Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-22

ah Morton, St. Pauls, Culpeper ; y. y.
Marston, Midland Jno. R. Purdie, Isle
of Wight .Jno. L. Scott, Dinwiddle ; M.
G. Seiden and Beverly X. Selden, Powha-
tan F.; DR.. Alfred Taliaferro, Culpeper; Dr.
R. H. Tatum, Powhatan.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
Bishop Johns then delivered his annual
address. He rejoices over the large acces-
sions to the Church in the last year, adyi-
ses care i'll the admission of members to it,
alludes to the feeling aroused on the sub
ject OF intemperance, and speaks of the
diocese OF Virginia always in condemna-
ton OF this vice. He alluded feelingly to
the death of Rev. Dr.Sparrow of the Theo-
logical Seminary. Thirteen persons have
been admitted to orders. He announces
the
WITHDRAWAL OF REV. JAMES A.
LATANE,
of Wheeling, and Rev. Mr.. Mccormick, of
Petersburg, and says that as he apprehend-
ed no evil from delay he had given in these
cases six months, the longest period OF for
bearance, and in this connection he allud-
es to the great past of the Diocese of Vir-
ginia and it's present state as deep y Prot
estant, duly Episcopal and distinctly
Evangelical" whose rubrical and canoni-
cal authority is quite sufficient to
legisate for any emergency. With all this
security there was rs little interference
with individual liberty in the church as in
any denomination on earth. No other
church gives more unrestrained access to
the gospel than does the Diocese of Vir-
ginia Under its government the church
had grown from a feeble band to vast
and powerful army and to be grated on
such a body was a privilege not easily over
estimated. Few things had been more en-
couraging to him than the cry of loyalty
which lad come up from every quarter of
the Diocese i'll consequence of the leaving
OF some dissatisfied brethren. The possess
sion of such privileges increases our re
simnslbility to guard them. The Bishop
gave an account of the beginning of
RITUALIsM
lat Oxford forty years ago under the plaus-
IDLE pretence of superior Guardianship. a
garb it has always worn and under which
it has introduced medieval rites, ceremo-
MES, perfumes, attitudes, unknown to be
rubric OF the action of the Episcopal
| General Convention he said that it's reso-
lutions adopted were-one of them too
vague, and the other emboldened the inno-
vators who had introduced services not to
be distinguished from the church of Rome,
and in some cases they had out Romanized
the Romanists and brought ridicule on
themselves from those errOrists. He
thought the
TINE HAD COME FOR ACTION
and this Diocese should send delegates to
the General Conference prepared to breast
an evil which had become scandalous. In
| all his ministry of half century he had
never seen Il person perverted by the words
III the Prayer Book, but i'll tender COM
passion for many intelligent persons who
| thought the tendency different, he was
prepared for any lawful expedient which
might relieve their consciences His mind
| was not made up as to the exact instrnc-
tions to be given, but the diodese could
decide.
| Bishop Whittle's report was then read,
and showed six hundred and sixteen con-
irmations during the year.
So much of the Bishops address us rela-
ted to ritualism was referred to commit
| tee OF thirteen, to be appointed by the
Bishop.
A committee of two was appointed to
report on paying Rev. Messrs. Minnege-
rode, Hanckel and Davis for examining
candidates for orders.
devotional exercises were then held, af-
ter which the Council resumed business.l
CHANGING THE PRAYER BOOK.
On resuming Diocesan business, Rev.
Joshua Peterkin, Of Richmond, offered
resolution appointing committee to re-
port 1.-THE best measures for the removal
from the prayer book of any office or ser
vice, now bound up therein without COM
pliance with the provisions of the constitu-
ton that apply to the case.''
The resolution was advocated by Rev.
Mr.. Wall, of Richmond.
1t was referred to the committee of thir-
teen on that portion Of the Bishops adj
dress relating to Ritualism.
DIOCESAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The report of the Diocesan Missionary
Society showed for the year Receipts
S5,7SS, expenditures $4,919. The Society
says it needs $4,000 for this years expen-
ditures.
Among the distinguished lay delegates
present to-day were Hon. Ben. johnson
Barbour, Judge r. L. c. Moncure of the
Supreme Court of Appeals. Gen. jackson.
of West Virginia. Judge Hugh w. Shelf
fey of Staunton Gen. F. H. Smith of the
Virginia Military Institute Col. VIM.
Preston Johnston of Washington and Lee
University and Gen. J. Bradley johnson of
Richmond.
Bishop Johns in his address reported 525
combinations for the year.
1t was u noticeable fact that after the
reading of Bishop Johns address many of
the clergy and laity came up and congrat-
ulated and thanked him. 10.
A resolution offered by Rev. Mr.. Mason
declaring IL participation in lotteries, gift
enterprises &c, for church purposes i'm
proper was passed unanimously.
Rev. j. G. Wheat, of Staunton, arrived
this morning.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
A. NJ. Kelley, for Mayor, E. B. Cook,
for City Sergeant, and E. Darlington Ca
bell, for Commonwealth Attorney, is the
Conservative ticket at Richmond, Va.