, 1865-09-16
EPISCOPAL pIOCESAS. CONyEM.
TON.
The Finance Committee-The Endow.
meut Fund-Cnncelling the Ar
rearagca of The Diocese
Adjournment

Adjournment,
The Delegates to The Twenty Eighth Annual Con.
@ention Of The Episcopal Diocese Of uliuos ap.ern
bIed In closing eesaon yesterday afternoon At I've
o'clock.
The Convention opened with devotional exercIscz,
ate1 which The business wns commenced.
sSns conversation eusuea n to The publication
The question Of Sunday schools WIS next taken
1p, ana the following rssolutions were offered BY
Rxeotssd, That in the opinion Of us Convention
NC Church Sunday School ts rot q system inde.
pedcnt 4 ti-e bat an institution Of tie Church IN
Christ, children Of God. and fnhcfitors OF the
ktnedum OF Heaven, md rs such arc trained TO
9ght 1nnnfullE against the world thr flesh and the
Reso2red That this Convention recommend each
parish clergyman oaseune the supervision Of his
school, and, 20 far practicable, make the Cate-
class.
Reaotnef, Thai ahls Convention earnestly recon-
spd 70 ssa so1 IL 1naa
the eptirc echool accompanying the act with proptr
explanations - that he may lc enabled 10 effect
lively discharge this duty fet forth In Canon Is Of
Alter some dIecufsson participated IL. by acvcsa
clc1Eyncn, The ieeoutionf nr1t adopted
ltev. L. u. ClaIksOn, d. D. Then proposed the
Adoption oftae following resolution;
portion Of ihat Church q Christ upon earth, which
ihsaIssians Uttered sy tGe i.lop i Il sanusi 4
address fo1 lle return Of pace to our beloFed land,
OF our Government md the delivc1ance OF onr conn
Try from the evil Of human slavery; and also fully
OF oHe latc mnrtyrcd President, Abraham Lincoln.
Amer some dIscu4son the resolution Was adopted.
Rev. Stlns Toiien, D. D. from The Finance Com.
nit,ee. then presented the following rcpott:
Hrponr OF TIE coxsu1TEE on FINANCE
Thu Cor,r,,toc cf t,n,r, ~ WHOM, ,,,. rr6,,-rd
n. ~ M,s.emrrrss renn,4 hsyfr. csn.fai1v crsmined
,ud tnnn;red INN fhS fSnsncjn1 condiiinn ~ r.
Diocere her icayr 10 rcnort thaf fhev 1nd fhe
Trcat lrcr'r fcport entirely cor,cct The indehted
ness Of tic u,accsc not pro,idcd fr il as foIIoss
Contfnren1 esnentce 81 81 ~ n uf5ct xssfl nn3s
contCmnuted for the nrirtn nf tbe ionrne1 If this
Convention md eiin m :. c;nS. ~ 1ha tsa,aS
~
To- meet his ,ndeetedDsss I'D The Gommt.se wo1a
nesommena 70 ne convention that q ennsetible
pous' " Soaus " istneu.lo 1uu Two yca1s hum the
dGte o. ths ieenc lhettol, a9a 1hal " as<-s "
thf nessr s .na na aT IT. 70 .sne aHa t
- ~. 1., u eis ~. .,.an ~ IL" l"t ttacn1
5hsrs he "a ane nnoS r. hppede cnt ,f th,. n,o
~. q 500 1o ts 80 w. sa .. U ~ ~ i,Ao e.
Scntc,nrsr 1s. n%'s o'""s "ese oae VI UT As' u
1he Comniste lite recommend that the Convention
1nS M ueatets T. ~ nc.ien ~ iu ne nanG;
=. % = ohe % NJ e"anee o. s.s ~,
convtnticn to invite united effort Of the parishes
~ Srs.I Il ~ rsiec o,,. r., ~, n,o,s.s II.
