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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900.
a:
DIOCESAN
DIVISION
IS DECREED
Convention Approves Pro
ject Under Certain
Conditions.
ADDITIONAL $59,000
MUST BE PLEDGED
Vote In Fnvor Was Two to Ono Tho
Line of Division Making a North
nnd South Diocese Is Agreed Upon.
Scranton Is Practically tho Center
of tho Upper Diocese and Will
Probably Be Made tho See of the
New Episcopacy Standing Com
mittee Chosen Next Convention
at Pottsvllle Social by the Wo
man's Guild at tho Parish House.
After years of agitation, the project
to divide the Central Pennsylvania
diocese was yesterday carried in dio
cesan convention by an overwhelming
vote. The nyes were 112; the noes, f6.
The resolution providing for the divis
ion reads as follows:
Ticsolud, Tint tlic lonvrntion ndopt the flrst
line of division, as r ported by tho committee
on lines and illusion, except that Xorlhumhcrljiul
ounty bo included in the Northern diocese, und
:hat the southern part of Luzerne county be put
In Hie Southern diocese, and that the consent of
the central comenlion thereto be requested;
provided thire shnll be raised and secured in
the territory of cacti of the proposed dioceses,
such fum as with t tie proportions of the pres
ent fund appoitionable tiuieto, will make SjO.000
as an endowment for the support of the epieco
pete in each of tho paid diocese.
Three hours' debate preceded the
vote. Many eloquent speeches were
heard pro und con, Rev. Dr. Foley, of
Willlamsport; Major Everett 'Warren,
of St. Luke's; Ilex'. E. E. Eckel, of
Willlamsport; Rev. Rogeis Israel, of
St. Luke's, and many others of thp
clergy and laity making extended ad
dresses. Bishop Talbot remained silent
during all the discussion until his atti
tude xvns brought into question by Ilex'.
Dr. Foley, xvhen he got up and reiter
ated that he xvas, as he has been from
thp first, In favor of division at any
time sufficient money Is pledged to sup
port two episcopates. The division of
the diocese Is looked upon as a cer
tainty by the ndherents of division,
and when It comes Scranton will tvery
probably be made the sec.
OTHER MATTERS.
A number of other Important mat
ters xvero considered, during txx'o busy
sessions lasting from 0.30 a. m. to 5 p.
m., and In tho evening the convention
came to a close with a social In tho
parish house given by the Women's
guild.
Among the delegates to arrive yes
terday xvere Rev. Alfred M. Abel, of
Jonestown; Rex'. George R. Bishop,
of Oreat Bend; Rex R. I Chittenden,
of Paradise; Rev. George C. Foley, D.
D., of Willlamsport; ltov. Frank Mar
shall, of Freeland; A. L. Leopold, of
Taman.ua: Samuel Moss, of New Mil
ford; William II. Warner, of Mont
rose; Philander H. Lines, of Great
Bend; George Myer, of Honesdale;
Charles S. Benedict, Christ church,
Scranton: Asa Blakslee, of Mauch
Chunk; A. J. Graham, of Phllllpsburg;
Paul E. Wirt, John R. Townsend,
George S. Bobbins, of Bloomsburg; B.
F. Meyers, of Harrlsburg; E. C. Ham
den. W. B. Morss, F. Hubbard, of
Scranton: J. B. Dlmmlck, Church of tho
Good Shepherd, Scranton; A. R. Brund
agp, S. K. Miner, F. C. Johnson, of
WIlkes-Barre: H. O. Rogers, Frederick
C Zerby, of Hazleton.
Tho day was begun by a communion
service by Bishop Talbot, assisted by
Ilex'. Rogers Israel, Re W, F. Shero,
of Lancaster and Rex E. H, Eckel, of
Willlamsport. All tho delegates, prac
tically, and many of the communicants
of St. Luke's attended.
The business session was opened at
9.30 o'clock by Bishop Talbot. Roll call
and reading of minutes followed nnd
then the printed report of the finance
committee was distributed. It was as
follows:
ltin-onT op ri.NAxci: commit-..
