Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-12
The Episcopal TricnniaI Convention.

Yesterdays proceedings OF the Epscora "cnc
raj TrjepDia Convention 10 Boston,
Hon. Hamilton Fish presented q report from
the Committee on Amendments to the Cohst
utioD. to which vas referred memorials an'i
resolutions from the Diocese Of Wisconsin,. re-
latios to change in the name OF the Church.
The communication from Wisconsin asked Tor
the appointment Of 4 constitutional commission,
and the report of the committee W*s that the
appointment Of such commission WAS infN
pedcnt. Placed upon the calendar.
The discussion on the creation oil a new do
cesc in the State Of Illinois, with lis Bishop at
Quincy. was then begun. The ureumcnts IN
favor of the change were that the Bishop had
too much now to do, and that the diocese was
too large to be under the supervision OF one
Bishop. The argument against II was lnainl7
that it would increase the expense
At o'clock the House OF Bishops aid the
House Of Deputies met ln 4 secret manner ct
the Brunswick Hotel. wher:. lunch was served
at Lao o'clock.
la the evening session resolutions were adopt
ed sauctiouing the erection OF two ncw dloceses
10 the Diocese of Illinois. to be known as tn"
Dioceses of Quincy and Snriogirld, respective.
". The discussion preceding the adoption ct
the resolution occupied 50 mnch time that %
other bu:inesa was transacted.
The eleventh annual business meeting Of The
Evangelical Educational Society OF the Protest
ant Episcopal Church was held yesterday. Rev.
Mr.. Matchbox, general secretary read the
eleventh annual report OF the Board OF Mana
gers The largest portion OF the commuGIca,
ton was prepared by The secretary. and had net
been passed upon by The Board. la this por
ton there WIS strong defence ot the present
plan Of education OF young mcn lo The mlnlStry.
The report from the Beard of Managers stated
the cash % hand last year vas $3.50 Us; the ra
ceipts during the year were S,3iI Gl-maklng
total of lS,G34l9. Expenditures during
the year, l7,567lS, leaving 3 balance Of
|, 0G7 o. Notwlt hstaDdDg the financial dc.
preston the receipts last year not including
legacies were nearly 81 900 greater than in the
precious year.
At the commencement OF last year there were
forty three young ulrn on the roll OF tho Soec.
ty receiving aid ia pursuing their theological
studies. Sixtecn names were added 10 this list
during the year, and twenty five have cutctcd
the ministry, leaving at present Oh, The rolls
thirty four.
The questions Tor discussion related TO Tie
policy OF the Society. The DRIFT o! The discus
sion dil not favor Limitation OF sid to those
actually engaged 10 theological study, but to
open it to Candidates for orders in literary prep
aratou; that it docs not ujurc the character Of
young mcn to give them aid during their prera.
ration for the ministry, and that the Church,
especially The Evangelical branch OF it, should
| continue to warmly support the Society for the
work it has done aud is doing.
The Board Of Management was heartily en-
dorsed by several speakers, and was re. elected
for the ensuing year.
The missionary meeting OF the Protestant;
Episcopal Church was held last night. Bishop
Kerfoot presided. Bishop Thomas Atkinson,
of North Carolina, dclivcd an address Oh "AliS.
sion work among the freemen Of tho South. .
lie urged the importance Of the work, and
claimed that the kiudest feelings existed be-
tween the whites and blacks at the South. The
needed to secure moral and Christian education.
1t was the duty OF the people North as well as
az South TO do everything to secure tho social
and religious elevation Of the c0lor1d people.
BOSToN, Oct. l2-Rcv. DIR. Cole, Of Wis.
consin, presented petition from the Free
Church Association and others, urging upon
the convention the propriety and inportanca Of
cnactiDg a canon amending an existing caDoa
to prohibit the conservation OF churches ia
which pew or permanent sttlDgs arc sold. 1t
was urged in support of this application that
the best interests OF the Church demanded 4
recognition Of the principles
First-That churches should be 20 free and
open that all might worship in them.
Second-That in them there should exist no
distinctions on account of social position; aud
above all, that when churches arc consccracd
to Almighty God they should be wholly and
unreservedly free.
Referred 10 the Committee on CanonS.
The proposed amendment to the constitution
relative to the dictionary was mada the order
of the day at ~ clock on Monday next.
The resolution for the appointment OF a joint
committee Of seven bishops, seven prcsbyterS
and seven laymen. to examine and report what
changes arc needed, it any, in the rubric and
Book Of Common Prayer. that there may be
aud no differences OF Interpretation, was refer.
rcd to the Committee on Prayer Book.
A resolution, that deputies from missionary
districts be entitled to full privileges in the
house, was referred to the Committee ON Con.
sttut0nal Amendments.
Mr. Judd presented preamble rcciting Ger.
tain appeals for unity made at the lambeth
Gonvocaion 10 1867, and the following rcsoln-
ton, which was referred to q committee Of seven.
Resolved, That the next convocation be re.
specially requested to provide for the publica-
ton or arranging in some accessible aud intel.
ligiblc form Of the crccds Of the undisputcd
general councils.
The discussion Of the shortening Of the morn.
ing and evening services was next taken up.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Central New HOrk, was
the first speaker He said it was common
when third service was to be held in the
evening on the same day. not to use the
prescribed form OF service. 1t was common too
where there We're people who could neither
read DOR write CT who knew nothing Of the
Episcopal service to shorten the service to meet
the cxigcncy Of the occasion. 1t was not pro.
posed to change the prayer book nor the scrvi-
cas 10 any material part When the prayer book
aud liturgy were adopted the people were much
differently circumstauced There was no need
OF carrying it agercssivcly into controversy
whore the Church was established, but in this
country it was absolutely necessary that oh anEe
should be made.
MATRIMoNIAL.-We dnesday evening was the
happy occasion of the marriage of NIrs. Anna
Harnden, only daughter Of Wells Forbes, ed,