New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-26
EPLSCOPALIANS MEET.
THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION OPENED.
FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATES PRESENT-RoUTINE
BUSINESS TRANsAcTED-A RECEPTION
AT THE SEE HOUSE.

AT THE SEE HOUSE.
The one-hundred- and sixth convention Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Diocese of New York opened yesterday
at ST. Georges Church, Stuyvesant Square The
diocese includes tho slxty-thr Episcopal churches
of this city and those OF Staten Island OF Westchesor
and Duchess counties, each parish being represented
by its rector his and by three lay dele
gates. About 500 delegates were in attendance yes
teray, among the lay delegates being the following
W. Bayard Cutting, J. Pierpont Morgan, Cornelius
Vanderbilt Deano c. Calvin stephen p Nash, Charles
G. Langdon General Alexander 5. Webb, David Clark
son, Henry C. spauldng, D. Maitland Armstrong ana
George Macculloch Miller.
The opening service was conducted by Bishop
Potter assisted by the Rev. Drs Dix and Ransfori.
Dr. f. W. Donald, Of the Church of the Ascension,
preached the opening sermon on The Kingdom Of
Gods
The business session organized with Bishop Potter
as president the Rev. DIR. Thomas II. Harris, OF b.
Paul's as secretary and James Pott as treasurer
The convention adjourned for luncheon in the adoin-
ing Memorial Building.
In the afternoon a good deal Of routine business was
disposed Of Among the resolutions introduced tho
most important the following by the Rev. Dr.
Thomas Richey Of the General Theological seminary >
touching the revision of the Prayer Book:
Resolved That It is the sense Of this convention
that in the revision of the Book of Common Prayer
only such changes should be considered have been
and are already cOnstutionally before the Oehera'
Convention and that matter in this connection
should be introduced in the General Convention Oh
1892
Tho resolution made the special ORDER TOT
3 D. m to-day. The report Of the committee TO re-
wise the canOns Of the diocese made the special
order for 10 o'clock, the report OF the committee OH
discipline for O'Clock The report If the committee
on securing an amendment of the law Incorporating
Episcopal churches and the report on lay helpers
Ia lafta RI ru
the recognition of lay helpers by tho church. bnt
says nothing about the commissioners and lay preach
ers, whose appoin tment has been urged.
The report Of Archdeacon Mackay Smith, superin
tendent Of the city missions, showed increasing &C
tivity in that field. Chapels have been established
at Blackwells Island and at Bellevue Hospital
where daily services held; mission has been
established at Prince and Thompson sts.; another
missionary is supported for the Tombs and other
prisons: a Hebrew Sunday-schoOl has been opened
I'm Essex-st. an Italian mission In Mulberrys St. and
a Spanish mission near calvary Church. Over 3,7Oo
mission services have been held during the year.
attended by 265 154 persons; Is parsons have been
confirmed; IL marriages and 419 baptismal services
have been performed; almost 5000 visits have been
made, and 2,52o women and children have been shell
tered at St. Barnabas Home. Tho warden Of st.
Stephens College, which is exclusively college for
training for the ministry, reported that It had n
students and an endowment of sos 900. The reports
Of the trustees of the fund for aged and nrm clergy
showed the receipts for the year 10 be $3.50, and
that 1892 had been paid out The fund now
amounts 10 1921 900.
The standing committee of the diocese was re-
elected as follows President the Rev. Dr. Morgan
Dix; secretary, the Rev. Dr. William j. SeabuIy
the Rev. DR.. Henry Y Satteree stephen p. Nash.
Professor Henry Drsler George Macculloch Miller
and David Garrison. The deputies to the Fedeate
Council, and the present elected members OF the Do
cesar Board Of Missions were reelected, and the
Rev: DR.. satterlce was added to the latter bOaLi .
Messages Of sympathy were sent during the day 10
the Rev. Or. A. Il. Beach and TO Dr. Tutle, who we're
illness. and to DR.. BedeII, who has resigned the
Bishopric OF Ohio for the same cause.
The convention opens at o'clock this morning,
when the Bishops address will be delivered.
Biship and Mrs. Potter gave reception last even
ing at tho house in Lafayette Place, TO the
clerical and lay delegates to the convention About
200 guests were present, many of them being women.