The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-12

called the convention TO oroer shoI'N
after ten o'clock.
The first proceeding TO come before the
was the calling OF the ron
nv secretary Samuel IA Webb. IL was
voted however 10 dispense with the ron
call until the close OF .he business ses-
sion a..
The reading OF the record OF the nrst
dav's proceedings however. was al thls
poiut presented by Rev. MIR. Webb aiter
which came the report OF the committee
on place of meeting, presented by the
chairman Rev. Dr Rousmaniere.
DR. RouSmaniere announced that lnNl- !
tations had been received trom ~
stephens and All Saints churches Tor |
the next place of meeting. IL was voted, !
however. TO accept the invitation to All |
saints church.
The next report was that OF the com
mittee on canons, presented by the char-
man OF that committee, Rev Emory
Porter OF Newport
The first recommendation In this report
referred to the matter of allowances Tor
retired Clergymen from the WIDOWS
Orphans and Clergy fund. and the con-
ventlon decided 10 postpone this matter
for another year, retaining the same com
mittec
The second recommendation referred 10
the matter OF changes ia the canons on
account of the change OF date or the an
nual meeting OF the convention. The nee
essary verbal changes were made In the
canons.
The third recommendation concerned
the feasibility of transacting the business
OF the convention i'm one day instead oi
i'm two as has been the custom in past
years Apropos of this recommendation,
| the disposition of the convention seemed
to ha- toward adapting "A plan of meeting
| but one day A lengthy discussion upon
| this question followed which was later
rupted by the announcement tnat the
| hour for elections, II a. m. hal arrived.
The house accordingly divided itself.
| tn. laymen retiring 90 the rooms below
| 10 1 lect lay deputies TO the California
| convention and the clergy remaining N
| tie chapel to elect the clerical deputies
| 10 the convention. 7
| 1-he result of the election was rs fol-
| lows:
Clerical deputies, Frederick J. Bassett
| ID D. George McC. Fiske, ID. d., Rev
Emery ii. Porter, Rev r. 5. Rousman-
iere
| supplementary clerical deputies, Rev
| Henry Bassett Rev. William Sheaie
Chase. Rev Daniel Goodwin. Rev. Henry
| NJ. Stone.
Forty-two ballots were cast In this
| election and twenty-five were necessary
for election. At the conclusion OF the
| election of the clerical deputies Hon. u
| J.. u. Granger appeared ana announces
I'm behalf OF the laymen in election con-
| ference below, that they had connrnled
the election OF the clerical deputies. This
action is An accordance with the estab-
lished rules of the convention
The election OF the lay deputies 10 the
convention occupied the time until 12:4
, | o'clock, after which the house came tC
Z order again and Hon. ID. l.. ID. grange
announced the result of the same as fol
| lows:
:. Law deputies: Mr. Edward S Babbitt
= | Mr.. Samuel r. Dorrance, Hon. Rathbon'
Gardiner Judge John III Stineess
II supplementary deputies: Edward ID
i Bassett ESQ. William Gammell, ESQ
!, Joshua NJ Alderman, ESQ, " Mott Fran
. els, Esq.
The election was confirmed by the cler
ical members of the convention.
Other elections were: The missionar
:, ! council as follows Rev. T.. s. Rousman
: icre. Prof Wlford III. Munro.
The election of the standing committed
resulting as flllows: Rev. Arthur NJ. Az
. | cock. Rev II. ]. Bassett. ID. D., Rev. {
" NJ Fiske Rev. Emery ~. Porter; lait,
Hon Rathbone Gardner. Ion. ID. " |
Granger. Judge John H. Stiness. Pro
winsiow Upton; treasurer. John w. Al
geu, registrar Rev Frederick @. Cole.
Committee on Christian education, Nj
Richard /. James. Rev. William Pusse
Rev H. G. Dana, Rev A. Nj. Aucoc
James A. Pirce
"a Hoard OF managers OF diocesan CONVEX
II tions. Rev. r. IT, Porter, Mr.. James
Greene,
= Board OF audit and finance, Mr. J.
/, Starkweather.
- Trustees OF Episcopal fund Samuel
Dorrance.
Board Of trustees OF glebes a
h churches. Mr.. T.. ID. Bassett.
BOARD Of trustees OF widows. orpha
I ~ Edward
Poard Of general trustees-Mr. E.
es- AZ the conclusion Of the elections. whi
were for "a term of years Rev. Mr.. PS
te- ter continued his report for the commit
on canons. which was LETT diminished
in The repori was accepted In full Az
ges other minor matters of business tho &C
but vention closed at o'clock y. m.
nal yEsTEDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION
81 At the afternoon session yesterday
4, Attendance was not as large ms TN
morning. the great majority of those pr
- Ont being ciergymen and lay delegates
~ Tbe session wns a very lengthy one.
- - time from until 5.i5 being occupied W
20 matters Of financial interest TO the
- vention. the discussion and adoption
~. rcsolutions etc Bishop McNickar prCsi
~. So, over the gathering announcing mat
80 ! oret businsss meeting ~ the session y
the report OF the committee on so'l"' y
itv and divorce.
Tho committee. through It's charm
ronorted that ~ had decided TO urge
odportlon of those amendments TO
nst Rhode leland divorce laws which
Tor been presented to the legislature oy
Use pbolc Island members of the board
VII commissioners for promoting uniform
gan of teeislatiou IN the United states
tho Tho fact was brought out that
Dc "committcc did not think " cNpedicn
ask thc state TO adopt laws which We
vas bo ln Keeping with the tcachinsh on
eek mech ettrh ma me state OF New y
IN has which grants divorce only on
q n ororrd of adultery. but only such chan
art oa n fcit sure that The greai mass oi
ant beiier citizens of our commonwealth
sire "
H. THE committee on social purity also
md nortea its qualification that Watch
,lln ward qncIstv. such as was recommen p
A, tho report at the convention OF