New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-18
EPISCOPALIANS IN SESSION.
TWO DIOCESAN CONVENTIONS HELD.
THE CORNERSTONE OF ST. MARY's SCHOOL LAID
Py pIsuoP LITTLEJoHN AT GARDEN CITY.


ny pIsuOP LITTLEJOHN AT GARDEN CITY.
The clergy and hay delegates Of the Protestant
Epscopal Church Of the Diocese Of Long Island met
in the Cathedral at Garden City yesterday The
onening service was the celebration of tile Holy Com
munion Bishop Littlejohn acting as oelebrant. The
Cathedral choir under the direction of Professor Wood
cock entered the chance In procession followed by
the clergy of the diocese IN full canonicals At the
close Of the solemn function, the Cadet band Of ST.
paul's School met the procession at the door OF the
Cathedral and conducted the clergy and visitors to the
tent erected over the cornerstone. There was raised
patform for the clergy on one side and smaller one
nm the other for the dgnitarie the ladies of ST. Mary
school, the Bishops family and Others In box in the
cornerstone were placed copies of The Tribune of May
II "The Churchman" Of May Ia, "The Hemp
stead Recorder" the manual OF the Cathedral
school OF ST. Mary's and the charter and
the Constitution of the Cathedral schools of the
Incarnation.
After appropriate devotional exercises the Bishop
took the trowel and said: In the name OF the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Abram
Newkrk Littleohn Doctor In Divinity, Doctor in the
Laws do Law this cornerstone of edfce to be
erected TO the memory of Corneia NJ. stewart and
to be known by the name and title Of the Cathedral
school OF ST. Mary of the Diocese OF Long Island and
to be administered agreeably to the principles OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church, that this place may be
set apart the instruction Of the young and for the
honor of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to al
generations forever more"
A notable address on "Christian Education was
delivered by the Rev. DR.. George r. Van De Water
rector of St. Andrews Church, New-York
on the stone inscribed the motto OF the schools
"Pro Christie ct Ecclesia ct Teiters Humans" and
1892
sixty thousand dollars has been set apart from the
Stewart estate for this memorial Of Mrs. stewart
More will be supplied If needed. The building VIII
Of Will
pleted by September, in time for the fail term.
After luncheon the clergy adjourned to the hall Of
the Cathedral and organized the convention ior Dus-
ness The session will be continued to-day.
The eighteenth annual convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese Of Newark held in st. Marks
Church, Orange n. j., yesterday. The exercises
opened with celebration Of the Holy Communion. at
which the Right Rev. Thomas A. starkey. the Bishop
Of the diocese was the ceebrant. At the conclusion
Of the celebration the Bishop delivered MS annual
address, in which he gave general review OF ue
work of the churches in the diocese AT It's close the
business session q the convention began in the guild
room Of the church. The Rev. DIR. +. b. Boggs was
appointed the secretary and the Rev. John F. Appleton
assistant. The committees were announced by the
Bishop and the convention took recess for dinner
on reassembling the report Of the trustees Of the
Episcopal Fund was reached. II called out sharp
debate the question whether church could evade
the payment Of its assessments and hold lis seat
In the convention By changing the corporate name OF
| the church. The In point was that OF Holy
Trinity Church, Jersey City, which had changed TO
| St. Mary's. and had paid assessments since 1851
After heated discussion the matter referred to
| special committee. The subject OF enlarging the
| boundaries of the diocese and taking in summit and
New Providence after some discussion referred TO
special committee. resolution 10 pay the Bishops
chaplan $500 for 1899 and 1898 carried and then
the report of the Committee Constitutions ana
Canons the most important matter before the conven
tion, taken up.
The committee recommended the adoption OF u
canon In reference the parish elections modelled on
that in the diocese OF NewJersey. +. w. stevens
| presented minority report adopting the present
| canon with n few minor changes. The Rev. william
| Richmond offered a resolution providing That all
| communicates should be eligible 70 vote ol
virtue OF their membership. 1t was Oh
| iected TINT this would admit women 10 vote
and Mr.. Richmond said that he would be very glad &c
have them: in his experience, the women were the
rnot persistent and interested persons In the churches
In Difference 10 the wishes Of number OF the delc
! rates he inserted the word male. The resolution
| nrovoked a warm discussion ana was IiiaHF Io,t
inc Committee on Constitutions and Canons wa
tboi MI male communicates Of legal age, not under
rennlsou shall be eligible Ia vote and 10 Once, pro
! vded they have been worshippers for siX calendar
| Months and regular contributors, ACCORDING 10
| mode adopted in the particular church, ana nave
beon req stered in the parish six months previously
| and this rule shall apply 10 All chrc"c' "Hc'ho'
free otherwise"