Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
Episcopal Convention Transacts
Some Business Today.
READY FOR AN ELECTION
Standing Committee Chosen by
Ballot This Morning.
THE MAJORITY QUESTION

sessions today at st. Andrews Church.
The delegates gathered early with the ex-
| pectation of a lively day. Two sessions
We're held today, one al 10 am. and the
second al pm.
The morning session began with a re-
ligious service. the morning prayer of the
Episcopal Church. conducted by Rev. DIR.
John Fl. Elliott, the president of the con-
vention; Rev. Geo. F. Dudley, Rev. ]. B.
Perry and Rev. John London
With the opening of the business session
| at 1920 O'clock the permanent secretary
OF the convention, Rev. Arthur S. Johns,
read the minutes of yesterdays sessions.
According to the reports of the two COM
mittees on the rights of clergy to seats
| in the convention and on the rights of lay
men to seats, the list of delegates to the
| convention is follows: ,.-
Clergy.
Revs. Thomas G. Addison, DID,; John A
Aspinwall, David Barr Frank H. Bigelow,
Clarence w. Bispham, Joseph G. Bryant,
Charles E. Buck James A. Buck, John w.
Chesle,-, Thomas S. Childs, DID,; James
w. Clark, James B. Craighill. Alexander
Grummell, Willard G. Davenport, George
F. Dudley, John II. Elliott, s. r. D.: Frank
NJ Gibson. Phi. D; Andrew J. Graham.
Henry A. Griffith, Walter p. Griggs, Alfred
Harding, Albert NJ Hlliker, Richard L.
Ii.
| stone, DID,; Thomas A. Johnstone, Richard
l. Kerfoot, William H. Laird, John London.
Randolph w. Lowrie, DID,: Charles J. S.
Mayo, John NJ. E. Mckee, Randolph H.
Mckim, DID,; Oscar l.. Mitchell Walter A.
Mitchell, Edward NJ. Mott, James F. Page,
Josiah b. Perry, James Z. Poindexter,
Philip NJ. Prescott, John E c. Smedes,
James L. Smiley, Alexander Macka y-Smith,
Theophilus Smcot. William r Snyder,
Charles F. Sontag, Zacharias v. Spinoza,
J. Mcbride Sterrett Mason c. Striker, Al
bert R. Stsart, ID; John NJ. Todd Thomas
Q. Tongue, Israel l.. Townsend, DID; Will
liam V. Tunnel, Myrn T. Turner. William
II. Turner, Maurice II. Vaughn, Frank p.
Willes. Gilbert F. Williams, George w.
Williams, Robert S. w. Wood.
Laymen.
Charles Albert, w. H. Allen, james F.
Aston, Thomas Anderson, VIM. D. Bald
win, Johl T. Ballinger, Charles j. Bell.
Charles NJ. Berry, Henry L. Bird, sr., J. F.
Bohanan, Thomas H. Bond, Thomas r.
Brooks, Arthur s. Browne, Barnabas Bry-
an, Charles S. Bundy. W. w. Burdette.
VIM. Mex. Burroughs, H. A. Cady, Rich
ard B. +. Chew, John A. Coe, J. c. B. Da-
Wis, Lewis J. Davis. J. Marshall Dent, G.
Sidney Dent. VIM. w. Duyall, Chas. G.
Enlack. George L. Garner, Chas. c. Glover,
Louis NJ. Goodrich, Augustus Y. Gray, o.
B. Hallam. Edward Harpur, Thos. G. Hav-
land, Edwin b. Hay, Walter H. Hebb.
Thos. B. Hood, Charles King, Blair Lee,
rhos. H. LOCKER, James Lowndes, VIM. A.
Meloy. Nm. &. Mobley, Joseph r. Owens,
John G. Parke Harry E. Pellew, w. w.
Poole, Joseph Price. Philip X. Reilly, Ed
ward Reilly. Frederick Skinner Chas. H.
Stanley, Seymour w. Tulloch, a. D. Van
Der Veer, Redford W. Walker Elkanah
n. Waters James H. Watmough, Samuel
e. Wheatley, Harry c. Whiting, L. Allison
Wilmer, Peter Wood, Geo. A Woodward,
business Transacted.
Rev. DIR. McKim, as chairman of the COM
rnit TOD ,f f,-
the second days sessions, which was
adopted
The report OF the special committee ap-
pointed yesterday to pass upon the applica-
tion of certain clergymen to seats in the
house was presented by the chairman, Rev.
DR.. l. l.. Townsend According to the re-
Port and the resolution which accompanied
it. the following We're accepted as delegates
to the convention: Rev. John T. Crow,
Rev. E. F. ,Minnick Rev. Wm. r. B. Tur-
ner, Rev. H. ). Saumrig, Rev. Alex. Rich,
Rev. ThoS. Ware and Rev. c. G. Coakley.
Mr.. A. S. S.-Browre said that inasmuch As
Mr.. Crow had been accepted as a delegate
from Rock Creek parish, that parish was
entitled to additional lay delegate. He
therefore moved that Mr.. Angus Lamond
he received as lay delegate from Rock
Creek. and the motion was adopted.
Col. John NJ. Wilson was similarly received
from St Thomas parish. motion was
also adopted providing that the present
archdeacon of the convocation of Washing
ton be continued in office until some fur
ther action should be taken in relation to
archdeac aconries or convocations.
Standing Committee.
The special order of business for the
morning was the election of the standing
e mmittee of the new diocese, which was
postponed from yesterday afternoon.
Printed lists containing the lists Of all the
nominees for the committee were then dis
tributed throughout .he convention, seven
members to be chosen by a joint ballot OF
the clergy and laity. The complete list
of the nominees was as follows:
Revs. Thomas G. Addison, DID,; John A.
Aspinwan Charles z. Buck. James 4.
Buck. DID. John II. Elliot. S. T. D.; AL
fred Harding. R.chard l.. Howell, Thomas
Perry, Randolph III. McKim Walter A.
Mitchell, Albert r. Stuart. D. D., Gilbert F.
Williams, Macka Smith, ID.
Members of the convention were not con-
fined in voting to the names appearing
on this ballot.
While the tellers were counting the pal
lots the report of the committee on the
admission of new parishes was read. 1t
recommended that st. Johns parish, Chevy
Chase, be admitted into union With this
convention. The report was accepted, and
the question of changing the name of the
parish was referred to the next convention,
as there is already another parish of the
same name in Montgomery county.
Mr. VIM. A. Meloy moved the appoint
latfon necessary for the incorporation Of
the convention of the diocese of Washing
ton. 1t was carried.
Important Report.
Rev Dr. r. H. NcKim, chairman of the
committee on the constitution read num-
Der of proposed amendments necessary to
make the constitution of the diocese of
MARYLAND better adapted to the needs Of the
new diocese, these amendments TO go down
70 the different vestries for consideration,
to be referred back to the next convention
for final action. The most important
Ranges proposed include naming the third
Wednesday in January ss the date for the
annual convention after next year, provid-
ing for the election of the bishop ly a major
ity vote of the clergy and laity ether. and
giving the laity a representation of three
members On the standing committee. The
significance and purpose of these proposed
amendments have alro01v been pc. nted out
in the columns of The Star.
The consideration of tn.s report was made
the special order of the day for 2:15 clock
this afternoon. The most important fea-
lures of the report follows:
Resolved, That the following changes In