The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19
EVANGELICAL EpIscoPALIAEs.
Convention of the Society for Promotion oi
Evangelical Kn0wIsdge-Annuul Report
EiectiOn 0f COmmifrees.

Convention Of the Society for Promotion Of
Evangelical Kn0wIsdge-Annuul Report
Election Of Committees.
Tue twenty -third annual meeting of the Protestant
Episcopal Society for the Promotion OF Evangelical
knowledge commenced yesterday morning in the
Church OF the Holy Trinity corner Madison avenue
ana Forty-second street. These societies are com.
posed OF Low Church clergy and layInen, ana one
OF their objects, though not an avowed one, Is the
repression OF rituallstic tendencies.
The business meeting was called to order ut ten
A. NJ. Upon the roll beng called delegates from the
following dioceses answered to their names:-M Maine
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut New
York, Albany, Central New York. Long Island, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Viz.
ginia, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska, Colorado and
Western Pennsylvania
Among those present were Bishops Eastburn. OF
Massachusetts,; Cummings. OF Kentucky; Stevens.
OF Pennsylvania; VAN, Of Kansas; Lee OF Iowa.
and Lee, OF Delaware; Rev. Drs Scnenck, Cook,
Bartholomew, Sabine, Bancroft; Rev. Mr. H0ar, oil
1unbrldge Wells. England. VINO came to this cou.l-
Try as . delegate to the Evangelical Alliance, and
The The devotional exercises hn with the usual
sepnsa IF gns s made q Ds
which was listened to by wc5!1lled house During
his remarks he exhorted clergy,nen to connne
among theories OF their own. simplicity
should be the FIRST aim of the minister
pagauon Of novel ideas, should be his object. The
dliDculiy, especially among us, is aiiectation OF
philosophy, which IS not only dangerous, bul does
not satisfy, particularly the simple Christian, who
cannot appreciate the ''wise saws and modern in
stancear of 100 many speakers.
The ReV. MIR. HoAl, OF TunDridge Wells, England,
was the next speaker He brought the sautatlons
OF the Episcopal clergymen OF Great Britain to the
brethren OF this new country. The reverend gen.
tlenan alluded 10 the apparent difference between
churches III England and this country These diff
fcrcnces were. however, tnmatclial, as both
churches were one In doctrine. He added that the
strength OF the Cnurch Is In the sovereignty and
| spirit OF God.
! The Right Rev. Bishop EASTMAN addressed tho
| meeting on the same topic as the Rev. DIR. Tying.
The DoXoogy was then sung, after which the meet
| ing proceeded to business.
| Bishop EAsTBURN, Of Massachusetts, took the
chair In the absence OF the President OF the society,
| Right Rev. Z. 7. MCILvAIN. The Rev. Mr.. ECcLE
STONE then read the report or the Executive Com
! mIttec Of the Society, from which the following
| statistics are gleaned:--The receipts with the
balance In bank, rom last year, amounted to
Sa6,622 40 and the expenditures to S4S,4S7 49, The
anniversaries Will continue Tor three days, ending
] ON Thursday evening. During the services able
speakers will address the meetings.
The following named gentlemen were elected TO
serve as the Executive Committee:--Rev Samuel
| Cook, u. D., Rev. John Smith, D. d. Rev. N. III.
| Schenck, II. d., Rev. Il. A. Washbnrn Messrs.
! stewart Grown, stephen Cambreling, Frederick q.
Foster, George ID. Morgan, Rev. j. A. Paddock, Rev.
| b " Jyng !r., John H. Earle, ]. Pierrep0nt Morgan,
anu v \. Marvin. The only change made was
\ that OF the substitution OF Rev. DR.. Washburn in
place VI hc7. Dr. vinton, who was unable " serve
longer.
| CumInins, Assistant Bishop Of Kentucky preached
sermon, taking for his text the third chapter,
entecnth verse, OF st. Paul's Eplstlc 10 tie Ephe
| shians-"Ihat Christ may dwell IN your hearts by
| laitn.u The elOquenco and noble presence OF the
| reverend gentleman riveted the attention OF the
| congregation during the whole OF his discourse.