The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-14
AFTERNOON SESSION
WAS BRIEF.
But Considerable Business Was
Transacted.

The convention met at o'clock in
the afternoon. A number of reports
were heard, among them reports from
the treasurer, Mission Board, Commit
tee on Church Extension, Church Or
phanage, etc. All were referred and
win be, heard from again later.
The clergymen present, not members
of the convention, were rendered the
courtesy of seats.
The Bishop announced the following
committees of the house:
Admission of Parishes-Rev. J. w.
Turner, Mr.. r.. D. T. Lawrence, Mr..
Lester HubbelI. . g.
State of the Church-Rev. c. G. VIII
hams, Rev. Mr.. Hudgins Mr.. Perry.
Mr.. Bright and Mr.. Wright.
Constitution and Canons-Rev. Mr..
Strong, Rev. Mr.. Beatty, Mr.. w. X.
Miller Mr.. Mcpherson, Mr.. B. NJ.
Davis
NIissions-Rev Ottman, Rev. Wright,
Rev. Perry, Rev. Dennis, Messrs.
Hines, Shaffer Ravenel.
Unfinished Business-Rev. Mr.. Will
Hams, Messrs. Hines and Remshart.
Corporation-Rev. Cassil and Rev.
Pise, Messrs. r. Browne, Basinger,
PGttigreW.
Finance-Messrs Aston, Estill,
Clarke, Swayne, Petus.
University of the South-Rev. Nor
thrup, Rev Wragg, Messrs. Hammond
and Mumford.
Committee on Claims to Seats-Rev.
G. Sherwood, Rev. Whitney, Messrs
j. s. Heard, B. H. Smith.
The following are some of the i'm
portant facts and figures given in the
Bishops report for the year just
passed:
The Clergy.
Under head of 1.-THE Clergy the fol-
lowing information was given:
Consent to Consecration-Rev. j. H.
Van Buren,, d. D., as Bishop of Porto
Rico; Rev. H. B. Resdarich, as Bishop
of Honolulu; Rev Charles T. Olmsted,
d. D.. as coadjutor, Central New York;
Rev. c. NJ Beckwith, as Bishop of AL
abama Rev. S. M. Griswold, D. D.,
as Bishop of Salmon.
Ordinations-In st. Anthanaslus
Church, Brunswick, May Is, 1902, AL
len E. Day, deacon. In Cathedral, At
lanta, June, IL, 1902, Luther G.. H. Will
Hams, priest, title, Calvary Church,
America. In same place, Jan. ., 1903,
George H. Harrison priest, title, st.
Georges Church, Griffin.
Letters Dismissory Given-Rev. L. c.
IoiTcH, TO MISSISSIPPI, rev. II. w. Dol II
well, to Mississippi; Rev. Hunter Da-
wilson, to Ohio; Rev. F. A. Juny, to
Indian Territory; Rev. c. Stryker, to
Florida; Rev. G. A. Whitney, to Flor
ida; Rev H Baldwin Dean, to North
Carolina; Rev. D. F. Ward to Easton;
Rev. C. B. Fosbroke, to Florida; Rev.
H. o. Judd, to South Carolina; Rev. A.
b. Hill, to Tennessee; Rev. w. M. Wal
ton, to Indiana.
Letters Dismissory Received-Rev.
r. A. Russell, from Pittsburg; Rev. c.
B. Fosbroke, from Milwaukee,; Rev. o.
r. Bourne, from Washington; Rev. H.
I. Walden, from Tennessee; Rev. j. M.
Northrop, from Missouri; Rev. ]. S.
Lightbourn. from Pittsburg; Rev. s. j.
French, from Easton; Rev. s. A.
Wragg from Florida.
Clerical Changes-Rev. H. 7. Walden
is appointed vicar of Cordele with Tiff
ton and Vienna. Rev. J. NJ. Northrop
has entered upon the rectorship of st.
Pauls Church, Macon: Rev. Luther q.
II. Williams upon ordination, became
rector of Calvary Church. Americas,
from diocesan missionary Rev. j. ).
Lightbourn has been accepted as rector
OF st. James, Cedartown, with cave
Springs; Rev. G.. r. Harrison, late
assistant to rector of Christ Church,
Macon. because of an ordination, rector
81. Georges Church, Griffin. Rev. 5.
j. French was received into the do
cese as vicar of Grace Church. Way
cross with Blackshear and Douglas.
Rev e. II. Butler has been appointed