The San Francisco call., 1897-10-14
Record of the Episcopal
COnVOcation of 1889
Altered.
Extracts Referring to the Tenn
porary Bar Against Him
Expunged.
The VaHejoan Elected an Alternate
Delegate to the General
Convention.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct. 13.-The
second day of the Episcopal Convocation
opened this morning with divine services,
conducted by Revs. Caleb Benham and
W. l.. Clarke.
Quite stir came with the address of
William Bollard of Vallejo who de-
manded of the house a vindication of
himself and the vestry of Vallejo. He
then read the follow ing extracts from a
record of proceedings of the convocation
in this city in the month of May, 1889:
The Bishop, for reasons we'll known to many
OF the c.ergy OF Jurisdiction. did not invite
the Rev. W illiam BOllard of Vallejo to atte nd
the convocation. The Rev William Bollard,
however was present, and claimed The rights
and privileges OF a seat in the cOnvocatlon,
Notwithstanding the action OF the Bishop.
The following resolution was offered by the
Rev. Charles L Fitchett:
"Resolued, That the action OF the Bishop in
not inviting the rector and lay delegates from
Vallejo be sust stained by this convocaIiou."
After considerable debate, the resolution
was unanimously adopted by rising vote.
Mr.. Bollard requested at the hands of
this convocaton such action as would ex-
punge the above statements from the
record of the jurisdiction. He said he had
opposed certain things and because he
took that stand and maintained til at posi-
tion tie had incurred the wrath OF Bishop
j. ID. Wingficld, who was then the spirit
ual head of the Jurisdiction, and was
barred. together with the vestry, from par
ticipating in the convocaIion IN 1889. By
reason of such action on the part OF the
Bishop, he said, his parish had become
impoveris he'd. His parochial efforts were
not even considered and the House of
Bishops would not as much as listen TO
the protests from the church at Vallejo.
Bishop Graves said that when Bishop
called convocation all eligible delegates
should be invited to attend.
Rev. c. J.. Mel of Sacramento offered a
resolution expunging from the records OF
the convocaton tn at portion of the journal
of 1889 referring TO the action of Bishop
Winetield In not inviting the delegates
from Vallejo to sit in the convocation.
The resolution was adopted.
The convocation this morning asked
the parishes to contribute more literally
10 the endowment fund. From the en-
dowment fund is paid the Bishops salary,
and the parishes and missions were asked
10 pay 2 per cent of the amount expended
for salaries and running expenses of each
parish and mission.
Rev. G. L. Mel and A. A. Van Voorhies
of Sacramento were elected delegates to
the general convention, which meets in
Washington, ID. g., in October, 1898.
Rev. Mr.. BoIlard and Rev. Caleb Ben
ham, the latter from Napa, were nomina-
ted as alternates. Upon TWO ballots being
taken, both received the same numbe OF
votes. Before the third ballot was taken
Rev. Mr.. Benham asked that Rev. Mr..
BolIard be elected. as the latter has been
a member of the jurisdiction considerably
longer than the minister from Napa The
| third ballot resulted In the election oi
Rev. Mr.. Bollard. w. B. Lardner of Au-
burn was unanimously elected as 8 lay
delegate to the general convention.
Rev. c. l.. Mie offered a resolution OF
sympathy because of the continue illness
of Bishop Wingtield, and congratulated
him upon the progress he had made
toward recovery. The resolution wa,
unanimously adopted by a rising vote.