New-York tribune., 1896-10-01
THE DIOCESAN COM ENIION
| BISHOP POTTER PREsIDES AND AD-
DRESSES THE GATHERING.
NUMEROUS REPORTS READ AND ACTED UPON
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT AND IL Ia NOR
RS REELECTED TRUSTEES or TIE

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT AND II. 1. NOR
RS RE-ELECTED TRUSTEES or TIE
GENERAL. DiocEsAH PROPERTY
The i1o.h annual convention of the diocese OF
New-York began in the Church of the Heavenly
Rest at Fifth-ave. and Forty-hfth-si ycSteloA.
at noon Bishop Potter. who presided celebrated
the Eoy Communion, which preceded the cohF,h-
ton and delivered his annual address. Inc report
of MS work Cor the last year showed that ne iiIu
delivered 2s4 and addresses ana mao o'-i-
cated AZ 50 communons. 4ols confrndtions' lo
marriages and funerals, besides consecra'ihs
churches laying cornerstones, and making various
appointments and transfers
He said In part IN his address: lhe IAurcH i
not suffering to-day for lack or Clergy oucn u
cry is ignorant interested; but II l. suHerIhs
for want Of what alone it ought &c Ne Wiling 10
accept-the best. II its ordinations were a.""' ,
so guarded as to demand ard accept none o,her !, ,
would incalculably increase both lis lnteiectuai
and spiritual power
When the convention had been called to c'der
137 clergymen and about li5 lay delegates 'oi "ioh
each parish was privileged TO SEND thEee re-
.nooded n the rollcall. The Bishop then announced
that a quorum was present The he'' ~ l. ~
Harris was reelected secretary of ne d.3eerg, ~
unanimous consent. James Po't, OF iortiv 10, Civ nr
Harris then announced that ihe Kev "a and d. the
Nelson, the Rev. Romano 8 % secrc-
iaries Or. F. b. Van Kleeck Archdeacon OF r.jo SJ,
chester moved that ths convehtIeSn mrinp" md
the presence Bishop Sessum5 OF Loa5nI h no do on
invite him to seat by Bishop poIeri - ne ,b rl,t
us esed and after being escorted 10 llie
orm wrn Bishop Sessuns thanked the convention IN
a few well-chosen words. .,er rsnort d that the
Ascension Memorial Church of this city haa pre-
sented the proper credentials and desired 10 DC al al
nit,ed iedd forthwh and its delegates responded TO
the rollcall The regular certhce %, "a e and The
NJ 81 George the Martyr was presch'eu a'i" "
The report of the trustees Of the general
|
Gerbilt and Henry Lewis Morris wnose for iaTm Of
expired were S repof o the trustees Of Aged
and infrm Clergy Fund was theh TSau r Dodson had
ha elected 10 succeed Aaron ogden eecsasea
The reports Of the City Mission soc , ~ %
TePd9ea Tn5d and Of tie trustees Episcops End
WeEe -, I'd were reelected Parochial Fund trus-
;ns -rhe report of the Committee on Certiica&tes &
Somtee nfae a' should continue The eOmntee iIy @p
to I'd 3S Of
presented two reports the majority
s MSich M The minority report supported Atter some
the majority report x was eerrynen ae9Pae be APP
pointed to investigate the idea Of nody g lny
terms Of Application Erod 70 ihe hsSa r' '
Tbe convention adjourned shortly after p m 10
meet again at 70 @ a. n m tho 'oeay pyI:copal clergy and aty
of this diocese held at lAo p m m Se
hrcS an Of the Heavenly The question for a.s-
cission was church extension In TINS dlo ese % esh
ri
of reoplc which filed the church bore ~ithess 10
tho n,srest which the subject evoked 5lshop 4 o.-
,rr presided and conducted snort reIs'o o''i
,r connection with the meeting g -, ,..-., -,
The Rev William NJ. Grosvenor OF tIo NmSIvn iHHrc ~,
,ha inca arnation In this city spoke hrst on 81.
tEtx,ension" tt He made plea for the extension Q, o'
religious work in the country parlshhes % nnun,r
e lie maintained that the morality ol count!
districts was OF lower grade than TN IA cry
bn,nae and that the same social ana eu"ca,
,re Ho,, which bear good fruit in the city snouio
lea roduced into country work The Rev Nl@,ti INA
xT,ihsrTorce Newton of st. Stephen Church fi,.s
cid Mass then spoke on The value OF ..Ie D..
! cbetjcol Method" He was followed ny M ths Hgr' r.,
/ T. r Stoddard Of 81. Johns Church, jersey ~
| III.inbte who gave an interesting account 81 .
church school in his parish. which educates r'u 1 e
frono Infancy until they become or age ne I"s :,
eneaker OF tie evening was the Rev ~ " IMAM
Ransford rector Of ST Georges CanToh , oi ''lr on
"o,r rmtv 70 the Children OF the Church