The New York herald., 1877-10-12
THE EPISCOPALIANS.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION.
BosroS, Oct IL, 1877.
Morning prayer in Emmanuel Church opened tho
proceedings OF the eighth day Of the Episcopal Gen.
eral Convention, and tho attendance Of deputies and
spectators large. The House OF Deputies was
called TO order for business at twenty-five minutes 10
eleven O'Clock A. NJ, and the records or the seventh
days proceedings read and approved Tho Sec
rctary announced that the collection taken up at the
Choir Festival for the benefit OF tho sufferers at Fernan
dina Fla, amounted TO 1852 56 An invitation
ceived 10 visit the Art Museum Saturday; also an
invitation from the Bishop OF the diocese OF Name TO
attend the consecratlon of st. Luke's Cathedral In
Portland on Thursday next
Rev. Dr. Harrington, Of New Jersey, offered rsso-
luton instruciing the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments TO consider aud report poss-
bio whether any proposed alteration IN the consttu
ton has been adopted which had received tie
current vote OF the clerical deputaiions and lay dcpu
tatons IN u majority OF tho doceses which havo
adopted the constitution. DR.. Harrington said IN Of
fcring this resolution that though miory OF the lay
depuatons had voted in nvor oil the passed
upon on Wednesday, those deputatioIs diu repre-
sent majority OF tho diocescs which had adopted the
constitution.
Rev. DR.. Hail. OF Long Island objected to tho drec-
ton soon as possible y because while tho commit
tee would waste time, desired not TO bo hui rcd
In so Important matter
Mr. Montgomery, OF Central New York, objected to
the resolution on the ground that tho objection when
II raised did not come within the language OF tho
stltutlon.
The resolution was adopted--100 10 TO-
Tho presidcnt appointed ns a committee TO prepare
reply 10 tho address OF the Canadian synod Rev. Dr.
Schenck, of Long Island; Rev. Mr. Girault, Of louisi
ann, and Hon. Hamilton FISH, oi New York
Hon. Hamilton Fish presented a report from tho
Committee Oh Amendments to the Constitution, 10
which was referred memorials and resolutions from
the diocese 0! Wisconsin, relating to change in the
name OF the church. The communication IRON Wis
consn asked :or the appointment of constitutional
commission ana the report o the committee was that
the appon tmcnt OF such commission was pcdenL
Placed upon the calendar.
Discussion on The creation OF new diocese in the
State oi ILLINOIS, with its bishop at Quincy, then
begun. The arguments in favor OF the change were
that The Bishop had too much now To do ana that tho
diocese was too large To be unGer the supervision
one bishop The argument against IL was manly that
IL would increase expense.
The Archbishop oI Frcdcrickton was introduced 10
tho Convention aud he was received standing.
AT one O'Clock the House oi Bishops anu the House
OF Deputies met IN social manner ~ tho brunswick
Hotel, where luncheon was served ut hali-past
O'clock
In the afternoon session resolutions were adopted
sanctionng the erection OF lwo dioceses III tho
diocese OF lr0is, 10 bc known as the uioceses OF
Quincy and Springfield respectively. Tho discussion
preceding tue adoption of these resolutions occupied
SO much tine that no other business was transacted