The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-09
Low CHURCHMEN
gain VICTORY
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When the session reconvened, however,
neither side had made much progress.
At $50 o'clock another recess was taken,
and both sides again went to work lay
ling plans and trying to get votes
At 7:30 the delegates gathered again, and
the balloting recommended. For two
hours IL went steadily along. neither side
scoring. At 10 o. clock the party opposed
/ to the change gained sudden strength and
elected two more delegates. The other
side came back strong and elected two
The balloting for eight alternates then
began. The alternates elected were the
following:
Rev. c. E. Buck, Rev. F. B. Howden.
Rev. J. J. Dimon, and Rev. j. Fl. w.
Blake as clerical alternates, and H. l..
Rust. DR.. w. c. Reeves. NJ. It. Endicott,
|U s. N, and Admiral Stockton as lay
members.
After the election of alternates the con-
vention adjourned.
All Souls Is Made Parish.
Another matter that caused consider
able discussion and the casting OF sew
eraI ballots before 1t was decided, was
the resolution offered by DIR. j. Mcbride
Sterrett, rector of All Souls Chapel
which provided for All Souls being made
a separate parish and taken away from
the control of st. Adams. parish. which
has controlled II as a mission. After
several ballots and much warm discus
sion between the rectors and vestry Of
the two churches, the resolution was
passed. making All Souls parish.
The election of the standing committee
Of the diocese, which took place during
the morning, was not spirited The fol-
lowing were elected: Rev. DIR. Mckim,
Rev. r. P. Williams, Rev. Charles f.
Buck. Rev. DIR. Herbert Scott Smith.
clergy members, and Dr. W. e. Reeves.
]. Holdsworth Gordon. and Melvin
Church. lay members.
Resolution EnRenders Debate.
A resolution. which, If adopted by the
General Convention, in New York next
October. would give the New York do
cese control OF the church with the dan
ger of establishing a papacy" in the
United States. ii is declared, was adopt
ed after a spirited contest.
The resolution. which was introduced
by Rev. Randolph II. McKim, provides
for certain number of delegates being
elected to represent stated number of
communicates, instead of eight being
sent by each diocese. Thomas Nelson
Rpge supported the resolution.
The opposition, led by Rev. Clarence
Whitmore, commended that such a system
would give the New York diocese con-
troll of the General Convention. and. ''if
the present system is changed he said
New York will control the church and
may establish a papacy in this coun-
try"
A resolution, which was quickly passed,
was introduced by Rear Admiral Stock
ton, president of George Washington
University. 1t proposes that the number
of chaplains in the navy be increased TO
one chaplain for every 1000 men in the
service.
Standing Committee Named.
The following standing committees
We're named by Bishop Harding:
Canons and other business, Rev. r. n.
McKim, Rev. l.. E. Buck. Rev. r. c.
Smith. A. s. Browne. and c. II. Stanley;
committee OH admission Of new parishes.
Rev. H. S. Smith, Rev. Walter Williams.
Rev. Henry Thomas. and II. l.. Rust and
j. M. Kenyon: committee on the state
of the church. Rev J. II. w. Blake. Rey. !
F. E. McManus. Rev. r. T. Talbot, and
G. NJ. Hustled and T. Dawson; ways and
means committee. ]. l.. Weaver, W. II. |
Singleton. and Henry 2. Blair; donations. |
J. S. Poole. F. Sasscer, ]. E. Mayfield. |
NJ. T. Endicott, and Thomas Hyde; do |
cesar library, Rev. G. ". Van Fossen. !
II. Berry, and G. S. Whitmore.
contest was expected to develop over !
a petition of Rev. j. Macbride Sterret: |
and others for the separation OF All
Souls mission from St Alban parish. |
r. H. Goldsborough James II. Taylor. |
and William l.. Browning, of the vestry |
of st. Alban, vigorously opposed the
separation.
Delegates in Attendance.
The following delegates attended the
convention: Bishop Harding. of Wash |
ington: Revs. c. s. Abbott, G. W. At |
kinson, J. W. Austin. David Barr. F. I. |
A. Bennett. ]. H. w. Blake. X. NJ. |
Block. c. c. F. Bratenahl, William Bray
Bushby. F. j. Cady. j. w. Chesley. T. |
S. Childs G. P. Christian. J. W. Clark. !
c. p. X. Cogswell, A. W. Collier. d. W. |
Curran, c. j. Curtis. w. G. Davenport. |
W. l.. De Vres. j. ]. Dimon. Edward |
holloway, Edward Douse. G. F. Dudley, |
Thomas Duncan, F. S. Dunlap. c. F. |
Edwards, II. G. England, w. B. Everett. |
II. Garner. H. A. Griffith T. A. Haugh- |
ton-Burke, F. B. Howden, T. Hubert |
Jones. E. H. Ingle. A. s. Johns. T. A. |
tombstone. James kirkpatrick, c. D. Laf- /
ferty, G. I. La Roche, T. ]. Lewis, &. |
f. Mailman, II. H. Marsden, A. H. Marsh. |
L. Cody Marsh, u. III. McCIreW. j. Nj. r.. |
Mckee, r. n. McKim, F. E McManus |
H. c. Merrill. NJ. F. Minnick. q. L.
Mitchell. W. A. Mitchell. F. M. Mott, |
Patrick Murphy. Walden Myer, ]. II.
helms, William NJ. Pettis, c. II. Reese
w o. Roome, H. E. Ryerson, H. V.
Saunders, w. e. Shears, c. Ernest Smith, !
F. w Smith, G. w. Smith, III. S. Smith |
j. W. Smith. r. c. Smith, w. T. Sny-
der, c. F. Sontag. j. Macbride Sterrett, /
G. r. Stetson. H. W. Stowell, Robert
Talbot, Henry Thomas, w. j. ID. Thomas
F. NJ Thompson, Frederick Towers, w.
V Tunnel, W. r. B. Hurner, G. w. Van
Fossen, ]. c. Van Loo. G. T. Warner,
c. w. Whitmore. G. F. Williams, r. P.
Williams, Walter Williams, c. ]. Win
gate, and W. j. Wright. !
Messrs c. N. Acker. B. s. Adams. l. 1
V. Allen, James Berry, William Berry, |
A Browne II I. BRYAN w Mex