The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-26
MINISTER'S IN 4 TANGLE
Patriotic Resolutions Offered
in the Diocesan Conven-
ton Yesterday Cause
Trouble.
REcToRs RESENT ApPoRYIONHENY
Election of Standing Commit
tee and Deputies to the
General Convention in
Washington.
Especial to srhe Jersey city News."I

icCSdh SOIfttILt1D4 u lUt EIOlCStdlbL GP&S-
copal Church gave more trouble to the
members from Bishop Starkey down to
The humblest layman than all the bust
ness done during the past two sessions.
Ii came about when Rev. William A.
WATSON OF ST. Stephens Church, Mill
burn, with the very best intentions, moved
this resolution
Whereas, The Kingdom of Spain, by
the long record OF bafsbarity ami injus-
l tice that has characterized her gov
erfamenI OF the island Of CuDa, has
proved herself morally unfit to admin
lister the affairs of that colony.
Resolved, That the delegates of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
diocese of Newark. in convention as
seTnbIed, express our deep sympathy
with The lF~berty-loving people of Cuba
in their patient and heroic efforts to
throw off the oppressive yoke of Span
ish misrule and to establish a free and
independent government OF their own
Resolved, further, that we heartily
commend the President and Congress
of the United States in intervening by
force after having failed by peaceful
n~egotiatqons to secure to the people OF
Cuba a government consistent with
Christian civilization and the funda-
mental right of man.
The motion having been seconded, the
| Bishop was about to put it when Rev. J..
G. Ewens, senior curate of Holy Inno-
| cents Church, Hoboken. moved to lay it
upon the table. His reason was that the
resolution was in the line of convention
| business. The motion to lay it On the
! table S~prevailed. and everybody then
| thought that that was the end of the pa
triotic resolution. but later some OF the
clergy COX the ground that their action
| would be m-isconstrued, and they began to
fidget in their. seats, whisper to each other
and lock for some one to lead them out
of the wilderness.
Rev. Dr.. William M. Hughes of Morris
town was their man, and he said that the
conventions action was not to be under-
stood as ininlieal TO the Government, IN
| whom they all had confidence. He was
sorry that the resolution a been miro
duced, and he moved to expunge the
whole matter from the minutes. TO show
that the convention had confidence in the
Administration he moved instead tins
resolution:E
Resolved, That his convention here
by expresses its deep and profound
confidence in the present adininistra-
ton of the United States. in both the
motives and methods which nave
marked the. present conflict with
Spain, and his convention expresses
its qualification at the remarks OF the
Bishop in the opening paragraph OF
mis- Episcopal address.
evil you include in your resolution
slyly i~nterposed Rev. James Cameron of
the Church of the Ascension, jersey City,
confidence in the financial policy alsoy'
fI.O10 langlIeT.t H+.
n SIR, replied Rev. DR.. Hughes, with
. trace. of asperity in his voice Certain
~ not"
retorted Rev. Mr.. Cameron and there was
another burst of laughter.
Rev. Mr.. Ewens. moved and Rev.
Augustine Elmendorf, of Holy Cross. Jer-
sey City, seconded to lay that motion on
This resolution, said Mr.. Ewens, pre-
sents the same Objectionable features as
this body to take any action recognizing
the Cuban Government. | am IJot a Span
ish sympatfizer, but ! do not consider
this the roper place TO discuss such sub
jects.
Il nave a brother assisting in the block
ade of HAVANA said the Rev. William ].
1flley of Harrison, land | want to see this
convention straighten itself on this mat
ter, for the sake of appearing loyal, as We
do not appear, in the light of the action
We have taken. although | do not cues
gate in this house. The statement of Mr..
fEweras that the resolution offered by DR..
Hughes practically approves of recognize
Wing the Cuban Government 10y ns Is n raf1 ,ras' as as
recognize such Government
MIR. C. G. Kidder, a lay delegate. moved
to take Rev. Mr.. Wasson's previous mo-
ton off the table, and Rev. DR.. w. w.
Hol,ey, of Hackensack, added to the par
liamentary tangle by moving as a sub
stitute to Rev. DR.. Hughes notion
That this convention adopt as its
WI the language of the Bishop, per-
tanning to the war, to be found in part
of his address.
Rev. DIR. Hughes accepted the substitute.
but the question arose how to get rid of
the other double-barreled motions. The
tangle was untangIed by Rev. DIR. G.. S.
Bennitt Of Jersey City, an authority on
parliamentary Law, who suggested that
Rev. J. G. Ewens, Rev. Mr.. WATSON and
Mr.. Kidder each withdraw his motion,
- ,,;, ~, 4hat ~ T1oryc Tr o3i &C.
and Holley to be acted on. 1t was done
and the substitute of Rev. DR.. Holley
was carried unanimously. Here ended the
first scrap.
The next thing which ruffled the temper
of the convention was the a-pportionment
plan for diocesan missions. an old and
long standing score of the clergy, because
it is based on their incomes Some OF
them look at it as unjust and kick, while
others grin and bear it.
Rev. F.. M. Kirkus of Bayonne COM
planned that an effort should be made to
subscribe and he appealed to the honesty
of the clergy to make a report of their
salary.
Rev; A. Elmenaorf, Of Holy Cross. yer-
speech, struck his ears. II object he
said. 80 this remark on the honesty of
the clergy in the matter of reporting the
~rector's salary, I don't make any report
Of my salary and / don't propose to do
so. It's no mans business what l receive
Only the VeStFy ana myself.
The matter dropped and the convention
proceeded to vote for members of the
standing committee and clerical and lay
deputies to the General Convention. which
meets in October next in Washington.
After many ballots the result was:-
tanding Committee-Clergy, RevS. w.
w. Holly, DID, w. r. Jenvey, N. Bar
rows, D. D., and r. b. Reazor; lay. Henry
Hayes, F. ". Stevens. Alfred Mills and
ID. Smith Wood.
Deputies to the General Conven-
tion4Clergy, Revs. George S. Benritt,
George M. Christian ID. D.. w. w. Holley.
D. b, and W. ". Davis. lay. Cortlandt
Parker, Alfred Mills. Henry Hayes and
J. b. Van Wagenen.
Supplementary Deputies to the General
ConveTtion-CIergy, E e. A. White.
n. f. MoStimer. ]. w. Williams and E.
ID. Garter. lay, William M. Franklin, C.
K. Hitchcock. J. G. Taylor and d. c.
Wightlnan.
Treasurer-Henry Hayes.
Auditing Commattee-J. J. s. Rutan and
d. Smith Wood
Registrar-Henry r. Lindermann.
The Finance Committees ANNUAL report
was the next business. 1t recommended
an assessment or I per cent. for the
Bishops salary. on all salaries of rectors
in parishes which have not given bonds
TO the treasurer of the Episcopal fund,
and an assessment of 31a per cent. for
convention expenses. There was at pres
emit, the report said, a mortgage for 5000
on the Episcopal residence. which will be
rru7t1re5 this wear. The rpfSaff WIS adODt-