The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-30

8ecOno Days 8en1i0u 81 the Diocesan CouDs
cil-One Hundred ana Seventeen Parishes
Represented ~ Over Three Hundred and
Rffsy DsleG.tos-Address By Bishop Potter
The European War and tho Common
seASsIg,
The seJond days session Of the Protestant Episco.
pal Diocesan Convention took place yesterday at st.
Johns chapel The Convention was called 70 order
at ten A. NJ Right Rev. Bishop Potter in the chair
The galleries were wen nlled with ladies, and over
three hundred and nry delegates were on. the door
representing one nundred ana seventeen parishes.
Minutes Of yesterdays session read and adopted
Several lay delegates from parishes which had for.
warded no notification OF election presented certin.
Gates and were admitted to seats In the Convention
The name of St. Annals church, at Fishkin Landing,
was changed to "St Luke's Matawa.n Resolutions
Of coincidence were read and adopted on the death
OF Cuban G. verplank and Edward Jones. The name
of Castleton church, Staten Island, was changed to
''St Pauls Memorial church." -
ADDRESS OF BISHOP POTTER.
Bishop Potter, in his annual address. said
We hear from the Continent OF Europe fear
full stories OF war and observation-disclosures
which thrill us with horror ana sorrow. All
the bright dreams OF peace vanished before the an
btiOn OF political leaders and professional WARRIORS
The inhabitants Of TWO countries which claim with
engage In slaughter Of human beings which has
hardly parallel In extent In history and this is In
land and N an age when religion claims to exert
terrible and bloody war, can appreciate the awful
responsibility Of those who are guilty OF forcing this
Yet we have advanced SO greatly In the arts and in
science they tel us, and now these Christian ma
provements but turn them into tE,
ENGINES FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE.
In tie far-0f1 interior Of China and Japan they
hear, BY the same ships which carry our mission
aries, OF this war IN Christian country. The people
to whom we preach peace catch US continually at
and advances for their conversion with scorn and
contempt. They say justly, ''YOu preach peace
stesnay, put you eternally tight Y9n have peace
condition OF Christendom to-day is painful to
template, ana the depressing effect on our mission
Still we must not be discouraged but trust IN the
strength Of the LORD and pray that He VIII sustain
About twelve O'Clock the Bishop said that not
feeling very streng, he would postpone the remain
der OF his address I'LL the ensuing session. the
Long Island was announced by the Secretary. The
rules OF order were suspended to allow 1t to be
received. 1t was referred TO the Committee on the
The Committee on the Admission Of Churches
recommend the admission OF 81. Mary's church,
Yorktown, Westchester county. .
The election Of the dnerent committees was then
proceeded with. The regular ticket was elected
lglon and Learning in the Diocese of New York
from October, 1859, to October, 1870, was as iol
lows Fn
Received. Expended.
New York. $5s1 New York.. s7e1
Albany. ............ 205 Albany. ............ 205
Long Island. 80 Long Island. ....... SO
Private. n Private. II
Total. ............S109 Total 81, 095
Amount required. 80, 600
An abstract OF the report Of the par0chal fund Of
the diocese shows the amount received during the
past year as $841 So assets on hand, $5,059 70.
Mr.. James +. De Peyster and Irving Parish were
reelected trustees Of the par0chial fund.
communication received from the Diocese of
Long Island was reported back from the committee
to whom 1t was referred In the morning. 1t related
to the division CT the Episcopal fund. 1t VIII be
membered that the Diocese Of Long Island was for
wish division OF the fund. The report OF the COM
mittee was read by DR.. DIX, and speech against
any division OF the fund with the Long Island DID,
cese was made by DR.. yinton He took the ground
that the Convention had legal right do SO. DR..
Montgomery spoke IN favor Of giving fair share,
about $4,000.
He also said that the Diocese of Albany was enti-
tied to like amount The committee having the
matter in charge the last convention asked TO
be continued.
The remainder Of the session was occupied by dis
cussion in regard to number OF matters connected
with the diocese, but no business OF importance
transacted