Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-04-28
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Second Days Proceedings Of the DiO-
cesan CORVentiOR-The Bishops
Annual Address.

Second Days Proceedings Of the DiO-
cesar COnVentiOn-The Bishops
Annual Address.
Report OF the Treasurer-The Memphis
Church HOme-The Cummins De-
fectiOn, Etc.
From the Knoxville Cbr0niclel
The convention assembled st nine
O'Clock in the morning. The opening
services were conducted by Rev. Messrs-
Henley aud Harris.
The secretary read the PROCEEDINGS OF
Yesterday, which we're approved. Hon.
Ed. Cooper, Of Shelbyville, appeared as
lay-delegate from Shelbyville parish.
DR.. Mclean also appeared as additional
lay-delegate from st. Pauls, Chatts-
nO0ga.
The bishop appointed the following
committee to fix the parish assessments
for the year; On the part of the laity,
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Hon. Edmund
Cooper, and Messrs. Wells, Fairbanks,
Kicks, Dawson, Payne, w. II. Stephens
and RunniDgton, and on behalf of the
clergy. Revs. Harrison and White.
The committee to fix the day for the
assembling Of the next annual cOnven-
ton at Bolivar reported the third
Wednesday nineteenth day of May as
the time. Rev. J. Howard Smith, DID,
Of Knoxville, was designated by the
bishop to preach the memorial sermon
TO Bishop Otey. The next convention
being the tenth anniversary OF the bish-
Op assuming his Office, the convention
invited him to preach the convention
sermon.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE
DIOCESE, Mr.. F. W. SMITH.
The treasurer OF the diocese reported the
Balance on hand at last convention-sl,I5l 7s
Received since:
From Planters bank stocks p 90
From Parish sssessments.---- Sy5io Is S-55s 10
SI-7ls 81
The disbursements have been as follows:
To Blsaop Quintard on .SS,lS4 %
To premium on Bishops life insurance
r5priniing journal OF Convention. 80 3
10 postage on journals and expenses q %
si7l8 %
The amounts due from the diocese are as fol- /
lows:
Balance due the Bishop, reported last
Balance due ihe Bishop on this year S}5 81
s2s2g 50
An invitation from Prof. Jams, Of the
Fast Tennessee institute for deaf and
dumb. to the convention, to visit it, was
accepted, and at three O'Clock in the Sf-
tP-D0nn the convention in body pro-
ceeded TO the asylum.
REPORTS Of special committees being
i'm order, the report of the special COM
nittee on the bishops address as to the
death of Bishops Armitage, Randall and
Auer, and Rev. Mr.. BOyce, reported
suitable resolutions.
The trustees of the University Of the
South at Sewanee reported the institu-
rion as very flOurishing, there being now
two hundred and tifty-siX students IN
attendance. The religious interest Of
the students was gratifying, thirty-two
having been confirmed during the con-
ventioual year. The trustees COM
plained that this diocese was not doing
As well as it should to sustain it by lib
eral contributions.
The special committee as to the con-
dition OF the Church Home for orphans,
at Memphis, reported it as in very eff
ciept condition, being out Of debt ana
literally supported. Its condition was
favora6ly compared with that Of st.
Luke's hospital, New York. The treas
urer's report showed that the total re-
ceipts for the year-including $1,000
from the relief committee Of Memphis
during the yellOw-feyer epidemic last
summer was SS027. The amount ex-
pended was S6O00 leaving q balance on
81 ElIaHl
The special committee TO report as to
the legal status Of st. Pauls church, Of
Edgefeld, recited the fact that as
parish il had been repeatedly recognized
by the convention, and that, therefore,
the affairs OF the property of the church
are under the control OF the present le-
gal vestry OF such vestry as may be elect
ga by the regular communlcants Of the
parish.
ACTION AS TO NEW CANONs
The committee on canOns reported
that il is inexpedient TO admit persons
under twenty-One years OF age as YES
trymen OF parishes or lay delegates to
the convention. A new canon for the
election Of bishops by the joint votes of
clergy aud laity in convention assem-
bled was recommended. 1t was re-
ported as eXpedient to adopt any new
canon providing for keeping better
parish records and registers. After con-
siderable discussion as TO the mode Of
filing vacancies in a vestry, il was re-
solved that the committee on canOns
prepare q new canon prescribing the
mode for choosing q parish vestry and
for filling vacancies in the same, and
that il was the sense Of the convention
that such vacancies be filed by an
election by the parish.
A resolution 10 request the deputies TO
the next general convention TO petition
that body to provide for use an exact
version Of the Nicene creed for the
church liturgy was tabled by vote Of
Is to II.
Ii was resolved that the bishop furnish
one of the city papers portions Of his ad-
dress FOR publication to be read to the
parishes next Sabbath by the clergy.
In accordance with the above resolu-
ton the bishop furnished for publication
several extracts from bis address to be
read 10 the various parishes in the do
cese next sabbath from which we select
that in reference to the epidemic in
Memphis and the Bishop Cummins de-
fectiOn.
THE YEI.LOw-FEVER EPIDEMIC.
DURING the fearful epidemic Of yellow-feveE
,nr cIsrsy remained faithfully st the post OF
duty. and were conspicuous loL unLIlhe oe-
t14.rf0n To the SICK auQ AgADks AlSf MSAE -
sIsf.d Ia their self-denying laDOIs " Rev.
lanes j. NauX, and Reys DIS sansote ane
I1Td- ne two latter gentlemen presoy teIs q
Nissisgippi The sister o. 81. Mary, " 40 hsAd
come t5 Memphis from New YORK VIII a
,.7.y- Of orening school, found ti!einsel ees ~
ne midst OF the epidemic ana aithousn en- en-
,fei,- 1nacc d ated, devoted themselves nlgnt
- 80 - ytsitiIg the sick aud afnlctedii
~ IL The bedside in pray MN nlsteIiAs
y 5S1Tr-ss braving the pestllentlal air. COINS Z
1-,-r bou-s 10 mouse and from hoVel 70 mover
'I-i.,.l tff lord Christ in his poor and N lct-
n ,re5 The Ioyal-hearted uDeIallty Wnlcn
1.oursd abundant slits ana oHeilnss inao -
~ 6ands OF the clergy for the use oI tne
sIck aud suffering was one oI sRs ne. Ho.s,a is "a
5+,llaeuts of the time OF trial oHerlngs o.
money came from all quarters; apuhu1ht
.1ppIies OF clothing ana otner neces 'ltles ~ III
fbs surpbans: indeed, all hearts we're toucneN
F,y me manifestations Of sympathy anu pIeo--
ffcaI christian charity, from the hotsa 1iit ~
~ s0TI+b rom the east and the west y
S-i,.-l r. n feel the great brotherhood oI
mo- and cheered those who bowed 70 6od >
viii. trustfal and believing, in their soIs
triais The rich sent Of their abundances anu
tbe moor. out OF their necessities, iount some
fbfrg with which, In ChristB name 70 httF
those who were poorer still. Ana nol Only
our own clergy and sisters OF Mercy bat ~ g
rIrrgv of the Roman Catholic chuTch ana
ne -i-f.-4 of Charity, and the Hlnisters OF
rHa kat Gus Protestant denominations, oe-
-frye mention f0r their fsIthfulness unto
death EtI counting Their lives dear unto
fnaraspI... tHey bore the eros they had
CHOSEN ior CHRIST = dear sake and FOLLOWED
him through ways OF pain and danger ialth-
fuI unto IN end.
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