The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-15

vote of two-thirds Of each order in tho
next convention If the vote then be
the same as it was on this question yes
terday, ihe amendment must fail. Ii
that event the church diocese would
find itself, in relation to the negro's
status in its councils, in no better
plight than that which gave rise to the
differences, and subsequent rupture, ir
the convention of 1887. BY some it is
thought that the provision in the new
amendment, which retains in conven.
ton all clergymen Gncluding, Of course,
the Rev. Mr.. Pollard) Will be
stricken out; others believe
that lavmen in sufficient numbers to in
sure the necessary two-thirds will yield
their preferences and vote for the
amendment. Certain it is that yester-
days action has induced a state of feel
ing conducive to a final settlement Of all
differences. Gentlemen here, on both
sides Of the question, are hopeful Of that
result.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
When the convention met this morn
ing it was discovered that there had
been some irregularity in the vote for
the standing committee and the dele
gates to the General Convention. The
vote in each case is by parishes, but one
parish, not informed as to the law, cast
four ballots, one by each deputy.
After two ballots the following We're
elected:
Standing Committee-The Rev. Drs.
C. C. PincIney, Robt Wilson and A.
Toomer Porter. the Rev. Messrs. John
Johnson and John Kershaw, MeSsrs. H.
P. Archer, II. ". Frost, John GadsdeD,
F. \. Mitchell and a. Marklel Lee.
Delegates to the General Convention
Revs. c. c. Pinckrey, John Johnson, A.
Toomer Porter and J. D. Mccullough,
Messrs. R. ". Shand. H. c. Markley:
William H. Parker and Edward Nc
Grady, Jr.
DR.. Capers received some votes fol
delegate on every ballot He had pre-,
viously declined in emphatic terms, bas.
ing his position on the fact that he had
already enjoyed the honor in three sue,
ccssiye General Conventions.
The following named gentlemen were
elected alternates for the General Con.
vention: John Kershaw, Robert Wilson,
J. NJ. Stoney, Wm. H. Hanckel, John r.
London, A. NJ Lee, John Gadsden, S.
B. Pickens.
The Trustees of the Theological Semi
nary reported that they had received an
offer for the buildings and grounds
located at Spartanburg. The proposi-
ton made by the representatives Of the
Converse College, an institution soon to
be started in that city for the education
of young women, is to pay $4,000,
one-half in five years and the balance
in ten years, with interest at per cent,
payable annually-the debt to be Sc
cured by the bond Of the company and a
mortgage of the premises. The trus-
tees, with the exception of the Rev. j.
D. Mccullough, reported in favor of ac-
ceptance. The grounds chiefly taken
on this side were that the property, now
unused and constantly deteriorating,
would, through this sale, be converted
into an investment, the income from
which could be applied to the proper aid
of students from this diocese in the
Theological Department Of the Unl-
versity of the South. The trustees
stated, however, that they had lost their
corporate capacity through the lapse OF
their charter, and they recommended
that the trustees of the church in this
diocese be authorized to consummate the
sale There was some discussion on
the condition and the probable
value of the property. a motion to
refer the matter to the trustees with
power to act was lost: Thereupon the
resolution to direct that body to make
the sale was unanimously adopted. This
property was devised to the Protestant
Episcopal Church in this diocese By the
late James. T. Wellsman, who died in
1866, to be used as q theological semi
nary. For two years it was so used,
under the name Of st. Johns Theological
Seminary, bnt for a long time it has
been abandoned, except that 1t has, at
intervals, been occupied as a private
residence.
THE BISHOPS FUND.
At the request of the Bishop the Rev.
DR.. Pinckney took the chair, and DR..
Howe retired from the convention.
The treasurer's report showed that for
the past church year there had been a
deficiency Of 81, 357 in the fund for the
support of the episcopate. Earnest ap-
peais were made by Drs. CaperS
and Porter that this deficiency be
made good. By a resolu-
ton unanimously the parishes in arrears
are earnestly requested to make good
their several deficiencies not later than
the 1st October next.
1t may be we'll to note that at the con-
vention last year, on the suggestion OF
the Bishop. it was proposed to reduce
his salary to 81, 500, but the resolution
to that effect was summariiy defeated
by unanimous vote.
TIE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.
DR.. Porter called the attention of the
convention to the fact that this diocese
has been in arrears on its contribution
towards the support of the theological
department of the University OF the
South, and urged some immediate ac-
ton. He suggested that twenty indl-
viduals, including himself, subscribe $50
each for the purpose.
Mr.. Z. W. Hughes OF Charleston was
unanimously elected Treasurer of the
University Of the South for the Diocese
of South Carolina.
DR.. Wilson of Charleston moved that
Roberts Rules of Order be adopted by
the convention as its guide in matters OF