New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-26
4 RARBED POINT AVOIDED.
DEBATE AT THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION
nrc,muro 10 rAxD ACTION on THD ~
srrpHw,s AND HOLY TICNITT ="


HARLEM CONSOLIDATION souABBLE
~. ou.st,on d tho consolidation Of 81. sfspnens
80 uo,v trinity Church, of Harlem, occup'eo
80 a, TIA sceopd days session OF the delegates "
IA ANIMAL convention Of the Protestant EpseopA ~
oese a. NswYors yesterday In the Church OF tne NJ
trinity, a Mshson-avs. and Forty 80,
convention began st 10 O'CLOCK Anct w. liz an
S.torv oaramonies the report Of The eornmitsee on
crsdsnt,.i, Was received st. Stephens Cnuroh W.
found N have no legal representatives present.
Court N Common Pleas had ruled recently tns' se
.,.cton for vardens and veskymen had o0on meg
~ .h. .ttanoon Stephen p Nash asked tho conVenuon
- n... a resolution which would lead 70 tho sosauv
mant Of the proposed consolidation. he tev,e". ~"
history Of the controversy growing OUT 81 9ne ~.
~ tha treasurer Of et stephens 70 sx MS ses. 70 so
~S -, con.ord,tion, and said that thc churches
- nov unable TO mako any progress in the mstser
ma aev. Dr. L N. stangF, rector o. "le nvu
Trinity CHURCH. opposed tho resolution. no ss'a s''.s
he opposed tho resolution, first, because ~ vs. ~
m. nrovnce Of the convention to interfere Ia psf
onarrels and ssS what should b done' by ps's~s
the resolution. the convention woula ~
sncaser and tho Rev. Mr.. Hart They ma ooo
..,,.d +rauds and thieves, and bad been dcno@noeo
from the l,ousetops Of this city. Sucn Nso'uAon
would imply that those charges were trae' a uIu
reason against the passing Of the resolution VIZ "o
tat that IL would prejudice tho cases now oeiofo s
eourt: whether tho convention wished 70 'uoso u'o
ea.e or not, II would be understood ~ 30 o".us
Mr.. Stranger then offered an amenamens ~ -
Nash,s resolution asking That the controversy % :"
ferred 10 tho Bishop Before any acaon cooia w
bAken upon tho amendment. the Rev. DR.. DsVlo H.
Greer rector OF st. partholonews Church, asKed 10 10
h.ard IIc said the convention should not interfere
with the question at ali. The parish han Ns nni'~
tiops u,der tire laws Of tho land and OF tne Curon
This resolution either meant something OF ~ "o"is
Ia ontra III. III
something, 1t meant too much; II 1t meant io''iis
there was no use In considering 1t. The passing OF
the resolution or the amendment would only aad iuei
to the fire. Tho convention should not in1e1ero WIN
,ha liberties of the parish. For these reasons, tho
speaker moved to lay the matter upon inc taoi@
The motion was seconded by O score OF voices.
When Bishop Potter who presided, called ior the
votes the motion was carried almost unanimously.
There were. however, few dissenting voices. An e4
preston of relief seemed to spread over the faces OF
the delegates as question, which promised 10 crcaoe
great trouble, was disposed or
The first report of importance following that OF the
committee on credentials was that OF the Bishop III
reference TO his work during the year. lie hsa' he
said onlcated forty six times at the holy communion
preached 214 sermons attended the laying OF ve cor
stones, oonsecrated two buildings, and had received
twenty three new parishes and dismissed Twenty-Five
parishes from his diocese. The mortality among he
clergy had been greater he added. than during any
year Of his eplscOpate. He added that special pro-
vision should be made for the widows and orphans OF
dead cIcrgymcn and that arrangements should be made
for O retiring fund for aged ministers.
At the afternoon session. the Rev. DR.. II. L. NeSen
fuss was elected deputy to the General Convention
in place of the Rev. Dr. c. E. Swope The report OF
the Board Of Managers Of Diocesan Missions was then
presented by Archdeacon Thomas, Of Orange. 1t
showed that the Board seriously In need Of funds
for the proper prosecution Of It's work. and ended with
a resolution that $4,000 DO appropriated for the
work during the coming year. The resolution was
passed Considerable debate was then caused by the
ton was not prepared TO adopt the proposed leGts.
iativc enactment relative to changing the time OF
eleetng vcsrymen from the days after Easter to the
Advent season. 1t was finally adopted however. A
vote Of thanks was then made to the officers OF the
luton Of sympathy for John Jay, who was injured
while on his way to the convention, was passed
unanimously. After the transaction OF some routine
business, the convention was adjourned