Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-26
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
The Tennessee Episcopal Diocesan
Convention.

The Tennessee Episcopal Diocesan
| Convention.
Specials to the Nashville Americana
| GAINESVILLE, TENN, May 23.-The Epis
| copal convention met o-day in Trinity church
| Bishop Quintard presiding, and Rev. DR.
| George q. Harris acting as secretary, the
| former secretary declining to serve. A great
deal of important business was transacted
The standing committees were appointed
The ordination occurs tomorrow. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev. w. C.. Grey
Messrs. Abe Jaeger, JOS 8. Grey and George
Valiant will be ordained. Mr.. Jaeger is a
Jew, formerly rabbi at Mobile, and now a
teacher at Sewanee. The delegates are loud
In their praises of the beautiful church here.
1t is magnificent structure.
SECOND DAY.
GAINESVILLE, May "a. - The Episcopal
convention, to-day, chose GAINESVILLE as the
next place of meeting, and the time the Sec
ond Wednesday in May, 1879.
A colored delegate, rector of Emmanuel
Hutter In the convention. He is very neat In
appearance and appears to be a man of good
sense. His name is j. B. M Council.
The ordination ceremonies to-day were
imposing and impressive. Messrs. Jaeger
and Valiant were made deacons, and Rev.
Mr.. Grey elevated to the priesthood. Mr..
Jaeger breaches tonight. Mr.. A. L. nj Neil
The following committee on examining
chaplains was appointed: Drs. White and
Harris, of West Tennessee; Drs. Newell and
Beckett, of Middle Tennessee; Messrs Dun
can and Sneed, Of East Tennessee.
Mr.. Shoup introduced important resolu-
tons in behalf of the University of the
South
report, which was referred to the finance
committee.
The Prcsbyterians at Pittsburg.
PITTsBURG, May 25.-In the Presbyterian
general assembly last nights session was con-
sumed in considering the case of Rev. Dr..
Miller, OF New Jersey, suspended from the
ministry for publishing a book containing
heretlcal doctrines. Rev. DIR. Studdiford read
from DR.. Miller book, showing wherein it
conaicted with the confession of faith.
Rev. DIR. Duffield in an able argument
maintained that DR.. Miller could NOT hold
his present views and at the same time fiji
pulpit in the Presbyterian church.
The closing address was delivered by DIR.
Miller, and was listened to with the closest
attention.
The assembly then voted on the question
whether DIR. Miller's appeal from the synod
of New Brunswick should be sustained, which
resulted: Not to sustain, 274; to sustain in
part, Is; to sustain, 3. After announcing
the result, the assembly adjourned until nine
oclock this morning.
At the morning session the minutes of the
synod were submitted and approved.
Rev. DIR. Matthews, of New York, pre-
sented the report of the commissioners to the
Edinburgh council. The council was attend
ed by three hundred and thirty-three repre-
sentatives from forty-nine churches, contain
ing about twenty thousand separate congre-
cations, all of whom agree in holding the
Presbyterian policy and the Calvinistic sys-
tenn of doctrine.
The finance committee report the balance
on hand this year $1545 16; additions to per-
manent fund, $58,875 49, The account of
the treasurer of the general assembly shows
a balance on hand of $5675 90.
The committee on reduced representation
and DIR. Patterson submitted the
recommendations presented few days since.
The association met again at half past two
o'clock, and proceeded to the consideration of
the report of the committee on the reduction
of representation. The entire afternoon was
occupied, and a recommendation was adopted
fixing the ratio of representation at twenty
five hundred for one commissioner, five thou
sand for two, and an additional commissioner
for every additional twenty-five hundred.
The dissention of the freedmens report was
not reached to-day, but was fixed for Mon
day, and the assembly adjourned.