National Republican., 1880-10-20
rnE EpIsCoPIL CONVENTION.
Coming Down TO Financial Matters.

Coming Down to Financial Matters.
NEw IoRE Oct l9.--In the house Of deputies Of
tho protestant episcopal general convention to-day
the Rev Dr.. shatluck, Of the committee OH ex-
pcnse,. presented a report showing that the cx-
pcnses uf tho convention during tho last three
years amounted to Sii,ii2. Tho estimated ex.
pensos for the next three years are placed at 50 600
Tho report estimates that an assessment of 50 on
each clergyman will probably pay all the eX-
peuses incurred. Should other expenses arise the
report suggests that 81 additional be collected.
TIE same committee presented u resolution that 1t
was iueXpcdicut at present to pay the expenses Of
clerical deputies from funds Of the convention, but
the whole matter DO referred 10 Joint committee
on expenses who arU authorized 10 sit during the
reccas and % report al the next convention. There
appearing evidence of long debate on tho matter
Il was referred back to the committee.
The committee on amendments to the cOnStitu-
ton presented report hYOrlug an amendment re-
duclug the number Of clerical aud lay deputies to
general cOnsentiOns nom four to three. II was
placed on tic calendar us also was report by the
committee ON prnycr-book, declaring the edition
Of the praycr.b0ok just published by the university
press ui oxford an unauthorized edition. The or.
der Of the day was then ttkenup this was q report
OF the loiut committee appointed ut the last gen.
cral convention which were % take such steps as
ia their discretion, might bc jul!cous and c:Icc-
tive toward securing from the government the full
protection OF the civil law for the Indians. The
committee recommended the adoption of o IesO-
luton that committee of three bishops the pres.
bytcrs and three laymCu be appointed TO observe
the action taken 10y the government for extending
I
aud placing them under obedience To the law HlsO
10 promote such measures ne the committee
shall deem CNpcdleut tu procure legislation suu.
bic On accomplish those ends the & mmittuo 10 re.
port from time 10 time whatactou shall have been
had IN tho premises. Hon Il Z. Wlihers Il lay
delegate from Virginia offered IN amendment that
there be stricken ont Ute words TO promote such
| measures rs the committee shall deem uNpcdleut,'
etc. This speaker thought II not Ouy iucNpedlcnt
but unwisG for the church 10 attempt to Interfere
with the legislation Of the government IN any way.
Rev. Dr. AlADp Of piilsburg. and Rev. DR.. Elliott
latter cOntcudng That IL was IN no way union of
church aud state. though II tho amendment was
adopted it would prove nu enlargement OF church
aud state. Mr., Nlhcrs thought IL was evident
that the dcslgn Of tho resolution vas to secure
some sort Of political acIion. The Indian question
The Rev. Dr. smith of New York defended the re-
port nc length Tho convention then took n recess
Mr.. Cuik favored the amendment OF Mr..
Nither3 and Coutcnlcd that the house would
weaken itself the moment 1t decided to take
any part in political warfare. Il was not
the moment It did 50 II would pass from the char.
nctcr OF christian church to that OF church
willing 20 dabblo In politics,
Dr. Cdppen OF central Pennsylvania admitted
that the church had no right To miuglc In politics.
but there was great difference between politics
aud philanthropy. This WAS intended to be purely
n missionary work. After brief addresses by Hon
Mr.. Dclano and Ex-Governor stevenson the ques.
ton was called for by dioccScS, which resulted as
follows: Clcrlcnl-ayCs g. noes SO seven dlOccscs
divided. lay dolegateS-ayes ., noes 3l three
dOcoses divided The PRECEDENT decided that the
adopted with but iow dissenting voices. The house
Of bishop scut a message to the house Of deputies
appointing Rev. Dr. George X, Dunlap missionary
bishop OF Arizona snd New Mexico.