The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-19
The Diocesan Convention.

The convention reassembled yesterday after
noon at o'clock and proceeded to the order of
the day, which was the election of the standing
committee.
Judge Thayer called attention to the fact that
the fifteenth canon required the convention
should elect delegates at every stated meeting.
A lively debate occurred, which was participated
in by Rev. Drs. Hoffman, Claxton, Howe, Pad
dock, Judge Thayer, and Mr.. William Welsh.
The order of business was then taken up,
being the, election of standing committee. The
Chair appointed the following tellers:-
Revs. A. Wadleigh, A. A. MARBLE, A. P /.
Brush, Messrs. L.. Colin, A. Ricketts,, and p.
Baldy, Jr.
During the counting of the votes by the tel
lers, Rev. j. A. Harris, chairman of the Com
mttee on Paroehial History, read the report of
the committee for the past year. The report
showed that many churches had sent to the
committee sketches of their parish history.
The report of the Standing Committee was
also read. The report showed that the commit
tee was organized on June 2, 1869, by the cleo
tion of Rev. DR.. Morton President, and Charles
E. Lex, Esq, Secretary; and that 1t had recon-
mended during the year five candidates for the
order of priesthood and twenty y-eight candidates
for the deaconate. They have also recommended
twelve candidates for ordination TO the priest
hood and twelve candidates for ordination to the
deaconate. They have also approved the char
ters of seven new churches.
The report of the Committee on Christian
Education was read by Rev. DR.. Goodwin. This
report shows that reports have been received
chiai, giving total of 1425 teachers and Ii, 566
pupils in Sunday schools; liz teachers and 2373
pupils in Bible classes; 2S teachers and 493
pupils in parish schools S14 teachers and 1926
pupils in other schools under church control.
The committee regret to state that the statistics
furnished them are too meagre to be considered
as a correct statement. Among the resolutions
submitted to the convention by this report is
the following, which was passed.
ReSolUed, That there Is no sufficient reason OF
duty or of policy to impel this Church to set
herself in antagonism to the system of common
schools established by the State for the Instruc-
ton of all the children of the people in the
most important elementary, branches OF secular
knowledge
The following was also offered:-
ResoIued, That the Church should welcome
this system as an Invaluable aid in the accom-
plshment of part of the work which would
otherwise devolye upon her, and accomplishing
il with vastly greater thoroughness and efficiency
than with her present resources she is capable
of She should and she will heartily cooperate
with the system, endeavoring to infuse into it
and to engraft upon it as much as possible OF
religious life and sound religious principle
The tellers having completed the counting ot
the votes for Standing Committees announced
the following as the members elected for the
ensuing year:-Rev. G. Emlen Hare, ID. d., Rev
DIR. r. Goodwin, ID. D., Rev Henry j. Morton
D. D., Rev. NJ. A. DeWolfe Howe, ID. D., Mr.
John Bohlen, Mr.. VIM. +. Grifiths, Mr.. Thomas
Robins, Mr.. r. 8. Smith.
Rev. Benjamin Watson, ID. d., and Mr.. Charles
K. Lex were elected by the lay vote, put no
concurTed in by the clergy.
The convention then adjourned.