The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-09-23
EPISCOPAL STATE CONVENTION.
Second Day.

At business meeting of the Board of Mis-
sions of the Diocese, held Monday evening"
fourteen members were present This is the
only meeting that the Aroostook missionaries
can attend. These missionaries are now work
ing in that county, ministering to eight sta
tons and having four church buildings. The
Episcopal church has sure foothold there
This years reports were encouraging. Special
ly valuable is the church work in such stations
as Ashland and Limestone, where there are no
other religious bodies in the field
There were eighteen clerical members in at
tendance Tuesday, with twenty-five laymen re-
presenting thirteen parishes.
The report from the committee on diocesan
education, read by Rev. H. R. Pyne, recon-
mends an active interest by church people in
public schools where the children of all classes
and forms of belief are brought together on an
equality, and showing the advantage also of a
church education to supplement the secular.
In the Bishops address, attention was called
to the fact that the Cathedral was now legally
the property of the diocese, and that much
was necessary to complete the building accord
ing to the architects plans. The need of fur
ther diocesan rs itutians WAS referred TO.
full report ;nade %; the Episcopal acts for
the year inclu'iing ordinations combinations
and visitations. The general aspect Oh church
work throughout the diocese does not vary
much from year to year. Maine business in
terests look more favorable, and the material
affairs of the church will share in the general
prosperity. Mission stations should aim to be-
come self-supporting The church owes duty
to its children, to be shown first by parents and
sponsors St. Catharine's Hall, Augusta, is
now self-supporting, with promise of further
Improvement. The Maine branch of the Wo-
mems Auxiliary is a now very active diocesan
body.
Rev. Messrs. Upjohn, Washburn and Letting
well were elected honorary canons of the
Cathedral
The Treasurer of the Missionary Society re-
ported receipts for the year somewhat under
$4,000, with promise of as much the coming
year.
At the public missionary meeting in the eve
ming, addresses were made by Rev. Mr.. Dow
ling of New Brunswick, and Rev. Mr.. Brad
ley of Gardiner.
Yesterday Henry ingalls,, on behalf OF the
standing committee, made his report. The
counts of the treasurer of the Episcopate and
other funds, and of the Maine Episcopal soce-
ty, and found them correct. The committee
reported that the treasurer of the Episcopate
and other funds, and the treasurer of the dio-
cese have paid during the year $1431 %, for the
Bishops salary, $13l % in excess of his salary
as established by the convention of 1879. The
committee add that the Bishop generously re-
lieved the diocese from his just claim against
it of $1,000 There was in the hands of the
treasurer of the Episcopate fund and other
funds the sum of $9446. The report of the
committee was accepted, and also the report
of Rev. Canon Washburn on assessment.
Rev. Mr.. Upjohn made report upon st.
Catharines hail. The trustees reported i'm
proved financial condition of the school, as we'll
as the substantial increase of patronage. In
addition to the reduction of $4,000 in the mort
gage held by the Augusta Savings Bank, made
last year, and the refunding of the remaining
$1,000 at a lower rate of interest, they also re-
ported the cancelling of another debt of $500
and $500 on the loan from the Episcopate fund.
The school is now in a prosperous condition.
The convention proceeded to the election of
officers:
Treasurer-Charles S. Deake, Portland.
Standing Committee Washburn
Upjohn, Sill, Messrs. III. Ingalls,, George E. B.
Jackson, S. T. Corser.
Delegates to the general convention-Rev.
Messrs. Washburn, Leffingwell, Upjohn and
Pyne, Messrs. j. Bridge, h. ingalls,, J. Hamil-
ton. Z. 81. Gardiner.
Supplemental delegates-Rev Messrs. II. P.
Nichols, E. f. Small, VIM. Walker, George S.
Packard, Messrs. George E. B. jackson, F. F.
French, VIM. Chadwick. E. F. Banks.
The Rev. Mr. Whitman was elected Trustee
of the General Theological Seminary
The Rev. Mr.. Upjohn moved that some
suitable resolution of general expression by the
convention be drawn up to express the esteem
in which Rev. Charles w. Hayes, who has re-
Gently removed from the diocese, is held. The
motion was adopted and the chair appoint
ed Canons Upjohn, Washburn and Mr.. R. FL.
Gardiner as committee to prepare these reso-
buttons, which were afterward adopted.
The chair appointed the Rev. Messrs. Pyne,
Nichols and Walker as examiners of St. Cath
arine Hall.
The Bishop made farewell address to the
convention, and expressed his pleasure at
meeting the representatives OF the diocese,
after which the convention adjourned to meet
the first Tuesday in September 1881.
The Bishop received the clergy and other
members of the convention last evening at his
residence.