The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-26

r ~~~-~--~~~-~->----~<~~-
Review Of Its Action-Pron,iuent Members Of
the ConventIon-The Russo-Grcek Church
Female DiacOnate.
The Triennal Convention OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in the United States OF America has now
been in session more than two weeks and IL rapidly
drawing to It's close A few days more and the SUI
preme legislative body Of the Church will have ad-
journed and the clergy and laymen comprising It
will be travelling homeward to give an account to
their constituents OF the results OF their deiberatIon
Since the convention OF 1859, held at Richmond, Va
no such numerously attended meeting OF the body
has convened as the present one. Not only are all
the doceses in the whole country-thirty five In
numberrepresented but for the largest part or the
session they were represented by full Populations on
the clerical well as on the lay side OF the House,
and In some OF the delegations are found many men
OF distinction and emnence In Church and State
Several Of these were mentioned IN the HERALD OF
last Monday, but not ALL nor IL IL proposed now to
name them ALL space would not suice. At the con-
venton following that OF 1862 held IN New York city
in 1862 only twenty-two dioceses were represented
The only Southern dioceses among them were Ken
lucky and Maryland In the next convention, which
convened in PhIladelphia IN 1896. the number Of
doceses represented had increased to twentysx and
North Carolina Tennessee and Texas were the only
additional southern states sending deputies to the
House. In these two conventions the House OF Bishops
was also but slimly attended. In 1882 the Bishop
OF Connecticut absent account Of Ill health,
and the following Southern bishops FOR well known
political reasons. OF Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia,
Virginia, Mississippi. Florida, South Carolina. North
Carolina and Texas and In 1895 the bishops OF 0e0r
gia Virginia. Mississippi Florida, south Carolina and
Texas, continued 70 absent themselves. This year,
Of the fory0ur bishops and assistant bishops OF the
Church forty.two are present These facts give the
convention an increased importance, which u would
not have otherwise, for outside Of political assem-
blages this Ia the nrst deberative body met since
the war In which representative men OF oil sections
OF the country mingled and conferred In frAternAl
spirit and on footing Of brotheriy equality Massa-
chusetts and Texas Minnesota and Alabama, Ore
gon and Florida, all are here united and act In
harmony together, and NO sectionslism maFS this
union.
SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE PROMINENT MEN.
In speaking Of the prominent men OF the House,
the name Of Rev. DR.. william Cooper Mead, from
Norwalk, Connecticut, was omitted. DR.. Mead must
be very old man. probably verging on seventy,
though he looks scarce over fty. He 10 rather below
the middle size, but compact and wtry 10 structure
and inclined 70 moderate eDb0np0fnr He mas been
minister Of the church for near my years and has
been member Of every Triennial Convention since
1888. He IL undoubtedly the leading workingman Of
the House, and on account OF his comprehensive
knowledge OF church law and his long experience he
may also be considered the most influential. The
biting manner In which he sometimes lectures MEM
bcr of no HopDe who EXPOSE their ignorance By