, 1877-10-25
Tile Episcopal General Convention In
BOSTON Closing Up Its Work.
4 Canon Relative to Marriage aud Divorce
in Conference Committee,
Outline of tho Pastoral Address Pro-
mrlgnted by the Biahops.
THE JN1V1IlsALIsTS.

t,rc-roo,n, and 1t lasted until 10 o'tloek. At
lilo latter hour The Convention proper was or-
gnnixct1 in the auillcncc.rooni. ]. LewIs Grant,
oT Auburn, y. r., Eke-frcsfacut. orcuntcl lilo
chair in tho absence Of tho 1sey H. W. RugE. oI
Providence, X. L., President Of tho Convention.
The Ncv. q. l.. Dcmurcst, OF Manchester, N.
H., Secretary of the Convention. Was present
and cnltcl
the ROLL or MEMBERS,
showing the following present:
Seu La,apsh!rs-Thc Reys. Il. l.. CooGae anil
'r. s:;ss%$i: f. %:: Hey !; xs;,,. r Simmons g. H.
"as.i Was.atS".tfit- hevs. ": A. st.rt; 4: 4.
Mner u. p "; H. ly!str r +: = at:,s .chn H.: =.
fspR e. Ssp.t N c.ses Ass ass,e5 's 'S' 6; D;,ps :
Rioit isiana-.strs. Sarah r. Islake anil 4. A.
.v.'1s ye@ iostMThs FIJI y Ier & swcstee the lion.
p Msr'ia| Mf' e r SaTs,|'; 34,,m; H'.; s%:,;s. 7;
Xes t:,t!~g-D,, /. il:l.en, ihs h, nev. =. r.
s'ts i Il esff fSs hsx ':: ass
caq,wsl \ sI:sr d,,I Isr' A. ha,t,o Ms H. c. T'"n
In!,aHa-Thc Hon. j.. A. Dnl'a tste itcv' A.
crsslsy ueosxe 11qset' snd ri,hl:! F. H. seHneT; II ,
HiIaois-The linn. a; q. Thsoop The Rev; T.
Y: sa.'D sn g. Z sanssa' f. ' heV Ms;s;.. I'D & e.
tiI;teastn-The Rev. n. G. Todd and tue 1ev.
Iianssets-rhe lion. D. Morrison and the Rev.
George II. Deere. w..
snee .sIsIees Rai,aes. *: Nsnn ani Ar. Kinsman.
.l,ssoari-Thc nev. >: Hall.
kentucky The toy. r. Aebose:
Stofiani-Mrs. c. Il. Eoulc.
At tho conclusion Of tho roll tho Secretary M
noutcci1 that seven Statcs aud moro than twcn-
forual quorum was declared. An Informal bnl-
lot ior President resulted a. follows: j. Lewis
tirant, .; n, Morrison, II; J. D. ". Joy, II;
" Tic formal ballot resulted In tho election Of
Nj. Joy by a voto Of 81 to ID. Mr.. Joy Is from
Massachusetts.
Tl,n Secretary was authorized 70 east ono bal
lot tor tho Hon. u. Morrison, OF minnesota, for
Tic President appointed as Assistant secre,,
! tarics The Rev. II. Crnsslcy, Of Indiana, md
Frank +. Johnson, OF Chicago.
coasis. M II Tic Rev. Mcssss Start, slcepsr and
| IlouE!l; on Unfinished business, Of the Rev.
Mcssrs. Pullman, Dcmarcst, aud ilansen;. OIL
Ecllglous Services, Of tho Roy. Mcssrs. Ryder,
After recess 81 half an hour the Committee
on Elections reported various sslhsttutons for
delegates not present. md the Convention ap-
u. t. iioiIcn, OF New York, read Ills report
as Treasurer Of the Convention. II showed that
ho opened tho ycar viii! sitoIaoo, received
during tho ycnr s:9 7!oel, paid out ~,
and had OIL hand Sl,6s5,5a.
Tho Massachusetts Convention n,emora!xet,,
! asking that church bu utransecrrc1to to the khAle
Islarl Convention. Referred to the 1sev. Afcssrs.
Bush st. John, md C1!htsfnan. ...
legislation for tho establishment Of Advisory
Councils. Referred to the lass-nau1cd con,-
mttec.
