The New York herald., 1874-10-09
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION.
Second Days neutrality-suspicious.
Of Standing Committees-Adoptio OF
Of s1r<3er.

Second Days ceedings-Appotntmen emit
OF Standing COmmittees-Adoptto oi
Rules of Order.
The devotional exercises occupied three e-quarters
OF an hour ana were conducted by Bishop Lee, o
Delaware, and Bishop Nicely, Of Maine At twenty
minute tes past eleven O'Clock A. M. the Convention
was called to order ana the roll Of absentees on
the nrst day was called. The New York delegation
made brief explanation OF their inability to i'm.
prove the acoustic properties Of the house, pu,
promised to do so this morning.
The Chair announced the standing committees
as follows:on the state Of the Church, consisting
OF one delegate from each diocese; on the General
Theological Seminary; on Domestic ana Foreign
Missions; on the Admission Of New Dtoceses; on
the Conservation OF Bishops; on Oanons on Ex-
penses on Unfinished Business; on Elections; on
the Prayer Book. One or two other committees
remain TO be nlled. The following are the COM
mttees:-
STANDING COMMITTEES.
comnG @ on cuaors-The Revs William Cooper Mead,
M ssas.n %asn 5 D. saSh Caro-
D. John Sui;s1 b. AaSsma and
nos neg Sho SSrf HUH ESca " sSpps S M
ginis mn Benjamin Pssburs. and wiinam q. Battle,
!, eOmsass 2. Prayer SSosThe Reva Edwards Boards
Horace ! ssssqss.siesx y Asss%.; A Isaac J. h$SSsSa
S1i Ssssae o,:aas sT sss
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Valentine B. Horton Ohio, and Sasnsniel il. Hsssie.
Csa.mss ssass Of he cn.rea-Tns Rev Messrs Edwin
Sn Du;e onn iuekss New % ssad
lrimb.s @ @Arkans.s; Charles Birdsall calfornia; 4.
Srosass sSs
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sas %ara perHna eai0ad e01sts Bsa sa% kan
vel vel n \. asrsins 3; ), Lsns isisaa; william
Orlando luton D. b. Msryland rnomas RI, Ea%Sert S
David B. Kn,cEs Ioosksr :; s.. xinnssosa; Edward y.
barkley, D. D., Missouri; AiexandeI q Garrett D D.
sfesssd ss New
5es Bolton Josa
b. s9aS a. GSS Hnods p
Douglass ysTmonf Ghays: MsriSssrOSSs
William p Ten Brock, Missouri.
The Secretary was ordered to print 500 copies OF
the list OF members with the committees, for the
Papers relating to the election OF DR.. Seymour as
Bishop OF Illinois. and OF DR.. wenes as Bishop of
Wisconsin were referred to the Committee on the
Consecration OF Bishops.
Memorials from California asking for the erec-
ton Of two missionary doceses In that State, ana
from Texas for divlsion OF Its territory, were re-
ferreG 20 the Committee on Canons.
wisconsin asked for free translation Of the
Nicene Creed ior the use Of the Church. Referred
to the Committee on Prayer Book.
An invita- ation was extended to the visiting bish-
ops and clergy from England and Canada to Sit
with the House. similar invitation, offered by
DR.. Fulton, to the priests or other clergy OF the
Holy orthodox Eastern Church, was opposed by
Dr. Perkins, OF Louisville, KY, unless the priests OF
the Roman Catholic Church were also Included.
The original. however, was adopted: Resolutions
complimentary to the Bishop OF Lchfeld Eng
land, and asking Tor copy or his sermon for pub
licatton, were passed.
The order OF the day-nameiy. the adoption OF
THE RULES OF ORDER
proposed by the last Convention was then taken
up, ana these rules, with some slight mOdtfca-
tlOns, were adopted as lar as the sixteenth. The
seventeenth was under discussion at the hour Of
adjournment
Inc hours OF meeting were fixed from ten A. NJ.
to four p NJ, with half hours recess at halfpast
one p. NJ. Ior lunch, which is provided In the
school room adjoining for delegates 10 the Con-
venton.
New Jersey asked for division OF its diocese.
Referred to the Committee on New Dtoceses.
the Secretary and the Treasurer OF the Conven-
ton were authorized by resolution (referred to
the Committee on Canons), when not sent as dep
uties, TO have the right to speak on all matters
connected with their respective duties, but not 70
VOTE
Tue House OF Bishops sent message to the Con
vention announcing their committee and the text
OF their reply to the English Church Congress,
which simply reciprocated the greetings OF thai
body. Certain announcements were made, after
winch the Conv vention adjourned until ten o'cocl
this morning.