The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-02
Reported for The Dispatch.l e
ANNUAL COUNCIL OF THE PR oTEsTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF VIRGINIA. off
PETERSBURG. June |, 1871

. Ane aHuual ntetnS OF Inc Diocesan
Sunday school Union, announced for last
evening, took place, in spite of the hard
| rain. which rendered the attendance small.
After service by the Rev. E. Withers, oil
Nelson, and the Rev. A. Fisher, of Rich.
mond county, the annual sermon fan
effective and excellent discourse) was
preached by the Rev. VIM. Norwood, D,
D., OF Richmond.
The meeting was then called to order by
the 1st Nice-President, Bishop Whittle,
| and the routine business of the occasion
transacted. A late hour having then been
reached, the discussion of other important
matters to be considered was postponed
until to-day at the II O'Clock recess Of the
Council.
The Council met this morning at Q
o'clock, and was opened with prayer by the
Rev. Ii. Suter, of Jefferson.
| The Rt. Rev. John Payne, D. D., Mis-
sionary Bishop of Cape Palmas, being pre-.
sent, was invited to a seat on the right OF
the President. .-..
The Chair announced the standing CON-
| mittees for this session OF the Council, viz
On the State of the Church.-Rev. H.
Suter, Rev. W. Z. Meredith. Rev. X. Fl.
McCim, Rev. M. Maury, Rev. W. l.. Hy-
land. Judge j. F. Lacy, n. II. Massie. Esq,
| w. &. Cozenove, Esq, Judge Ii. W. Shelf
ley, w 1. II. 11aTTl>OQ, ESQ.
On the Widoacs' and Orphans Fund.-
Rev. j. II. D. WINFIELD, D. D., Rev. I. 4.
Locke, Rev. G.. W. Peterkin, DR.. J. r. Bay
lor. John Coaklcy, w. A. Perkins.
| On the Eptseopal Fund.-Rey. J. Wood.
| bridge. d. D., DR.. John Dove.
On the Accounts Of the Dioct san Mission
arg Socsety.-Hev. WIN. Norwood. D. D.,
| Rev. James Grammer, Messrs. f. Lewis
| Marshall, and T.. J. Meriwether.
| On Parochidl Reports.-Rev. o. S. Bar.
ten, D. D., Rev. J. I. Clarke, Rev. L. NJ,
Carson, b. NJ. Eoff, Esq, DR.. J. Il. Purdie,
7. Hoggard, Sr.
On Neao Pa,1shes.-Rev. W. N. Pendle-
ton, Rev. G. w. Dame, Rev. H. Wall, d,
D.. DIR. d. c. Gordon, DR.. Thos. Withers,
On Eections.-Rev. w. Ii. Pendleton
DR.. S. Patrick.
On Findnce.-Messrs. e. s. Pegram, J. J.
j: :ksou. Tazewel! Taylor, j. r. Jones, Hill
Carter, John r. Bryan.
The following additional lay delegates
were announced as entitled to seats:
S. S. Bradford, st. Stephens Church, Gull
pepper; John W. Jones, Trinity Church,
Botetoult; Hon. Jeremiah Morton, st.
p; UPS Church, Culpeper; Randolph C..
Fitzhugh, Overwharton parish, Stafford !;
o. j. Marion, Christ Church, MiddleseX !;
DR.. n. X. Foster, CHI ist Church, Halifax !;
W. D. Gibson, Grace Church, Richmond
JOS. W. Chinn, Farnbam parish, Rich
mond county; n. Ellis, st. Luke's Church,
Amherst; Il. A. Hatton, st. Johns
Church, Portsmouth; r. F. Archer, King
William parish, Powhatan; DR.. j. e.
Moyler, Albemarle parish, Sussex Major
Henry Robinson, Monroe parish, Monroe.
The trustees OF the Bruce fund reported
through the Chair the condition OF their
trust, and by request of Bishop Johns the
| Assistant Bishop was added rs third trllS-
| tee for the same. The trustees now, there
| fore, are Bishops Johns and Whittle and
John L. Bacon, esq, of Richmond.
