The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-03
TIE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL DIOCESAN
CONVENTION.

Rev. Dr. John j. Robertson rector OF Trinity churcl
| OF Saugerties, Ulster county, ana Rev. James W
| Stewart rector OF st. Andrews church. Walden
| Orange county, and missionary. At the conclusion
| OF the morning service Rev. William f. Eigenbrodt
the secretary read the minutes Of the proceeding
at the last session, and they we're approved as read
The first business was the motion OF Mr.. g. +. Hoa
man, which he had embodied in the following reso
| lutions:--
Resolved That the trustees treasurers OF the
and they are future 10 drpost viii
ns sss sS5f tea fs New York Il.
hest rate q ters they c.n Obtain suen moneys
ing TO such fund respectively All such moneys however, 10
be deposited In the Institution while remaining In good
credit separate in the RESPECTIVE
funds and to be subject to be drawn fof At sight by their re
pectiye trustees reaes as heretofore for renyestmen
Resolved Tina. commie OF three be appointed to sosc
such depository and the rate Of interest and maxi
sucd other be proper to carry the abov
resolution into eject. N .8r.
These resolutions were adopted and the Bishop
appointed Messrs. j. f. DePeyster. +. s. Winston and
Edward Jones as the committee called for in the las
resolve. report was then read by Rev. DIR. Dix
submitting long list Of names as trustees OF the
General Theological Seminary for confirmation by
the Convection. vote was taken and the list o.
reported was confirmed. There were but few, mol
over dozen, names on the list changed from last
year. yIa Ill
Upon the admission OF delegates from Trinity
church, at Mount Vernon in ve5tchester county, a
long discussion ensued on the report made by the
Rev. Dr. Haight and in which the Rev: Dr. William
s. Cofey rector OF ST. Paul's church, East Chester
and once also rector OF Trinity church ut Mount Yer
non led or with long exposition Of the difficulties
that occurred between himself ana the cOngre-
CATION in 1867, which resulted IN the church being
closed against him by an injunction, and 10
the final election OF the Rev. Charles Seymour as
their rector. The discussion took very wide range,
many members participating in It, involving the pro-
priey Of legal proceedings and at one time even per-
jury was charged against some OF the persons who
hau in anr a liauM Mr. ~ NJ
The Bishop spoke few words deprecatng a. dlssen-
sions, paying a high compliment to the effectiveness
OF the laborS OF the reverend gentleman but adm T.
ting that he had re ognized the Rev. Charles Sey-
mour as the rector Of Mount Vernon. 1t was finally
unanimously resolved to admit both the delegations
without regard to their legal difficulties.
The question OF the federate council was then
taken up for debate What this federate council Is
meant Tor is best from Tho following plan SUBJ
United to the Convention by the committee through
the Rev. Dr. BENJAMIN |. Haght:-
Whenever the General Convention shall haze passed
within this state the Bishop of the mother diocese
win the assent OF the part OF the bishops OF the other
d0ceses shall call the Primary Council OF the several do
9 The said Primary Council shall take order IA to the or
ganizaon OF ederae council OF the said dioceses
to all the necessary regulations tor the conduct thereof
Bhops OF the within limits Of the state
Of New York eight clerical ami eight lay depu
ties from each or the doceses to be appointed b.
tons of said dloce ,es respectivey
the aity by orders action shal BE- valid
without the concurrence Of majority OF each order voting
binding upon diocese unless with the OF the
evsns Of the abssca By the said Primary
Council OF federe council or synoica union Of the ssye
cal Union shall have full power consult all matters per-
ss ssfsc not s sn
% ne constitution and canons Of the General Con-
The discussion turned mainly upon the fifth para
graph OF this splan,n defining the powers OF the
"federate council" or syn0dical union, and par
ticuarly on that part oh proposed TO confer upon
IN
insisted that this would be radical change In the
whole constitution OF the Church; that 1t would
copying the organization OF the Roman Church,
where council IL the supreme lawgiving power,
their parishes. The debate lasted iii near four
O'Clock, when vote was taken ON proposition TO
amend the NTH section by changing tho obnoxious
grant OF power To o mere pernissivc authority to
''ad0pt measures" This amendment WAS lost by
the following yvte-Clerical vote, 81 yeas aud iOl
nays; lay vote, At yeas and 81 nays; toal 30 yeas
and 155 nays. After the announcement OF the vote
Rev. Dr. Montgomery moved to lay the whole sub
Iect on the table, but it appeared that the molon
was not entertained, and the Convention took q
recess I'LL bafpast seven r. NJ
Evening Session.
Bishop Potter took the chair ut hafpast seven
O'Clock Mr.. John Jay, on behalf OF the trustees OF
the ParooLill Fund, reported that during the past
year they had paid no salaries and incurred no
penses that in Difference 10 the wishes OF the Bishop
and the clergy they have absained from taxing cot
ana devises. The report concludes with a call upon
the clergy to aid IN accommodating the fund. THIS
fund now amouts to t4,4ij. Rev. Or. Dix stated
that the inquiry into city mission matters entrusted
to his committee could not be finished for want OF
time and 1t was voted 10 extend the time The trus-
tees OF the Land Fund reported through Edward FDe
Lanccy treasurer, that the fund invested was S. 0c0
that the interest received since the last yearly report
amounted 10 50 8, and that this sum paid to the
Bishop for the purposes OF the fund Some question
was made as to the portion OF tne Diocesan Fund
which Is to he appSrtonsd to the new diocese q
reported from his committee q recommendation
that the suggestions OF Bishop Potter made In his
annual address be concurred IN, and also that the
same amount "a last year DO again devoted 10 mis-
s0nary purposes I'm Northern New York, but the
whole subject was referred to special committee
Of seven. On motion OF Rev. Dr. Haight another
committee was appointed to inquire what DISPOSE
ton should be made OF the fund Tor aged ana In
clergy. After resolving TO continue to pay to the
established heretofore, the question OF the Pederate
Council was again taken up and the debate renewed.
Mr.. Sam Is. kugges moved TO strike out the nth
section, which motion was favored by Rev. Dr. Lie.
tlejohn, member Of the committee orgi naiDg 1t,
on Che ground that Il had gwen rise to such d.
verglng opinions. Many more speeches 70 lowed
and the vote was finally put and carried that the
section be stricken out.
Another amendment was then proposed to the ef
feet that the second clause OF the third section OF the
plan be modified to provide for clerical delegate
to the Fedcrate Council for every eight clergymen In
the diocese and one lay delegate for every 900 COM
municants to WHICH Mr.. kugges moved suDsti-
tute as follows:-itght clerical and eight lay depu-
ties from each OF the dioceses, or REPRESENTATIVES
ton may determine, which was unanimously sdop-
ted
The following resolution. moved By the committee
In their report was then adopted
Resolved That this convsntion approve OF the plan Of
Federate Council, reported by this committee and do
,. O. ssn saSa asa s
Of Federats Councils OF Docesss within any
state.
The vote on this resolution being by some consid-
cred test, the yeas and nays were called, and IL
resulted In 1l3 yeas and - noes on the call OF the
clergy and 50 yeas and - nays the lay vote. The
second resolution was then unanimously passed. IL
reads;-
Resolved, That the above reported be approved
BY this Conversation and that be aligned BY the Right Revcr
end the esdrn and BY the secretary OF this Convention,
and that tho deputies from this diocese General
yention present the same W that body.
Some matters OF little significance were then dis
posed OF and the Convention adjourned.
TRoTrNc IN VERMONT.
BRADFORD, w., Oct. 4 1893.
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