The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-01
EP1sooPAD CONVENTION ENDS.
n Adopts = Recomuendation mat the vestry
Shall ne the Body Corporate.

Tho second days meeting of the convcn tion
Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of Now
York. which took place yesterday, closed the
sessions for this year. Bishop Potter was still
disabled by the grip and his annual address
was read by his secretary. Tho address was In
great part an elaborate report of the proceed
inRs Of the-Lambeth Conference. The Bishop
said he hoped that tho new episcopal resi-
dence might DO prepared with all proper do
Gpatch.
Tho following committees were elected;
Standing Committee-Clerioa members, the
Rev. Morgan Dix, ID. D., the Rev. o. Apple
gate, d. D., tho Rev. Thomas r. Harris, D. D.,
the Rev. T. s. shipman, d. D. Lay members,
Stephen z. Nash. George NJ. Miller, S. Nicho.
son Kane. Herman Q. Van Post.
Deputies to the General Convention-The
Rev. Morgan Dix. d. d.. the Rev. David A.
Greer, d. D., tho Rov. L. A. Hoffman, d. D.,
the Rev. w. r. Huntington, d. D.. Messrs.
William Bayard Cutting, J. Plcrpont Morgan,
STEPHEN F. Nash and Francis L. Stetson.
Provisional Deputies TO General Convention
The Rev. p. A. II. Brown, the Rev. Thomas
Gallaudet, d. D., the Rev. W. J. Soabury, D. D.,
the Rev, J. d. Van Kloeek, d. D., ,Mcssrs;
Van xmrisso, Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Confederate Council-The Rev. Thomas Gal
in1dsSt g., D. p, tho The, E Ety.. ". !; SSsaI9q ms D; D. p
llD NOV. II =. bs v Oil hlVuShf ~. 49, NhO lNCNsS u
+. Canedy, d. d. the Rev. D.. (, BaGkus, y. D,
Van Do Water, ID. d., the Rev. John p. Peters.
ID. D., Messrs. Delano O. Calvin, George. NJ.
ris, Irving Grinneli, William Sargent, Elihu
Chauncey, Douglas Merritt.
Tho report of the Committee on the 1ncor-
poration Of Churches, which recommended
| several changes in the existing State law gov
erning Protestant Episcopal property holdings,
was adopted. The moro important changes
asked for are that the, vestry and not the con.
gregation shall DO the body corporate, and that
no church shall ALLEVIATE its property. without
consent OF the Bishop and the Standing Com
only objection 10 the report He said that
Trinity's property seemed already sufficiently
well protected.
The Committee on Canons reported an amend
ment to Canon Kill, requiring the vestry OF a
vacant church 10 consult with the Bishop be-
fore electing q clergyman. II reported that
Lay Delegate: lronsides's amendment to Canon
XIV, requiring pastors to coniine their la
bors 10 their own parishes, seemed too I'M.
portant for hurried consideration and begged
convention. Mr.. lronsides said that the
amendment was presented by him at tho re,
quest OF one or two downtown churches. The
movement uptown, no said, had caused some
the struggle for existence. As 81. Clements
is an endowed church, and is not affected by
the practices which arc the subject OF the
amendment. II had been thought best 10 have a
ST. Clements delegate introduce IT.
The Rev. W. w. Huntington, d. D., intro
ducod a resolution calling for a committee 10
consider the alterations In the boundary OF the
diocese made necessary by the incorporation OF
Brooklyn and Long Island City, now in the do
ccse OF Suffolk, Into tho Greater New York.
The constitutional the Genera! Convention pro
sCribes that no one city shall DO under the care
OF Iuore than ono Bishop.