New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE p. E. DIOCESAN CONVENTION.

VHE L. r.. DIOCESAN CONN
cIOsR on TIH sESsIoN-BIsHoP P0TTER's SUCCESS
TONS.
The session of the 89tb annual Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church was opened yeste
day with services. the Rev. Dr. Duncan of st. johns
Church. ct Matteawan officiating, assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Capron OF Middletown, N. Y. Among the visl'ors
present were the Rev. Mr. Ambrose Of Nova Scotia tne
Hon Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State; Judge Jarra
of Cold Spring, Gen. Morell OF Tarrytown, ana the non
Charles Tracy. The Ri Rev. DIR. Kerfoot, BlSnop VI
Pittsburgh was invited TO a seat on the rgnt Oh 'no
Chairman. The Secretary read the report OF tue Oo
rntee on the Incorporation OF Churches Inc question
az the admission of the Society OF Mary the Virgin into
the Church was the cause Of much discussion ana was
finally referred back TO the Committee Deos"eS
elected 10 the Missionary Convention
Bishop Potter addressed the Convention. He men
toned among the growing schools OF the Chuieh noSo
OF Keble Han and Sing Sing 81 IhonaS o'uoV' A,'o
become a prosperous institution lie feIerreu " '.0
lv,n Of tho cornerstone OF Calvary Chapel on Nov J.
and The founding OF several benevolent and educaona
Institutions He referred 20 the fact that at the Alumni
meeting Of the Theological Seminary on June 10 tne
late Rev DR. samuel Roosevelt Johnson was preSon'
and he Maid tribute TO his memory The last year hau
bean marked by a large mortality among the cergymeh
~ The Church and here the Bishop referred personally
3, tho late Bishop OF Winchester and the late
Rev Dr. Francis VntOn. Among tho good fea-
,ures OF the affairs OF the Church during the
past year, he mentioned the removal OF III
cumbrarces from many OF their church edinces'
That he regarded evidence of Jealous interest In
The welfare the Church In relation TO the consruc-
ttou of a cathedral he said that he had appointed q
committee to make the primary movement in the
project and that through the agency OF this committee
a charter had been obtained, giving power 20 purchase
SITE and cathedral The trustees have resolved
not 10 attempt the erection Of such an ediee without
sufficient pecuniary at the outset The charter Is
IL. nd uuu
have already made toward the construction fund.-
He observed that the possession OF cathedral would
tend much to elevate the mind in regard TO church mat
ters aud would infuse new life into its members In
closing his address, the Bishop depored the growing
tendency toward kepcism the disposition OF people
to revert from religious truths TO scientific theories
H. he continued painful to observe that scientific men,
many OF whom Of the nobest OF MANKIND are Win
comparatively few exceptions. nhdels.
The afternoon session opened with the reading OF the
reports OF the various committees The following were
appointed
Committee on the Incorporation and Admission OF
Churches-The Hon. Hamilton Fish, the Rev. DR.. Alfred
b Beach and the Hon. Michael Ulshoeffer.
ard T. Morgan the Rev DIR. Thomas Galaudet, tine Hon
Edward Haght, the Hon. Charles Tracy and the Treas
Committee on Treasurer's Report--FlOyd Smith, Fred
erick s. Winston, and Robert II. Ludlow.
Committee on the General Theological Seminary-The
Rev Dr. Morgan DIX, the Rev. DR.. George JARVIS GeeI
John Buckley, James +. De Peyster, and Anthony b
Committee on Canons-The Rev DR.. Benjamin 1
Haight. the Rev. DIR. Henry c. Potter, the Rev Dr.
Christopher b. Wyatt the Hon. Hamilton Fish, George
W Wright, and Irving Paris.
standing Committee OF the DiOcese-The Rev. Drs
Morgan DIX. William L. Eigenbrodt William f. Morgan
Isaac H. futile Floyd Smith, stephen p. Nash, Lloyd
W Wells aud Henry Driser, Ii. ID.
Missionary Commttee-The Rev. Drs: Henry Z. Mont
gomery Alfred b. Beach, Cornelius +. SwOpe, james
starr Clark. Octavius APPLICABLE George G. Collins
James P0tt, Hamilton Bruce, William NJ kingsand, and
William II. Aspinwal
Deputies TO the General COnyentiOn-Tbe Rev. Drs
BENJAMIN I. Haight Samuel Cooke, Alfred b. Beach
PhilandeT X. Cady. the Hon. Hamilton Fish, the Hon
Samuel b. Ruggies Cambridge Livingston, and William
A. Davis
Provisional Delegates to the General Convention
The Drs Isaac IT, Tuttle Frederick Ogiby, Robert
T. Rowland James starr Clark the Hon. John T. Hon
man. Cyrus Curtis the Hon. Albert Ward and Frederick
DE Peyster.
resolution adopted expressing the satisfaction
OF the Convention with the euogy on the late Rev. Dr.
Samuel Roosevelt johnson, and with the references TO
his character made by Bishop Potter in his address
After the of thanks and the adoption OF the
minutes of the Convention and q few remarks by the
Bishop the closing services performed, and tho
Convention adjourned sine die.