The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-23

very well that they would much more
cheerfully give in their adhesion 10 Il
government of their W formation.
This is the true cause OF the ihke-
warmncss that exists in this state. me
people who took no part i'll the
ton of the present government Ieei ieSs
interest in it. and have less respect Tor
it, than if it were the work OF their own
hands.
The annual address of the Right Rev.
Bishop John Johns, OF the Diocesan
Council of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of Virginia, was delivered on
Wednesday last at the General (ouhti
then in session. The Bishop urges the
reunion of the church North and south,
and the sentiments of his address
throuonoutare liberal, patriotic and full
of Christian devotion to the good OF the
couutfy and the Work Of reconciliation.
We have not space to-day 10 reproduce
| this eloquent effort of the learned and
| enlightened divine. A series of resolu-
| tons were introduced into the Council
favoring II reunion of the church, and,
Notwithstanding some opposition, tn
resolutions sustaining the views of the
Bishop We're adopted almost unani-
nously. Tnisi is an important step III
the progress of reconstruction. The
! Council also took the following action
in regard to the freedmen
Rev. Mr.. Perkins, chairman of the
!, committee on the condition Of the
/ Freedmen of Virginia, reported aa fol-
I lows:
"Recogni2ing the change in the social
condition of the coIorea race of Nifgi-
Mia, desires to express her continued ill
! tetest in the welfare, boil, spiritual and
temporal of the freedmen, scattered
throughout the diocese; therefore,
Resolved, That the clergy of the bio
cesc uf Virginia, pledge themselves to
h renewed efforts in the work Of their re
! Iiyious instruction, by preaching and
/ every other available means that may
contribute To their moral and religious
veil being. -
"2. That the laity of the Diocese will
cooperate with their pastors, and, as far
/ practicable, both in the Sunday Schools
and Mt home, give particular attention
!! to their meatal AS well as religious i'll
iatructions.
"3. That as one of the means for the
:a:cotnmplishmentof the above purposes
! the establishment of parochial schools
he recommended"
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and aftersome further business
the council adjourned.
The Richmond papers inform us tina
the Virginia Military Institute. neal
4 Lexington, and which is connected with
Washington College, over which Gen'l,
{ (. Il. Lee presides, has been reorgan
j zed, and we suppose will soon be in tull
operation, educating the youth of Wiz
s>inia to bear arms in defence of the
| Union, should it ever become necessary
| ..rhe Board of Visitors recently appoint.
c d by the Governor, consisting of VIM
] /. Macfarland, President; General ID,
1. Strother, General VIM. III. Richard.
s on, James Neeson, William NJ. Burwell
II, II. Catlett, Charles B. Ball and J. c,
Cummings, met ut the Capitol, in Rich
lnond, Oh Thursday, and after due de-
Ii oe ration unanimously made the fol
lowing selections to fill the several
chairs in the Institute:
Vim. Il. Blair who is q distinguished
graduate OF West Point, and Il son of our
fell0w-citize,l, John &. Blair Professor
OF Natural and Experimental Philoso-
ply.
General G. w. Custis Lee, (son ol
Robert E. Professor of Civil and Mill
tury Engineering and Applied Mechan-
les.
NJ. Il. Harden, (re-appointment.) AID
Iiunct Professor Of Chemistry, Miners
logy and Geology.
The other officers OF the Institute are
Francis IT. Smith, superintendent
John n. l.. Preston, Professor of Ian
guaees; +. Fl. Williamson, Professor o
Practical Engineering, Architecture
Drawing and Geography.
Scott Ship, Commandment OF Cadets
and Instructor in Tactics, Military His
tory, &c.
William Gillian, Professor of Chem
ietry. Mineralogy and Geology, Thomas
, NJ. Semmes, Instructor in French II. l.
Madison, Professor of Animal and Ne9e
/ table Physiology, applied to Agficui
, ture.
The Board directed that the resump
n ton of duties be postponed to the l6ti
{ October, i'm order to enable them to per
# feet arrangements, now before them, to
give efficiency to the school.
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