Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
WORK O NE DIOCESE.
Convention Of Iowa Episeopalians5
Closes It's Sessions at Coun.
Gil Bluffs
The Proposition TO Dispose Of Girls.
void College Ratified officers
Are Elected.

Next Years Meeting to Be Held in
Des MoinesB Bishops APP.
pointments. /
Council Bluffs, May 24.-At the con- [
clusion of the general missionary meet
ing Wednesday the Episcopal diocesan /
convention got downt to business in real
earnest and remained In session without /
taking a recess for lunch until 9 O'clock !
in the afternoon, when the business IN
hand was all completed and an adjourn
.ment was taken to meet next year IN
Dies Moines.
The session was one of bualness from
start to finish, assthc visiting clergymsil
were anxious to get to their respective
homes last mig hi. owing to today being
Ascension Thursday. Principal inter-
est lay i'm the election of the standing
committee, which body is practically tha
supreme factor in the management of
the affairs, Of the diocese. Ii had been
Whispered that Rev. DIR. Green, Of Cedar
would meet with. considerable opposition
for re election. and this proved to be the
case as he received five votes, short of
sufficient to re-elect him. The election
resulted as follows Rev. j. HOLSTER
Lynch of Ottunwa; Rev. George Ed
ward Walk, Of Council Bluffs; Rev..
George II. Cornell, of Sioux City; sam
uel AIahon, of Ottumwa; j. j. Richard
son, of Davenport: S. Fl. Mallory, of
Charlton Rev Cornell and Mr.. NAL
|lory each received only thirty-four
votes, but We're declared elected by the
vote of the convention. Rev. Or. Gathell,
of Dies Moines. was placed in nomina-
ton, but he declined to let his name go
before the convention.
Bishop Morrison's suggestion as TO
C;riswold College at Davenport met with
favor at the hands of the convention,
and the accommodation of the commit
tee on educational institutions TO which
hit had been referred that the property
| he sold for 500, 900 to the board of eauca-
t.tion of Davenport and that the proceeds
be used to pay off the indebtedness on.
st. Kathorine's hall and the income of
| the remainder to be used for the main-
tenance of the hall was adopted.
4 The committee to nominate members
of the board of missions reported the
following, who were unanimously Sc
Elected BY the convention: Rev. j. EN-
| erist Catheli Rev. c.. H. Weaver, Rev.
George Edward! Walk, Re,.. f.. w. skeat-
4 or, f. G. Thomas, w. s. Harbach,
George A. Goodell, sam Mayne, >. ~.
4 Mallory and Ira r.. Tabor.
The committee on ways and means
was selected as follows: Samuel Mahon,
+ Ottumwa; r. G. Thomas, Mooar; Geo.
/ f. Henry. Des Moines; n. ID. Thompson,
Des Moines; James L. Beyer, Cedar
1 Rapids; j. Is. Deming, Dubuque: y. y.
Richardson. Davenport.
The bishop was authorized to appoint
q committee consisting of five clergy
4 men and five laynen to revise the con-
! stitution and canons of the diocese, ana
.treport at the next convention.
4 Upon the Invitation of Rev Cathell,
| the next annual convention Will be held
at st. Pauls church, in Des Moines.
Trustees of Griswold College for the
term ending 1903, We're selected as fol-
llows Rev. Thomas f. Green, Rev. J.
\ Eyerist Cathell, Rev. +. t. Keator, y.
j. Richardson and James l.. Bever.
Rev. n. s. Stephens. of Davenport,
was selected to fill the vacancy in the
Hoard of trustees, caused by the death
4 of the Hon. Matt Parrot, and Ira Ta-
i Dor, OF Davenport, to take the place 81
W. It. Cleveland. resigned.
4 n. p. Harrington. of Oskaloosa, was
i accorded an unanimous reelection as
.lstreasurer of the diocese.
4 Bishop Morrison announced the fol-
4 lowing appointments. which We're cons
81 firmed by the convention:
Registrar-Rev. Willis II. Barris
4 davenport.
chancellor Of the diocese George F.
Henry Des Moinss.
Delegates To the missionary council al
a Louisville-Rev. C. H. Remington, Fort
q dodge: c. w. Bissell, Amesi.
Rural deans--WaNerly convocation.
4 Rev. II. w. Kaator: Sioux City consoc;l-
a ton. Rev. George II. Cornell; Cedar
Il Rapids convocation. Iev. 7. L. Green;
fCouncil Bluffs 3convocat ton, Rev. Georgs
q Edward Walk; Muscatine conNocation
! REV. j. Hollister Lynch: Des Moines
q convocation, Rev. j. Eyerist Cathell.
The Joint report of the committee or
7 lsways and means and the trus tees of thu
Il bishopric fund recommending the pay
ment now of $500 to the bishop as re,
! endorsement of extraordinary expense:
s in removing>to this diocese and that thu
annual salary Of the bishop be fixed a
$4,000 was adopted
Bishop Morrison confirmed class a
the church in the morning.
!. f. A. Donkin, superintendent Of tht
!. Dakota division of the Great Northern
railroad, was accidentally killed by be
ing thrown from a railway tricycle. a
!: McCanna, ". d.