New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-29
ANrUAL CONTENTION OF TIE pRoTxS
TANr EPISCOPAL CHURCH
rloCRsE OF NETWORK.
THIRD pAr-NoRsIsG SESSION.

The Convention r.sssembled at O'Clock. 40 hsa
VAS passed in devotional exercises, after which a
bpsii e-s OF Tho morning commenced. After ea1z,
spc approving tie minutes, John jay, Chsirmsn q
the u mm'itee OF Inquiry touching the prov sion nsds
for the Parish Clergy, roGd the resolutions which vsv
appended TO the report
a long and interesting discussion followed unor ths
subjects enboCfd in the report aud resolutions. Is,
stances Of great restitution and suffering on u AZ
Of ministers and their families were cited and Va. :.
cessity Of action being taken for their aid adyss.d.
The Hon. JONI A. King, Judge JAY, the Hon M.
! RAT HOFFMAN, snd Others, spoke In favor = \,
proposition contained in the resolution.
| The Rev. DIR. BEDyLL salt that il WA the ssty Il
Trinity Church TO furnish the necessary aid: THAI ~
fund which that corporation had accumulated vas
accumulated for the purpose ard should be used
The Rev. Mr.. LyoSiRp said that If minister's were
not well PAD, they failed TO presch the whole gospi
| from motives of false delicacy.
The Rev. T.. NJ. JOHNSON believed that the ATT
laid with the Clegy and not with the Laity: that n shs
ol, rpy man did his duty he would b. supported.
Moot OF the cergymen laid the fault OF the want of
the support of the Clergy to the Clergy themselves.
Numerous amendments were proposed, some nj
which were adopted The resolutions were 6nsl,y
ADOPTED in the following form:
Rsore5 That this CONVENTION has learned with proteand 70
&c r maj ss ,.., I pISO1 made 70, Ire Is
sufficient Io peh decent aud comfortable support thereby
went necessarily with rswi, them from the al sap.s
persnips heb sacred oee and pelins then e ,p,
i,n such of ihb. In the highest degree
70 se heTsi. oiss unworthy OF ,ns ay and as Hres.ss
dtpcy 10 diminish the rmnbsr OF future foe As
,ty and 70 nper the enere. influence aud use nes sf
Roed That thu Convention earnest commend tho ftsess
ne S and careful OF Ss ss ss
hns OF he Diocese and 'usses TO the sve.
sonsle every parish where they bot now exist Of suur
The lie S the rector andtbns providing or the support 81 tsss
wsR': OF the Psor and the .euy Of the eouss.tioa rsadss
Tor the qe.reiy pay IN, mt Of he salary to the rse,os
Rssotd, That The Provisional Bishop shall be requested
S a. mn rs 10 Pssfp @ s. "a
dress the to the Rector Minister'S whore the psh
IL 20 The Nsrens In each parish that III. letter
red ny ofthem certain su day be named tha
Bbhop and that the Bishop he notified Of the proceedings had
Rs.oed That the VII lie subject be reeomntted se Con-
mi tee OF Inquiry touching the provs for the Parish Csy,
o.et. OF FUND and .o to OF form os sss
eosetns mDssemeut nd distribution OF fund.- for accomplish
that they report the proposed act and plan to h ensuing Coo
veron for action thereon.
After trar sacng some further unimporart business
the order Of the day. the subject of providing ior he
payment Of the salary Of the Provisional Bishop ws
taken up. The report of the Joint COMMITTEES wss
resd The resolution propost z to apportlon tho ded
cheney in the payment of the BISHOPS salary among
the different parishes taken up aud read
Judge JAY offered the resolution. He said that on
a previous occasion, when it proposed 10 rive
ore half of the salary of the Bishop who had viostea
th contract 10 pm ktlI leaving Ony One-nhu f0r me
support of the Provisional Bishop he had opposed
sue a spoiaiion on the Episcopal fund.
The Rev. DIR TAYLOR also opposed the resolution,
and said that Trinity Church should pay tho d.
fciency.
The Rev DR.. TYING spoke upon the subject Il soIss
epeb. He took occasion, in severe terms TO SPEAK ~
Trinity Church and its avarice. He hoped that TH-
ity Chuc would leave the shade which the &c sdssod
rem ain NJ der it as it's mausoleum. He spoke Of what
Trinity Church nigh have done-whst they hsve
done in comparison little indeed. He advocated
warmly that the Bishop should be adequately sup.
ported, and here was an excellent opportunity toe
Trinity Church to shows its hberahy. II they did
not ard asserted that in any case Trinity could d
without them let them show that they could do withoak
Trinity.
srbss,,a,... me frat was in eeot that ell Of Ne
proceeds of the Episcopal fund should be applied 70
The support Of the officiating Bishop. Tho second
recommended an appeal TO the different parahes tor
the support Of Bshop Onderdopk, and espenslly to
Trinity Church. on the ground that Bishop Onderdonk
was for many years an assistant minister In that
Church.
The Rev. Dr. vINroy opposed the substitutes Of DR..
Anhon, and in his remarks took occasion to viadcate
Trinity Church from the remarks Of the Kew. Dr.
TyDg.
DR.. Antbons substitutes were lost
Judge JAY suggested that the assessment OF tiie
az oubts to be equitable should be in proportion 70 tina
amount Of properly owned by each church.
The resolution was adopted.
The Convention then took recess till O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention reassembed at II o'clock. In the
absence Of the Bishop the Rev. Dr. TAILOR occupied
Il ~ chair.
The CHAIR announced the folio wing Committee on
the subject of providing the payment Of toe salary o.
the Bhhop:
The Rev. Drs. Vinton and Haight, the Hon John
A. King, the Hon. Murray Hoffman, the Non Luther
Bradish, Robert Ii. Minturn, Cyrus Curtis, the Hon
Hamilton Fish, Stephen Cambreling and the Hon
John A. Dix.
The resolutions relative to the Episcopal residence
were the next business before the Convention: A.
finally adopted they were 10 substance az follows:
To transfer the Episcopal residence to the Trustees OF
the Epscopsl Fund, to epply for medifcation OF
the act Of Incorporation Of the Trustees Of the Epa
cops fund in case II should DO necessary To seai OF
lease the Episcopal residence and to give to B'.hop
Onoerdonk 81 900 per year Of the proceeds the oa
apce1ao be applied to the Episcopal fund.
The COMMITTEE ON the erection OF monument 70
Bishop Wainwright was at the request OF It's members
discharged. ~
A vote of thanks rendered 70 the Rev; Dr.
Eigenbrodt for the able In which he he'd fui-
filed the duties OF Secretary Of the Convention.
After reading the minutes the Convention ADJOURNED
sine de.