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Item. I leave and bequeath to the Committee on the Records of the Diocese all my filed and stored away correspondence, together with the papers of former Bishops of the Diocese, gathered in a leathern valise in the third story of the Library ; provided, that my sons shall have power to choose out of my own old correspondence any letters, which they may care to take, as concerning family matters.
Item. I give and bequeath to the Convention of the Diocese of Mary- land all the books now in the Library of the Residence, reserving to my sons the right of removing and taking therefrom such as they shall have special reasons for selecting for exception ; and I hereby respectfully desire the Convention of Maryland to create a special trust for the holding and care of the books, now so bequeathed by the name of the Stinnecke Mary- land Episcopal Library-thus providing for the due preservation and control of the Library, and for the perpetuation of the memory of the deceased churchman, with the proceeds of whose bequest the Library building was added, at a cost of more than eight thousand dollars, to the residence.
Extract from Codicil, dated September 24th, 1879.
Among my private papers, I give and bequeath to the Stinnecke Mary- land Episcopal Library all and every book of the nature of a "common place " book : I believe the following to be the chief ; a large folio volume standing with, or near the catalogue of the Library. A thin folio in the south room of the third story of the Library. Four pretty large quarto volumes .. About twenty (or twenty-five) blue muslin twenty-fours, in the Library desk. "Index Psalmorum," in the Library desk, and several mis- cellaneous quarto and smaller volumes, in the Library desk .- (1880, pp. 42, 43, 44.)
Resolutions on the Episcopal Library.
1. Resolved, That the Bishop of the Diocese, ex officio, together with three Clergymen and four Laymen, to be chosen by the Convention, on the nomination of the Bishop (who may increase the number, in his discretion), at each annual session, be a Committee to be known as the " Stinnecke Maryland Episcopal Library Committee," who shall have power to receive,
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on behalf of the Convention, from the Executors of the late Bishop Whit- tingham the books in the Library of the Episcopal Residence, which were bequeathed to the Convention by the late Bishop, and any other property in the Episcopal Residence bequeathed by the late Bishop to be used in connection with the said Episcopal Library, and to execute to the Execu- tors of the late Bishop the necessary acquittances therefor ; and to have the custody and charge of the said Library and other property connected therewith, and to devise and adopt whatever measures may be necessary for promoting and extending its usefulness ; and to recommend to the Con- vention, from time to time, such further action in the premises as they may deem desirable, and for the purpose of securing additions to the said Library.
2. Resolved, That the Committee, so to be appointed, be empowered to appoint a suitable person as Librarian, at a salary of five hundred dollars per annum, payable out of the Convention Fund. *
[Signed,] GEORGE LEEDS, Chairman. WILLIAM PARET. WILLIAM S. SOUTHGATE. WM. G. HARRISON. D. R. MAGRUDER. H. M. MURRAY.
(1880, p. 68.)
13. Hannah More Academy.
1st. Resolved, That this Convention accepts and receives the Hannah More Academy, as the Diocesan School for Girls.
2d. Resolved, That the Rt. Rev. W. R. Whittingham, D. D., the Rt. Rev. William Pinkney, D. D., the Rev. A. J. Rich, M. D., Wash. C. Van Bibber, M. D., Thomas Van Bibber, Esq., the Hon. W. P. Maulsby, William S. Keech, Samuel G. Wyman, W. W. Corcoran, Esqrs., be, and they are hereby named, Trustees, to receive the property and franchises of the Hannah More Academy-when the same can be legally done-for the uses and purposes declared by the last will and testament of the late Mrs. Ann Neilson ; and to hold and manage the same, until the manner of perpetuating the succession of the Board of Trustees shall be otherwise, by law, appointed.
3d. Resolved, That F. W. Brune, and E. Wyatt Blanchard, Esqrs., be, and they are hereby, elected a Committee on the part of this Convention, to obtain in concert with the Committee appointed by the Board of Trustees for that purpose, the legislation necessary to constitute, and in the manner best calculated to maintain, the Hannah More Academy, as a Diocesan School for Girls .- (1873, p. 46.)
14. Salary of the Secretary of the Convention.
That a salary of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum be paid out of the Episcopal and Convention Fund, to the Secretary of this Convention, for his services .- (1875, p. 64.)
