Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04

of the General Convention Of the Prot
estant Church ot the United States met
this afternoon in the Church OF the Holy
! Trinity. The Rev. Charles l.. Hutchns.
secretary of the last convention, called
the names OF the ministers and lay depu-
! ties, and having declared that the Church
was represented by majority of the do
ces, w. y. Whittle, Of Georgia, moved to
/ proceed To the election OF Il president.
The Rev. Dr. u. f. Beardsley, OF New
/ Haven, was nominated fer president by
| the Rev. DIR. DOMAIN, OF Maryland, and
seconded by the Rev. j. IL. Girault, OF
| Louisiana.
There were many other nominations
| and several declined. United States.Sen-
| ator Edmunds said, in declining the NOM
| iuation, that 'he was not a candidate for
| president for this or any other place at
/ this or any other time"
The secretary then announced the re-
suit OF the ballot: Whole number oi
votes, 265; necessary to a choice, 1873; the
Rev +. +. Beardsley, 1888; the Rev. A. A.
Watson, -; the Rev. c. II. Hall, 35; the
Rev. F. Harrison, :; the Hon. George L.
Edmunds, 10; the Rev. w. n. Schenck,
| 1; the Rev. John Fulton, =; the Rev. f.
n. Nandeusen, |; the Rev. w. w. Bat
tershall, |. The Rev. DIR. Beardsley was
therefore elected president.
The Rev. J. F. Girault, of Louisiana,
and Senator Edmunds conducted the
President to the chair.
Dr. Bcardsley said they had come to-
gether at a most interesting period in the
history of the Church. Fully n century
has passed since an effort was made to re
store what had been broken at the time
when the Church was without a nomina
head. The result of this effort was the
adoption of the book of common prayer
with t., presiding bishop in succession
| with the English line. He hoped the
| Holy Spirit would be with the deputies in
/ their deliberation.
Secretary Hutchins was reelected, re.
cciving liz votes to 103 for the Rev. /. P
! Tschiffely, of Kentucky. The assistant
secretaries are the Revs. Henry Austin, A
| ]. Miller and L. W. Worthington. The
Rev. Dr. George Leeds, of Maryland, and
the Hon. John y. Stephenson, of Ken
lucky, were appointed n committee to wait
on the House of Bishops and inform then
that the organization of the House of Dep
uties had been completed and they were
ready for business.
Messages were received from the House
of Bishops announcing that they haC
organized by the election OF the Rev. DIR
Henry c. Patten, of New York City.
The Rev. DIR. John w. Brown, OF West
ern New ork, moved that seats be appor
toned by lot to the deputies.
The Rev. DIR. Cyrus W. Knight, of Penn
sylvania, moved TO amend that seats b,
apportioned by lot in the nave of tn,
church.
The Rev. J. +. Girault, of Louisiana
said no such motion had ever been heard
OF. The matter'had always been left tC
the committee of the diocese where the
convention was held. What DIR. Brown
mad understood was only temporary
The Rev. ]. ]. Forde, of Michigan
offered substitute, which was adopted b,
a vote Of lS0 to 90, that the seats at pres
ent assigned 10 the different dioceses b,
the permanent sittings OF the deputies.
The south gallery, ,was ordered reserve,
for the families of the 'bishops,. deputie
and clergy. 80
The convention then adjourned anti
10 o'clock tomorrow. KS