The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-15
DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT
ANNUAL COMPANION HELD 1T ST.
 THOMAS, YESTERDAY.

ceSe or Conneptlcut Of the Episcopal church opened yesterday morning at 9:S0 in St. Thomas church. Bishop Brewster assisted by the Rev. Drs. Seymour, Hart and Lines and the Rev. Messrs. Peck and Beardsley cele- brated the holy communion. The open ing sermon was preached by Rev. John Binney, B. D., professor in the Berke- ley divinity school, who took for his text, Daniel xii, 4: Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be in | creased. It was an able presentation | of moderate views In favor of the so" | called Higher criticism"
 About Ii o'clock the convention or | ganized for business with Bishop | Brewster in the chair, Bishop Williams | being detained by i'll health. F. W. | Hamman of Windsor was reelected | secretary. The rules of order were | amended, committees were appointed l and reports on credentials of lay del l egates and on unfinished business were | read. There were no new parishes | The usual reports were made by the l treasurer of the diocese, the trustees of donations and bequests, the trus l tees of aged and infirm clergy fund, l the registrar of the diocese and the l standing committees. The trustees of | the bishops fund reported an income sufficient to pay the salary of Bishop Williams. Special assessments to the amount of $6,000 were raised by the aprishes for the support of the bishop l coadjutor.
 The annual address of Bishop Will Hams was read by the secretary and closed with these words: Tn conclu- sion I desire to express under God my l thankfulness for the truly Christian and fraternal temper exhibited in the last convention and the dignified and wholly unexceptionable way in which the business was conducted The cleo tion of co-adjutor has been an in expressible relief to me in bearing a burden which would otherwise have I 5een a crushing load. We have also l the promise of an administration in the future (which in the course of nature must become the present., which will carry this beloved diocese forward to | greater heights of spiritual and tenn poral prosperity than have yet been at- tafned.
 | Commenting you to the protection and blessing of a heavenly father, I am
 Your affectionate bishop,
 J. Williams.
 The coadjutor read his own address. ohin inA, cSa icti oI as to the ordination, etc. The number confirmed during the year was 1918. The committee on constitutions and canons brought in a report recom- I mending some changes, most of which were adopted. The chief interest cen- tered in proposals to change the meth cd of choosing rectors for vacant par ishes and the mode of reporting new communicants in each parish. No radical changes were made. Late in the afternoon the convention proceeded to elect deputies to the grand conven- tion At this point the clergy and lay men separated and each voted for four deputies and four supplementary dep uties. The election was so close In the clerical assembly that the election of alternates was postponed until after tea.
 During the evening session the elec- tion of deputies was completed and the reports of the church scholarship so- ciety and finance committee were heard and approved After some dis cussion It was decided to proceed with the business of the missionary society ct once instead of waiting until the morning.
 The report of the committee showed an increase of liabilities over last yea of $550.
 It was finally decided to increase las , years appropriation for missionar. work in the state from ,oe0 to $11, 750.
 The remaining business of the con vention was rushed through an' brought to close shortly before elevel o'clock. Among others, vote of thank was given to the women of the cit. churches for the excellent manner il which they had treated the convention in serving lunch and tea. The following patriotic resolution
 was adopted:
 Resolved, That this convention heart , fly approves of the work being done b
 the Connecticut Sanitary and Relief as
 sociation, aiding as it does the soldier and sailors of our army and navy. , Resolved, That this convention re
 quests the clergy of this diocese to pre-
 sent this noble work to the notice 0
 the women of their congregation an
 earnestly ask their support. After the convention had adjourne , sine die the delegates present were le , in prayer by the bishop coadjutor, Ri
 Rev. Brewster. The scene was a sol f emn and impressive one, and was fit f ting close to the convention. Immedi . ately afterwards the board of director ? of the Missionary society met in tn f lecture room of the church. l The following deputies to the genera , conference in Washington next Octobe v were elected:
 v Clerical-Rev. Dr. E. s. Lines of Ne' r Haven, Rev. l.. w. Saltonstall of Hart
 ford, Rev. MT. Rafter of Portland an
 Rev. c. E. Woodcock of Ansonia. : Lay-Burton Mansfield, M. F. Sey
 mour, Benjamin Stark and J. J. Good S win.
 g Supplementary deputies Clerica