The Portland daily press., 1895-06-13
WOMEN SHALL VOTE.
Is What the Episcopal Convention
Decided Yesterday.

Election of Delegates to the National
Convention.
The annual diocesan convention of the
Episcopal church in Maine was held at
st. Luke's Cathedral yesterday. At 9 a.
m there was religious service, followed
at 10 a. m. by the organization of the
convention. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Fl. A.
Neely presided.
The first business of the convention was
the roll call and these members of the
clergy and lay delegates responded to their
name when called by Dean Sills:
The Clergy: Rt Rev. H. A. Neely,
Rev G. S. Liff1ngwell, Rev. @. M. Sills,
D. D., Rev. g. I. Ogden, Rev. Henry
Jones, Rev. J. McG. Foster, Rev. J. $.
40ifSn " %ntfy, NV + REV. W. fParT r. Rev E Stafford
Rev. J. S. Moody, Rev. Geo. B. Nickle-
son, Rev. c. f. Sweet. Rev. Henry Hud-
son, Rev. A. B. Papinean, Rev. K: "
Platt Rev. A. W. Snyder, Rev. J. B.
Shepherd, Rev. W f. Livingston, Rev.
[ G. Fortin, Rev. J. Eckston, Rev. d.
Galloupe.
J. A. Merrill, J. NJ W. +. Hardy, &.
o. K. Cram, J. E. Prindle
ST. Paul 's-Joseph Dow and John W.
Saco- -Trinity-w. P Moody, John
Guildford, H. T. Boothby.
Lewiston -Trinity-E. DeMack, John
Garner, ]. w Scott, ". Dixon.
Bath Grace. o. Shaw.
Wiscasset-Henry Ingalls,
Gardiner-Christ-A Davenport, s.. G..
Decker, r. II. Gardiner.
Augusta-St MarkS-JameS Bridge, S.
W. Lane, J. N. Harrison.
Rockland-E. J. G.. Upton, A. E. Page
]. c. Flint (irregularl.
Bangor, st. Johns-H. G. Fisher.
Camden, ST ThomaS-J. III. Sherman.
Houlton, Good Shepherd-E. j. Hill
gard.
The Bishop said that the election of a
secretary was in order, and Dean Sills
was nominated. The Dean said he hoped
the convention would name some one else
as he had held the position for fifteen
years but he was unanimously elected.
The Bishop then announced the follow
ing committees:
New Parishes-Mr Stafford, Henry
Jones, Mr.. Moody of Saco.
On Canons-Rev. Dean. Sills, Can
non Liffingwdll. Rev. j. Meg. Foster,
James Bridge, Henry Ingalls,.
On Finance-J. 3. Prindle, S. W. Lane,
J. o. Shaw, J. W. York, A. Davenport.
Unfinished Business-The Secretary,
Rev. j. B. Shepherd, 6. S. Decker.
Diocese Election-Rev. A. w. Snyder,
Mr.. Henry, Rev. r. W. Platt.
Rev. Mr. Foster offered this resolution !:
Resolved, That the missionary work
of the diocese demands the services of an
efficient general missionary to be desig-
mated under the title of Archdeacon of
Maine. The archdeacon shall be the rep
resentative of the Bishop as chief mission
ary of the Diocese, he shall have direc-
tion of all missions without missionary
and shall provide for their temporary sup
ply and he shall generally supervise and
actively promote the cause of missions
throughout the diocese.
Resolved, That the convention consider
Immediately some way of meeting his
salary.
The election of officers of the Diocese
was then proceeded with. Messrs. Body
and Garner having been elected tellers
Rev. Mr.. Moody was authorized to cast
the ballot of the convention for Rev. w.
mously elected.
This Standing Committee was elected
Revs Dean Sills, J. W. Sparks II. w.
r. Stafford, Gen. j. Marshall Brown,
Messrs. Henry ingalls, and Geo. N. Starr.
Rev. Mr.. Fortin offered resolution
that the convention feels deeply the loss
sustained in the Diocese by the death oi
Rev. W. R. Washburn and moved that g
committee be appointed to draft resolu
tions of respect. This resolution was
unanimously passed and the Bishop ap
pointed Revs. Messrs. Liff1ngwell Shep
herd and Bridgs said committee.
On motion of Cannon, Ogden that thu
report of the treasurer of the Maine Mis-
sionary Society be referred to COMMITTEES
on finance, it was SO voted; also that til,
report of the treasurer of the Austin funt
| be SO referred and it was also SO voted
Rev Dean Sills read the report of th,
treasurer of the Cathedral Chapter which
announced among other things that tn,
past year the Cathedral Chapter had beef
reftted by the generous gifts of friends
The report was signed by Gen Johi
Marshall Brown and J.. Ambrose Merrill
The convention was then adjourned t,
2 p. M, and divine service followed whel
Bishop Nicely delivered his annual addres
in place of the convention sermon.
The address began with an exhortatiol
to the congregation that the Spirit of Go
must rest upon and abide with them
they would extend the church influence
Bishop Nicely then referred to the fac
that during the past year three Bishop
of the church have died, those of Sout
Carolina, Indiana and Kansas. He spok
in high terms of the worth of each an
of their successors. For some years it ha
been possible for him to record the littl
band of clergy in Maine spared from deaf
but it was his painful duty to announc
the decease of one of their most efficien
workers The blow had fallen upon th
first one ordained by him to the clerg
after his own conservation, Canon W
r. Washburn, man who of all others
seemed to possess the characteristics tina
especially fitted him for the missionar
field He then paid loving tribute t