The New York herald., 1871-09-27
CONVENTION OF TIE PROTESTANT EPlSCG.
PAL CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE or NEW
T0RH,

In response TO call signed by several eminent
clcrgymen of the Episcopal Church of this diocese,
meeting was ned last night in the schooroom OF
ST. AIMS church. No. West Eighteenth street, by
the members OF the Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of the diocese OF New York, for
the purpose OF considering the nomination Of Off.
GERS 70 the Convention, which will meet to-day at
st. Johns church. IN Vauck street.
Rev. George J. Geer, OF st. Timothy's, was chosen
chairman, and DR.. T. NJ. Peters secretary. DIR,
Peters was called upon to state the object Of tile
meeting, which, he said. was to take means to bring
in unity all the members Of the Church and to do
away with the impression feltj by some churches
tnat they were left out OF sight. He proposed to
reach that by preparing such tickets for officers as
would meet the views Of the Convention.
DR.. MONTGOMERY stated that to him it had seemed
as If the members at The Convention event 1t
bind" but little interest being taken IN the ticket
ana but small number OF votes cast compared to
the number present. systematically prominent
men, representing big interests, were left Off For
the past sixteen Years he had seen votes taken on
question not heard but by q few, and brought up
again year after year. AS he understood the object
OF the meeting II was to secure rotation In Office.
DR.. s. ii. WESTON said that, as he understood the
CALL 1t was TO take some action In regard 70 chang
temi;er to May as people are hardly back nom the
country ~ the former month. The representation
OF the mlnori.y IN legislative and deiberative
bodies was engrossinr mucc.h, attention, and In
speech made by Mr. Gladstone at Aberdeen lately
he said that the minority should be repre- senteG
DR.. PETERS spoke at some length IN reference to
majority and minority representation; he thought
the object should be 10 reproduce the body repre-.
sented Ia the body elected; II general tickets were
not used members would vote according to alini-
ties and there would be SIX or eight differ
eht shades or opinion represented. The same
rule would apply 10 politics. 1t had worked
well in Denmark for the past sixteen years. Being
asked TO give some illustration OF what would be
the working OF this totally representation, he went
on 10 say: take the standing committee suppose
there were member and 20G votes; OF these 125
were High Church, so were Low Church and rs
ritualsts. Dividing 200 by s we have 25, which
gave the High Church party Representatives. the
Low Church and the ritualists L.
Suppose that we had 200 persons voting and
six candidates the voters dldu't care about the
result But IN this other way he will vote for the
one he wanted, and thus there were more repre.
hented let them suppose the first received fifty votes
the second forty, the third forty two or three
twenty and two or three less, the rie being that
person must receive fifteen votes 10 be elected. TO
provide for the scattering votes, those receiving
them could come together and choose one of Their
date.
On motion OF Dr. ROWLAND II was resolved that
when the meeting adjourned IL should do so 10 meet
again this evening, at eight O'Clock, in the same
place, as there were so few present. comparatively
speaking, and they could then obtain fuller ex.
preston or opinion as during The last few years the
ticket given had been voted. He thought 1t would
be well 10 have committee appointed 70 nominate
officers.
After some further discussion the Chairman an.
pointed as such committee Rev. Drs. Peters, How.
land, Montgomery, Weston and Olmstead. Upon
motion OF DR.. Vlnton, Of Trinity church, the meet.
ing then adjourned.