Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03
THE NEW CATHEDRAL
Bishop Paret Says That There is
Every Reason for Encouragement.
HOPEFUL OF FULL SUCCESS.
Adjournment Of the Diocesan Convention
Considersd-The Ridout Dispute Settled
Washington Fails to secure the Next
Meeting.

In an address before the Maryland diocesan
convention yesterday at Baltimore Bishop Paret
said that the affairs relating to the proposed
cathedral in Washington were prospering, and
that there il every reason for announcement.
Temporary inoompleteness in some business
Details" he said, land the slow carefulness so
absolutely necessary at the beginning Of large
undertakings have forbidden any definite state
ments. 1 can only say that SO soon Is it can be
wisely done full information will be given. and
meantime can give the assurance that those who
are more Immediately active are very hopeful
Of full success" d..
THE ST. MARoARETs CHURCH Trio UBLR.
Considerable time was taken up in the dis
cussion of the st. Msrgaret's Church trouble.
Mr.. VIM. A. Meloy, who had the floor when
convention adjourned on Thursday night,
resumed speaking shortly after the body as
sembled yesterday morning. He made an
argument against the position taken by the
Ridout faction. and submitted q conciliatory
night by Mr.. VIM. D. Baldwin, which provided
for the seating of Mr.. II. 8. Ridout as lay dele
gate from St. Margaret's.
Mr.. ]. H. Logic offered q substitute for the
whole, which provided that convention take no
action, but leave the whole matter in the hands
VI DibuOp IdT0t. LIB WAS HDleQ ana
Mr.. Baldwin's resolution a. amended was
adopted.
his was done after An assurance from Bishop
Paret that this action would be agreeable to
DR.. Spencer, rector Of st. Margaret's, and Mr..
Tate. the lay delegate elected by the Spencer
faction. The matter will probably be amicably
| adjusted. Mr.. Ridout was not present at the
closing session Of the convention.
Rev. Arthur Chiffon Powell OF the committee
appointed to confer with a committee from the
! diocese Of Easton with reference to the rights
OF rectors and vestries reported that they
thought no change was necessary in the vestry
act and that no canonical action on the matter
Is desirable.
The canon law Of the church." Mr.. Powell
said. expressly indicates that no one shall be
counted settled minister unless he be called
either permanently, according to the rules Of
the diocese, or Tor period Of not Less than one
year. 1t is therefore necessary that all calls to
pastoral relation should be made in such def
mite form as to exclude the possibility Of mis-
understanding.
Under these conditions it is within the rights
OF parish or vestry to call a minister who shall
be entitled to the privileges OF u settled minis
ter and to limit the relation if both parties
shall SO consent when the call is made to the
term of one year; and there might be excep-
tional cases where something like this might be
desirable; but neither people nor clergy would
be willing to do dishonor to the sacred Office
which would result from making such call the
general usage Of the diocese. It would abso-
lutely exclude all idea or probability OF perma-
nent work or permanent home from the clergy
mans life. In every other state and diocese
the church law prevails and clergymen Of USE
full character, OF good standing, would be slow
to relinquish their posts in other dioceses and
come to this, the security given would be SO
much less"
To avoid this condition of affairs. and also to
avoid conflict of the civil law he suggested q
form for calling rectors. in which it is pro-
vided that the rectorship shall continue until
dissolved by mutual consent or BY the arbitra-
ton and decision of the ecclesiastical authority
OF the diocese. This was adopted
Rev. DIR. Randolph H. McKim, chairman of
the committee appointed to consider the pro-
visions of the vestry act Of 1898, made report
recommending that o committee of two clergy
men and three laymen be appointed to compile
and explain the law question. This was done.
At Dr. Mckims suggestion q resolution was
adopted providing that no one shall be elected
member OF vestry who is not q member Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, either by
baptism, confirmation admission TO the holy
communion.
LOCAL MATTERS.
The parish Of st. Stephens, Mount Pleasant,
was admitted into union with the convention
The petition for the creation OF . new parish
from portion Of st. Paul's and St Johns
Of st. Michael's and All Angels was granted.
Consent was given to the formation ST new
parish, to be known as All Saints parish. from
the southern portion OF King and Queen parish
of St. Mary's county. The boundaries OF Silver
Spring and Rock Creek parishes, In the District
OF Columbia, were changed by attaching to the
southern portion OF Silver Spring parish the
northern portion Of Rock Creek parish, so a. to
make Silver Spring embrace Takoma Park and
its vicinity.
The convention did not stop work for
luncheon, but pushed ahead, SO as to finish up
its business and reach AN adjournment before
night. In this it succeeded and decided to meet
again next year In Emmanuel Church.
WASHINGTON PROPOSED.
An effort was made to have the convention
como to Washington for its 1894 session. but
the majority Of those present when tho mat
ter was considered preferred to meet in Balti-
more.
just before the convention closed Bishop
Paret made short address, in which he criti-
cised the slender attendance in the closing
hours Of the session and referred to the i'm
portaut work that had been done. particu-
larly that in relation to the csnons Of the
diocese.
This" he said. has often led people Of
other religious beliefs to remark that the chief
work Of our convention seems to be tinkerinR
with our laws. And am glad this is SO. 1 am
glad that we have nothing more serious to en-
gage our time. thank God for the peace Of
the church; that We have no one to accuse Of
heresy or to place before us ~ the exponent of
dangerous doctrines. threatening the peace or
the life Of the church. We are harmonious.
Representatives Of all schools Of thought in our
church work together in our conventions.
am glad We do not have to call into our coun-
ellis some quasi political authority from over
the water to settle differences that we cannot
settle ourselves"
wARRIELD CoLLRoE.
At the suggestion Of DR.. J. B. Purcell. chair
man OF the committee appointed to take into
consideration that part Of Bishop Paret's ad-
dress with reference to Warfeld, trustees were
elected to act in conjunction with the bishop in
organizing the college.
The college was provided for by q bequest Of
the late Miss Susanna Warfeld of Carroll
county. An effort had been made to have the
corporation Of the College Of 81. James unite
with the trustees Of the Warfeld beouest and to
establish the ''Warield College Of ST. James" ut
Sykesville, selling the present st. James COL
lege property and accepting the property left
by Miss Warfeld and erecting new buildings
This proposition the st. James College trustees
would not accept.
The trustees elected were Rev. Arthur Chiffon
Powell Rev. VIM. A Coale, Rev. R. H. Paine
Messrs Joseph Packard, IT,, H. Irvine Keyser
and Lloyd Lowndes.
The convention ordered that certain silver
ware bequeathed to the diocese by Miss Susanna
Warfeld be returned to her relatives to whom