The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-09
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5AR FR0TEsTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
w. fa ~ s,~~S>o~~~-~~-~~>~>~~~~~~-~
rho Ffrss Busfucvs ecsslon or the Cosveution-
The STANDING C0mmittees-lnferesttng DE.
bate ON Printing Bishop Lees sermsn-An.
nouncement or the Death Of Prominent
Members Of tho Church.
Tho first business session OF the Triennia Genera
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal Church Of
the United States opened yesterday at Trinity chapel
on Vest Twenty fifth street, near Broadway. The
Convention meets IN obedience to article OF the
constitution OF the Church. originally adopted al
Philadelphia on the I'd day OF October, 1859, and
since revised and lastly amended by the General
Convention OF ls4l. 1t provides that there shall be
Q General Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States Of America on the
arst Wednesday In October In every third
year. from the year OF our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-one. and
To such place as shall be determined by the Conven-
ton." The House OF Bishops. q list OF the members
Of which was given in full in the HERALDs report OF
the formal opening OF the Convention, met at the
school house. IN the upper hall, bu3 the doors were
closed to all except the members and officers OF the
house. and no report Of their proceedings except
that they completed their organization for business
could be obtained
The House OF the Clerical and Lay Deputies met at
ten O'Clock A. NJ. in the nave OF the chapel The
proceedings opened by the reading OF the morning
prayers by Bishop Talbot, OF Indiana, assisted by
Bishop Nicely OF Maine, and benediction was said by
Bishop smith, OF Kentucky, and psalm, commence
ting "Pfaise Cod ye servants OF the Lord,n sung
BY the members assembled. Before the meeting pro-
ceeded to business some time was occupied In dis.
tribung tickets of admission to the several deputies
Yy n qff LAM Int tho,
cient number having been printed, this
work had to be suspended At
about eleven O'Clock the Rev. Or. Craik,
OF Kentucky, took the chair. Rev. Mr. Sperry acted
aa secretary, and Rev. Messrs Rodgers and Mitchell
were announced as having been appointed nrst and
seconl assistant secretaries respectively. Rev. DR..
Mead OF Connecticut presented the petition from
the newly organized diocese Of Nebraska for admis-
sion into the Union Of the Church. and advocated Its
reference to the standing ommittee on New Do
ceses. Rev. DIR. Litejohn, OF Brooklyn. read series
OF statistics showing the amount OF work done for
establishing and increasing the Church In that far on
State, OF the churches and colleges founded and the
Increasing number OF converts ana communicates,
and strongly favored the prayer Of the petition
winch was referred as moved.
Tile Rev. Or. Adams, OF Wisconsin, presented me-
mortal from that diocese praying for the amendment
OF the obstructive Cancncai laws OF 1882 to the
reception OF new dloceses, and to adopt such meas
ures as will expedite their admission. The Doctor
stated that other dioceses had intended to present
similar petitions and on his motion the subject was
referred to che Committee on Canon5
The law alluded to Is to be found In article i've Of
INC constitution OF 1889, and provides that no new
diocese can be formed without the consent OF the
bishop and convention OF each diocese Concerned as
well as the general convention; that there cannot be
less than fifteen sefsupporting dioceses with thir-
teen pre5byterB, who shall have been at least one
year ordained and no city to form more than one
oiocese, giving the bishop OF diocese the power to
choose which diocese he win belong to in case OF a
division, and directs that doceses shall be SUBJ
tect to the constitution and canous Of the new do.
cese. the change proposed y to the effect that
see with the surrounding country as tributary do
The Rev. DR.. Mahan OF Maryland, presented a me.
mortal in favor OF the provincial system OF dioceses
which was referred to the Committee ON Canons
The Rev. DR.. BENJAMIN !. Haght. Of New York, then
OF New York, which was referred to the Committee
on New Dioceses. and also the plan for q federats
will be recollected that this memorial and plan
formed the principal subject Of debate at the
in this city, The PROPOSES DO abs
ADOPTION Of the following canon as new law Of the
Church,
tits hereby declared lawful for the diocesss now existing
establish for themselves federass Convention
s he n
shat. az ne
we have put our hands on this % day Of
u New Iori.