Tor detailed ttatenicnt of receipts and expen
ditures the committee refer the comentlon to
the report of the treasurer of the diocese.
Th deficit of S-S51 5i would be wiped out if the
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lo that no customer desiring a garment will leave our de
partment on account of the price. We have no back num
bers. Every article new and stylish and of the best work
manship. Our ready-to-wear garments are the talk of the
town. You can now buy an elegaut high-grade garment
as cheap of us as you cau buy the other kind elsewhere.
COME" AND SEE.
MEARS
& HAGEN
arrears of tl.lfll.GA had been adjusted. The corn.
mltU believe that on Inspection of the tchedulc
of unpaid awrmnienM will satisfy any one that
nearly tho whole of this arrearage Is due to in
difference. The proposed amendment to the con
stitution, depriilnjr parishes In arrears of repre
sentation In convention, will, It Is hoped, spur
the laity to better deeds.
Had It not been for the expenses Incident to
the Initio trial, the convention would now bo
frea from deht. Wc were able to meet these
cxenses by appljlmr to this purpose the excess
arising from computing Interest en the en
dowment fund at 8 per cent.; this amount must
be repaid and Iniestcd to tho credit of tho par
ishes. I'or this purpose nnd to proUde a fund
to meet the cvpenses of the clerical deputies to
the next ccneral convention, which, In slew of
the Rreat distance, should If possible be advanced,
tho committee recommend an extra assessment
of one-half of 1 per cent. This Increase should
leld ?700.
St. John's church, East Mauch Chunk, peti
tioned the committee to bo rellced from assess
ment lor inu uioccsan ninu, lor wiu n'u "
the $10,000 cudowment fund held by fit. Mail' s
church. Mauch Chunk, was raised before
the erection of M. John's parish, and
Its original membeis were contributon to
that fund. The estry of St. Mark's hains also
refened the matter to the committee, they, recl
ine thit in n sense they were chosen as arbitra
tors, rrcommend that consent be clcn to the
application, by the otrv of .St. Mark's church,
of nny excess of anmnl fund oer the assessment
upon their own tiirlsh, computing interest at
5 per cent., to the assessment upon St. John's
MUSI!. I linilll'U, IMill ill-ll ,uii.it. t. .i.i.i
present nrfaraio bv the pajincnt of 1100 within
ninety dan 1 i wimlttoe reallre tint neither
they nor i i. i ntlon hale any authority In
this matter, bi.t u ake this suRptlon in the na
ture of nn amicable adU'stmcnt of the dispute.
The committee submit the following:
ESTIMATE 01' EXPENSES I'OIl 10001901.
nishop's salary and trailing expenses ....'Jj,00O
Interest, taxes. Insurance, and repairs on
residi ncc 82.1
Printing and convention expenses "JO
Ml'' age of I'lercv, Scianton convention .... 300
Expense of stamlmz committee 7.'
Mlscellineous expenses 100
Discounts 100
Expenses in Irilnc trial 1,030
$S,10
The committee fix the percentage of assessment
as follows:
First (Jroiip, parishes expending under
S7M (1 2'ir0
Second Group, parishes expending between
M.'.O nnd 100 dl 4H
Third Croup, parishes expending between
ji.hw and fc:,r.oo a 5H
Fourth Croup, parishes expending oer
:)00 7r Gi"
It is esdmafod that this will xield $S.12I 7
Etlm.itcd expees 8,1 TO 00
Arting under the authority conferred by the
last convention, the committee adjusted the ar
rearages of St. Paul's, Wcllsboro; Calvary,
Wllkes-llarre; St. Andiew's, Ablen, and St. Ia
xid's, Ilule 1'ark, and are glad to leport tint,
with the exception of the latter parish, all
promptly pild thlr current assessment, as well
as the amount agreed upon In compromise of
arrears. J, (J, FHI'.EZE, Clulrmaii.
