The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-19
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How the New Canon Affects
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The discussions at yesterdays conven-
ton of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark,
at st. Marks Church, West Orange, in re-
gard to the new missionary canons, were
very interesting. The Committee on
Constitution and Canons presented a
canon on the subject of matters changing
somewhat the present missionary system
of the diocese. 1t provides that the
Bishop, clergy and laity in convention
assembled shall be the Missionary Coun-
Gil of the diocese, and shall take up the
consideration of all matters connected
with the missions OF the diocese on the
second day or the annua convention, i'm
mediately after the reading OF the Eplsco-
pal address. AT the annual meeting of
the Missionary Council There shall be
elected a Board of Missions. TO consist or
six clergymen and six laymep, the Bishop
being ex-oficio q member. ana when pres
ent presiding at it's meetings. The W
Archdeacons are to be eX-oficio members
of the Board. the Board to have charge of
all moneys raised for missions,
and of all mission station sta
lions, aud to eDo every year TO the con-
venLion. Every congregation is to take
uptwo collections each year for diocean
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into two districts, as follows;-
The counties of3Warren, Sussex, Morris
and Essex, and Hudson county west OF
the Huckensack River aud the township
of Summit to be known as the Arch
deaconry of Newark: Hudson county.
east of the Hackensack River, and the
counties Of Passaic and Bergen are to be
known us the Archdeaconry of Jersey
City. Each of these is to have an arch
deacon To be appointed by the Bishop.
OBJECT OF THE CHANGE.
Tn Rev. DIR. Boggs said that the object
OF the canon is that the diocese is now
divided into two archdeaconries, and the
interest Of the diocese is divided. One is
more wealthy than the other, and the
object is to have one treasury, and to
have the money divided between the two
archdeaconries, SO that weak spot can be
helped.
Inc Rev. Louis S. Osborne. of Ne ark,
favored the change in the canon, and said
a similar system had worked very we'll in
other dioceSes.
Archdeacou Abbott of Newark spoke of
the work done in that archdeaconry, II
said it was true that there Is very little
work done in the archdeacOnry aud O
good deal of, money. II this canon is
passed the Missionary Board should be
very careful not to lake away from New
ark what the missions need and give it to
Jersey City. If they do it will make
trouble. He favored the canon as it uni
fled the work of the Diocese.
The Rev. Mr.. Nickerson of Paterson
said that the archdeaconry is doing very
small work as compared with the popula-
ton, because it is hard TO get money from
the mother churches. The missionaries
are paid salaries that are an abomination.
The archdeacoury do not ask Newark to
pay over their money to them, but it does
ask to be relieved from Il position that is
a trying one and an injustice.
ERSEY CITY AMENDMENT.
The Rev. George 5. Bennitt, of Jersey
City, proposed as an amendment a sec
tion providing thai each archdeaconry
shall meet at least twice a year in adj
dition to the annual meeting. and that
the archdeaconry shall Lconsist of the
clergy residing in its limits, and one lay
communicate from each parish and
mission.
TN Rev. DR.. Boggs said that the idea
of The archdeaconries keeps up the idea
of division. The idea of a central board
is to spend the money where il will do the
most good, and do away with SECTIONAL
ism, aud not have Newark sly TO ) Jersey
City we dont'L care about your work, but
for all to work together in union.
The Rev. w. NJ. Hughes, of Norris
town. said that the missions OF the
diocese are in a better condition now than
ever before. and the proposed canon is a
return TO the old system which WAS Dun
to be a failure. He spoke of the i'm
portance of the archdeaconry system in
awakening interest in the various par
iShes in mission work. and bringing the
rectors of the parish into contact with
the missionaries.
Mr.. Bennitt's amendment was lost, and
the canon as reported by the committee
was adopted.
Henry Hayes moved that a committee
be appointed to nominate a board of mis-
sions. The motion was adopted and the
Bishop appointed by Rev. Messrs. Alex
ander Mann of Orange. N. Burrows of
Short Hills and Mr.. Henry Hayes of
Newark as such committee.
Fl STANDING COMMITTEE.
Thu following nominations were made
for members of the Standing Committee:
Clerical-The Revs. Robert N. Merritt of Nor
ristown, W. W. Holley of hackensack, William
\ Ren " B Garter Of Montciair, T. W. NicEer1
son Of Paterson, II. S. Bishop of East Orange
Iay-Henry Hays, Newark; Frederick W.
Stevs MS, East Orange; Edwin A. Stevens, Ho-
boken; Alfred Mills, MorristowL; Edward A.
Walton, Ridgewood.
This committee is the most important
in the diocese. as in the event of the death
or absence of the Bishop they have narge
of the diocese. They also have to ap-
proveenll applications for ordination and
give consent to conservation or Bishops
elect in other dioceses.
The vote resulted as follows
Merritt, 47; Holley, AZ; Jenvey. SO; Barrows,
So; Carter, s; Bishop. 8; Nickerson, Il; Mnls,34;
Hayes, SO: f. w. Stevens, IS; e. A, Stevens. 81;
Z. A. Walton, ii.
The Standing Committee elected Isl
The Revs. R. N. Merritt. Morristown; w.
w. Holley, Hackensack; w. X. Jenvey,
Hoboken; N. Barrows. Short Hills;
Messrs. Alfred Mills, Morristown Henry
Hayes, Newark; F. w. Stevens, East
Orange; 4. A. Stevens. Hoboken.
MI CuANnE IN THE pv JINEC
Alfred Mills, OF the committee TO wnom
was referred the proposition of the Do
cese of New jersey to cede New Provi-
dence of this diocese, or to have this do
cese cede Sumln to them, reported that
thew recommended the adoption of a reso.
luton that it is un wise to change the
boundaries of the diocese In either of
the directions suggested by the Diocese
of New Jersey. The resolution was
adopted.
Tie Committee on Constitution and
Canon reported II recommendation that
the old canon on parish election be
adopted with the resolution offered
by ex-Judge Stevens yesterday incorpor-
ated.
DELEGATES TO GENERAL CONVENTION.
The Convention then proceeded to the
election of delegates to the General Con-
vention of the Church, which meets N
Baltimore in October. The following
were nominated:
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