The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-21
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
SESSION-THIRD DAY
tRKPoRTBD FOR THR RICHMOND DISPATCH
On 2nrorrRavsrvpa MAJ sess. ,esa

The Convention met tot day, pursuant to q
= 1ournmSent ysstssday. -soae Of the msnbe
e the assembly was thinnef to-day than yesss
day Several of TIE clergy viii leave to mo
. row, Ia order to b with their congregastol
A few minutes past O'Clock, the CoAvsl
i ton was called to orsler-the r /. Rev. BishC
. Johns in the Chair
Prayer by the RI. Rev Bishop Johns, ID.
! yentisn from the Rev. Henry g. Kepier. tel
, dering his resignation AZ Secretary Of the Coi
!. vention, and recommending the Assis tant Sc,
On motion. Mr.. Kepler's resignation W.
o | accepted.
r Mr.. Barton. of Winchester, nominated M
John W. Atkinson, Of Richmond, for Secrt
tary, who for several years past, performe
r the duties Of Assistant Secretary. creditabl
. | to himself and the Convention.
r Rev. Dr. Woodbridge seconded the nomina
ton. and Mr. Atkinson was unanimousl
, elected Secretary Of the Convention.
On motion Of Mr.. Burton a vote of thank
was rendered to the Rev. Henry S. Kepler 70
the long and faithful services rendered. to tn
convention, as Secretary, and was carries
The Committee on Lay Delegates reporte,
inc Following gentlemen. not present yester
oay, TO have been economically elected dele
gates to this Convention:
Mr.. w. X. Conway, Acquia Church. Stat
iord county; DIR. II. S. r. BrOkenhrough. ST
Pauls Church, Hanover county J. Il. jett
81: James Parish, Westmoreland county
william y IN Gordon, Nelson Parish, Nelson coun
rsn, Essex county; DR.. X. +. Haskins, st
Andrews Parish. Brunswick county.
The report Of the Committee on Disabled
Giereymen, was presented and read by d. w
Rev. Q. b. Dana, chairman of the Commit.
zee on tne Episcopal Fund, presented the re.
| port OF said committee.
| On motion OF Rev. DIR. DANA the Conyen.
| ton agreed TO hold the next Annual Conyen.
ilon-in Christ's Church, Alexandria, on the
90 wednesday in May next 1851.
WI. kepier stated, that on visiting different
parts OF the State he had received many ap.
plica atoms tor the Constitutions and Canon $
OF the Church, and therefore moved that the
| Secretary be authorized to have LOCO copies
! printed, which motion was amended nv IN .
| sorting ., QUO instead Of 600 Carried.
The Rev. John r. Clark, chairman of the
| committee to whom was referred the resolu
non TO inquire into the expediency Of trans
lerring the funds under the con troll Of the Con.
vention, formerly belonging TO the Society for
the relief OF widows and orphans Of deceased
ciergymen, presented the committees report
on the subject.
The Rev John Grammer offered the follow.
ing resolution
Resotrsd; That committee be appointed to
lake the whole subject of Parochial reports into
consioeIatIon, ana report to the next Convention
some more unobJectionable plan of disposins III
the reports than the present. constitutionay with
!ne canon IN the General Convention on that sub
In accordance with the foregoing resolution.
the Chair appointed the Rev. Messrs. plat
Gibson and Slaughter a committee. '
Ahe committee appointed to examine tho
accounts OF the Treasurer Of the Deacon Mis-
sionary Society, reported that they had per
formed the duty assigned them and fonnd
the same correct and sustained bv nronar
vouchers. F-okeA
Inc COMMITTEES to whom was referred the
account OF the Treasurer of The Diocese. pre-
sehted their report, and found it correct as in
the foregoing report.
