The New York herald., 1869-09-30

Diocese Of New YOrk--Interesting Proceed.
ings-OalisnicaI Difficulties Among the

Diocese Of New Yors--Inieresting fsroceed-
ings-UaI suical Difficulties Among the
CIergy-Atlendance of Eminent EIeu.
The Diocesan Convention Of the Episcopal
Church opened auspiciously yesterday morn
ing, at ten O'Clock, IN st. Johns church,
varlck street. Trinity parish, probably the
weahiest In the Union, was brilliantly represented
by Its lay members consisting OF eaborateIy
dressed ladies' with thin sprlnkling Of gentlemen.
who led the galleries. apparently anxious as to the
proceedings that would follow. Besides the emil
nent clergy present. Secretary Fish, S. B. Ruggles,
Erastus Brooks, Gulan @. Verplanck. ex-Judge Van
derpoel, ex-Judge Ulshoener and other n0tabes
were conspicuous.
The Convention was organized by the Right Rev.
Horatio Potter Bishop Of the diocese, taking the
chair and then followed the usual religious services.
during which choral music was executed, with DIR.
James Pech at the organ. fhe rev. DR.. Beech
delivered the address, which was an able ana
instructive discourse.
Selecting his text from First Corinthians, XVII 49,
he went on TO speak OF the great freedom that now
exists IN religious debate freedom that liable
TO frequent abuse-aDd the Episcopal Church being
bound together by princpe5 that belonged to M
other body ha1 In charge the conservation o the
truth. He Called attention TO tls difference difference,
OF Rome and the Episcopal Churci-the one being
governed Dy councils and the other by scripture.
Referring to the peculiar tenets OF L9taer and CALVIN.
he SAID that the Episcopal Church did not recognize
the word Protestant, though It was used by mil
vidual writers IN the Church. the Episcopal Church
was the Reformed Church.
The sermon was followed by the communion ser
vice Bishop Potter oilc.atlng AZ two O'Clock Ine
of organization was then gone through according 70
tho canonicai Law. Tne list of node delegates
General Morrill, wore appointed to examine
tho Credentials In reading the roii the sne
forwarded from Trinity church, Mount Vernon
one was presented by the Rev. Dr. COREY AVID the
Which o. Of these gentlemen should represent the
parish, gave rise to
SPIRITED DISCUSSION.
Tue Bishop held that the proposition to adDHt
MI Coifey could not Dc entertained his status nav
ing been determined Dy the convention OF last year.
Mr. COFPEY dcmurrcd TO this position aud spoke at
length, claiming that the decision OF the Convention
should be examined. He asked that the subject
might be referred to Oh its great
Ihe Rev. DIR. HAIoHr sustained the Bishop. hold
ing that no question was before the house, ana tnat
Mr. Seymour was the regular delegate 10 the Con-
vention from the certificate which ne presented.
BY direction OF the Bishop tue name OF Mr.. sey-
m0ur was here called, as rector OF Trinlty churcn,
The Convention then elected the Bev. DR.. Eden
hOchB Secretary and Il. Il. Delaney Treasurer.
Mr.. COIey made eseCOnd fruitle5s attempt TO gain
the OF the Convention, but was declared Gus OF
order.
After the standing COMMITTEES had been appointed
Trinity church, Morrisania, and Trinity and ALI
saints church Sing sing were admitted IN ,dr to Ine
q committee OF the Diocese OF Long Island Oh
Church matters. Shortly alter three O'CLOCK Tie COh~
veatiOn adjourned until nine O'Clock this morning.
Diocese OF EGng Island.
Yesterday the first annual convention OF the Bong
Island Diocese was commenced in the church Of the
Holy Trinity, Brooklyn At the hour flxed' for
assembling there was full delegation Of both clergy
and lai:y and the galleries were well occupied by
spectators.
The ente-communion service was read by the
Bishop, Rev. A. N. ILttejonn, D.. d., and Rev. DE-
Schenck OF ST. Ann's church, Brooklyn. The gospel
was re I'd by. Rev. Dr. Hall, rector OF Holy Trinity
BrooXlyn The Bishop then delivered the primary
charge to tho diocese taking for his text the follow
ing Words--"Taae heed, therefore,. unto yourselves
and to all the flocK over which the Holy Ghost nath
made you overssers to feed the Church Of God,
which he hath purchased with his own blood"
The Bishop said IL was his wish. tnat one OF the
cIergymen should have made this address, but at the
arectonate request OF several OF the most venerable
and lnfluentlai among them ne had complied hum
SELF lie spoke OF the duty OF the ministry to the
Church. The doctrine Of the sunlciency OF the Holy
Scripture tor all needs, was doctrine which among
recent Developments and existing tendencies, her
clergy could not teach too boldly nor zoo often.
Shortly befOrertwo O'Clock tho Con'cntlOn was
called to order fer the transaction OF business me
Secretary called the roll when 1itysiX clcTgymen.
out seventy six belonging to the diocese answered
20 their nam's. -.
Alter the transaction OF the usual routine busi-
aass the Convention adjourned.