Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-18
MINNESOTA EPISC6PALIANs.
The Episcopal Diocesan Council 2.."ss
Rev. Mahlon n. Gilbert of st. Paul As
sistant Bishop of Other Pro-
ceedings.

Ine EplSCOpSl D10C0S SAN council 4ssSUGS
Rev. Mahlon N. Gilbert of St. Paul As
sistant Bishop of Minnesota-Other Pro-
ceedings.
The twenty ninth diocesan council of the
Episcopal Church of Minnesota convened
on Wednesday the 9th inst. Bishop Whip
pie delivered his twenty-seventh annual adj
dress.
He stated that during the year he had
delivered 245 serm ons and addresses, bap-
tized 30 people, confirmed 72O persons,
ordained priests, and consecratcd
churches at Owatonna and North Branch,
the latter the gift OF Mrs: Anne Messenger
of Brooklyn, n. Y. He had laid the cor
ner stone OF St. Mary's church in Merriam
Park and has ofticiated in 100 places. He
bore tender tribute to the fol-
lowing bishops, who had died during
the year: The Right Reverends L. j.
Young, G.. F. Robertson, Henry C.
Lay. He also spoke OF the late Rev. Ed
ward Livermore, for twenty three years q
missionary OF this diocese, and for several
years dean of the Southern convocation;
also of the Rev. Charles Rollit, for twenty
years an itinerant. He had made the fol-
lowing transfers.: Rev. L. F. Cole to the
diocese OF Indiana; Rev. T. J. Brooks and
Rev. E. B. Jones to the diocese OF Iowa;
Rev P. A. Johnson to the diocese Of Kan
sas; Rev. L. Waterman to the diocese of
New York; Rev. A Osborne to the diocese
OF Algoma, Canada; Rev: 7. F. Allen
to the diocese OF Wisconsin; Rev.
c. Booth to the jurisdiction OF Wash
ington Territory, and Rev. George B.
Pratt to the diocese OF Chicago. He had
received the following candidates for holy
orders: J. H. Chandler, E. P. Chittenden,
A. Harper, Jr., D. R. Thompson, William
Wilkinson, L. c. Birch. The present can
didates are: H. NJ. Johnson, w. H. Bam-
ford, J. w. Jones, J. Wakazoo, A. Harper,
Jr., D. r. Thompson, William Viii
w. Ora yes, D. E. Goodman, Charles Rollit.
Officers were elected for the ensuing year
as follows:
Secretary, Rev. A. A. Stowe; treasurer,
H. P. Hoppin: treasurer OF episcopate
fund, E. II. Holbrook. The bishop is
president ex~otficio.
The treasurer then submitted his report,
which was as follows:
Collections in all the churches OF Mime
sofa from June l, 1885, to June 1, 1886,
for missions in Minnesota, 81, 1872; for
expenses of council, 321.07; for support
of aged and infrn clergy, $2,231.76; total
collections, Sc, 1855; expended for mis-
sions, $3,69S.33; for printing, $4,000;
for aged and infirnl clergy. 81, 631. 10;
total expenditures. $6,279.35; balance on
hand, $4,000. This report was submit
ted to committee on finance.
ASSISTANT BISHOP.
The committee on the appointment Of
assistant bishop recommended that at
least SIS, 900 be raised for the endow-
1nent OF the proposed Lishopric, before any
further steps should be taken in the ma tier
A statement was made showing that the
# RI 81,
pleged by four churches, namely, St.
Paol's, St. Paul, $4,000 Christ, St. Paul
$4,000; St. Marks, Minneapolis, $1,000;
Cathedral OF our Merciful Saviour, Earl
bault, $500. The amount still to be
raised, therefore, was $4,000 Responses
were made from various churches, and in.
dividuals, and finally it was announced
that the amount had been made up to
$15,3l5.
presented resolutions
Rehea rising the fact that the bishop has
repeatedly called attention to the need for
increased episcopal supervision in this do
cese; deploring the physical causes which
have rendered the election Of an assistant
bishop bic; recognizing the eminent
and earnest services OF Bishop Whipple;
and finally declaring that the convention
shall proceed to the election OF an assist
ant bishop.
The report was adopted by rising vote.
The roll was then called and each dele
gate came forward and deposited his vote,
the ballots OF the clerical and lay delega tes
being taken separately. AS the result OF
the fourth ballot the Rev. NJ. N Gilbert of
St. Paul was elected. The ballot stood as
follows:
Clerical Vote-Whole number, SO. Neces-
sary for choice, 26. NJ N. Gilbert, p; f.
S. Thomas, Fl; scattering, 2.
Lay Vote-Whole number. 50. Necessa-
ry for choice. rs. M. N. Gilbert, 81; E. S.
Thomas SO: E. Talbot g.