Inc committee on the accounts of tho
treasurer Of the fund for the relief of the
w snmto anu orphans OF deceased clergy, pre-
senteo tnelr report through their ctairman
On motion OF the Rev. J. Grammer it was
g., Rsso!csd. That Messrs. John s. Baoon, John
s,ocss and 4. r. Fills be directed have the
stocAs standing In the name of the form er TINS
t OF tne WIDOWS and orphans fund transferred
on mSson Of i RsEp sSa TFustse,
John oirammer Rev. r. X. Meade, and Rev.
y. >. Gibson, were appointed Trustees. on the
part OF the clergy, OF the fund for the relief of
men. ~A''ev-
On motion of Rev. J. w Wingfeld. it WAC
hesotred. That the clergy read to their consre.
to the spiritual welfare Of the members ..f les YES
Church. Carried u the
p The following resolution was offered by
o Rss9!rsd' That the Committee on Parochial
Reports pc instructed not to alter any report |
u aid report, when practicable. Carried '''Aihs
The President appointed Geo H. Fisbor
ISL 10 receive contributions for missionary |
purposes, and Mr.. G. +. LIE to receive suh.
'criptions to aid in the srectio ion of Meade Hail
Inc loilewing members no. present vester.
lay, reported themselves to the Secretary to-
,ay Rey +. T. Perkins, Rev. William II.
" heat, Rev. A Fisher A'e'' - w.
On motlon, the Convention adjourned at
" "A. NJ; i2r divine service, aud to meet again
The Rev, RObt Nolsor oa.,
forming service, and Rev. Chas. Minnegercda
!. w. ol richmond, preached an ELOQUENT ser. |
, ION from the words, "Lord. viii follow
h;c, "a No l 81 me nrst go bid them farewell
H ~ are ~ nome at my house; and Jesus
no unto nm, no man having put his hand to
10 plough and looking back. is fit for the
lngoom OF Goa" At the conclusion Of the
'rmon the Ri. Rev Bishop Meade ID II ado
ressed the large assembly on the smbiect of
Assiohs, the necessity of min tanning them. |
AZ ehteTihg more fully into the good work
EVENING SESSION.
AT l O'Clock the Convention was c,,,aa ., |
rder by Bishop Meade ~ &
Dlshop JOINS read an elaborate report from
10 commlttee 10 which was referred the prac
,mrchsys so ~. o n,asIsg special and separate
; es .ui coioreo persons The committee
viewed the matter at lie ngth, stated thai
Icular, containing tive ATTY essential ones
rns on the SUBJECT, addressed to the clergy at
the subject, had on Iy received aps"ers
om one-sixth Of the clergy, showing that II =
ey ala not view the pr OPPOSITION favorable | +
uMesel me committee thought it very prac. il
80: e, etasAhs good sound reasons for es tab | p
nihg separate services, and showing thai II
.cie tAey mad churches of their own. the | u
llhDsz attending was four-fold. and thai il %
- hignIy prac ticable that the colored mem. p
enouiu nave churches Of their own con-
lug themselves 10 The laws Of the State. in
'ard 10 oral teaching OF the colored pom. Is
ION. F0P"-
The Rev. Mr.. Scott advocated the adontio,
s .no report 0! the committee, giving his :.
sons for so doing; stating many inciden1s
Whicn ne had seen the scheme carried ont | =,
Id great success in the Southern STATES a.
&c, Wnlcn ne had visited during the mast r.
20. %au ne uiu hot see why it could not be
nolng the strlngency of the laws in rausrd | w
:oiOred congregations.
If. Fowler, OF Alexandria, seconded tho "
= ~. auops the report, and also to fur W
/, the oeject In view by material aid. - and
re WIN Iervency on the subiect-was in T.
IT. A~ Ao"" an0 Al
ishop Johns made some explains. tons in
ara 10 the report, and was glad 10 hear ,ha | =!
MONS OF the members of the Conu en,ion. "N
also In favor OF the adoption OF the re-, I'll
~ conrad was also in favor of the. adon.
rast.;a.p OF tae committee, wi tn GER ga
noMOer OF copies of the report printed | I
uSiIouuon among the different parishes | =,
" =; .uio also take occasion here to remark | i
= ,h., IN oae Oh the most important ques- Pr
. tiaI nad been or could be brought before
convention. The Episcopal Church was Az
only one which had not "sDlit,, on the
eIy question, and il was looked up to ON III
account ior Its unity rs patron. ru
:. ATKINSON seconded MIR. Courad,s mo. !
ana gave his experience as a Superin. SA
cut o1 cOiored Sunday school, and No.
"a he form Of worship Of the EpisconaI
lcn was peculiarly adapted to the coIored d