The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-27
rAs Eplsespas Convention or the Discess
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order BY the President
Tho Secretary then read the minutev Of the proceed
ings Of tAs preceding day.
The PsEsprSr desired to know II there were any lay
delegates Who hsd not appeared Wednesday, and 50
to hand up thsir csrtiacstss.
The report eeths oommittss on tho Of
churches next called up and read IL sisted that
Dut there were other churches the osrti6 Gates Of
which dc1scttve. On motion. some admitted,
Mr. Jous JAY said that two oooyed churches n, this
city applied In 1916, for admission into the akon.
The application was referred 70 the committee for the
incorporation OF churches Two reports msd>'-
sjerity, and the other . minority report tive
the majority report adverse to the admission "
their somission Mr. Jay said they olsin.a aamlssoa
for all colored churches which are duly organized,
without s:1s int any inquiry as their social quail
ties position. He tifen went to state that the
churches, graduated in Cambridge College England,
tronised BY the noble the generous and phisnthropc
OF that glorious country and one Of thsm actually
other Americas oiergymsn Our church. said Nj.
Jay, has been frequently designated srstocratio
and exclusive and the majority report Of
and unfortunately that the churches Of our
dissemination bota North and South, have lent them
least they gave sountenanoe or assistance to anne
herste their degraded ondition Mr. JAY asked the
chair it In order TO take the vote the majority
report:
The President said he was not prepared to give any
advice the subject.
ofthe proceedings before the committee and stated
that the matter ned long since fallen to the ground
very unfair to renew It after three years
Mr.. BR AoIs said that the subject could not be
tertaiped by this Convention. IL laid over
by resolution. IL the question 20 be brought up
again, 1t should be brought up de moro.
Mr.. JAr was proceeding to make motion, when the
Secretary interpreted and said he could not proceed
with his motion without suspendins the rules.
One of the lay delegates here ose, aud made par
cuar request that tho President would cause the diff
ferent speakers to speak distinctly, that they
might be heard by members in the distant parts of the
house.
The PErsIprNr said IL was too arduous duty for him
to undertake, and he respectfully declined.
The Secretary Withdrew his oppositon TO Mr.. jays
motion, upon which that gentleman offered resoiu-
ton, that the Convention do proceed act upon
the application of the churches OF st. Philip an the
Messiah, which were four years ago reported upon
Mr. LIvisGsroS objected receiving the resolution
point OF order the application not before the
convention, and therefore IL could not properly take
The PnrsrDfsT sa,d that the matter having lain by
for four years without any action being taken, how
they know Whistler those ehurc desired
to be admitted whsther they In existence
or not
delegate said that Il was admitted that there was
application from those churches before the house,
and the Chairman having stated that business
be proceeded With which q not before t. he contended
that the matter ought 10 be dropped
The PnEsIpTNI said there no application before
the house and therefore IL out OF order to take up
A delegate begged say that their journals
the opis evidence rs 20 whether the subject
still alive or not. III upon reference to these
cords IL found the subject regularly by
resolution In the years l5ss aud lss9 subject
stLl alive. But II resolution to that effect
found op the jour nails the subject nd buried
for two years at least snd co. 1t ought to be allo~
MT IA, eaid no would take another opportunity Of
bringing the question before the convention again,
and The meter dropped
The convention then proceeded to the election OF the
standng COMMITTEES. the Missionary Committee OF the
Diocess and the membere 20 the general convention
The following gentlemen were elected -
sIaSBiss CoMAIrrEE.
Rev VIM. Berrlsn. u d. Hon samuel Jones
Rev. !. Moiiokar. D. lion. Gniian q. yerplanck.
Rev BepJ. Hsight. u. y. Hon. Murray Hoffman.
Rev sanl sesbury. ID. d, Floyd smith, Esq.
Rev. Frsncisyinton D. D. O-N's. Ro~lsnd. Esq.
Rev e. X. Lebanon. D. d. Stewart brown. ksq.
