New-York tribune., 1877-10-26
PROTESTANT EPIsCoPAL CONTENTION

FINAL ADJOURNMENT or THE iRIENNrhL coNyKN-
IION, AFTFR a SESSION OF TwESTY DAYS.
BOsTON, Oct 25.-The twentieth and last
days sessions Of the Episcopal Convention
was attended by comparatively few delegates, many
having left for their homes this morning.
Messages were received from the House NJ Bishops as
follows Concurring in the amendment ofthe lower House
IN relation 10 tire smendment Canon 49, Title =, gu
Marriage and Divorce; ccncurrnS IN the message from
the House OF Deputies relative to The organization Of
Board Of Missions, and FOR the appointment Of the
Bishops OF Ohio Pennsylvania. Minnesota and Albany
on the same; the adoption II resolution. that it BIZ the
oty Of the clergy ahd aity OF the church - take an
arye n public schools, ana III church schools
be recommended in adfion To the same. when-
practicable. Passed Ih' adoption OF resolution
for the appointment Or JOINT committee to consider
tie subject Of legislation relative 20 tue ofganlza-
ton OF The proposed oricrof dea one ana reort 10
The next General Contention This joint Committee IA
appointed. consists OF the Bishops OF Alahama'
Long Island and Pennsylvania and the Rev.
Drs. Dix. OF Nsw-York; Barser, of Nev-Jcr.ey; DR..
Hunnsdon and Robert hi L. WlH'atoP WI e. 81 > HS5,,- ,o
necurut. For the appointment Of aJomt Committee on
Ecceslastlcil l:eatl9S an Ee5;sloo - .oGHS l' the
ap ointment oI tAe BsAol or tonhrc,cHi ONO tVuh
s1lyana, Western Ncw-No'b, Long Island and Central
Tic convention then resolved itself into Board OF
Missions. hear the rcp0rt o; the Joint Committee 10
nominate Board o. NJ nagers. me following persons
gan Dix John Cotton SMITH. Henry g. Potter ANA Har
man Dyer. o. New York; Charles II: Hsl. Moan H.
Fl ffman and ". L. M-vcaor. Of Ienngylya-
George Ifels OF BnllNOcfts H. i. hHt9Nt
OF Albany: j. H. EcclCstoD. Of NoN arb, y. j. ", y.
Huntington Of lssachusctts T. r. Beardsey of Con
meet cut and +. Davies, Ponns ivania. lay ncmhers
Fl 5 Winston Cyrus Curtis. B. b saern an nP stewart
Brown, OF NewYork J. = Carihwai;e 81 New-Jcrsey;
Ceurge " Titus. G. Vanderbilt ana Vihiam scott, OF
NeN-Yorh; Charles L. Marvin aud William q. Los, of
Long Island; BENJAMIN stark Of ConnecIien' william
Welsh and Lemucl COifu, OF Pennsylvania; a. \. III
linghast, OF Troy, and 4. j. Baldwin 9f Michsui.
The convention tEt resumed its 6ltiin@5. message
was elvcd iron the Upper Hose Tor The appointment
r ioin col mtee to consider the work Of TIC clergy
and lay relative public schools. The commit zee, ts
appointed consisted Ot the Bishop OF tlsDurS; DIT cot
of NV Hampshire; Dr. Johnson, OF CONNECTICUT; MT
winthrop o Massachusetts,; ana Dir. CopPel. o Central
Pennsylvania.
Other messages received from the House OF
BiehnIs-onc appointing tine Bishops O. 'onnrc'icit
peunsylvania and Pitsbuig on the JOINT COmnls
ice 10 consider "A shortened form OF service
by rubcic or otherwise. Tao House OF Dcpu-
tios concurred, and appointed on hs par; on
tie committee .he reY Drs. Clark JoEnson, Langf0rd
Nead Bridges nd Prince. Message ninety three notified
tbc Lower Of concurrence Ia tho action ~ tn lat
ter m relation the question Of Christian education
The standing committee tosit 'ullu& the recess OF
,he convention, were empowered To nj HacAnces. er
singing A. prayer by Or. Burgess the convention al
iouIhod without day. at l:2s y. N.