The evening times., 1897-05-20

with Christian fortitude with which TO
bear their suiferingS, and that de woGld
eventually deliver them from the hands of
their prosecutors
a ne CONCLUSION of the prayer the con
vention was called to order by bishop Sat
terlee, presiding.
Rev Arthur S. Johns, the secretary,
read the minutes OF the previous meeting,
which were approved by the convention
q resolution reget1ing the recent death
OF Rev. Thomas Il. Gambrill, of the diocese.
and offering tie coincidence OF the conven
tion to his bereaved wife and family was
ufrere I and adopted by a aunaninouSsl aRdng
vote.
The president announced the appoint
ment Of the following committees: Com
Initlee On accounts, John w. Warner. a Y
Gray and II. C. Whitney.
Committee on ways and means, Lewis j.
DAVIS. w. W Burdette and Seymour w
Tulock.
Dr McKim, for the committee on charges
ia the constitution. proposed the following
resolution:
THAT the change in article l OF the
constitution, approved by the last conven-
tlon; that is that article / shall read,
that the annual convention OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Diocese of Washington
shall meet on the first Wednesday aft.r
the first Sunday in May in each and every
year
An amendment to the effect that June he
substituted for May ia the resolution as
defeated. and the original resolution was
then passed as read.
BY vote it was decided that Secretary
Johns shOald cast the vote for the clergy
and Treasurer S W. Tullock for the lay
members Of the convention.
By courtesy of DR.. MCKim, who had the
floor, the secretary at this point read the
following telegram:
THE council of Virginia sends cordial
greetings TO the diocese OF Washingt ="
DT. McKim moved that greetings should
be returned TO the council Of Virginia by
telegraph from the secretary. The motion
was passed,
Dr. Mckim, Cor the committee, further
proposed that the lay delegates should
retain their seats for the calendar year FOR
which they are elected; thatis, shouldthere
be = special meeting duringthe recess OF the
convention. the lay delegates who attended
the last regular conv en- ton should be
DR. McKim said that he opposed the
change for the reason that il would break
tie precedent set 10y the diocese of Mary
land. the parent OF the Washington diocese,
for the past hundred years. The dioCeses
of New York and Virginia also follow
this precedent, which he saw no good
reason for changing. On the contrary,
when a special convention is called ii is
imperative that a new election of lay
delegates should take place in oIGer that
the opinion Of the church on the topic, 10y
reason of which the conventioni summon
el. should tee reelected in The body.
Delegate \. 5. Browne said that all the
lay delegates were in favor OF the proposed
change, and as they are the only ones who
are affected by the change, they are the
ones whose opinions should be respected
Furthermore, 50 far as precedents are con-
Ccrncd, he could point out number which
gave authority for the proposed change.
Debate was stiIl in progress when the
president announced the order of the day,
which called for the election of the stand
ing committee at noon.
The nominations We're: Clergy, Rev.
Randolph II McKim. u D. Alfred Harding,
John +. Elliot. S T. D.: Charles E Buck,
John " Chesley, Alexander Macka y-Smith,
s T d; Josiah T. Perry, Walter A
Mitchell. Charles F. Suntag, Albert
Stuart and Thomas Alexander JohnStone:
laity, Arthur s. Browne, j c. Bancroft
Davis, Charles II Stanley, Edwin Hay,
williaIa u Baldwin and Charles Alert
President Satterlee appointed as tellers
for the clergy, Rev. Frank T Wells and
James L. Smiley; for the laity, Messrs
Harry C whitney and T E Ebaugh.
While the tellers retired to count the
votes Rev. Alfred Harding Introduced the
resolution, which was adopted:
: Resolved, That the Protes tant Epis
copal Diocese of Washington send greetings
to the mother Diocese OF Maryland by |
telegram"
Discussion was then continued on the |
changes in the congregation. Del |
egate William A. Meloy spoke In favor OF |
having the office of lay delegate continue |
for full calendar year.
The president announced that the fIf- |
teen minutes which are allowed to the 1
speaker by the rules had expired. Where |
upon, Delegate A. S Browne moved that |
the speakers time should be extended, |
As there was considerable opposition 10 |
he gave up his right to the floor.
Delegate Charles II. Stanley, wanted |
TO know by what right the delegates could |
pretend to represent the sentiments of the |!
.avmen. They only expressed their per-
sonaI feelings, he said, and how were they |
to know what the vestry thought about
the matter?
j c Bancroft Davis, upon whose suEges-
tion the resolution was introduced, said |
that it was the evident intention of lhe |
trainers Of the laws OF the diocese that the
office of lay delegate should extend for enc |
year.
The convention had been told Of two |
pecial conventions. but they had not been
old that either or them had been called 1
lpon a special election.
At this point the president announced
that as the hour OF / had been ,cached. |
according to the order of the day, ad- |
oumment would be taken Until O'Clock
or lunch.