The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-11

Philippines-Refer to Proposed
 State Conssitution.
 attendance at the annual convention O the Protestant Episcopal diocese O
 Connecticut which assembled in Trinity church at 9:3O this morning. Every parish of the diocese was represented by clerical or lay delegates
 The Rt Rev. Bishop Chauncey B Brewster, bishop of the diocese, presid' ed and was assisted in conducting the services of the morning by the mem bers of the standing committee Whcf includes Rev. Dr. S, o. Seymour o1 Litchfeld, Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart ot MiddletoWn, Rev. George T. Linsley o1 Hartford, Rev. w. G. Andrews of Guil- ford, and Rev. John Binney of Middle town.
 The annual sermon was preache by the Rev. H. M. sherman, rector of St Paul's church of Bridgeport
 The Rev. F w. Hartman of Wind sor was elected secretary of the con vention. After the report on creden- tials of lay delegates had been accepted Bishop Brewster announced the ap- pointment of committees of the conven- tion. These appointments were:
 Admission of new parishes-The Rev. Ernest deF. Melt the Rev. Louis French, the Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald, pr. c. A. Lindsley and Richard L. Dezeng.
 Constitution and canons - The Rev. pr. Sylvester Clarke, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart. the Rev. Dr. Edwin s. Lines, Morris W. Seymour and Gar- diner Greene.
 Finance-The Rev. Dr. F. w. Baker, Walter Ferguson, and E. c. Johnson.
 Nominations-Th Rev. ". c. An- drews, the Rev. F. w. Marcy, the Rev, Al Grint, Ph. D., Benjamin Page and Edson L. Bryant.
 Auditors--L. Walter Clarke. Charles "A. Pease and Richard P. Lyon.
 Roll of lay delegates-Charles F.. Chase and William c. Powell.
 The forenoon session of the conven- tion was devoted to the reception of paroohial and clerical reports and trus- tees reports concerning the bishops fund, donations and becuests, the aged and infirm clergy fund and the clergy mans retiring fund.
 lHS COIlIillllLSC Oll IOiIot4Lutipli ICpoi @- ed in favor of taking more time for the business of the convention and that it would be better to meet for two days, or at least for day and half each year, than to hold a meeting which could not well be longer than this, once in two years.
 It was the judgment of the commit tee that there is at the present time no sufficient reason for change in the re- quirement that any person elected to membership in a parish of this diocese shall not be a member of any other ec- clesiastical society in the state.
 At the afternoon session which was opened at o'clock Bishop Brewster de- livered his annual address.
 Bishop Brewster said in part:
 Since the last convention I have vis- isted 125 churches. chapels and mis- sions. The whole number of churches and other places in which services are regularly held is nearly 200. In the course of my visitations and at other times I have officiated on 196 different occasions, delivered 24e sermons and ad- dresses, celebrated the holy communion S4 times and confirmed 1,b62 persons"
 The bishop then referre to the death of several clergymen during the year, mentioning James Lawrence Scott, Cor nelius Gardner Bristol Dr. Edwin Har- wood, and Alfred Lee Royce. He also spoke of bishops and prominent laymen who have died.
 Continuing the diocesan statistics, he said:
 "The whole number of clergynen economically connected with the diocease is 220. I have consecrated two churches and one new chancel and opened one new parish house.
 ''The year since we last met has been memorable. President Mckinley, foul ly struck down by an anarchist, met his death with a bearing altogether worthy of a Christian. His successor has enter ed upon the great ~' witt, character tstic energy and with an evident earn estness and purity of intention The | national faith pledged to the indepen- dence of Cuba has been kept. Tn the | Philippine islands there have come to l light acts on the part of certain of our | soldiers, that were, to use the words of | the general incommond there more in the nature of unlawful retaliation than justifiable warfare" also measures of barbarous cruelty and brutal torture such as we have been quick to condemn in other people. Those revelations have aroused in our people shame and indig- nation. There can be no question of the presidents attitude. Under the circum- it behooves Christian citizens to set an example of respect for authority and of self-restraint in accusation and pa tiently and Loyalty trust the presi- dents evident purpose that these mat ters should be probed to the bottom and meted out to any who have brought dishonor upon the nations l name and flag.
 Here in Connecticut, where at the be- of the colony, the first consti- tuition, in the words of an eminent hs- torian, marked the beginnings of Amer ican democracy the essential principles of democracy have recently been again on trial It is not my province here to discuss merely political questions. It Is proper however, to say that as ] Christian citizens, it is well for us { whether in the affairs of the nation or { to rise above partisan { politics, to endeavor as far as in us lies I hat the foundation of the state be not ( 1t,, ,txxl,t '