New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-02
TIE PROTESTANT Episcopal DIOCESAN
NFENIION-SECONU UAT.


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AuuRrss OF BISHOP POTTER-RITUALIsM-RE-
PORTS or CoMMITTEEs-IBE PROPOSED
NORTHERN DIoCEsE-DEBATE On TIE rLAN
FOR A TEDERATE COUNCIL.
The religious exercises commenced IN -.
Pauls chapel at o'clock yesterday morning Morning
Prayer was said by the Rev. Mytton Maury Of Coid
spring assised by the Rev William W OLSEN OF Sears
dale The business commenced at 10 o'clock Tho
body OF the church was completely Allied With TIE dele
gates and the galleries with spectators, about haf OF
whom were ladies' IL the absence OF Bishop Potter ana
b. his request the Rev. Dr. Haght occupied ire char
The minutes Of yesterdays proceedings we're read ana
approved Cyrus Curtss, William Bets, ana LdWaru T.
De Lacey were reflected Trustees OF the fund Tor the
Aged and Innrn Clergy without ballot Dr N'hton'
Chairman of the Special Committee on the Salary
OF the Bishop. reported for the Committee umt
tho income Of The Disposable Puma was not sum
c!ent for tho purpose, and recommended thSt tho
equitable appOrtonmCnt among Inc PARISHES nc ae w
the sum necessary 10 make UP the amount as has been
done heretofore. report was made IN relation 10 -
stephcu's College. Annandle Tw0had graduated tms
enmer with the intention Of entering tho ministry bhI
one OF them a very excellent young man, HAD Hubse'
cuenty lost life by drowning. The College was ID
prosperous condition, and new building when had
boen greatly needed. had iust been completed u had
for n students aud 20 pay for ana furb.
ish 10 about 5000 more was needed Al the opening q
the academic year, 60 students VIII oe ~ aSheniicv
ma po we're tben opened Tor election by the clergy
and lavInen respectively o. tic Sldhhh N"ul"''' 'r
5rcat reles mat thc Rev Dr John McNhknr had been
compelled 70 decline serving another year as chairman
Itls after ia o'clock Bishop Potter took the chair
and BEGAN he reading u bar annual Nuui'h'' "h'I Voc
listened TO Si,h profound attention o ~. - 10 H., -
gan ~ addressing the Convention as Obah9 We Irl ~
which they were 20 assemble ~ a., s H. ha5 made 70
diocese The fememp"h,eso lo .l' 90, d ,be ,,,
every part the diocese dear 10 hlni ana the h
preaching chono IN INC 'lrS Wicn iT nT 90 IN, I
bound lam 10 DOth tieits 1nu rai'1 NV,un ,t,.rr y,
a solemn one. lie then passed to the history OF
necuOn WIN IT, The disaTeemenis of the coIgY
hat, uuinpoItaut Yet the outward ana visible col
The world The vital work OF the clergy had been unem
barfsel BY these petty dscords ye te bnpo.es on Va
surface had been noticed who the deep current nnwcd
unObeeryed beneath. Bat tho Church was lot gong Ia
rain In tho year lsjs wen the Mesiftn nio1ts9 VIZ
parishes and mission stations now theIo were 90 ,isl
ymen and $50 Ir anG l mission ri M nce ""'
Tie non l. Episcopal religious papers lad aholudcd ~
n6f,vorble continent on the condition OF the Church.
honest d florence of opinion the Church some lnui-
ters OF doctrine Thcy had aiicupt GA the
nt of sole of the clergy ia some Of the Church paper,
20 fasiou portion Of their brethren the charge OF en-
PERTAINING deadly herCslcs. Tie object OF lhc-c t
and editors seemed 10 he 10 promote agitation Mneh
damage had been done 10 many OF the church cihteis
10y Withdrawing then attention from the iAoft lnpo"n'
concerns 0f reioD. aud involving them in iruic con
tOvcsy n ne church had 50 hcnrscd ih an eia OF el--
should prevail aud none Of the strength Of ihe cegy ana
bad tnoTe been ud ser ton on the la on cc} IA m
speech and action Ho feared there had been hasy aod
which were extreme and even unworthy 81 ccnsure lic
tween the limits Of error on one se ana Oh error gu ID.
