The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-10
Rirtmunn qispatrb.
MONDAY MoRNINa...,.....OC OCT. 10, 1859
GENERAL CONVENTION
OF THx
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Of the UNITED STATES
IRxroRrsp ron rus "pAILY nrspArcn,.l
F o U TIL DA
sArrapAY, DC

Morning services were conducted by Rev. DIR
opKSnEfMkR. Bishop elect of New Jersey. and
Rev. DIR. BEpRLI Assistant Rishnn ayact AZ
Ohio.
The minutes of yesterday were read.
On motion, the callof the roll was dispensed
with.
Standing Committees were called on for re.
ports.
The Committee on the Conservation of Bish-
ops. TO whom were referred the testimonials OF
Rev. Alexander Gregg, ID. D., Bishop elect
OF the Diocese of Texas Rev. VIM. II. Oden-
heimer, ID. d., Bishop elect of the Diocese of
New Jersey; Rev. Gregory 7. Bedell, d. d.
Assistant Bishop elect of the Diocese of Ohio
and Rev. Henry II. Whipple, ID. d., Bishop
elect OF the Diocese OF Minnesota, report the
same rs in order for receiving the testimonials
of the members of this House.
The following resolution was offered in con-
nection with the report:
Resotrtd. That the Secretary be instructed to
prepare proper form ot testimonials to he sis med
bv this House on behalf of the Bishops elect, and
that the House proceed TO sgn the said testifloni-
message was received from the House of
Bishops, TO the effect that they do not concur
in the resolution of the House of Clerical and
Lay Deputies, designating Chicago as the place
Tor the next meeting of the General Conyen-
ton. but that they prefer and have selec ted
Philadelphia, in lieu thereof, for the reasons
that il is more convenient and accessible to
The Church and the body of the Convention
and nearer to the archives Of the Church.
The Committee ON Canons submitted q re-
port:
/. In reference to Canon ", of 1884, on the Con-
secrailon of Bishops during the recess of the GEN
ersl Convention, section OF which reads as fol-
lows:
Standing Committees. shall he in the form pre-
scribed for the House of Clerical and Lay Depu-
ties IN General Convention; and without the afore
said requisites, no consecration shall take place
during the recess OF the General Convention. But
w ss the ee Of the
Convention, all ma ters relative to the consecra-
tIon shall be deferred until the said meeting"
following resolution: Resolved, That the words
"a year" he stricken out, aud the words three
H. The Committee on Canons further report.
that it IS inexpedient to make any change in Canon
VI. of 1852, (reiative to Assistant BishopsD and
ssk to be discharged from its further consideration
The request embodied IN the second report
was granted.
sent the report of the trustees of the fund for
the relief of widows and orphans Of deceased
cIergymen, and of aged, inffrm and disabled
clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the United States. He regretted the alb
seuce OF the distinguished gentleman (Hon.
Luther Bradish,) who had chiefly prepared
the report and accompanying papers. Tor II ne
were here he would give the Convention the
benefit of his iaborious and arduous inVesti-
gallons. Mr.. Hoffman theE read the report,
AS follows:
The Trustees of the Fund instituted by the Gen :
ers c9rvsntiGn othe Prosestant Sc Vhurfn
1855, for the relief Of widows and orphans of de;
ceased clersymen, ana Of aged infrIn and olsaoed
clergy of the said Church, heg leave respect
| In discharge of the duty devolved upon them.
and IN pursuance of their instructions the Trus-
tees, Immediately after their appointment, met and
| organized themselves as Board. by the election
| a Treasurer. They prepared and caused to be pre-
sented to the Legislature oil the State OF ~ lork,
| the memorial "a copy of which Is appended to the
The Legislature of New York. in complisnce
sR se Of Hp & to the act of
non of the Trustees of the said fund,
The .he nefci,s e
sranted in the said Act for that purpose to frame
and adopt code Of bylaws tor the gSvss1nWsen, err ,sa o.
complishment OF its benevolent and declared OBJ 90
iects, according to the supposed intention OF the
The institntion thus authorized by the conyen-
and sse oreaseS az Na BY TIE act oi the m
does, the principles OF annuity, life insurance and
a simple charity, is necessarily complicated IN it,
ander eear anu praetcsl and safe Code OF Laws
| This can hardly be done by any prtort reasoning
be- at once. the test of merit of any system adopt
ed. and the instructor IN It's Improvement
trnsic difficulties Of the case, submit, with diff
dence, the Code they have prepared, rely ing. io
defects, upon the suggestions of actual experience
and the practical working OF the Institution.
