The evening times., 1896-05-27

que, l.. Townsend, I'D, W X. b: Twiner.
w. v. Tunnel, NJ. T. Turner, W. Il. Turner.
" H. yaughu, W G Ware, F. +. Willes.
G. F. Williams, G.. W. Williams and Z. S.
W. Wood.
The lay delegates are: Charles Albert.
T. F. Aston, Thomas Anderson, W. ID.
Baldwin. ]. T. Bali niger, c. j. Bell,
R. B. Berry, j. F. Bohanan, P. A. Bowen,
B. Bryan, A. S. Browne, W Mex Burroughs,
j. Il. Chew, Z. B. B. Chew, o. g Hayden,
W. B. Hebb, G. H. Hill, Thomas B. Hood,
John Jones, Il. S. Jones, Z. c. Jones, c.
King. b. Lee, I. II. LOCKER, j. Lowndes, W.
A. Meloy, John Miller, W. 3. Mobley,
VI. Church, ]. P. Crane, G. N. Davis, J. C.
B. Davis. L. j. Davis. J. NJ Dent, ". ".
Duvali c. G. Emack, Fl. c. Gibson. c. C.
Glover. ]. a. Gordon. A. Y. Gray, G. I. c.
Gray, o. B. Hailam. T. G. Haviiand, E. B.
Hay. ]. r. owens. j. G. Parkc, H. E. Pei
lew, ]. W. Sebastian, ]. T sothoron. C.
H. Stanley, S. W TuIioch. A. Van Dcrvecr.
r. W. Walker, ]. T. Ward. E. n. Waters. j.
II. Watmough. nc Whiting, L. A. Wilmer.
j. 1. wiltberger and G. A. woodward.
PRESENTED THE GAyEL.
Rev. Arthur $. Johns was reelected
secretary by a motion directing Mr. Meloy
to cast the ballot for him. Mr. Johns then
asked that Mr.. Seymour w Tuliocb be
made assistant secretary and that Rev. II.
z. Saumenig be added, to furnish any IN
formation to delegates. leaving himself and
Mr Tulloch TO care for the routine.
Rev. DR.. McKim then arose to "A question
Of privilege. and presented to the bishop
u gavel made from the mulberry tree un-
der which Leonard Calvert stood when he
made the first treaty ever made in Mary
land with the Indians.
1t came from the parish OF st. Mary's,
where the first settlement was made, in
1884, and when soon after, in March of
that wear, the treaty was made. 1t was
turned here by Mr.. Joseph Gibbons,
mounted with silver by Harris Shafer,
and finished by Harry Moses, all OF Wash
.ngton. All the work was gratuitous-
DR.. McKiTn referred TO the tact that
those firslconers were Catholics, but the
other churches have come in under the pro-
lection of religious liberation guaranteed
by our government.
He spoke numorously of the Pbilisti3es
who might be routed by the going Of
this mulberry in the hands OF the bishop.
He said they expected the rule under it
to be one of firmnfss, moderation and love.
Bishop Sa.teriee made a short response,
accepting the gavel, and upon motion OF
DIT. NcKim. the secretary was directed to
express the thanks of the convention to
st Mary's.
Bishop Satterlee then appointed the COM
mitters, and the application of Silver
Spnngs church to be made into TakoIna
parish was referred to the committee On
new parishes.
The committee on rights of the clergy to
seats is Revs. 4. K. Stuart, Charles E Buck,
and K. s. ". Wood; on rights of lay dele
gates 10 seats, Judge L. B. B. Chew
Messrs. James Lowndes and II. c. whiting.
ON canons and other business: Rev. R.
Il. McKim, Alfred Harding. W. H. Laird,
Messrs a. S Browne and Charles H STAN
ley On accounts: Messrs. Thomas AnGer-
son. H B. Bird and A. Y. Gray. On paro-
chial contributions; Messrs. S. W. Tul-
och, W u. Bald win, Col. G. A Wood ward
On admission of Iaw parishes: Reys. l. L.
Townsend, G F. Williams. Messrs Charles
Albert, C. j. S. Mayo. and Charles King.
On ways and means: Messrs H. E Peile W,
Charles C. Glover. S. W Tulloch On do
nations: Aiessrs. l. J. Davis. Thomas H.
LOCKER. Blair Lee, Charles King and Will
lama Meioy. On state ofthe church: Rers.
7. S. Chiids, Walter A. Mitchell, W G par-
export, DR. Thomas d. Hood aud L Allison
REPORT OF DIOCESE.
Bishop Satterlee tlien presented the re-
port OF the diocese. siving the work since he
took charge. lie said he was thankful for
The generous spirit in which he had been
received.
He complimen.ed the management of
Bishop Paret, ana slid he had found many
of the ordinary problems of church manage.
ment already solved.
After the report he talked at length upnn
the separation of church ami state. He said
II the state could ask no favors of the
church, the church must not ask fayors of
the state
The church could not afford to be 40
nuzzied. That incubus OF the ages mad
been fully removed in this land never Ia
return. The church was now free to do
the work of Christ
Ii was hard TO understand the mighty
impetus to religious achievement given by
this freedom. Not by might, nor by now
er, but by the spirit of God, THE work was
to be done Out of the separation and indie
pendence OF church and state was to grow
up confidence "f one in the other which
would build grandiy for Christ.
Then he turned to Christ as the praphet
He urged that the Importance of Theology
the evolution and iuternratat;,,n oP ..