New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-01

Iittieioh then delivered the annual address He SAID
that mmed t,ly after hts election TO the OF
Torrance of the duties 1T IMPOSED upon him He
had oGe had ocsed m chapel and
missionary station at least once The many evidences ne
e ene him in p Sis iaSors sSce the first
February there had been LASS persons confrmed 10 eler
transferred two candidates for orders had been adj
mted and deacon had been admitted to the priest
hood. Three new churches had been admitted during
the year they had called upon TO mourn the loss OF
tho Rev Patrick H. Greenfield, who had died sittng IN
the vesy Of his church. surrounded by ne evidences OF
his holy Office, and engaged ats work He then alluded
TO the fact that they were yet new body ana tney
deliberations OF the acts they might sanction az
present were likely to pc taken as ronSes ne He
grahed TO learn that canon was 10 be submitted
the establishment of an Court which would
necessitate an Appellate court ior the ple,
needed and he hoped It Would receive their earnest
consideration The Mission Of the Diocese he considered
SpS Of the ee os Of those aids were the free
churches OF which there were ten, all or when ne was
tenn 81 free Churches had much to recommend it, and he
glad 10 had taken strong and deep root 10 inc
fonSded has ben Very generally crihcsed and during
the next years would be seen whether the system
whatever else could be said of it, the system certainly
meant devotion and work for both pastor and people,
mental churchmanshp. The increase IN the cOntrlDu-
had exceeded his anticipation This had par
tcularly the case in Queens and Suffolk Counties where
woud he thouSht be fonnd to be more difficult in Suffolk
County, where the habits OF the early Puritan settlers
o hToS aa Cs they put forth to retain
but rather by virtue OF long occupation OF the GROUND
aid while in one Of the towns there were no Epis
copa places of worship aud u was In such towns hat
the greatest work wes demanded In Kings county
great work remained 20 be DONE for the Church failed TO
Keep with the necessities OF the hour Grand ana
holiday attire, and the missionary chapels ike'
the soldiers engaged IN actual and bloody connct
For every such church at least score OF sOoOO OF
$4,000 chapels required, so that the great
of the people might be brought within the folds OF
by the aty Of the diocese whom he expected 10 90 all ID
their for that ST The nes s So
thought was destined at no distant day 10 exert kerr
charities Of the church has opened two Of its depart
ments to seventy inmates and accumulated funds 70 the
beginning and only family oresbadowed what II wonld
accomplish in the future as the center Of inc
tan education beginning to attract very general
attention, and these are signs that the apathy on that
s tSe fact that She should educate ehdre
and also establish training scnSUl ior 1ea Sar
proper position in that respect the desired to maintain
children The word OF God had been driven out Of the
public schools, and the system was not now what ITS
trainers intended that should be- for they never meant
that religion and learning should be separated at least
he believed that such was not the intention OF the New
alluded TO several Episcopal schools Brooklyn which
claimed she support and closed by invoking the bless
The Rev DR. Schenck moved that those portions OF the
charge relating 10 the Missionary Work, to the Church
Charity Foundation and TO the establishment OF schools
he referred 10 Committees Carried The following
luton then offered by Mr. Richard DE Mil of 81 Ste
phens Church, Brooklyn, which was referred to the
same Committee:
refers Christian education consider and report " early n eCD,s9st
@ With the se 1f % Obtaining The Ss passage f he
a.s SiDo.s. ibis sd. SyPS '' iA's and Separates. @
posed; and ths, every taxpayer pairing tAIe. and =.
% ,na . to GS sms % US5S such to Ss S
recipient and and that Ihsregpon the smOunt
s.'d ISS S0 sya S Tsss:
poses the control aud direction Of the religious body
committee, consisting Of the Rev Drs; yinOn. Nor
Convention then received by an appropriate com.
mttee and invited TO take seats among the delegates
They ss Eh GBs e ecc aS
Van kleeck Judge Gilbert which responded TO
Behalf NE Of the clergy and Charles Tracy esq on behalf
OF the aty The report OF the committees appointed to
adopt a constitution and canons which was made spe-
cia order for the day. then called up but on mo-
ton, was postponed until evening.
The following resolution was then onered ana carried
ResortS TBat The Convention Long Island
eU DID, Reetor Grace Church JsSIcs
That restored to health and continuance honorable useful
The Committee to whom that portion Of the Bishops
address relating to the education referred reported
s&S snts but would the appointment
standing committee TO bo called the standing Committee
religious EDUCATION OF the children OF the diocese and to
make ANNUAL report TO the Convention Inc resolu-
from the Committee on the Diocesan Fund, reported that
on the 29h Of September the gross amount on hand was
81 O52 2i disbursemens, $047 "a, leaving balance on
hand Of 81 81 There IS parishes from which no con
rlbutons have been received lie also reported resoiu
residing more than twenty miles from where tho Conyen
ton shall be sitting Adopted Mr. Henry f. Pierrepon
presd pnt Of EpiscODal
that the OF sO5 46 had been received for the sup
port of the Epscopate the Committee appoint
elk at the primary Convention November last. OF ibis
amount, 200 03 had been dIsbursed. The Rev. Dr.
schenck resported, from special committee the follow
Re'ced heartily indors that Of the
selves 70 such Efforts may best carr Out the Bishops suggestions
The Convention then balIoed for the Standing Com
mtees with the following result; p,.,.o,, ", ca,
Dsats to fsdSi cssne-Ths Rev chsa IL Han D. b. 10 Gil
JOHN e. P.Gst Rec Caleb p EwS Ss1S H. o D. .:
Mr. v Blake Nj WIN Michigan the Hon. WA H. Ludlow, Mr.
Sta9dsg Th. R.vs ch.'. II Hall D. Benz n Pad.
D. Jones Hon j. Vs. Gilbert Mr. Hsny PsHsDOa, Mr. Charles
Dcnt TO General Rev H. schsnst D. the
Ry BENZ PsedSes D. Dr. s. y H ask e. D v D. x,
Bishop Littejohn then appointed the following com;
mtee Of aymen to provide by purchase Episcopal
MT. s. l. HSSted Mr. IL E. PerrsPOh Mr. Floyd
Jones Mr. Andrew H. Dewitt Mr. " B. Le LEM Mr. pa
Mr. Alex +. Orr, Mr.. s. f. Howard Mr.. Henry Layer,
Mr. John A. King Mr.. Ira Halsey, Mr.. John T. Walker.
Mr. VIM Mulgan. The Convention then took recess
until 1880 y. III.
EVENING SESSION
When the Convention reassemDled, the amendment to
the Constitution and Canons being the special order for
the evening were and debated until 10 o'clock,
when II found that there quorum present.
long debate followed the question Of adjournment.
IL being finally decided to adjourn until day.
The following telegram In response TO the one sent by
the Committee appointed for the purpose to the COnyen-
iOn Of the Diocese OF Albany received and read by
the Secretary the members OF the Convention standing
while IL was being read:
CONVENTION IsLANB: The Con.
Of the Diocese Of Albany With lively emotions Of