The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-02

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correspondence Richmond Dispatch.
1911 WnEgLsNcs, May %, 1870 .
,Sat.,rsas Moraiag.--The proceedings OF
t,o Sg,u,,cn YESTERDAY were fell OF inSeTcst.
w Trhs hasf Ilebste occurred during the alter
u.,rsu sessloss on the resolution Of Rev. Games
Grsu,Iucr fooking to a modification OF tne,
prcsef,s discipline of the Church byal puollc
expulsian Of members from the ,ceinM IsI-
nson. The discussion was shared ny Si,e
Rev. Messrs. Grainn,cr, Hanckel, hyiana,
hv Js,dce Shel,ey General jackson, and hit.
n, IT. Massie. The speech Of the Rev. D.
s. Hanckel, Of Chariot tesyille, Gate Of South
Carolina,3 in opposition to the proposed
change, was perhaps tho most striking mace
at tfis Council, and was listened to WITH
profound attention. The whole subject was
fnalfy laid over for year. ...,as -.
The Rev. DIR. Norwood, OF aenrico, on
behalf or Che Meade Monunent CouMasssee,
reporsed that suitable memorial OF itaiian
marble was nearly ready 20 be erected over
the remains of the iate reyered DIOCESAN Nm M
Hollywood cemetery. The monuments wa
COST something over $4,000. More than
SI $50 of this amount is already collected
Tho purchase, at SS,000, of an Episcopal
residence In Richmond for the Use, at pre-
sent. of the Assistant Bishop WIS confirmed
nv the Council. A committee Of seven lay
men. headed by Judge Shelley, was ap-
tsoiitea 10 rake this purchase q year ago.
TheY seem b HATE made, a Judlcious seiec-
ton and advantageous bargain. About one.
half Of tins trics is either paid or secured
by funds already I'd baud; fhe ress -RlA
doubtless be soon collected s -; i
The general statistics Of the diocese,
drawn from the various reports made to
tlle Council. exhibit In most respects a
gratifying Improvement. a few points may
Be cited: The contributions to religious
and charitable purposes are I'll, go greater
than, last year-in the aggregate, WI, I8.
The great increase OF late in the number oil
combinations has been mentioned In q pre-.
yions letter. 1t is proper to add that
vhiie,s previous to 1855, there had never
been above 600 or 100 in any year, there has
been during each Of the last three years
more than LOCO combinations. The mum.
Der of commitments added during the last
wear fs reported at ], SS7-this, probably,
falls short of the actual number, as does the
reported aggregate in the diocese, which
cannot be less than 10, 1000. The number OF
candidates for deacons' orders istwenty-fve
The report of the Committee on the State
of the Church, framed and presented by the
Rev. DR.. Minnigerode, of Richmond, was
marked by the force and cloquence natural
to its distinguished parent. From 1t much
of what has been stated above is drawn. Its
toolf a room
to that part of the Bishops address &already
referred toy in regard to the sending Of Pro.
testant children to Roman Catholic schools.
The whole practice isrevieWed and strongly
condemned This portion of the report the
clergy of the Diocese generally are requested
by the Council to read to their congrega-
tions. The universal sentiment not only of
this committee but of the Council on this
question is profound and unmistakable. q
The Council adjourned to-day at O'Clock
to meet next in Grace church, petersburg,
on the last Wednesday in May next. {Q-
Much routine business was transacted,
and several new subjects debated. OF the
latter the most interesting was project OF
Judge John +. Lay, of Powhatan, for the
establishment in the diocese Of a life insll-
rance brotherhood similar to the clerical in
s,,rance leagues existing elsewhere. Alter
protracted and animated discussion shared
by both orders, and several unsuccessful at
tempts to table, it was finally resolved to
recommit the whole subject for considera-
ton at the next Council. The zeal and
moderation Of Judge Lay in urging the
measure commanded the respect OF the en-
tire body, notwithstanding the difference of
opinion as to its intrinsic merits.
A lively exchange of opinion was elected
by the report of committee, through the
Rev. DIR. Norwood, which recommended,
among other things, the giving by Chris
tIan people Of at least one-tenth of their in
comes to charitable and pious purposes.
The Bishop expressed himself rs ;lverse to
the attempt to prescribe any fixed rule OF
giving, deeming il better that the proper
ton should be left to the conscience of the
individual believer, ENLIGHTENED by the spi-
love of Christ truly pervaded the heart the
duty and privilege Of giving freely to his
cause would be, without further sugges-
ton, promptly recognized. The sentiment
of the Council was divided, but the pre-
vailing feeling seemed in favor of the COM
mittee's report. Asa sort of compromise
the subject was recommitted until next
year. ~ -...s
A telling speech was made by Colonel
John NJ. Patton, Of Albemarle, a prominent
lay member Of the committee, in favor of
of giving of their substance to the Lord.
Colonel Patton thinks that while clergymen
themselves give freely they have not, pro-
badly from false delicacy, fulfilled their duty
in admonishing their fiocks to do likewise.
In discussion on the subject of clerical
support one of your best known Richmond
rectors expressed the opinion that while
certainly there was unavoidable distress
among ministers, much of it probably
sprung from want of common sense. In
support of this he said he knew of q clergy
man mot Of this Diocese) who, though al
ways behind-hand and distressed for money,
had applied q fye-dollar marriage fec to the
purchase Of an ACCORDION, and that after
sating himself with its music-which,
doubtless, was soon done-he had pulled it
topieces to see what was inside. l.Sympa-
thy for the distresses Of such q man is al
most as misplaced as that Of DR.. johnson
for Goldsmith when he spent the old NOR
aiist's money for wine instead of satisfying
his landlady. 81 s-@' - ~. -,
This entire session of the Council has
been marked by q harmony and dignity we
have never seen excelled, and important
business has been transacted, it was finally
closed to-day just before dinner with appro-
PIRATE religious exercises by Bishop w hit,
tie. a general review of its proceedings
and some mention of the generous hospi-
tality received in this thriving city, is post
poned for another letter. az ~ CLEMENT. u
Alexandrfa and fredericksburg RntI.
roaa-A:Ngsrk OF the Highest Ins-
poFfnasce 10 virEinas-1ts Lime and
COnneetaOns Its Facet upon Haiti.