The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-14
DEBATE WAS QUITE WARM.
Discussing Canon No. 2 In the Diocesan
Convention.
THE BISHOPS ANNUAL ADDRESS
An Effort to be Made to Increase the
Episcopal Fund TO 800, 900 Com nit
tec Appointed for that Purpose To-
day-Oficers Elected This Morning.

Ouy-Omcerb EleCteu lnib niofnIuB.
The second days session OF the dioce-
san convention was opened at st. Ste
phens' church this morning. a o'clock,
by morning PRAYER by the RI. Rev.
Bishop Clark. assisted by the Rev.
George Mcclellan Fiske, ID. ID.
At the close OF morning prayer The
convention was called TO or Ter by the
bishop, and declared organized for busi-
ness.
The report of the Rhode Island branc,
of the Woman's Auxiliary for 1902 G3
showed an expen iiture OF A,76O for the
year.
Rev. Joeeph NJ. Hobbs a.ked for per-
mission to place mortgage OF e, 600
upon ST. Andrews church. The conven-
tion refused to grant the desired permis-
sion and the matter was thea referred To
the committee on churches aud gtebes to
report at this meeting.
The bishop then appointed the follow
ifg committee on church temperance
work: Rev. julius w. Atwo ID. Rev. s.
Christie Iher Blanding.
On motion OF John Nicholas Brown
it was esolved that the s ,cretTry be and
he is hereby directed to print l, 200 copies
OF the charter, constitution and canons
of the Rhode Island Episcopal conven-
ton, and the act for The incorporation OF
parishes, and that they be also printed
rs al appendix to the journal Of the con-
vention.
The Episcopal Fund.
The report of the committee on the in
crease of the Episcopal fund to 100000
was presented by the chairman, Rev. Z.
ii. Babcock, ID. d.. and read to the con-
vention. The report states that The COM
mittee is in full sympathy with the opin-
ion Of the bishop that the fund, which
now amounts 10 $4,000, be- swelled to
$4,000
The report and the recommend dations
of the appointment of com nittee were
adopted and Bishop Clark appointed the
following committee Rev. Charles III.
Babcock, ID d., Rev. 4. II. Porter, ID. L.
ID. Granger and r. III. /. Goddard.
The COMMITTEES appointed to recon-
mend a place of meeting for the conven-
ton for next year reported recommend
ing st. JAMES church Providence. and il
was selected by vote of the convention,
A resolution was adopted accepting the
fund OF S4,150 to support a clergyman for
Berkeley Memorial chapel, Middletown,
made by the will Of Sarah B. Gibbs.
Debate Over Canon No. e.
The report of the committee on canons
on canon No. 2, which was made yester-
day, was taken up and discussed
at great length, and tie merits
and demerits OF changing the system
were dwelt upon. A motion was made
to indefinitely post zone the whole mat
ter. The committee on canons explained
themselves and DIR. Richards was vindI-
Gated by che members. The debate waxed
warm and the charge of prejudice was
made.
The bishop cut short the debate by
saying that he hour of IL o'clock had
arrived, and by the rules the conve Ltion
must proceed &C once to election.
The election Of stal ding committee
WAS the irst business. The ballot was
taken and Will, IL was Icing counted
tue election proceed d. John w. Augell
was r '.ect,d 'reasurer. aud Rev. S. ii.
education was reelected. William Ames
was elected "a member OF the COMMITTEES
on audit aud finance. Samuel r. Dor
rance was elected trustee of the
episcopal fund to fill the place of
William Goddard. resigned. and
three years as a member of the
board OF churches and globes, Zachar.ah
Chaffre was elec ell to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Henry Il. Beck
with. r. II. l. Goddard was appointed q
member OF the board # general trustees.
orphans. M. Is. l. Goddard was elected.
A resolution was adop ed ord ring
LOO copies OF the journal or proceedings
printed.
The thanks of the convention were ex-
tended e. st. Stephens churci for cour-
tesies at the time Of convention.
A resolution was passed making the
salary Of the secretary $500.
Other Officers Chosen.
Al III
ster were elected members of the mis-
sionary council.
The debate on canon No. 3 was resumed
but shortly stopped for the announce
Rev. 4. ii. Porter and James A. Greene
were reelected mem bers OF the board Of
managers.
The result of the ballot of the stand
Ing committee was then announc I'd aud
IL was found that Rev. +. II. Porter, Rev.
Daniel Henshaw, Rev. George McFiske,
Rev. q. j. McGill, j. IA. Stiness, j. N.
Brown aud w. w. Blodgett were el, cted
but that II was a tie vote between * ith-
burn Gardner aud wins ow Upton, which
according to the canon aunulled the
whole ballot. The dilemma was finally
COTTON out of by vote suspending the
rules aud authorizing the secretary to
cast the ballot for the seven members
elected and FOR Mr.. Gardiner as the eigth.
The board was thus elected.
The deba,e on Canon two was resumed.
X. IL, |. Goddard moved to indefinitely
postpone the matter, in order TO get
t,st vote, announcing that he should
vote against the motion. The motion
was lost.
A vote on the adoption of the canon as
whole was finally takeI, and resulted
in It's adoption bY vote OF 4s ayes 20 A
nays.
The committee repor ed on article 10 of
the constitution aud tue new ar ticle
which pa iovides for election of delegates
TO genera convention Dy plurality eiec
tions after the first election, was APP
proved aId sent over for year before las
adoptlon.
AT = o'clock tho convention adjourned.
YESTERDAYS LATE SESSION.