The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-05

| Owing to the want of any report what
eyer from many parishes at present with
out rector. the number of communicates
now in the Diocese is believed to be under
stated. It is, in all probability, really not
less than tarelue thousand.
The Rev. DR.. Norwood, on behalf of the
Meade monument, reported that ut an eX.
pense Of about $4,000 a white marble sar-
cophagus of suitable character had been
erected in Hollywood Cemetery, Rich
mond. A balance Of S21S39 is still in the
hands of the committee, which will be
needed for the proper enclosure OF the bu-
rial lot. .~,
A vote of thanks to the committee for the
satisfactory discharge Of their duties was
passed.
The addition to Canon XIX., proposed
by the Rev. James Grammer, of Jeffe rson :,
the consideration whereof was postponed
from the last Council. was then taken up
for discussion. The proposed addition is
as follows:
"Everv minister SO suspendIng or expellug from
the Lords table shall notify :he congregation OF
the fact designating the offender openly In the
CHI rch on some occasion OF public WORSHIP:
When any person thus suspended or expelled
from the Holy Communion shall desire to be re-
concied, he shall himself or through the minis
ter confess his SIM and declare his penitence be-
fore the church and the minister shall thercupcn
openly declare him received and restored to COM
Dlunlon.' = ..
Mr.. Grammer supported his proposition
in AN earnest, lucid, and able speech, which
made marked impression. He was fol-
lowed by the Rev. DR.. Andrews in the same
behalf, and by the Rev. DR.. Wall in oppo-
sition. In view of the extreme importance
Of the subject, and the lateness of the hour,
its further consideration was again post
poned to the next Council. Noqueston of
greater moment has been considered by the
Council, and its final settlement, whenever
it does come up, will be attended with Pc
culiar interest.
The report of the committee of ten lay
men on clerical support, appointed on
Thursday, was presented through; n. Fl.
Massie, ESQ. The report shows that our
parishes, though slowly, are still by de-
yrecs coming up to the duty Of ut least pay
ING their ministers what has been speciti-
calIy promised to them. The report shows,
however, some strikingly sad exceptions to
this general Improvement. Two or three
parishes, which promise we'll enough, do
almost nothing towards paying the amount
promised.
The interesting subject Of providing
suitable residence for the minister is also
taken I'D in this report. So far something
more than forty parishes report themselves
as having rectorics, though many unfortu-
nately cannot be induced to make any re-
port on this subject. go
The Committee on the State of the
Church, an interesting and instructive pa
per, was presented and read by the chair
man, the Rev. H. Suter, of Jefferson.
The Executive Committee of the Do
cesar Missionary Society reported thr OH oh
the Rev. DR.. Peterkin, of Richmond.
While the contributions to this society are
Larger than before. the Bishop stated In
this connection that during the past year
at least $500 from the missionary organi-
cations connected with the general church
had been, through him, bestowed in sti-
ponds for clergymen within the diocese.
The Bishop hoped that by the close OF
another. year the Diocese would, as 1t
ought, prove itself Independent OF aid from
without its borders.
ON motion of Judge Lay, a committee of
five laymen was appointed to take into
consideration the raising of sustentatlon
fund for missionary purposes within the
Diocese.
The Chair appointed Judge John F: Lay,
Judge II. w. Sheffey, Maj. David N. Walk
er, j. l.. Williams, Esq, and W.D. Gibson,
Esq, upon the committee.
The Executive Committee of the Do
cesar Missionary Society was Instructed TO
inquire into the eXpediency of issuing mis-
sionary boxes for penny savings to every
parish in the Diocese. ...
The old Executive Committee was re-
elected, except that the Rev. J. A. Iatane
was put in the place of the Rev. Z. u.
Currie, who has LETT the Diocese.
The old standing committee of the Do
cese was reelected. This committee con-
sists of Rev. W. Sparrow, D. D.; Rev. G.
FL. Norton, ID. D.; Rev. D. f.. Sprigg, o.
+. Lee, Esq; G. $. Taylor, Esq; Col. A.
Herbert. "
The committee who were appointed to
examine the action taken by the last Gene
raj Convention upon the subject Of hymn
ody, made q report, reciting the proceed
ings of the General Convention as gathered
from the journal, and calling attention to
the fact that the Committee Of the House
Of Bishops, appointed to consider the SUBJ
ject. had expressly excepted to ten hymns
of the volume entitled " Hymns-Aneient
and Modern" and also TO The fact that the
permission granted to the bishops individ-
ualy to license for use in public worship
hymns from the volumes entitled "Hymns-
Ancient and Modern" and "Hymns for
Church and Home, was limited to the
term of three years, and to the further fact
that u commission on hymnody is now in
existence, who IRE to report permanent
hymnal to the next Geneyal Convention.
The committee then feDOrted areSolu.