Rev y. n, schroeder, .. ID. 4. q. Butler, ssq
Rev p W. Haieh, u. p. Hon. Luthsr Brsish
bIIUtigs 10 GsNtHtI ooSvKrrIo,.
Rev \. nisbee D. D. Hoo. Murray Hcnn,n
Rev. 8. Seatury, D. n. william II Harrison, Esq.
Rev. W. Creighton. u. u. Hon Jonathan Burnst.
gHousIONAL psrUrtEs.
Rev. Homer Wh.atoD. Floyd smith, Esq
Rev Mcvicksr, u. ID. Cyrus Uurtis, Esl.
Rev W. L. johnson. b. .. }. W Mitchell Leg.
Rev J. Price, ID. ID. Hen. Martin Lee
William Baird, q. q. Van Waxgsnon, Cyrus Curtis,
and q. N q Rowland, Esqs, reelected trustees
Of the fund for aged and la arm elerSymon
The report 81 the Missionary Committee next
called up DR. Taylor, ct Grace Church, snered the
The Secretary objected the ground that ~ va. the
duty 81 the TO present their report without
any r,quisiton from the Conventions and H. a. stated
Nobdssdsy any iboonvs nisbce from the read
ing Of the report the committee might then turn round
aud sy the blame on the Convention After sons tar
Their discussion the report read which pearcd 20
lie short statement OF the financial state Of the mis-
Eionsry department, and the number Of miasiouary
stations Allied aud vacant
II ~as moved and seconded that the Rev. Mr..
isvksly have leave 20 read paper purpOriiBg % be
appeal to the proceedings Of tbs Missionary Com
Mr. JoHs II. srfsesa opposed the reading 81 the pa
per. lie said II would be productive Of great incenye
DisDoe In this body moreover IL was unparamon-
tsry 60 entertain appesls against the proceedings q
comEn t@~s II the gentleman had any objection TO
the report, let IL BE- made In the usual form
delegate stated that this Gas the third time an
attempt vas sds 20 present this paper and each time
IL assum'd different shape lie wished to knoT pre-
chely shst thape " now assumed
Mr. HawnsLr rsplisd.-Ee said u was on Wednesday
called an appeal but II was Substantially peutios
from the psshioners Of Marlboro because asked tor
rsd,ess OF the grievances inniocted on them By ths
Con mittes.
Mr. syrrH, In opposition 10 the member for Al
bsny said that he bad been long Of the members
"a ths Missionary Committee and that the custom vas
Tor the Committee TO appoint the Missionary satioa
spdior the psshioBers 10 elect dis.ionsry and non
him 20 the COMMITTEES. whoss duty II vac sp.
point him ana sftersa d. 20 AIloS him the usuAl st
Tor Albany stated Tor the station the .tiprnd vas APP
propri.ted, hut tor the Missionary shsr he vsssp'
The Rev MT BsS.or said that the question involved
the case Of psri.h who elected a Missionary sud
preested him TO the COMMITTEES with the request that
they would appropriate stipend for him which the
Committee refused In opposition TO the resolution Of
the Coonvention.
Doctor nawKs said Il VI. net competent for the
Convention to entertain the paper nos offered the
Conventisp and Committee should be looked upon In
the light OF the principal aud sgsrt snd that 90,
CHE ConveHtiop) vers bound by their sgents sos
The petitioners however have thek redress, they mar
resort 10 the new Committee
The question the reception Of the petition or ap
peal was then tsken and lost
Mr.. HARsi-o- then moved that the whole subject
should be referred 20 the committee, and thst all
pspers be handed over % them
Mr. srs-cEs opposed the motion lie said " vas q
most unusual thing to make an order on standing
committee 20 hand over their books and papers 70
their successors
We understood Mr. Harrison Afterwards TO With
drsv his motion.
following preamble and resolution -
Whereas, on two several occs-ous. resoutons besr-
Ing upon the Of Bishop Ondsrdonk, have bssa
paced By this convention srd there at present. be-
lore II thin resolution Of precisely the sane import