Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-20

Session of the FOrty-ninth Annual Cor
yention of the Diocese of Tennessee.

The forty-ninth annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese
of Tennessee assembled, according to an
nouncement. in st. Johns Church, this
city, yesterday, Right Rev. Bishop G. 7.
Quintard, president, presiding.
The religiour service began at 1890
O'Clock. and was conducted by Bishop
Quintard and Revs. f. A. Shoup, VIM.
Gray, J. N. Lee and Fl. H. Morrell
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. Thos W. Humes, president of the
University of Tennessee.
After the sermon Holy Communion was
administered by Bishop Quintard, assisted
by Rev. Dr.. Fl. H. Morrell.
The convention was then called to order
for business, Rev. Jesse B. Harrison, of
Nashville, assistant secretary, acting secre-
tary, in the absence of the secretary.
The secretary called the roll of ministerial
delegates, and the following were found
present:
Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Humes, president of
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Rev. W. C. Gray, st. James Church,
Bolivar.
Rev. F. A. Shoup, Church of the Advent,
Nashville.
Rev. William Graham, Christ Church,
Nashville.
Rev. Il. H. Sneed, st. Paul's Church,
Chattanooga.
Rev. P. A. Fits, Trinity Church, Clarks-
Vile
Rev. A. A. McDonough, Epiphany
Church, Knoxville.
Rev. G. NJ. Gray, ST. Luke's Church,
Cleveland. ~.r
Rev. F. P. Davenport, St. Barnabas'
Church, Tullahoma
Rev. T. F. Gailor, Church of the
Messiah, Pulaski.
Rev. Jesse B. Harrison, Holy Trinity
Church, Nashville
Rev. H. H. Morrell, ST. Johns Church,
Knoxville.
Rev. J. n. Lee,
Revs H. H Sneed and A. A. McDonough
were appointed a committee to examine the
credentials of lay delegates present.
After an investigation, the roll of lay del
egates was called and the fol owing found
present:
t. Richmond, ST. Paups Church, Chatta-
nOoga.
W. A. Goodwin, Christ Church, Nash
vile.
A. R. Humes and E. J. Kinzel, Epiphany
Church, Knoxville
D. S. Williams, st. Anne's Church, Nash
vile.
C. NJ McGhee, W. S. Mead and L. c.
Shepard, St. Johns Church, Knoxville
! A. L. McNeal, ST. James Church, Boil
var.
Spence Finley, St. Mary's Cathedral,
Memphis.
Judge J. W. Scales, Trinity Church,
Clarksville.
Geo I. Riddle, Church.of the Messiah,
Pulaski.
Rev Jesse B. Harrison, of Nashville, was
elected secretary of the convention.
| The convention then took q recess till 4
| O'clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 4 O'clock
Bishop Quintard presiding.
The bishop read letter from Rev. George
White, of Memphis, announcing his ina
biity to attend the convention.
The standing committees were announced
by the bishop.
/ Rev. H. H Morrell was elected mem
| Der of the permanent finance committee
! instead of Rev. Thomas Duncan, who ha!
Withdrawn from the diocese.
The committees are as follows
II ~
ham, Rev. II. II. Sneed, Rev. G. M. Gray
VIM. Goodwin and A. r. Humes.
On canOns-Rev. DR.. f. A. Shoup, Rev
H H. Morrell, Rev. P. A. Fits, Albert T
McNeal, Judge J. w. Scales and w. S.
Mead.
State of the Church-Rev. F. P. Daven
port, Rev. W. c. Gray, Rev. T. F. Gailor
Rev. J. n. Lee t. Richmond and Spencer
Finley
Unfinished business A. A. McDon
ough and Rev. Edgar Organ.
Church Home and Garfield Orphan Asyl
um-Rev. VIM Klein, Rev. Edgar Orgain
Rev. G. NJ. Gray, E. J. Kinzel and Shelby
Williams.
Education-Rev Thos w Humes, Rev
J. n. Lee, Rev. W. c. Gray, Rev. P. A
Fits, c. NJ. McGhee and W. S. Mead.
Finance-Rev. F, A. Shoup, Rev. Fl. 81
Morrell, Albert McNeal, H. H. Lurton, VIM
A. Goodwin and Mr.. Hill.
A communication from the secretary Of
the House of Deputies of the general con
vention touching a change in the form Of
the common prayer-book was read, and on
motion of Mr.. Richmond, received and flee
with the records of this convention.
Rev. T.. F. Gailor read report of the
operations of the Sisters of st. Mary's
school in Memphis, which was received and
referred to the committee on education.
A paper from the Dean of the Convoca
ton of West Tennessee in reference to the
division of the jurisdiction of the bishops
IN the Southern territory, was read by Rev.
VIM. C. Gray, which elected remarks from
Bishop Quintard, Rev. f. P Davenport
Rev. DIR. L. W. Humes, Rev. DR.. J. N. Lee
and Rev. DIR. F. A. Shoup, and the follow
ing resolution was presented by Rev. Mr..
Davenport, and adopted:
Resolved, That committee of three
clergy be appointed to report to the next
convention on, 1st, the ratio of increase OF
communicates in divided dioceses 2nd on
the ease or difficulty with which more
bishops than one may be supported; 3rd,
on the destitution in Tennessee and ada
cent parts, and to inquire into the propriety
of memorializing the general convention on
granting missionary bishops for such parts. y
The convention then adjourned till
o'clock this morning. --.t.5
RELIGIOUS AND OTHER SERVICES.