Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-31
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION


Richmond, May 24.-The annual ~,
vention of the Protestant Episconal
Church Of Virginia asse embed in n.
Monumental Church in this Civ on
Thursday last, and adjourned on s.,
turday.-It was opened with divine ser
vice by the Right Rev Biship Moor
and sermon by the Rev. Oliver Nor
ris.-The Bishop took the Chair as
President Of the Convention. Twenty,
three Clergymen, Exclusive of the Bi.
shop) and twenty-six Lay Deputies at.
tended-The Bishop delivered his Pas
toral Address (which will appear in
our next. I'm the afternoon Of We'd.
nesday, the service was read at Rich.
mond Hill Church by the Rev. Sylyes.
ter Nash, and a sermon by the Rev
Frederick w. Hatch.-On Friday III,
Convention was opened with divine ser.
vice by the Rev. Franklin G. Smith ;
and a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Ste.
phens. In the afternoon sermon at
Richmond Hill, by the Rev. Edward
c. Mcguire and at night, in the Mo.
numental Church sermon by the Rev.
Nicholas H. Cobbs.--Saturday the Con.
vention was opened with divine service
by the Rev. Sylvester Nash, and Ser.
mon by the Rev. VIM. Meade.-In the
afternoon sermon at Richmond Hill
by Mr.. Nash; and at night in the Mo.
numental Church by Mr.. Smith.-On
Sunday sermon in the Monuments
Church, by the Rev. VIM. H. Wilmer,
and at Richmond Hill, by the Rev.
Frederick w. Ha,ch.-And at night
the Bishop delivered in the Monument.
al Church, the farewell Address 10 the
Ministers.
Various Resolutions were adopted
during the course Of th&Convention
In compliance with the Bishops sue.
gestions, they recommended partieu.
lar observance of the rubics Of the
Church; they requested the Bishop to
address a circular letter to the differ
ent parishes of the Diocess upon the
subject of raising salary for the sup.
port of an assistant Minister to the
Bishop.-They received a letter from
the Managers Of the Colonization So.
ciety, requesting them to recommend
to the congregations under the care
of this Convention collections in be.
half of the Colonization Society, to be
taken up on the 18th of July, or the
Sabbath Immediately preceding or sue.
ceeding that day" The Convention
accordingly came to the Resolution,
that they had witnessed with the deep.
est emotions Of gratitude to God, the
degree Of success with which il has
pleased him to bless the efforts" of that
Society; that "they observe with plea
sure an increasing interest in its pros.
perity every where manifested through
out this UniJn, and particularly in the
proceedings of the last Legislature Of
this state;" they therefore recommend
Continued and increasing exertions in
its favor to the charitable and patriot
ic in this diocess"; and that collections
be made in the respective churches, in
pursuance of the request OF the Colo
nization Society.-Messrs. Wilmer,
Norris, Dunn, Of the clergy; and Messrs.
Bushrod Washington, Edmund |. Lee
and George Taylor, of the laity, were
elected the standing committee for the
ensuing year:-And Messrs. Wilmer,
Meade, Hatch, and Mcguire, Of the
clergy, and Messrs. &. Berkeley, w.
Mayo, p. Nelson and James M. Gar
nett, Of the laity, were elected the De-
legates to the next General Episcopal
Convention.
y The Convention adjourned to meet
again in the town of Lynchburg on the
Sd Thursday in May next.
Onthe Sabbath, four gentlemen re
ceived the ordination Of Priests, and
one OF Deacon-viz. as Priests, the Rev.
Nicholas H. Colts, Alexander Jones,
Franklin G. Smith, Charles H. Page
and the Rev. John M'Guire, Deacon.