The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-01
fRe'or!cd for The Dispatch.
ANNUAL COUNCIL OF TasE RRoTEsTANE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH or. VIRGINIA. :
Law Delegates sn Attcadaace-Orsnu
szation Of the COaneaI. ..qT
pxTERsnune. Nav q, 1871,

Divine Scrr &c was nCtu IN the BODY OF the
church at 1'% 4. NJ, the Rev. VIM. N.
rcndlcton, ID. d.. Of Lexington ; the Rev.
John H. wingtield, Of Portsmouth (the
senior prcsbytcr of the tliocese). am, tho
Rev. L. Tcmplcn.an Brown, Of Rappahan-
mock, being the readers. The Council ser.
mon, an earnest aud appropriate discourse,
wa, preached by the Rev. o. A. Kinsoly-
ing, OF Halifax; after which the Holy Com
munion was administered BY the assistant
bishop, aided by the Bishop, to tho dele
gates Of both orders.
The spacious building was filled with n
devout and attentive congregation, an d
the entire services were solemn and impo-
sing. The rector (the Rev. Churchill J.
Gibson} and people of Grace Church may
be congratulated upon the possession al
last Nf one Of tho largest, handsomest, and
most comfortable church editiccS III Virgil
MIA.
immediately upon the conclusion of the
services up stairs meeting for organiza-
ton was held in the lecture-room. The
roll of the clergy having been called, scoen-
ty.tire answered TO their names. The Rev.
w. l.. Hyland, John Coakly, ESQ, and
Tazcweli Taylor, Esq, being then appoint-
cd committee to examine the credentials
Of lay delegates, reported, through their
chairman, the following gentlemen as emit
tied 70 seats:
Or. Saml Cary, Ware parish. Gloucester;
W. 4. Perkins, Grace Church, Cumber-
land; -a-"
I. Stringfcllow, st. Johns Church, Fair
fax;
j. W. Bcveridge, St. Marks Church,
Richmond; 1855. ..
II. ". Latane. South Farnham, Essex ;
W. Y. Mordcca and Jno. Stuart, En-
,rnh 1frnripns
Judge ii. w. shcttcy, Trinity Church,
Staunton
Jno. Il. Bryan, Rivanna parish, Flu
wanna;
j. X. Mason, Meherrin parish, Greens.
vile;
Hanover:
+. Hoggard, Sr., Emmanuel Church,
Princess Anne;
L. :. Dulfty, st. Johns Church, Middle.
burg;
j. y. Ashton, Trinity Church, Ports
| mouth;
Taylor Berry, Lexington parish, Am.
| hcrSt;
Or. ThoS. Withcrs, St. Paurs Church,
Petersburg;
Win. &. Cazenove, Christ Church, Alex
| andria
Geo. B. Harrison, Martins Brandon,
Surry;
DR.. Jno. Dove, st. Johns Church, Rich.
DR.. Il. w. Haxall, st. Paups Church.
Richmond;
l.. p. Daingcrticld, Christ Church, Bath
VIM. II. Harrison, Merchants Hope,
Prince George:
n. L. Green, Antrim parish, Halifax;
Dr.. ]. Il. Baylor, Greenwood parish, AL
bemarle;
Colonel S. B. French, Meade Memorial
Church, Manchester;
Col. Hilary L. Jones, st. Martins par.
iSh, Hanover
Jno. NJ. Miller, Grace Memorial Church,
'Chas. l.. {. Minor, st. Paurs Church,
DIR. d. c. Gordon, st. James's Church,
DR.. 4. &. Boothe, Nottoway parish, Not.
toway;
Col. b. s. Ewel, Bruton parish, Will
Harrisburg:
II. {. Stribling, Leeds parish, Fauquicr
VIM. u. Cahell, Nelson parish, Nelson;
{. }. Meriwether, Trinity Church, Bed
ford
Matthew Harrison, Shclbournc parish
Loudoun;
W. ~. f~ItiGpb, OldSt NlluiCus AtCAun Il
W. Ii. Powers, Monumental Church
Richmond; ..
Conway White, st. Paurs Church, Nor
folk;
DR.. J. r. Purdie, Christ Church, Isle o.
Wight;
Tazewcll Taylor, Christ Church, Norfolk
Ed. S. regralD, Grace Church, Albcmarlc
Gen. Thos. r. MunIord, Hammer parish
Bedford;
Hill Carter, Wcstover parish, Charlie:
Col. j. NJ. Patton, St. Johns Church
Louisa;
John E. Page, Christ Church, Clarke;
Geo. =. Tayloe, Salem parish, Roanoke
l.. \. Sale. st. Johns Church, Bedford
Col. Roht.E. Withers, St. Johns Church
Wythcvillc;
Beverley NJ. Eof, st. Johns Church
| Wheeling;
John Coles, st. AIMS Church, Abe
marie:
Maj. j. w. Green, st. Paups Church
| Alexandria;
Z. W. Waller, st. Margaret's parish
Caroline
DR.. 5. Patrick, st. Johns Church, Ia.
| nawha;
j. K. Jones, St. Andrews Church
Brunswick;
Thos. NoIand, Christ Church, Richmond
\. S. White, Zion Church, Jefferson;
+. Lewis Marshall, Piedmont parish.
Fauquier;
vile;
Col. NJ. Mcdonald, Grace Church, Lex
b. Lee Powell, St. James Church. Rich.
mond;
DR.. f. Horner, Whittle Parish, Fauquier:
Jos. II. Whittlesey, Christ Church, Win.
chester;
John Coakley, st. Georges Church,
Fredericksburg;
Gen. J. j. Jackson, Trinity Church, Par.
kersburg;
J. II. Estes, Epiphany Church, Danville ;
DR.. W. II. Shulticc, st. pauPs Church,
Goochland;
j. Churchill Cooke, st. David's Church,
King William;
Judge John F. Lay, St. Luke's Church,
Marcus Irwin, Clarke Parish, Clarke
county. Va;
j. VI. Harper. Meade Parish, Fauquier ;
Fleming Saunders, Campbell;
A quorum of both orders being thus rs.
ccrtalned to be present, the Bishop an
nounccd the Council us duly organized for
the transaction of business.
The rules Of order adopted by The last
Council were then, on motion, declared to
be those of the present session, and the
house adjourned until tomorrow morning
1T 8 O'Clock.
A hundred and fifty delegates at the hour
Of organization is Il large attendance, The
aggregate will probably before, adjourn,
mcnt reach 300. The names OIL the clerical
members of the Council are not gwen
ni>n,n from the fact that this element
Ieine every year nearly identical seemed to
render it unnecessary.
The early meetings for prayer, usual our
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