The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-15

week.. ........................ 26OO
The aggregate is. .......,.>,s...-sea sea 500
T. tn. VseeftS6.. VIM "1ay aside I0 cents a
4, week the aggregate is....:............ S16,9s4
Rstmated income Of 4os3 average 3oo 81 ,224 900
Ono ~nd seven.eig ths per cent, and this is moro
than many Christians give.
The following resolutions were then sub
mitted:
Resotced. That this church is bound at once
to supply the $1,000 asked for by the Bishop for
missionary purposes.
Resolued, That every mer Der of this church.
conemunlcants and non-communicants. be and
ts hereby respectfully requested by this con-
vontlon to send Immediately either direct to
the Bishop. or through their rectofs, the sum
OF OF least twenty-five cents for missionary
Resolued. That it be recommended that some
9ystem be adopted in each parish to meet the
estimates as herein set forth; that is that every
rector zee how man many IN his parsh , VIII pledge
many twenty-five CENTS how many twenty
cents, how many fifteen cents. how many ten
conts, how many five csnts. for the misslona
-Htos OF the church during this year, and that g.
report be requested Of each rector. at the next
convention, of the result Of this EFFORT
The report caused some discussion on the
part of he clergy. and was warmly seconded
by the Revs. Paul Trapier and P. F. Stevens.
Rev. @. G. Pnokney thought the statistics
we're too minute and tended rather to confuse
tke raind. The laity could give the sum called
-fcr by yearly estimate, but the weekly dona-
zion would discourage many givers. Rev. A.
i. Porter replied, showing that all reports
should be full. and it the rectors would all keep
q book OF ACCOUNTS aud look carefully into the
subject, the missionary fund OF the diocese
would be largely increased.
On motion of DR.. Jervey, the report was
adopted.
MIR. J. W. Motto moved that 10, 900 copies of
tho statistics Of the report be printed in sepa-
rate form. and that sufficient number be sent
10 the secretary OF the convention, to each
rector and minister, with the request that q
copy be given to each member Of the church.
The Bishop called for the reports OF the
several parishes. ,s ..,s
Tho Rev. John d. Mccullough, the chair
aaan Of the committee, to whom was refer
red the proposed amendment to Canon 6. sub.
mitted the following report:
That the committee have considered that the
object desired would be best attained by the
ssRsaa q Canon no. g. Therefore, be 1t
Rssoss Thst Thst Canon fSs BE- rspssled
amended by striking out in the fifth line the
words. churches entitled to representation. :"
Ana inserting in their stead the words, .slist Of
parishes and churches in union with this CON
veneio9." Also by inserting in the eighth line,
'1pocifyinR in their report which parishes and
churches are entitled to all the privilee ca of
ehe conventions and which are debarred ty
AfMolo XII OF the constitution from yotlnp
Hntil admitted by . vote of the conventions
Resotued That the first standing resolution
be stricken out.
The report of the committee was, on motion.
adopted.
Ihe Rev. Thomas Gadsden offered q resolu-
san.ss which was adopted, that all those pa
<lehes IN the diocese which were formeriy re \
resented 10 this convention but which have
now no lay representation herein, be invited to
send delegates to the next convention.
Resolved, That the secretary ho ;nstr,,s.o,, .,
92mmunscate these resolutions before the next
AAster electicns. Ii / sli@IIsas sME
The Rev. v, A4W. Howe read the report of
1ne JOE. committee OF the convention and tho
sAdvancement Of Christianity Society, and
,taeyed that the renolutions embodied therein be
sssR.s 3sss R RH.oSssi s.,s.t.., i ii. Advance
zhsnt society, yheas read the names OF 'the
Trustees shd Board or Managers eleOted ron
aAs 18th inptapt, ttbe annual meeting, astfol- },
lswb: Rev.U Hsndkcl, d. ~, President; III. Il. ),
Anohers Corresponding Secretary; John Hanc-
keE, Recording Secretary. Trnstees4+Revs. @.
q. Pinckney, @. +. Gadsden. w. B. w. Howe,
a. r. Porter, +. y. Gadsden; Massrs. Geo. A.
W. @. Bee, q. g. Memminger. HI.
b. Lesesne. w. A. Psingle, A. III. Hayden, w.
q. Martin.