The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-17
Ispecial telegram to the Dispatch.

blcd in Trinity church, IN this city, at 10
o'clock this morning-Right Rev. +. Vi.
Whittlc, ID. ID. LII. D., Bishop Of the Do
cesc, presiding; Rev. r. G. Dashiell, Of st.
Marks church, Richmond, secretary.
| DELEGATES PRESENT. ~
The following clerical and lay delegates
are present:
Rev. W. 4. AIrch, Rev. John Amber,
Rev. j. Ct. Armstrong, NJ. p. Andrews, Or.
w. III. Amiss, S. W. Anderson, George {.
G. Ayrcs, }. Thompson Brown, Rev. =.
Brooke, Rev. +. NJ, Baker, Rev. David
Barr, Rev. II. S. Barrett, Rev. O. 5. Barton,
Rev. A. 5. Berkeley, Rev. p. F. Berkeley,
Rev. f. Boyden, II. i. G. Baskerville, G.
w. Bassctt. S. NJ. Blackford, DR.. }. r. Bay
Tor, G. NJ. blackboard, +. S. Beckwith, q. \.
Barksdalc, Dir. L. r. Birckhead, }. j. Bro
kenbrough, Judge w. Fl. Boiling, Taylor
Berry, DR.. J. L. Burrus, Lewis y. BoSss, b.
J. Barbour. Colonel Norborne Berkeley, Cap
tain Samuel Barron, w. A. Brokenbrough,
! J. III. Buiord. r. G. Bourdcn. re. Berke.
lev, Rev. Edmund Christian, Rev. II. VI.
Carson, Rev. r. 4. CobbS, Rev. James NJ.
Coicr, Rev. II. RI. Cole. Rev Giles b.
Cooke, Rev. James Il. Craighill, Rev. a. II.
Currle. Charles Cary, DR.. James W. Clai.
borne, J. c. Cooke, G. {. Conway, William
G.. Cazcnovc. -. Il. Cheatwood, Captain
y Robert Carter, John ii. Claiborne. /. ii.
Darlington, W. I. Chase. {. +. Cosby, Or.
T.. \. Coleman, II. .. Claggctt, Robert r.
Cole. II. \. Darlington, DR.. y. l. clark,
Rev. q. W. Dame, Rev. w. VI. Dame, Rev
=. e.. Dasl,iell secretary. Rev. ID. {. I.
Davis. Rev. Richard T. Davis, Rev. II. i.
Derby. Colonel X. II. Duancy. Lee NJ. Dade.
John Dickinson. Thomas ID. Evans. Thomas
W. Franklin, Rev. Robert Gatcwood, Rev.
G.. 4. Gibbons, Rev. George ). Gibbs, Rev,
C.. i. Gibson. Rev. K. \. Gibson. Rev. X.
\. Goodwin, Rev. +. ID. Goodwin. Rev. W.
+. Gordon, Rev. james Grammcr, Rev. j.
j. Gravatt, Rev. J. y. Greave<. +. Nj. Gllkc.
son, Thomas Ct. Goodwin, AdolphuS Gary,
F.. 3. Goodc, John Gilmcr. ID. {. Gordon,
DR.. II. Mes. Gamble. Rev. T.. b. 1laber-
sham, Rev. Charles r. Hams, Bcy. j. :
Hanckrl, Rev j. ). HansbrouSh, Rev. Il.
W. Hubbard. Rev. James Il. HUBBARD, Rev.
John =. Hubbard. Rev. W. Q. IlulIihen,
Rev. \. Y. iiundey. Rev. j. II. Hundley,
Rev. W. l.. iIyiand. l.. ID. llavmond, +.
Alex. IIatton. Colonel 5. +. llarwood, Coz
onc Randolph Harrison, John Howard,
Major ID. l.. IiaSey. George +. Harrison,
William II. Harrison, Thomas henderson,
Charles i. Hayden, John llorsley, James {.
Hart. s. II. IIackct:, Rev. f.. ii. lngir, Rev.
II. VI. jackson. Rev. Z. +. jackson, Key.
Arthur :. Johns, Rev. W. II. Johnson, Rev.
Edwin Il. Jones, Rev. f. '. Jones. Rev.
Joseph Il. Jones, Rev. Richard II. Jones
Rev. w. 5. Jones. John Il. Jones. w. ).
Jones. Colonel William Z. Johnston, Rev.
J. W. kecbe, Rev. II. :. kcpler, Rev. y.
4. kinSolyng, Hon. II. Il. kerrick, George
+. Kraglow, Dr.. O. W. kean, DR.. George
Kerr, DR.. Samuel B. Kello, Rev. II. H. Lacy,
Rev. w. &. Latane, Rev. J. p. Lawrence,
Rev. J. w. Lea. Rev. w. 7. Leaveil.
Rev. Ii. 3. Lee, Rev. J. S. Lindsay, Rev.
