Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-13

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Among the lay delegates prominently known
in this section at the convention are: New
Haven, Trinity-AndrewL L. Kidston, Charles
2. Graves, John B. Robertson. st. Paul's
John @. HOLSTER. Charles l.. English. st.
Lukes: George T. Bell st. Thomas
Harry Prescott, John E. Earle. Chris
church Jonathan M Bishop, Noyes E. Ed,
wards. st. Johns: George M. Grant, Robt
ert A. Beers. Ascension: VIM NJ. Atwater:
David r. Alling Grace: Henry s. Parsons,
Horace r. Chidsey. North Haven, st.
Johns-Joseph Pierpont. Stephen @. Gil
bert. Northford-Earnest A. g. Potwine.
Fair Haven. st. James-Anson T. Moulthrop,
Edwin N. Potter. WestyiIIe-Elihu l.. Mix,
Hobart Z. Hotchkiss Waterbury-Edwin
s. Hoyt, Edwin D. Welton, Frederick J.
Kingsbury, Charles B. Merriman, Rufus E.
Hitchcock, John ". Smith Watertown
B. Atwood. waIlingford : Gurdon W.
Hull, William N. Mix North Guilford-
Fred E. Dudley. Hartford-Dr. Gurdon w
Russell, William Hamersley, Jacob L.
Greene, General William B. Franklin. Itch
feld-Hon. Edward W. Seymour. Stamford
Cheshire-Alfred Bristol. Timothy Gull
ford Clinton-David Wright. Coilinsville
CHARLES Fl. Blair, Cheney Doane.
Brldgeport-Jarrett Morford, =, Goodwin
stoddard, Charles Z, Averill. Bur
Waleh, Alfred Beers, Edward T. Elwell
Branford-Philo Hall, Frederick Jourdon.
Ansonia-Charles G. jackson, Peter Tomlin-
son, Eli D. Weeks. Bethany-Nathan Mans
field. Birmingham-George Il. Peck, Thomas
L. Cornell. Meriden-W. W. Mosher, George
r. Curtis.
Yesterday forenoon the service was intended
to be in COMMUNICATION, of the election of
Bishop Samuel Seabury in 1888, and to cele-
brate the holy communion.
h.
delegates was called and the convention ad-
journed to Trinity's parish building where
sumptuous dinner was served. About two
hundred and fifty sat down to the feast for
| the inner man. The tables presented a very
tasteful and attractive appearance, and the
guests were served by thirty or forty young
| ladies from the various Episcopal churches
of the city, all uniformed eharmingly in
| white, and distinguished as to the church
hailed from by badges, these from st. Paul's
wearing Yale blue, St.:Johns robins egg, st.
Thomas pink, Church of the Ascension
crushed strawberry, Trinity green, Christ
church pale green. The following ladies
| committee frop the respective church.
! es: From Trinity, Mrs. DIR. Harwood;
| Mrs. John P. Tuttle, Miss Sarah Mix and the
| Misses Booth from ST. Paul's, Miss Lizzie
Hall st. Johns, Mrs. Grant, Mrs Palmer,
Miss Farnsworth; Church of the Ascension,
Mrs. Atwater, Mrs. Stowe, Mrs Scott st.
Thomas, Mrs. Joel F. Gilbert, Mrs John L.
| Treat, Mrs. Horace Fitch At the bishops
table with the bishop sat Rev DIR Seabury
Mr.: Warrington and Mr.. Fogg on the left,
and Rev. Drs. Beardsley and Vibbert and
/ Messrs. Jarvis, johnson and Rev. DIR. Ben
nett on the right
AT the afternoon session the roll of dele
| gates was corrected and Rev. Mr.. Lines, rec
| tor of st. Pauls church, was by reclamation
elected secretary of the convention, which Of
flee he has been filling since the death
| of Rev. Mr.. Tremaine. Rev. MIR. Striebert
| of the West Haven church, was also
elected assistant secretary. Following Bishop
Williams read his annual address regarding
| the condition of the churches and giving an
| account of his work of the year past and
paying tribute to the memory Of the clergy
| men of the diocese who have gone to reap
their reward during the year, viz =, Rev. Mr..
Tremaine of this city, Rev DR.. Olmstead of
Branford, Rev. DR.. Deshon of Meriden,
| Rev. MIR. Sanford of Thompsonville and
others. Fourteen clergymen have been re
| ce1ved into parishes and twelve have been
| ordained
| During the remainder of the afternoon
| business was transacted as follows: The
usual invitation was made to clergymen of
| the Church of England, theological students
of the denomination and all persons holding
offices of trust in the diocese of Connecticut
| to take seats in the convention Then fol-
lowed reports, the clerical reports, the report
| of the trustees of the bishops
fund, the report of the treasurer,
| the report of the trustees on donations
and requests for charitable purposes, the
trustees report regarding aged and infirm
clergymen, widows and orphans, and the re-
port of the standing committee-which are
the advisory committee with the bishop
Two amendments to sections of canon
were proposed. The canon reads in one
section that the rector shall be chairman ex-
| ofhcio of vestry, and in another that the
rector shall preside at all parish meetings
The amendments propose to cancel these
sections and read that if the rector presides
it shall be by election of the parish
The convention then, after very lengthy
| ballottlng, elected the following delegates
clerical and lay-to the national convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. to be
held in New York next October, the tellers
| of the vote being Rev. John Townsend,
Rev. e. M. Wilkins, Rev. Samuel Hall.
| DELEGATES
| Rev Dr. Beardsley New Haven.
| Rev DR. Harwood, New Haven.
| Rev Thomas Fogg, Brooklyn.
| Rev DR. Giesy, Norwich.
SUPPLEMENTARY DEPUTIES
Rev ] ] McCook
| LAY DELEGATES.
Hon Benjamin Stark, DR. Gurdon Russell, Mr. Skid
dy, Frederick Kingsbury.
| STANDING COMMITTEE.
Rev DR. Beardsey, DR. TatIock, Mr. s o Seymour
/ Mr. Nichols and DR. JeHett-
| noon at 9:15.