The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-28
man cnURcH AND low tHURCH
Lively Convention Of the Episcopal Diocese
Election without ~ Quorum.

| At the second days session OF the Epsco-
pal Annual Diocesan Convention in st. Johns
Church. yesterday, 1877 clerical and lay dele
gates attended as the representatives OF sew
enty-four parishes. Bishop Potter, who pre-
sided, opposed the proposed changes in the
church government and ritual. One Of these
changes gives authority to bishops when in
capacitatcd from taking charge Of their entire
dioceses. to set apart n portion which shall be
under missionary jurisdiction. Another de-
mands the shortening Of the morning and even
ing service as set forth in the book OF Common
Prayer.
DR.. Beach Of st. Peters Church offered reso-
lutions sustaining the Bishops opposition
which were adopted, the convention declaring
IA to the secOnd Of the above that while II WINS
not insensible to the desirability Of u shorter
service. it deemed the change lneXpedicnt at
this tme, This compromise was not arrived
at without some debate. But the struggle oft
day came when delegates were to b. selected 70
the coming General Convention. stephen Il.
Nash WIS selected M the lay delegate without
much opposition, but on the first ballot there
was no choice tor either of the two cler teal dnpu-
ties. On .he second DR.. Dix was selected. This
was n triumph for the high church party, the
services at Trinity Church being r,,,,garIed qs
| also considered u the same religious complex
ion. the low churches rallied In force to the
support " their candidate ns second clerical
delegate. DIR. Peters Of 81. Michael's. The high
church representative was br. George L. Scy-
mour. Dean Oi the InrOlOElcHl seminary IN
| Twentieth street. who would have been Bishop
of Illinois ere now had it not been for his views
| approaching the doctrine Of the Real Presence
| in IN" Eucharist.
Tho third ballot resulted In DR.. Seymour re-
ceiying "A majority Of the clerical votes and DIR.
Peters Of the lay. As u concurrent vote IL no.
cc-sury for an election, again there was no
| choice, and Or. Seymour moved that Dr. Beach
| be declared delegate by reclamation. lie was
not seconded and one ~ his friends carried
resolution to have another ballot. The fourth
ballot stood Clerical yotcs-For DIR. Seymour
| 81: DIR. Peters. 81 Lay votcs-Dr. seymour
| 10: Dr. Peters. 10; scattering. l. Tho vote still
lacking one for DR.. Seymour Of being concur
rent another ballot was ordered. II resulted:
| Clerical votes-Dr. seymour AZ; DR.. Peters
Is: scattering /. Lay-Dr. Seymour. 20; DR..
| Peters. l.
| Before the high churchers could congratulate
| themselves, n low churchcr claimed that a quo
rum WAS necessary to elect. and thirty was u
quorum.
| Blank looks came over the faces Of the high
| churchmrn. while the ministerial code Of pro-
| cednre was quoted in support Of the demand.
| In the midst OF the confusion caused 10y mem
| bers everywhere rising 10 speak. Bishop Potter
declared the ballot TO b. an election. All aclui-
| esced except an indignant lay delegate. who
| said that where there wis no quorum there
| could be no baloting. hasty adjournment
was next in order.