New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF TIE PROTEST
Ant EPISCOPAL CHI RCH

TIE delegates Ia the Annual Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF he D4occ'e Of New
York assembled Yesterday, a, lo o'clock, 10 s. Johns
Ch,pol, opposite 81 Johns Park. Abou: two hun
cr,d and City ministers were prescnt, beside large
number of lay Delegates and theological students.
The galleries were led BY lad Is.
The moruipg until o'clock was occupied by tho
usual devotional exercises, in which Bishops Potter OF
NeyYork. Atkinson OF North Carolina, Delaney OF
Western New York aud Ire OF Iowa, and The Rev
prs TAYLOR srd Stanton oiicia'ct.
The discourse was preached by the Kew, Dr.
CRrlCHToN, from lit limo nv, 81 choo'er ana loth
y,tso: " Tie Church If TIE living God.
After the Sermon, the sacrament Of the Lords
Super was administer
arer the clo.e Of the religious exercises, the mem
bers took n brief recess.
All O'Clock the Convention was organized, tho
Rev. HoUATIo Potter. ID. D., Bishop OF The Diocese,
occupying the chair.
TIE roll Of the Convention was then called by the
clerk the Rev Dr. EIGENBRoDr. During the calling
of Inc roll the BiehOp took occasion 10 administer
etItle eWoOf 10 such IN, mbers Gs were eng iged IN
loud conyersation.
Tie Rev DR.. FIGESrRoDT offered R resolution in
Wins the diherert hrhops in attendance TO occupy
seats within tie Chuncei.
The Rev. DR.. HucHr moved that Tia Rev. Dr.
Egcrbtodt be- nominated Secretary of tsc Convention
BY scclamHii~n, which was carried.
On motion o. the Rev. Mr. Cox, the present noun
beat, Mr. {. : y, Rowland, was TelOminated Treas.
uTcr of the Convention ~ Gcclama'iOn
Tie following Slanqins Committees were then an.
nOunccd:
hooRfo,ArrcN % CnuRoHrs.-w Dun,comb, rev W.
l. johnson d. u end Hon LIt1eT 3rsd.h.
DIOCESAN FvND-Ees Il. &. Morgan, y. D, w = Hs.ey
Cyrus Curtis. ~. " Grave. std the Treasurer.
TREAsURERs RtPotr Gent ;. Van asenen Floyd smith
snd Frederick ;. v instOn
GtNEE,L rnEoLoccAL SEM.S.sY Rev. Jno brown.
ID. Lockwood h. % abel +. Anderson, > h Livingston
sud 4 y. McDorsd.
The BISHOP took occasion 10 call the attention Of tho
Convention 10 elaborate report which had been
tered over by the Convention last year. and made
the orcer for this Convention the subject OF the
support OF the Psrochial Clergy.
The Rev. Mr.. LEONARD gave Do'ice fhq. he should
move on the following day tee am-n Uncut Of he Com
siltution IN the following particular viz:
Strike all ont after tho words " CON oosed Of in
Article 3. anc inert the following: "Au cl6rkymoa
" IN good standing who shal be ca"oucaly resident in
this diocese Al TIC meeting Of the Convention, ex-
Ceptdea Oos ordhiued uDderthe provisions % Canon
) of the GeleIal Convention OF 1853 aud Of lay
" members, cons siog Of not exceeding throo dole
" gsfos from every IGIish in union with this COnven-
" lion 70 be chosen by the vesiTy cong alton.
II t Rev. DT. EIGESBRODT prr.ebted paper al the
request 0f the Clerk Of the Corporation OF Trinity
CLufcb, which consisted f report made 10 that cor
pOIaou by committee Of that body oo the subject Of
an application for an increase Of tie Episiopaan
Fuuc, ard Olso ir aid in support If the Provisional
Bishop from joint committee OF thi- Convention, and
embraced Ieeoutiors passed by fdniy Courch Corpo-
ration on that subject.
On motion of he Rev. DR. HAIGHr The subject was
laid the table utIl the JON: ni,tee Should be
heard.
Tie Convention thea adjour4c. to nee, to-,Iay at @
O'Clock.