Tic New York Convention asked that Appel
HF,,tu thnf1 I'm
connection with q general revision OF tho church
laws. Laid IN the tab'c.
Tic Now Hampshire Convention .ugge.te1 as
Y measure Of economy the reduction OF loans to
Dcncfciarifs. Laid or tho table.
The Massachusetts Convention augCcstcd TINT
t&.e missionary boxes be turned over to tho stotc
Conventions: t.lil on tho table,,
The Waldell memorial WIS then rcaa and
tuok receas till 3:30 pm
THE APTEAHooN sEssIoN.
The Rev. Dr.. Hansen proposed an amend
election Of tho Secretary anil uf the Treasurer bc
made biennial. Laid On tho iablc.
Mr.. Dcmasest, Secretary, then read tho reports
et tho yo Trustees wl'o have thy affairs ., tho
mud sa'4lut te given In iu'l for ts'at reasol'.
Perhaps tho most important portion
Is that which relatca t" fsaanees,
s1nns 5eef5s q exaaap s oas raa Ts et L
! the tnlseionary-boxes fell oil frum $9t:as87 to
et,N5, aud tho a,lnua! contributions from
oil, tho ,nlastons in Warrington, D. G., md
Lawrence, Kan., hayo been abandoned. Tho
Item Of 4a43o 200 put into tho statement for tho
frat time Ia based Oil thu hopo t4at one.hatf the
relied on to baia,Wt tho debt Of $25, 900. The
! report advises that the rilssionary-boxcs bc
ulit!er tho control OF tho State conventions.
There arc cow .Wenty.eglt. ssi,n'I,!sl!ins l IN ~
| year r.-twcny-two at Canton anl twenty Ut
1'ntt's Colleges. For next year thlrty-cfglt will
b. ucc.led, and will cost 90, 4H. tbs report d.
lases IN tho usefulness Of the work, mud strong
u recommends the expenditure. Other lnat-
tc.s, like appeals. sabt,asl,-scl,ools, education,
ETC., aru touched Tn lcss Ut letstl.
Nj. Cavcsly lnoyeti that tho reEoEt l'a rom.
miltcd to four clorgymon and live iaynlcia.
| CIrFlcd. ,...
Tho Trcasurrr's report was referred to tho
samc CommIttcc; also the memorials mea'
| tfu,lcd he[urc.
III. ilarson's amendment wus referred to a
special committees OF flSe. !,
DR.. Hanson nlovc! that tho 1uesllon whether
The Conycntion's seha!uta shalI be held unuuul
~, h'ennaliy, " tsiennia!ly III referred tu the
glIrt,,nittec inst ,,at,csl. Carried.
THO COMMITTEES ot nlne IN tho Trustees re-.
rurt and kindred matters was announced to be:
Gantxsl!, .Atwoo g. sysct.sF, s';.,; AInes, h.nha
The Cn,t,nttee Of Five Was named as follows:
Capen, FIorer, Weaver, Bush, urans.
| Sur. Start n,oyel that 1ll conference meetings
close fifteen minutes before lhe sessions Of tho
ConycntIon, Withdrawn.
| Tie Rev. Mr. HwectxcF rnoYed that tue a-tic!ea
Of faith bo changed 80 ~ to u,ako tlscn read
that naa was "brought,,, ;, rot ., restored" to q
tI,at man could be "rcstorcd y to : state Ia
which he never Lad been. Referred to special
committee consisting Of MessFs. swectzcF, Han
sen. and CUnFer.
lit. WadlelI'4 memorial was taken from the
table and referred 70 special committee OF
three, rs follows: Deer. Sanford, and Trask.
Air. Dush ruuycd au amendment IL tho con-
stitution authorizing 6t4tes in cases OF ncccs.
slty to form two coayehttons Referred to tho
ELl,lElIttee u Five. .
Ou motion, adjourned to go this mornlnR.
Iilc audience rem alueu after adjournment, by
rcaucsk and listened to letter frn1n Mr. Saw.
yei, Ut Massachusetts, relating tho history ot
The Incorporation of thu lllstofieal soelcly u
the Churrh. On motion vi Dr. Miner, tho Ill.
Incorporated organization was directed to turn
o7es 10 the new 4nd incorporated institution all