W. R. Butler, of Mauch Chunk, sec
retary of the board of missions, read
the report for that body. It was xvrlt
ten In an extremely Interesting man
ner and was promotive of alternate
laughter and applause.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Tho treasurer he said, would report a
deficit of J2.CCC.2C. The receipts for the
year ending May 10 xvere $8,340.90 and
disbursements $9,S44.GS. The difference
nddad to a deficit of last yearot$l.17S -4S
made up tho $2,6CG.2C. If the 15,M5
communicants of the diocese had con
tributed only 1G cents more apiece,
there xvould have been no deficit. He
apologized for applying the 1G to 1
doctrine. Despite the deficit, the
amount raised xvas $1,009.81 more than
thi- average for tho past ten years.
The increased xxork made Increased ex
penditures, ho explained. To show the
results of the work ho enumerated
briefly, the improx'ements made In
church propei ty; debts decreased; and
growth in communicants, Sunday
school pupils and tho like.
Guy E. Farqubar, of Pottsvllle, a
member of the standing committee,
made an earnest plea for additional
help for the diocesan work. Win, B.
Fry, of Drifton suggested that inas
much as tho failure of some churches
to meet their pledges xvas responsible
In part for the deficit that the pledges
be Insured In some way,
A resolution was offered by Rev.
Edward Henry Eckel, S. T. B., of
Willlamsport, that the Lenten offerings
of the Sunday schools be divided be
txveen the general missions and
diocesan church extension.
Rex Benjamin F. Thompson, of
Binl-siiT-ei, reminded the convention
that It xvas the bishop's Idea that tha
children's offerings should be devoted
to tho general missions exclusively,
and as it was generously accepted at
tho time that this xvas an advancing
step, It could only be considered now,
that to go back to the old method
xx'ould bo retrogiesslon.
REV. WOODLE'S SUGGESTIONS.
Re'. Allan Sheldon Woodle, of AI
toona advised that the present ar
rangement should be allowed to con
tinue undisturbed at least another
year. He, too, believed It xvould be a
backward step to pass the resolution.
The dllllculty anent diocesan missions
xvould be adjusted Independent of the
general missions.
Bishop Talbot explained how, at his
coming to this diocese he suggested the
Idea of the children devoting their
Sunday school offerings to the general
missions that the dloeese might place
Itself In line xvlth the others in con
tilbutlng to the general missions. It
xvould make a pitiable and small ex
hibition, he niild. for this rich diocese,
to place Itself In the position of con
fessing that It has to call on tho chll-
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dren to help the adults support tho
diocesan work, nnd that at the expense
of the general missions. He Implored
the convention not to tako this retro
grade step.
Rex Mr. Eckel, In support of his
resolution, argued that It xvas slmplv
ii measuio of temporary relief. Rex'.
F. C. Cowper, of Ashland, coincided
xvlth Row Mr. Woodle that the matter
will adjust Itself Independently.
Rex'. F. P. Harrington, of West
Plttston, offered ns an amendment that
mite chests for diocesan church exten
sion be placed In tho churches during
the four Sundays of advent and the
two Sundays preceding.
John L. Lawrence, of Chambersburg,
approved tho Idea of having the pro
posed change pnd moved to lay the
resolution on the table. His motion
was carried by an overwhelming ma
jtrity, only about half a dozen "noes"
being heard.
Then the special order of business,
tho question of dlvldng the diocese xvas
called up by Secretary Clement. Tho
special committee on division had pre
pared an elaborate printed report and
this xvas in the hands of the delegates.
Plato maps showing the four suggest
ed lines of division, were a part of the
report.
DIVISION LINES.
Line No. 1 Is what is called the east
and xvest line. It passes along the
southern boundary of Center nnd
Union counties, bl.sects Northumber
land, nnd then proceeds along the
southern boundaries of Montour, Co
. lumbla, Luzerne and Monroe counties.
As amended yesterday, Northumber
land county Is wholly Included In the
north section nnd the lower Luzerne
or Hazleton region Is transferred to
tho south section.
