The New York herald., 1877-11-22
NEW JERSEY EPIsCOPALIANS.

BISHOP oDENAEIMER's ADDRESs-A TOTAL ABB
srINENcE PROPOSITION REFERRED TO CON-
MIrTEE.
Alter an interesting session OF two days at Trinity
Church, Newark, the third annual convention Of the
Episcopal Diocese or Northern New Jerey CON-
pleted It's 1abors and adjourned yesterday The
chief feature Of yesterdays proceedings was
the annual address OF Bishop Odenheimer,
the President OF the Convention The diocese,
he said, constantly increasing IN size and charac
ter OF population. During the past year he had seen
enough IN all parts OF the diocese to encourage bis
heart. The candidates for confirmation numbered
COS; total since the diocese WAS formed 2, l42; or
daned the priesthood and deaconate, 4; clergymen
recalled from other dioceses, 81 dismissed to other
dioceses s; clergymen deceased, L; renounced The
ministry. l; number IN the diocese bishop, priests
63 deacons, A. total 6s; admitted candidates Tor
holy orders, Total number OF lay readers ~. There
are Six missions IN charge Of lay readers 50 incor-
porated parishes and 10 missions Hc said the mis-
sion work had 0ecn faithfully performed, and
altogether no expressed qualification witn tho general
and specific condition OF the diocese The Bishop
took occasion al the close to return thanks for the
beautiful gilt Of choice communion service given
him Tor use in missionary stations
RATIONAL TEMPERANCE DOCTRINES
The committee appointed NJ the last Convention 10
consider the subject OF ntemperance presented re-
port stating that no movement can hope to accomplish
permanent good which does not recognize the diner
once betweeon total abstinence and temperance Tho
thing be done to check the spread ol ntemperance,
aud referred 10 the work aone by the Church OF Eug
land Temperance Society. The committee recon
mend that the Convention take steps tor the
ton Of Church Diocesan Temperance Society, TO be
known as the Church Temperance League 0l Northern
New Jersey, with The Bishop President, the Bishop
appoint a comnittee OF three clergy aud three lay
men 10 be Board OF Directors lhe hrst recommend
alton adopted, aud the others were referred TO
the Committee pn Constitutions and Canons.
Rev. Mr.. W.lscn, oil East Orange, said the clergy
should Set example of seli-sacrince and purity Of
lie 10 their people; he therefore moved as amend.
ment that the clergy oil tue Diocese should praclco
total abstinence. This TOO important matter
be hastily disposed OIL, however, and the Convention
referred the resolution to SPECIAL committee
STANDING CoNATTEks.
Election OF members OF the standing committees re-
suited as follows:-Clcrcai members-Rcy. james A.
Williams, ID. ID ~; Rev Robert NJ Merritt, 40 Rev.
r. G. Putnam, "a Rev. Spencer Rice 20; Rev. John
Walsh, u Rev. r. NJ Abercrombie, Rcvs. N. Stans
bury, W. W. Holly aud W. II. Moilit, one eacn. Lay
membcrs--J. G. Garthwaite, 20; Daniel Dodd, 81;
Alfred Mills 81; Jonathan Euear, 49, f. g. Ogden, IL
4. II. WORMS, b. Rev. James A. Williams d. d., Rev
X. N. Merritt Rev. +. G. Putnam, Rev. spencer Rrce
and Messrs. J. G. Garthwa,te Daniel Dodd, Alfred
Mills and Jonathan Edgar we're declared elected as the
Standing Committee.
Mr. Henry Hayes was elected Treasurer OF the do
and Rev. Dr. E. B. Boggs Registrar
The Convention then adjourAed sine die with tho
Bishops blessing