Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-14
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EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Election of the Standing Comrni
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The Election of the Standing Commit.
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 HARTFORD, June 13.-At the Episcopal convention F. J. Kingsbury of Waterbury, diocese treasurer, reported $se8 on hand at the beginning of the year, $1,508 received from parishes, and after bills had been paid $1, ,372 were now on hand.
 The Rev. Francis Goodwin of Hartford, treasurer Of the bishops fund reported the annual income to be SC, 252. Parishes are no longer assessed for the bishops salary, the fund now amounting to $100,000.
 The fund for aged and infrm clergy amounts to about $50, 0,Oo0 During the year dividends and interest foot upf$1 ,621, parish contributions $2, ,s5S and the Rev. R. H. Tut ties legacy $500 Tweuty-three benefciaries have received $3,375.
 The Rev. Prof. Hart read his report as registrar of the diocese. The bishop intro dueed the report of the trustees of donations and bequests for church purposes. An abs stract of the proceedings at the eight meet- ings of the standing committee of the diocese during the year was read by the Rev. Storrs O. Seymour.
 The missionary society of the diocese re- ported an income during the year of $10,6 500, mostly parish offerings. The apportionment for next year will be on the basis of $10,0 ,000. The lay members were reelected; the six archdeacons are the clerical members.
 The standing committee for the ensuing year were elected as fellows, 126 votes being cast: The Rev. Dr. Beardsley of New Haven received 115, the Rev. Dr. Tatlock of Stan- ford no, the Rev. s. O. Seymour of Hartford no, the Rev. Dr. Jewett of Norwich no, and the Rev. Dr. Hart of Hartford 110. These are re-elections.
 The Rev. Dr. Harwoed, the Rev. Dr. Mal- lory and John 0. Hollister were appointed committee to report plan for general per- sion fund for the clergy and how the aged and infrm clergy of the diocese may be made auxiliary thereto.
 The present method of defraying the ex penses of the convention was continued.
 4 resolution recommending parishes to pay the expenses of their own clergymen while attending the diocesan convention was de- bated and recommitted to the committee on constitution and canons.
 The Rev. J. H. Watson of the Church Scholarship society showed parish receipts, $403; loans repaid, $S06; dividends, s420; other sources, $120. Loans to seventeen students, $1, ,510. The board of education was reelected, save the Rev. Mir. Tomkins being substituted for one of the clerical mem bers.
 Inasmuch as the committee on measures concerning the support of the clergy and their tenure of office reported that they could make no practicable suggestions, they were discharged. new committee of five laymen was appointed on this matter.
 To fill vacancies, Burton Mansfield of New Haven was elected one of the trustees of do- nations and bequests; Benjamin R. English of New Haven was elected trustee of the bishops fund, and George R. Williams, M. D., of Cheshire, was elected trustee of the Episcopal academy. |.
 Customary resolutions of complimentary nature were passed. After the singing and the reading of prayers by the bishop, who also pronounced the benediction, the conven- tion adjourned without date.