The state chronicle., 1893-05-20
THE CLOSING WORK.
THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION AID.
JOURNED YESTERDAY.
Reports Made Yesterday.
Subscriptions Made to the Fund In
creasing 1t to $4,OOO--The Conven
tion to Meet a gain June Goth.
MORNING SESSION.

roll call was dispensed with on
motion of Mr.. John Wilkes and the
Secretary proceeded to read the
minutes of previous day which
were approved.
Mr.. R. 81. Battle read report Of
the special committee on the death
of Mr.. r. a. Smith; Mr.. J. B.
Bachelor moved the adoption of
the report paying high tribute to
the deceased. Eulogies were made
by Judge Connor and Mr.. Battle,
and Rev. J. B. Cheshire, Jr., made a
most eloquent and feeling speech
on the life and character of the de-
ceased. The report was adopted |
and the Secretary instructed TO
give page of the Journal to the |
memory of the deceased
Rev. Mr.. Murdock from the COM
mittee on education made report,
and Rev. Mr.. Sutton supplementary
report from the finance committee.
One thousand dollars more were
| subscribed to the permanent Epis
| copal fund, and upon motion all
ministers were requested to report
to the finance committee the
amount which their parishes would
contribute to the church funds
Mr.. Pettinger then moved the re-
consideration of resolution 1st
passed last night by which name of
"Assistsnt Bishop" was changed to
"Bishop Coadjutor" which was car
ried and the resolution as originally
introduced recommending the title
to be Assistant Bishop passed.
Rev. Mr.. Cheshire made report
from the committee on canons in
cooperating several resolutions re-
} garding Diocesan missions amend
ing the canons in that respect which
were adopted.
Judge Connor moved the recon
| sideration Of resolution 2 passed
: last night which was carried and
| ''Coadjutor'' Bishop was stricken
, out and Assistant Bishop as origi
nally recommended by the commit
5 tee was substituted.
t Mr. Sutton made 8 report from The
!. special committee On the Thompson
) Orphanage, and Rev. Mr.. Osborne
| made an urgent appeal to the con
+ vention for aid in building a dor
q mitory for the boys. Mr.. W. A
g Smith made like appeal,
: Upon motion the convention wen
= into the election of a missionar.
J committee, and the following gen
tlemen were elected, viz: W, [
London, Judge Connor, G. M. Bus
bee, r 81. Battle, John Wilkes,
On motion page of the journs
Ut was devoted to the memory Of Rev
q Mr.. Dunn.
e The church building committe
:. were thec elected.
% Rev. Mr.. Stickney announced
the convention that he had just rs
r ceived information of the death {
a. a prominent minister, formerly {
ID this diocese, the Rev. n. G. Hughe
g and the convention knelt in praye
is Bishop Lyman finished his a.
II dress which he had partly delivere
,h Wednesday.
to Upon motion committee OF thr'
were appointed to prepare suitab
resolutions on the death Of Rev. M
Hughes,
Rev. MIR. Sutton moved that 81
st- copies of the journal be printed f
ch distribution, and that the procee
ed ings of this convention and the o.
to to be held on June 26th next
bound together in one volun
an Adopted.
9TH Rev. Mr.. Cheshire made repc
ais on the University of the South
go Sewanee, Tennessee, which was
M ferred to the committee on the sts
ext of the church.
Rev. DR.. Marshall moved that t
robes of the late Bishop Ravenscrc
now in possession of this parish,
donated to the Ravenscroft School
ees Asheville, which was adopted.
the Rev. Mr.. Smith offered reso
ma ton of thanks to the 7. M. G. A.
uel courtesies shown, and motion '
.om also made rendering the thanks
sti- the delegates to the citizens of +
ties eigh for their kind hospital
which was adopted.
Report of the committee On
state of the church was made
Rev. MIR. Deal, after which the c
cci- vention adjourned till 4 o'clock
r of afternoon.
1au, AFTERNOON SESSION.
~ The convention was called to
20 ,1 der at 4:3O o'clock, Bishop Lyl
;nh. 49, presiding. The minutes of
'sA0 morning session were read and
proved.
Mr.. Cheshire moved that the
vention go into the election
trustee cf the general Theoloe
a1 -d Seminary, there being vacs
20. a. caused by the death of Rev.
. H. house Buell.. Rev. Mr.. Jarvis
ton was thereupon nominated
q elected.
~ i, MIR. Smith made report from
, tho committee appointed to draft 81
,bvs- Bile resolutions on the death of
,ress N. G. Hughes.
y of Rev. Mr.. Sutton delivered an