New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-27
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I CONVENTION OF THE NEW-YoRK DlOCESE-FIRsT DAY
The annual convention Of the Diocese Of Ncw-Iorl
was orgaaed yesterday 81 Johns Church N"rckst TIE
members Of tie Convention assembled the morning q, lo
O'Clock for divine service Tie exercises opened with
the Morning Prayer conducted by tie Rev Dr. Duty % he
Fst which read by The Rev. j. Howard smith
and the Second Lesson read y DE Rev Geo - Reese lHe
Creed was read by Rev j. b. Gibson Ia The any which
was said by the Rev F. H. Cady Tho Ante Communion Ser
vice then said ~ Bishop Talbot o. lndihnA assisted y
TIE Rev. d. brown NeHbufy W10 read the hpsI ana %,
tie Rev. Dr. McYckar, VITO read the Gospel Then followed
TN SERMON,
which preached by the Rev d. Dix Rector OF TRINITY
Dr. D1s text was the 23 OF the d chapter Of the let
Ana th. /, III. commandment That should believe in ne
liz Jeas CHit and love another o. be gave DO
The mandmen to receive and adore God. mysterious
embodiment Of His spirit tho form Of dvci on
with especial emphasis The most cfcn repeated b'lests oil
the apostles hold las, to the atn in the ircrnae
Of the Savior and % love one another IN
belief But these later had seen wonderful ad
aud progress In thought aud IN art nnd IN the
means doing good. A cannot even describe ade
qustely his great achievements The Church feels
r of The ace, Win, goes on In the world cannot remain
matter of Indifference with The dav views
past behooyeih the Church 10 heHrkon 10 tue voice OF God
to cast of her sleep and propose for herself HE.
emnrka l. feature religious controversies of the pres
that they eentered In the person Of Christ The
useless questions of the age OF scholastic conrOyry
concerning foreknowledge, free will election and the Ike
wereon Hnce abandoned aud the now RACES around
and the very citadel Of religion the person Of CHRIST
The truth Of all religion summed up in the doctrine OF
incarnation OF God r Christ Tie Gospel was simply the
tofy to heed Go-pd strive to live that life. Tho
view that the Gospel was message Of eternal
life q reward for ana eternal cch and punishment
for the rest that it called for gloomy struggle with iempta
ton agony Of repentance was delrecaed The Cos
pei not hard aud cold system 81 divinity but simple
story perfect life. The Ministers of the Gospel were not
pfcuch depayy aud hopeesness OF mans estate but
10 dwell on the character Of Chrtt aud l ne Inc APo
well knew this to he the work eoned upon them ana their
preaching wholly II their Master and bis history the de-
Tense q his and IL this appreciation OF the d.
vine life exhibited by Christ that early Christian
Roman muscles The mistakes Of the leaders Of the Rorma
ton forgetting the old simple story OF the Gospel and sub
the real dark age OF he'Proes,ant Church The
bitter controversies and discussions the defiance OF the
church. and the conflict Of the theological war had followed
and Just feeling way out Of TIE darkness that
had fallen on dsmembeied Church. The Church had lost
anything could restore ulXed grasp would be return
the simple theology tho Incarnation IL Was gratifying
Of had field aasar
to the person of Christ 1t for the ministry therefore
address itself argument OF the holy life Christ
and to dwell especially upon those portions ohe Gospel which
make more special providence Of God 10 sending bis
Son upon and his personal uclrnae in
''''''' ORGANIZATION or THE CONVENTION.
After o tie Convention was formally organized an
unusually large ATTENDANCE " the clergy Of the diocese being
present Bishop Potter presided The i0N hlyug been called
by Secretary motion carried to dispense with The
The Rev. Dr. Rector ana SIr Edward F. Delaney were
reelected to the offices Of Secretary and Treasurer resPc
Tie standing Committee appointed by the Chair then
IsprcTons OF ElrcuoN--The Rev. a. F. Hart Mr. JOHN
Rker the Rev. r. stafford browne Frederick DE i.yster
MISSIONARY COMMITTEE Key lNom1s NJ fe.rI|
D. D. Mr. Buckley the Rev. Edward JessuP The Hon
Albert Ward.
o. IycoRP1R NuoX Cr CWRcHCs.-Wm Dunsombe esq,
the Rev VIM Watson. H. H.. the Hon. Hamilton Fi.h.
ON DIocrsAN FUSp--Ihe Rev. Richard II. Morgan. d. D
Rev. Mr.. BostWck tie lion. Edward Hagbt Edward
Jones. esq.
Oy TRfAsrRFRs EpoRT-Foyd Smith esq.,. william
Belts ESQ. the Lon John A. King
On TuiOLoGlcAL SEMINAR The Rev John Brown. ID d..
the Rev Isaac - Tl,tl- ID Henry T. Perrepout, James
f. De Pcysicr Autlorv H Mcdonald.
OS CASoNs-Tle Rev flw. \. lligbee y. D.. tho Rev.
Benz : Iiarht d n che Rev Ihos. w. Coil u: ID, IL
D.. he Hon Julian G. Neflnes. tie Hon. Hamilton Frh.
Orlando Mcads. req
Tue Secretary then presented tie applications OF churches
10 the Diocese aud their reference tue appropriate commit
Bshop Potter remarked that the number OF applications
this occasion was the largest for so YEAR,.
resolution inviting Bishops Lay and Talbot 10 seats beside
the presiding Bishop during tie stuEs OF TIE Convention
adopted.
The Convention then ADORNED l o'clock this morning