Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-19
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Busincss Transacted at the Afternoon and
Evening Sessions

At the afternoon session OF the Epi-cOpal con-
ention of the diocese of Maryland yesterday
or. t. s Bacon Of Frederick county submitted
resolution which stated that the peace and
faith Of Christians everywhere Is much dis
turbed anil their duty hindered by new doc
trines as to the Holy Scriptures. and that the
council here assembled assures all its people
that no recent study or reasoning of men has
changed or can change the ancient catholic
truth that all the Holy Bible is the word Of God;
that il contains no false history mythology,
and that the danger Of the times IL not that
men will believe too much the Holy Scriptures,
but that men by such false teachings and other
de~ices will hot believe enough IN the word Oh
God
lengthy discussion seemed imminent, but
Bishop Paret avoided it by asking unanimous
consent that a resolution should be submitted
bv the chair. This was granted. and bis resO-
mtiOn stated that as the doctrines and faith OF
the church are fully set forth in its standards
and teachings il would be undesirable because
Of lack of time to discuss them at this time, ana
that DIR. BacOns resolution be indefinitely post
poned This was adopted with but one dissent
ing voice. that Of DIR. Bacon.
A petition from Calvary parish. this city,
asking admission to the convention was re-
ferred to committees.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS REFERRED.
sopies Of Bishop Paret's address be published
for distribution. This was adopted That
portion Of the address referring to the pastoral
relations between clergymen and their vestries
was referred to a special committee. Rev A:
C. Powell offered the resolution for tins and
suggested a committee to be composed OF the
bishop a minister and a layman. his Dr.
Elliott amended, suggesting two ministers anu
two laymen with the bishop. At the suggestion
Of DR. Purcell. Bishop Paret was requested to
appoint a minister and a layman to act with the
bishop q committee IN securing the cOnsOh-
dation of the College of ST. James with the
Warfield College project.
Dr. Randolph Mckim moved that a special
committee Of three clergymen. three laymen
and the bishop be appointed to consider the
appointment Of a secretary for the bishop.
The report on Episcopal library was read by
Charles H. Wyatt. that on devotions by skip
with Wilmer and that on church charities by
Daniel VI. Thomas.
LIST OF COMMITTEES.
Bishop Paret appointed the following COM
mittees:
Rights Of clergvmen to seats-Revs. Alfred
Harding E. III. Inge, Hobart smith.
Elections-William ID. Baldwin, Daniel NJ
Thomas H. Onderdonk.
Canons and other business-Revs. W. s.
Southgate t. G. Addison. Il. II. Paine, Messrs.
c. VI. Matthews and E. y. Rich.
Aecounts-Lloyd Lowndes, +. A. Pilling. W.
ID. Cabell.
Parochial contributions-George F. Dawson,
w. II. Difenderfer. j. Ii. Bevekside.
Admission Of new parishes and congrega-
tions-Revs. j. s. Townsend. A c. Powell, Z.
Buell. Messrs. c. W. Sans. II. c. Whiting.
State Of the church-Revs. W. NJ. Dame, W.
G. Davenport, W. H. Painter. Messrs. W. A.
Maloy. DR.. r. W. Trapnel and s. W. Meloy.
Donations-Skipwith Wilmer, DIR. j. p. Thorn,
r. s. Poor, ". b. Harlan and ID. l..
Briscoe.
Records-Rev. W. G. Clapp, Messrs. H. F.
Thompson and c. III. WYATT.
THE EVENING SESSION.
A session was held last evening, which was
devoted to the subject of missions. Bishop
Paret spoke earnestly Of the relations existing
between the committee on missions and the
parishes, and the difficulty experienced by the
former in obtaining from the parishes the
money assessed them. He described how the
difficulty il overcome in the diocese Of Canada,
and suggested that committee be appointed
to examine into the Canadian methods and re-
port at the next annual convention.
REPORT ON MISSIONS.
The report of the committee on missions was
submitted by Rev. DIR. Gambrill Of Dorsey,
Howard county, Md. 1t expressed regret for
the death Of Rev. DR.. Thomas Stevenson.
member of the committee, in appropriate terms.
line cOmmltIce appIOpfldttO III Tue MAY meet
ing o.. 800 from the fund for disabled and SUI
perannuated clergy. which amount was dis
tributed to eight recipients in sums ranging
from ESQ to $500. Two names were added to
the list Of benefciaries-one for goo and the
other for $500. One death occurred during the
year, making the number Of recipients at the
present time nine. The receipts for the fund
during the year were as follows: From parishes
and congregations. 81, us. 40. from trustees Of
church charities. s752 05; interest. $3.50; bal
ance from last year, s2,05963; total receipts,
e5.5s5.6S The disbursements were: To bene-
6ciaries, IS, 343.33 expenses, S2.20; balance on
hand, s2,24o.
WHERE MONEY! WAS GIVEN.
Appropriations were made by the committee
at its June meeting to ffty-two different places,
located as follows: Ten in the convocation of
Annapolis. twelve in that of Baltimore, eleven
in the Cumberland convocation and nineteen in
the eonvocatiOn Of Washington. The total APP
preparations amounted to s14,275. The re-
eeipts for this branch Of the work we're: From
parishes and congregations. S10.2 9O.51; on ac-
count of previous year, 81 .306.37; from trus-
tees Of church charities. s2l5.37: balance on
hand, s3s4. 36; from other sources. $204. 49,
total. sl2. 40l. The committee disbursed in
salaries s1l .254.96 and in expenses S100. So.
There were hfty-three parishes that had been
assessed s1.5s1 that contributed nothing. and
forty-nine parishes delinquent in part, making
Q total of 81 40 "a that was not paid into the
general missionary fund.
The report concludes with several resolu-
tiOns, which discussed at length and
finally adopted. The first of these was that
$4,000 be appropriated for pastoral aid This
Was amended by Bishop Paret so as to make the
appropriation $4,000. The amendment was
accepted without opposition
EACH PARISH MUST DO ITS DUTY
The second resolution was to the effect that
each parish accepts as a duty the work Of
raising that portion of the appropriation as
signed TO it, Rev. DIR. Steele and others op-
posed this method Of exacting money. while
Dr. Mckim and DIR. Gambral favored its
adoption IL was finally carried. with the
understanding that if any parish should find
itself unable TO pay its apportionment the
sum should be reduced Two other recon-
mendations Of an unimportant character were
also adopted.
The reports Of the committee on religious
instruction called attention TO the fact that its
work was seriously impeded by lack Of funds
II was therefore agreed to appropriate 81 900
for the committees use.
The following committees were appointed bv
Bishop Paret: To confer with a like committee
from the diocese Of Easton regarding the rela-
tons Of reetOrs and vestries. Bishop Paret, Rev
A. c. Powell, Mr.. c. NJ. Matthews and Mr.. ].
Writ Randall; on the appointment of a diocesan
secretary, Rev. DIR. Mckim, Rev. Dr. Eccleston,
Mr.. II. E Pellew, Thomas Armstrong and DIR.