In the north diocese are the ooun-tle-j
of Potter, Tioga. Bradford, Sus
quehanna, Wayne, Clinton, Lycoming,
Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackaxvanna,
Pike, Center, Union, Northumberlnnl.
Montour, Columbia, upper Luzerne
and Monroe.
Th- south diocese comprises tho
countleF of Blair, Bedford. Hunting
ton, Fulton, Franklin, MifTltn, Juniata,
Perry, Cumberland, Adams, Snyder,
Dauphin, York. Schuylkill, Lebanon.
Lancaster, Berks, Lehigh, Carbon and
Northampton.
Some statistics of tho txvo dlocoes
follow. They nre from tho 1SD5 re
port: North diocese Communicants, i.OiV,
Sunday school pupils, 7,917; diocesan
fund cont-lbutlons, $3,109: diocesan
missions contributions. $3,S30; valua
tion, $1,331,784; clergy, 53; parishes re
ceiving aid, 20; missions, 17; popula
tion, $38,559.
South diocese Communtoants, 7,134:
Sunday school pupils, 7.47S; diocesan
fund contiibutlons, $3,523; ilocesan
mlhslon.s contributions, $4,023; valua
tion, $1,427,99S; clergy, 50; parishes re
ceiving aid, IS; missions, 21; popula
tion, 1,307.521.
Line No. 2 Is a north and south lino
extending along the xvestern boundary
of Bradford, Sullivan, Luzerne, Schuyl
kill and Berks.
Lin No. 3 extene's northeast and
southwest, beginning xvlth the com
mon boundary of Fulton and Franklin
and ending xvlth the junction of Pike
and Monroe, on the Delaware.
Line 4 extended transversely to the
foregoing, and included In one sec
tion tho counties og Bradford, Sus
quehanna. Wayne, Pike, Sulllvun,
Wyoming, Lackaxvanna, Luzerne, Ci'r
bon, Monroe, Lehigh and Northamp
ton. Line 5 xvas the same as tho above,
tlon the counties of Bradford, Sus
quehanna, Sullivan, Wyoming and
Luzerne for Schuylkill and Berks.
Lliv C makes a diocese of Wayne,
Pike, Lackawanna, Monroe, Uirbon,
lowei Luzerne, Northampton, Lehigh,
Schuylkill. Berks, Lebanon and Lan
caster, i
The committees xvhlch reported the
division lines xvas composed of Rex.
James F. Powers, D. D of Pottsvllle;
Rox Henry I Jones, D. D., of WIlkes
Barre; Rev, Charles J. Wood, of York:
Rex Edward H. Eckel, of Willlams
port; Rodney A. Mercur, of Towanda;
S. L. Brown, of WIlkes-Barre; Everett
Wnrren, of Scranton, and William It,
Butler, of Mauch Chunk.
DIVISION DISCUSSED.
Rex-. Henry L. Jones, S. T. D rector
of St. Stephen's, WIlkes-Barre, pre
sented tho committee's report, con
tenting himself with simply calling at
tention to the printed copies. Then, at
a few minutes after 11 o'clock began
a discussion on this prlmally Import
ant question, lasting nearly three
hours.
Secretary Clement opened It xvlth a
resolution to adopt Line No. 1, as re
ported, except that Northumberland
county, InsteaJ of being cut In twain,
should be xvholly Included In tho North
diocese, provided however, that the
division should not obtain till $50,000
bo raised ns an episcopal endowment
by each of the proposed dioceses.
This provisional determination of tho
question, contemplated by his resolu
tion xvas, he believed, In line xvlth the
general sentiment of the bishop and
churchmen of the diocese and was a
short cut to a settlement of the ques
tion, "When the money Is raised," ho
xvent on to Bay, "we divide. Until it Is
raised the question Is at rest." He xvas
not wedded to tho line indicated In his
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resolution. Some other line might,
later, be substituted. lie simply
wanted to Imve the question settled lit
this provisional xvny.
