The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-06
THE EPISCOPAL Co>.ENrIoN.
The Supreme Law uakiu. Body at
the Episcopal Church.

Byrelegraph to the state Chronicle.
BALTIMORE. Md. oct ! The >u-
preme law making body of the Fro;es
taut Episcopal church OF the United /,
States. the general convention of 1892, /
assembled al Ems..u-l church this morn I
ING and began Its JhIc- weeks session. /
The scene al the church MAS impressive
aS the venerable bishops Clergymcn ana
laymen marched up the aisleS - their
respective seats The bishops Of whom
there were sixty three present, occupied
seats upon platform which had been
constructed in front IF the altar. The
| delegates were seated in the body of the
church. They numbered over four hun
dred. Ad mission 10 the church for the
celebration of the holy communion. the
! only feature of this mornings gathering,
was by ticket L TNclvc hundred were
! issued. aud as many more applications
4 were necessarily refused Nearly every
seat Was occupied The services were
conducted by Bishop Williams, Il Con
necticut. the senior bishop Of the church.
! He was assisted hy Bishop Potter, of
| New York, Littlejohn. Of Long Island.
Doane, of Albany. Dudley. of kentucky.
and others The cciebrlants and ali the
pALIA pl>i'' H> NtiN IN NNNliAi' AAN- AZ
sermon was preached bv the Right Rev
r ii. Wilmer. bishop of Alabama.
The house Of bishops assembled Al ) 30
D. m and organized by the re election of
Rev DR. William Tatlock. rector Of 81.
Johns church. Stamford, Conn. a sec
retary. Dr. TAtlpck appointed a. his
assistant Rev Dr {. {. Tiffany, of New
York. Bishop Neeley, Of Maine. was
elected chairman of the house, and II Will
be his duty 10 preside in the absence of
the senior bishop. Right Rev. John VIII
liams, of Conn. The meeting Of the
house was simply for organization aud
as soon as this was effected. the
names Of the deceased bishops rccited,
and prayers offered for them, the seven
bishops who have been consccratcd since
!ast convention were introduced. Tn,
! house then adjourned unt'l to morrow
The assembling Of the house of depu
ties brought together a distinguished
4 body Of C.ergyme0 aud laymen. Among
Z them were Chief Justice Melville w
y Fuller, Of the United States supreme
u Court, who Is a representative of tin
r diocese Of Chicago: Dr. Sethhow, presi
Y dent Of Columbia college. New York an'
n ex mayor of BROOKLYN. one Of the depu
i ties from the Long Island diocese; eA
}, Governor Henry p B Adwin, Of Michigan
h from the Michigan diocese; Mr.. Erastu
e Corning. Nr. Hamilton Fish, Mr.. }. Pier,
/ pout Morgan, and Mr.. W. X. Cuilin
o of New York The deputies were CALI
:. to order al > 80 by the secretary, Re-
Al Dr. Chas. l.. llu'chins, # Concor'
# After the roll call. nomination. for Pres
y dent w"Te received. Rev. Or. Josep
n Garry, of Albany, placed in nominal
y the Rev Dr Morgan Dix, Of Trinii
a church, New York \ number Of del
&c gates seconded the u.mnation II
r, rules were suspended and the secretal
d. instructed to cast the vote of the hou
ne for Dr. Dix Taking the chair, DR. u
ig thanked the convention for its tcstlm
gh NAL Of esteem In MS re election for
hc third term, and epnkc uf the Importa
fc Work to be transacted durin. the scssio