The New York herald., 1874-05-22
CHURCH COUNCIL s.
The Episcopal Council at Charlottesville, Va
Forcible Address by Bishop Joins, y
ofVirginia-In -Intemperance and
Church Membership.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May n, 1874

.segesa- = CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, May n, 1874
In the Episcopal Council this morning Rev. Dr.
Pcterkin offered resolution to appoint commit
tee to consider and report to the Council the best
manner Tor removing from the Prayer Book any
ONCE or service now bound up Herewith without
compliance with the provisions OF the constitution
that apply to the case The resolution was adopted
mem. con.
REV. MI Mason introduced resolution to the
effect that, in the opinion Of this Council any par
ticipatiOn In lotteries, gift enterprises and gift
concerts is inconsistent with the professions Of
Christian. and that 1t is improper Tor q church or
. church institution TO be aided by money made
by such means 1t was adopted with only one dis
sentlng voice. ,,s.
, The annual reports Of Bishops Johns and Whittle
showed that l,14l persons had been confirmed
members OF the Church since last year.
Bishop Johns, the Senior Bishop OF the Diocese,
in his annual ad .ress to the Council rejoices over
the large accessIons to the Church the last year;
advises care Ia the admission OF members, alludes
to the great teclng aroused on the suplect OF ln-
temperance and speaks OF the position OF the do
cese OF Virginia, always in condemnation OF this
vice. He aludes feengly to rae death or Rev.
DR.. sparrow, OF the Theological Seminary. Thirteen
persons nave been admitted to orders. lie an.
n0unced the withdrawal VI Rev. Joseph A. Lattane,
oil Wheeling, and Rev. Mr. Mccormick, OF Peters
burg, Cumninsltes, and says that he apprehended
no evil from delay In their Cases, SIX months, the
longcst period or lorbearance, and in thls con-
OF Virginia and Its present state as deeply
Protestant, duly Episcopal and distinctly evan
gelical. ana its ruhrlcal and canOnical authority
as quite sufficient to cgisate tor any emergency.
WITH all this security there was as little
lnterlerencc Win inaividuai liberty IN the
No other Church gives more uDrestraned access to
the Gospel tnan does the diocese OF Virginia. Un-
der It's government the Church had grown from
feeble band TO a vast aud powerful army, and to be
grated on such body was privilege not easily
over-estmated. Few things had been more en-.
couragng to hlm than the cry OF loyalty when had
come up rom every quarter Of the diocese III con-
sequence o. the leaving OF some dissatisfied
brethren The possession sucn privileges IN.
crcases our responsibility to guard them. The
Bsnop gave an account OF the beginning OF Ritual.
ism az oxford, Orty years ago. under The plausible
prerence OF superior churchmanship, garb 1t mas
always worn, and under which II mas introduced
tudes unknown to the Rubrlc. O the action OF
the Episcopal General Convention he said
them too vague and the other embold.
ened the innOyators, VINO had introduced
services not to he distn suished from the Churcn
OF Rome, and in some instances they nad .i,'a out
Romanized the Romans and brought ridicuie
on themselves from those errorists. ne tnougnt
the time had come for action, ana TINS dlocese
should send delegates to the General Conference
prepared to breast an evil which nad become
ne had never seen a person perverted by the
words IN the Prayer Book, but he had tender
Thought the tendency dinereni. Prepared Tor any
lawInl expedient which might reLeve tne con.
science his mind was not maze up at 40 ~ tbe ~" Sonnc
AZ the conclusion or his address. Bishop Johns
was warmly congratulated by ootn clericai and
- 20 mucn Of the bishops address as relates to
ritualism was referred TO committee oil thirteen
to be appointed by the Bisnop.
Presbyterian General Assembly-Open-
fnu Ceremonies and Sermon by Rev.
Howard Crosby.
-"5.-17 ST. LOUIS, May 21, 1874
The General Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church convened here at eleven O'Clock this morn.
ing. In the FIRST Presbyterian church, and was
opened by prayer by the Moderator, Rev. Howard
Cr0spy OF New York. After devotional exercises
the Moderator delivered the opening sermon,
which was purely scrptural In its bearing. rne
roll was then called, and nearly all the members
were present, numbering between 500 and 900,
IRON ali parts OF the Union, and including many OF
the most distinguished divlnes Of the Church.
General Methodist Episcopal Conference.
4el LOUISVILLE, KY, May 81, 1874
In the General Conference OF the Methodist Epis.
copal Church yesterday the Committee on Episco-
pacy recommended plan for the support OF the
families OF deceased bishops. The report was
adopted. The Committee ON Boundaries made
report which hes over one day. recommending
that oil That portion VI indiana not incirded IN
the New Albany and Jeflersonvllle appointments
De transferred TO the Illinois Conference. The
transfer OF portion OF Trinity Conference 10 the
East Texas Conference is also recommended. Tne
report also recommends that the Missouri Conier.
ence Dc allowed TO change its boundary nue1
within the next four years II It becomes necsS
sary.