Rev, Alfred M. Abel, of Jonestown;
Archdeacon James P, Buxton, of Drif
ton, nnd Rev. William Reese Scott, Ph.
D., of Hazleton, xvantcd Secretary
Clement to vary Line No. 1 further by
placing tin? three lower Luzerne par
ishes In tho South diocese, and -xvhen
Mr. Clement declined to accept this
amendment, Re'. Dr. Scott offered ns
an amendment a resolution to adopt
Lino No. 4.
Rev. Mr. Woodlo suggested that the
amendments be not insisted upon nnd
thnt Secretary Clement's resolution bo
permitted to pnss. "If tho men who
favor division can bo spurred to In
crease the Episcopal endowment to
$100,000," ho said, "why should we op
pose them? Tho diocese Is scarcely
a unit and hardly can be such. There
is tho hard coal region nnd soft coal
region nnd down In tho southwestern
portion Is n country that Bishop Tal
bot should, originally, have been sent
to Instead of to Idaho. I can't under
stand whv the board overlooked such
large game and sent him out among
the coxvboys to hunt coyotes (laughter.)
For tho time being Line No. 1 Is all
right.
THE LUZERNE PARISHES.
Archdeacon Buxton again offered a
vigorous opposition to having the lower
Luzerne parishes thrown across the
mountain Into the prospective North
diocese nnd It had the effect of Induc
ing Mr. Scott to nccept Rex. Mr.
Abel's amendment, Including these par
ishes In the South diocese. In consid
eration of this, Rex-. Mr. Scott with
drew his amendment fax'orlng Line No.
4 nnd the question before the house
once more was Secretary Clement's
oilginnl resolution. Mr. Clement ex
plained .hat the line can be changed by
a majority vote any time before tak
ing the matter Into the general con
x'entlon, but It should be understood,
he added, that the pledges xvould be
solicited xvlth the stipulation that tni
dlxislon xvas to be uecordlnu to Line
No. 1, and that If any change In the
line xvas made, tho pledges xvould have
to be re-sollclted.
Then came a lengthy nnd stronsr
speech from ono of the leading oppon
ents of division, Rex. George C. Foley,
D. D rector of Trinity church, Wil
llamsport. The attitude of Bishop Tal
bot on the division question was, he
believed, prompted, In the main by
courtesy. The bishop, he said, accepted
the election to the see of this diocese
with the understanding that a division
xvns Impending. In the letter of Invi
tation, It was announced to him that
tho division was contemplated, though
this claue Rex-. Dr. Foley believed
xvas Inserted xvlthout the knowledge of
the members of the committee, other
than tho one xvho xvrote It. He him
self did not see It or he xvould have
objected to its Insertion. Being a
man of extreme courtesy and probity
he feels It his duty to make these fre
quent references to division. He has
said to me over and ox'cr again that he
Is not overworked. He can make his
usual visits to his own diocese and
also tako on duty for other bishops.
There Is no necessity for more epis
copal work. There never xvas so much
Episcopal xvork done In this diocese ns
Is being done now. (cheers). I am un
alterably opposed to division. I prefer
a co-adjutor. There Is no nceos-slty for
a division now. The icport of this
committee does not commit us to
division. If wo ever have the neces
sity of a division, xvo xvill have this
report at hand. It Is by no means a
present question.
REASON HE OPPOSED.
"I believe in the Increase of the Epis
copal endowment but not for division
purposes. 1 xvlll endeavor to prevent
any money being subscribed In my
pailsli for the division. One half tho
diocese will be called upon to bear
what the xvhole diocese Is hardly .able
to meet now.
"The bishop tells you It Is a prac
tical question of finance for thns..
xvho want the division. I sent circu
lars throughout the xvholo diocese in
ascertain how much could be secured
In pledges towards the solution of this
question. The responses Indicate less
than $500."
