Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
REFORMED EplsCOPALIANs.
Interesting Sessions Of the Synodical Coun-
cii-Eiection of Onieers--The Church Elk.
tension Renort.

trict OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church OF North America, which is
being held at the Church of the Cove
nant, was transacted at the afternoon
meeting. A more intelligent body OF
men has not assembled in this city in
a long time. The delegates present
were mainly from the large cities, and
they evidently came here for the pur.
pose Of being heard on the floor of the
council.
The delegates present were as fol-
lows: Bishop William r. Nicholson,
Rev. William A. Freemantle. Rev. II.
3. Hoffman, Rev. j. Howard Smith,
Rev. f. H. Mason, Joseph X. Wheeler,
William II. Allen, William Husband,
Henry Sinnamon, Joseph Barton, W.
A. Staunton, Charles Sargent, Charles
M. Morton, William @. Crowell, John
Helms, William II. PedriclS, s. N.
Hooven, W. ii. Scheiher, Jacob Vein
man, Jr., d. Ii. Garrett, Euclid
Phillips, Robert Smiley, Gerald b.
Hartman, William II. Mather, Samuel
Il. Woodhouse, Philadelphia; Bishop
Campbell, Rev. ]. Simpson Trotter,
Canada Rev. William 4. Sabine, ID
D., Theodore X. Shear, William j..
Johnston, Edward G. Best, New York
City; Rev. Fred W. Allen, Allston,
Mass. F; Bishop Latane, Baltimore; Rev.
George S. Alrich, S. G. Smith, Scran-
ton; Rev. Mason Gallagher, Brook
lyn; George W. Huntington, New
burgh, n y; Rev. William A. L.
Jett, Worcester, Mass. Rev. Alexan-
der Sloan, Falls Of Schuylkill; Revs.
Thomas j. Mason and q. Il. Hen
bricks and A. W. Gooduow, James b.
Vernon, Robert s. Reeder and William
y. Grubb of this city; George w.
Douglass, Newark Rev. William
Tracey and Samuel Hurd, Germantown.
Officers as follows were elected
President, Bishop William II. Nichol-
son Of Philadelphia; Vice President,
W. Lethrope of Scranton; Secretary,
Rev. i. Ii. Reynolds of Philadelphia;
Treasurer, Joseph Burton of Philadel-
phia.
Bishop Nicholson read his annual
report, which was very explicit and
highly appreciated. The bishop also
made few encouraging remarks rela-
tive to missionary work, which he
said is an important adjunct to the
church.
Bishop Latane reported that 81, 3i3 OF
had been received for missionary work
in the South. Tho disbursements for
the year amounted to 81, 800, leaving
a balance Of Sl3 OF. The report was
adopted and Bishop Latane was com
plimented for the interest he had taken
in the work. The full report was or
dered to be placed on the journal.
DR.. Hoffman was named on the com
mittee on the Aged Minister'S Home
to take the place of DIR. Slavery, who
was not in attendance.
The report of the general secretary of
the Board of Church Extension was
read. Bishop Campbell moved that
the report be referred TO special com
mite of two. Bishop Nicholson at this
point made an urgent appeal to the
rectors to attend TO their duty, after
which he named Bishop Campbell and
DR.. j. Howard Smith as the committee.
All of the ministers in attendance
were voted TO seats on the platform of
the council, after which all of the
deacons were also given the right to
vote.
The secretary of the special Synod,
trust made report, in which il was
recommended that certain property at
Allston, ON the outskirts of Boston, be
conveyed to the Rev. DIR. Hoffman of
Philadelphia; the object being to
straighten out a financial difficulty.
The recommendation was put in the
form of motion, which was adopted.
The church at Roxbury, Boston, was
conveyed to the trustees Several
recommendation made by the commit
tee were considered and adopted.
The Rev. George W. Huntington was
unanimously chosen secretary of the
Board of Church Extension.
The next business taken up was the
receiving of pledges for the mainte-
nance of the general fund. The
amounts of the pledges were as follows
Church of the Reconciliation, Brook
lyn, so.
Church of the Redemption, Brook
Ign, $40.
Scott Memorial Church, Beverly, So.
Emanuel Church, Newark, 500.
Church Of the Atonement, German
town, 800. 60.
st. Paul's Church, Philadelphia,
$3.50.
Church Of Our Redeemer, Philadel-
phia, $3.50.
Christ Memorial Church, Philadel-
phia, $3.50.
Church Of the Reconciliation, Phila-
delphia, $50.
st. Luke's Church, Frankford, SIS.
Grace Church, Scranton, 5000.
Church OF the Covenant, this city,
$50
Church of the Redeemer, this city,
sG0
Church Of the Intercession, Philadel-
phia, $50.
The report of the committee to which
was referred the report of the general
secretary of the Board of Church Ex-
tension was read by Bishop Campbell.
and on his motion it was resolved to
consider the report item by item.
The failure of many parishes to ar
range for regular visits from tho general
secretary was considered ami Bishop
Campbell moved that the parishes be
required to mako provision for visits
| from the general secretary, and also
requiring the secretary to arrange for
regular visits and to notify the
| parishes in advance. Several delegates
spoke on the mandatory feature of the
resolution, which they did not like.
Then it was suggested that the time
for the visits should be by mutual ar
rangement of the secretary and the
pastors of the churches. The resolu-
tion as altered was adopted.
A resolution was next offered which
had for its object concentration of the
forces of the church be concentrated on
centres of population. This brought
on considerable discussion, some of the
members Of the council stating that
they were radically opposed to the lit
eral meaning of the resolution. After
thorough discussion and some altera-
ton, the resolution was adopted.
Tho next recommendation was that