 in bond
and mortgage $4,000 balance hand $6S2 One of the
benefciaries of this fund had deceased since the last
Convention.
The Report of the Committee for the Promotion OF
Religion and Learning in the State Of New York, and
read and stated that during the past year
Churches had contributed S62S 80, which had been
pended in the support of students in the Theological Sc
minary who candidates for orders in the diocese
at an expense Of not more than 20 each for four
dents.
The Committee the Theological Seminaries report.
ed the hng up Of two vacancies caused by the deaths
Of Dr. Milnor and Thomas Ogden ESQ., by the election
Of the Rev. j. H. Price and john W. MITCHELL ESQ The
Treasurer report was then read showing the receipts
and expenditures to balance within "a cents the
ceved and expended tor the contingent expenses Of
dlocese was about 50 220O. The Missionary Committee
reported 20 missionary stations and u missionores
Balance on hand last year. ............. 1915 80
Receipts during the year. r..."........... 2,5a6 6o
sa,sao 50
expenditures. 1922 81
ssss o.
Between tho reading of these reports the President
arose and said that according to the rules the only per-
cergymen belonging to this diocese, but not of the
Convention clergymen Of the diocese professors and
students OF theology in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
and persons holding trusts under the Convention The
previous day many who did not under any of the
manifest discomfort if not dspacem mt, OF those who
had right there he trusted they would the
lily Of Withdrawing Another subject which he would
rider the proper plan to appeal 10 the President
who would decide whether the speaker in order
not
A MvMBEn then asked how in the absence of the
Bishop parocbal reports could be presented.
DR.. rYNc read a canon of the church. show wing that
when there was no Bishop they to be presented
the President
The SECRETARY then read the canon he 7th of 1885,
bearing upon this subject which showed such he the
rule but ne was subsequently informed this canon hso
been repealed by the sth Of ls4I
A MEMBER here said that the church at large was
much interested in this, and it of the utmost impo
tance to s prosperity that these reports shot ud be
correctly, moved the following resolution
Resolved, That the parochial reports OF tn different
churches be presented to the President Of the Conven
ton, for the usual disposition of the same
This resolution was referred to the Committee on the
State of the Church
The report off the Committee the rules of order was
then taken up.
At this stage of the proceedings there was so much
talking and moving about that the reporter found i'm
possple 10 near conversation that place bewe en-
John A. King, Esq and another member
At the reading Of rule No, 3 some disc II ssion took
place, and 1t was moved that the word " dsa bility
should follow the word inability in the present rule
making IT read as follows: In case Of the absence OF
the slshop. or his inability disability to act" &c.
The house divided on the subject.
a reverend gentleman wished to be informed If the
mousse was 10 DC considered organized before Secre
.ary ana tne TWO members who had been appointed to
examine the certificates Of lay delegates had concluded
their iaoors II occupied great deal of time and he
thought that the house not to be considered as
organized tli that was done, great delay would ensue
Mr. HAioHr explained that if any detect appearad in
the certicates they laid aside and reported on
and he did not think the present mode more
time than any other they could adopt
memper sad that he had been informed that out Of
all the cerhcate presented to the committee only nine
were regularly made out
Mr. HAicHr said he presumed that applied to the want
o. endorsement on their backs. II then moved for
neous business on the second day.
some discussion took place on this point in which
Chie Jusuce Jones took prominent part; but we re-
at the repo orter's desk - ~
The Hon. LUTHER BRADIsu seconded the adoption of
.ne PROPOSED rule which would not infringe on but
oe M sccordance with the rights of all delbera-
i've poues VINO are entitled TO consider any lane
ous business Ihe practice OF all such bodies is TO con-
saer that all unfinished business has the of
a % o,her on the following day The proposed amen ID
hoped the rule would be adopted
hev Mr Jay asked that 1t should not require majori-
o Two ,hirds TO Introduce msce cellaneous business
Ihis motion was carried
Dr ifN6 proposed that in section Nv. of the rules,
snoud oe amended to read, instead Of Immediately al
ter the organization Of the Convention President shall
be electcdby ballot from among the clergy as follows:
immediately q President shall be elected"