And the "plann submits the io,,,ow'n" es the pro-
posed form Of organization Of this federate Council
.ystem, "a adontAn ~ 10 uiocese OF New York on
sslas % OF october last =
whenever the General Convention shall have passed
canon authorizing the formation Of ederae council OF the
within "a, s me bishop Q, as mo ~ .
dioceses snail call The Primary Council Of the several do
II The saia Primary Council sh. take order :. 70 the
al s eonaucs
III. The said Primary Council shall consis,
Me state o, New York.
or S and eight Ky s ,G :nes % s
may determined BY the General Conventions such deputies
2 ss appointed By the conventions Of the doce'es rspes
w In the said Primary Council the bishops the clergy and
without the concurrence majority OF each order voting
the
Bishop and convention Of said diocese.
A notification was received that the Rev: DR.:
Robinson had been elected bishop OF Missouri. and
the papers were referred to the Standing Committee
sr ses By Rev. Dr. Wheat Of tennessee anao
rous II not similar, In It's nature to that OF DR..
Adams, and It was referred to the same committee.
The following were then announced by the chair
~ composing the above standing committee
su.. Of ne ca.rea.-Revs. R. A. Halam D. D, conpect.
Il FSSs g. d. b 81 &
IT., Indiana; H. n Powers, D. Iowa; Charles Reynolds
g. HI as.no e. s.
shn.stis o. D. G,.spe p d n,gsn q i: v we,' MN.
New asmc.hre Rice, B. d. New J.rsey William
YSI S s 3 p sS.'h eaIs
s. a. Crane, D. D.. Khoae isare J: T. wheat p D., Ten
D.. West New York; r. X. Hat, Wisconsin, S. Byileshy
G. w. Andrews, D. d., Virginia; O. G. Pinkney
South carolina; Samuel Benedict, Georgia; j. j. Scott D.
p, Florida J, u. Mitchell, Aaoama William G. Crane, D.
b.. Mississippi; Thomas y. Water, louisiana.
Ioa r,. IN BishoIs-Reys 4. Cooke u. D., New York
II. Ryand, d. ~, Illinois, +. +. Berkeley, d. d., Mis-
O. n. Norton, d. u, vrginn Messrs Lemue
Fringe ss ss Ss4.es -ys'
Uensh.i bi.inssRess. W.: Saunders, florida; 2. A.
Bradley, Maine; W. G. Gray, Tennessee W. II. Clarke
Georgia; j. ,carporoush, phtsoarc: = T. Perkins Ken.
.--xy; Mcssrs q. H. tarnsorn, Rhode Island H. o. Wood
ruu, estern New York; 4. O. Ryan, wisconsin, W. r.
Wheeler, sew Hampshire; w. Green, California :, X.,.
Dosssic and fDrega k,,tonarv sooy-hevs A. n Ltue-
iai n ~ D., New York; J. L. Clark ID. d. Connecticut H.
Waterman b. D., Rhode Isana I. D. Huntington, D. o.,
Clinton Locke ID. d., Illinois NJ schuyler,
D. ID, Missouri; MesSrs g. q. Trowbrdge, Mchigani W.
Comwel kentucky; Welsh, Pennsyivania;J H. schoon-
haper Piisburg; 4. T. Wilder. Minnesota.
IL toas. Rsys j. s. y Hodges, d ID; Isaac g Hubbard,
n n. C. r. Gndsccn, South Carolina III. A. Pierce, ID d.,
Alabama; H. w. Beers, Wiscoasln W. q. Wliams, Ccor-
ria; Messrs II. H. Ives Rhode Island K Rchardsoni Yer
fpoat +. NJ. Howe, PEs0uTg, W. I. Read, Deaware H. D.
Bodiey. Missouri.