The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCH COUNCIL.
First Days Proceedings.

annual sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr..
Percival of the Free Church of the Annun-
citation.
The text of the sermon was taken from the
2sth chapter of Proverbs, 18th verse. Mr.
Percval discoursed at length and quite elc
quently.
There vas fair attendance present After
service the Council proceeded to the call Of
clergy and Of lay delegates, when the follow.
ing clergymen were announced as present:
Rt Rev. J. p. B. Winner, D. d., Bishop o.
the Diocese.
| Rev. A. G. Blackwell, Rector of Grace
| Church, st. Francisville.
Rev. J. E. Brown, st. Stephens, Williams
Rev. L. S. Burford, Calvary Church, New
Orleans.
Rev. C. A. Cameron, Christ Church, Napo.
leonville.
Rev. c. D. Christian, Grace Church, Lake
Providence
Rev. W. T. D. Dalzel, st. Marks, Shreve-
port.
Rev: C. DOVE, st. Joseph's Church, St.
Joseph.
Rev. H. c. Duncan, St. Georges, New Or
leans.
Rev. J. f. Giraul:, ST. Annals Chapel, New
| Orleans.
Rev. S. S. Harris, Trinity, New Orleans.
Rev. W. Z. Leacock, Christ Church, New
! Orleans. ...
Rev. c. f D. Lyme, ST. Johns, Thibodaux.
| Rev J. Percival, Church OF the Annuncia-
| ton, New Orleans.
Rev. A. ). Tardy, ST. Johns New Orleans.
Rev. G.. Il. Upton, st. Johns, Minden.
| Rev. L Fontaine, Rev. ID. ). Lewis, Rev.
| r., Mr. Or.
| leans.
Rev. Mr.. Trader, OF Texas.
| Rev. Mr.. Mckinney, coiored, Of Western
| New YORK.
Lay Eelegates:
| The following gentlemen were announced
as lay delegates to the Council:
Caddo PARISH. q. Moncure, ". 2. Ford
and P. Trezevant.
East Fehciana. B. Lyons and John
Stone.
West Feliciana-S. }. Powell, Pierre But
Ter, J. Burruss McGehee, Vincent D. Walsh
and Horatio \. jackson.
Ibervi,le Henry n. Slack.
observation-disclosures L. Winder, S. L.
Grisamore.
Orleans-Christ Church-James Grimshaw.
W. w. Howe, d. S. Dryon and David Urqa-
hart.
st. Pauls Church, Briscoe. Thomas
Henderson, James Mcdonnell, ". G. Coyla
and James A. White.
Church of the Annunciation - Richard
Rhodes, W. +. Fairchild, George Wigg, Jos.
F. Hornor.
Trinity Church-Wm Flash, j. J. Irby,
Frank n. Batter, Geo. W. Race.
Mount Olivet Church.. johnson, Thos.
Fl. Jones, G. T. Harris, NJ. Gerolsman.
Calvary Church-W. H. Zimmerman, II.
Haskell. Ed. Phillips. w. H. Chatfe, Richard
Flower.
St. Anna Chapel-John Houlgrsve, A. j.
Lewis, Albert Baldwin, DR.. f. S. Lewis.
st. Georges Church-Ed. Thompson, Jno.
Clifton, john Z. Lowe, Robert W. Young, J.
w. Hinaan.
Parish of ST. Martin-John \. Fitzhugh,
E. t. Knight.
I. w. CostIeman.
TerrebOnne-H. G.. Minor, J. r. Bisland.
Evening Session.
The proceedings were opened by prayer by
the 1t. -Kev. Bishop Wilmer.
On motion, Rev. H. C. Duncan, of st.
Georges Church, Of New Orleans, was elected
Secretary of the Council.
On motion of MIR. Duncan, Rev. Stephen
H. Cranberry, was elected Assistant Secre-
tary of the Episcopal Council.
Bishop Winner announced the following
committees:
New Parishes John Percival, D. D. :;
W. G. Coyle, P. Trezevant, c. DOVE.
State of the Church-Rev. E. S. Buford, Ju-
Illus A. Blanc, P. Buhler.
Canons-Rev. S. S. Harris, D. D. !; C. F. D.
Lyme, G. W. Race, Hon. W. W. Howe, Rev.
d. Lewis.
Reports and Accounts -Rev j. F. Girault,
W. I. D. Dalzell, ID. D., James Mcconnell.
Unfinished Business d. Christian,
Thomas Henderson.
Assessments James Grimshaw, Albert
Baldwin, 3. Biscoe G. J. Bryan.
A motion that the proceedings Of the Coun-
Gil be opened each evening at Z o'clock was
carried.
By Mr.. Duncan:
Resolred, That the rules of order of the
last Council be adopted as the rules Of this
Council. Adopted.
the Secretary:
To the Secretary Of the Convention Tor Counc,l)
of the Diocese OF Louisiana .
Sir-In compliance with the requirements
Of Article OF the Constitution of the Church,
would hereby officially make known.
through you, to the Diocesan Convention OF
Louisiana the following proposed changes in
the Constitution of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of America, re-
commended by the General Convention of
1874, and to be finally acted upon by the
General Convention Of 1877, to wit:
l. 1t was, by concurrent action of the two
Houses Of the General Convention of 1874.
Resoired, That it be recommended and pro.
posed that the following alteration be made
IN article of the constitution, to-wit: Insert
at the end OF the article the words
"1he General Convention may, upon the
application of the Bishop and convention of
an organized diocese, setting forth that the
territory OF the diocese is too large for due
episcopal supervision by the Bishop Of such
diocese, set off portion Of such diocesan ter
ritory, which shall thereupon be placed
within, Or constitute, a missionary jurisdic-
ton, as the House of Bishops may de-
termine.
?. 1t was further
Resored That the following be proposed
and made known to the several dioceses as an
amendment to article 8 Of the constitution to
be added at the end of the article as it now
stands, to-wit, the words:
"Prouided That the General Convention
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