Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-11

by him. which shall for that purpose be
open at the time to all persons who may
choose to attend, and the sentence shall
then and there be publicly pronounced by
the bishop. but no sentence shall be pro-
ncunced until the expiration of twenty days
from the adjournment of the ecclesiast Teal
court.
Right of Appeal.
Canon ID provides that at any time with
in fourteen days after the delivery of the
judgment of the ecclesiastical court the &C
oused may take an appeal by filing his
application therefor with the bishop. The
testimony and record of the proceedings of
the ecclesiastical court shall be transmit
ted to the court of appeals. and the case
shall be heard, considered and determined
upon the same. The decision of said court
shall be final. -
If the defendant, being accused of doc
trinal unsoundness, shall have been found
mot guilty" of the charge or charges al
legged against him, it shall be lawful for
the presenters to carry up the case from
the ecclesiastical court to the court of ap-
peals.
The court of appeals shall consist of the
bishop and six members of the standing
committee, the accused having the right to
challenge one of said committee.
In case there is no bishop in this diocese
the standing committee may invite any
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States to perform the duties
prescribed.
Gen Wilmer of Maryland moved a ref
erence of the report back to the committee
on canonS for further consideration and
after discussion vote by yeas and nays
was demanded. and was being taken at 3
o'clock when The Stars report closed
Proceedings Yesterday Evening.
The convention, after The Stars report
closed yesterday, fixed the hours for meet
ing and completed organization by re-
electing Rev Arthur S. Johns secretary and
Mr.. Charles H. Stanley chancellor Mr..
Seymour w. Tulloch was chosen treasurer
and Mr. Johns appointed Rev. H F.
Saumenig and Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander
assistant secretaries.
The bishop appointed Rev. R. H. Mckim.
Rev. Alfred Harding, Rev. Charles E. Buck
Mr. A. s. Browne and Mr.. Charles H. Stan
ley as the committee on canons. A number
of resolutions were presented and referred
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration of the reports of the commit
tees on missions and the state of the
church Rev. P. r. Williams presided and
remarks were made by many of the clergy
men representing parishes in the county
and the part of Maryland included in the
diocese.
Mission Work Last Year.
The statistical part of the report recited
that receipts for diocesan missions up to
April 30 amounted to 81, $685. nearly $10OO
less than the amount received in a CORE
spending period In the last year. $562l 81
had been paid out to twenty-four stipen-
diaries under pay. The treasurer of the
superannuated clergy fund reported receipts
of S,626.1O including last years balance of
SS52.04 Expenditure were 81, TOO, leaving a
balance April 80 of 1926 10. Four benz
ticiaries are dependent upon this fund
whose annual stipends amount to $1,000.
The recommended lions of the committee
that the sum of $500 be appropriated for
the work during the current year and that
the clergy be requested to urge the claims
of the superannuated clergy fund upon
their people and to make suitable oolIec-
tfons therefor, especially at Thanksgiving
and Christmas were approved.