The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-23

ter the sermon an effective and interesting
missionary address was made by the Rev. NJ.
Chandler, agent and secretary of the Dones-
tic Committ'se"f the General Church.
SECOND DAY.
WHCHEsTEK, May 22.-The Council con-
vened ut O'Clock, and was opened with
prayer by the Rev. Edmund Withers, of |
Nelson.
The Rev. DR.. Gibson, of Petersburg. Sub
mitted the report of the committee on the
fund fcr the 's
RELIEF OF THE WIDOWS AND ORPHAN; oF
DECEASED CLERGYAEN.
The aggregate sum in hand is SCI, 40. rs
The in come for the euslting year is s14H112.
Contri buttons rendered have been during
the pasa year very snail, only seven parishes
having made collections. and all from tbi,
source not exceeding sos. ON 10 IS account
the appropriations for the coniing year are
rodt ed to 81 ,225, rs against 81 400 last year.
Tie report closed with an c;Inest appeal
TO nc Diocese for increased support of this.
m9st deserving and important agency for
good.
The report of the committee to whor., was
referred by the last Council
THE ExPEDIEECY OF HAVING EvAF ss,,srs
under its authority to alncIccr: .te in desti-
tute quarters of the die .ese. rcported
through Judge Park er. The committee
strongly recommend the Inauguration of
such measures, and ecommend the aspoint
| ment OF two clelsyi nen to labor a. proposed
within the diocese, under the direction of
the bishop, at IL salary with cspenses.paid of
S2,OoO each. The consideration of The re-
port was for the present postponed, and the
Chair aunonnced the totSowing
STANDING COMMITTEES:
IN he State Of She Caurch. h.--Rev. E.. J.
Gibson, ID. d., Bev. }. a. Latanc Rev. W.
\. Pendlcton, ID. D., Rev. Il. Ii. McKill. G..
+. Lee, Esq. Judge Richard Parker, Colonel
}. NJ. Patton. and R. G. Montgomery, Esq.
| On Clerical S"ppori.- -Messrs. n. Fl. Mas
sic, =. {. Warwick, George T.. Ia, lur 4. T..
Lardley, Asa Rogers. Marshall Mcdonald,
ID. c. Gordon, NJ. D. Hill, Carter TAYLOR,
- Berry, j. ". Green.
| On lFido~s' ami Orphans Fnpd.-Rev. w.
l.. iyland, Rev. +. Fl. Tngle. Rov.J.S Lind
say, DR.. John Dove, John 4. Page, Andrew
| Lewis.
On Episcopal Fund.- Rev. J. Pcterkin, ID.
D., and DR.. J. \. Sule.
o., IccnnntS Of D,oce$nD Msstopnry So
| c'esy.-Rev. &. w. Dame Rev. J. K. Lee,
u. VI. Banni>icr. and }. W. Green.
| On Pdroch'Gi Reports. J. II. VIM,
| 1ield ID. d.. Rev. j. II. Morrison, ID. -.
| Rev. X. Nelson. J. b. Lighttoot, Esq, Colo.
| mel II. Carter, DR.. u. {. Gordon.
| On Ncr Pur2ShcS.--Rev. J. 5. Hanckcl
Rev. IL. Sutcr, Rev. J. \. Wharton Colone
! j. NJ. Patton, Dr. .. W. Jones. Colonel G
L. Tal lor,
On Finnnr" Quss',cns A>a Roger.
Judge II. ". Shelley. W. G. Cascnuvc, n
II. Mas,ie, a. i. LaitlIcy, }. y. Ashton.
| NEW nYMSAL.
| The Rev. DR.. Andrews, on tnSalr of tn,
committee appointed at the last Council I,
report what mod,i' ations, if any, in tn
| proposed new hymnal should be recon
mcnded, presented Il report, which was hear,
with much interest. and ordered to b,
printed i'll the Journal for action at the mex
meeting.
| The committee give, as the result of crit
cal examination, II favorable estimate of TIN
general character Of the bymnal. The,
| recommend that twelve of The ninety PRAYER
book hymns omitted from The hymnal br re
stored, and generally di<approres of tn,
changes made in hymn, thus transferred
| Wherever they occur various comments ar,
offered on the new hymns in The hymnal
and material reduction in the number i
contains is recommended. The committee
think the book too large. The name OF the
second person of Ihr Trinity, wherever mp.
peariDg with the Latin spelling Jcsu
should. in the Judgment Of he committee
be written without this change. These
with various minior suggestions. occupy
| ing most Of the report.
The subject of Church Music, referred tr
the same committee, was briefly reported OIL
by the Rev. DR.. Minnigerode, who rcafrm
1
| ed the general views eXprc ,Scd by the Coun,
ril two year, ago hostile to rhilrchy or opn
ratio music, hu, deprecated iurthcr Ieci>la
ton.
| A minority report was presented by Colo.
mel J. VI. Patton. who disscntcd from the
negative ground taken by the committee, and
advocated the introduction of Il ritual of mu.
sic as practical prevention of abuses gene.
rullv recognized.
The minority report was also ordered to
be presented for consideration hy the next
| Council.
The Council then adjc drncd for divine
service appropriate to ascension day, per-
formed by Rev. w. T.. Meade, Of CI aries
town, the Rev. J. ID. POWELL, of Portsmouth,
| and Bishop White.
AZ TER SERVICE
Bishop Johns reId an extended and learned
address, cha racteIized by his usual ability,
OH The SIC lament of the Lords supper.
On IN Jtion of Bishop Whittle, 1000 copies
Of this address were ordered TO he printed
for distribution through the Diocese.
I Eyang elical Lutheran General synod
Efrl,foaufh Aeuysns SpSston