Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-03

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IL itas been my constant Practice 10 convene you
aron I'd the altar, at HE close OF our Conventional
lnbonfs IN order to bid y9i an atIectionate fuc-
well, nfof Ia y9nf departure to yeur respective
Parishes and to assure you of the deep interest
feel N yenr welfare aaI personal happiness
1 q Tolls neighborhoods and distant congregation
once visited wlIh ereot delight, have bdden
through the effects Of local la6fnjles final ad.eu
and Il Is only upon lhs return of your convention
al meeting .!-i | am blessed with the sight oil my
Oh friends and permitted to sllnke by lhe hand
a iamliy OF Cicrgymen, who have been set apa,t
/ to the ministry the gospel by myself
| In examing the record ofthe Clergy Of IN Di.
Geese ihis afternoon | discovered, ihut ia list
/ Of fhysix inydaals forty -four of the number
have received the imposition of my own hands,
aud hive been clothed with ministerial authority
by myself The saisfaction derive from such
, CONFEDERATION IS increased, by the knowledge |
have Of taelr usefulness mad the hope cnteriain
Of their continuance in veil doing The success
which has hitherto attended your labours should
excite III your minds the greatest erstttuIe to God
/ and stimulate You to the N lst upWenred efforts in
the cause Of the gospel b. determined beseeeh
you 10 make full propf Of your ministry. Preach
/ Jesus Christ and him cruclfsd Confne your ut
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all interference in poiitc.l matters, and that Be
ing who has so signaliy crowned your iabours
with success, VIII never leave forsake you
We, my brethren may never nee, dgnin on a
similar occasion. Two years, from the location Of
tile next convention must necessarily pass away,
before We shall see each other again death IN the
mean tine mry step IN and tim our ranks, aud
ou divine master my summon some Of you INTO
eternity. Living IN the falhia discharge ofoar
saeefloa obligations, death, remember, will be
deprived ofhis terrors, aud Of rejoicing be
| given Ia Us by that Jesus who IS appointed Judge
oft,iI The quick md the dead The selulation Of
well done good and falhfi servants will greet our
cars as tn portals Of Heaven expand for our re-
/ option aud that rcat provided for the people Of
God b. our f At reward. In oil your trlnls, my
beloved SOFAS, may the Almighty be your refuge
anu underneath You may he place the everlasting
| Ulus ofhi5 love
NJ Brethren of tie Lnjty. accept | entreet you.
ny bal wishes Tor your present end etcrnrl Imp
pines some OF you, whom hive seen around
medetus oar present session, were members Of
the ffsi Convention | ever attended in TIM D,o
ccsc, The Clergy were then Il ANAL band but
small rs that number was, you gave us your sup
p IT, and united your eforts with as in the rcsus.
citation of tn, Church Of our fathers The Al
mighty has blessed oar labors with such ss,c1.ss
tel. Oar congregations which then amounted to
little moro than twenty, have nefessed 10 upwards
Of ono hundred and orr Clergy which then ron
sisted Of ak NJ eiPla III. ciIvs men now number
bout 81 lou my brethren. have b.en cox nfkcrs
WIKI Us. J "a mail our t!anks and DIES, fvetly
enjoy our united confidence and regard W. any.
bai one interest AID That interest IL the glOry Of
God AMI the sdYaf.on of sous.
My lsbouts heiast year have b'cn confined to
q small e,rcit ie@., boNrvrr. As have been -
luaes hoscdlscharsed now mention them for
yosr satisfaction After the last Convention bad
adjourned admitted N Alexandria eight csudl-
tales 10 Deacons oracfs and three Deacons . the
order Of Prics,hoai IN JuIy visited SmithGeld in
company with I'll Res. WIN. Z L. and preach
d aud administered the Iprls SUPPER IN ths Old
Ctutei 10 d 9cry large and deeig impressed con
grr.ailon. Ca Geel Fndty, w'teh occurred the
IN oi April administered the rio of confirmation
ia Ghtis, Church IN this City II 10 persons Al
t'l winch wa3 called 10 Norfolk IN which plnce
i preached and caneecrutct ST. pau's Ghure h.
and aeo instituted tho Rev. Mr.. Boyden Rector Of
the same In Christ Church. which iS under the
care Of the Rev. DR. Dncu,het preached and ron
filmed 30 persons and on the Monday following
visited Mr. WngfeldS Parish in Portsmouth
preached to large conyres atom and confrmcd
three indiyidIals. SIX candidates were admitted
by myself last Sunday morning IN the Monumen e.
tai Gbmch to de4cons orders, and two deaeons
were at the same time advanced to the Priesthood,
Ly my worthy friend the Assistan, Bishop OF this
Diocese.
Btehfcn, now bid you fnewell AMI may the
Lord be with you ali-Amen
RICHARD CLAIMING MOORE.