The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-21
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
sEvENrY-NrSra ANNUAL SESSION.
Especial telegram to the Dispatcls,J

The seycnty-ntnth Annual Council of TIL,
PROTESTANT Episcopal Church In the dioces,
Of Virginia met this morning in Chris
churc,, i'll this place, and was opened will
divine service. sermon. and the celebration
Of the holy communion. Morning prayer
WAS said by the Rev. {. J. Gibson ID. D., o
Petersburg, The antc-communion service b!
lSj,hop White. The Council sermon wa:
preached by the Rev. Charles Minnigcrodc
d. Of Richmond. 1t was MI earnest and
effective discourse on the text from the ll9l
psalm - will run the way Of Thy com
mantmcnts when Thou shalt enlarge my
| heart" The holy communion was admins.
tered by the bishops, assisted 10y the Rev
Or. Gibson. In spite OF 4 cold and damp
morning. large congregation was III attend
ancc. iucIudius numerous visitors from
distance.
| At the conclusion Of the service the Coun-
ell was called to order by the Bishop, and
more than eighty clcrgymen found to be-
present. The number in attendance Will
probably reach n hundred. Rev. Mc$srs.
W. l.. Nviand and Il. Nelson. and McS>rS. D..
&. Lighttoot and j. ID. Rogers were appoint
| Ell i committee 10 examine to credentials OF
lay delegates.
LIST or DELEGATES REroRTEn.
| The following is Il list OF those reported:
Charles l.. c. Minor, Montgomery parish,
| RlackShurs: Colonel George Z. Tayloe.
| Roanoke parish. Big Lick; John j. Amber,
s.; Faul'> church. Lynchhurg; K. I. Craig
| hill, Grace Memorial church, Lynchhurg
4
| ford: Dr.. c. Mccormick, s.. Johns church,
| Fairfax: William d. CaLcIl, Nelson parish,
Norwood: Frederick ". Page. Grace
church. Alhemarle: William G. Cazenovc
! Christ church. Alexandria; Major George
johnson. ST. PaulS church, Alexandria;
William 4. Smoot. Grace church, AleNan-
dria; Colonel William Nelson, st. Martins
parish, Hanover; Major S. J. c. Moore.
Grace chmch. Berryrille: John .. Ste
ger and William +. Gray, st. James'S
| church, Richmond: John L. Williams, st.
! Marks church. Richmond; DR.. John y.
Up>hur. Christ church, Richmond; VIII
liam II. Powers. Monumental church, Rich
mond David \. Walker st. PautS church.
Richmond !; Dr.. John Dove, st. Johns
church. Richmond: John Stewart, Eman-
uel church. Henrco; Colonel William Pres
ton Johnston. Grace church, Lexington !;
Judge Hugh w. Shetfey. Trinity
church. Staunton; DR.. Philip BurwelI,
RavenSwood, Jackson county; DR.. S. b.
Christian, st. Luke'S church, Amherst coun-
ty: Thomas B. Lane, Kingston parish. Mat
thewS county: ". y. Perkins, Littleton
parish, Cumberland; Il. X. Robinson, Trinity
church, Berkeley; Judge Richard Parker,
Christ church, Winchester; Robert c. San
derS, Moore parish, Campbell; DR.. Hugh
Brown, Emanuel church, Albemarle
Edmund j. Lee. Jr., Trinity church, Shep.
herdstown; Major C. II. Lee. st. Johns
parish, Loudoun; J. B. Lightfoot, St. Pc
tiers church. Caroline; James p. Machen,
Fenro parish, Fairfax: Charles j. Meri-
wcther. Trinity church. Bedford; Nathaniel
Riddick. St. Paufs church, Nansemond !;
Drayton G.. Meade, White parish, Fau-
quier; William Norwood, Jr., All-Saints
parish. Monroe; Cornelius Pate, st. Marks
church, Bedford; DR.. Spicer Patrick, st.
Johns church, hanaTha; Judge John f..
Page. Christ church, Wildwood; Colonel
John NJ. Patton. It. Johns church, Louisa ;
George B. Harrison. Brandon parish; An
drew Lewis. Emanuel church, Harrison
burg: Philip Ii. Powers, Wicklitfe parish,
Clarke; John NJ. Lewis, st. Paul'S church,
Albemare Thomas n. Sale. st. Thomas
t church, Bedford; Peter Saunders, Jr.,
l u,
Christ church, Loudoun Buckuer NJ. Ran
doph, Grace church. Fauquer DR.. A. 2.
BrowD, Meade parish. Fauquier; w. s.
Jones, St. Thomas parish, Frederick !;
e Tazewell Taylor, Christ church, Norfolk !;
, Holt Wilson, Trinity church, Portsmouth !;
John D. Rogers, Brunswick parish, King
George; L. 4. Sale, St. Johns church, Ii
berty; E. ". Staples, Emanuel church,
f Wood county; Colonel Il. NJ. Stribling
Leeds church, Fauquier: DR.. Thomas
Withers. St. Paul's church, Petersburg
Henry T. Ward, St. Johns church, Rich,
mond county; Joseph P. Webb, St. Johns
church, Nansemond; John Wilson, St. Pc
ter's church, Westmoreland; Hill Carter,
, Westoyer parish, Charles city: Lee Dade,
Shelbourne parish, Centreville; DIR. George
". Jones, Ashland.
The Council then being
DECLARED DULY ORGANIZED,
the same rules of order which governed the
last Council were adopted, and the hours
for meeting fixed as folloWs-viz.: From .
to half-past 3, with recesses for divine service
and from haifpast to 6.
VISITING CLERGY .<..,s- d
frou other Gioceses were invited to sit with
the Council. Among these may be men.
toned the following from Baltimore, all for
merly of this diocese-viz. Revs. Thomas
y. Dudley, Jr., c. c. Penick, George W. Pc
terkin, and E. A. Dalrymple, D. D.
The Council then adjourned until 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning. ,~
Night Session.
A large congregation attended service to.
4 night at Christ church. The Rev. K. d
Mason, of Baltimore, read service, and the
Rev. Z. C. Murdaugh, D. D., of Fredericks'
burg, preached. Neither OF the sermons eIl
thus far preached has contained any refer.
ence to the recent troubles in the Church
| other indications of gratifying unanimity are
apparent.
| South Carolina.