New-York tribune., 1874-10-21
THE PROCEEDINGS.


the ndenteness OF the time that might be required for
the order of the day. he would that the time
up to noon be devoted to business In open session.
motion having been carried to that effect the Committee
on Elections reported the names OF supplementary dep
uties the places OF those who were compelled 10 De
absent At the request OF the becretary, tne House
granted the privilege Of allowing him 10 retain his
assistants during the secret session. In oroer that the
business of the Convention should not be delayed more
than actually necessary The Rev. Dr. f. f. Beardsley
OF the Committee on the PrsyerBook presented the fol-
lowing report. which ordered to DO placed on the
calendar for future action:
The Committee the to Hhom were res'rsa suss
cut B.ston Mississippi Pittsburgh Texas Vermont and w.eon.h
an :b s1 ss IN .beir Wisdom may seem proper securing
divine Worship kng.b version Of hs osss co%%n S sS %
careful consideration and reached conclusion
new translation circle and center about the clause toqI
w h os ' SS @ been 80 long used s the
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ion with the and with tn. Church ne Committee therefore re-
Resolved That this church ought not ~ enter upon any consideration
o. Ins % al those churches using the Rnssh te and in
munos with this Church aud the Church Of England
The Rev. Dr. A. Burgess of the Committee on Memo
ras of Deceased Members presented very long report
regret that the memorials were confined to
those OF the members of the OF Deputies Of tho
last and present Conventions, thereby excluding the
nine bishops and member Of the House of Deputies
who had died before 1871 The report then recalled the
past 80 years. including IL sessions, and showed tha OF
% clerical deputies who were present In 1884, 80 were
still living aud only six weIo members OF the present.
House, and OF the lay members only four were on the
present roll OF the bishops who wero consecrated IN
1874 only tive remained members Of the Upper House
The report then gave tho OF the deceased Nom
bers since 1871 in the following order:
l. Mr.. John Duncan Of Mississippi who died IN lSIl
after close Of the last al tue aso VI
a. George Anderson Gordon Of Alabama, who died 10
October 1874 at the age of ~ ana VINO Is paay
school, and the right hand Of the rector.
Thomas A. Johnson LII d. who died on ReCe%Sep 6esn
elected Justice Of the Supreme Court OF ior
three successive terms OF eight years eacn ane h
House during the sessions OF 1868 and 1871. ,,, ~
Ds a IS1a age a years and who had been minister
for IA years. chiefly In Rhode Island. ~
1874 zoe N yearsx had been member Of this House Of
Deputies for II consecutive sessions. ,-,,
Lns wss member Of the House during the
1868 1871, died Ash "Wednesday 1873 He was or
Gaissa @ ana was rector Of Christ Church
from 1884 1861, when be went to Mississippi , ~,
a. 1878 age 70 years Daring his early life he was for
eIgn missionary; was presbyter for 40 years IN .ae @
Diocese Of Alabama, and was Tor four SESSIONS
8. Richard d. Moore. NJ D.. Deputy from Georgia dur,
ipg the session OF died in the Fall OF 1873 age W
.. The Rev. Samuel d. Babcock. D. D., of Massachu-
syoS seen amember Of the House for
and having abored In single parish iof oS sT Sro
lina Feb 2 1s7t aged 80 years ne attended e
the session OF lo as Deputy ana had Deen present M a
every other until his death He was 90 years 10 ,ne
ministry had been president of Geneva College, N. l.,
and Newark College, Delaware. after which n ne became
a rector North Carolina ne was born IN BarDadoes
was graduated at the University OF Pennsyvana, and
was ordained deacon in 1917 and priest In ls5o .,,
Connecticut died April 10, 1874. He Chairman of
the Committee Education 1911 ne was .s1 born SSV =
College Hartford when he became tutor at the college.
and in 1888 was rTeoT % Hoa1 Oh esge IN
ls5s and returned President TO Trinity College In 1851
where he died In the service.
Ohio was drowned Boston Harbor on sept 15 1874,
aged years. the youngest member elected " the House
1s Peter w. Gray Deputy elect from Texas died four
days before the opening Oh tne , from ane
time he had occupied positions OF tTns and was a mem
ber OF the House IN 1859 and ISL nc was Judge OF the
ii. Major Isaac Hunt, Deputy elect from Missouri,
died suddenly since the opening OF the convention at
about the age OF IS years He was CIVIL engineer and
banker.
The report was referred back the Committee for the
addition OF other names. The Rev. DR.. Burr OF Ohio
presented the following memorial:
Prauch az II hath pleased Almighty In His wise providence
remove from the scene life and labo the Right Rev
Charles Ps MST.9. e. D. d. a. be- be''p Of The
PsoSd That this House hereby the
.aSSH SniS 1s moi .ooo % BE- dpeed
Of Sa ss o hI1
Of years. than 40 OF which we're spent he hcopate to
Gospel Of Christ His Church. and BY his holy life
to adorn the doctrine Of God our SAVIOR
The Rev. Dr. Burr Of Portsmouth. Ohio Is an elderly
porty clergyman. whose voice very seldom heard IN
the Convention and who looks ike one OF those steady.
going whole hearted whose lives have been passed
In peaceful lines. lie has plain, goodhum0red face,
deeply lined, with smooth. gray hair ana thn white
with low voice. some hat heavy in style and ges.
lures He has presided his parish In Portsmouth
for IS years. and very much respected and beloved
a recent historical sermon by him is very favorably
mentioned. In presenting his memorial TO the House,
he said that ali such memorials of the Fathers of the
Church ought to be very precious to them. The Rev.
Dr. Van Deusen called attention TO the fact that 1t
customary to present these memorials at the close
the session through the Committee on the State Of the
Church, and therefore, referred TO that Commit
fee The Rev DIR. Van Deusen, from the Committee on
the of the Church. presented report embracing
'e % That the Committee the Church recommend
to the General take such their
they sssm 10 S,i % % soSss
Church t: direction ma, be ead out larger measure and
The Rev: Mr. Ayraplt presented q written acknowl-
relative TO the alms-basin which presented by the
members Of the Protestant Episcopal Church through
Bishop ana hs OF on the
mortal from that diocese, asking Tor repeal that
article of the constitution when provides that no con-
diocese until assurance shall have been given OF suit
allie provison for the support OF the Epscopate In the
contemplated diocese. THIS proviso considered
as prejudcia the division OF Ole dioceses, and
desired to divide Tennessee In that way the repeal
Was asked for This was referred 70 the Committee on
Amendments TO the Constitution.
The Com mittee ON Amendments 10 the Constitution, to
which was referred resolution directing them to con-
alder and report TO the Convention whether any
constitutions Is necessary to empower
General Convention to set off, AT the request Of the
diocese. missionary territory from me bounds Of
diocese presented report through the Rev. Dr. Charles
n Hall OF Brooklyn. After examining the csnons bear
ing on the subject the COMMITTEES say: Art. XI., for
the guidance vi the Committee, declares the missionary
field Is always TO be regarded as one-the world; aud
Art XII forbids any missionary 10 ne sent 10
onjcate In any diocese without the consent OF the
Gle stlcal authority OF the same These can0Ds aud
contribution OF society approvedby our Convention.