The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29


or united movement in the ensuing paign le plat
form and plan are not yet perfected.
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Annual Convention OF the Diorcss of Wv.
York
SECOND DAY.
The proceedings of the convention were resume ca
Thursday morning, at St. Johns chapel large nufl
Of the church and aity being in Attendance The reg
morning exercises having been gone through the c,u
ven'ion was called to order BY the Rev Dr. aght for
merly secretary who stated that the Provisional shor
would be absent for few hours and ut the Bishops 20
quest the senior Presbyter present would chair
The Rev DR.. johnson, Of Brooslyn was proposed and
accepted. The minutes Of the preceding days pro-
ceedngs were then read by the Rev. Dr. Ei9enbrosh
secretary and were adopted by acsamation The next
oroer OF the day taken up yir:Receiving cer,a.
Gates OF lay delegates and members not before
o,ber routine business proceeded with. kew Me-
Leonard after getting suspension os the rules brought
forward his motion made the preceding day TO amend
article in regard ministers who should be allowed 10
compose the convention, and moved reer article g.
with his amendment, to the Comrnsttee on Canons
Rev. Mr. RICHMOND, Of St Mchael's N. " objected TO
any more presbyters being admitted into the
who did not possess the of souls a. they had un
due power in making laws
After slight discussion the question OF reference
was put from the Chair and carred-aye, Of nays So
Rev. Dr. HMoHT presented the report of the staining
Committee of the dlocess which was accepted II rela
ed chiefly to the consecrston Of the Right Rev. Dr. Pot
eI "hich ,ook pace AT trinity church sOme mun
since. briefly reciting the facts
INCORPORATION OF CHURCHES.
Inc hev MIR. DuAsCoMB presented report OF the Com
mittee on the lncor poration Of Churches Accepted
ADMssioN or PARISHES mo THE ooSyg,rios
st. Anorews Schoharie; ST. Emanuel s,uth Wss,s,-
bo; 81 iauls, Centreville st. James, Caldwell, St re.
ters Hlenburg; =. Augustine, Cortlandt.
RiPoRTS COMMITTEES
Report on Provision tor Parish Clergy presented;
of Trustees of Episcopal Fund in report II appear
ed that the total dsposabe funds remaining since the
date of last report s $67 500 winch invested on bond
and mortage 363 COO at per cent and 81 5, AZ d, ,er
cent The total amount Of accommodating fund Il sis-
oo3 ~ al invested at per cent, with the exception OF
$500. Amount of accumulating fund invested on bond
ana mortgage as by last report sl2, 500 Receipts dar-
ing the past year have amounted TO $8 4l2 81
payments to $s35l q3.
REPORT FprcATIoN COMMITTEE
The report Of tins committee appointed to receive ca
nonical collections for education within the diocrss,
showed that out Of the united funds Arising
collections and an appropriation from lis treasury
supported in whle in part forty nine students eth
actually engaged in preparing for theological se
o this number twenty four have been resident
OF the Grand Theological Seminary three have en mr.
suing theological studies under the special charge Of
prosbyters OF the diocess fourteen have been in
college preparatory to the seminary and eight educating
In Trinity school in this city The above patronage of
education Tor the ministry has been By a ex
renditnre OF % 600 less than fourth of which
would call upon the churches Of the docess the
the society.
THEOLOGICAL srwixARux
Reported that all existing vacancies in the Board Of
Trustees have been tlled.
or CANON
Judge HOFFMAN moved that the committee OF ton an.
pointed by the convention Of 1851 the sub the
Incorporation of churches be continued Alter discus
sion the motion was Withdrawn.
SAFE or nrscoPAL RESIDENCE OF TIE nncrr~
Ihe Special Committee, appointed two years agp, with
reference TO this subject reported result Of their con-
vaxffu
ted The properly to he worth at least S2OO0O esou
tions were attached to the report recommending
conveyance OF the property be made 10 the trustees OF
the episcopal fund other persons acting trustees
aud that they be empowered to lease tho same; and
hold application to be made to the legislature. The
consideration Of the matter was laid over until
such time as the Committee upon the Episcopal Fund
should report
Messrs Geriit g. Van wsYnsn, Cyrus Cnrtiss and G.
