The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09


KY and laity OF the other states. a. Il
claimed that he had not been
elected BY a representative body -
the church.
The result Of the work Of this con
Nent.on was the constitution. the r.
vision Of the book Of common PRAYER
a plan for the election and consecra-
ton OF bishops, and the perfection Of
the national organization OF the
church.
New York elected the Rev. RI.
Samuel Provost. and Pennsylvania
named the Rev Dr. William White.
These two went To England and they
We're consecrated IN Lambeth Palace
on February 4. II. by the Archbish-
op Of Canterbury. The presenter was
the Archbishop of York. The bishop
Of Bath and Wells. and the Bishop q
Peterborough assisted in the Conse-
| Grafton.
From this small beginning the con
ventlon has grown until ii is now
second in Importance to no other re-
ilgIous gathering in this ountr
On Matters OF importance.
At the coming convention many
matters Of Importance to the future
OF the church will come up for CON
Some of these are pend
ing from the last t%riennial convention
which was held in Cincinnati one
IS the method of choosing n pre-
siding bishop. AS now provided fer
by the constitution the senior bishop
is the presiding bishop and when he
dies the next in rank automatically
succeeds him. The seniority Is reg
ulated by the date Of conservation.
At the last convention an amend
ment to the constitution was proposed
which provided that the presiding
bishop should be elected at each con
v%ention to serve until the next con
vision Of the constitution, had to So
over until the next convention.
Another interesting question com
ing down from the last convention i
that of a separate jurisdiction for tn
army and the navy with a bishop il
charge. At h Cincinnati convention
the bishop Of Washington. the r,
; Rev DR.. Alfred Harding. p~resente,
a memorial from the chaplains 0
the army and the navy, asking tina
: this action be taken. The whole mat
ter was referred to a joint commits
: sion composed Of the bishop Of WaSh
. ington and the bishop OF California
! the Rt Rev. DR.. William Ford Mich
: OILS, and two clergymen and two lay
E men from the House Of Deputies. TIL
> commission win report on this Ques
;, ton at the coming convention
Included in the usine to con-
up will be the proposition to pensio
!, the clergy and their widows and o.
phans and also the proposition
o. change the home Of the church. TIL
Z latter question has been receiving IL
attention of churchnen for sever
a years and recently has been much di
% cussed.
d Elaborate arrangements are beiI
l. made for the entertainment OF II
: members OF the convention and cor
mittees composed of the most prom
t. nent eryn and laYmen in the Di
cese Of New York are preparing f
le the coming sessions. These commi
Is tees are working under the directit
IS OF an executive committee of WIKI
,e the bishop Of New York, the Rt RI
8. DIR. David H. Greer, is chairman.
ID Beside the bishop the personnel
the clergy includes the Rt. Rev. Ere
( erick Courtney, the Very Rev. De;
~ William NJ. Grosvenor. the Rev. Can
CT George William Douglas, the Rev. E
nest M. Stires. the Ven. Hiram
70 Hulse. the Rev. William T. Mannir
or the Rev Charles l. S1attery. the &c
Henry Anstice, the Rev. Harry
n Nichols
r. Among the personnel OF the La
Re are r. Fulton Cutting. August b
mont. Stephen Baker, William
Hawk, William II. Truesdale, Villa
c.. Cargo, the Hon. J. Van Vecht
Mt Olcott, Francis Lynde Stetson, Hen
Lewis Morris, Nicholas Murray Bl
Ter. Everett P. Wheeler, David
Ogden, George Gordon King, the n,
Alton B. Parker, DR.. El&in r
"a Gould. Edmund l. Bayfies, Rfcha
NJ. Pott. William E. Curtis, Will:
Barclay Parsons, Thomas P Fowl
Haley Fiske, General w. W. Skid
uerman q ramranr Iohn 9 p,
o. ers, Rear Admiral Alfred to Nah
ne Robert G. Hone, George ZabrtsL
as George F. Parker, John NJ. Gle,
Lawson Purdy.
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