The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-24
NORFOLK AFFAIRS.

NORFOLK, May25

NORFOLK, Mays.
The Episcopal Convention adjourned Saturday
evening NEE: in Charlottesville on the 81 Wed :
us'iay May, 1860,
Ths following is copy of their minutes for Sat,
srda5:
The Convention assembled at o'clock A. Nj
Bishop Meade in the chair-prayer by Bishop
Johns
Several new members appeared and took their
seats.
Rev. Il. III. Wilmer, chairman Of the Committee
on the admission Of new Parishes, reported favor
ably in behalf of the application Of Emanuel
Church, Henrico county, and St. PauPs, Cuipeps
per- also, ia behalf of the application Of certain
members CT The z 4. Church in LynehburS to
form new Parish with the privilege of chan i0g
the Of said parish, and the application of the
friends of the p Il. Church in Montgomery Co, to
organize q new parish. The report was accepted
Rev. X. II. Wilmer moved that the report Of the
Committee to revise Canon ii relative TO tho trial
Of cergymen, be recommended TO the same Com
nIittee, with instructions 10 report to the next
Convention. Committee: Rev X Il Wilmer and
5 Ghoson, Esq were added TO said committee.
% motion OF Rev. dir. Masse, it was.
Resolved, That the mex. annual Convention be
held in Christ Church, Charlottesville, on the Sd
Wednesday 10 May. leo.
The report of the committee on the subjects res
ferred by the last General Convention 70 the vsris
ou, III Jcese Conventions, being taken up "a the
order OF the day, 1t WAS.
Resolved, Ths, this Convention does not concur
10 the amendment of the article 81 cf the Constitu-
lion as proposed by the General Convention.
1t also
=. Resolved, That the Convention DOCS not concur
z ia the amendment Of article 9Th Of the Constitu/
b too, ss proposed by the General Convention.
Mr.. I. Taylor offered the following preamble
aud resolutions:
Whereas, several parishes have, for years, been
reported delinquent to the Convention, and
there are good grounds fol believing that some
are 50 reported through mistake, and that In other
cases the delinquency is Of so long standing to
be hopeless, therefore.
Resolved, That the Treasurer be and 10 hereby
authorized to omit from his report all denqneu-
cies which have occurred previously TO 1858.
90 mot ION of Rev. c. Walker, il was
Resolved That Committee of three be appoint
cd to examine the reports of the Bishops of the
various Committees, and the Journal to make
suitable efforts to obtain fall account of the
state Of the Diocese, and furnish the standing Com.
mlttee with the result of their labor, Tor presen-
tstion 20 the proper Committee Of the general
Conventiou the data OF the statistics of the D.
oeese Of Virginia.
CJmmi,tes Rev. VIM. Friend, Rev. IL. s. KEEP
er and }. W. Atkinson.
Rev. DR.. Mnnegerode presented and read the
report Of the Executive Committee Of the Diocesan
Missionary Society. Accepted aud approved.
The Executive Committee of said Society were
10 elected.
Rev. DR.. Packard presented and read the report
VI Tho Committee Oh the state OF the church.
On motion Of Col. Y. IL Smith.
hefoycd, That the sad report be read to every
congregation of the Church In this Diocese, and
nat 200 copies be furnished to eaeh clergyman In
TIE State for that purpose
Three or four steamers left here this morning,
"de Tor York river, one RsppshsnDock river, one
'amss river, and one EagerI Shore, all filled with
passengers, returning from the Co INVENTION. The
'''foad' also, came in for goody share OF them.
PERCUSSION.