J. J. Llovd, Rev. Thomas Z. Locke,
Rev. J. r. Lee, Casslus f. Lee, Colonel
Robert II. Logan, K. II. Lacy, Jr., Andrew
Lewis. Colonel William Lamb, Colonel j.
T. Lockridge, John NJ. Lewis, DR.. I. b.
Lane, John Il. Lightfoot, Colonel K. 5.
Lawrence, Rev. Charles Mann, Rev. Il. +.
Martin, Rev. j. X. Mason, Rev. L. X. Ma
son, Rev. r. II. Mason, Rev. r. J. Nc
Bryde, Rev. J. J: McElhinny, Rev. j. Nc
Gill, Rev. f. 3. Mcclure, Rev. John Nc
Nabb. Rev. Everard Meade, Rev. W. h.
Meade. Rev. i. a. Meade, Rev. j. NJ. Mere
dith, Rev. c. Minnigcrode, Rev. j. u. MIN
nigerode, Rev. c. Norris, Rev. }. Ii. Morrl-
son. Rev. i. c. Murdaush, Anthony Nc
Lean, Rev. William Munford, Colonel 5. j.
| VI -. y.
| Meriwether. ST., Thomas Moore, r. j. Nc
Candlish, David Meade, J. w. McNecr, W.
II, Murdauell, Rev. q. w. Nelson, Rev. Il.
Nelson. Rev. j. 3. Newton, Rev. George
II. Newton, Rev. j. J. Norwood, Rev. VIII
liam Norwood, William \. Nelson, Colonel
William Nelson, Dr. II. w. Nelson, c. p.
Noland, Rev. \. y. Okcson. Rev. Alex
andcr OVERLY, X; l.. Page: Rev.
dlcton, Rev. Joshua Peterkiu, Rev.
r. II. Phillips, \. X. Phillips, Rev. j..
+. Poindexter, Rev. John ID. Powell, Rev.
Pike Powers, Phillip H. Powers, Judge
John +. Page, Rev. w. II. ii. Powers,
Thomas w. Page, John ". Payton. William
-. Peachy. Dr.. Spicer Patrick, Judge H..
Parker, John IL. Powell, W. +. PaNson,
Rev. &. {. Randolph, Rev. }. i. /. Reed,
Rev. Theo. r. Reed. Rev. K. ID. Roller,
b. NJ. Randolph, Il. j. Rankin. \. fldilck,
Rev. J. J. Sans, Rev. +. &. Scott. Rev. D..
W. Shields, Rev. Phil. Slaughter. Rev. IL.
| 4. Smith, Rev. l.. II. Sotheron, Rev. Thomas
Spencer, Rev. u. +. Sprigg, Rev. {. !.
Stcptor, Rev. +. Suinsicllow, Rev. H..
Stringfcllow, Rev. ii. Suter, W. a. Smoot,
81. p. Sclater, James W. Shields, John o.
Stcoer, Il. Stribing. Miles &. Seldcn, Il. K.
Sclden, J. 7. Schermerhorn, Peter Saun-
dcrs. Edward Scott, ST., L. w. Staples,
Judge Ill. w. Shelley, DR.. r. II. Stuart, w.
! II. Smith, Rev. T. y. Tidball, Rev. a. L.
Tizzard, Rev. s. d. TompkinS, Rev. Beverly
D. Tucker, Robert II. Tyler, Colonel w.
If. Taylor, Il. d. TinSIcy, DR.. Il. III. Ia
tum, George G. Thompson, Samuel larry,
Hon. G. W. Thompson, Rev. \. Wade,
Rev. Cornelius Walker, Rev. Charles d.
Walker. Rev. W. \. Ward, Rev. Albert
Ware, Rev. \. W. Wcddell. Rev. ID. NJ.
Wharton, Rev. John \. Wharton, Rev. l..
B. Wharton, Rev. }. c. Wheat, Rev. Robert
White, Rev. J. II. Williams, Rev. George
T. Wilmer, Rev. L. Withers, Rev. George
Woodbridge. Rev. f. Woods. Rev. Il. w.
Wroth, John l.. Williams, \. S. White, DR..
Thomas Withers. w. T.. Watson, Colonel
| II. d. Whitcomb, s. +. White, j. q. Will
liams, DR.. William Writ, i. l.. Winston.
IMPORTANT QUESTION TO BE DECIDED.
The most important question to be de-
cided at this session OF the Council will be
the proposition to divide the Diocese by the
line of James river. as already published in
the Dispatch. have canrasscd the subject
here, and find that there will probably be no
division this time, but it will come eycntu-
alIy. The actual division cannot take place
until after the General Convention OF the
United States meets. This body holds its
sessions once every three years, and meets
in October next; so il there is no action by
the State Council this time, 1t cannot be
taken up for three years.
AS to the proposition to divide the pres
ent Diocese, by erecting West Virginia into