, 1877-10-12
THE Ep1BCOPALIANs.

rRocLED1sas IN THE GENERAL CONVENTION.
Dosrox, Mass, Oct. I.-ln the Episcopal
General Convention today the Rev. Dr. Far
rington, Of New Jersey, offered resolution
TINT the Committee on Constitutional Amend
mcnts constder aild report rs soon as possible
whether any proposed alteration in tho consti-
tuition ia adopted Which has not received tho
concurrent soto OF tho clerical lluputntiont In q
majority of the tlioceses which have adopted tho
constitution. Dr.. Harrington said, III offering
the resolution, that though maturity OF lay
dcputationa ftata voted In favor of the amend
not represent majority Of tue lioceses which
had adopted tho constitution. The resolution
WAS adootcd-10Gto to 10
Hamilton Fish. presented report from the
Committee OIL Amendments to tho Constltu
tton, to Which was referred memorials nnl reso-
1uttuns from the Diocese OF Wisconsin relating
to the name Of tho Church. The report stated
that tho appointment Of Commission WAS inex-
Epcllcnt.
Tho discussion Of the creation OF now do
cese III Illinois, with Its Bishop at Quincy, was
then begun. The arguments In fnVur Of tho
change wero that the Bishop had tho much now
to TO. aud that tho diocese was TOO targe to DO
under The Episcopal supervision of one bishop.
Tho. nrgument against II was mainly TINT It
would tncfcaBo expense.
The Archbishop Of Frcdertekton was intro
df1uced, f1 when the House Of bishops and tho
konso oi Deputies NIT In social manner at
In the afternoon session, after long discussion,
resolutions were adopted sYnctlonlng tho erect
Ing OF two new uiOrcses III Illinois, to bt known
as the D!occscs Of Quincy anl sprlnRilcld.
Tho eleventh annuat business meeting OF tho
Evangelical Educational Society Of tho Prot
cstant Epscopal Church was held to-tlay. Tho
report Of tho Board Of MANAGERS ntatcd tho
cash on hand last year was $3.50; the receipts
tho past year. SiS.s47; total, $1B, ,G33; expcndf-
turcs, S17,5B7; balance, $l,GG8. NotwIthstand.
Ing tho Financial depression, tho receipts Inst
year. not including lccaries, were nearly 81 GOO
greater than tho fear before. At tho COM
ncnccncnt OF last year there were forty.tllrce
young men On tho roll OF tho Society receiving
old III pursuing thclr theological studies. Six
teen Ilnnlcs Weru adlcd during the year, and
twenty-five cntered tho ministry, leaving at
present on the rolls thirtY-fulr. Tho Board OF
management was reelected. ''.'''''
Tho missionary meeting Of thu Protestant
Episcopal Church this evening, notwithstanding
'thc lncIemcut weather, WAS attended by five
mustc was given by consolidated ehoirs Of all
the Episcopal churches in the city, nssintcu by d
largo orchestra. Bishop Thomas Atkinson, OF
North Carolina, delivered the Atlilrcss on mis-
sion work among the freedmen Of the South.
Hc urged tho Importance Of tho work, autt
claimed that the kin,ieet feelings existed
between tho whltoa md blacks 1t tho South.
South to do everything to secure the social and
religious elevation OF tho colorcl people.
Bishop Litt1e|nhn followed on foreign mls.
afons, declaring tho Episcopal missions had ac-
complained morn than all other missions In tho
field.
bishop Tattle, OF Utah, Montana, aud Idaho,
delivered an atldrsss On Domestic Missions, when
duced, hut, owing to tho late hour postponed
his adirraa.