N Rowland appointed Trustees Of the above fund
by acclamation.
PROVISION FOR PARISH cryRGY.
report OF the Committee Of inquiry for the above
purpose presented containing information Of very
detailed character in relation the matter and uqxr
tions for consideration in the form Of resolutions fhe
schpty provision made for the clergy generally the
rural districts much dwet upon aad more gene
rous and just provision advised.
KInT0y of oFrcr1ls.
be election OF deputies to the general convention
by vote, postponed as also the election Of two other
committees.
MISSIONARY OPERATIONS ~ rns DrocyxEa
The report Of the committee appointed 10 take this
mater into consideration presented, adopted and
uroRr or MISSIONARY COMMITTEE
This report was upon motion, brought up and read
from which appeared tha, the total receipts
in 1853 were 81 800 4o In 1854 they were oTs 40
including legacy Of 81 0o0 from Mr.. John Noble In
1850 the receipts have been 81, 10. There sixty.
nne mirsionary stations in counties In
1888 there forty-tou missionaries in 1854 hny
four; and in this year, there ffy-one. The
total expenditure a 1854 up to the 1st October was
IS s23 ~ Accepted.
ACID ASD rSPRx cfsrarmKs
The report Of this committee forth receipts from
l42 congregations in the diocess, and from donations
the Aggregate sum of 81 %. Interest funds
vested s$2 iS Balance on hand at last convention
ted TO the beneht of tina fund 025 Invested on bnd
and mortgage 5000 Investments heretofore reported
Ell $50.
rRx1suRTas B DEYAnrSryr
From this report i appeared that the payments for
the past &2 457 H. and the receipts So lo ol
DEATH OF REV. MR. HAwkEsLEy, OF MARLBoR3e0
ULSTER COUNTY.
Fey hr IHAtEARA, agent Of the Missionary Commit
tee alluded TO the demise of the above reverend gentle
man and euogzed the remains Of his departed brother
with an esquenee which deeply impressed the oemlers
OF the convention.
BISHOPS ADDRESS
The r. Rev. HoRauo PoTrE then addressed the mem.
bers 81 the convention and commenced by a,lung 10
his election which time he had enjoyed oet II
health and he might say had been ps~yented at
tending 20 his duties any single occas..n. II had
been with great surpriss that he had fosnd himself
since the prosecution OF h duties improved In health
besde, being familiar with the duii@s of his nsw
ministry and he chsercd with the ccnviction that
Tor eIton ~ Ordinary energy there was nothing In the
adninstT alton o the sfce which need exhanst III
strength charge truly Of great aud a,sAost
unceHspR toll. He prayed God TO enabs him TO sc In
humility, compas sisa and real 10 endox him with wis.
dom and ability aDi 10 prepare him 1ace In the
a his clergy and people, that his duties being
cluded might be transmitted TO othe-D To work ssrn
zeaously Al his consecration, ~,sch took place at
Trinity church ten months ago present many Ind
brethren and ameng them the Bsep Of Montreal. Bs.
could not overlook the avors Vhch he had rccciv.
cd from members a. the Engl1h church. and To
unity OF the Episcopal ch'xches in the TO
countries promoted the besa oi good will tad
such unity, he glad 10 say, did ea.st
lie must return his Acknowledgements 10 me clergy
aiiy for tho anbounded hospitality they hal shown him
since biz esston His vista s"ns since he
new ministry had been 20 hundred md three
farnhes au1 stations, be about svohirds ~ the
whole diocess The numbsr Of combinations sale by
him was isso and he hst been stroSy impr with
the gss, amount Of minseriA abcs that had been ps
.tned During the rsss'en monsahe had .snsecraasi
thirteen ehur' hes teiy the lsrgst number
Grated IN iha az ess saide. which, four oi Der chur.
we're ashiing c'n,csaton He sould cali she atteson
oIihe cor vention bsreport q ne missionary co,tlee
81 the dioceEs, anbe importanes Of tho work f seh