The New York herald., 1877-10-04
THE EPISCOPALIANS.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE T.rESSIAL
CONVENTION or THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIExSIAL
CONVENTION or THE EPIscopAL CHURCH.
BosroS, Oct }, ISL
The Trlennal Convention OF the Episcopal Church
OF the United States opened this morning at Trinity
Church at quarter to eleven. vast concourse was
present long before the services began Not seat
nook In the vast ed1ce was unoccuped the begin
ming OF tho proceedings and, from the fact tnat a
great many dia take part in the services II was
evident that tbe audience not composed OF EpIsco
palans only
me body OF tho church was reserved for the dele
gates to the General Convention and these consisted
ol Tour cler2ymen and four lay deputies from zach OF
the iorty-hve dioccses the different sections OF
country. Besides these thcro two hundred
c'erSy aud theological students present.
At ABOUT eleven O'Clock the line OF bishops, nearly
sixty IN number hled IA at the main entrance and
marched down the centre aisle 10 the chanceL Tue
younger ones, after entering tho aisle formed each
side, that The seniors IN the order Of their dates OF
conservation might lead y the chancel Tho Bishop
OF Kentucky, the Right Rev BENJAMIN Bosworth
Smith, u. D.. Ii. D., whose date Of CONSERVATION Is
1s32, headed the line, followed immediately by the
Bishops Of Michigan, Maryland. Delaware. Mississppi
Iowa, the Right Rev. William stevens Perry, d. D..
coming last. After Tho Bnhops were seated IN the
chanccl tue services began and proceeded accord
ancc with tho rituai OF the Church.
The exhcriaton, confession and psalms for the day
were read BY Rev. DR.. icnry &. Potter, rector Of
Rev Canon TAFT, OF Canada, son OF the Archbishop
OF Canterbury read tue rst and second lessons Rev.
4. stafford browne, OF Brooklyn, the creed ana the
prayers as Tar ms the Lany, and Rev William Fct-
lock, OF Connecticut, the Ltiny
The Right Rev Benjamin II. Paddock, Bishop OF
Massachusetts, gave out the hymn, ~ Love Thy King
dom. Goa" which was sung by tho choir aud consrc-
CATION
The Right Rev Samuel Alcn McCioskey, Bishop Of
Michigan, read the nntc-communion: the Right Rev
Alfred Lee, Bishop Of Delaware, the epistlc, and inc
Right Rev William Robinson Whittingham, oi Mary
land, the gospel
Another hymn. given out by the Right Rev. Bishop
Pauuuck, hhvng been sung, sermon was preached by
the Right Rev. John Williams, D. d., III. D., Bishop
oi Connecticut HIS texl Mas IRON Luke, vii, - but
the preachers words were entirely ndistnguisnabc
IN the seats assigned TO reporters.
After the sermon oiieriory wore read By tho
Right Rev. William lngraham Kip, Bishop oi Caliror-
MA Holy communion was then celebrated
Tue religious exercises OF the morning closed at two
O'Clock, and after tho recession OF the bishops The
House oil Clerical and Lay Delegates met Tor organiza-
ton in tho church. Rev DR.. i. Stafford Browne
called the assembly TO order and tho credentials of
deputies from tho different dioccses presented.
A ballot was then taken Tor President but there
no election and on second ballot DR.. Alexander Bur
gcss, ol Massachusetts,, was elected. Ii was tucn
stated that the delegates had pledged themselves not
to use Trinity Church Tor the transaction of business
ana the meeting adjourned until haiynst seven +. H.
at Emmanuel Church.
Al the evening session President Alexander Burgess
d. d., OF Springfield called tho meeliuE order, and
the House at once proceeded to ballot Tor secretary
Rev Charles L. Hutchins was elected.
motion was next made that the House proceed TO
elect vice president. and this entaod discussion or
over an hour as to whether the House WAS or
ganized without tho election Of 4 vice president
An amendment TO the motion to proceed to ballot
for Vice President that the matter be ostponed, was
carried.
The following committee was appointed to I'M form
tho House OF Bishops that tho House Of Deputies
duly organizcd:-Rcv. Or. Vnn Duzen, OF Now York
Rev. DR.. Benedict, o Georgia; Mr.. Baldwin, OF Michi.
gan, and Mr.. Starkes, OF Connecticut.
The Convention then adjourned until hafpast niue
O'Clock ON Thursday.