Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-02
Returned From the General Convention.

Returned From the General Convention.
THE HOSPITALITY OF BOSTON-CHARAC
TER OF THE CONvENTION-ITS WORK
BISHOP WHITTLE,
&C., &C., &c.
Judge H. W. Sheffey, one of the lay
delegates from the Diocese Of Virginia tt
the Episcopal General Convention at Bos
ton, returned last Saturday, the session
having lasted twenty-three days. He says
the hospitality, both public and private, re
ceived in Boston was simply superb. ano
the older members Of the convention al
declared it surpassed anything in their re-
collection, except the famous reception OF
the General Convention in Richmond
Virginia, in 1859, an occasion which was
still treasured in all minds. The clergy.
who were in Boston, were quartered, free
of expense, at the best hotels, while the
lay delegates received profuse offers Of
private hospitality. Every day splendid
lunch was set at the Hotel Brunswick,
just around the corner from the church in
which the convention sat, to which the
members were invited at II O'Clock. Free
excursions on land and water were given
by the city authorities, and the delegates
were made free at all the public insti-
tutions
The body was remarkable one, and
among it's members were Robt. g. Win
throp, of Mass; Ex-Secretary Fish. OF
N. Y; Gov. Stevenson, Of KY; Mont
gomery Blair, of Nd; Chief Justice Waite,
of Ohio; Gen. G. G. Augur, OF Louisiana
(who was in command when the U. S.
troops were remoyed); Ex-Secretary Jacob
Thompson, of Miss; Hon. Lyman IRE
main, the leading Republican of New
York; Judge Battle, of N. c.; Gen. Simp-
son, U. S. A., of Missouri; Walter Fl.
Taylor, of Norfolk (Gen. Lees Adjutant
General), who made most favorable I'M
preston on the body; Chief Justice Sey
mour, of Connecticut, and Chief Justice
Comstock, of N. Y. Mr.. Tremaine, who
has spent life in national public assem-
blages, said that for ability and good de-
baters he had seer NO congress that ex-
celled it.
There was not ripple between the High
and Low Church, and the nearest approach
to it was in a debate on the order of Dea-
conesses. These sisters now operate I'M
der the direction of the bishops of their
diocese, and an effort was made to bring
them under the authority Of the conven-
tion. The House Of Bishops adopted res
olution to that effect, but the House of
Delegates postponed acting on it.
The subject that most engrossed the Con-
vention was how to secure more f1eXiblllty
in the church service and to shorten it. It
was finally agreed that the new dictionary
adopted by the Church of England, and en-
dorsed by Parliament should be used by
rectors tentatively for the space of three
years. Parochial schools were also subject
in which much interest was shown. A
committee. of which Judge Sheffey is
member, was appointed to devise scheme
of contribution from congregations TO do
nestle and foreign missions.
Bishop Whittle Of Virginia made most
excellent impression in the House of Bish-
said of him to Judge Sheffey, mo man has
grown more in the esteem and good will
of the House of Bishops this session than
Bishop Whittle Of Virginia. He was
listened to with marked attention by the
House and his views and opinions as ex-
pressed there, so free from any ultraism,
produced very profound impression" A
splendid speech was made by Rev. DR..
Norton of Alexandria. in reply to Rev. DR.
DeKoven' on the standard and organiza-
ton of the church, which. received n UGH
praise.
That gentleman returning from the
best of errands is no guarantee against
sinners, may be seen in the fact that az
irving in Baltimore on his return, Judge
Shelley got on street car where an I'M
called for amount of jostling proved to be
done by thieves, who relieved him of $40
and his scarf pin, besides number OF val
liable papers in the pocket book.