Rev. Dr. Foley concluded by offering
ns a substitute to Secietary Clement's
resolution, a resolution that the con
sideration of tho question of division
be postponed till the next convention,
that the delegates may have more op
portunity to study the committee's re
por. This brought a vigorous rtort from
Mnjor Everett Warren, of St. Luke's,
xvho has all along been prominent In
the advocacy of txvo dioceses.
After cilticis-lng Rev. Dr. Foley's In
terpretation of the bishop's attitude as
unwarranted, he declared ithat the
diocese has gone too far In the question
of division to stop and advised the
adoption of Secretary Clement's reso
lution as the best way of testing tho
sentiment of the diocese. "We can
thus get a census of the Dr. Foley
negatives," he added, "and next year
xvhen xve come together again we will
have a practical answer to the ques
tion of xvhether or not ,xvo are lor
division."
Tho plea of Rev. Dr. Foley ithat
more time xvas needed for the consid
eration of the report xvas characterized
by Mijor Warren as absurd. "Theo.
retlcally, he have spent a lot of time,"
Mnjor Wnrern remarked, "In solving
this problem. (Laughter). Doesn't Dr.
Foley at least give us credit for some
absorptive power."
He concluded xvlth a remark nbout
the Increased good that could be ac
complished by additional episcopal
xvork,
NOONTIDE PRAYER.
Twelve o'clock having arrived, Bishop
Talbot led In the noontide prayer.
Then ho declared himself on the divis
ion question onco more. "Nothing ut
tered by Dr. Foley has misrepresented
anything I have said to him, and the
same applies to Mr, Warren: I am In
favor of division every time when xv
get tho money. I am not In favor of
It till we do get the money."
Rex'. Mr. Eckel quoted from Bishop
Rullson's address In 189ti In xvhlch was
foreshadoxved, as Rex'. Mr. Eckel inter
preted It, the necessity of a division In
the near future, and then quoted from
Bishop Talbot's address of two years
ago In xvhlch tho latter said, "It Is
expedient that tho dlreso should bo
divided at the earliest possible date."
Two years ago, he went on to say.
the convention declared In favor of
division and said it should occur xvlthln
three years. Dlvlsln always redounds
to the good of a diocese, he argued, and
In support of this proposition present
ed some Interesting statistics, When
Pennsylvania xvus one diocese $200,000
was collected for church woik. Seven
years afterward xvhen there xvero thre
dloceBcs $1,129,000 xvas raised. And this,
ho averred xvns paralleled In other
places Ho also cullr-cj attention to the
fact that other ecclesiastical bodies
huvo more sub-division than tho Epls-
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department of the church show a
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It would only be fair play to tho
supporters of the pfJcct to give them
an opportunity to show xvhether or not
the diocese practically fax-ors division,
xvas suggested by Rex'. Otto Brandt,
D. IX, of Mahonoy City.
In discussing the financial feature
ot ths case, Hev. Sir. Woodle made
the remark that the general sentiment
of the people at large Is that the Epls
copal church Is tho church of the
richer classes.
"No, no " came from ex'ery side.
"Of course It Isn't so," rejoined Uex.
Mr "Woodle. It's a lie, but It is re
garded as such nevertheless."
Rev Rogers Israel would not rest
easy under this Imputation, negative
though It xvas, "Let ine say In re
gard to that utterance," ha Interrupt
ed, "that txvo. thirds or inaybo three
fourths of the pexvs in this church
are filled by xvorking people, mechan
ics nnd the like." Rex'. Gllhort II.
Sterling. 3. T D,, rector of the Church
of the Nativity, of South Bethlehem,
also took occasion to Interpose his pro
tect, by saying tl'at fully seventy-flx-o
per cent, of his people xvero poor.
Rev. Mr. Woodlo did not further In
sist upon his proposition.
WITHDREW THE WORDS.
Rcx Dr. Foley, leader of tho op
position, evidently encouraged to be
llex'e that division xvould bo defeated,
thought to set tho Question aside defi
nitely and xvlthdrexv fiom his rssolu
tlon the words "till another conven
tion," leaving the resolution to lead
that he question be postjioned Indefi
nitely. He had reckoned xvrong, how
ever, as results proved. "Bring It
senmrely before the convention and
settle It once and for all," he said.
