New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-09
THE DIOCESE OF LOUISIANA.

We have before US copy OF " The Journal OF the
Proceedings Of the Twenty.irst Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese Of Lou
isiana'' which assembled in Trinity Church in this
city on Thursday, 5th of May last The pamph
let is yoluminous, and its contents arranged in
the usual ntegble and copcise style Of these docu
meuts exhibits clearly the operations, progress and
state of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Lou
isiana showing that during the past year its progress
has been onward,
The following is list of the Clergy of the Do
cese, and we subjoin list Of the Lay Delegates to
the Convention from various parishes
Rt. Rev. Leondas Polk, D. d. Bishop of the Dio.
cese, and Rector of Trinity Church, New Orleans
Rev. L. S. Bacon Rector of Trinity Church, Match.
itoches,
Rev. Rowland II. Bourne, Rector of Emmanuel
Church, Parish of Plaquemines. Postofice, New Or
leans
Bev. John Burke, Chaplain q. s. Army.
Rev. VIM. H. Burton, Missionary.
Rev. G. George Curre, Rector OF Grace Church,
Lake Providence.
Rev John T. Cushing, Rector of St. John s Church
West Baton Rouge.
Rev. J. T. Casteman, Missionary at St. Joseph and
on plantations.
Kew. Caleb Dove, Rector of st. James Church, in
the Parish of Rapides Postofice, Alexandria.
Rev. John Wood Dunn Rector of st. Mary's
Church, franklin
Rev. Ballard S. Dunn, ministerng at Mt. olivet
Church, Algers.
Rev. W. K. Douglas, Rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, New Iberia.
Rev. John Fulton, Rector of Christ Church. Napo-
leonville
Rev N. L. Garfield, Rector of st. Mary's Church,
West Feliciana. Post Office Bayou Sara.
Rev. j. F. Girault Assistant Minister to st. Peters
Church. N. O..
Rev, Charles Goodrich, D. D., Rector of St. Paul's
Church, N. o.
Rev Elijah Guon, Rector of st. James Church,
Rev. G. 5. Hedges, Rector of st. Lukes Church,
New Orleans.
Rev L. Y. Jessup Rector of Grace Church, Atcha.
falaya.
Rev. W. B. Lacey, 3D., Rector of st. Albans Church.
and President of st. Marys College, jackson.
Rev. ". I. Leacock, D. D., Rector of Christ Church.
New Orleans
Rev. D. $. Lewis, D. D., Rector of Grace Church,
st. Francsve.
Rev. A. D. Mccoy, Rector of ST. Peters Church,
New Orleans.
Rev. William Miller, Missionary in Ouachita and
Morehonse. Post.office, Bastrop.
Rev. B. f. Mower, Rector of Trinity Church, Che
neyville.
Rev. W = Phillips, Rector of Church of Ascension,
Donaldsonville.
Rev. John Philson, Rector of the Church of the
Nativity, Ibervle.
Rev. James Philson, Rector of St. Mary's Church,
Bayou Goula.
Rev. N G. Pridham. -...- .
Covington.
v.John Rowland, Rector of St. Stephens Church,
Wiamsport, Ponte Coupee.
Rev. A. B. Russell, Rector of st. Marks Church,
Shreveport.
Rev, George W. stickney, Rector of St. Matthew IS
Church, Houma.
Rev. I, B. R. Trader Rector of st. Johns Church,
ThbodauX.
Rev. Anthony vallas, Phi. D., Minister of Emmanuel
Church, (German) New Orleans.
LAY DELEGATES TO CONVENTION,
Trinity Church, New Orleans Thomas |. Dix, H
A. Carnes, A. p Cleveland, Richard Lloyd and Geo.
| S. Lacey.
Christ Church. New Orleans Dr. VIM. Newton
Mercer, Charles Harrod, J. NJ. Huger G. Currie Dun.
| can and James Grimshaw.
Christ Church, Covington Henry V. Ogden, E.
w. Briggs and e. F. Briggs.
| Emmanuel Church, Plaquemine John L. White.
| Grace Church, st. Francisyille: Charles L. Mat
thews, VIM. D. Haton and DR.. L. Fairfax.
Mount Olivet, Algiers: James M. Penneger, VIM.
Saraizin and Henry Kruse.
| St. Adams, jackson James B. Chambers and DR..
| Gourley.
| St. James Church, Rapides Ralph S. Smith, Dr.
j. P. Davidson and DR.. G. E. French.
St. James Church, Baton Rouge: VIM. Markham
! Hon. r. G. Beale and R. w. Knickerbocker.
St. Johns Church. Thibodaux Col. Braxton
st. Lukes Church, New Orleans: DR.. D. s. Ball
| Fl. L. Church, Thomas Higgnbotham and Jeremiah
| Pierson.
St. Matthew's Church, Houma: Duncan S. Cage
| John r. Bsland and Richard E. Butler.
| St. Mary's Church, West Feliciana Ruffin Win
| bish, DR.. J. Wade and B. Hale.
St. Pauls Church, New Orleans: Dr. George Lo
gan, James Mcconnell, Samuel Woodall, John Bier
| and ]. B. Murson.
ST. Peters Church, New Orleans A. Guion How
ard Millspaugh and Charles F. Osborn.
Church of the Nativity, Rosedale Ex Gov. Henry
| johnson, Jesse Hart and j. B. Voolfolk.
St. Marks Church, Shreveport: ]. J. Weems R
| w. Marge and George Williamson.
| A VENERABLE FAMILy.-The Louisville Journal o
| the 4th inst. says:
A passenger on the Moses Mcclellan, which arrived
yesterday, informs that there was family of ne
groes on board from Shawneetown, ILL.,. route
to Michigan to settle, consisting of greatgrand
father, los years old, so years old, daughter
75 years old, and numerous children, grand children
and great.grand children. The old man has been
member of church for fifty years his has beef
preacher forty years, and the brother of the oil
man was servant to Gen. Washington He
familiar with all the incidents of the revolutionar
war. His is worth several thousand dollars. His oh
Ject in removing to the Northwest is to buy land 70
and settle down the younger members of the family