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15. Of the Permanent Sustentation Fund.
Resolved, That an offertory, at some time in each year, be requested from each Parish and Congregation for the benefit of the Permanent Sus- tentation Fund .- (1876, p. 49.)
16. Missionary Services during each Session.
Resolved, That the Committee of Missions be charged with the arrange- ments of the meeting of the Convention, to be held on the second [now first] evening of each Session, so as to provide for the manner in which the subject of Diocesan Missions shall be presented to the Convention, in the form of public addresses and even to the exclusion of other business .- (1876, p. 52.)
17. Of Reports, Petitions, Etc.
Resolved, That no report, petition, or account be placed in the hands of any Committee, until the same shall have been presented to the Con- vention and duly referred .- (1878, p. 36. See infra Resolution 69.)
18. Of the Payment of Episcopal Assessments.
Resolved, That every Parish and Congregation shall hereafter pay their annual assessment required under Canon V., in the following manner, that is to say : One-half of the amount on or before the first day of July, one-fourth on or before the first day of September, and one-fourth on or before the first day of November .- (1878, p. 52.)
19. Of Diocesan Theological Educational Fund.
Resolved, That this Convention recognizes the expediency and the propriety of placing funds at the disposal of the Bishop, from which he may be enabled to respond to the applications made to him for assistance to those who are carrying on their studies as candidates for Holy Orders.
Resolved, That it is hereby recommended to the Rectors of Parishes and Congregations in the Diocese to bring this subject to the notice of their people, on one of the four Sundays appointed as the stated times of Ordi- nation, and to ask an offering in behalf of this object on one of the said Sundays in each year.
Resolved, That the fund so proposed to be raised shall be known as "The Diocesan Theological Educational Fund," and shall be placed in the control of the Trustees of Church Charities, &c.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to bring this subject and the action of the Convention upon it to the attention of the Church in such way as may most conduce to its success .- (1878, pp. 41, 56.)
20. Accepting Amendment to the Charter of the Convention.
Resolved, That the amendatory Act of 1878, ch. 403, explaining and extending the corporate powers of this Convention, be and the same is approved and accepted by this Convention.
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Resolved, That an official certificate, duly attested, of this acceptance, shall be sent to the Secretary of State of Maryland, to be filed by him .- (1878, pp. 41, 114.)
21. Temperance.
Resolved, That this Convention expresses its sympathy with the work carried on in the Church of England, and among Churchmen in the United States, for the suppression of drunkenness and the promotion of the cause of Temperance .- (1881, p. 64.)
22. Of the Committee on Donations.
Resolved, That at each annual session of the Convention there be appointed by the Bishop, or other presiding officer, a committee of five Laymen, to be called "The Committee on Donations," who shall serve until the adjournment of the next Annual Convention, and to whom shall be referred the question of accepting or rejecting any gifts, by deed, will or otherwise, of land, personal property or money, which may be made to the Convention, and who shall be authorized to accept in the name of " The Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Mary- land " and attend to the giving due receipt for any donation or bequest to that body, which shall be offered for acceptance, provided that in the judgment of the Committee, the purpose of the gift, and the conditions imposed thereon by the donor, be proper to be accepted by the Convention: in all other cases the Committee shall report the same to the next annual meeting of the Convention. And in cases where, from the purpose of the gift, and the conditions imposed thereon by the donor, the Board of Trustees of Church Charities, shall, in the judgment of the Committee be the appropriate body to receive and administer the same, the Com- mittee is hereby empowered so to direct. In all other cases the disposition of the gift shall be reserved for the action of the Convention. (1882, p. 61, as amended, 1883, pp. 13, 16, and 1895, p. 26.)
23. Observance of Sunday.
Whereas, The increasing irreverence and open contempt for the sanctity. of the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday, shown in multiplied encroach- ments upon it, by railroad and telegraph operations, Sunday excursions by land or water, publication, patronage and use of Sunday secular papers, are directly opposed to the divine design of the Lord's Day, the rights of employés to its benefits, attendance upon Church and Sunday School and the training of youth in the fear of GOD and regard to the fourth command- ment therefore,
Resolved, That it solemnly devolves upon all connected with this Con- vention and the members of the Protestant Episcopal Church generally, in religious regard for the sacred institution, to avoid all unnecessary secular employment on the Lord's Day, and to discourage whatever tends to increase such employment.
