Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-12
CHURCH CONVENTIONS.
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VI o""'r"i fonnsyivantn-KeV. Dr.
hntEbt second uhoiUo.
Ga "Wednesday mornings ression of the
Episcopal diocese OF central Pounsylyania
Bishop Howe delivered tho balance of his
annual address, which occupied over an
hour III its delivery. lilo referred to tho
appointment of AN assistant bishop aud
tho work of the diUcCsan school for bows.
In closing tho bishop gave a list uf tho
parishes IN which lao himself administered
continuation aud tho numbers pIegunted
III each.
Bishop Howe having sgDitcd his vii
ingneSs to romit to tho diocese 81 900 Of
his salary on tho election of an assistant
bishop, 1t was moved and carried, that tho
selection of the assistant bishop bo post.
poncd until tho afternoon session.
Upon tho rsgSscmhing Of tho Couven
tion Ia tho afternoon Rev Mr.. Loaf uumi.
mated for assistant bishop Rev DIR.
Nelson :. Rulison, rector of st. Paurs
church, Cleveland, q. x, A. Metcur
nominated liov. g. +. Knight, of 81. James
church, Lancaster. Rov A. &. Powell, Of
York, seconded tho nomination of Rev. Dr.
liulison. Rov. DIR. Orrick also seconded
tho nomination of Rev. Dr. Rulison.
itoy. j. II. Black, of Williamsport,
nominated Rev. DR.. ]. =, u. Hodges, OF
baltimore. DIR. Morrow spoke in favor of
Rev. Mr.. knight. Rev. Mr.. Nelson
seconded tho nomination Of Rev. Dc.
| Hodges. Rov. John Hewitt, of Belle
fouto spoke Ia iayor of Rev. Mr.. Knight,
aud Rcv. j i. Cameron. of Scranton, In
favor of Rov. DIR. Hodges Samuel IL.
Reynolds, esq oi LlnCaster, in favor Of
| Rev. MIR. knight Rcv. II. l.. Jones, Of
Wilkesbarrc, ia favor Ui Rev. DIR. Rulison
| Hon. Mitchell Schall, ul York, in favor ui
| Rov, DR.. RuIisOr, and w. A. Atlce, of
Lancaster, in favor OF Rev. Mr.. Knight.
| Tho convention proceeded to ballot for
an assistant bishop. Chairman LlmbcrtUn
announced that each Of the sixty four
Clorgy present had u vote aqd that zach
parish had ono vote, there being forty
eight parishes represented. Rev. a. S
| WoOdlc, of Altoona, moved that article D
of tho constitution bo so construed that AZ
this time two-thirds Of the clergy being
present majority Of that order shall sui
| ticc, and was agreed o. by u NOts OF SO to
10. Tho vote "f tho clergy WAS ~ FOL
| lows
Rev. Dr, Nelson suurrvilc Rnligon .........5i
| Rev. Dr. cyrus ,. kuight.... .......,......N
h"N pr. y -. u lloiRrs......,,..,.....,.,,
| Rev. William 4. IcyCrvtt, at Carlisle ........ I
| Kew. john IIuwitt.................. ...........
The vote of the dity was ~ follows
tcN' ~ hu,.nn''''''' '.''..'''.'''..........'sN
Rev nr. J. ;. u lludgv'.... .................. 4
Rev br Nlohoisou. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
Neither candidate received sufficient
number of votes to elect him.
On tho second ballot tho clergy voted as
| follows
RCy. DR.. RuliaUn....... ....... ...............3I
Rev. Or. knight................... ........Ii
1 " IL. ~. I
| Rev, Or LcNcrct,. "......
Tho laity voted ~ follows
Rev. Or. Rulison.
sev' nr' hnight. .'''..,'...'.'..'..''....'.
REV. Dr' hodges.
| Rev. DR.. Rulison was declared elected
assistant bishop. Tho "GIory in Excel
ss was then sung
Delegates to the Federal 1ouucil were
elected ~ follows
Clergy.-Rov. }. II. Hopkins, =. r. D,
Rev. Robert Keeling, y. d, Rev.
Chandler Hare, ltev. Cyrus +. Kuight, ID.
d., Rev. M. A. Folman, Rev. n. NJ. Abel,
Rev. J. L. B. Pcndleton.
Laity-RubCrt a. LambsrtOn, LII. d.,
G. NJ. Conyngham, John G.. Frpi2o, w.
Latimer Small, Guy L. Farquhar.
Before adjournment resolution Of
sympathy was offered by Rev DIR. C.'F.
knight, OF this city. on the condition of
| DIR. j. Il. Atlee, who was absent through
illness from this convention, tho first IN
| many years.
Aftor tho transaction Of some routine
business, aud tho delivery ut the closing
address by Bishop Howe, the convention
adjourned to meet next year iu st. Lukes
church, Scranton.
| Adjournment of the Lutheran hiiuIsterium
The Lutheran miDistorium OF Pennsyl
yania, III session IN Reading, Adjourned
| "Wednesday afternoon, to meet at Allen
town, next year. Tho report OF tho
committee ON CAtCChism recommends u
number Of minor changes in the catechism.
which were approved, and tho committee
were instructed tO print all the proposed
changes. Rev. DIR. Mann aud liov. DR..
krotel, the authors, were appointed a
committee To revise the oateGhsm at
present used ia some churches.
Tue following clerical and lay delegates
to tho next general council, which will
meet in Monroe, Mich, October lG, wero
elected: Clerical-ReY. Messrs. j. Fry,
j. A: Seiss, Il. NJ. Schmucker. A. Spaeth,
IL. Il. Jacobs, j. }. KuoDdig, + Wischon,
w. }. Mann, 5. Laird, +. J. +. SchaGtz,
Reuben Hill, q. A. lIutorIeitnor, +.
GRAIN, B. w. Schmauck, NJ. G. Horine.
Lay-Tilghman II. Diehl, Philadelphia;
G. W. Boas, Reading A, w. Potteigor,
heading Charles B. Morton, Philadel
phia; Herman Wells, Pottstown; DIR.
A. itambo, Trappe; Augustus Bendel,
Reading J. o. Opp, Bethlehem; Henry
Lehman, Norristown W. II. Stake, Phia.
delphia Petor Keller, Philadelphia; A. J.
ID. Wedemeyer, New York Jacob Gels.
senhaimer, New York; William HauG,
New York 4; John i. Seimerly, john q.
| File.
| Tho uorman Reformed UInssi.
The timo of the Philadelphia Chassis of
tho German Reformed synod of East
Pennsylvania, now in session in XioD's
Reformed church, Reading, was taken up
Wednesday morning in hearing pastoral
reports and statistics In reference TO the
work OF the churches during tho past year.
In the afternoon routine business was
transacted. Regular services were held
in the evening. The committees to look
after tho various departments of church
work have boen appointed.
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