Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-08
The General Episcopal Convention


The General Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF the United States met 81
New York yesterday. This body is composed
of the house of bishops, comprising ali the do
cessn and missiCnsry bishops, and the house OF
clerical and lay deputies.
The hOuEe OF bishops is composed Of ffty-
three members. Ii holds its sessions for tie
most part in secret, except in the case OF mat
tiers OF public character, when the doors are
thrown open. The Oldest OF the bishops In point
of conservation presides over its deliberations,
and from this fact is termed the presiding
bishop. At present. the prelate filing this posi-
ton is the Right Rev. Benjsmin Bos9orth
Smith, ID. D., LID, bishop Of Kentucky, con-
secrated in 1892. The secretary is Rev Henry
c. Potter, ID. D., rector of Grace church, New
York city, snd the assistant secretary Rev VIM
Tatloek, Of Stamford, Conn.
The house Of clerical and lay deputies is com
posed OF four clergymen and the same number
OF laymen from each Of the forty one dioceses
OF the church, which gives this branch i64 del
egates of each class. The secretary OF the house
OF clerical and lay deputies is Rev. VIM. Ste
vens Perry, ID. d., of Ga, and the second as
Sistsnt secretary, rev. George s. Mallory, Of
MATTERS BEFoRs THE CONTENTION
The never ending dispute about ritualism it
is believed is certain to come before the con-
yention in more than one shape and on more
than one occ as1on, together with the Cammins
movement and other issues which have at
uacted general attention since the last trien-
NAL convention. Seven Of the fOrty-One di-
oceses, viz: Central New York, Bishop Hun
tiDgdon; Western New York, Bishop Coke:
PenDsy lvsnis, Bishop Stevens; Virginia Bishop
Johns Massachusetts,, Bishop Paddock; Della
ware, Bishop Lee; and Rhode Island, Bishop
Clark, have adopted strong resolutions against
the extreme practices" commonly known as
rituaustic, and appointed as delesstes TO the
general convention men known TO be more or
less ideDhhed with low church principles.
In addition 10 these matters, a number OF inn
portant subjects will be considered at the ses-
SION which opened yesterday. One OF the
most important OF these is the proposed increase
OF the episcopate. petition is now before the
house OF bishops asking for a conservation of a
numbe- OF missionary bishops for the west and
traordinary results which have attended the
,shors Of Tuttle and Whipple in Montana aud
A project has also been agaitated In the same
house for a missionary bishop TO the Indians
ard another TO the blacks OF the south. The
subject OF inter eT-communion with the Russo
Greek church has also been referred TO a COM
mission, who have visited Constantinople and
laic the byect before the patriarch of that
city. Another commission on friendly inter
course with the church Of Sweden have visited
convention.
ORGANIZATION
AT meeting OF the members elect of the
house OF deputies, held yesterday morning, the
following officers were elected; PresidenT left
blank; Secretary, Rev. William Stevens Perry,
ID. d., diocese OF Georgia; Assistant Secretary,
Kew. VIM. Z. Williams, ID. D., diocese of
Georgia; Second Assistant Secretary, Rev.
George A. Mallory, ID. D., diocese Of Con-
Ieeticut; Third Assistant Secretary, Rev.
Charles L. Hutchins, ID. d., diocese OF Masss-
chusetts; Treasurer, MIR. Mathew Mathews
diocese Of Massachusetts,.
After the religious services in the afternoon,
the House Of Bishops elected Rev. DIR. Henry q.
Potter, OF New York, secretary; and the House
CT Delegates organized by electing Rev. DIR.
James Creig. OF Kentucky, president, and Rev.
W. s. Perry, secretary.
a cable message was received from the
Church Congress, Brighton, England, replying
10 the greeting Of the American Church, and
hoping that the meeting would draw both
churches closer to each other. The Convention
adjourned until ten O'Clock to-day.