Resolved, That the members of this Convention exert their influence to induce managers and stock-holders of railroad companies to reduce rail-
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road operations on Sunday to the lowest possible "point of necessity," thus affording their employés the much needed privileges of the weekly rest day .- (1883, pp. 18, 14, 25.)
24. Official Seal of the Diocese.
" I would suggest whether it would not be advisable to appoint a Com- mittee to take into consideration the propriety of having an official seal for the Diocese, with power to adopt and execute one if in their judgment it is needful. I think it is a necessity, but I submit it to the wisdom of the Con- vention."-Bishop Pinkney's Convention address, 1882. (Journal, p. 93.)
On motion a committee of three Clergymen and two Laymen was appointed to consider that portion of the Bishop's address relating to a seal for the Diocese, with power to devise and adopt a seal .- (1882, p. 37.)
Resolved, That the corporate seal of this Convention as adopted by the Committee appointed at the last Convention, be in the keeping of the Secretary, and that its use on legal documents be attested by the signature of the Secretary, and that the Treasurer of the Convention, for the time being, be the authorized attorney to acknowledge such instruments as may require acknowledgment .- (1883, p. 27.)
25. Salary of the Bishop.
Resolved, That the salary of the Bishop of this Diocese be five thousand dollars per annum, besides the use of the Episcopal Residence .- (1884, p. 12.)
26. Official Expenses of the Bishop.
Resolved, That the Treasurer of the Convention be directed to pay the necessary official expenses of the Bishop of the Diocese .- (1885, p. 33.)
27. Accumulating Episcopal Fund.
Resolved, That the Trustees of the Episcopal Fund be instructed to hold and invest the money received for the accumulating Episcopal Fund, and to reinvest the interest received, until the sum shall with the present fund reach $100,000-it being understood that should the Diocese be divided, each Parish and Congregation shall carry with its new relations the sum of its contributions and accumulations .- (1886, p. 21.)
28. Maryland Church Building Fund.
Resolved, That the Trustees of Church Charities he directed to invest sums now or that may be placed in their hands, for the benefit of the Mary- land Church Building Fund, together with the income therefrom, until the par value of said investments shall amount to five thousand dollars ; and that the income thereafter from the investments of said funds shall be held subject to the order of the Bishop, for the purposes of said fund .- (1886, p. 38.)
29. Accumulating Episcopal Fund.
1. Resolved, That the proper and permanent endowment of the Episco- pate of this Diocese requires the increase of the Episcopal Fund to $100,000.
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2. Resolved, That each Parish and separate Congregation in the Diocese be requested through its Rector or Minister to make an annual contribution to the accumulating Episcopal Fund of a sum equal to the one-hundredth part of all offerings, contributions and collections of any kind and for any purpose, after deducting the amounts paid for the salaries of Clergymen.
3. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Accumulating Episcopal Fund send notices every year to all the Clergy of the Diocese in charge of Parishes or Congregations, one month before the meeting of the Convention, reminding them of this contribution, and requesting them to speak of it to the people .- (1889, pp. 8, 22.)
30. Pastoral Aid.
Resolved, That the Lay Delegates from the Parishes and Churches whose Rectors receive Pastoral Aid be requested to keep before their several Vestries the great importance of bringing up their Parishes to the fullest measure of their ability to support their rector .- (1889, p. 11.)
31. Committee of Missions.
Resolved, That the Committee of Missions be, and they are hereby recom- mended to hold sessions at such cities within the Diocese as they may select at such times as they may deem suitable ; that special service be held in such Churches as they may select, with the consent of the Rectors thereof, at which addresses may be made by the Clergy and such Laymen as may consent thereto on the subject of Diocesan Missions, and collections be made therefor .- (1889, p. 12.)
32. Change of Church Name.
Resolved, That this Convention most decidedly disapproves of any change in the name or title of this Church .- (1889, pp. 16, 17.)
33. Custodian of the Records.
Resolved, That the custodian of the records is authorized from time to time to exchange duplicate copies of the Journals of Convention of this and other Dioceses for other books of value to the Episcopal Library.
