The herald., 1895-05-16
Afternoon Sc Sslon

With the bishop i'll the chair and very
large audience present the afternoon ses-
sion. which was in way to be the most
important of the convention, was opened
promptly at 3 o'clock. The matter Of
eecting alternate deputies to the general
convention had been laid over in the
morning, and was the first business in or
der. The clerical alternates chosen were
Revs. j. j. Mynard, G. E. Walk. b. W.
r. Tayler and John Gray; the lay alter
nate delegates were DR.. Henry G. Davis.
Messrs. Bakewell Phillips, William DoXey
and Judge A. M. Stevens.
Then came the event of the day, the
momentous question OF to be or not to be
divided.
Rev. Mr.. Mynard, secretary of the
committee on the division OF the diocese.
was called upon to read the report of his
committee, which is in substance as fol-
lows:
The committee appointed by the forty
fourth annual convention of the diocese
of California, under the resolution relat-
ing to the division OF the diocese, respect.
fully reports as follows
1t has carefully considered the matters
referred to it, and finds that the provs-
ions of the constitution and canons rela-
ting to the division OF the diocese into
Two require three fold consent
First-The formal consent of the bishop
of tie diocese, in writing.
Second-The consent of the convention
OF the diocese, duly attested.
Third-The consent OF the general con-
vention, to whicn the consent of the
bishop and the diocesan convention are
necessary preliminaries.
Upon the adoption by the diocesan con-
vention of a resolution to divide, stating
the boundaries of each diocese and de-
claring which portion Is to be the new
diocese, (tltle 3, can. 4, sec. iii. and up
on the declaration of his consent by the
bishopof the diocese, the convention
should adopt a further resolution direct
ing the delegates to the general conven-
tion to prepare and present a memorial
requesting the consent of that body, and
this memorial should set forth the
strength of the new and of the old do
ceses respectively, showing that they will
meet the requirements laid down in ar
ticle of the constitution. and should
have appended to it certified copy a.
OF the bishops consent. and (2) of tho
providing for division and defining the
limits of the old and new dioceses respec-
lively.
This memorial and these appended
papers should be in triplicate, so that one
copy may be presented to the secretary of
the house OF bishops. another to the Sec
retary OF the house OF deputies, and the
third filed with the secretary of the do
cesan convention.
Your committee recommends the adop-
tlon of the following resolutions:
l. That this convention hereby gives
its consent to the division of the diocese,
and the erection of a new diocese in the
southern portion thereof.
2. That the boundary lines between the
old and new dioceses be so drawn as to
include in the new diocese the counties of
Santa Barbara, Ventura. Los Angeles,
San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and
San Diego, and all the remaining por-
tions of the present diocese being the old
diocese.
3. That the delegates to the coming
convention be instructed to draw up q
memorial to be presented to the general
convention at its next meeting request
ing its consent to this action.
Signed, WILLIAM FORD NICHOLS.
FLOYD J. INWARD.
r. G. FOUTE.
Il. B. SPALDING,
IL. B. RESTARICK,
A. G. l.. TREW,
JOHN GRAY.
w. b. HOOPER,
r. l.. WINDER.
In addition to the above there was de-
tailed report concerning the financial con-
dtion OF the proposed new diocese, and
after it was all heard, before any action
was taken Rev. Mr.. Bakewell read a list
of guarantors whose combined pledges
would more than make up the deficit
mentioned IN the report.
A motion vas made and carried that
this list be incorporated in the repol t,
whereupon Mr.. ii. T. Lee Withdrew d
qualification he had made in the report