The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-18

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that tie receipts OF the Society have H1e,
covered It's necessary expenses. The society
started with upwards oi 800 in the .T.a-
sliry, ard has l;c"n obliged To jvrfGw %Stta
from bank 10 square its accounts, for which
two members Of the present Board and A.
friend who formerly was meml:es of the
committee have given their negoliahl notes,
showing deficit in the iarniGe during the /
year over it's actual eypclses Of II 400 and
over the receipts of last year 81 about 81 300.
Twensy.nine clersymen hay been aided by
the Society within the past year, but this.
large number oil benciiciasies is rather an
encouraging than depressing sign, indicat-s
ing IL it does the wider extension Of mis-
sionary labois within the Diocese. Rich
mond has given on"-fIth Of all that has Eeen
contributed 10 the Society, and has had only
onc-siXtccnth Of It's Whole expenditure ar-
propriated within It's bounds. One-tenth of
all the outlay has been made IN West Viz
9inia, where only single eonvocaiion has
made any contribution. s
The report being received, resolutions
were adopted earnestly requesting rectors Of
parishes to take UP one collection annually,
exclusive of that had by the Bishop on his
visitation, in behalf of the Society, and re-
quirng cer2ymen who are bsnericiaries 10
take up two such collections every year.
The contribution OF every parish. in the
sense Of the Council, should he in the pro-
portion Of fifty cents 10 earh conmuiicnt.
The report and resolutions elected an ami
mated debate, shared by Revs. J. r. Lee, r.
H. Mason. }. Peterkn, W. l.. IIyland, and
Mcssrs. Tazcwcl Taylor and Robert E.
Withers.
CHURCH MUSIC. ~
Extended resolutions relative to church
music and strongly condemnao.s of current
evils, similar in tenor iu t.in,r offered in the
last Council by the late y. Lee Powell, were
offered by Robert +. Irii.lill, Esq. After
some discussion the resolutions were referred
to the Committee on the Hymnal, pre-, iou<ly
appointed.
The committee appointed several Years
since to report Il revised lis! OF parishes in
the Diocese made an extended final report
through lis chairman, the Rev. w. L. Hy.
land. "i rarkersGilrg. The report, which i,
Of permanent value, will he printed in the
Journal
The report OF the tofnGlttee on The State
ot the Church was submitted through its
chairman, the Rev. Richard I. Davis. Of
Lecsburg, aid heard with lively interest.
Pending the DISCUSSION elected by it the
CounciI adjourned until > clock.
Upon tI:c rci,sc'nbling of the Council the
OF the report OF the Commit
tee on h" state ni the Church was resumed.
The response i'll the report to the mention
made by the Bishop in his address on the
subject of
HOUND DtHCinG
elected Il long aud animated discussion,
shared in by the Rcrs Il. L: Davis, W. II.
Pendlclon, {. ", An,!iGNe, u. D., J. Peter
kin, ID. d.. o. ;. Eaiten. d. D., l.. Roydcn,
and Mc>~,>. \. II. MaSsie, Il. l.. Withers,
Tazewcl Taylor, j, N. Patton, and Judge
Parker. The only diversity Of opinion
seemed to lie uS 10 the wording OF tie reso-
luton proposed; iui im,!i, ali Vi VS. were
harlnonizcd in tiur .imaui'Inu, adoption Of
the following:
.Er&oIrrd, Tllat in the Judgment Of this
council n! members Of this church should
the practice ni promi5cuoiiS
and that or ministers, BY
their pastoral Influence and by faithfully
executing the canons of the church bearing
upon the subject, should discourage and re-
strain it.
The recommendation Of committee as TO
the appointment Of cyanGelSts was, alter a
protractcd discussion, referred to Il special
committee, consisting OF Rev. III. Suttcr,
Rev. II. L. Davis, Rev. l.. &. Murdaugh, ID.
D., and J,..l:.. Il. l':lkcr, General L. Il.
smith AMI Colonel j. ii. patlen. a-.a
The recommendation Of the c0mmittc
thai all ,h,,r,hr% winch now have altars il-
stead Of tables Tor the celebration Of the +.
holy communion be urged 10 remove them
was unanimously adopted.
The Rev. G.. W. IIame, III behalf Of the
committee appointed to examine the account
of the trustees Of the Bruce fund, reported
that they had discharged that duty and found
the account satisfactory.
The report Of the committee io whom was
Il year ago entrusted The task Of framing Il
new canon ON Sr>lrir, reported through the
Rey. DR., WingIirld, of Petersburg.
Pending The DISCUSSION elected by the re-
port the Council adjourned.
NORFOLK, Va, May 1I--EIGnT..-At Christ
church tonight, alt;r service by the Rev.
r. +. Martin, Of Clarke, and the Rev. }. j.
Clements, uf Northampton, the Rev.
Thomas |. Dudley preached toh very large
congregation.
Nen f1ck EseDs.
| NEw Yong. May li.--li j. reported that the
steamer Iripoii hi, been wrecked on the
! Irill llt.In