Rev Or. James, of WIlkes-Barre, did
not xv.mt to vote on the provisional
resolution. The vote should bo on tho
question, "Is It expedient to divide?"
ho said. The Increase of tho Episco
pal endowment should not be mado
contingent on any line of division.
Rev Dr. Foley's unalterable opposi
tion to the division, und ' Rev. Dr.
Jones' proposition to vote on the ex
pediency of dividing, brought somo
pointed criticism from Rev. Mr, Israel.
"A man who is unalterably ?on
vlnced," he said, "is a man xvho has
stopped growing." As to tho expe
diency question ho expressed surprise
that any one at this late day should
advance It. In IROS that question xvas
decided alllrmatlvely by nn almost un
animous vote, he xvent on to say. It
xvas decided xvlthout equivocation that
the diocese, should bo divided at the
earlUst possibles practical moment
and a committee appointed to look
after the preliminary xvork.
This brought tho morning session to
a closj at 12.30. Promptly at 2.30 the
delegates reconvened, and under a pre
vloui agreement as to time limit de
voted only another half hour to the
division discussion.
Senator 8. H. Peale, of Lock Haven,
opposed the Clement resolution on the
ground that It illd not settle the ques
tion finally oven if it was adopted. He
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xx-anted something that xxould dispose
of the matter definitely.
Rev Mr. Sterling, Rev. Air. Woodle,
A. D. Holland, or St. Luke's; Georgo
N. Reynolds, of Lancaster, discussed
the question of how tho $100,000 xvas
to bo apportioned between the two
proposed dioceses.
MANNER OF DIVISION.
Secretary Clement settled the moot
ed point by explaining that under the
committee's directions, It Line No. 1
xvas adopted tho $11,000 now In the
Episcopal fund xvould be divided In
tuch proportions that the north dio
cese xvould be called upon to -also
$33,000 and the touth diocese $14,000.
After Rufus J. Foster, of St. Luke's,
had argred at length that an explicit
division xvould facilitate tho collection
ot th endox merit money, Rodney A.
Mercur, ot Towanda. brought the dis
cussion to a clos.e with a spiech fav
oring the pledging of tne en lowment
first and the consideration of tho di
viding lino aftenxards. Ho then call
ed for the previous question.
Rex'. Dr. Foley's motion to postpone
Indefinitely xvas defeated by an over
xvhelmlng majority. Mr. Mercur's
proposition to substitute Line No. 2
for Line No. 1 In Mr. Clement's leso
lutlon xvas lest by a vote of So to 73.
By n. x'oto that did not even occasion
a call for a division tho propositions
to substitute Line 4 nnd Lino 6 xx-ere
In turn defeated, and then the con
vention, by a x-ote of 112 to 50, passed
the original resolution, dividing the
diocese according to Line No. 1, con
ditional upon the Episcopal endow
ment fund being Increased from $11,
000 to $100,000. The announcement of
the pro-dlvlblon victory xvas greeted
xvlth loud and continued cheers.
The election ot tho standing com
mittee xvas then taken up and result
ed in the selection of tho following:
ClerRy Jtev. JIareui A. Tolnnn, rf Maucn
Chunk; Itcv. William P. Orrlrk, I). D., of Ilra.1
he; Hc-y. Henry h. Jones, P. D., ot Willes
narrc; Hex-, diaries Morrison, of Sunlmry, ami
Itrv. Charles J. Wood, of Vcrk.
Laity Guy K. Farquhar. ot Pottsvillc; Hush
M. North. I.L. D ot Columbia; A. D. Hoi
land, ot Scranton; A. N. Cleaver, o( South
Bethlehem, anel Dr. 11. n. Memiith, ot I)amlllj.
ONLY NEW BlEMBElt,
Rev. Mr. Wood 1b the only new mem
ber of the committee, his election be
ing to till a vacancy. It required six
ballots to make a choice. Rev. W. V.
