The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-20
WAR over DR.. BROOKS.
The Episcopal Diocesan
Convention Divided as
to His Fitness.
PROTEST. IN HIS FAVOR.
Many Who Do Not Agree With Him
Would Like TO See Him
Bishop.

Thr business session of the sevent eenth
annual convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the diocese OF New
ark was begun at Trinity Church. New
ARK, yesterday.
After the noon recess the Rev. DR.. E. B.
Boggs was reelected Secretary aud he
appointed the Rev. John B. Appleton his
assistant.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:-
On Lay Delegates. Rev. Richard Hay
ward, Charles A. Ligntpipe aud T. 4.
Counett; on Rights of Clerical Members,
Rev. Stephen Hi Cranberry, Rev. Will
liam r. Jenvey aud j. B. V an Wagenen;
on Rights OF Lay Delegates, Rev. A. Il.
Wood, l. D. Condit aud Charles A. Nor
ris; on New Parishes. Rev. Thomas w.
Nickerson, Jr., Rev. e. B. Carter and f.
Cortlandt Drake; on Finance. z. Edward
johnson, Leroy B. Hoff. George o. FIRE.
nnghuysen. George Wylie, Henry Hayes
aud james r. Hay: on Rules OF Order,
Rev. DIR. William G.. Harrington, Rev.
John s. Miller. Rev. DR.. Il. b. Boggs, I.
S. Fitch and Frank Kellogg; to Audit the
Treasurer's Account, john ]. Young and
ID. G. Wightman; on Securities, Henry
q. Darcy and ID. Smith Wood; on I'M
finished Business, Rev. DR.. Louis 8. Os-
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AGAINST PHILLIPS BROOKS.
The report of the standing committee
upOu the consent TO the conservation OF
the Rev. Phillips Brooks as Bishop of
Massachusetts was unanimously for re-
fuaal. The committees report is re-
garded as the most interesting event OF
the convention, by the assent bled clergy
men. The men who compose the stand
ing committee are:-Tbe r n; Merritt
Morristown; the Rev. w w. Holly,
Hsckensack; the Rev. N. Barrows, Snort
Hills. Henry Hayes. Newark; Edward A.
Stevens, Hoboken, and Alfred Mills,
Morristown, high churchman, and Fred
eric w. Stevens, East Orange, and the
Rev w. X. Jenvey. Hoboken, evangeli-
cal.
This committee was organized June %
Of last year with DR.. r. Norris Merritt as
President and Rev. X. Jenvey as Secre-
tary.
The committee also reported that con-
sent be given to the conservation of Ed
ward A. Atwill as Bishop OF West Mis-
souri, and of Henry Melville jackson as
Assistant Bishop of Alabama; and that
consent be refused to the consecration OF
John w. Chapman as Missionary Bishop
or Alaska until further information Is re-
ceiyed, aud that consent be given to the
conservation Of David Sessums as Assist
ant Bishop of Louisiana.
The permission WAS denied to form
new parish in East Orange TO be known
as the parish Of the Epiphany
THE FUND FOR THE AGED.
The matter of the fund for the Rged
and infirm clergymen was then taken up.
The fund now amounts 10 SOS, 900. 1t
must reach $50, 900. nnder the canon, be-
fore It can be used. The convention
seemed disposed to treat the matter per-
functorily when the Rev. DIR. Richmond
of Orange arose and vigorously urged
energetic measures to raise 5000 and
complete the fund. Others spokein the
same strain DR.. Richmond in speaking
again pledged mis- church some of fifty
10 give 800 each.
This caused enthusiasm, and the roll of
churches was called anu resulted in
$4,000 being pledged, which was increased
10 $3,0 600 before the close of the session.
the convention adjourned until today.
A PROTEST FAvoRING BROOKS.
Deliberations were resumed this morn
ing in Trinity Church, Newark. The &C
tion of the Standing Committee in re-
fusinQ to consent to confirmation of
Phillips Brooks as Bishop does not ap-
pear TO meet with the assent of the con-
vention, as appears by this protest, which
was presented to the convention this
morning:-
~ the Members of the CoHuentfon:
Though we ourselves are not wholly in sym
parhy with Mr. Brooks. We feel that many in
this convention must regret that the consent to
the confirmation OF the foremost preacher OF
the church, man OF absolute integrity OF char
acter. of supreme gifts, of noble nature--a man
elected py a large majority OF all churchinen OF
his own State, man who was lately chosen as
Ienten preacher in Trinity Church. New York,
a man Of comma nding influence in the intel
lectual centre of New England, and calculated
to advance the Church Ia every part OF the land,
a man against whose theology OF the essentles S aa
should be refused by the Standing Committee OF
the Diocese OF Newark
In no spirit OF censure but In the desire to ex-
mr. their decision ask 70
append your name TO paper In the vestry
room which may have some little influence In
prejudice against Mr.. Brooks Look at the paper,
and If possible let US not allow this diocese TO go
on record as sustaining decision against such
q priest OF our church.
j he names signed TO the protest are:--
G. 4. Fiichtner. Clergymen Louis Z. Os-
borne OF Trinity, Newark; Robert S Car
lin, Christ Church, Bloomfield; Edwin 4.
Small, St Stephens, Newark; George
Harold Arrowsmith. Trinity. Berge n
Point; John p. Appleton, Grace. Nutiey;
John f. Butterworth, Calvary, Summit;
James p. Fancon, ST. Paul's, East
Orange: Edward L. S,oddard, 81. Johns.
Jersey City; Stephen II. Cranberry, St.
Barnabas, Newark; George f. Fletcher,
ST. Paul's. Englewood, Chalmers, d.
Chapman, Grace. Greenville; Joseph A.
Mock. St. Matthews. Jersey City; Elmer
S. Forbes, st. Marys. Hoboken; BenJamin
H. EQeiD~. OdltAi3f Lag O1htt ASionyb
Falkner, st. Marks. Orange; Edward p;
Riggs, G. r. Abbott, Christ, Bellevlle.
G. g. Durand, ST. James, Newark
I.aymen. E. A Walton, Henry Haies of
Ridgewood; Alfred ID. Van Hovenberg,
Paterson. Robert Howell, A. +: Dorh-
man, f. c. Csntine, Summit; l. B. Half.
En0Iewood; H. b. Goodridge, Paterson;
Charles A. Norris and William q.
Lathrop. Jr., BoontoH; CORTLAND Parker,
Newark, Augustus Bleecker, Bloom
field.
CLERICAL ELEcTIONEERING
The protest was lett in the vestry, and
was signed ny many others during the
day. The Rev Mr.. Stoddari, of st
JOINS. Jersey City, was one of the most
active in securing signatures 10 the pro-
test. The controversy came to the surface
this morning when the election for the
standing committee was held
The committee consists of four clergy
men. elected by the clergy. and four lay
men, elected by the lay delegates. each
parish having one vote. There were
many of the clergy aud iaymen who
thought the diocese had not exactly
brought glory upon itself by the action of
the standing committee. aud they got up
an opposition ticket and started 10 do
some clerical eiectioneering.
They had ticket printed and distribu-
tel among the delegates. This was their
ticket