Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-01
ZEE DIOoEsEAn CONvEsEloN.
xmpOrtant Address by the ne. 1seV.
bishop Quimsard.
First Days PrOeeessIngs--Namea Of
ClerBymen and LRymeI Present
Proposed New Canon etc, etc.

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Clergymem and Laymen Present
Proposed New Canon, etc, etc.
There was g large attendance yesterda!
morning In Christ Church to participate II
the exercises prior to the Fortieth Eplsco
pal Diocesan Convention. APART OF tn
morning prayer was read by Rev. VIM
Graham and the remainder by Rev. VIM. @
Gray. The lessons were read by Rev. P
! Wagner and the sacrament administers
by the Rt. Rev. Bishop QUin
tard assisted by Rev. J. 7
Wheat. Pending the exercises the Blshol
said: 81 give notice to the congregation
and members of the convention that ever
day during the sitting of the convention thl
Holy Eucharist viii be administered by thl
Bishop at Z O'Clock in the morning. Now
my brethren, have purpose In this" ant
the Bishop went on TO explain the great anC
good effect this constant recalling of wha
Christ had done for the human race woulC
have on all those who participated In thu
sacrament. His utterances were very de
hberate and impressive.
The convention sermon was delivered b.
the Rev. Edward Bradley, Dean of the do
cese, who embodied in it his report as Dear
to the Bishop. He lamented that Their
was no great mission fund in the diocese
and pointed to the fact if it did exist, as i
| was imperative il should, an immense dea
of good could be accomplished, and thu
fact that st did not exist was due to apathy
After the devotional exercises
THE ROLL OF RECToBs
was called, when the following answered b
their names: Revs. Z. Bradley, Geo. Beck
EFT, Jas. Carmichael, W. j. Ellis, VIM. Ora
ham, Vim. c. Gray, G. 2. Harris, W. T
Helm, Richard Hines, g. n. James, G. G
Parsons, Sam1 Ringgold, III. S. Royce, j
n. Schwrar, j. Howard Smith, J. T
Wheat, P. Wagner, J. j. Vaulx "A. o. Stan
ley, r. n. Newell and A. o. Drummond.
LAITY.
Revs. James and Wagner having beer
appointed a COMMITTEE on Credentials
reported the following as delegates Of the
laity, according to the certificates they hac
examined:
St. Peters, Columbia-Jas. 81. Thomas
Jas. Orr and Andrew j. Walker.
st. Paul's, Chattanoogs-V A. Gaskill
R. D. Hamilton and F. Richmond.
Trinity, Clarksville-P. G. johnson, n
81. Lurton and Chas. Tyler.
Calvary, Memphis-F. w. Smith, VIM.
A. Goodwin and Addison Hays. Alternate,
j. II. Bowen.
St. James, Bolivar-E. P. Mcneil, D. J.
Wells and Jerome Hill.
st. Johns, Buntin's Station-Leroi Joy
and c. A. Coats.
Redeemer, Shelbyville-Edmund Cooper,
VIM. GosIin and r. F. Evans. Alternates-
Frank Z. Tucker, Andrew Matthews, @. G.
Fite.
st. Lazarus, Memphis - jefferson Da-
Wis, VIM. II. Stephens, Sam1 Mansfield.
St. Paul's, Franklin-Wm. S. Reid, Thos.
T. Perkins, Ed. n. Perkins.
R. Garrett, Thos. II. Jones. Alternates-
Geo. T. Riddle, Chas. NJ. Jones, II. +.
Jones, Van r. Garrett, T. r. Logan.
st. Paurs, on the Mountain-J. D. Phe-
Ian, Geo. r. Fairbanks, F. F. Sewer.
Holy Trinity, Nashville-Thos. Shep-
pard, E. Kirby Smith, W. D. Horton.
Church of the Advent, Nashyille-F. n.
Paul, P. P. Peck and T. II. Latimer. Al
ternstes-Wm. Simmons, Jas. Moore aud
B. W. Randall.
= St. Thomas, Somerville-J. B. Messeley,
A. ]. PEBBLES and E. Mosley.
Emanuel, La Grange-H. L. Burton, A.
j. Adams and W. German.
st. Anne's Edge6eld-John Orr, G.. r.
Williamson and A. G. Boyle.
Christ's, NasAville-Francis B. Fogg,
VIM. B. Reese and jeremiah Geo. Harris.
Trim Y, Winchester J. c. Shapard,
John J. W. Payne, Ashton Butterworth.
MISUNDERSTANDING p. Turney.
St. Johns, AshwoOd-H. G. Waterman
and Col. j. ". Polk.
ELECTION OF A SECRETARY.
On motion, Rev. John NJ. Schwarer was
unanimously elected Secretary.
COMMITTEES.
New Parishes-Revs. Beckett and Vaulx
and Messrs. Lurton and Reese.
CanOns-Eeys. Wheat, Harrison and
Harris and hessrs. Fogg, Thomas and
Phe.and.
State of the Church-ReTs. Royce and j.
Howard Smith and MeSsrs. Sewer and
Payne.
Finance-Revs. Bradley, Graham, judd,
Parsons and Messrs. Hill, Evans and Orr.
The convention then adjourned until
8 p. NJ.
Evening Session.
After devotional exercises and the calling
Of the roll the Bishop read bis annual
THE RT. REV. BISHOP QUISTARD's ASNU-
AL ADDRESS.
He commenced by saying through the
mercy Of God they were spared through
another year, and were once more assem-
bled in council 10 consider the thugs be-
longing to Christ, and HIS Church. During
the last eleven months he hSu preached one
hundred and twenty-five sermons, delivered
sixty-two addresses, baptized twenty-five
souls, administered the. holy eucharist saw
enty-fve times, confirmed two hundred and
ordained two priests and five
deacons, one of whom Is colored, and set
apart seven lay brethren. Continuing, he
said:
CHURCH SCHOOLS.
You know, dear brethren, how constant
my endeavor has been to establish parish
schools in which the regenerate life of the
churchs offspring may be cultivated, and
he grace instilled may be mora and m"re
perfectly developed, even unto the measure
Of the stature of the fullneSs of Christ. The
'hurch is the nursery mother of all those
who by baptism have put on Christ, and
he obligation rests on us "ehtefy TO pro-
7ide that her children be taught the creed,
he Lords Prayer and the Ten Command
nents, and all other things which Christian
ought to know and believe to bis souls
health" L6at divine and spiritual life,
which Is impaired through human means
md channels, must be watched and tended
must be fed and ngthened-through
III the successive stages Of growth, |
o the maturity Of perfect manhood In |
Christ Jesus; must be nurtured day by day
Ind week by week, at home, in the PARISH |
Ichools as well as in the church upon the |
sundays and h0lydays, when it Is the spe-
,idc duty of the minister of every parish |
TO instruct and examine the |
.hudrsn Of his charge until they have |
earned all that Is appointed for them to |
earn before they "be brought to the Bishop |
o be confirmed by him." The appliances |
md instrunentalities for secular instruction |
re abundant, but this does not at all meet |
he case; not relieve US from our re- |
possibilities In the matter. WhenWe bap- |
ize children We undertake as q debt and |
n obligation, which we cannot repudiate, |
o bring those children up to "the estate of
hristian men, and TO do all that Is in our
'wn power 70 keep the seed of spiritual
ife so given strong aud growing in their
learts.' am happy to say, that more than
yer before, this important subject Is claim