The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-18
EPISCOPAL cOESCgE..
EPISCOPAL RESIDENCE IN, RICHMOND
THE NEW RESOLUTIONS
ABOUT BISHOP JOHNS-TIIE NINETEENTH
CANoN-DrOCFsAS MISSIONARY SOCIETY
AT TIE CHo!Rs AGAIN-uouND DANC-
ING-ALThEs 70 RE REMOVED.
Spcc:alrIcsrlm 10 the Dispatch

Johns occupied the chair, Bishop Whittlt
and other prominent clergymcn being also
seated within the chuncel. After prayers b,
the Rev. T.. II. Carson, Of LynchbrTg, ntcI.
estiny ad,rc :se> were delivered by Rev. DIR
aItnnigeradp. Of Richmond; Rev. j. s. Lind
say, Of Warranton Rev. Or. Andrews, Of
ShepherdStown; and Rev. Philip Slaughter
of Culpeper.
At the close of the meeting collection
in behalf the Society was taken up, amount
ing to more than 2150.
The Rev. Charles I. Kellogg, Of Rurling
ton, y. j., preached last evening at st. Paul.
church, and the Rev. William NJ. Dame, Of
Middlcb'Irg. this morning ar Il O'Clock al
Christ church
| Service was read by the Rev. L. w. lIu.
bard, of Filcastlc aud the Rev. Bcniaai!l
i. Brown, Of Baltimore, and IN able aud
impressive sermon preached by the Rev. Dr.
| Wall, of Richmond
The Council assembled at half-past ., and
| was opened with prayer by the Rry. Hendei.
son Suter, of Liberty.
The Rev. l.. 4. Wharton, of Williamsburg,
appeared and took his seat, and DIR. John r.
Purdic, Of Isle of Wight, and General vii
liam Ii. Richardson, of st. Janes'S church
Richmond, additional lay delegates, were
duly admitted.
Judge Shcilty in behalf Of the committee
on the
| EPISCOPAL RESIDENCE IN RICHMOND,
made detailed report. 1t appears that the
residence is at length duly purchased and
decided to trustees, though a debt of S2.5no,
amount advanced by sIndry laymcn, is sill
due. The report was received. and il was
ordered that the deed and original contract
be preserved in the archives of the Diocese,
| and that such appropriation be annually
made lrcm the contingent fund in liquidation
Of the debt still due as may be determined
! by the Committee Oh Finance.
On motion Of Colonel j. VI. Patton, OF
Louisa, committee Of two clcr@ymcn ami
two laymcn was ordered to examine
TUE NEW uyMyAL
of the Church, and report to the Council at
its next meeting what changes, il any, the
Diocese should recommend to the next
General Convention To he made in it. The
following committee WAS appointed: Rev.
{. W. Andrews, ID. D., Of Shephcrdstown :;
Rev. {. Mnni.crodr. b. d., of Richmond ;
Colonel John VI. Patton, Of Louisa: and l..
VI. Blickford, Esq, Of Alexandria,
4 new parish, colnprchcnding the county
Of PAGE, was, on recommendation of the aE-
propriatc committee, erected lIaslrr the name
OF Lur:ly parish.
ON motion Of Judge Richard Parker,
Winchester wa>, without debate snd uGani-
mot,ly, selected as the place for tic next
meeting o.! the Council
An extended and interesting report Oh
church schools was submitted, in behalf of
the ronlnittcc appointed to report thereon.
bv The Rev. I. G.. Da>IIiril, of Richmond.
Er%uLrTIOX- ABOUT BISHOP Johns.
The assistant bishop having assumed the
chair, the following resolutions were pre-
,cntrd hy the Rev. Il. G.. Dashirll, and at
the suggestion OF the mover, adopted by Il
rising vote:
i" Resolved, That we deem this suitable
opportunity of arKnow lodging, IL Il council,
olrpratitfde to God for continuing to lis the
life and services Of our beloved bishop, ami
especially for having delivered him from The
dangerous illness which pro,ts:,tcd him aflci
Ihc OCCASION Of olir last annual assembling"
| RI, ~ lao al
Virginia we renew our expression Of sincere
affection for our Bishop, and Of our lIndlmin-
i,hell interest in him, and in the name of all our
parishes we reycrcntly pray that his days may
be prolonged to the congregations that have
for so many years enjoyed his paternal colln-
sci: that while we would more than ever be-
fore welcome his presence and appreciate llis
ministrttioE, in our church, We regard TIT
preservation OF the health OF our beloved
Bishop Il matter Of great consequence to ON
Diocese and TO the Church at large, and There
fore we earnestly and u!itciiontlely rcIiira
him. ior Il time at least, TO abstain lrom iaDo
riollS visitation, and to seek, by suitable re
nose. to preserve his strength and his energies
That copy Of these resolutions he r"ihh'lhi
. Gated ut once 10 the BISHOP.
Bishop Johns, with deep emotion, h,ieil,
expressed his gratitude for the pledge of II
newei confidence Oh tie part Of the Diocese
declaring that, sustained l'y its sympathy all
,,ipport. he had passed the whole period {
his cp>copate with degree OF comfort an
haDpincss than which no bishop ever el
loved Il kirgcr share. lie concluded with II
words: L repeat it here; am lifelong IL
God and the Diocese Of Virginia"
The Offering Of the resolutions, the yo
upon them, and the response OF The Blsho
, constituted touching and interesting el
sodc. seldom, indeed, was Il like token
affection and confidence, under such clr'ill
stances, more sincerely rendered and bet.'
mcrited.
The discussion of the Rev. Mr.. t.ra,
mcr's proposed amendment TO
THE NINETEENTH CANON,
with regard to making eX-communicatiO
public, was then resumed. After a pr0trlcte
debate, shared by l.. A. sale, ESP, Colon
X. +. WithcrS, and Rev. Drs. Pcndlctol
Walker, and Minnigerode, the matter was, Q
mot ion of Mr.. sale, laid upon the tabl
Great diversity Of sentiment on this subje'
was apparent. While few, ii any, iavore
the proposition OF Mr.. Gt7inrner III the eNi!t
shape in which hc presented it, many secl
to think the discipline OF the Church III II
gard to commandments in it, nature, or IN il
execution, or both, extremely defective.
The report of the Executive Committee {
the
DIOCESAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
was then offered by the Rev. DR.. Minnig'
rode, of Richmond.
m. f,lIcu,;n,, ,> t.o., ,.xbil,;tS tn. Gp.,