Shero, Rev, RocerB Israel, Rev. Dr.
Foley, Archdeacon Buxton and Rev,
Alexander McMillan, of Carlisle, xx-ere
the others nominated. All withdrew
except Rex-. Mr. Wood and Rex. Mr.
Shero. Tho final ballot was:
Clerey. Laity.
Wood ,, y, io
Shero 21 IT
By the canons of the diocese It Is re
quired that a majority shall be given
both by the laity and clergy. The nine
re-elected members of tho committee
xvero chosen on the first ballot. Tha
tellers xvere Rex'. F. T. Eastment, of
Lanesboro, and Rex'. Rollln A. Sawyer,
of Carbondale, for the clergy, and W.
R. Butler, of Mauch Chunk, and R. p.
Llnderman, of South Bethlehem, for
tho latty.
Rev, Leroy F. Baker, of Harrlsburg,
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read the report of Rev. J. M. Koehler,
tho missionary to the deaf mutes, xvho
Is himself a deaf mute. He reported
having made periodical visits to txventy
txvo different cities and that there aro
In this diocese 400 deaf mute communi
cants. In the four dioceses in which
he xvorks he ministers to 4,000 deaf muto
communicants.
Row Dr. Foley, for the committee on
charter, reported a nexv charter, xvhlch
xx-as adopted. Tho old one did not con
form In some minor respects to tho
state laws. The discrepancies arc cured
by tho nexv one.
For the committee on canons. Rev.
Mr. Tolman reported somo changes In
tho canons, by which missions aio moro
readily admitted Into the convention.
They xvere unanimously adopted.
Rev. J. M. Page, of Lebanon, mado
an interesting report on Sunday school
giaded xvork.
Guy E. Farquhar.of Pottsvllle; Major
Everett War: en, of St, Luke's, and
Judge David McMullen, of Lancaster,
xvero appointed a committee to report
a plan for disposing of the $5,51G.ns
standing In the enrollment fund. On
the Invitation of Mr. Farquhar, tho
convention decided unanimously to meet
next year In Pottsvllle.
SYMPATHY RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions of sympathy xvere passed
for Rex'. James F. Bowers, of Potts
vllle. and H. M. North, LL.D., of Co
lumbia, xvho xvero prevented by Illness
from attending tho convention, and
thanks xveie formally given to Rev.
James B. May, of Pottsvllle, for his
efficient xvork ns editor of the Record,
and to Rev. Rogers Israel and St.
Luko's officers and parishioners, for
entertainment and admirable conven
tion arrangements.
The convention xvas brought to a
close by Bishop Talbot xvlth an ex
pression of gratification at the xvork
accomplished nnd the unvarying cour
tesy extended him since his coming to
this dloceso txvo years ago, and a re
quest for a continuance of their pray
ers and loving forbearance.
Formal adjournment xvas had after
a closing prayer, led by tho bishop,
RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.
The reception last night at St.
Luke's parish houso was ono of tho
most brilliant events held in Scranton
for uoino years. Tho beautiful rooms
xvere lavishly decorated. The supper
room on the thhd iloor xvas especially
charming xvlth tho Maytlmo flowers.
The piano xvas hidden by snowy
masses of dogxvood. Tho corners xvero
banked xvlth sprays ot apple blooms,
yhllo x'nlley lilies and wood violets
breathed out sxveetne33 over thei ts
semblage. The receiving party stood near tho
entrance of tho lower parlor and con
sisted of Bishop and Mrs. Talbot, Rev.
and Mrs, Rogers Israel, Miss Talbot,
Rex, and Mr. E. J. Huughton and
Rex'. Mr. Nash. Thtongs of gueata
wore present during tho evening; In
cluding nany distinguished persona
from out of town. Among these vera
Rex-, and Mrs. Tolman, of Mauch
Chunk; B. T. Meyers, tho millionaire
Continued on l'ago 8.
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