The morning times., 1895-12-11
SECONDED BY THE llITT
EpiscupaIians Indorse Rev. Or.
SatterIee's Election.
THEY MET AT EPIPHANY
Resolutions of Complimentary
Character Passed and IA Committee
Named 10 visit Him and support
the Request OF the Cony yeBtisn-Sin
Leave Today for New York.

meeting OF the representative Iaymen
from the different parishes uf The Episcopal
| Church in this city. was held last night III
the lecture hall OF Epiphany Church.
The meeting WAS called in order that the
lay members OF the church should have an
opportunity OF adding their earnest So
iicftntions IL the formal request OF the
convention, that Rev. Henry Y. Saiterlce
| accept the bishopric uf the new diocese OF
Washington. t. whicii he has been elected.
The committee chosen by the convention
To convey to DIT. Sat,-rlee the formal an.
noGnreni-nt III his election 60 the honorable
post. wiE ieaye fIr New York this morning
at 10 o'cluck, and the meeting last night
was somewhat hastily gathered. in order
that the laymeH shoIid have an opportunity
OF suppieneniing the plea uf This committee
by a petition ar set or resolutions to be for
warsied Il the same time
EVERY PARISH REPRESENTED.
On account of the short notice. the at
tendance WAS not as Large as il would
Otherwise have been. but there were pres
ent gentlemen representing every parish
in The new dioccse. and men Who 60 aid voice
the true sentiment OF the Episcopal la yInen
of the District.
The meeting was called TO order with
Commissioned Truesdeii in the chair and
MIR. Seymour ". Tullock was elected sec
retary. Tue objects OF The meeting were
stated by Mr.. Lewis J. Davis. and an ex-
preston OF opinion as to the best course
to pursue WAS called for by the chairman.
Arter considera bic discussion il was found
To bf the sense OF the mceting that reso-
iuiions expressing the qualification OF
the lag members OF the church at the
choice OF The conveHtion should be drawn
up and forwarded to DIR. Satterlee.
On motion OF DR.. Hood n committee OF
three was appointed by Chairman Trues-
dell. who named Mr. Le wis ]. Davis, DR..
Hood and Mr. German. to frame these
resolutions. The committee Withdrew,
but returned in a short tine. wben Mr..
Davis read the following resolutions. which
We're unanimously adopted:
COMP LIMESTARY RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the Ia ynen attached to
the Episcopal Church ia the District or
Coiumbia aud adjoining county have
heard with profound satisfaction OF the
acton OF the primary cfpnye mt ion OF the do
cese of Washington an Calling 10 be the first
bishop or the same the Rev Henry Y. Sat
teriee OF New York, who, though not known
TO niany of them personally, has yet by his
effective work in his parish in New \ ork.
by his learning, by his great adniinistra-
tive abilities and mis- sympathy with the
poor and afflicted, SO commended him to
tii-ir Judgment as the one whom they de-
TO add their petition to the more formal eN-
preston OF the viii of the convention that
Rev. Dr. SattPrisp. inf lucn ceu by the Divine
Spirit which was invoked in the first ga her
ing OF the representatives of the new do
c.sf mas see in tlIis call the suggestion OF
q great opportunity Tor the advancement
OF the universal church the spread OF the
Gospel and from this center OF Influence,
religious. political and social may help To
place our branch OF the ca tholic clisrcn in
the position which belongs to her as pure
in doctrine. American in sta tesniaIiship and
most humane in brotherhood OF man
Resolved. That fse presentation of this
appeal from the iayBien OF the new dioct.se
of Washington be made 20 the Rev Dr.
Sat:ertec by 4 committee composed Oi iay-
men from the aitendancs at This meeting
and thai the call for It's. me shau accom-
pany these resolutions
LAY COMMITTEE NAMED.
When Mr. Lewis had .finissed Or. Hood
moved, and the mutiun was carried, that
n committee be appointed by the chair to
present the names of three gentieinen whn
could 60 Ia New York today and present
the resolutions tn fDF. Satierlee.
the resolutions to Dr. Sattrrlee. Col Trues-
dell appointed Messrs- Baldwin, Brown,
and Whedtiey. VINO reported their selections
to be Mtssrs- Davis, Towies. ana Webster.
The report was unanimously adopted by the
meeting and these gentlemen VIII leave at
10 o'clucS ti.is morning on the same tram
with the committee sent by the convention
to convey formal notice to DR.. Sattcrlee OF
his election. After dispusing or several
minor matters the meeting then adjourned