/ other. there was wide range FOR the exercise of
tloua and action. The folly and mis- hCl begins when
tier s'too enIeavors 10 harrow the church down 10
It's own particular The siu against charity. who
30 teach the truth make II OdOus, arrange their
services IN disregard OF the canons OF the church,
/ and disurb tic sober portion Of Its members. Very
different from hat should be the COURSE OF the CONSIDER
ate pastor. Much must be conceded 10 DIVERSITY OF em
permanent but ceTgymtn should NOT be TOO much gwen
| TO particular view Tho inevitable result oil
/ dlslcgardins u4s obvious nlcl1to OF huueIce
! was narrowHoss and iDienperance OF opinion. Tx
centric changes In the manner Of oondncung he
be remembered thar The ghest cathedral service ia lice
u Lnsana y ehlieiney sinIo go c' m IL
part the Diocese tho mailer 0f htuahsn wis not
eesses OF rItuan had not yet crossed the 10
treat choral services aud professional psalms and hyn
end these things not help TO devotion but for such per-
10 den0unce them ana endeaYOr 70 deprive olhea OF
I tue benefits ~ them uIchaftable. The limits 70
which Itualisuc services may he carried Without la-
y,Isiug tho doctrines OF The church were some hat
.,iac yers nv no means TO he Northumberland The
serys should conform 10 tho prayerbook further than
that he would not undertake. TO settle the question
There was ayague notion prevalent with large portion
OF gOus World, which has passed InOa Kind ~ 3o-
reotyped phrase WIS that there irroconcahlc
ward and spiritual" What was 10 be objected 10 was
the excessive ~ tho outward and visible No doubt
religions. Bat what were tho senses made Tor but that
outward things might have % the soul MhcH
ponca parties on inc eve O an eeeton ight Their bon
& Ss S l, ,o 2S iB Ss ssa oaS gy y sSen
experience, that the% outward inhnsnces are nhiayoa
Inc % enthu asn. Novelties when hst Introduced Iio
the Divine service either the of addition or onis
SION VII at rat Jar Oh tIe nina OF lhe woimI,f pui
tbs feeling OF -trangeness viii away lie had
no Intention however, 10 encourage or vindicae any
excessive usc OF cercmOnas lie advised clcrgymcn
10 conYlse parish FOR the sake Of IN iuconsdclabc i'm
provemeut IN The services and 10 beware Of tho sdous
approaches of Tao-lairy he would advise Ia be
so5gto create dstitbuhec la their parishes, without
rst nguIlng whether their feelings were not mae local
Tic Reverend Bishop then spoke Of the approaching
Z a Q1 If the
be discussed bat few adopted. lie recommended 10 pre-
the bonds which united the American 10 The An.
glican Church. and otake 40 important step without The
fr me AID when had been sent through inn tc Iner
brethren IN the Spatls aud presented the establishment cf
institutions Of education Tor iemalcs IN tho soaiirrn
on the conclusion Of the Bishops add.sss It was an
n0nnced thai the f0owiI persons had been elected lor
siandia0 a,miQoe-Tle Rev. Drs Morgan Dix.'wm.
J. E.renbrodt, Ni'llam Morgan Isaac II! futile. he
Hon. GulianTC vc,planek; Stephen 7. Nash. Floyd
Smith. biward Jones.
Hsso,'G9 tSgaafes1ihe tev Drs sarane r John
Beach Cornelius swopc stephen Camhrcleng. George
Committees were aJpoute lay before the
Suitable plans OF action carry ont rle Recommendations
Of the Bishop Ia regard 10 tic endowment Of the North
Diocese and education at the South Dr. ilatsl read
the report Of the special committee OF five appointed TO
MN Man for Federal eoanef of The p,oce. Of the
State OF New-Y0rk THIS was The order Of the day, bat
reports read. The Society for the PROMOTION
Religion and Learning had received SAL $50 and given
ST. stephens College aud there the Treasury
$3.50 So Contributions to the fund by is9 parshes 1914
49, The Trustees OF the Episcopal Fund reported that the
dlspoe,De fund remained The last year, sGO,
all Of which Is INVESTED n bonds mortgages, aud prop
erty in the City OF kew.York The fund for accunlna
tio had increased t?705 BE- and now $50 49, Of which
$4,000 ia invested In bonds and mortgages and
cent
very earnest discussion took place on the sub
ject OF the endowment OF the Northern Diocese Or.
Doane reported that the Northern churches we're now
OF raising the 00e which the part they had
agreed perform. Mr.. j. v L. Pruvn called upon the
Southern churches 10 do their part Dr. Morgan OF ST.
Thomass thought that the southern churches could