The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-20

| EepOrtS was submitted Dy us cflauiuau, u
ReT. Or. BarteD, of Norfolk. 1t appears tina
reports have been received from 135 parishes
which furnish the following statistics:
BaptisDs---Adult: White, 232; colored
:. Infants White, 9G9; colored, 81. Total
1924.
White, 100; coIorcd, 10
Total, 7l9.
COMMITMENTS added, 1901; removed
l3l; withdrawn, 81; suspended, 2G; present
number, $50.
White, -359 +; colored, 95. To
tai. 1873.
Funerals-White. 5Gs; colored, q. Total
59j.
Sunday Schools-White teachers, ITO
white scholars, I,tl3; eolored teachers, II
colored scholars, IS2. Contributions from
Sunday schools, S2,i55.
Parish Schools--Tcachers, Of; scholars
| 1887.
| Contributions---Eor objects within the re,
Spectyc parishes exclusive Of ministers
salaries. SG1,S20; for objects In connection
with the Protestant Episcopal Church. 81 :.
| S4S; for other objects, SlG,S21. Total, Sl0I !,
| $50.
1t is a credit to the iberalty Of Christ
| church, Norfolk. that nearly ten per cent. OF
the total contributions of the Diocese came
| from its congregation.
The further consideration Of the
NEW CANON 0S yEsTRIEs,
postponed from yesterday, was then taken
UP, and elected extended and earnest de-
bate. shared by Judge Fl. W. Shefley, Rev
Drs. Pendleton, Andrews, and Norwood
MnSsrs. y. II. Massie and }. w. Green, and
General i. FL. Smith.
Or. rendlcton proposed as an amendment
to deny the right of voting for vestrymcn to
| communicates not contributing to the
! charges of the parish. Maj Green desired
such right to he confined to COMMITMENTS
Dr. Andrews wished it confined to males
All the amendments. however, were lost
the latter by Il vote Of two to one--and the
canon. except a few verbal alterations, wa'
finally adopted rs ii came from the commit
tee.
The chief points Of diilereiice between the
new and the old canolt are these: 1t allows
all persons Of the age of twcnty.one who art
COMMITMENTS or regular contributors to the
| charges Of the parish to vote for vcstrymen
not conhning it TO pcw-ho lders, who may
indeed, if not regular contributors, be deniet
it. 1t allows the vcstry of parishes wlllcl
| include several churches to be made up o
vcstryIncn elected in part by each congregh
ton voting separately, and it require
,I,, 1 u.,ts
woMANs WORK N TIE CHURCH.
The RCv. DR.. Minnigcrodc. OH behalf o
| the committee to whom was referred thh
part Of the Bishops address relating to Wo
mans work in the church, read m interest
ing report.
Tie whrI" subject was, on motion, referred
to another coi,iiiti'ce to mature some def
ute plan of action and report &c th" mex
Council. That committee consists Of Rev. L
Minnigrru,c. y. d.. J. II. Win"licld, d. ID.
+. {. Murdaugh. l.. D., L. G. Dashiell, ant
| NlcSsr>. Il. y. Walker and William +. Gray
THE PROPOSED cASOSIcAL CHANGE.
| maxim" one years failure to communicate
!: Oh the part Of any individual reason Suili
+ ccnt iur his minister's not reporting him Il
= Il commGn:c:rt 10 thr Council, was thcl
< taken IN. Il was the stilic.t of il very Ion;
aud interesting discussion, in which partici
y patcd Rcvs. W. /. Hyland, J. II. Wingtield
= l.. D., c. Minniycrodc, d. d.. ID. I. Sprigg
t. {. W. Andrews. u. D., {. J. Gibson, y. d.
If I. 6. Da>hicll, Gcrcta! +. VI. Smith, Judg
~ Ii. w. Shctlcy, and Mc,srs. l.. \. sale, Tazt
l. well Taylor, and J. W. Green.
r.. The matter, in the shape OF an amendmcr
:, To Canon Ia. was finally laid over for cons
deration at the next Council
N On motion of Major J. W. Green, of {,
+ pcpcr, it WAS made the duty of every Gle
70 ryman of the diocese to report to the Sccl
K tarv of the Council the name, age, and d;
Il of death of every commitment of
:, Church buried within hi: care during t
# Council year; and OF the secretary to p'
= lish in the Journal an alphabetical tabula,
~ list of the same.
=, VARIOUS MATTERS.
, Five thousand copies of the constitut
=, and clnrsis IF the diocese, and 1.50G OF
Council Journal, were ordered to be print
i, The same Executive Committee of the
# oresian Missionary Society, the same sta
70 Ing Committee OH Cclored Congregatio
i, the same Board of Managers of the Wido
+. and Orphans Fund, and the same stand
!, Committee of the DioceScs We're reelected
, The usual resolutions Of thanks, to
/, citizens of Norfolk for their hospitality,
Il the railroad and steamboat companies
;, the privilege of return tickets, and to
J.. city press for copies of their paper furnish
the Council, were voted.
q The Council then, at gllarter-rast
after an interesting session Of nearly :
: hours, adjourned The 35th hymn, Il Lo
Thy Temple, Lord was sung, and the scssi
closed with prayer by the Bishop.