New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-09
THE PROCEEDINGS.

at 40 a. m, yesterday, In g. johns Chape' AUG No"
Fork delegation, who have charge OF the
lad been hard at WORK night trying 10 opVste inc
aiscoty experienced by the members In making them
eIves heard through the church. The plauorm nae
been extended toward the center aud those who mad
.coken ON the previous dag scattered about the
church and not placed In s. body rear the Presidents
desk Seats had been assigned to the delegations
marked out by placsr6s bearing the Bames OF tue
diocese. Members alone were admitted 10 the po'y Vi
The hall the spectators being confined to the galleries.
The difficulty OF hearing what was said was somewhat
obyated but the NAN cause remained-thouSh sleuceu
for time by the rebuke OF enc deegate-the continual
talking in an undeItone ameng the members
The proceedings opened with the service OF the mora
ing PRAYER in which Bishop Lee OF Delaware and Bishop
Medley OF Maine took part. After this the House Oh
Bishops proceeded with their work, in secret session.
and Dr Craig called deputies to order in the church.
II WAS nearly half an hour before the latter body was
ready for business Mr. Livingston of the New-York
delegation offered 40 apology Tor not having the ar
rangemens entirely perfected In order 10 obvia'e the
acoustic imperfectons they had. he said, ordered a
large curtain divide the body Of the church nom the
ebance ana this would probably be ready to-day, Inc
Chairman then announced the Standing Committees, as
far had had time TO select them The first OF these
consists OF one member from each diocese the others OF
IS members each. Tue following the Committees:
Committee on the state OF the Church-The Rev.
Messrs. Edwin NJ Van Deusen, Central New.6 oIk;
Albany; Robert W. Trimbie, Arkansas Elias Birdsal,
California; A. Augustus Marble. Central Pennsylvania
Delaware; iJohn Crosdae. ID. d., Easton; !. Jackson
scott D. LIZ Florida WILLIAM hh w esafk e Or
Indiana, Charles n sesm9ur. Iowa Archibald
ks1y sss@s NJ ha.Gns 3 d. Eoas Island
F. Adams, Louisiana; Christopher f. L:ingSel Maine
D. d. Massachusetts Geo: d: Gillespie. Michigan;
David r. Knekerhacker, ~ D.. Minnesota Edward F.
s seSrssS Isaac e. HUBBARD D. D. New
Richard NJ Ahererombe, ID. d., New-Jersey; Alfred b.
Beach toSS sOoS soSs D.
Pittsburgh storrs O. Seymour Rhode Island; Peter j.
Rsns%n 6 sossFs Mas0%
william p Ten Brock, Wisconsin.
the Gsns1s nhfSoges
VIM ID Wilson. ID. d., LIZ d.. Central New-York; Meyer
fort VIM D. p
Huntington, u. D.. Massachusetts,; Daniel Henshaw,
Island island john W. Stevenson Kentaeky George L.
rison. Pennsyya6a Goprtlandt Parker LL. ~ New sS
Committee on Domestic and Foreign MssiOns-The
Burgess, u. d.. Massachusetts; Jacob L. Clark, Con
nectioa, Clinton Locke D. D. Illinois n Charles rs C.
YorE and Charles II. Hail, d. D., Long Island and
Messrs wInsm Welsh Ren9syyaSa william pi9, Corn.
Henry p BALDWIN Miehiean BENJAMIN Stark, Con-
neetcut. and John A. King Long Island: sand r,o d.
Messrs j. Stuart Hancxell Virginia sterling G. Ne
DD EEL Louisiana William NJ Petfiss kentucky Charles
Breck, L. D., Central Pennsylvania James Ri0kine
PasI ION and Messrs samuel B. Rugges IL D. New
York Henry Meigs tr SewJersey; Lewis n Mna'e
Trowbridge, Michigan, and William +. Whitehouse,
Illinois r no.
Committee on the Conservation OF BishSps,The Rey
Messrs. samqe! Cooke, D. D., New,York Noah n.,d H.
senenc D. KoHs d. % Central Sew
York; David Pse. d. D., Maine EDWARD J. Sieafns
md Mssr BTane MHryand Lemasi con
Pennsylvania; Edward MeCready. South Carolina;
ssmgs. and James h FOrsStS Albany
Committee Canons-The Rev. Messrs William
HssSt p nfaa LID York Alfred wasoa DID,
North Carolina Alexander a. vinton. ID, Massachn
andrew s DID. Virginia; john Fulton DID, Alabama:
and Messrs Hamilton Fish, LID. NeW,Yerk; Lucas
shefey Virginia; Hill Burgwn, Pittsburgh; William H.
Battle, LID, North CsIollns ma d.. ,,o..,. wu,. p
Crane D. D.. Mississippi; Jacob W. Diler. D. ID; Long
leland Warren II. Roberts, Indiana; David b. Kniek-
Henry W. spaulding. ID. d., Pittsburgh; James H. Ell
hott, D. D.. South Carolina, and Messrs VIM A. Dayie,
New-York; John w Hunter. Long Island DE Witt Par
shall western New-York; II: Sidney Hayden, Connect;
cut George ,tS% ss NJ G and
Committee on Unfinished Business-The Rev. Messrs.
William ry1s d. D. H1S p
Thackers, Florida Theodore p Barber, Esston; John
B
{. Montgomery, Western New-York; Elijah NJ. Bartho-
H Mimi and John B. Robertson
Committee on the Prayer Book-Tne Rev. Messrs. E.
kds@s. D. 3D. Horace s;TiasieIow
D, Alabama; Isaac 9. Hubbard; ,i d. d. New,h evil
Govep, b. d., Wisconsin; VIM Rudder d. D., Pennsyl-
yania and Messrs. Orlando Meads, LII d.. Albany;
B. &c.
snine d. Horton OHIO aud Nathaniel II. Masse, vir-
Cd Elections-The Rev. Messrs. Jacob g. shipman
Kentucky Hiram W. Beers. D. d. Albany James
Jersey Sidney COrOett D. D., Illinois; Henry x. Rees
Georgia; and Me.srs H. c. L. Moncure. Virginia Tim
r. {. MackoJl NJ. d., Easton; John A. King, Long
Island, and John T. Douglass. Missouri.
On motion 800 copies Of the list of committees were
ordered 10 be printed. Memorials presented
lstipg to election of the Rev. Dr. George f. Seymour
~ Bishop Of Illinois, aud Of the Rev. Dr. Wells Bishop
Of Wisconsin. and were referred to the Committee
Conservation of Bishops. memorial presented
from clergy ana laty Of the Diocese OF Wisconsin,
asking for English version OF the Nicene Creed
This was referred to the Committee on PrayerBook
A memorial was presented from the diocese
of California concerning the establishment Of
two missionary Jurisdictions In that diocese.
II that in this diocese 900 miles length il
impossible for a single Bishop to exercise that
supervision which for the growth OF the
Church. and the present Bishop had not been able TO
visit every portion OF it within the year. 1t pro-
posed 70 set apart two missionary Jurisdictions The
plan had been proposed at the previous but
there constitutional difficulty II was fur
ther stated that these Jurisdictions would for the pres
require partial support from the East The memorial
referred to the Committee Csuons. The reading
1T time was interrupted by the motion, almost i'm
mediately withdraw, that the various memorials he
referred to the appropriate committees without
ing The subject again taken up afterwsrd by Mr.
Rogers OF Texas who was afraid that in commit
tee the would never see them again lose the
chance of full debate Mr. Massey Of Virginia thought
the time saved would make for any loss in that way
The Chair stopped the discussion by ruling that they