New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-18
DIOCESAN CONTENTION OF LONG ISLAND

SECOND DAY--CoMMITTEEs AND kErohl'-oAi
IzING wOMENs WORK IN Choh0"h',
The Diocesan Convention Oh Long isiahu
sumtd its session yesterday a. 'ho ,,,a'ohn IN
en-. ha, The following Committees were appointed Tor
s,suS,ss Charles Hall D. The Rev s r.
Pric1I th.res srepc the Hon W Gilbert Charles Mar
VII, and ~'S SSse~Ti. Rev D. Johnson D. the Reg
Homer the Rev Bfn R4SSt c.Csi ~ ne Greene ssS John
Essy Alexander Blake william Muagnn and s. D. Van RoE'
'' The following Deputies were also elected
70 @ Sq on p Ess d baI e Rev 's Samuel msI
Hsf s. D. D. Henry RerepOnt the Hon. W. Hunter the Hon.
"i% f fsa Sn% Rev Robert B. Kseci D. the
Rev. Jacob Den D. ts Rev. s DrOSns D. D. the Rev e.
M n Ms b D. Re-, Ts &s S Snss
S Iers fsTTsDouI lam SS TD9 s Ms9 c Ssn
Dgsi s S S ST % e. Rev. F' F.,o
Henry HsgneT, and Charles H. TOwnsheud .,...,.
The following Committee reports were received:
& General a had been md Se.ds to
Of seminary buDgs within Eve i Is hoaght 70 tease
sncn endowment Committee appointed TO solicit from
eG.csn building fund Of % e., s 9e ss assn chapel
and nd
1855 d baancs e.? % =, P 5s permanent fund has increased
Tr.ss Of he Fund for Relcr AOd end IRtrm ClergyUe
Receipts from churches el73 81 from interest on investments
s2n4 4 Ssa SsOs 81 Saa1c s,9 siSs
The Committee on Canons TO whom had been referred
Gil reported the following. which were adopted: -,
o, Ga @ q, 5 by Is F Council and
proposed application the General Convention Tor grant Tor Tie
Pored Th,t this Convention request elect esh.
o%sc aRS be h S & G he Bishop after The meeting
, If tS pocep Fund reported receipts for year
churches SO; interest," $40 20; balance May H. lS
The COMMITTEE to whom was referred that part OF the
B hopS address relating to wOmans WORK. rePOr'ou INC
Rca That the whole Question work The ehurhes Of
referred Committee Of nine to make ln9u 70
cv and collect Information on t Ge ana ons Of The Church
vSsg' Of 16 aud 10 poS to the next
The Rev Dr. Hall advocated the resolution, saying
that he considered the question OF the most solemn
and impressive of duties lie believed that the Church
had come to an epoch its history when is incumbent
whether the Church answering the demands OF the
age When said he, look round on population where
the wants OF the poor and afflicted are as stupend0s as
here can but that not correcting the evils
Of poverty. neglect. infdey, and paganism: IN the
branch out from ordinary way OF laborlng Inc res
SutGn simply means G h, fS for naS e snn.
mitce Of nine 10 simply ask questions Brethren must
smpiy raise the question 10 womans work. In our
large parishes do large part OF the work. Men
in iii Glasses of church sentiment in NewYork and else.
where are agitating this important question, aud In
SEINE churches il has long since been put into Practical
The Rev Dr. Van Kleeck. the Rev. DR.. schenck, the
Rev. Dr. Paddock and the Rev Dr. Smith also supported
the resolution.
Bishop Lttlcjohn said that two things were unani-
mOusly admitted; first the value OF the service, and,
second, its necessity We want to 60 through the
Crcunlocution Office and test the plan. Suppose said
he that during the coming year woman should Oner
herself first deaconess, and should estab
lsb some ordinance cOnseerating her to her service
shouid supported by the Convention In taking such
step4 believe have the right TO do it. believe the
right TO admit 10 the service OF the Church OF
Christ inheres in the Epscopacy of the Church sup
pose again, during the year, several women should de-
sire themselves for term OF years or Tor
life and should desire to have home in which to work
and be sheltered: perfectly satisfied that have the
right to do this but of sense would not DO II
unless knew this Diocese would support me IN the
movement Wewant something said, something done TO
show the feeling of the Convention this question.
The resolution was passed unanimously. .
AT the evening session the Rev Dr. schenck for the
Special Committee appointed in 1869 on the subject of the
funds of the late undivided Diocese OF NewYork, re.
ported that majority of the Committee were in favor OF
applying to the present Diocese of NewYork for $4,000
10 be paid TO Of the Dioceses OF Long Island and
Albany claiming that such amounts were legally due.
The Rev DR.. Van Kleeck presented minority report,
wherein moral rather than legal grounds he proposed
King for $4,000 for each of the DOceses in question: the
same offered by Bishop Potter in 1869 TIE following
was PASSED unanimously:
RssoUe be continued with foil power 70 make
uch settlement this Diocese the Episcopal Fund OF
lie NevYo they shall deem best for the interests 81 this