The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-17

LONG ISLAND CLERGY IN coUNcIL-THE PKRrLs
OF THE TIMEs-coSDITIoS OF THE DIOCESE
AND IT'S SEVERAL Frrxpe


LONG ISLAND CLERGY IN coUNcIL-rHE PxRrLs
or THE TrMEs-coSDIr1oS OF THE DIOCESE
AND ITS SEVERAL FUNDS.
Tho annual Convention Of the diocese OF Long Island
met in the Church OF the Holy trinity Court street.
yesterday morning The devotional and sacramentai
services occupied the time until half past one r. NJ
when recess was taken for lunch Bishop Smith, OF
the diocese Of Kentucky the presiding Bishop OF the
Protestant Episcopa: Church In the United States was
present and insisted In tho services Hc 7ery feeble
in body but his voice is strong and gives indications OF
great power when he was a younger man. He is now
eighty years Of age and resides altogether
Hoboken, n. j. An Assistant Bishop attends 10 tho
affairs OF his diocese. Bishop Smith assisted in
the services yesterday by Drs G. r. Hall,
schcnck Diler Paddock, Snively, Johnson and nearly
dozen othor clcrgymon from Brooklyn churches
ana from interior parishes Dr. Schenck OF st. AIMS
preached the Convention Sermon which he founded on
H. Timothy Ill, Tho pcrils Of the Church In tho
latter times The Doctor preached his sermon proper
with few remarks on the absence Of his bishop Little
John who expected To 10 present At this Convention,
but Just AZ he about TO sail he summoned 10
Venice TO the bedside OF his law. who was sick
and subsequently died. Very touching references
made 10 this affection OF tho Bishop and his family.
Hc VIII not be able TO reach home before the end
OF May or tho beginning Of June. Dr. Schenck also
made brief reference 10
TIM FOUNDATION or the DIOCESE
OF Long Island IN 1903, AT which time u seemed 10
spring lusty life and has been growing ever since
Harmony has prevailed throughout all her borders:
peace has been within her walls and prosperity withis
her palaces The conservation Of st. Paus Protestant
Episcopal church in Rome. almost under ths
shadow OF the Vatican. by Bishop Lutlejohn DR..
Schcnck considered OF the greatest triumphs the
Christian civilization OF the age Ten years ago private
chapes would not DO permitted within the walls OF
city; and from that very Vatican edicts sent
forth against the Church which has planted its
banners within It's shadowa
In discussing his Dr. schenck indicated certain
A. skrN
last tmcs He admitted that In principle tho offences
which threaten the Church to-day are worry similar
those which backened tho earth before the Flood The
pcrils OF these days greater than those which
have gone before Tho danger OF to-day comes mainly
from the abuse Of the liberty enjoy We have ales
upon age In which The finest sense OF high Christian
honor and cultivation OF conscience lost and the
that prevails Is that Of the Jesuits that
the END justiies the means The Doctor would not
say. however, many do that this is the worst age
tho world has known nor above the average OF the
best Tho pcrs or these days are no moro alarming
past
AFTER THE RECESS
Dr. Dller chosen President OF the Convention DR..
browne Secretary. and Row r. D. Coopcr, or Astoria
Assistant Secretary. Forty six clergy out o sixty.
eight In the diocese wcro present. and foryono out OF
read from Bishop Lttejohn 70 tho Convention re-
GREETING his inability DO present with them and
praying Tor Gods guidance in their deliberations.
Bishop SIN III briefly addressed the Convention on the
importance Of tho visitation OF Bishop Lttlejohn to
the mission churches on the Continent Of Europe He
thanked tho Convention and tho Standing Committee
OF the diocese for their kindness and courtesy toward
himself, and prayed for blessing upon thcm aftci
which no retired committee, consisting OF Drx
Snvcly. Hall and Schcnck ana Messrs II. II. PIerpont
and G. H. Townsend. was appointed to draw W minute
expressing the sympathy OF the Convention with thei
Bishop and regret AZ his absence The standing CON-
mittccs were appointed St Paus church, Wootsde
l. L, was admitted 10 the Convention. The Standing
Committee OF the diocese reported its meetings and
doings during the year. Five ministers lott the div
Tor other fields and as many were received IRON
other doceses while eight ordained priests aud
dcacons. Two clerrymen resigned. Tho receipts TO
diocesan fund during the year amounted TO 81 14
and the expenditures To $0p2 In the General Theoogi
cal Seminary there are scvcntyone students but the
income oil the institution has decreased, and Is feared
It. Collections annually for this interest recon.
mended all the parishes Thiryninc churches have
takon up collections .or
THE EPISCOPAL FUND,
and the receipts from all TO II amount to s. $780,
and the payments to 50, 765 The fund now amounts
amounts to $40 sos, which includes 81. 326 added
last year. The receipts for the Sill l25 aud
there on hand SS25 above the payments ana invest
meuts Three trustees for tins fund were elected
The Diocesan Mission Fund received xl,l52 and ex
pended 1902 last year Tho trustees OF the diocesc hold
eight deeds Of real estate left to them three Oi
them being church sites The report of tho Committee
on Sunday schools was read by Rev. Mr.. Maynard IL
full OF OPINIONS strongly enforced, but, rs DR. Hall
said contained facts and should not be Endorsed BY
whose names attached by the chairman dIssentsd
IT, and the fourth doubtful whether he had any
standing upon tho COMMITTED This lett tho document
merely the opinion OF one mdu II therefore
committed for revision aud report to-day, TO which
time, at nine O'Clock A. NJ the Convention adjourned.
interests OF home and foreign missions and tho Church
diocese.