The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-24
Council of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Virginia.
SEVENTY-EIGH ANNUAL
SESSION.
FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

receipt and discussion of the report OF the
committee appointed Mt the last Council to
investigate the relations Of the diocese to
TIE VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE.
The report was presented by the Rev. W.
&. Meredith, -. D., of Winchester, and was
an elaborate and extended paper. White
the committee reviewed critically the past
action of The trustees, they paid cordial Fri.
butte to the excellence of the principal, the
Rev. II. II. Phillips, 70 whose talents this
school is indebted for it, present cnviablc
position.
After an extended and animated debate
shared in by Rev. Drs. Meredith and Wing
field, Judge Parker. Judge Shctlcy, Co|nnrl
Patton, and c. +. Lee, Esq, the following
resolution. offered by Mr.. Lee. was adopted:
Rcsolred. That Messrs. n. s. White,
ii. w. Shelley. and S. J. c. Moore be ap-
pointed TO take such steps us may be legal
and necessary to secure a transfer OF the
property of the Virginia Female Institute
to the trustees for the Use and benefit of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, by legislation
or otherwise, and to employ counsel if neces-
Sary."
AT NIGHT
an interesting meeting OF the Council in
committee of the whole in behalf OF the bio
cesar Missionary Society was held. Suitable
devotional exerri>cs were rondrlrtcd l,v Key.
DR.. Pctclkin. of Richmond. and stirring adj
dresses were made by Mr.. Hill, Rev. Or.
Ninnigerode, Rev. Dr. Pendleton, Rev. I.
G.. DashielI, Rev. r. II. Mason. Rev. &. NJ.
Galloway, Judge Parker, and r. S. Mont
gomery, Esq.
Third Day.
On Friday the Council convened at q
O'Clock \. NJ, and WAS opened by devotional
exercises conducted hy Rev. j. III. Morrison.
D. d., of t'luvanna.
The following additional lay delegates re-
ported yesterday and to-day Colonel John
Gray, Leesburg Joseph Wilmer, Abe
male; YIN. Morrison, Prince William l..
II. Sclator. Hampton: Judge X. c. j.. Mon
cure, Fredericksburg; J. W. Green, Cul-
pepper c. H.. =. II. Powers, Clarke; Judge
VIM. Boiling. WythctilIc.
A MISSIoEARY'S SERVICES ACKNOWLEDGED.
The following resolution, offered by the
Rev. Dr. Andrews, was unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas it has come to the knowledge o
this Council that Miss Mary b. Baldwin. 4
member Of the church within this diocese
aud in he parish in which we are now assem-
hlcd; and whereas she has been for more than
thirty years Il lboriou> and faithful mission
ury in the East, and Ia, eStahi>hcda Christian
school ut Joppa, Within the jurisdiction OF
the Bishop of Jerusalem and with his ar
proval; therefore
"Rcsclrcd, That Miss Baldwin has the cor
dial sympathy Of thi: Council in her work
and that it will be gratifying to th" same
il the Foreign Committee OF the Board OF
Missions shall find it eNpcdient to make
Joppu one of It's stations, embracing thi,
school as part of lis work"
Before putting the resolution to the House
the Bishop expressed i'll earnest and OK.
hau>tivc terms his approval of it, and ex.
pressed regret that Miss Baldwin herself
could not, owing TO indispo>ition. be pre-
sent. The Bishop paid ierVent tribute Il
the services and character of Miss Baldwin
He was followed in Il similar strain Ivy Judge
Shelley.
The committee of
CuuRCrI SCHOOLS
made thorough alid valuable report. Tho
Rev. II. Phillips, taking tie ilocr for per
>onal explanation, spoke at some length anC
much to The point in regard to the Niryini;
Female Institute. in Staunton, declaring"
among other things, the injustice Of Charge
made during the past year by writers in tho
Southern Chmchmdn that his school Wa
the most expensive in the State. Mr.. Phil
lips claimed and drlnol1tratcd that the
charges of no seminary IN Virgins, of equally
high grade were SO low. Judge shelley fol
lowed Mr.. Phillips in further discussion Of
the report of the committee on the relations
of the Institute to the diocese These reid
tons. it may be added, though at present
complicated, will in all probability hc
speedily adjusted consistently with the in
tercsts of private stockholders and the do
ccse at large. All agree in conccding the past
valuable services of the school in the cause
of Church education and in the importance
of retaining them. During the recess taken
by Council ut this point for divine Serli ice
the
ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE BROTHERHOOD OF THE
DIOCESE
WAS held in the lccture-room. Bishop Whit
lie in the chair. The Attendance WAS large
and much interest was manifested. Promi-
nent among the speakers We're the Rev. DR..
Mipniyerodc, Rev. DR.. Wall. Rev. DR.. An
drews, Rev. j. a. Latanr, Rev. Il. II. Nc
Ncin. Colonel j. NJ. Patton, General +. III.
Smith, Mr.. n. ii. Mas>ie, Judge Shelley, and
Mr.. II. S. Montgomery. The old officers
were reelected and cordial thanks for lrtst
services voted. 1t was determined that Ia
future no Initiation fee be required OF lay
members, and that MessrS. Patton, Shelley,
and AIasse prepare al address to be read ts
congregations by The clerical M .m5crs urS-
inc the Brotherhood upon the support of
the Society.
New York Items.
New York, May 23.-The appropriation
for tuunelling the North river has passed.
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