Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-08
Second Dan.

NET YORK, Oct. f.-blsnop Doane, or Alba
ny, Rev. DIR. Brown, of Cleveland. and Rev.
DR.. A. It. Porter, of South Carolina, offisisted
in the services at opening of the second days
session of the general convention. President
Beardsley announced the chairmen of the fol-
lowing standing committees:
State of the church-Rev. DR.. Van Dusen
of Central New York.
On canons-Rev. Dr.. James Craik.
On admission Of new dioceses-ReY. DR..
Hall, of Long Island.
On election-Rev. DIR. Locke, of Illinois.
EXpenses-Rev. DR.. 6hattucE of Massachu-
setts.
The following assistant secretaries were sp.
pointed: Rev. DR.. Harry Anstice, of Western
New York, Rev. 8. p. Ischieffels, OF Kentucky,
and Rev. DR.. Pattenthorp.
The following resolution offered By Rev. Mr.
Morton, of Virginia, was adopted:
WHEREAS, A document dated September Sd.
1878, signed by Benjamin Basworth Smith,
bishop of Kentucky, and presiding bishop, de-
claring Rt. Rev. Samuel Allen McCloskey has
been deposed from the holy ministry and from
all affairs thereof, was on or about the above
named date circulating through the church;
therefore
Resolved, That the committee on canons be
requested to examine said document, printed
copy of which Is hereto appended. and report
whether in their opinion il Is sufficiently as
GhASA ~ 5uOh 0OCuA4SAb ILEt hIs new OdElCSl
Allen McCloskey has been according to the laws
of this church deposed from the holy ministry
and all affairs thereof.
Rev. Henry Forester of the missionary 10.
risdiotion of Mexico and Arizona, presented
resolutions requesting the House of Bishops to
appoint bishop for that Jurisdiction. which
resolution was entered on The minutes.
Rev. DR.. Edwin Start, Of Connecticut, ofer-
ed a resolution to refer to the committee on
canons section of canon Is for their consid-
GRAFTON. It reads as follows; IF any persons
within this church offead their brethren by any
wickedness Of lite, such persons shall be ex-
PEELED from holy mmunion sgreeably to the
rubric." The resolution was after few words
of debate adopted.
Rev. DR.. Hayne, Of the diocese of Albsny
chairman of the committee appointed at tbs
| last convention to attend the convention of the
synod of Canada In September last, reported
| that the committee had been received with
great courtesy by that body, and the commit
tee had invited that body to send deputation
to the present convention.
An amendment to the constitution was cfer-
ed by Rev. DR.. Oraik, of Kentucky, making
the meeting of the general convention once in
five years, instead Of three "a at present, and
making the number of clerical and lay dele
gates two instead of four as ct present. Tho
resolution was referred to the committee on
canons..
After some discussion it was resolved that
the sessions Of the body should begin at ESQ
| and terminate 4:S0, with half an hour inter
mission for refreshment.
After recess the president called the house
to order, when Rev. DR.. White, of Memphis,
offered minute Of respect touching the death
of Rev. Or. Soudder, of Pennsy lvania,> and
Rev. DIR. DeKoven, Of Wisconsin, former mem
bers of the house, which was referred to tbs
committee Oh memorials of deceased mem
bers.
The President here introduced Bishop Get
trell, Lord Bishop of Edinboro. observing that
the presence of so distinguished a stranger pos
| seseed peculiar interest, as it was from the
church of Scotland that the American church
| obtained its first Bishop.
| Bishop Cottrell in reply said 1t was impos-
| sible to express the thankfulness he felt il
meeting the great church of this mighty cont
nent assembled in representation of this kind
The ties between this church and the Scottish
church, of which he was Bishop, were of ths
| most intimate character, and he certainly never
realized until he saw that great Rssemblag(
yesterday, from all points In North America
| what mighty result it wss that through tbs
goodness of God the power Of his spirl
had been produced in this land from
that little seed which the poor, feebl.
church of Scotland communicated
to it about 100 years ago;s since he had been
bishop, now about twenty-five years, he had
felt the deepest interest in the question o.
church organization" which he had felt had
been and was now the first question OF the age
and has always looked to this church organzs-
tion as being strengthened and bene nteo'
through representation Of the clergy and laity,
which was q true representation Of the true con.
!: seryative elements of the Catholic church.
was only by that organization, which they had
to certain extent provided and complsted'
that the real power, the vital power, OF the Nv
ing cburoh could be. He shonld carry away
from America 6 grateful feeling as to the les
son. he had learned and as TO the work Of
GOOD in his church on this continent.
Bishops Herslog, Of Switzerland, was iG=
troduced and addressed the house in German.
Rev. DR.. Hill, of St. Paul'a church, Halifax;
Rev. DR.. Sullivan, Of st. Georges church,
Montreal, and Messrs. French, Kirkpatrick and
White, members of the Canadian parliament.
were severally introduced, each briefly address
ing the house, when the convention adjourned
until tomorrow.