Resolved, That the custodian of the records is authorized to destroy such old papers relating to Journals of Convention prior to the year 1886, as are of no permanent historical value .- (1889, p. 20.)
34. Colored Population.
1. Resolved, That this Convention urge the Clergy to provide regular services for our colored population, and where practicable gather them into Parish and Sunday Schools, and call upon the Laity to cordially co- operate with the Clergy in all such measures.
2. Resolved, That we recommend that a collection be taken every year in each Congregation of the Diocese for this department of work, which shall be equally divided between the work in Maryland and the General Commission on colored work.
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3. Resolved, That the Clergy be requested to see that the Bishop's Penny be faithfully collected from the children in their several charges .- (1889, p. 25.)
35. Episcopal Library Building.
That the Trustees of the Library have the approval of this Convention in the effort to secure funds for the purchasing of such property as may be found needed and desirable for enlarging the Library Building .- (1890, p. 6. See Resolution, 1897, pp. 32, 33.)
36. Disabled and Superannuated Clergy Fund.
1. Resolved, That the Clergymen in charge of Congregations be requested in connection with the collection directed to be made on Christ- mas Day or Thanksgiving Day, for the Disabled and Superannuated Clergy Fund, to preach a sermon, or make an address, or issue a circular, or adopt such other means as to them seem most advisable, explaining the object of the Fund, urging its importance, and inviting gifts to increase the invested fund, as well as offerings for present use.
2. Resolved, That the Committee of Missions be authorized to retain and keep at interest any balance for the Superannuated and Disabled Clergy Fund until occasion may arise for its use .- 1890, pp. 9, 10.
37. Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Howard County.
Resolved, That a Committee to consist of the Clergyman in charge of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, and two Laymen to be selected by the Bishop, be appointed to take charge of the church property belonging to the Convention and located near Jonestown, Howard County .- (1890, p. 12.)
38. Secretary of the Convention.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Convention is hereby instructed to use the word "apportionment " in place of the word assessment in the present and future journals of Convention .- (1890, p. 15.)
39. Committee of Missions.
1. Resolved, That the Committee of Missions be excused from publish- ing in the Journals of Convention a list of the contributions expected from the Parishes and Congregations.
2. Resolved, That the Clergymen in charge of the several Congregations be requested to make special efforts, severally and jointly, to stir up and cherish an enthusiasm for the maintenance and extension of the Church throughout the Diocese and to train their people to make larger offerings year by year.
3. Resolved, That the Rectors receiving Pastoral Aid be requested to send in to the Committee full reports of their work on the first of January in each year and that the Missionaries be requested to send in reports on first of May and first of November.
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4. Resolved, That the question of apportionments, and of sending notice to the Rectors and Clergy in charge of congregations as to the needs of the Committee and the amount of the respective apportionments, be left to the discretion of the Committee .- (1891, pp. 7, 8.)
40. Danish Emigrants.
Whereas, It is reported that a considerable number of Danish Emigrants are soon to arrive in the United States, with the purpose of making their homes in the State of Maryland; and Whereas, it is the duty of our Church in this Diocese not only to send the Gospel to foreign lands but also to preach to those who from foreign lands may come to dwell among us, therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee of Missions be and they are hereby requested to take the subject of this emigration into consideration, and to take such steps as they may deem advisable under the circumstances .-- (1891, pp. 8, 9.)
41. Form of Parochial Reports.
1. Resolved, That the Form of Parochial reports sent out by the Secretary of the Convention should be conformed as nearly as may be to the require- ments of Canon 18, Title I., without addition of other matters not therein required.
2. Resolved, That a Committee of three Clergymen and two Laymen be appointed to confer with the Bishop, and to prepare such a Form, and that such Form if approved by the Bishop, shall be regarded as authorized by this Convention, and shall be sent out before the next Annnal Conven- tion .- (1891, p. 16.)
42. Church Home and Infirmary.
1. Resolved, That this Convention earnestly commends the Church Home and Infirmary to the thoughtful and generous liberality of the mem- bers of the Church.
2. Resolved, That the Secretary is authorized to give a page of the Journal to such statement of the work of the Church Home, as may bring it to the notice of the Clergy, and other members of the Church .-- (1891, p. 18.)
