The herald., 1897-05-20
THE DIOCESE
Meeting of Episcopaliansa at
St. Paul'S
LIST OF THE DELEGATES
BISHOP JOHNSON ADDRESSES
THE CONVENTION
Statistics Of Church Work-Resolu-
tions Adopted-The Woman's
Auxiliary

The annual convention of tie diocese
Of Los Angeles of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church opened yesterday morning
with sermon and the celebration of the
holy communion at 10 o'clock, in St.
Paul's church, on Olive street.
Rev. j. d. Easter of Redlands read
the episcopate; Revs. b. w. r. Tayler,
A. G. L. True and H. Judge attended the
bishop. Rev. John Gray acted as master
Of ceremonies. The choral service was
Eyerc's communion in B fiat, and the
offertory Hear, o Israel" from commu-
sung by Madam Martinez. The commu-
MON was administered by Rt. Rev.
Bishop johnson, assisted by Revs. w.
H. Ramsey of Santa Barbara, H. B.
Restarick of SanDiego, A. S. Clark Of
Christs church, Los Angeles, and DR..
Dotten of Riverside. The visiting clergy
in attendance for the convention were
seated in the chance.
Rev. S. M Wren of Pomona delivered
the sermon, taking as his text John.
ill:2: Beloved, now are ye the cons of
God" The central point of the discourse
was that God is our father through
creation, redemption and sanctification.
He is our father in the natural, sacra .
mental and individual warp Of our holy
life.
At the conclusion of the communion
service that followed the sermon, a re.
cessional of priests and choristers
marched down the central aisle, pre-
ceded by the crucifer carrying the pro-
cessional cross, to the rear of the church
forms, where the final benedicton was
pronounced. The clergy and lay dele
gates then adjourned to guild hall and
proceeded to organize the convention.
THE CONVENTION ORGANIZES
Bishop johnson called the meeting
to order, after which DR.. Dotten of Riv-
erside was elected secretary. The bish-
op appointed the following committees
to act during the coming fiscal year: On
incorporation and admission of parishes,
Rev. A. S. Clark, Messrs. F. H. Davis,
d. ]. Cleveland.
On credentials Rev. Milton Dotten, C.
Dotten. DR.. Allan and S. A. Rees.
On finance, c. T. Hinde, J. B. Phillips,
Russell Heath, G. w. Parsons, j. F.
Towel.
On auditing, A. H. Halsted, G. c. Pow
ers, j. A. Lamb
On canons, Rev. A. G. Trew, Rev. ]. D.
Easter, Rev. H. B. Restarick, ]. A. An
derson, H. 7. Lee, DR.. Cowles.
On Christian education, Rev. w. H.
Ramsey. Rev. A. s. Clark, Rev S. NJ.
Wren, George H. Peck. H. G. Reynolds.
On church charities, Rev. John Gray,
w. b. Barrows T. L. Winder, I. M. Rad
ebaugh, A. e. Gresham.
On the state of the church, Rev. B. W.
r. Tayler, Rev. ]. D. Browne, Chas. ID.
Adams.
On unfinished business, Rev BENJAMIN
Hartley, Melvin Campbell and o. ].
Flagg.
At roll call the following clergy and
lay delegates answered to their names:
NAMES OF THE DELEGATES
Revs. John D. H. Browne, San Ber-
nardino; Henry j. Camp, Murietta; w.
B. Burrows, Santa Ana; Alfred s. Clark
Christ church, Los Angeles; Milton c.
Dotten, Riverside; w. H. Dyer Pasa-
dena; j. d. Eatler, Redlands; Alfred
Fletcher, Bostonia; John Gray, St.Pauls
church. Los Angeles; VIM. Hart. Lom-
poe; Benjamin Hartley. San Gabriel;
Willis Hall, Pasadena; w. e. Jacob,
Oceanside; L. Y. Jessup, Los Angeles;
H. Judd, Garvanza; c. +. Loops, Pomo-
ma; d. F. Mackenzie, Church of the As
cension, Los Angeles; w. II. Marriott,
Santa Paula; w. J. O'Brien, Carpen-
terra; Octavius Parker, Los Angeles,
w. H. Ramsey. Santa Barbara; H. B.
Restarick, San Diego; George Robinson
Glendale; w. D. U. Shearman, Orange;
b. w. r. Tayler, st. Johns church, Los
Angeles; A. G. L. Trew, Church of the
Epiphany, Los Angeles; Edmond WAL
ters, Escondido; S. M. Wren, Pomona;
w. F. Chase, San Diego; w. S. Dearing,
Anaheim; r. H. Gushie, Ontario; H. S.
Hanson, San Diego; A. B. Weymouth,
Los Angeles; Chas. J. French, -; E.
w. Meany, Coronado.
Lay delegates-Messrs L. L. Garrison.
w. H. Raymond, j. G. Hanst e. Brown
ing, v. Browning, Anaheim; Russell
Heath, c. Livingston, Carpenteria,
Chas. T. Hinde, Coronado; w. H. Keat-
ing, Ell Toro: o. T. Flagg, Escondido; r.
Lindsay, H. F. Leonard, Garvanza; E.
H. Spencer, Glendale; J. F. Towel,
IieSOIy IcIhlLS, JI., H. i. Lee, "A. d.
Benton, st. Paul's, Los Angeles; S. P.
Owsley and e. H. Grasby, Los Angeles;
H. B. Bruett, N. c. Trew, Church of the
Epiphany, Los Angeles; j. A. Anderson
G. w. Parsons, Los Angeles; DR.. Cowles,
T. w. Winder, A. w. Morgan, F. H. Da-
Wis, st. Johns, Los Angeles; j. c. Whit
tington. w. c. Harland, National City;
]. I. Collins, Orange; c. d. Adams, c.
B. Freeman. Ontario; ]. H. Guer, J. B.
Phillips, ]. NJ Radebaugh, H. G. Reyn-
olds, Pasadena; M. Campbell, oliver
Young, w. T. Clark, Pomona.
Under the order of special business
the missions at Colegrove and Chino
were admitted to membership in the
convention. Rev. A. B. Gray moved
that committee be appointed to take
action upon the act Of the legislature
legalizing the bylaws and canons of
incorporation of religious bodies, which
passed unanimously.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer, led by Bishop johnson.
Under the head of miscellaneous busi-
ness notice was read of a proposed
change in the golden prayers" in the
book of common prayer, and a change
in the constitution of the general conven-