New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
c,-psrs o1, TUE CONVENTION.

GUESTS OF THE CONVENTION
RECEPTION OF BISHOPS CDrrEEILL AND hFRzo0
AND TIE CANADIAN DsP;irATIoN BY THE HIS
corAL CONVENTION.
The second days session nj tao House OF OepnNrs
of the Episcopal General Convenmon oegan S eS;er
day az 10 .. IN at the church oil the HOY iI', ~
Morning prayer rs far IS the creeS was read by the
Rev. Dr. Brown Of clcvciaad n co neT pl the
bbDassIicsioa President Bearlslcy. clad II
The ordinary acalenica gown then came
forward and called the Convention 10
order Thrss hundred deputies a,swelcai, , VIC
rol-call, The galleries fad .,on ava Inv tins
up during tho reading o. ne prayer any, u, '" or
time cCniaincd abou' 400 women auu tNV..tht bn
4hir olergTmen. he seer tlfy aiul'''o W. r,
had appointed the Rev. d.. AnSi &c, o. W es,iitlu
Nav. ypr< HE Rev Lons 1schifley. of Louisville,
Ky, and the Rev. Dr. Hoy, OF fenh'SN""''' 80
sss,stant-secrctaucS. -, -. ,;. commit
tees the oaa,lmen of which are IS tot'9Ws' N"ii'
mittee on tie Clufch. the Rev. Dr. van I'cus q; Io
Central New-l DIRK; Committee on I.A r' - "e
Rev. Dr. Saatsuc@ II MAsSac1u ", M. Cn,
on Canolis ae Rev De. Crsik OF henineNt; C3 III
mitiee on Amoad.Ie t. to 'he Cons'Au,iio u VIC
Rev Dr. Hall of Brooklyn; Commit oe on tlie ven
raj Throlog,csl Seminary, the Rev. Dr sheitoh o.
Western NcT-York; Committee on Elections, the
Rry De Io,zls. of lllB0s. NJ,
RcsoIuiisns w,re then passed inviting Bishop
CotterIi. OF Edinburgh: Bishop HeIzoG, OF Swtz-
erand and population from she taHaaiail N.'i,o'
which was SAID the city, TO aitend the ses
sions OF tie HOUSE OF Deputies. FfcueI,ca -,
White the treasurer of the French C0mmVee oi
s,milar INVITA- on. rhe Rev. DR.. Norton, OF VIZ
guia. olisred resolution directing the CeH,sniVtee
ON Canons b. inquire INTO he sutaciency q me "o
roatlol OF DR.. MeCoskry late Bi~nop oil mlchieah
from the pn;ssrv. 1hus resolution caused con-
siSorabe dlscusson but motion was hnsilv rnat &C
70 law It on the table. 1t was eventually referred 20
the Cou,mit.ee on CaEons. memollal was re .sd
from the missionary jurisdiction oil anu
Arzona asking that The moase oisoi ehan for
that toritorv JIdre Prince stated that the fesis,
nation OF Bchep Williams ana the decIina;oh h oi
Ine HeY DR.. Knickcr vOcker OF mnneapeE hao
ieSt me Territory without bishop. He made few
REMARKS, in wioh he showed now mucA th's iefr'-
tory needed bish~p aud tncn offered
the subiec The resolution was adopted some
amendments to different eanens Oh the oudc1 ~ w ,
then presented. Several Of these referred 10 He
nyesiinn wuat numerical represen alton eacn
diocese should have in the ConvcnnOn. Ihey ai'
were refcries 10 tbe Committee on CaionS
Wnat huurs tho Convention should bold was
next discussed. Amendment followed alnendnen nj
so rapidly that President Be1rdsiey ihaiy salu ne
sbond be glad if any one would tell hlm wnat ones
lion was before the House. Senator imu, dsol yer
mont came to the rescue, aud 1t was hla'iy dec"eu
that the Convention should hold It's sessions IRON
D:30 A. t. 4:3O D. M WI an uc w.
aud 2. Al p. III. the Convention aulo,ineu ioi
lunch winch served IN TIE chapei OF t1e onu,vu
A few moments after the Convention bad reasselh
HE'D BISHOP CoiterIll and Bishop ilerz0g, con
Quoted bv the Rev. DE-. Schenck, OF Brooklyn IN,
Rev DR. Van Deusen, of Central Now-fork, k9ber
W,n,Sron. of Boston, and Hamilton Fish, OF thi'
citv entered tne church. They were conduciei u
the Prsss@ts eh hv b wh scbenck Bishop Coter
thanked The Convention for the courtesy. In hi'
remarks he said
On. TICS between the American and Scotch Churche
have WAYS been close, bat never reanIeu untl GO
teriay tine Ugbt WORK ttdt ms sprung iiom 'ue '-
sci that MAS sown In This country century ago Eve
since bi-hop over ~,
have greatest Interest in elusa ryan
n is thr auestiOn OF the o3neNc tnat your NniV
proyes That iae 0rgaGz4 through he Clergy anu In
larry IS the rue gaDlzdton ana the BEST am 'na
i'm this way he living cAuTcles DC c"ed i"Vo 'e
fullest strength.
BISHOP Herzog then addressed the convention 4
German He said he came to tins country MOI s.
mnch IA a deputy ~ a brother. He was the b!sho
of a sister Republic IN Europe, Switzerland, ana u
sbouId always feel the greatest interest III III
cburcn of tins country. The deuutat!On from C1n
ada winch consisted of the Rev DE- III OF 81
PANS Church. Halifax; the Rev. Dr. sullivan, q
sf Georges Churca Montreal; the Rev. MI: CHncl
nj 81 John n. g.; George A. klrkpatrlck, Nj: L., O
KINGSTON Ont; and thomas White. Nj. r. OF Mon
treat entered the church IN company WIN bhe heN
DIR Huntingdon OF Massachusetts; the Rev. ID
Ca,t nf New Hampshire DIR. James NJ. Smith, c
Western New-York and Senator BALDWIN, OF MICH
gan They were introduced to the Convention D
the Rev Dr. Huntington. A tier which' by luWt'
tion of Pres dent BearGsey, they addressed the Coi
o. motion of DR.. Dix of Trinity: the Rev ID
Tvup emeritus rector of st. Georges Churci wa
invited to occupy q seat next TO tine president "a
ing the sessions of the Convention ~,
The II JIse OF Bisnops also met Yesterday II
standing cnnmii tees were appointed. sever;
resolutions were offered and referred 10 the &pDr
nriate committees. Bishop Coiterlll ana b's3'
herzog were received by the House OF BISHOPS an
each addressed the House briefly.
The tyO houses will meet to-day III JOINT SesSlC
ms q Board Of Missions.