New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-28
THE DIOCESAN CONTENTION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CrOsrN,,
SESSION

ELECTION OF COMMITTEES AND DEPUTIEs-rHs
PROPOSED REDIvIsIoN OF THE STATE
The Illth annual Protestant Episcopal Conv.r.,.-
Of the diocese of NewYork assembled for thu .
ond days session yesterday morning in the Chm.
OF the Holy Trinity Madison-ave. and Forty-seco,S
st. Aaron Ogden elected. vice George Mont.,r
deceased, to I'll the vacancy In the Board OF rr.
tees OF the Fund for the Benefit OF Aged and Ins,,
Clergy. There was some debate on the amendment.
proposed 10 the rules governing the collection ana
distribution OF the above fund. Arson Phelps stok.
said that church attendance On Thanksgiving D,v
owing to football and other attractions, was zen
orally slight, and 1t suggested that the s,,
day preceding Thanksgiving Day be selected for N.
Offering Among the plans proposed was an al,
rangement by which the fund should be used /,
part to pay the premiums life insurance for N.
clergy.
A large part Of the morning session was occtp,sa
in the election Of members for the Standing Com,
mittee and deputies to the General Convention ana
the Federate Council. Members of the standin,
Committee elected follows: OF the clergy the
Rev Drs Morgan Dix William J. seabury, Henry
Y. Satterlee. OctavIus Appiegate: laymen. Stephen
j. Nash. George Maccuoch Miller Herman c.
Van Post, 5. Nicholson Kane. Deputies TO the Gen.
eral Convention-The Rev. Drs. Morgan Dix w. r
Huntington. f.. A. Hoffman. David II. Greer; lay.
men, Stephen p. Nash, j. Pierpont Morgan, W. Bay,
10 the General Convention-The Rev. Drs. F. h. Van
K!eeck, Thomas Gallaudet. William J. seabury p
A. H. Brown; laymen, Professor j. Howard Van
Amrlnge. Thomas Egleson. Levi =. Morton Cor.
nellus Vanderbilt. Deputies TO the Federate Coun.
cil-The Rev. Drs Thomas Gallaudet, f.. A. Bradley,
Arthur Brooks. william J. Seabury F. 3. Van
Kleeck Brady f.. Backus =. A. ii. Brown and the
Rev Charles F. Canedy and laymen, De.ano G. Cal
win. g. Macculloch Miller. Thomas Egleston, Henry
Lewis Morris. Irving Grinnell, Winthrop Sargent
Eiihu Chauneey. Douglas Merritt o o, $780,.
Levi T. Morton candidate FOR one or the pro-
visona deputies the General Convention, received
the entire vote cast by the convention-l@ by the
During the 5alloting and on the motion OF the
Rev. DR.. W S. Rainsford, 1t was decided to adopt
the Australian ballot system at future diocesan con-
ventions.
In the afternoon the convention heard the report
OF the special comLlttee who mad been appointed
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of dividing the State
into six doceses instead OF tye II rsRTstet b IN Ia
geston made by the Bishop In his address on We'd
nesiay
A resolution was offered by the Rev. DR.. Frank Il.
Cendenin. Of st. Peters church; Westches,er.
that this convention looks with favor upon all
proper efforts now being made to further The cause
OF temperance. and especially regards the exampe
or for the sake Of their followers are total abstain
ers from all alcoholic drinks Dr. Huntington, OF
Grace Church WHO SAID ne was to,al aostaln sr
ground that he did not believe in committing the
convention to form Of ascetGlsm Ills amendment
clergy and laity the work Of the Church Temper
Society" was approved and the resolution
finally carried.
The convention closed last evening with a public
meeting at o'clock on the platform were Bishop
Potter the Rev. Drs. +. W. Warren Arthur
Brooks and F. A. Bradley. and the Rev. Pascal
narrower After a brief service of prayer and
congregational singing, the Bishop introduced the
Rev. DR.. Bradley. of st. Asnes's Chapel who
smoke on the subject Of Mems Work for Men,"
The word Socialism he said. has been purged
and fumigated OF its evil odors. The ugly thing
that Socialism must represent now BY
new word-sociarchy." The Rev DR. Arthur Brooks
spoke in the place Of Or. Greer. Of ST. Bartholo-
news. who was IL. on THE Brotherhood Of ST. An.
drew" Two members Of the brotherhood aso
spoke on this organization. and its work in the
encouragement Of regular attendance at church.