New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-17
ue,noa,., episcopal church Conference.

~, ,,e,.,, NJ ossan,b,ed at the anno;nted bopr
..atar IA, manning.
: A d;snatch from Nashville was laid before the
.orf.rance Announcing that Bishop Soule was yery
4, .na not likelv ia survive
A resolution tn refer the ouestion of changing
Tho name of the church To the animal conference
was nresented and for this n substitute was Of
fared nrov;aino that convention shall, he called.
LENGTHY discussion ensned in which the latter
was penerallv renpdiated. without any
desire to adont the other bene manifested. Both
the original resolution and the substitute, were
laid nnon tho table
The f,rst renort of tbe committee on missions
which nron,sas N alter the nresent organization
~ .ha ahnrob nortic,larv nv creating two boards,
ona 10 manara tho foreign affairs of the church
ord tho o,her +bosa 81 home. was called IN.
A ,onn+bv a;scussion ensued upon the various
ort;o1as Of the renort. The points which elected
the warmest arpumeu.srwe the propositions in
refarence tn the collections for home and foreign
nnrnosas On the one hand, it was urged that
,nder the nresent method of collecting only once
a YEAR mt nearly so much money would be col
1actad as Nv making weekly and monthly collec-
t;ons If small sums, while the latter would be
nncb more convenient and much more agreeable
"a the members of the church; and that the col
factions made for home and foreign ypuruoses re-
snectvely, oupht to be kept separate and disposed
Of according to the intent of the contributors.
On the other hand it was commended that it was
very doubtful if so much money would be col
lecte5 in small and often reneated contributions
as nv the present method. while thew would GER
tainly he much more sirksome to the members,
while the proposition if carried out. would neces
state 80 much complication of accounts and cal
c,1at;ons M won,,3 render If intoerablv oneraus
and altogether ;mnracticahle. These arguments
ware elaborated and enforced IN both sides with
marked keenness and warmth and with some lit.
t,a vebemenca. In The course of the discussion it
woe stated that tbera was some sq5 600 due and
Under protest in drafts. drawn for the support of
tho china mission. and il was urred that II was A
= g%- ~. .5,..,au o,,,s
very grave question NO" lAas Ahuepteuness oooiu
be PROVIDED Tor. e..
Another question Whch leo 70 nearly or quite az
earnest ana warm discussion was proposi.lon
10 dlfect the turning over W tie ooaiu "
pc estaphsheo' an iiaeillsies anu al piopet anu
assets belonging 70 ioieish inissions' !. ""s
strongsy urged agailss ~ 'na' 'no Aoie oo",
Wouiu ~ iei1 Wi1hou' ineahs " o'his oas ',s "
Jects, Whlch would lnclude tne payment ol .he
deot 81 s1ooVo ABOVE aiiuoeo ", anu Ill auui'ioh
20 me ample support u tne i'ssionaiios ao,o"u'
iof tne pn llc o. ne" ehufsnes' ny" sonooi-
houses ana ne" residehces lof ene haissionaiies'
numerous ahehaineh's were pfoposeu' "nu az
TER much discussion many OF 1nenl were auopsea'
flnally the supJeet was disposed Oh lof Tue sllie
belng by the recommittal OF tne report ior tne
purpose OF incorporating the adopted amendments
although strong eHort was maze 10 taAe the Yose
on the report as whole, seeing that the various
sections OF IL mad peen separately adopted as
amended.
NUMBER OF reports ana resolallons were lntfo-
duced and referred TO appropriate eommittees'
or lad over under the rule.
The conference sat TIL after three O'CLOCK and
then adjourned to the usual hour this mornings
a,oIoo1 a. III ,,;+b c,osod aoors
H.
Z WASHINGTON COLLEGE, VIRGINIA-As our rea-
ders already know, thisis the college presided over
by Cen Robert E. Lee. Washington College, like
most other institutions of learning in the South,
suffered during the war both in patronage and in
means. The Board OF Trustees find themselves
unable to conduct the institution on the scale OF
liberaty they desire, and an effort is now making
to raise an endowment fund, to be called Y sle
Gen. Lee endowment" which effort has 50 far met
with great success in Memphis and other cities
1t is needless to say that this enterprise was
Gan Tae and 10 intandad az da1ioata marx nj
rosnao+ fro1n, bis ,,.n, f.;a,ds n 4bot o,,;nan+
gantlemon and soldier. -
Rev. n. p. walton. of Va. agent of the GEN,
90 endowment of washington. colJese il now at
the St. James Hotel in this CITY, His mission of
itself will entitle him to the warmest reception
among us. His letters of introduction from Gen.
Albert Pike, Gen. Buckner. Hon. Landon 6. HAYNES
and Others, fully authenticate his credentials, and
all we have to5do is to respond, as our hearts
prompt, to this the only acceptable testimonial
that Gen. Lees friends are allowed to make of
their exalted appreciation of his worth ....,g.,y,
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fArhEh MofNiaAN, rAiS'-ih,s VIII 'e tne
last hign' u Tue IAN III 'ne schooi mouse az 'he
ooihei u Silo auu ~ solten up ~
eAl,icase from uep' 3,e sGnoois anu reilsious Is
.aps'snn,ents' eteoteo W 1aehei 'erehiah 'aothl