The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17
CLERGY AND IATMHN
Preparations for the Protes-
tant Episcopal Conven
ton at Newark.
ST. PAULS MEMORIAL DAY.
Pastor ThOmson's Resignation
Record Of the Work Of Jersey
City Churches.

Inc Annual PROTESTANT Epis copal Con-
vention OF this diocese will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday, in the Old
Trinity Church in Newark, whore it has
been held for many years. There will be
two sessions each day. On Tuesday
morning the first one will begin at ten
O'Clock, with the usual devotional exer-
cises, and on Wednesday morning it will
open at nine. There will be no special
work laid before the convention this year.
The annual report will be read before
the Bishop, and Layman Henry
Hayes, treasurer, will read the
report of the AGED aud Infirm
fund. The report Of the standing COM
mittee and that OF the parish clergy, to-
gether with some other routine work, is
the most important business to be trans
acted. The Rev. William Jenvey, arch
deacon and rector OF st. Pauls Church,
Hoboken, while being interviewed said
This years convention Is an off year
with us; there will be nothing special
aside from the regular conventional work.
Ofcourse there may be some proposed
changes In the canon, but that occurs
almost every year. Next year, however"
continued Mr.. Jenyey, "shere will be
something, and that Is the election
of delegates to the General Convention"
VOTING RULES OF THE CHURCH.
Among the subjects to come before the
convention is an amendment to the canon
prescribing the qualifications of voters at
parish elections for Wardeus and vestry-
men, the committee consisting Of Rev.
William G. harrington, D. d.. and Messrs
Alfred Mills aud Cortlandt Parker,
to whom the subject was committed at
the last convention. This committee
will recommend that those who shall be
entitled to q vote shall be baptized
male persons of full age, accustomed
to attend worship in the parish church
for at least six months before the
election. Also that IN churches where
pews are rented they shall have paid the
rent of q pew or sitting for the quarter
prece ing the election. In churches that
are free the voters must be subscribers TO
the church Mr. Cortlandt Parker has
also suggested an amendment providing
for voting by ballot on a system similar
to the Australian system
1t is understood that the Committee on
Constitution and Canons will report fay-
orabiy on an amendment to the
canon In regard to communicates
removing from one parish to another,
which provides that the names of such
communicates shall not be entered on
the register of the parish to which they
remove until they produce a letter of
transfer from the rector of the parish to
which they belonged.
mittee to consider proposed changes in
the Book of Common Prayer and an
election of the Standing Committee of the
Diocese.
MEMORIAL DAY AT ST. PAUL's.
Today will be Memorial Day in St.
Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church. The
handsome editice is at last finished, aud
in appearance, and as commodi0us
building, it stands foremost amoug the
churches in the city. The dedication OF
re-opening which has for months been
eagerly anticipated by the congregation
will commence this morning at nine
O'Clock, and the exercises will be con
finueti during the week, aud close next
Sunday night. The first service viii be
the love Feast, the pastor the Rev
Daniel Halieron leading 1t, and the Rev
D. r. Louvre presiding A sermon will
be preached at half-past ten by the Rev.
ID. W. Cough, D. D., of Brooklyn, and
James n. Davis will give the financial
statement.
The denominational fluctuations will
be made in the afternoon at half past two.
Mr. John Carscallen will preside, and
the representatives of the different
churches are Samuel Sterling of the
Mother Church, Flavel Magee Of the
First Presbyterian Church, Z. ). Coles of
the Congregational Church, c. r. Ray
mond of the Park Reformed Church,
Vim. e. Beach of the Simpson Methodist
Fniscoual Church. At the evening ser
vice Rev d. Il Lowrie, ID. d.. viii pre-
side and a sermon will be preached by
Chaplain MeCabe. There will be lee
ture BY him on Monday night on the sub
iect. .sThe Bright Side Of Life
10 Libby Pri SC n. :. The lns,, Chaplain
SONGS On Tuesday night the reunion
festivities win take place. A special re
ception will be rendered by the Ladies'
Aid Society to the former members and
contributors to the building and improve
ment fund. During the evening ad-
dresses will be made by Rev.
Dr. Bowman mar R ssaus George Hq Ham.
-nnnd Elouuent speakers will fill
the pulpit on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday nights; Rev, r; Van Horn, 2. q,
Of Newark Rev u y T. n Lowrle, = as III
viii not be open on, Saturday. but on
sunday morning the closing sermon Will
nc - SnnSav school Jubilee aud reunion