The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-06


The Committee on accounts report
ed that they were found correct.
The Com mittee on Permanent En
dorsement ofthe Episcopate report' d
and it was
RESOLVED, That in the judgment of
the Convention. it Is expedient to pro-
oeed Immediately to the creation of a
permanent Episcopal Fund Of not
less thai fifty thousand dollars
And the Rev DR. Davidson,
Messrs. w. III. Morris and John s.
Irwin were appointed a a Committee
to issue an appeal to the churchmeu
throughout the Diocese.
The Committee on the dea-h of
Rev. Thomas Mills Martin, reported
q series of resolutions expressing the
great regard of the members o.
the Convention for the reverend de
ceased.
A resolution Of sympathy with the
Rev. Isaac A. Hager, Rector of st.
Johns, Charlottesville, in his serious
illness. was passed unanimously.
The Registrar of the Diocese then
submitted his report, and, agreeable
to his report, it was
ResolUed, That the different Rectors
institute inquiries in their parishes
and inform the Registrar what copies
of old Journals can be secured.
The Committee on Diocesan Mis-
sions then submitted their report,
aud it was
ResolUed, That this Convention
recommend to each parish, and urge
the adoption by the same of some
systematic method of securing con-
tributions for missionary work from
every member of the same, so as to
make the amount ss large as possi
BILE; and, that, with feeliags Of kidd
ness, but with great earnestness, this
Convention press home upon the Con-
voestions the necessity IF a more
thorough performance of the duties
imposed upon them as help to the
| Missionary Board.
The following officers were then
elected:
Board of Missions Rev DR.. Da-
wilson, Rev Messrs. Walden, Van
Antwerp, Brass and Wilson, and
Messrs Geiger, Morrison, Day, Han
ford and Irwin.
Trustees cfthe DiOcese.-Messrs If
win, Geigcr, Howe, Morrison and
Nowland.
} Trustees of General Sen,iaa,y =
Rev. Messrs. Rice and Van Antwerp
Treasurer John S Irwin.
, Delegates to General ConUention.-
Rev. Messrs. Wakefield, Cav. Runcit
and Frauklip, and Messrs. Morrison
Howe, Irwin ane johnson.
: REGISTRAR David e. Snyder.
Resolutions were then passed ap
rropriasing ten dollars to the Sextol
. of St. Pauls Church. and fifty dol
lars to the Secretary, and also on,
5 thanking the members of the differ
e ent churches in the city
, AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention reassem bled at
NJ, Bishop Talbot 10 the chair.
The Committee on Fairs and Fes
!. tivals reported the following Tesolu
q ktion. which was adopted:
: Resolced. That this Convention dc
Q clare its disapproval of the practic
s of raising money for church pur
d poses by means of fairs, festivals, lot
:, teries, tableaux, and private theatri
n Gals, and that we will use all propt
d means to discourage them.
5. The matter of state of property {
y the extinct Parish of Emanu,
} Church, Leavenworth, was Teterre
2 to DR.. O. i. Hoover, to report to mel
le Convention.
le The Committee on the difference
between the Ecclesiastical Authori
ID and st. Johns Church. Lqfayett
i made a report, and the words :
he provoke i'll feeling and to misrepr
&c sent. in the resolution passed at Il
Ii last Convention, were rescinded.
ID The Committee on the death
~ Bishop Kemper submitted the folloT
W inc report:
is Words are powerless TO do justi
of to the memory of that Father 10 Go
he the first missionary of the Northwes
he language would fail e rise to y
measure Of his service all hum.