The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-25
DIOCESAN CONVENTION.
seventy-Ninth Annual Gathering at the
Cathedral Today.

lie Sc genty.nsnth annual convention
Of the Episcopal Diocese Of Maine will as
semble in the cathedral on State street to
day.
Morning prayer will be said at Mint
o'clock. after which the convention vii
be organized. Holy communion will bt
celebrated at eleven O'Clock, when the
| bishops address will be delivered in the
place of the sermon.
The annual meeting of the CATHEDRAL.
chapter will be held this evening at nine
o'clock at the cathedral Preceding this
will occur the annual meeting of the
| diocesan board of missions.
1t is expected that thereIwill be large
gathering of the leading representatives
of the church from all over the state.
Among other business. expected to come
before the convention for ratification is
an amendment to the constitution of the
diocese by which it is proposed to change
the date Of the annual meeting of tho
convention to the third Wednesday in
May
Another question likely to be discussed
is the law of the church. The report of
the joint commission on the revision of
the canons of the. church has lately been
issued. Any question of the revision Of
the canons is sure to provoke much dis
cussion and the usual result of the intro
duction of such a proposition. is an unend-
ing series of amendments to amendments
and suggestions and resolutions. Certain
ly the convention will not lack interest
when the proposed canon for allowing ap-
peals in ecclesiastical trials, is up for dis
cussion, and when that other subject SO
fruitful for debate is before the conven-
ton, the grouping of the dioceses of the
American church in provinces, each
province having power to elect its own
primate.
The report of the treasurer at the last
meeting Of the Board of Missions in Feb
ruary, showed deficit OF over $780, This
amount was required to pay the stipends
due on the first of March. Owing to the
change in the date of meeting of the con-
vention the treasurer's next report will be
made just before June payments become
due. Surprising that only a small balance
in the treasury should be reported at the
annual meeting, it must be understood
that in reality the treasurer is without
funds to meet the st1pends due June L.
The clergy are asked to be careful to see
that all offerings made for missions be
sent to the treasurer before his annual re-
port is made to the convention, and a
general effort be made to supply him with
a sufficient balance in hand to meet the
quarterly payments Immediately after
convention.
The following are the officers CT the
Maine Episcopal diocese:
Secretary and Registrar of the Diocese
Rev. Charles Morton Stills. D. D.
Treasurer Of the Diocese-William e..
Ellis, Gardiner.
Standing Committee-Rev. Charles
Morton Stills, D. D.. president; Rev.
James w. Sparkes, Rev. l.. W. Winkley,
John Marshall Brown. secretary; William
G.. Ellis, r. FL. Gardiner.
The Maine Episcopal Missionary society,
Incorporated 1885:
President-The Rt. Rev. the Bishop.
Secretary-Rev. G. L. Ogden.
Treasurer-W. G. Ellis, Gardiner.
Trustees of the episcopate and other
funds, incorporated 1850: Charles d.
Merrill, treasurer, Portland; John M.
Brown, John NJ Glidden, A. r. Wright.
John +. A. Merrill.