Y oluei u talse nonss to5 tue piocese 'nG m. n.
sung xesf r. nss M Commits Ton,d @ E neommsnd 5 . the
lsnslon o. eSnon All totaf a. II requires eouec-
tacns 70 C maze IN ,ae se'ela nslsnes On @ .nh
1ca5y IN a1d oi ne DIOCESAN fCna.
nc eoans1s E. Touia senq .saa q.t ~ n,I 1ne u
..sSns = IA ~, 1a 1 y es ~ ~
pasasnes oe semt1eo; ana thai las o. me
DOG !S ne feQoeSa4 70 an'ofm tne.e parsnes o.
me acpon t.kcn. ana !oal tneF oe 1nFtteo neafnif
70 eo,epe1ate n the cndowans fHnd PIN, to meet
y 1hoEaas Church Amboy;
|. Chrie1 Church, A1e6:a:
ST. Johns Church, knoxville;
81 aoen Church. 1acon:
ST. ha1k'f Church. lASa1]e:
-: iani sGa rs.EnS GEnscn 1sSe. aee Geatr'
IImi1f Church Natto;n;
T. stspheus Church. f1ttsneld;
Grccr CHURCH. ROCK Island county:
81 Thomas, = Church. Salem;
s.. GeoS?se'r, S 'Giia: Gties. "Te'
And tlty aiso recommend ths1 the parishes i1 Ar.
,ea,, 81, ec a. aod Msed e 7sm tcF r.; dns
doNnent fund plan to meet their dues hereafter.
Geo. Il. Chateodcn. Esq., moved 1hai commit
iee oi nse he apa1sn'Ga 10 DISPOSE Q! shs iunds IN
As tct1lt Of some discussion Nj. chittenden
oo'sn Ioa sn.,a us 5esoa.on os sasaos eomec of
s%ths, e moved that the ..nce In the
bands oil the Endowment Fund Committee be de-
voted
F{7s{. to the payment Of the Interest on the
bonds Of the docese; seond, 10 the payment Of the
salaries Of the missionaries; fhi the balance TO be
applied the liquidation Of the bonds Of the do
| ccse- Subsequently Mr. Smithett Withdrew the
second proposition, but the Rev. Dt. ClarEsJn NOT
ed amend by Tcnsrrt1lg the words stricken out.
| The Rev. Clinton Locke moved that the sum OF
<73s.<l be taken from the Endowment Fund and
appropriated 10 the aE1cars Of saares due 10 The
missionaries,
A very strong opposition ras shown By several
~
the Endowment Fund. The object Of that fund
Wns definite and fpce1hc tn ite ehaEacte.it was 10
be fund the interest OF which 10 rag the bonded
debt OF The diocese and shoa!d ultimately cndow
the Epteeopate-und however desirableit might be
to pay the missionaries gel THIS f1nd had no con-
necfton with the purpose to which 1t was now de-
sinxi to amply H.
original purposes ~at se,1on.ly QUESTIONED hynaay
OF the delegates, and the dansrr pointed out Of
such cotlte Of conduct.
a large amount o. ftua1! talE and DRY conTefsa-
tion iolloWed- made tole1ah!e only by BY spirit.
ed f1Srch sustaining fhc Original idea Of tat fund
BY Rev. H. y. Bishop, which waa even more
eloquent fhan bis speects uf naliy arc. nnd luaa-
inous exposition of the principles on which the
fund va beeed BY 5If. Chiltenden.
keE. T. smlthest Offered the to1oWln7:
ReeSfNf. TINT Special AesessMs~1t Of fifty CENTS
On e1eEy parish. IN tn. rzEs of each entnmunicant.
be made. 10 meet present Indebtedness to Diocesan
nnd Missionary Fund. 70 ts paid By the f.st day Of
November next, fnh}ect to aI the proTttioDs and
penalties q canon xIH
1hs re*o,ut.on, 20 Tar a. she words November
ncxt, WIS passed non eo1- On The balance Of the
resolnton tome discussion arose and on the qnes-
non being PM IL vas LOST. and With II feu the
whole Q! Tue fero!Etton. .-g.