The national Republican., 1866-05-17
LETTER FROM ALExANDRIA.
Meeting extA. Prossssent Episeop.i Minis-
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Correspondence of the Rspubiissnl
AIExaspsrk. VA, Nay ie
Sixteen years have elapsed since the Council Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Diocese Of
Virginia" was last held In this city.
To-day we have the pleasure Of witnessing an.
other meeting Of that large and influential body,
consisting Of olsrgymsn and lay delegates from
every part Of the State. The assemblage has also
convened large number Of visitors from Washing
ton, Georgetown, and Maryland, who, with the
members Of council, are most cordially welcomed
BY tho ho,pitabls citiEsns Of "oH Bell Havsn."
Al an early hour 81. Psul's Church was the great
The sermon was delivered IN most able and
eloquent manner BY the Rev. DR.. Morrison, Of
Brunswick. His text wss the SD verse Of the 18th
chapter Of Matthew-'The kingdom Of Heaven Is
like unto leayen, which . woman took and hid in
three measures Of meal until tho whole was leay-
ened." .. 10. aa-y.r .r
Az the conclusion Of the religious services con.
Quoted by Rsvs. Messrs. Kinokle and Gibson, the
council repaired TO the vestry room Of the church,
and the council was called TO order BY Bishop Johns
when the secretary, Rev. 7. O. Dashisll, proceeded
ID call tho roll, and the following ministers an.
swered TO their names: ""f
RI Rev. John Johns, Bishop Of the Diocese
DR.. wm. Sparrow, DR.. J. Packard, Rev. o. W. An
Baker, o. 8. Barten, J. 7. Clarke, John Cole, Theo
N. Corson, John Cosby, @. W. Dame, !. B. Dab
ney, 7. a. Dashiell, r, 7. Davis, @ W. Easter, A.
Fisher, W. Friend, W. r. Gardner, O. J. Gibson, J.
Green, J. S. Marlborough, ,. R. Jones, W. p. NJ
Jacobs, W. II, s. Kinckie, o. A. Kinsolving, J, A.
Latane, J. r. Lee, W. @. Meredith, J. II. Morrison,
VIM. Mcclure, W. N. Nelson, W. II. Pendleton
f. 7. Perkins, J. D. Powell, A. NJ Randolph, II.
suter, p. Slaughter, J. Towies, L. walk, O. Walker
| Ia a II n Gnrfa0
@. A. Smith, J. A. Meridith, J. McGill, r. II. Nc
| Kim, N A. Okeson, W. N, Pendleton, 8. Ridout
P. Tinsloy, q. T. Williams, r. M. Baker, @. s.
cnraway, Q. Cotton. W. L. Hyiand, Il. II. Ingle,
W. T. Leadeli, J. 7. Clarke. 2 = frf .T1 1-
The COMMITTEES on the credentials Of lay dale
gates reported that the credentials Of the following
delegates were correct and that they were entitled
| TO seats In the council:
Levi, B. Williams, DR.. p. t. s,ribling, Fleming
Saunders, samuel y. Mitchell, Daniel Il. Stuart,
ton, Dabuey Cosby, N. L. Garter, D. I. Garrett,
| Luther d. Raymond John W. Green, Thos Hen.
derson TaEweli Taylor, Robt. B. Boiling, David
Msy Lewis Randolph Joseph II. sherrard, Au-
| gustine J. Fmith, James W. Keeble, John r. Bay
ior, G. F. Lee. ChAs. J. Msrriwether, John Page,
N. IL. MAsse, DR.. Geo. B. Stephens, I. b. Taylor,
L. O. Cordele, John II. Tyler, VIM. Gibson, SAml
Tyree, JESSE Adkirson, VIM. A. Perkins, and VIM.
Y. Grny. -- "r.r :.
The business hours Of the council were axsd at
| hom - m ~ y 49, "'NH : sNNNe- - =
TsrweIi TAYLOR submitted a resolution 10 make
the government Of Christ Church, Norfolk, similar
to that Of all other Episcopal churches In the do
cese. .. ...... ..f.. .-.-...-. ....
It was resolved that clergymen Of this diocese
not entitled to seats in this council clergymen oi
other dioceses, and candidates for orders In the
Protestant Episcopal Church, be, and arc hereby,
invited TO seats In this council. ...
| Mr.. Sparrow, from tho Standing Committee, then
| anil hu,itt Al tha fola win
The Standing COMMITTEES beg leave to offer the
following report Of their proceedings since the meet
ing Of the last Diocesan council:
, J. II. Williams, Isaac Gibson, Jas. Il. Hammond,
| Theodore M. Carson, William II. Laird, Walter j.
Huliiken, David Barr, Benz. =. Reid, Edmund W.
HUBBARD and Fleming James have been recon.
| mended candidates for deaoon's orders.
Revswm. +. Gardner, James Carmichael, s. M.
Bird Josiah +. Curtis, J. A. Mitchell, John McGill,
and n. Ii. McKinn were recommended for priests
| orders.
The Standing Committee were grieved to lose BY
death one Of their members, the late lamented
David Funsten. To hll the vacancy thus coca
stoned Mr.. Charles s. Taylor was appointed.
a.. @. II. NoRroS, seo'y
The council then adjourned until the hour Of .
p. m, when 1t again assembled to consider the
state Of tho churches ..... ...t,.
church. lin which the council Is hed,) reports tha
during the past year twenty -four infants and hv'
adults have been baptiIed thirty-hv persons have
been admitted to their first communion forty have
been confirmed. Besides the regular expenses o
the congregation, there has been contributed fo
religious uses within and without the parish, sew
enteen hundred dollars Including regular ex
penses, the sum total contributed Ia over thro,
thousand Ave hundred dollars
Our me-houored City Hotel is closed to-day
II s reported that the establishment will be shortly
reopened under new arrangemepts. d.
| Two steamers stOppOd here this morning, OF