The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-17

IS A AFE Gu R E
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE.
dren to help the adults support the
diocesan work, and that at the expense
of the general missions. He implored
the convention not to take this retro
grade step.
Rev. Mr.. Eckel, in support of his
resolution, argued that it was simply
| a measure of temporary relief Rev
F. c. Cowper, of Ashland, coinciied
with Rev. Mr. Woodle that the matter
will adjust itself independently.
Rev. f. p. Harrington. of West
! Pttston, offered as an amendment that
mite chests for diocesan church extern
sion be placed in the churches during
| the four Sundays of advent and the
| two Sundays preceding.
John L. Lawrence, of Chambersburg,
| approved the idea of having the pro-
| posed change and moved to lay the
! resolution on the table. His motion
was carried by an overwhelming ma
! jcrity only about half a dozen noes"
being heard.
Then the special order of business,
the question of dividing the diocese was
called up by Secretary Clement. The
| special committee on division had pre-
pared an elaborate printed report and
this was in the hands of the delegates.
Plate maps showing the four suggest
ed lines of division, were a part of the
report.
DIVISION LINES.
Line No. ] is what is called the east
and west line. 1t passes along the
southern boundary of Center and
Union counties, bisects Northumber-
| land, and then proceeds along the
southern boundaries of Montour, Co.
lumbia, Luzerne and Monroe counties.
AS amended yesterday, Northumber-
land county is wholly included in the
north section and the lower LuZerne
or Hazleton region is transferred to
the south section.
In the north diocese are the 2ouu-
ties of Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Sus-
quehanna. Wayne, Clinton, Lycomng,
Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna,
Pike. Center, Union, Northumberland,
Montour Columbia, upper Luzerne
and Monroe.
Th- south diocese comprises the
counties of Blair, Bedford. Hunting
ton, Fulton. Franklin, MfTlin, Juuiata,
Perry, Cumberland, Adams, Snyder,
Dauphin, York, Schuylkill, Lebanon,
Lancaster, Perks, Lehigh, Carbon and
Northampton.
Some statistics of the two dioceses
follow. They are from the 1899 re-
port:
North diocese-Communican S,03t;
Sunday school pupils, 1917; diocesan
fund cont -ibutions, $3.50; diocesan
missions contributions, $3,S96; valua-
ton, 1888, 7S4; clergy, SO; parishes re-
ceiving aid, 26; missions, II; popula-
tiun, S3S,559.
South diocese--Communioan 7,4S4:
Sunday school pupils, 7,47S; diocesan
fund contributions, $685.; diocesan
missions contributions, S4023; valua-
ton. $1,427 ,99S; clergy, so; parishes re-
ceiving aid, IS; missions, 81; popula-
ton, 1,307.521.
Line No. 2 is a north and south line
extending along the western boundary
Of Bradford, sullivan, Luzerne, Schuyl-
kill and Berks.
Line No. extends northeast and
southwest. beginning with the COM
mon boundary of Fulton and Franklin
and ending with the junction Of Pike
and Monroe. on the Delawa
Line extended transversely to the
foregoing, and included in one Sec
tion the counties og Bradford, Sus-
quehanna, Wayne, Pike, Sullivan,
Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Ger
bon, Monroe, Lehigh and Northamp-
ton.
Line was the same as the above,
ton the counties Of Bradford Sus-
quehanna, Sullivan, Wyoming and
Luzerne for Schuylkill and Berks.
Line makes a diocese of Wayne,
Pike, Lackawanna, Monroe, Carbon,
lower Luzerne, Northampton, Lehigh,
Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon and Ian
caster
The committee which reported the
division lines was composed of Rev.
James F. Powers, d. D., of Pottsville;
Rev. Henry l.. Jones, d. d., of Wilkes
Barre; Rev. Charles ]. Wood, of York:
Rev. Edward II. Eckel, of Williams
port; Rodney A. Mercur, of Towanda;
S. l.. Brown, Of Wilkes-Barre; Everett
Warren, of Scranton, and William r.
Butler, of Mauch Chunk.
DIVISION DISCUSSED.
Rev. Henry L. Jones' S. T. D., rector
OF St. Stephens, Wilkes Barre pre-
sented the committees report, con-
tenting himself with simply calling at
tention to the printed copies Then, at
a few minutes after IL o'clock began
a discussion on this primally import
ant question, lasting nearly three
hours
Secretary Clement opened it with
resolution TO adopt Line No. /. as re-
ported, except that northumberland
county, instead of being cut in twain,
should be wholly included in the North
diocese, provided however, that the
division should not obtain till $50, 900
be raised as an episcopal endowment
by each of the proposed dioceses
This provisional determination of the
question, contemplated by his resolu-
tion was, he believed, in line with the
general sentiment of the bishop and
churchmen of the diocese and was a
short cut to a settlement of the ques-
t!on. "When the money is raised" he
went on to say, 1--WE divide. Until IL is
raised the question is at rest" He was
not welded to the line indicated in his