Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-08
P. E. CONVENTION.
First and Second Days Proceedings of the
Tfiennial Convention of the Protests
Episcopal Church OF the United Sfates--
The Mother Church of Scotland Repre-.
sented by the Bishop OF. EdinboFo, Who
First UO7f.

Ftr6C Day.
New YORK, Oct. 6-The general trienniai
convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Of America met at the church in Stuyvesant
square. With the execution of North Carolina,
every diocese is represented in the house Of
bishops. There are also present Missionary
Bishops Perrick, of Cape Galmas, snd
Scheischurky, of Shanghai. Old Catholic
Bishop Herzog, OF Switzerland, and the Bishop
of Edinburg are In attendance as guests Of tbs
house of bishops. The church was unable to
accommodate the people seeking admission.
The procession of Bishops formed in the chapel
and marched two abreast up the main aisle to
the chancel, choir of boys singing the process
sional hymn, 1.-THE Church's Foundation. -
The venerable bishop Smith, of Kentucky, the
presiding bishop, was escorted to the bishops
seat in the chancel. The clerical and lay dele
gates OF the house of deputies occupied seats in
the body Of the church.
Rev. DR.. Williams, rector of the church, read
the morning prayer. The frat lesson was read
stephen 81. Tying. Jr., the creed by Rev. DR..
Hutchings, and the litany by Rev. DR.. Lat
tock. Bishop Lee, of Delamore, officiated ia
the ante-commnnion service, Bishop Herz,y
Old Catholic of switzerland, reading the epis-
tie, and Bishop Catholic. of Edinburgh, the
gospel. Bishop Kspp. of Colorado, delivered
the discourse. The communion was then ad-
ministered, the Bishops of Connecticut Ohio
and New York officiating. after which benedic-
tion Was pronounced by Bishop Smith, Lunch
In the chapel followed the services and an in
formal reception was he'd, ct which the dele
gates were introduced to members of the church
whose gdests they will be during the session.
THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
The house of clerical and lay deputies met
this afternoon in the Church of the holy Tri-
nifty and was called to order by Rev. Charles
l., Hutchirgs, of Massachusetts who was sec
retary OF the last triennial convention. The
house then proceeded to the election of preai-
dent and the candidates named were Rev. DR..
Schenck, Of Long Island, Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix,
of New York, Rev. DR.. Edward Beardsley, of
Connecticut, and Rev. DR.. Edwin III. Van
Dusen, OF central New York. A ballot was
taken, the result being that the whole number
OF votes cast was 26s; of these DR.. Boards.
ley received 80. DR.. Dix 70, DR.. Van Dusen
62, and DR.. Schenck Al. None of the candidates
having received the necessary number
of votes another ballot was taken. On this.
the whole number of votes cast was 26I. and
III were necessary for choice. DR.. Boards
ley received 135, DR.. Dix "a. DR.. Van Duscn
rs, and DR.. Schenck II. DR.. Beardsley was
then declared duly elected. In a brief address
DR.. Beardsley thanked the delegates for the
honor conferred on him, and asked indulgence
aud forbearance for errors and mistakes hs
might commit by reason of inexperierce. R.v.
Charles l.. Hutchings was chosen secretary of
the convention. A message was received from
the house of bishops stating that it had organ.
lied by electing Rev. DR.. Potter, of Grace
church, New York, secretary, and also that
resolution had been adopted that the house of
bishops would meet with the house CT deputies
Friday next as board of missions. Invita-
tions were given to the deputies for a reception
at Bishop Potter's house Wednesday evening OF
each week during the session of the conven-
tion. A committee was then appointed to wait
on the house of bishops and notify them of the
organization of the house of deputies, and the
convention adjourned to meet tomorrow.