The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-05
CHURCHMEN All CAMDEN.
Second Days Doings of the New
Jersey Episcopal Convention
Officers Elected.
sp,cfnl TO the 1erseu oitu Mems.

Special to the JERSEY Guy NetUS.
CAMDEN, May 5, l892.-1he second days
session of the Convention of the New Jer-
sey Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church was a very busy one, and in the
election Of the standing committees and
the Deputies a nd Supplementary Depu-
ties to the General Convention, a great
many ballots were required before the
entire quota was secured.
The first service this morning was the
administration of the Holy Comm union
by Bishop Scarborough.
At 9 o'clock there was the reading Of
morning prayers. after which the regular
business session of the Convention was
opened.
Secretary Smith called the roll of clergy
and next followed the reading of minutes
of yesterdays session.
William H. Grant was allowed the
privilege of a seat in the Convention as u
delegate from Middletown Parish.
A BATCH OF RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution was offered to allow q pen.
sion of $3.50 per year to ministers who
have reached 20 years of age, on the re-
commentator of the Bishop. Consider
able discussion ensued, aud the resolution
was finally tabled.
An appropriate set of resolutions were
adopted OF the death of Rev. j. f. Garri-
SON. b. D.. who for many years was rector
of st. Paul's Church, where the Conven-
ton is now being held.
A change was made In canon 3, title /
and section 3, to read q, 500 instead Of
"a, 600 as the salary of Bishop Scarbor-
ough. The resolution voting $500 to the
Bishop for salary of q Secretary was
rescinded, upon the change in the canoD
being made.
b. f. Carter and T. S. Conover resigned
| as tru stees of the Episcopal fund.
Rev. DR.. Holcombe addressed the con-
vention on the subject of the ''Clergy-
| mems Retiring Fund.
Treasurer Merritt made his report,
which was approved after some discus
sion.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Tit following is the Standing Commit,
| tee elected this afternoon:-Clergy-A.
B. Baker, Charles Nj. Perkins, G. VI.
Murray, w. w. Oberly. Latty-R. s.
Conover, McRee Swift. j. B. Woodward,
J. Howard Pugh.
Treasurer-Charles Evan Merritt.
Trustees OF the EPISCOPAL Fund-Bay-
ard Stockton and w. D'Olier.
Trustee of the Aged and Infirm Clergy
Fund-R. S. Conover.
! Taustees of the Widows and Orphans of
| Clergy Funtl-R. S. Conover.
Trustee Of Church Property-Howard
Committee on Episcopal Residence
Messrs. S. X. Wilson, j.. b. Woodward
| and Joseph II. Bruere.
Deputies to the General Convention
| The Revs. A. B. Baker, T. A. Jidball.
The lay delegates elected are:-J. How
| ard Pugh, John y. Carpenter. Howard
| Richards and Clifford Stanley Sims.
The Bishop appointed the following ex-
aiming chaplains: Conyocation of Bur-
| lington- Revs. DR.. Watson, Thomas A.
1idball and John Fl. Converse.
Conversation OF New Brunswick-Revs.
A. J. Miller, I. Fl. Cullen Il Charles M.
Steward.
MOVING AGAINST MONKS.
In connection with the work of the
copveption the following may be inter-
esting to members OF the church.
All the convention Of the Pennsylvania
Diocese, which opened yesterday morn
ing. an important question in connection
with the revision OF one Of the canons of
the church will come before the dele
gates. As Is very well known there are II
number of orders in the Episcopal Church
10 which members of the clergy belong.
| the Order Of the Holy Cross. in
America, the Order OF the Cow
ley Fathers, in England, aud
the Brothers of Nazareth. The two
former orders are made up of c%lergymen,
and the latter has II membership made up
of the laity. Many very prominent clergy
men and laymen belong to these orders,
and they havs hitherto always been
allowed q voice In the conventions. 1t is
now proposed. however, to revise the
cauon permitting this, and thereby ex-
clude from the conventions all those who
are members of any religious order.
"The object of the propo.sd revision
said Lavman Biddle, OF the Pennsylvania
Convention, when Interviewed on the
subject, lis to preserve proper diocesan
discipline. The members of these relig-
.ious orders do not only take the thee
VOWS, but promise obedience to q superior.
He may order them ut his will. His judg-
ment at times might not accord with the
needs and policy OF II diocese, or with the
wishes of The Bishop of that diocese. The
aim of It is to preserve the Bishops an
thority." 1t probably will cause much
discussion i'll the various Diocesan Con.
venlions, but has very faint prospect Of
passing.