The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-11

by laws the whole disposition Of the funds rested with
Ave members OF the Board OF Trustees He desired moro
/ formation upon the subject.
Mr. HOFFMAN read from the portion of the by laws bear
ing upon the disposition of the funds and us the reporter
understood the provision relating this subject required
notice Of any funds to be distributed be givon at the
meeting previous TO that at which tho distribution should
BIO made Then II would be competent for five members
Of the Board 10 control the distribution.
Dr. HAWKS said the Of prescribes the
purposes for which this fund shall be raised and makes
II imperative to dispose OF in particular The
dividends may change at different times and In the
management Of this that the five members have control
Dr. Guios made inquiry regarding the manner Of APP
Mr. HOFFMAN said the act of incorporation provided
that the trustees appointed after the passage OF the act
should continue IN Office three years The present Board
the pleasure Of the Convention to appoint their
cessers
The question the first resolution was then put and
carried
The second resolution was rejected.
AT this stage Of the proceedings the committee appoint
ed ON yesterday TO count the ballots the election of
committee of three clerical three lay members TO act
with committee Of the House Of Bishops in examining
report the result Of tho balloting
II stood as follows
OF which Dr. R. H. Mason North Carolina received lO7
DR.. VIM Stevens, Of Pennsylvania. ......... 1872
Or, Joseph Talbot, Of Michigan. .............. SO
DR.. $ Y McMasters Of Missouri. Observation-Disclosures. 81
DIR. c. w. Andrews, Of Virginia. Observation-Disclosures. SO
Mr. Edward A. Newton, of Massachusetts,. ITO
Mr +. b. Fogg, Of Tennessee .103
Mr. H P. Baldwin, Of Michigan ..................1 100
The last three were thus elected lay members Of the
committee, and the two first clerical members. There
was still clerical member to be elected and the contest
was reduced to Drs Stevens and McMasters Dr. Talbot
having withdrawn
The House baloted again upon choice between these
two, and the vote stood, DR.. McMasters, III DR.. An
drews, H.
RESIGNATION OF DR. KEMrwR
On motion OF DR.. GARRISON OF Illinois, the special order
OF the day was passed by to enable him to call up the
preamble and resolutions transmitted from the House of
The resolutions being before the House. DR.. GARRISON
offered the following
Whereas this House has been informed by the House
Of Bishops that the venerable Right Rev. DR. Kemper,
Missionary Bishop of the Northwest has offered that
house his resignation Of the missionary jurisdiction which
has been under his charge for twenty years. there
fore,
Resolved That accepting the resignation of Missionary
Bishop OF the Northwest this house hereby expresses its
deep sense Of the faithful manner in which the Missionary
Bishop has performed his arduous work. and they also
feel it to be their duty and their privilege to him
Of the gratitude of the whole church for his earnest
self-denying and apostolic labors.
DR., CLARksoS was about to address the House the
subject of this resolution when some remarks were made
by members the superiority any comments which
he might Make the House being ready to adopt the
luton unanimously He, however, proceeded, first re-
marking that question like this ought not TO be passed
it had reference to the retirement Of man
who had passed twenty four years Of his life
in the missionary labors Of the Northwest He himself
had recollection Of that deep and thrilling that
TRANSFERRED in the House Of Bishops twenty four years ago.
when, by a resolution Of that house the Church de
clared to be one missionary society While he had
recollection of this event. he made familiar with it
from the accounts given of 1t by his father. Bishop
Kemper out at that period the wild North
west and although he could not speak from personal OBJ
seryaton of his services and abors on that mission he
could say from proper conception which he felt in his
heart OF the arduous nature of the task which he per
formed in behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ, six
doceses have already marched under his captancy into
union with the Convention OF this Church, and after
he had done this he is about TO retire from this post Of
his abors in the late field of his useulnesshe would say
that it was no easy matter to describe him as he there
roamed amid the wild scenes of that dreary region
Mississippi, and again on the plains of Kansas
Again he s found the shores of Lake Superior
and again the plains Of Wisconsin He would say that
Bishop since the days Of ST. Paul has travelled
miles and planted the banner of the Cross larger
tent Of territory has Bishop Kcmper and he trusted
when the vote would be taken upon this resolution would
be recorded unanimously
The question then taken the adoption of the
solution and il was adopted unanimously.
Dr. ANDREWS called for the special order of the day.
which the subject Of the amendment Of the third art
Gle Of the constitution.
Dr. yNToS inquired if proper first to decide
the question in regard TO the status of canons and q
which was under consideration by the Committee on
Canons before any action would be had the special
order
DELEGATE stated that the subjects were entirely dis
/ other.
The special order being before the House Dr. MEAD
said that he informed by the Secretary that
the testimonials Of the four bishops elect were
prepared and ready to be signed by the house.
1t was necessary that this duty should be per-
formed to-day 80 as TO enable the House of Bishops
to decide as to the time of conservation. This work
which should be done some time another and he
occasion favorable to do it than the present
Why not let the order Of the day remain until these
testimonials were signed and sent to the House of Bshop
He would propose that the signing Of these testimonials
be at once proceeded with.
DR.. vTNToS moved that the special order be postponed
until Monday at IL O'Clock.
The motion was agreed to, and the house thereupon
proceeded to sign the testimonials Pending this procee
dure message was recey ed from the House Of Bshops
nfo ming the House Deputies that they appointed com
mttec Of them to act in conjunction with the House Com
mittee in examining the Board OF Missions
The following the names of the committee of
three-Bishop John Williams, of Connecticut Bishop L.
Polk, of Louisiana; Bishop G. Burgess, of Maine. s
the signing of the testimonials the close of which the
House adjourned