The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-05-29
THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION.
Opening of the IOIst Annual Ses
sfOu-EIectIon of Onicerg,l


The Protestant Episcopal Convention OF tho
Dloceso OF Maryland met yesterday at ST.
Peters Church, Druid Hill avenue aud Ian.
vale street, Baltimore. This IA tho 1O1st an.
nual session. Service was read by Deans
Levin, Rich, Stevens and Ridout, and tho Rev.
julius e. Grammer, rector Of st. Peters.
1he sermon was preached by tho Right Row.
Arthur Cleveland Coke, the poet bishop OF tho
Diocese of Western New York. He spoke OF the
duties and responsibilities OF tho laymeu aud
the nted OF further development of that order
OF tho church. He mentioned VIM, q, Harrison,
Samuel q. Wymau, Judge Chambers and Hugh
Davey Evans as laymen who had given
money ana labor TO advance the inter.
ests Of the church In Maryland. He quoted
from Bishop 10y, OF the Diocese OF Elston, with
reference TO the necessity OF improving the
present system OF carrying ON this kind OF
work.
After communion the convention was called
to order by the Roy. Myor Levin, president OF
the standing committee, who directed the Sec
relery 70 reno the roll Of members as prepared
Lowin ended tho disputed question an TO
whether or not tho clergymen who had como
into the dioceee since tho last convention
roll referred TO contained the names of all who
were economically entitled TO vote by having
been In the diocese six months.
Tho rollcall having been settled without
trouble, tho next thing In order was the cleo.
tion OF q permanent president. The Rey.
Messrs. Myer Levin, George Leeds and Wlll
wero taken. ON tho frat ballot 203 votes wero
cast, OF which 1872 or majority OF the votes
OF both orders were necessary TO elect. Dr..
Levin received 125, DR.. Leeds 112, aud DR..
phret 81. The rest were scattering.
DR.. Parct Withdrew his namo and Dr.. Mol
son was nominated In his place. DR.. Rich was
also nominated but he withdrew. At this point
Hon. Fendall Marbury attempted to speak IN
praise OF DR.. Levine services to the church
and OF his intellectual fitness for presiding Of
ncer. Or. levin thanked him, but requested
that bo would not say anything more. Mr..
Mnrbury continued to speak, and amid loud
cries OF "Orderi order ordorl" from the
ritualists and broad churchmon, DR.. levin
called the Rev. John l.. Lindsay to the chair
and-he declared Mr.. Mhrbury out of order.
The second ballot resulted In 129 votes for DR..
Leede, 12S for DR.. Lowln and for DE-. Nelson,
the rect scattering.
Efforts were then made to take recess until
evening, but every motion to that effect was
voted down. Tho opposition to these motions
was not confined TO the friends OF any partlcu.
lar candidate, but was caused by a desire to
elect the president at once, 80 as not TO lntor-
Zero with missionary meeting In tho even
ing. Tho third ballot was confined, In accord
auce with the rules, to the three candidates
who had received the highest votes on tho sec.
ond ballot. DR.. Leeds was elected. The mum.
berof votes cast was $50, Of which 126 wero
necessary. DR.. Leeds received 100 and DR..
levin 121. DR.. Nelson's complimentary votes
clerical tellers Of the election were the Rev.
Messrs. W. NJ. Dame, ]. Nj. southgate and A. +.
steele. The lay tellers were Messrs Henry W.
Archer aud John Black.
DR.. Leeds made graceful and impressive
acknowledgment Of the honor conferred up
on him. He Is rector OF Grace Church, Bal
tlmore. Hls election Is D victory for the rlt-
ualists and broad churchmen combined. He
ia classed as n broad churchmau Dr.. levin
f. a conservative. DR.. Nelson is rltuallst, as
Is also Or. Paret.
Mr.. Joseph Packard, jr., was unanimously
reelected secretary. the Rev. Peregrine
Wroth was reappOinted assistant secretary.
The Rev. Messrs. Hutton, levin and Elliott
and Judge Chew aud Robert Il. Baldwin were
appointed n committee TO prepare a memorial
of Bishop Pinkney. motion was made for
the appointment OF committee to prepare
resolutions on tho death OF Montgomery Blair,
but 1t was not entertained, as It Is the custom
OF the convention not to pass resolutions of
that sort. The resolutions would have been
prepared without question had the custom
been otherwise.
At the evening meeting addresses were
made by Bishop Coke and tho Rev. Mr.. &c.
clestoD, rector OF Emmanuel Church. Bishop
Coke urged that diocesan missions would do
more than anything else TO check licentlous-
ness, fnfldelity and other evils which are now
30 prevalent. Ho attributed this irreliglous
feeling TO tho cant OF scientists.
Or. Leeds reported that $9,659.13 had been
collected for diocesan missions, aud that there
was now n deficit OF S503.15. An appropria-
tion of $40, 900 was made for tho present year.
The Rev. DR.. Hodges said that In 1888 81, 007
had been raised for superannuated and dis.
abled clergymen, OF which amount 81, 12220
| had been collected by the churches and the
| balance was from money on hand aud from q
legacy. DR.. Hodges said that moro than 100
| churches had not contributed anything, thai
| 3S churches had given all the money, and that
| three OF the Baltimore city churches had con
| ributed more than one-balf OF the tota
| amount. Some of the richest churches had
| given nothing, he said, while others had given
| only trining sums. 1t was decided to have an
annual collection taken In all tho churches
| for tho benefit OF tho fund.
The election for bishop Will take place e
day. fe