Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-04

Bishop Paret.
list of the clergy of the new diocese, to be
submitted to the proper committee. This
Was read and showed the presence of al
most every minister eligible to IA seat in the
convention.
The bishop appointed as committee on
the right of cergymen to seats DIR. 1:uck,
DR.: Stuart and Rev. r. S. w. Wood.
The secretary then read the names of the
lay delegates on the temporary roll from
the papers, which have been submitted.
This was afterward turned over to the
proper committee for more careful coilsiu-
Grafton before being finally adopted
MeSSfS. Chew, Whiting and Baldwin
We're appointed members of the commit
tee on the right OF laymen to seats.
An Argument.
This left but two matters to be accom-
plished before the diocese would be for
mally organized and in a position to go
ahead with the transaction of business as
a separate and distinct organization. These
were the election of a permanent secretary
and the choice of name for the diocese.
Rev. Or. Mackay Smith raised the point
that il would be out of order to proceed to
an election before the committees on ere
Gentials had been received. In this he was
st conde1 by Mr.. VIM. A. Meloy, but the
bishop explained thai he was bu, following
cut history aud precedent in proceeding il
this manner.
The appeal from the decision of the chair
was not sustained. The question was then
put to the chair by a lay delegate (Mr.
Nhafles Apefp as 10 Wnethei th.s coiif 81.
ton was acting under the rules OF the do
cese of Maryland or not.
My own opn:o on els that the convention
Is not acting endcr the rules OF the u.oGese:
put Is an :hiofmal pod! ana without lueS.
l. was then moved ana carried mat tue
convention should proceed under the rules
of the old diocese temporarily. or until Sucn
time as it could prepare rules for itself.
This seemed an easy solution OF the dilii-
Guilty. .l .
AT l2:i3 j recess was taken until :
O'clock in order to give committees on Gre
deHtials chance to prepare their reports
and, incidentally, to permit the delesates
10 partake of : handsome luncheon' Whith
Was served by the ladies' or 81. andre"
Church.
Election Possibilities.
During the recess the situation was
:, So, -, 49,, ,,,o,.,a. ,,rasa,t
"ttnils oiSrusSe" 's 'A' 80,
ahu tie of4nioH seehieu " 'N t7 ~
no real attempt would be made to elect a
bishop at this convention 1t was suggest
ed that in all pPhabillty the proposed
changes in the course or procedure 'he
adoption OIL majority RUE &ho the Pi
osition to increase me powers Oh tne iaie =,
". "t ~. nc go ,d 49, ~ aIoction Of a
t,e,oi' nomid ~. nostnorad mill the next
nn,,arn+ion This vas foreshadowed by the
tia, f H.. mnat;nn iast evaninp when 3:
, - - the deiapstas in a carfo.n sense
.tmrntted themselves in favor of the ma
iCrity rule and Law REPRESENTATION
' ~ t,is sb",,Il ho ,iora and ther,, is evsrv
,naear "a heiieve tboi # win the -,acti,n
- M not t,Ea ,,loca unril nayt snrinr or
i;;nariI, tho cnn,.nti,n u-nu,d MT he heI
Until May, and there is strong conserVa-
I've eieii,ent WV ho,Ia ot he aiI 20, daa
fbronp, On the oti,ar hand some are in
favor of holding the convention at an ear
lier date. or as soon as possible after the
Festries nave takah actlot upon the pro-
~ tba irfs~i,n the sf,nl,in~ conm;ftas
will ne the ecclesiastical head OF the church
in this .iiucasa The btsn ID o. any nea rby
diocese may be called upon TO perform such
rites as only a bishop may perform.
Al > o'cIock whom the convention reas-
senbled the bsh0p called for the reports
Of the committees on the rights of clergy
am 1oitv to seals Fifty-siy clerryn,en
we're nres sent TODAY and about as many lay
men.
Diocese of Washington.
w ~ A., ... - . - e.. ~,
i'ie'i caiiie inc f'eH'ioii VI d iHiiie III 'ie
new diocese. Rev. DIR. X. II. Mckim rose
and presented resolution to the effect
that tho now diocese be known as The ..Dio-
- rr,;.a,, >, ~, ,;,o, % A..
t'se u ""Sii''s'o,., 'ie .i'hop VI NO
land concurrns. Bishop faret sald that
the reference 10 hinSell was very s'rally.
ms nut ma ~. w NJ ''i-ih ny "a ~ IT,
,.iev- ~ tbfS the Wording of rho resolution
was changed. a unanimous vote favored
It,
ne ii'o.aot a or,. igu, saii ne
3;n..asa IL orpanizad snfEciantiv AVID is il,
ryistanca
bishop f"fets FnreWei.
Bishop Paret then announced that the
tina had como to mako formal anrnunce-
-. e ,i ,b,;,o &c ,i,,,, ,+,o,rh n,
an informa, vay he had aIreadv made his
intentions known.
He felt that it was his duty before God
TO remain with the diocese of Maryland.
rms d'd MOI Eean mat ne loved the
49, iais hnt tb,t God ,y,i,aG he footst.ns
in tho other direction lie smoke a few
touc hing words Of tribute to the new do
ceSe and to the people from whom he was
separating. He then asked Rev DIR. Ad
Olson to take the chair temporarily, so that
the convention might proceed to business.
God b.esS y0I, brothers., said Bishop
PaIet, as he turned aside and left the chan
Gel. As he entered the vestry room the
delegates all rose 10 their feet ana remain
ed standing until he was gone.
On assuming the chair DR.. Addison made
q n address, expressive OF the