The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-10
P. +. CONVENTION.
Third Day of the Session Mt ST..
Paul's Church.

The Protestant Episcopal Convention re-
assembled last night mt at. Paul's Church
Right Rev. Bi hop Galsher presiding, Rev, DIR.
Fereival secretary.
Rev. DIR. Kramer Of the committee on the
state of the Church. reported that the returns
from churches and parishes had been 40
mengre that II was impossible for the commit
tee to declare the condition oil the diocese He
recommended that hereafter the clergy be re-
uuested TO hand In their reports on the Rrst
day Of the session Of the convention and That
they eontaiu full information as to baptsms
combinations and finances.
The special committee on tho bshop's resi-
denpe suggested that the yeatry of each church
be requested to appoint committees to solicit
subscriptions, The suggestion was adopted.
The committee on missionary work reported
recommending the formation Of parorhial mis-
sionary societies. and that the severance ore
and mlsslnual les proceed With this work: also
that n boa Of missions of three eergymen and
three aymen be elected with neeassaty officers
and that the clergy OF the diocese be authorized
TO form themselves into conversations Mt such
places az may from time TO time be deemed ex-
pedient.
The special eommIttee, to which was referred
that portion Of the Address Of the bishop
relating to the University of the South. reported
that the institution was we'll WORTHY the sup
port and encouragement of ell good people !:
recommended that the diocese appropriate
$500 annually to the support OF the university
aud that we lthy metnb re Of the church, assist
II with donations and contributions. The re-
commendstio ions were embodied In resolutions.
Prof. Yeager Of the institution. was Intro
dHeed, and addressed the convention on the
right of the university to look to the Church
fer Its support and the necessity for It's main
tenance az the only institution Of learning be-
longing TO The Church In the South
fsev Mr.. Fontains followed with few re-
marks. urging the serious consideration Of that
portion OF the report of the committee relating
TO donations or endowmnns. He hoped that
wealthy members of the church would respond
and essist In maintaining the university, which
wes, he knew, IN dire distress.
Mr.. Jas. Mcdonnell, speaking to the resou-
tiops, said he thought that the committee had
taxi en- the wrong method to ralse money for the
institution. II was his belief that II the clergy
men In the diocese would present the matter TO
their congregations In the proper light Ave
times five hundred dollars would be raised.
After come further discussion on the resolu-
tions, they were amended to az to provide for
special Offering in each parieh to meet the $500,
and thus amended, was adopted.
The special committee to whom was referred
the matter Of the indebtedness OF the diocese to
the estate Of the late bishop. reported that the
amount due was ss511 A. and that the asaess-
ments of 1873 still unooleoted amounted to
t8os2 "A They offered series Of resolutions
auproprlating the amounts In the treasury to
the credit OF the assessments of 1873 aud 1879,
and the amount to be collected on the same "a
to the extingniahment of the debt
aud requesting the parishes to pay their as
sessment'.
The report was adopted.
Rev. DR.. Hugh Miller Thompson resigned the
"a delegate to the general convention, and Rev.
DIR. Kramer was elected to all the vacancy
After the transaction of routine business the
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