The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-23
A. Rich, collector; Lahue. overseer of poor; !;
johnson, justice of the peace; Rich, consts-
Council of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Virginia.
SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL
SESSION.
FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch. |

| Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.I
| WINCHESTER, Va. May 22.-1he seventy
eighth annual Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia
met in Christ church yesterday morning at
hat-Iast 10 O'Clock, and was opened with
divine service. The Rev. DR.. Gibson, OF
Petersburg, read the morning prayer and
litany, and the Rt. Rev. +. NJ. Whittlc, d.
d., the ante-communioI and the Rev. J. II.
ID. Wingticld, y. d., OF Pc !ersburg. preached.
The holy communion waa administered by
the Bishop.
THE COUNCIL SERMON
of DR.. Wingteld was an able and interesting
discourse. His text was the 18th verse Of
the one hundred and forty-tourth Psalm.
His subject, the Church instruction OF her
children under the several heads Of cate
chetical, parochal. and parental teachings.
The duty and privilege of those upon WHOM
such teaching is incumbent was elaborated
land enjoyed. After service the Council wis
regularly organized and then adjourned to
meet in the afternoon at ). Some eighty
clergy answered to their names. The follow
ing is il
| LIST OF TIE LAY DELEGATES:
Colonel G. ii. Lee. Emanuel, Loudn IN
Ci+siu> +. Lee. Glacr. Alexandra Anh '"w
Lewis, Emanuel. llarri>onh,lr@ j. Il. light.
fool. st. Peters. Caroline: Colonel VI. Mr
Donald, Grace Lexington; \. NJ. Ma ,>ic
Christ. Charlottesville; w. n. Mendy.
Meade Memorial. Clarke Professor &. IL. G.
Minor, Montgomery Parish; r. q. ont
~omcrv. Mchrrrn Parrish. Grrcns''illc
Major :. J. G.. Moore. Grace, Bcrry'lllc
Major Thomas Moore. Feruro Parish, Fair
fax: Colonel William Nelson, st. Mai tins
Parish. Hanover ;Gcorge Newton, st. Pa us
Norfolk; John Il. Page. Christ. MilwCod
Tboma. w. Pare. Grace. Albcmtrlr Dir
William p Palmer, st. James,, Rlchnond
Judge Richard Parker. Christ, Winchester
Colonel J. VI. Eaton. 81. Johns. Louisa; t.
X. Eobinsop, Trinity, Alartinsburg; General
Asa Rogers. Si. .Jamcs's. Richmond DR..
J. ~ Sale, 81. .InhnS, Liberty; Judge
II. W. Shciicy, Trinity, Stiunton: Major
john Is Sanlrd, st. Stephens. Culpepcr
John \. Ashton, Trinity, Portsmouth; Dr.
Monroe R:,rrister. Raleigh Parish, Amelia ;
G. A. Bark dale. St. Panl'~. Richmond: Dr.
Ed. Buttlcv. St. Lukc's, Nottuway: J. A
Browning. Trinity, Kappahannork; Taylor
Berry, Lexington parish. Amherst; DR.. X
r. Grower Rcnlon parish, Williamsburg
Dr. \, =, Brown. Meade parish. FLrllirr
William u. Cahrl. Nelson parish, NcI
sou: Colonel Hill Carter, Wr>tossr PA
ri>h, Charles ttty; W. &. CaSenove, Christ
Alexandria W.. i. Clarke. Epiphany, Dan
vile; William e Cole, Grace, Petersburg.
l.. o. DairrlctclG', Christ, Bath {; DR.. John
Dove, st. Johns. IIenricV; }. G. Estes
Christ, Richmond. Randolph c. Fi'zhugh
Oycywla,ton. Stafford; NEior John W
Green. St. Paul. A,eNandrir; DR.. ID. {. Cor
don. st. Georges, Fauquur: George W.
Hall, Trinity, jefferson; George Bird, FL u-
;, riSuu. Prince Georges COUNTY; +. Is. Hlte,
EMANUEL. l'a,nIuicr; ". h. IIcrrick, Leeds.
Tm,u,icr: Or. George w. Jones, Grace
Richmond Colonel feorg ge L. Taylor, Sa
lem parish. FarMIcr; Peter T.. Warwick
Monumental. Richmond; +. j. Nchb, -
Johns: \. :. White. Leon. Charc>t"Wn
Don Z. la~ry. ST. r:lu's. l.ynchburg; W
G.. Chase. Christ, Lancaster; John Milton
ra,tcrou. Loutlotm: Thomas Henderson
Whltllc parish, Fla nquier; }. N. ChInn
North Fernl.art parish; W. III. Latnne, Soutl
Farnlam parish, r. sex county + W. Sta
: pies, Emanuel church. Wood; Alexander
T.. Laidlcy. st. Johns, Charlcstown; .. }
Marion, Christ, MiddIpscN; Thomas Burcb
Christ, LolIdouu; st. George Bryan. iii
wanna parish, FIuva ma; Tazewcll Tdylor
Christ. Norfolk.
Afternoon Session.
The Council, upon r,asecmbling at
o'clock: determined. on motion - Judge
Parker, to sit daily. with morning recess iol
divine service. from. . Until 3, and in th'
afternoon from 4:3 } until u o'clock.
ANNUAL REPORT Of THE BISHOP.
Bi.hop Johns rea 4 his annual report, tho
thirticth presented by him to this Council.
The Council was cm-rcratcd in lSi2. This
venerable prolalc is now scventy->eyen years
Of age. and has never missed meeting. In
rcyiewu" visitation in West Virginia last
autumn the Bishop referred. in special com
mcudatiou, TO The devotion and enterprise ol
rh,lrlnen in the village Of Volcano, new
settlement i'm Wood cou MY. where, without
help irom abroad, II chu rcl iniS leen erected
and REGULAR service >tlhlished. The good
prospects of Huntington are noted, and
thankful a"know wIcdgment il made OF The
nilt of two lois for building at the hands oI
the president of the New York Chamber OF
Commerce. The lar-rs; nUml"r OF persons
rnnirmcd in any church in the Diocese
during the Council year wa, in Staunton.
where on two occasions an aggregate of l0i
persons received the laying OH OF hands.
Thrty-Scyen candidates for orders are re-
ported Fourteen clcrgymcn have been
transferred TO other DioccSe>. and Iour have
been received into this Diocese. Twelve
changes of settled clergy in the Diocese are
mentioned aud ten vacant places are filled
by recent graduates from the Seminary. ap-
propriate reference was made to the death Of
the Bishops OF Indiana, Massachusetts,. and
Ohio.
| THE REPORT OF BISHOP wHITTLE
|cyhibjted large amount Of work, though
fewer combinations were reported on az
count of the repeated Interruptions in his
appointed yislation> by high water, &r..
the bishop having been on one OCCASION dc.
tanned by swollen streams Is much as 1--WE
,,,,s ls;shon Juhu> rrprrtru 5}o and the