The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-03

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TT X st ,WHEELrNG, May, ,30.r 1870. |
=. Nd Saturday afternoon q meeting was
held OF such delegates asfelt Interested 'f 'fof
Me purpose of inaugurating for the berefit
s0f the clergy of the diocese the insurance.
league, TO which reference has already beer,
made. There was a good attendance, and
mucn interest. was manifested. BishorS
Whittie presided, and the Rev. H. e. Hay.
den acted as secretary. A society wins
formed TO be entitled, st,The Brotherhood
or the Diocese OF Virginia. the object o;
which is to- sectife, by's simple prinl
cipie OF combination, a. comfortable Tst1ni
90 y the family of any Clergyman dying
IN IT'S membership. None but clergymefI
arc t9 oe beneflciaries, but the cooperation
oI the ialty on benevolent grotinds is
strongly urged. Each nember,h ION enter.
ing, pays, two dollars, the proceeds of the
aggregate of which sums will be. devoted to
current expenses. No more is maid chen
until clerical brother dies, when eontri.
tDation OF two dollars from every member Is
required sEhes whole of this geSs to the
family Of the deceased. Major David N.
walker was made president, Rev. DR..
woodbridge secretary, and Major 81. e. G..
baskervill treasurer. These gentlemen (all
Oh your city, form the board Of trustees,
IN whom the assets of the Society will be
vested. They will without delay issue a
circular setting forth in detail the object of
for it. i11Ht ~ Z, j, n 20. ~ !
The services ofithe Sunday (the great day
of the fcast) following the adjournment of
a Virginia Council are always peculiarly in
teresting. Those of yesterday were at least
as much so as usual-some think presmf-
ncntly pleasant. st. Matthew's and St.
Johns, morning and evening, were filled
with attentive worshippers, but no services
were cldby Episcopal clergymen in other
churches. We, heard OF but one being Of
lered, and that on conditions which We're
virtually prohibitory but, in view of the
kindness generally shown the delegates, it
Is falr to attribute this circumstance to q
usage here different from that prevailing in
some eastern towns. Atany rate, no excep-
tion is taken at it.
AT st. Matthew's the morning services
Es Isl.
Nelson, and the Rev. o, A, Glazebrook.. of
Brunswick. The sermon-sound, sensible,
and eloquelit-waS preacded by the Rev. 7
d. -, Wtngfield, ID. d., of Petersburg, on
st. John KY, ID, He was followed by both
the Bishops in appeals--Bishop Johns for
diocesan missions and Bishop Whittle for
the Education Society. The address of each
was eGcctive-that of the assistant Bishop
thrilling in its cloquence; and collection
FOR both objects was taken up. s-
st. Johns church was open in the after
noon, the Rev. g. j. Gibson, ID. D., being
the reader; the Rev. j. II. D. Wingfeld, D.
D., the preacher. DR.. Wingtield was even
more impressive than in the morning.
The Bishops were in the chancel, and
made missionary appeals as before at St.
Matthews. Bishop Whittle was pointed
and powerful In urging the duty of sys-
tematic giving to the cause of religion. lie
maintained as the teaching of Scripture
that giving was rs much Christian duty
rs praying, and that 10 man who did not
contribute rs the Lord rrospcrcd him to
help His cause was truly Christian. The
collections morning and evening amounted
in the aggregate to more than s400.
The spacious church of st. Matthew was
crowded Sunday night for. the valedictory
service. Evening prayer was read by the
heV. w. A. Atrlcn, OF Hanover, and the
Rev. W. NJ Dame, of Loudoun. Bishop
Nhippie preached with his accustomed fer
vor on st, John xiv, 9, 8. The usual part
Ing address from the Bishop or the diocese
followed the sermon. Happy rs he COM
monty is on such occasions, the prevailing
opinion seems to be that Bishop Johns was
never before equal to himself on this occa-
sion. We will not do his eloquent and
touching words the injustice of attempting
to reproduce them in the narrow limits here
allowed. The breathless attention and Oft
dropping tears Of those that heard is their
best eulogy. After the benediction came
the singing, without the organ, of the we'll.
known hymn "The Voice of Free Grace y
which, in accordance with the usage of this
diocese for half century, closed the SER
vices. s-.f...s4 -. =
Another letter tomorrow will conclude
this series. ......-, CLEMENT.