Should the proceedings OF the trustees, ana the
plan OF the Institution they herewith submit, NEE
tine APPRECIATION of their constituents they y.
leave respectfully to suggest that the Convention
viii In It's Wisdom deyise and adopt such inei,ou e
| as will give to the Institution practical effect, anf
assure, in the greatest degree, the accomplishment
| of its benevolent objects.
By orde. of the Board Of Trustees,
| New York, Sept. 10th, l559.
The report is accompanied by a copy of the
| memorial to the Legislature OF New YORK
| signed by Horatio Potter, Gregory T. Bedell
| John Henry Hobart. Hamilton Fish, Luther
| Bradish Robert b. Minturn and Cyrus Cur.
it's Also by adraft of the act of incorpora
ton, and the code of Bylaws for the govern
| ment of the institution. The following are
| the officers of the Society:
! Prssident-Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee. D. D.: Del.
Wee PYesid,nt-Hon. Hamilton Fish. New York
! SecTstary-Rey. John Henry Hobart, ID. d., New
Tfeas.rsr-Cyrus Curtis, Esq.,. New York.
| EJeeutite Commttiee-Rt. Rev. Bishop Lee
Delaware; Rev. pr. Hobart New York; Luther
| Bradlsh, New York.
b. Minturn. New York; Josiah Collins, North
| Carolina: Luther Bradlsl, New York.
| lief out ef me Fand-Rev. Charlie. Burroughs, D
| D., New Hampshire; Hon. Hamilton FISH, New
| AIR Hoffman said he had been requested by
the honorable gentleman who prepared the
| report to ascertain the sense Of this House
| as to whether they will leave the necessary
emendations, etc, to the hands of the trustees
| or refer the matter to committee. He would
therefore, offer the following resolutions:
| Resolred, That the act Of incorporation passed
/ nv the Legislature of the State, oil New York
apri 18th. 1855 and the by laws reported b.. the
trustees as the law for the regulation Of the fund
gs .e ese and Ui Of aged nr and disabled
I gymen of the Episcopal Church OF the United
Pc be eni House Of Bishops
ring the subject be referred to JOINT committee
and d sss what other if any,
are advisable in order TO carry out the OBJECTS OF
the Church in respect 70 sasa nnS hSe deem
4 he felt in the matter. and hoped II would be
| referred to a special committee, as thereby
| more importance might be given to IT.
| Mr. Evans, of Md, saw no necessity Tor
such a reference. He thought it better to
| take the report which had been so carefully
| prepared, withoutany alteration.
| DIR. Hawks, of New York, said the commit
| tee was raised three years ago, and the work
| had been performed with great care, and full
| time had been allowed to investigate the I'M
| portant subject 1t was In effect, the sub)ect
| Of life insurance. Gov. Bradlsh ana MS col
| leagues had taken great pains 70 oDtaln inioI-
| nation both in this country and in England,
and he was confident that no report was ever
more carefully prepared. They had framed
compact system, partly founded on arIthneti-
cal calculations, ia regard to some points oi
which he had called Gov. BIS attention. and
after hearing his explanations, he (Dr. H.) was
az once convinced Of its completeness. he
thought 1t should not be meddied with. we
shaIi do better TO act without reference to a
select committee, for no select COMMITTEES
could flnd tina to investigate the subject, du.
ring the sitting Of this Convention. lie hoped
il would be adopted-the House oI bisnops
concurring-aud 60 at once into operation. II
errors are discovered hereafter by the mana
vers they will be pointed out and corrected.
A}ter some farther explanations, the nrst
resolution was adopted and the second ueieas-
So the matter remains in the hands of the
a delegate desired to call mp the report Of