Mr.. Tazewell Taylor called attention to
the fact that two changes III the constitu-
! ton of the Church in the United States
| were proposed at the last General Conven-
| ton, upon which Il vote would be taken IL
the next General Convention, to meet in
Baltimore in October next, and that the
sense OF the Diocese upon them should, 1t
| this session Of the Council, be taken. The
| first of these, providing for the introduction
into the Prayer Book Of a new "table OF
the days on which Easter VIII fall for
| thirty-eight years." was agreed to by the
| Council without debate. The other, pro-
yiding for the removal Of some Of the pres.
ent restrictions upon the erection of new
Dioccses, was, on motion, referred to q
special committee. consisting OF Rev. G.
| W. Andrews, ID. D., Rev. G.. H. Norton. D.
| D.. Rev. c. j. Gibson, ID. d., Mcssrs. Tazc-
well Taylor, N. Ii. Massie, and Hugh W
Sheffev.
| Judge II. w. Shelley, in behalf of the
Committee on the Episcopal Residence, re.
ported the total receipts in that behalf since
the last Council to be S4,7G6.21 !; the tota
disbursements, $4,G90.3G; the balance in
hand, S135.15; and the sum still to be pro.
/ ,,iIoI nlI liz ar tho rnpai MT ppcntinnpI
ST $40 had been advanced by laymen of the
| Diocese. I" The sums contributed by
churches and individuals since the last
| Council have not amounted in the aggre
| gate to one-half what was required"
On motion Of N. II. Massie, Esq, COM
mittee of ten laymen was appointed, us
heretofore, on Clerical Support in the Dio.
cese. The Chair designated as such com.
mittee Messrs. N. III. Masse, 81. w. Shelf
fey, Ro. w. Haxall, NJ. D., John W. Bev.
| eridge, D. Lee Powell, Chas. l.. G. Minor,
Rob't E. Withers, NJ. D., John r. Purdie,
NJ. D., j. J. Jackson, and Il. II. Munford
After extending all ins .tation to visiting
| clergy, and to candidates for orders, and
| lay readers, to honorary seats, the council
| took recess for divine SCI s zee.
The morning prayer in the body of the
church was read by the Rev. NJ. Maury, OF
Richmond, and Rev. j. Il. HUBBARD, OF
Warrenton after which, instead of SER
| mon, the consideration OF the unfinished
busine:s of the Diocesan Sundayschool
Union, as last night determined, was taken
up and satisfactorily disposed of. The dis
cuSs;on incident thereto was shared by the
Rev. o. S. Balten, d. D., Rev. G. Minnige-
rode, D. D., Rev. C. ". Andrews, d. d.,
Rev. G. FL. Page, and Messrs. n. II. Massie
and l.. NJ. Blackford.
The session of the Council aftci the re.
cess was chiefly occupied in listening to the
annual reports OF the Bishop and Assistant
Bishop Of the Diocese.
The aggregate Of persons confirmed since
the last Council is 1,164. The number oil
candidates for orders is larger than ever be.
fore. They are John Wesley Keller, Il. A.
TidDall, j. G.. Minnigerode, Jeremiah Ward,
A. s. Berkeley, j. j. Norwood, A. Y. Humid.
ley, w. II. Ii. Powers, Il. II. Lacy, G. B.
Nee, e. Valentine Jones, W. L. Braddock,
Peregrine Wroth, Giles b. Cook, l.. j.
Southron, j. B. Newton, II. NJ. Jackson,
3. d. Tucker, John Amber, G. S. Gibbs,
q. A. Gibbons, G. c. Pearson, Fl. S. Derby,
j. w. Lea, Z. II. Ward, L. H. Mason, II.
NJ. Fairfax, G. r. Page, Thos. Cooley (col-
ored)-29.
Bishop Johns opened his report by allu-
sion to the fact that this was the Goth Coun-
Gil he had attended in Virginia since his
conservation. After detailing, as usual. the
work OF the year, he referred in the follow.
ing touching and appropriate terms to the
loss sustained by the diocese in October
last in the death of one of its most devoted
laymen:
"GEN. ROBERT E. LEE received his moi
unexpected or unWelcome summons whilst
engaged in the discharge of his duties US q
yestryman OF Grace Church, Lexington
Immediately after his return from the MeXi
can war, in which he was distinguished fol
m ~ - .n,,lJ .1nrp , christian snId1ar he