The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-12
EPISCOPAL CON MENTION
FOR THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTI-
 CUT.

Important Business Transacted-T
 List of Lay and Clerical De egate
 Chosen to the General Convention
 Address by Bishop Brcwster-OtheI
 Features of the Convention.
 The annual diocesan convention oi
 the Episcopal church of Connecticut
 was held in Trinity church, this city
 yesterday Bishop Brewster presided
 Rev. F. w. Harrison, of Windsor, was
 secretary and Revs. Bristol Beardsley
 and Plumb assistants.
 There were in attendance about 200
 of the Episcopal clergy of the diocese
 and about 250 laymen delegates from
 the different parishes all over the state.
 The morning was taken up by the read
 ing of various reports and remarks by
 the trustees of the various funds. John H. Sage, of Portland, treasurer, made
 his report. The receipts during the
 year have been $5,34S.54 and expenses $162164, leaving a balance on hand of $3,726,64 The treasurer made the sug- gestion that the convention assess ments be reduced, but no action was taken by the convention. The bishops fund now amounts to $7,162.70.
 The death of John Bolter, late presi- dent of the Hartford National bank, ] and a member of the board of trus- l tees on donations and bequests was announced and yesterday afternoon the convention chose a success to him on the committee.
 There was roll call and organization and amendments to the rules of order, report on credentials of lay delegates, appointment of committees of the con vention and various other committees as follows: The committees:
 The committee on admission of new parishes was Rev. Charles O. Scoville, Rev. C. M. Addison, Rev. J. Eldred Brown, John F. Tracy and R. F. De- Forrest.
 Committee on constitution and can ons, Rev Sylvester Clark, Rev Samuel Hart, Rev. Dr. Edwin s. Lines, J. c. Hollister Morris w. Seymour, Gardf- ner Greene.
 Committee on finance-Rev. Francis Goodwin. Charles E. Graves, Frederick J. Kingsbury
 Committee on nominations-Revt Ar thur s. Randall, Rev, A. T. Parsons, Rev. M. G. Thompson, Messrs Charles F. Jackson and William M. Stark.
 Auditors-L. Wallace Clarke, Charles A. Pease, Wilbur F. Day and Richard F. Lyon.
 Laymen to prepare roll to lay dele gates-Messrs. Charles F. Chase and Ward c. Powell.
 The report of Elijah c. Johnson, one of the trustees of donations and be- quests, shows that there was now on hand $7,162S0. It was suggested by him that the assessments be reduced.
 The following reports were received and read and ordered to be printed in the journal:
 Secretary's report of unfinished busi- ness.
 Reception and reference of papers de admission of new parishes.
 Presentation of parochial and cleri- cal reports
 Report of the treasurer of the dio- cese.
 Report of trustees of the bishops fund.
 Report of trustees of aged and in- firm clergy fund. Report of trustees of clergymen's re- firing fund Report of the registrar of the dio- ,ese. Presentation of abstract of proceed , ngs of standing committee Notice of motions for new business. Motions of reference to the commit ( ees of the convention. E Motions of reference to the commit ees of the convention. ( Reports of committees appointed at ast convention. Motions for special orders of the day. g At o'clock a recess was taken until two o'clock. In the after t oon the annual address of the bishop ! vas given. | After the celebration of holy commu- ion a sermon was delivered by the t lev. John J. McCook, rector of St. n ohn's church, East Hartford and rofessor of Trinity college. h At the afternoon session Bishop F rewster read his annual address, a his official acts by report V lg that two churches have been conse- rated, one building dedicated ana the s of two churches laid. Nine f. zen clergymen have been received into \ 1e diocese and eleven transferred to Lher dioceses. The bishop himself has le uring the year confirmed 1,544 persons o nd some twenty more have been con- g rmed by other bishops. The number s 2 combinations exceeds the number of st year by 200 and of the year before u y nearly 300. tt After referring to the recent con- emoration of the two hundredth anni- b arsary of the Society for the Propa ff ation of the Gospel, and mentioning " ssons to be drawn from it, Bishop fl rewster spoke of the work of the dio- SC san missions, saying that there is h; idespread dissatisfaction with the a 'esent method of raising money by oi ;sessment for their support, and sug- le