The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-15
EPISCOPALIANS HOLD
 ANNUAL CONVENTION.
DIOCESAYDELEGATESTRANSAC7
 HUGH BUSINESS.

Brewster-EIection of Oficers-Re- ports of Various Committees-Amend- ments to Constitution Received and
 Acted Upon-Men's Choir Furnished
 Music-supper Served in the Parish 1 House.
 The annual convention of the diocese of Connecticut came together in St. Paul's church at 9:30 yesterday morn- ing. The services were opened by the celebration of the holy communion by i Bishop Brewster, assisted by the Rev. IDr. Pynchon of Hartford, Dr. Andrews Eof Guilford, Dr. Seymour of Litchfield, Dr. Hart of Middletown, Dr. George T. Lndsley of Hartford and the Rev. MT. Perry, rector of the parish. The choir twas composed of thirty-fiye men, con- lsisting of St. Paul's choir, with the ad- idition of a number of clergymen of the diocese. The offertory was sung by Professor Weld, choirmaster, and was Isplendidly delivered.
 The sermon was preached by the lRev. Dr. Ferguson, who took for his subject, "The Ultimate Object of the lChristian Church, from the text, I. St. John IT., 1: Behold what manner lof love the Father hath bestowed upon Jus, that we should be called the sons of God" It was masterfully effort.
 The convention opened for business lat 11:30 a. m. The roll call was dis Ipensed with, and Rev. Frederick ".
 Hartman was elected secretary, and inc at once reappointed the Rev. John F. Plumb and the Rev. Samuel R. Col
 today as his assistants.
 Under the head of appointments of
 committees, Bishop Brewster announce ted the following selections:
 Committee on the admission of new
 parishes-Rev. Dr. Frank ". Baker, Rev. Dr. William H. Lewis, Rev. J. FL
 dred Brown, Nelson J. Watson and John F. Tracey.
 Constitution and canons-Rev. Dr.
 Samuel Hart, Rev. James H. George,
 Rev. William A. Beardsley. Morris W. 3Seymour and Gardiner Greene.
 Finance-Rev. Arthur T. Randall.
 Schuyler Merritt, Robertson M. Jack
 son.
 Nominations-Rev Ernest deF. Miel
 Rev. J. B. Wildman, Rev. A. T. Par
 sons, A. Heaton Robertson, Winslow T.
 Williams.
 Auditors-L. Walter Clarke, Charles
 A. Pease. Wilbur F. Day, Richard F. Lyon.
 Laymen to present roll call of lay Charles F. Chase, Ward 0. Powell.
 While concise and interesting to those present, the reports presented were de- | void of unusual features, their accept ance following without discussion, im- mediately upon the conclusion of their reading, the list being as follows: Treasurer, John Hall Sage; for trustees of the bishops fund, the Rev. Dr. Francis Goodwin; trustees of donations and bequests. Elijah c. Johnson; trus- tees of aged and infirnl clergy fund. Benjamin R, English. trustees of the iclergymen's retiring fund, MT. English,
 the Rev. Dr. Lines having been for . lmerly secretary of this board. The re- bort of the registrar was presented by lthe Rev. Dr. Hart, while the abstract lof proceedings of the standing com tmittee was read by Secretary Harri- Iman.
 l Tn the report of the committee on
 Iconstitution and canons, the recom- Imendation was made for the adoption fof the following paragraph suggested l by the Rev. Harry I. Bodley: Q "(6) By habitual absence from all
 regular and special meetings of the parish for a space of three years, the : fact to be determined in each case by
 the vestry as provided below in sec- ltion 7.''
 This, the committee thought, how ' lever, should be inserted in paragraph 2, with a change in the phraseology
 (which would make the vestry the judge ! las to whether there had been satis- , factory excuse for habitual absence ' from meetings. The matter was refer 7 red back again, while the suggested 7 amendment to canon VII., by substi.
 ltuting for The church scholarship SO
 lciety'' the words Theological educa-
 ltion in diocese" was lost.
 A form for the organization of mis. lsions was also presented by the com
 mittee appointed to draft such a pro-
 vision, the same to be adopted as $ new canon. No. XII. entitled: "Of the Organization of a mission and it's ad- mission into the union with the church of the diocese
 At o'clock the delegates adjourned
 for lunch provided by the ladies of St Paul, Trinity, Christ, St. John, St Thomas, St. Lukes, Christ church West Haven, St. James. Fair Haven Grace, Fair Haven, Forbes chapel } tChurch of the Ascension, St. James , Westville, and All Saints chapel. Three
 hundred members sat down to the
 beautifully decorated tables, laden with severything to refresh the inner man. : Supper was also served at 6 o'clock to : labout 200. After lunch business was [ Presumed at 2:15 D. m.
 7 Bishop Brewster made the annual ad- ] Idress. It was mainly devoted to dis ] lcussion of the subject of marriage and t divorce. He advocated refusal on the