The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-21
Seyenty.first Annual Meeting of the
Council Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of Virginia.
from our own Reporter
THIRD DAY.

ALEXANDRIA, May Is, 1866.
The Council met at A. NJ. Right Rev.
John Johns, D. D., in the chair. Divine
services were performed by Rev. W. {.
Meredith.
The Committee on Finance reported
through Mr.. n. III. Massic, their chairman,
that the Treasurer dad received during the
past year S4,011.36, and that he had dis
burSed S3,S04.50, leaving n balance in his
hands of S206.S6. He had received for the
current year about $500.
Rev. W. n. Pcndleton presented the re-
port Of the Committee on the Reunion of
the Diocese of Virginia with the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the United States.
The committee accept the preamble and
resolution of Mr.. Lee, with slight altera-
ton, and recommend their adoption.
Rev. Hugh n. Pendleton called for
vote on the question by orders and by
yeas and nays. His motion being seconded
by more than a sufficient number, 1t was
so ordered.
The question was debated at considerable
length bv Rev. Messrs. Mcclure, Peterkin,
Barton. ", N. Pendleton, Cosby, Slaughter,
Hyland, and. Maury, and Mr.. John Page
and the vote being taken, resulted as fol-
lows: Ayes, 81 clergy, 81 laymen; noes,
9 clergy, ii laymen.
The following are the preamble and re-
solution as adopted:
Whereas the conditions which rendered
necessary the separate organization of the
Southern Dioceses no longer exist, and
that organization has ceased by the consent
and action of the Dioceses concerned; and
whereas the Diocese of Virginia, unchanged
as are her principles, deems it most proper,
under existing circumstances, to resume
her interrupted relations to the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States !;
therefore
RESOLVED, That this Diocese do accordlo
ingly now resume its connection w =
General Convocation of the ..aeoiod" tho
Episcopal Church in ~ ehould D.. ,..a . !,
and that the Bishc.sr thr"TI1o; S,a,as
&C COPY Pyo % inns 10 be requested to send
ra t re',r fertpreamble and resolution to
r"s'ownerng Bishop, and one to the Sec.
: He caof the House of Clerical and Lay
delegates.
Upon the recommendation OF the Com
mittee on Parishes, st. Marks Church
Richmond; St. James the Less, Hanover
and Wilmer Parish, Prince Edward, were
admitted into full connection.
Rev. Mr.. Clark, Of Halifax, presented
petition from colored church in his parish
and gave an interesting account OF the
work amongst the freedmen Of his section
Mr.C j. Gibson reported from the spe
cial committee respecting the work amongs
the colored people in the Diocese. A1tei
some discussion,
Mr.. Massie moved that the repor: be re
committed, with Instructions to repor
whether. in the opinion of the committee
it be expedient to admit colored congrega
tions in connection with this Council, ant
if so, upon what terms. After discussion
Mr.. Dashiell offered the following as sub
stitute, which Mr.. Massie accepted:
LIST. That the report of the special com
mittee be recommitted to the same com
mittee for further consideration, with the
addition TO it of T. B. Taylor, N. II. Mas.
sic, and P. Slaughter. -
Cd. That the Council is willing TO take
under its care regularly organized congre
cations Of colored people.
Sd. That the committee to whom thu
matter is referred be instructed TO inquire
and report what legislation may be neces
sary in connection with this subject.
The resolutions were then unanimousl.
adopted. a,
Council took recess Of half an hour, ant
reassembled at half-past ] o'clock, ?. M.
In the afternoon, 9 petition was presented
from the congregation Of st. Philips, com
,o.ed of the colored members OF the va
rious Episcopal churches OF Richmond
The committee merely reported the iac |,
In the case for the action OF the Council
the petition being regular In oil respect
except that the notice given lacked three
DAYS Of the required time-three caiendal
months. After some discussion the peti
lion wss granted.
FOURTH DAT.
SATURDAY, May 10, 1866.
Pursuant TO adjournment, the Council