The New York herald., 1877-10-24
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
| QUESTION coScERNINo THE APPOINTMENT
or DEAcoNEssEs-RtpoR -ExPENsEs.

A QUESTION coNcERNiNo THE APPOINTMENT
OF DEAcoSEssEs-REPoRTs- s-RxPENsEs.
BosroS, Oct. %. 1871
To-day the eighteenth OF the Episcopal General
Convention. IL was voted to concur in the messages
from the House Of Bishops relating to marriage with rea
tves, and for the appointment OF committee on foreign
churches Rev. J. d. Palmer and Rev. DR. IL G. Riley,
with Henry Coppce and Peter II. King. appointed
on the part OF the House 0: Deputies on the joint
standing committee to consider the subject OF adding
to lne Book OF Prayer prayer IN the Spanish Ian.
guage. The President appointed committee, as a
part Of joint standing to consider the sub
Ject OF marriage with relatives
The Committee on the State OF the Church pre-
sented report referring 10 the good work accom-
plshcd in the past three years Special reference
was mado to the death Of Bishop Johns, OF Virginia
Tho number Of bishops now in the Church is twenty
eight, OF whom Bishops Garrett Elliott. Winkneld,
Deesky, Jaggar, Brown. Perry, Pennick and Adams
were appointed during tho past three years
There Is recommended Increased effort in the work
OF tho Church among the freedmen OF the South and
also that tho Book OF Common Prayer be used at the
opening and close Of exercises in Sunday schools Ap-
pended TO Inc report were reports from various dio-
ceses Tho report. which was adopted, closed with
resolution asking the House OF Bishops prepare O
pastoral letter addressed to the various dioceses
The joint standing committee the expenses OF tho
Convention reported that the expenses have boeu re-
duced $4,000, aud that o further decrease could DO
made by reducing the number OF copies of the
Journal, which was claimed not appreciated by
many OF the ciergymen 70 whom thoy had boen sent.
rtes DO paid yearly instead OF every threo yoais as
heretofore and recommend ne that each diocese rep
resented In the Convention pay tho expenses OF It's
delegate eacn delegate to be allowed 81 per day be-
sides travelling expenses. The report viii come up
Tho canon adopted by The House Of Bishops for the
creation and government OF tho proposed ordor or
Deuconesscs or sisters OF the Church came up for
concurrent action.
Rev. Dr. Huntington objected 10 the provisions in
the canon Tor tho government OF the order whereby
dcaconesSes wouid be governed Uy diocesan rule
than by a form established by ths House. of Bshopa
hc was heartily IN spirit with the proposed organiza
ton
DR.. Lccds, OF Maryland, supported the canon as It
came recommended by the committce, as did also Mr..
Welsh, of Pennsylvania
Judge Shelley, OF Virginia, from the Committee on
Canons presented minority report, proposing that
tho qualifications OF women to enter the Ordcr be left
to the bshops aud that the setting apart OF DEACON
csscs should DO by form set forth BY the House OF
Bshops instead OF being In the control OF any one
bishop
Dr. Morgan Dix, OF Now York, expressed tho
opinion that can0nical legislation unnecessary.
he could not indorse anything affecting the majority
report.
DR. Clark, OF Kentucky said proper legislation was
necessary 70 place tho Church In s proper position
canon as reported from the House oil Bishops us tt
would servo to protect the Church from any dscred
Row DR.. Shattuck, oil Massachusetts, thought auy
legislation on canonical law relative TO tho matter un
necessary.
DR.. Fulton, Of Wisconsin. believed that the sister
hood should DO governed by legislation. the DO
made by the respective docesaA conventions us re-
garded the work oi the Order IN their respecyc Jurls
dictions.
Messages were received from tho House OF Bishops
announcing the appointments Of the Bishops of Della
ware and Easton, Rev. Honry e. Potter, Rev. Dr. Dix
Lloyd w. Wells, stephen Smith and 5. r. Nash as
trustees OF tho fund for widows anu orphans Of
ceaSed clergy men and that the House OF Bishops non
concurred with tho House OF Deputies VINO SGT
vanton rhc Uppor House asked tor the appointment
OF committee OF conference IN the matter which was
done by the President
The indications that the Convention viii not ad
journ before Friday.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Al the afternoon session the proposed organi
OF on order oil doacoDcsses sisters further DIS
cussed and disposed OF lar the present
ton is concerned. The subject, which also dis
cussod IN the forenoon, came up The o canons
from the House OF Bishops, accompanied by proposed
amendments from the Committee CRnons Tho
discussion assumed tho form whether or not legisa-
ton was necessary IN tho premises Dr. Bruce, OF
Maryland; Dr. Goodwin, Of Pennsylvan DR.. knight,
VI Connecticut, and Mr. Welsh, OF Pennsy wants
argued IN the Affirmative. and Dr. Dckovan. Of Wis.,
cousin; Mr. Judd. OF Illinois, ant DR.. Seymour, OF
New York, 10 tho negative. IL 1naily decided to
lay tho whole matte: on The table by yea aud nay
voto taken by dcputati0nR
resolution, that tho old stereotype plates used Ia
the publication Of journals be sold, with u view that
The sun thus realized sn0uid hep pay expenses was
proposed by tho Committee on EXPENSES and