The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-31
FREDFRrcKsBURG, VA, May %, 1857

sion III 1850, ulQ pieuEe iCso, " I.>,I CON.
prepations, and to that, end did prollise
To take under its care any such col,
oreoations that might be organized, any
for The protection of the interests Oh saiu
conversations and for their represcntaIlon
, in the Council of the Diocese dld, ana toe.
still. annually elect standing coinliil..to
and whereas petition has Decn PieSe; W
j, from 81, Stephens church, Bristol parish;
,totin@ that they are duly organized ana
hove their own vcStry and officers; thcrelole
NC, 81 Brsolrcd, That this Councii! ncrept
ovnrcsscs it's pleasure at the establishment
of this congregation, and we assure .llel IN, u
no hearty desire of all our members, cieIl,
caI and lay, for their continued grown ''i''
prosperity. ncror,tion Of
Ct Stcnhcn's church, Bristol parish, DE any
il is hereby under the care OF th'S cp tnI,,,
and It's interests with tnls pouf "te I.onmf.
entrusted to the aforesaid standing cohiiiii'.
az. Rpsolred, That the Executive Com
mittcc of the Diocesan Missionary Soclct!
he requested to have regard TO the CONF,
cation of st. stephens and to Slnhilai
Churches, and to grant such nccdeo nsoit ~
ance rs they NAV have it in their power 10
afford"
| DIOCESAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The treasurer of the Diocesan Missionary
Society being unavoidably absent, the blShop
announced Mr.. William Ellis Jones rs urea
>urcr pro tenn.
Rev. DR.. Minnigcradc, of the Executive
! Committee of the Diocesan Missionary So
cietv introduced two resolutions-One urg-
inc the churches to send up to the Council
! at least fifty cents per annum for each COM
mucant i'm addition to the usual collections,
and another urging settled ministers from
time TO time TO labor in destitute parishes
as the Bishop may direct.
| After earnest remarks by DR.. Minnigerode,
| both resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
SUPPORT OF THE CLERGY.
! Mr.. \. H. Massic submitted report from
| the special committee of laymen appointed
to consider the subject of pastoral support.
| This report notes marked improvement
during the past year. At the last meeting
| tifty-SiX reports upon the subject were sent
! in, and of these tifty-siX churches large
majority were in arrears. At this Council
seventy EIGHT churches reported, and OF
these only twCnty-four were III arrears. a
good many parishes had failed to report,
and the names of these would be published
in the Southern Chuychmdn as well rs i'll
the journal. The inquiries Of the commit
! tee had thus far been directed TO whether
I
port, and they had not in any instance
| touched upon the delicate question of the
Suticiency Of that support.
The committee recommended the adop-
! ton of the following:
Resolred, That the secretary he in
Structcd to publish in the next journal OF
this Council a list of all the parishes which
were in arrear for the past year in the pay.
mcnt of the rector'S salary, showing pre-
ciscly how much was promised and how
much was paid.
80. That the list of parishes failing to re.
/ port also be printed in the journal and the
/ Southern Chuuchmdn.'
: IS. That the secretary prepare column
in his printed forms for Il report upon the
subject Of Il rcCtOry-Whcther there IS ono
connected with the parish, and if so. how
many acres are attached; and If there be
none, what the prospect is OF providing
rectory."
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
REVISION OF PARoCHIAL REPORTS.
On motion, MesSrS. McKim, Ridout, ant
Powell. were appointed committee to re
wise the form Of parochial reports.
CANoSICAL AMENDMENT.
Rev. Mr.. Wingticld, Rev. DR.. Pcndleton
Mr.. Douthat, aud DR.. Mcguire, were ar
pointed committee to consider Il proposed
amendment to Canon IN.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Tazewell Taylor called up motion
to amend the fourth article of the Consti
tuition by adding the words "bciorc sucl
Il vote DC taken, if seven lay members re
quire il. the lay delegates may retire To-
deliberations"
A vote by orders being called for, the mo
ton to amend was lost by the followin!
vote Clergy-ayes %, noes Al laity-ayc
SO, noes Is.
MONUMENT TO BISHOP MEADE.
Rev. DR.. Norwood, from the committee
on the erection OF Il monument to Bislol
Meade, reported that while their PLAN
were matured, the funds contributed TO
the object were insufficient. Five hundred
dollars more would erect Il beautiful marble
monument, the plan of which had been ap
I proved by General Lee, who is himself
line architect. A handsome monument o
= Virginia granite, of desirable proportions
would cost a still larger amount.
On motion of Mr.. TaZewell Taylor,
Resolved, That the sum required be i'm
mcdiately raised, and Il subscription papc
for the object be at once circulated"
The paper was Immediately circulated
and subscription Of about 81 200 was in
few minutes reported.
PARoCHIAL REPORTS.
u u Rev. William II. Pcndcton presented TIN
following statistics for the years 1858
from the Committee on Parochial Reports
Bdpttsms..-Adults, white, S14 colored
\ 1l--total, 333J ; infants, white, SOS: colorcd
a 75-total, 3i3. Total adults and infants
1861.
Coafrmahons.-Whitc, SG5; colored, 30
Total, So.
: Commandments dddcd.-White. 1850; co
lored, SO. Total, 1,113; present number
S.5G3.
:, .uo,riagcs.-Whitc, 342; colorcd, IS. To
I tai, 4l5.
Funerals.- White, 374 colored, y. Total
401.
r SNnday-schoolS, 50; teachers, 1,019; co
: lorcd, 6; total number of teachers, l ,025
Scholars, G,1G3 white, and 800 colorcd. Tota
number OF scholars, G,412. u- .-
Contributions, SG3,T47.01. s-.. ..
The report shows, in adult baptismS, N
increase of % ; in infant baptismS, of LAG il
combinations in increase of 81 III commu
nicantS an increase of l, 450; in marriages
decrease of ~ in funerals decrease of 13l
in Sunday schools an Increase Of Is a; in Sun
day-school teachers an increase of 100; ant
in scholars Of SIC; i'll contributions an in
crease Of $1l ,415.O5. = ..-.
CHANGE OF DAY.
The amendment to the Constitution pro
posing a change of the day of meeting from
Wednesday to Thursday, was called up b,
Rev. Dr.. Woodbridge, and vote being
! taken, the amendment was lost.
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS, ETC.
Rev. DR.. Ridout reported the accounts 0
the treasurer Of the Diocese correct.
Rev. {. J. Gibson presented the usu al re
port from the trustees Of the fund for widow
and orphans of deceased clergymen.