Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-10
EVENING STAR.
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fard Ddg.-The Episcopal General COnvru-
AZ. s met yesteroay morning in Trlnitf Chapel.
rev iork Bishop McCloskrsy, OF Michigan.
o"ciatec, assisted by Rev, DR. - \ MONA
.ers. oi Minn. The N. Y. fos SAWS: The Con
,he Presldeat Rev. Dr. Jas. Craik. nearly ali
nc oeicfaies being present The Presideaf
s sl11 tne Iressurer's report. eOntAinirg
M Following summary OF h-.exp~nses AMI
receipts OF the General C0nyeufioa 81 81, To-
raj Disbursements, Ss,29I.S5. recetptS q, "a.
Excess OF disbursements, SISSY, 6alAuce due
rrferr~d 20 the Committ-e on Expe,sex r..
Dom mittee On New Doceses Reported 4. var.
bly, upon tne admission OF the DIOCESE OF NJ
brska.
Mr.. 8 b. Raggles. q member Of I'm. cor,,,,-
tee. objected 10 changing the tstle of church o.
gam zatiops IN States. and thought the a Am. a.,
oosse should b. adhered 20. The Cony.nnon-
lie SAID. should carefully guard against ala
such Innovations
Rev. DIR. Howe. OF Philadelphia Agreed vita
Mr.. Ruggles- IL the Convention set this pre-
cedenf ia would not oe long before dlOc-e-s
would be asking for admission under the name
OF reformed Catholic churches aud syneds ~
he door was opsG-d now there vss ~ telling
what tn practice would lead %
Rev. Dr. PltklD, OF Il sc6a san, was On favor OF
admitting the dIocese under the name o. cOan-
cal.
Rev. pr. Mead, Of Conn cticut, said thst n.
had DO doubt the name ~ the council w0ula
be changed AT the EeNt General STATE Cahiet-
ehce, anu ara sed srongiy in favor OF the ad-
MISSION, under the name OF the cO0acil. n q
proper guarantee was given that such change
viii b- made al the next conference.
NV. Dr. LittlelOhn SAID that the church or
gsnizatlon IN Minnesota WAS called IN. D.o-
cesar Council, and the same rule pertsinei
elsev here. he hoped the report would h sc-
cepted and tie young diooese OF Nebrasss
aomitted. and, Therefore moved thai the whole
subject be referred 10 tie Com nifiee on CAnoa..
Rev. Dr. Peterkln. OF Virginia was IA favor
OF admitting the Diocese Of Nebraska under
h.. "a 49,.
sutntion DAD not prescribe the name or dssig-
nation TO be used.
The discussion was resumed. and was par
ticlpated in by Rev. Dr. Goodwin OF PenEsyl-
wanna, Judge l.. Il Gus. Of Illinois, Judge J.
W. Stevenson, Of kentucky, Mr.. Wm. Ii. Hal
ne OF North Carolina, and Hamilton Fish, OF
New York.
The latter gentlemen moved that the Diocese
OF Nebraska be admitted u The general con ven-
ton whenever hey change their name from
council To convention.
ACURIoUs sCkNE.
keF; Dr. Adams. OF Wisconsin, SAID that he
would "settle the question" an expression
which caused much laughter.
delegate texeitediy)-.I am opposed TO
popularity in the house We here 10 per-
form grave duties. and there oaeht - b. some
action taken 10 prevent such locuIsrty."
DIR Adams--"Mr. Chairman IL a speech in.
side OF speech IN order. or Is a speech al
dIiion to that in order. TConrnued laughter
Some fault has been found that speakers could
not hear each other. 1 am about 10 move hat
every speaker lntone his speech" tRozrs OF
lauEhter.)
Oraer having been restored. DR. Adams con-
unued. he argued in favor of the immediate
admission Of the Diocese on the ground that
council and convention are synonymous He
ssld that the word convention" 10 a dirty
word. and h used for all sorts OF sssemblages.
Laughter he moved as an amen dment that
the Diocese he admitted with the UNDER
standing that tie words council ana conven-
ton are synonymous.
Rev. Dr. Goodwin Of Pennsylvania SAIL
that this would be an Objectionable proceeding.
because this body would be admitting thsy
had been using a dirty woId and Were now tired
OF il.
Hamilton Fish offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred That the House OF Bishops con-
earring, the diocese OF Neoraska be admitted
into full constitutional union with the Conven-
ton OF The Protestant Episcopal Church IN the
United States whenever the church in that di-
ocese shall have amended the constitution now
presented 10 this Convention by changing the
title OF It's legislative body from Council" 20
Convention" ana by emitting itself the
Protestant Episcopal Church In the Diocese OF
Nebraska, and that whenever such change
shall have been made and copy thereof, duly
certified by the proper authorities. shall have
been nled with the secretary Of this House. he
shall cause the same 10 be Published, and there-
upon the diocese shall be IN full constitutional
union with the Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States; and
further that the deputies now present from
that diocese be admitted to seats on the moor
and 10 participate in the debates OF the House.
The following message was received from
the House of Bishops:
"Nsw YORK, October 9. Iss5.-Messase No. ?.
ResolUed (the House Of Clinical and Lay Depu-
ties coLcuTring,) That the Diocese Of Nebras ka
be and the same IL hereby adm tied in 10 union
with TIE General Convention OF the Church IN
the United States.
ATTEST HENRY G. POTTER
Secretary OF the House Of Bishops"
Ihe afternoon was cons uIned by the discus
sion Of the admission OF the Diocese OF Ne
braska.