The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05
VIII he Situated ut Sixteenth Street
and Central Avenue and VIII
Cost $1,000.
NEW TITLE FOR DIOCESE
HEREAFTER III WILL BE DIOCESE
OF INDIANAPOLIS.
Charles l.. Brooks Chosen Treasurer
and Meredith Nicholson secre-
tary-Other Officers.

The Episcopal diocese made Of the south
half OF Indiana will 10 longer be known
as "the diocese of Indiana instead it will
be called the dioces- Of Indianapolis"
The change was made yesterday at the
business session Of the convention Of the
diocese held in ST. Paurs Church. The
business session took up the greater part
OF the day, and IL was not until O'clock
that the convention adjourned-a cOnven-
ton that. in the words of Bishop Francis.
who presided. was ''the most harmonious
and successful in the recent history of the
diocese"
The work completed by the convention
was important. A new constitution was
adopted. in which the name OF the diocese
was changed and in which also the title
Of the yearly meeting of the clergy was
changed from the convention of the do
cese" 10 the council Of the diocese" The
members of the standing committees of the
church organization were named and the
officers of the diocese for the ensuing year
appointed. One Of the acts of the conven-
ton about which a great deal OF interest
centered was the passing of a resolution
70 the effect that an episcopal residence
shall be erected at once at the corner of
cost OF which Will be about Sll.OOO.
Inc business session was called 10 order
at 3 o c.ocz yesterday morning by Bishop
J. "a. lrancis. The Rev Willis ID. Engle.
OF inIl.,na polls, vas made the permanent
secretary and the Rev. William Du Hamel.
OF New Harmony. assistant secretary The
committees Wee az once named. They are
as follows:
nfeh he'd y. fPe.rr Kr-frr ~
and Charles Mcguire.
Admission o. -New Pacishes-Rev. j. ID.
Stanley, heS. ". =. Webster and John IL.
StOtseaDUrS-
Constitution and Canons-James M Win
tiers, Rev. Lewis Brown, a. q. Jones. Rev.
w H Bamford and Or. T. F. Moran.
Assessments-I2ev H. NJ. DenslOw, Rev.
J. u Stanley, Thomas L. Sullivan. Charles
T.. Brooks and Edward Olcott.
State of Chureh-Rev. John Z. Sulzer,
Rev. w. F. Cook. Rev. John Davis, Mere
dith Nicholson and Robert n, Merritt.
Funds-Rev- F. o. GranniSs, w. l..
Greenhalge and G. b. Stilz.
Sunday SchOols-Rev. c. S. Sargent Rev.
A Kinney Hall, Rev r. b. b. FOote, Otto
Pennicke and George ID. Taylor
auditing of Accounts-Rev. Lewis Brown.
Robert n Merritt and II. w. Buttolph.
Christian Education-Rev. w. e. HengCr,
Rev Charles I. Lewis and Rev. f. E. Ed
wards.
By unanimous vote Trinity Mission was
admitted into union with the convention.
Final action was taken on the revised draft
OF the constitution and canons. Few
changes were made, except in the name
Of the diocese and in the title of the an
nual meeting OF the clergy.
OFFICERS or DIOCESE.
In the afternoon. in addition to the cleo
ton OF officers, the report of the trustees
was submitted and adopted. The report
showed the affairs OF the church to be in
a satisfactory condition, financially, in point
OF numbers aud i'm other important de-
tails. Revised rules of order were adopted.
Following this. ii was decided to erect the
episcopal residence for long time in con-
temptation. 1t will be, when completed,
one of the finest structures of the kind in
the West. The convention then proceeded
10 the election of officers with the follow
ing result:
Treasurer-Charles E. Brooks. of Indian
aDolis
Registrar-Me Meredith Nicholson. Indian
apOiis
Librarian-Rev Harry S. Musson. Indian
apolis
Standing Committee-Rev James d.
STANLEY Rev f. o. Granniss, Rev. Lewis
Brown. William ID. Pratt. Louis Rowland
and James NJ. Winters, all of Indianapolis.
Board of Missions-Rev. Christopher S.
Sargent, Rev r. o. Granniss. indianapolis;
Rev. &. ID. Wright. New Albany; Rev. ID.
Lou Burke Vincennes; Charles 3. Stillz.
Charles Mcguire. j. a. Barnard. Robert ~.
Merritt, of Indianapolis
Trustees of Diocese-William II. Arm
strong a Q. Jones. n. +. Dalton, Charles
F.. Brooks. indianapolis; Edward Olcott,
Muncie.
Delegates TO Missionary Council-Rev
John Davis. Evansville; Thomas l.. Sulli-
van. indianapolis
Attending the business session were about
thirty of the clergy and thirty of the aity.
Yesterday at noon the visiting clergy took
dinner at the Commercial Club at the in
vitation of the indianapolis clergy.
The WOmans Auxiliary had no business
sessions yesterday, the work of the organl-
zation having been completed at the meet
ing Tuesday night. reception was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of the
state president OF the Woman's Auxiliary.
Mrs. William d. Pratt.