, 1876-09-15

mttet to conhlhff tHaL rnTt!oH u tnc l!e1I"p"
+. ". Benedict, !. n. Gregg, l.. D. OaiB, H. y.
Sheldon, and 8. II. Treat
Tho haltoine fur tlcrutics to TIM ficnnrat
Convention wss then proceeded with, and re-
Cierlcni-The Hsy. +. ~. Gregg, n. G, ".
jsay IayrM 4 + Tis.t i; s'eo'' Judge ot''' g. Corning
Tho following gentlemen were designated a.
Knoxville, Ill:
NJ, The s1: sns ~" j 1poG H. 9t 11no' tne
%ss1oeii + ,hs itsS, IS ioe%s, eEea%ss; % ihs " ny y
D.; anfhsan, ch'eags; The Idv d. i.ars.. Sn.
eonbe, nosk t:!snat s!,e icy. g. !. Alien, naiss.
s Corning Jndd, Ghaneeiior Of tho Dlocese; i. ..
t : Ssi s. f;;sSs; f;ssso te.is T. Ss{a, gE
cage; j. k. Kdssii. % springacid; ii. x. William.
' n, ansy u icn u snns ehK0 W n rh
The following wcrc designated Is Trustees
for the flrst year:
1f pSs BOILING s:S's5 SSs5 VI %s"
bc1s Of The Doarti 81 Missions for tic ensuing
year:
C1erleat-Tbo ney. Edward Sullivan, tho Rev.
Ms.sh os'e u: ,.nr. mS, T sHsss .S"lsa Ioy
Elter.
AMENDING TIE cAsoNs.
On motion Of Mr.. Judd, tho amendment pro-
posed to Canon was called up for discussion.
Mr.. Sleeper moved, as an amendment to THO
amendment, tho insertion " tho following
.elause, defining Those who shall be qualified TO
vote at tic auniial election:
. All male gersons Of tnll ags who regularly snd
church in tic nntis. and btc rccOfnfZot as u1cbef9
Of the congregation.
The Committee OIL Legislation, to whom this
subject had been referred, accepted tue alncnd-
| ment.
Dr. Chase moved, as further amendment, 10
insert thcword "baptized" before "malc per-
| sonb."
Tho latter amendment was not accepted by
yention, was lost. The amended canon, tnclud-
! ing Mr.. ,slccpcr's amendment, WAS then put and
Dr. Tolcombc, Of tho Committee on unf,n-
ished Business, called attention to the amend-
monts to tho Constitutlon offered by the Rev.
pr: Chase aud tic lsov. Mir. Pcrcival at tho last
Tho isev. Dr.. Chase said his amendment vaa
approved BY tho Inst Convention, It provided
that, In taking vote by orders, the vote shall
be by ballet instead of By viva voce or 4
rising vote. After good deal Of discussion,
the amendment was put aud LOST.
ment to Art ., Sec. 8, providing that nothing IN
tho article should bc 40 construed rs To fofbld
conventions, granting {oy canon) the privileges
Of membership In the Convention to any officers
amendment called forth considerable discussion,
but was finally adopted.
The Rev. Nj. Pcrcsyal's second amendment,
striking out the provision requiring clergy.
man Desiring 70 vote fn tho election OF Bishop
TO reside In tic diocese NJ 1cast SIX mouths pre-
vlous to tho election, was Ind on the table.
The usual nu!nbcr OF copies Of the journal
and the Bishops address were ordered printed
| DIVISION OF TUE DIOCESE.
Tho Rev. F. N. Gregg offered a resolution
recommending the conltnuance Of the Commit.
to act during the year with tho consent Of thu
Bishop, and to devise ncaus for the support oi
the Eptscopatc, and, further, tllat q new JutI8
1tction should be erected within the present
lmita Of tho diocese at the earliest possible
day. Tie resolution WAS adopted.
The Convention, on motion Ut the Rov. Ed
ward Sullivan, passed. votes Of thanks to tht
families Of the church members WHO had re
ceived and entertained tho H,cmbrrs Of TIL
Convention; to the Committee Of Arrange
the various railroads for accommodations fur
nlAhcd members OF tho Convention.
The Rev. DR.. Locke moved TINT the Conven
tton adjourn after the usual devotional cxcr
clges. The motion was carried.
| The Dishop-lt ls customary at the c1oa1nI
hour Of tho Convention for the Blhhop to delivu
an nddrcss. It Is not my purpose to honor thu
observance on the present OCCASION. propose
rather, that. t.suborainating tho woru to tho wort
VIC recognize It rs our supreme duty TO 60 fort
Tho Bishop then conducted the closing deyo
t.onal exercises, after which tho Convention al
x meeting Of tho Board Of Missions was hcl
after the Convention closed, but little was dou
bcsides affecting al organization.