Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

o0s me consent OF ne nteaaA g W1N
Diocese ives llfhat ives aeeaesagl 3 a1
Transfer Of tie b. Rev " Ata#a
tile psoceeAs sand eAat a#Flus he44
ed, there did uOts AAd does nos eKisz any
obstruction IN the Constitutional o.
CAnOaieal Law Of The ChnFah, eithertn ~
letter OF sbtfik, n the continued ekiete1oe
OF the relation OF Rector % TIE Parish 81
the HOly Trinity Whiea halnew happily
eu1tslas, end 70 hia observation-disclosures y
A. Mzaka, CAslfmaal
The report was received end the =
cOmpanylug r~esOlutlod adopted, e. tol.s
lows: .lfllt 80 ia
That the RGi Rsv.R n Adams 8
Rector Of the Parish oflhe Holy Trial
ty, has cauOulcal residence Ia the Do.
cese of Mississippi, and &c such ig tn4a
titled, % of FIghl. 10 g seal 10 The Conn
cils Of the Diocese. e. 4iHt . 1tcAH
The committee on tho desth Of Dtsa
W.T.. BalfOHr made the following ResA
port, which was adopted By asbtaudIngt
Votn. . r,tl.a. 'fu7 ffuti Iyt DiUQl1 "a
WImIamiT. BaI'out has been summehsdT
from the raaks Of the church iAtIlten3 ~
take b Q place, IS q faithful eoldlef, sA1
servant OF Christ, In the ranks ot me
Church Triumph. -
Do " EoaOtteut Ahatyl ~ uib UNtAsbt+u
from life, our o0un.ry has l08t q ycltlzens
society q member, he family aihead, the
church . sOn, and we 3 brother, whpsq
Loyalty and ohadty, whose taith and
works, whose Affection and care, wh0es
manliaeBa and gentleneas proclaimed aim
. man and 8 Chrlstlan, whom living, We
loved and whom dead. we mourns ~ Y
Resolved, That We desire 70 record cur
sad but grateful testimony 70 the wise
c0uHsels aud efa0ient lahore Of him Wh0m
we delighted 70 select ae orr C~eunsal0g,
upon the standing Commiltee ana our
Representative lathe GeneTal Cenvsl-
Resolved, That The CAuhrCh kas iaAs
Layaan wheaO place BE eWa Ibrsh6 ~
S%pIs ApS sAS voice q God ell pP9n W.
RssolESdy that the Secretary o. che
Counnll be- instructed 70 aeRd &. CopE o.
these revolutions 10 the famtiy OF the de-
ceased. QIN et 49, lEI HJ4lA liza
DUNCAN @. GREEN, ohslFmaR.
M. George N. Klein, % part Of The
Committee On Finance, made report
which was taken up seFiatimj discuss ,
cd aud adopted - f0ll0wg: fassy or
REPORT OF T4E CoNluTTER ON FENA1qR
The Re Rev. the President OF the C0unolI: I
Your OOmmittae on Finance beg eoagatol
Su6@lt me tOllowieg report; l....a
1 ~ M4NG N49AAA4AA NM1 AA9AAAA W WV
Treasurer Of the diocese. and che account )
OF the secretary and Treasurer Of the
Council. They mud same correct, an0
recommend that they be appr0vads
They recommend that the Treasurer %
the council DO instructed 70 refund 20 the
Treasurer OF the Diocese che sum Of ewens
ty.three dOllars paid 70 the Treasurer Of
the General Convention.
Tue matter OF the assessment for tho
Bishops salary has been the subjeOt Of the
most anxious SOllcltude OF the COmmltteo,
and they hnd, as the result Of their lsb0fae
that the plan heretofore prevailing ls no
lnnger practicable. In view OF the depress-
ed financial condition OF many Of the O0ns
t%rlbuiing Parishes; they have, therefore,
changed the manner OF raising the funds
for the Bishops salary iOr the coming
year, ana recommend the adoption OF the
. following re solution:
BE II resolved, That the communicants
OF the Diucese, as reported atthls OOun0iis
b. ass, seed one dollar and q hale each Tor
the Bishops salary, and also, that the
clergy be requested 70 take up qnarlerly
collections for tho same purpose, upOn the
: hrst sunday In each quarter at Fhi0h the
cUmmuuion 10 celebrated; add that the
o Secretary be directed 20 prep re an saseas@
y ment roll Of the Parishes upon thla baals,
spreading the same Upon the journal.
The committee recommends that aha. a.
eessmeut OF last year tor the fund for oon-
tingent expenses Of the DlOossaa Councl1
% reduced ten per cent, and the aeaenas
. ment for the current year be Gxed &c auoh
Q reduction and published Ia the Journal.
Q The committee further reoommends that
the secretary, In printing the Journal OF
. this Council, be directed % omit there.
: from the matter oQutaiaed on pages Z and
; y and pages 30 10 SO inclusive, and pagan
20, n aud u Of the Journal Of the Fifieth
Annual Couuoll.
4 The committee have adopted the follow.
! log substitute for the resolution relating
unlversIty Of the South, referred 70 them
by the C0aaoll, and recommend its adops
tiOn:
Be Il resolved, That in the opinion OF
> this Counoll Il 10 but just aud ~exPedient
that the ten Dl0ceseB represented 60 the
university OF the South are recommended
W assume th0 entire burden aud auBpOrk
ofthe Theological Department thereof, and
that the Diocesan Councils of said Dios
: ceses are recommended 10 ascertain aud
Z assess themselves pro rata to the extank az
the salaries OF the Theological Professors
aud current expenses Of the Theological
= Department Of the University, and 20
. pledge themselves to tho University 70
4 meet the assessment 60 assumed; ana that
: thlS Council does hereby appropriate tho
sum OF i've hundred dollaFalO the Currant
y, year. Respectfully submitted,
GEO. n. kLkIN, Tor the Committee.
A resolution Wsp adopled s~ppOintlng.
. committee Of ave. to Inqaire into the
I management Of the financial Alfalfa OF
a siSler churches with 9 view to infdrs
Q llAtiOn. The chair appoInled &c such
committee, Rev. Alex. Marks, Rev. =.
q Z. Tucker, Rev. j. B. Linn, ]. FIoyd
King and q, d. SldWay.
The Secretary and Treasurer submit.
i ted 9 supplemental report Of collec-
Q tions made since last report.
9 The Secretary was instructed to pre-.
e pare q form OF paFochial report and
0 tabulaled statement that shall conform
to that furnished by the Secretary Of
the General Convention.
The Parish Of Calvary, Holmoa
county, having ceased to exist, the SEQ.
Rotary wac instructed to drop it from
q the rolls Of the Journal.
The following series Of resolutions
OF thanks were adopted:
g Received, That the Clerical and Law
Y Delegates OF this Councll desire 10 render