43. Report of Committee on Canons, under Resolution adopted 1890, p. 16.
1. Your Committee are of the opinion that the word "Churches" referred to in the first section of " Instructions " (in the Compilation,) in its exact scope would embrace all the Churches in the Parishes interested, and out of which the new Parish is to be formed.
2. They are of the opinion that the forms and resolutions (in the Com- pilation,) have virtually received the authorization of the Convention in 1872, and should in all cases be followed as methods of procedure .- (1891, p. 19.)
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44. Warfield College.
The Committee on Donations have to report that since the last meeting of this Convention, the Court of Appeals of Maryland has confirmed the right of the Convention to the devises and bequests contained in the will of the late Miss Susannah Warfield, and in consequence it has become entitled to receive fifty acres of land, including the dwelling house and out- buildings of the Groveland Farm near Sykesville, Carroll County, Mary- land, together with the proceeds of the sale of the rest of the land amount- ing in all to 223 acres, and also the sum of about seven thousand dollars in cash, to which will be added hereafter upon the expiration of a life estate an additional sum of five thousand dollars. These devises and bequests are made to the Protestant Episcopal Convention in the Diocese of Mary- land, " to be held as a place for a Church School for boys, to be under the supervision and control of the said Corporation." The testatrix further provides "That should any of the male descendants of my brothers and sisters be without the means of education, it is my desire that they be educated at this school free of expense. It must be called THE WAR- FIELD COLLEGE, in memory of my brother, William Henry Warfield, who formerly owned the Groveland Farm." The Committee has accepted these devises and bequests .- (1892, p. 8, and see No. 53.)
45. Enrollment and Transfer of Communicants.
Resolved, That the Church has made ample provision for the proper enrollment and transfer of Communicants, and that it is of imperative obligation that the Clergy should carefully enforce the existing Canons, both General and Diocesan relating to the subject .- (1892, p. 10, and see Section i., Canon 12, Title II., of the General Digest.)
46. Colored Population.
Resolved, That the Convention suggests to the Clergy that in all Parishes or Missions in which there is a colored population, efforts should be made to establish Mission Sunday Schools, and, where possible, Industrial Sewing Schools .- (1892, p. 16.)
47. Records of the Diocese.
Resolved, That hereafter the Records of the Diocese be deposited and preserved in a place to be designated by the Bishop .- (1892, p. 24.)
48. Portrait of Bishop Whittingham.
Whereas, The Rev. Dr. Brand has formally presented to the Diocese of Maryland, at the session of its Annual Convention, the portrait of the late honored and lamented Bishop Whittingham, as the gift of Mr. Blanchard Randall and other gentlemen ; therefore,
1. Resolved, That the Convention accept this valued gift with their cor- dial thanks and the expression of their high appreciation of the filial and affectionate spirit which began and completed this rich contribution to the treasures of the Church in Maryland, and that they and the accomplished
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artist who has so faithfully executed his work, be assured that the memory of Bishop Whittingham is cherished as a precious heritage of this Diocese.
2. Resolved, That the picture be committed to the care of the Com- mittee on the Library, for which the Diocese is indebted to the Bishop, who will ever be regarded as one of the most eminent prelates of the Church in America.
3. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Rev. Dr. Brand, Mr. Blanchard Randall, and the artist, Mr. Huntington.
49. Apportionment for Missions.
Resolved, That the Convention recognizing the superior opportunity of the Missions Committee to judge of the comparative resources of the several parishes and congregations, urge upon all to pay in as early in the . year as conveniently may be the apportionments assigned to them .- (1893, p.16.)
50. Portrait of Bishop Stone.
The Rev. Dr. Hodges presented to the Convention a portrait of Bishop Stone, and, on motion of the Rev. Dr. Grammer, the thanks of the Con- vention were extended to Mrs. S. Sudler, the grand-daughter of the de- ceased Bishop, for the gift of the portrait, and to St. Paul's Guild for the renovation of the same.
On motion of the Rev. Mr. Dame, the portrait was ordered to be placed in the same custody as that of Bishop Whittingham .- (1893, p. 19. See Resolution No. 48.)
51. Qualification of voters at Elections for Vestrymen.
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