New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-26
APPROACHING RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS.

APPROACHING RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS.
THY PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL DIOCESAN AND GEN.
rRAI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RITUAIIsM WILL
RE- Observation-Disclosures OF THE CHURCH CON-
GREss.
The annual session of the Diocesan Conven-
ton OF the Protestant Episcopal Church OF Newfork
will begin on Wednesday next and will assemble 10 b.
JobLs Chapel IN yarckst The RI. Rev. Horato Potter
d. d., IL D., d. c. L. Bishop OF the Diocese VIII pre-
side and the attendance OF tue members expected 10
be- very large both OF clergy and aiy The Convention
will open with the full morning service OF the church.
sermon, aud the celebration OF the Holy Communion
after which tho ordinary routine business Of the Con-
ventlon will be transacted and the Standing Committees
appointed The various reports Will be presented on
Thursday and the Bishop will read his an
nual address. The deputies ana pro'iSon"i
deputies to the General Convention having
been chosen at the last Diocesan Convention
there will be no extraordinary excitement during tue
elections which are to take place at this session inc
ouestion OF RItualism MAJ be brought up during the
Convention by resolution, but 1t Is UNDERSTOOD thae
every effort will be made to- prevent any uiscuSso"
the subject, 10 prevent this Convention from
giving any expression Of opinion either by resoueon Vi
otherwise The subject OF cathedral Tor the DIOCESE
not expected to be brought up at the Convention, al
though 10 has been the earnest wish OF many Episeo
palians in this city to have definite steps taken TO-
ward the attainment Of this object 1t Is feared that
one of the most active members OF the tne
Rev DR. Haght OF st. Pauls Chapel, Will be prevented
from attending In consequence OF severe Illness o
the effects OF which he has been suffering during tno
whole OF the past Summer. Beyond tue qu''"o -
Rituasm there Is no feature OF general Importance
TO occupy the attention Of the Conven
ton.
The Church Congress which Is TO assemble on the FOL
lowing Monday been organized for the purpose Oh
allowing ministers and othera, who may nave eAtremo
views on Church matters, to meet, aud by ree intor
change OF their opinions and thoughts, no matter now
antagonistic to gather some elements OF truth tha may
benefit the Church. The second object was TO hanoAo
the conf citing elements and show that, although md
yiduals may differ widely on questions OF doctrine anu
church government they may yet work together III ni
mony for the common good. The pacific object OF the
Congress has to great extent been destroyed Dy the
antagonisc attitude Of Bishops Potter OF NewYork ara
Cox OF Western New-York Inc promoters ~ ane
Congress. however, nave reso'eu 70 '" niergv
man 'les Sn.y aI SagassG upon an
to those bishops, which will be widely circuaeG ulns
the coming week tne 3e Ha was io bring together
the to the General Convention lncIuh
therein clergy ana Ia % comoenS them to leave
their homes for the special purpose IL mas Deeh uo'e
mined not to hold the Congress In the cooper oon' 40
al first proposed, but In Calvary Church at F1urtaVe
and Twenty rstst From the answers ALREADY roce'e
by the General Secretary, there Is every reason W uo
eye that the Congress will be largely attended anu oy
some Of the learned men III the frOtestant
mony ia the support OF ali institutions and especially OF
the Church. =, A.. r,Dt.oonoI
Church the United States Will be opened IN ths ciy
on Wednesday, Oct. 7, aud VIII be attended, oy no
bishops representative clergy and lalty from tho
dioceses From the list OF deputies sent from the
various portions OF the country ana from tne acton %,
many OF the diocesan conventions the quesuon vi
Rltuallsm will undoubtedly DO brought up and pos
sb discussed Several OF the deputies 10 the Geherai
Convention asserted Yesterday that Rituallsm was
diving out and that the question would not occupy mucn
OF the time OF the Convention, on t1e Sgud
was matter concerning which there Is sucn ulNeIslD
OF opinion II the Convention were TO decide one way
10 piease sde the opposition would TAKE
offense and the breach be made wider than oeI9Ie'
The deputies to the General Convention from TINS Go-
cese are the Rev. Drs. b. 1. Haght, Samuel Cooke
Alfred b. Beach and p * Cady Of the clergy the non.
Hamilton Fish, the Hon. Samuel Is. Ruggles u Living
atom ana William A. Davies OF the laty The provisional
deputies are the Rev. Drs. q. j. Geer u % WAL
Henry c. Potter aud Theodore A. Eaton OF tue Clergy
and the Hon John A. Dix, the Hon. James EmOt, rroi;
r. Eccleston, aud Prof. Henry Drlsler. Inc Genera
Convention will held In 81. Johns chapel IN varick-
st. and will presided over by the Right rev Blsnop
smith OF Kentucky, the Presiding Bishop oi INC oheo
Stat