The sun., 1909-05-26
CHOIR BOYS FAINT In CHURCH
EXCITEMENT AT EPISCOPAL
CONVENTION AT GARDEN CITY.
Three Carried From Choir Loft In Cathe-
dral-AutO Containing Them Is
DItched and Ministers ENtricate II
bishop Opposes Church Fairs.

GARDEN CIrY.'L. L., May 25.-The third
annual diocesan convention OF! the
Protestant Episcopal Church began this
morning in the Cathedral of the lncar-
nation. Tho session was opened with
the regular communion service. Aftsr
the anthems had been sting !ow n
was heard from among the choir boys
and Alfred Palamountaiu, one OF the
tenors. was seen to lift the limp body
OF Andrew Orth, soprano, who had
tainted because Of lack Of fresh air and
the prolonged service, and place it on n
bench.
Hardly had he done this when another
groan was heard and Roger Sinclair
Ellison, another singer. thinking that
Orth had fallen dead. swooned. George
Navio, believing both Of the other hoys
were dead. also tainted. The three
boys were hurried out and placed on the
grass They were soon revived. The
automobile Of Philander c. Jennings was
then procured to take tho boys to st.
Paul's school
The boys were placed in the tonneau
! and as Mr.. Jennings was backing out
the rear wheels Of his car slipped into a
ditch. The machine WAS pulled out by
ten of the ministers with the aid of two
planks.
After the excitement had subsided
marble bust Of Abram Newkirk Little
, John, D. D., d. c. L., LID, the first
Bishop Of Long Island, was unveiled and
short address was made by the Rev
DR.. Henry C. Swentzel. The bust stands
on the south side Of the cathedral near
the baptistry.
The two most important features Of
this years convention are the proposed
changing Of canon 10. which will change
the form of marriage service, burial
service and baptism, and the proposed
change to the preamble OF the constitu-
up tomorrow. At the afternoon meet
ing to-day Bishop Frederick Burgess
made an address. The Bishop spoke at
length OF the proposal made by some for
either subdviding the diocese or appoint,
ing a Bishop Coadjutor. He maintained
that this was entirely unnecessary, as he
would be able to handle the work II he
were given a sufficient force OF secretaries
and relieved of detail work. He spoke
of the growth Of parish houses in the
diocese and strongly urged that they be
guarded in every possible way. He said
they should never De kept open idttt ttldh
To- 80 or II o clock at night
That the morals of the young or the
weak should be protected, he said, by not
allowing any form of gambling or the
raising Of money by any but strictly
legitimate methods. He decried the fact
that such large proportion of church
money was raised from fairs, cake sales
and theatricals.
He next advocated pensioning min
isters who had arrived at a certain age.
say go years He pointed out that Il
minister's calling is not lucrative one
and provides no chance OF laying up
money Clergymen. he said. should not
play at politics Let the shoemaker
stick to his last. he said.
The Bishop considered it proper for
ministers TO speak against bad shows,
indecent posters and houses OF i'll repute
outside OF the pulpit, but on no account
should they speak of these things in the
pulpit The pulpit was only to be used
TO preach the gospel Of truth. righteous
ness and mercy.
The convention adjourned at o'clock
to meet again in the morning.