New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
no NEW DIOCESES JUST lEI.
ACTION OF THE PROTESTANT EPlSCo-
PAL FEDERATE COUNCIL.

THE; PROPOSED REDISTRIBUTION OF THE TEi'i-
TORY OF THE STATE AND THE CREATION OF
vrw JURISDICTIONS POSTPONED FOR A
TIME AT LEAsT-oPPosITIoN
FROM MANY QUARTERS.
4 meeting Of the Federate Council represen'."S
tha five dioceses OF the Protestant Ep's0op@
church in this State. was held at the n'oceS"
bouse in Lafayette Place, yesterday Inc re"
crate Council is composed OF piSnops VI 20
Tho diocesss and a number of clerical ana 'a'
,Ioo,,os II is .hc province OF the couhch 10
naro ,,atters in relation 10 the Church 10 "'
,o,d before the General Convention ana 10 ".'
upon matters concerning legislation VI '"'e "
tho Church Ia this state "a o..,ocr
Tho meeting was called 10 order at ~
r,,h pIebon Doane. Of Albany presiding IN 'ht
o,scpce OF Bishop Potter. who was ue'',,e
bis home by Illness. There we're pro'e". .,
noono Of Albany and Huntington OF ,e".''
Ncy.York with a large number OF depu,'e' 49,. ,n
toxe of Western New-York. teIeerapheo ','
ability TO be present because OF tue p 80
mortal sickness CT his brother. the Kew. III. ''"
mel H. Coke OF Utica. Bishop L''"eJo""' -
Island is at present in Athens, greece
10. .,noss =, esiocial interest to the COUNCIL
vos the consideration Of the report OF coHi''''
TO-, which was appointed year ago 10 ue'.'
nlan for the distribution OF the tetri'o'' " ~
state This report advocated the creaoo" o' W.
nau djoceses and had crfaten much oPP"''"O'' "
certain archdeaconrles In the northern ana centra
narts Of the State. especially in the Albany u'o
1890. .. road
Al the opening CT the meeting letter was '.a.
from Bishop Potter saying that he dio nor "''
the work In this diocese too aruuous io' NJ"
attend to comfortably and that ne oid ho' re
oure a coadtutor to help him in the adm'h's'ra
ton OF its Affairs nor did ne wish o''iS'o" VI
the territory the present Tune
.ko
the proposed redistribution were presented oy me
archdesconrss Of Duchess. Orange ana osue"s
burg A full discussion OF the matter was mad
with the result that 1t was finally indefinitely pos
noned by the adoption Of the following resoiu'o"
proposed by the Rev. Or. Arthur Brooks. OF 'h's
city:
Resolved That the Federate Council. WINE tec1s-
nizIng ire advisabity ~ readjustment OF, ~, ~,
cesar boundaries looking TO the Ihcrease ~ 80
Church within the State. II is not AT pres-nt p,
parci 10 propose any action 10 tne nioCcse' 49,
therefore postpones the consideration OF tne repoi
Of it's committee In the redistribution OF inc ,e''F
tory ~ the state "
one reason for the indefinite po7tponement Oh ''''
nstt,r vas the fact that the question OF reds-'i-
huion could not be settled before the expiration OF
three years at the meeting Of the General ConVen-
lion in 1905 for there would not be time IN any
event to prepare tho subject for proper p'es."'a
ton n tho General Convention. "nlcn H'eets a.
MINNEAPOLIS in the fall Of this year.
Before the council adjourned resolution Was
adopted thanking bishop Potter for MS hospita'i.s
in inviting the members to luncheon az inc ~
Denis Hotel and regretting his inability 20 at,
tend a resolution of sympathy vas adopted ahu
san, 10 Pishop Coke with relation to the serious
sickness OF his brother.