The Washington times., 1895-05-31
DIOCESAN WORK IS DONE
Convention AdjOurnS with Graft
tude to God and Men.
THE DIVISION OF LEGACIEs
one-third to theNew Diocese of Wash
fngton and Two-thirds to That of
Observation-Disclosures 10 the General
Convention Observation-Disclosures En-
tertained by Dr., Mackay-Smith.

The last convention of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese, of Maryland, as now
constituted. concluded its work shortly
after O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
the Church OF the Epiphany.
The settlement of the question as TO the
establishment of a Washington diocese.
left unsettled the other question of ex-
clusively local interest, the official utter
ance of the convention as TO the contest
in St Marks Church.
The contest had been iu the hands of
the committee on elections, which yes
terday morning reported in favor of Mr..
Joseph b. Bennett as the proper lay del
egate. Mr. Bennett is of the division
in the church which is favored by the rector.
Judge Meloy, representing Mr.. John Fl.
Chew, moved to substitute the latter's
name for that of Mr.. Bennett
The regular order intervening the contest
went over until the afternoon session, when
the convention, on motion of Mr.. Browne,
of Rock Creek Church, relegated the whole
contest to the civil court, where it now is
pending.
At the morning session the reports of
the standing committee, the treasurer, and
on ways and menas were read and ap-
proved.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURT.
Bishop Paret announced as members of
the ecclesiastical court Reys. George K.
warner, G. A. Leakin, Osborne Ingle, Fred
erick Gibson, W c. Butler, T. l. Packard,
and Thomas Atkinson.
The reports of the committees on library,
church charities, and the state OF the
church were next read. The last showed
an increase of 965 communicates.
A resolution of sympathy with the family
of the late Secretary of State was offered
by the Rev Mr.. Champett, aud carried by
rising vote.
At the afternoon session Messrs. A. w.
Hagner and A. w. Gather were reelected
trustees of the Episcopal fund, Daniel NJ
Thomas and R. Brent Keyser were elected
trustees OF the church charities, Ed. N
Aich was elected trustee Of the Hannah
| More Academy.
The committee on canons reported that
! 1t was inexpedient to make any recummen
! dation as To certain proposed changes in the
| constitution, and asked TO be discharged
Reports of the Hannah More Academy
and Warfield College were submitted aud
] approved.
! The followiug standing committee was
| elected by ballot: Revs. j. A. Eccleston,
| j. S. Hodges, w. S. Southgate, George c.
Stokes. W. Dane d. D., George c. Currie,
| ID. D., and w II. Powers.
EPISCOPAL LIBRARY.
The Bishop announced the following
committee on the Episcopal library Rev.
DR.. j. II. Eccleston, j. B. Hodges, c. G.
Currie, T. E. Pattefson, C. F. Taylor,
III. F. Tbomps on sEJs4S.. White and d. S.
Bartlett. WI
The committee Of atwelve, provided for
| by DR.. McKim's resolution of the previous
day. reported two stesolutions. one of
which outlined q plan of division of the
legacies and funds OF the diocese in the
ratio of oue-third for Washington diocese,
to two thirds to the Maryland diocese,
The other resolution provided that the
/ income producing funds of the Episcopal
fund be equally, and the accommodating funds
| equitably divided.
The rules were suspended, and the report
OF the missionary committee was submitted
by the Rev. Dr. Garnbrill. The following
! items are noted: Rev. Richard Whiting
! ham was placed on the committee, in
! lieu of Rev. Mr4Buell, of Annapolis, re-
tired. No new work has been inaugurated.
| twelve additional men are needed in mis-
sion fields and large parishes ought to be
divided.
FINANCES OF THE DIOCESE
The financial report showed thas ST 4, 900
had been appropriated. Fifteen hundred
dollars was paid to the general missionary.
The following resolutions were suggested:
Resolved, That the committee be au-
thorized to appropriate $4,000 for the
work of missions and for pastoral pur-
| poses.
The report commends the superannuated
TO the loving care OF the convention.
| Bishop Paret made an address on the
situation, and asked for the passage oil
the first resolution, which was adopted
Both resolutions of the committee were
then adopted.
The committee OF religious instruction
asked that it be dissolved, as its work
! could he included in that of the mission
| commit tee. This question was settled
! by the appointment Of the following new