Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-19
EpfscopaI Church News.

Episcopal Church News.
The Manchester, England, Examiner
says that the Rev. William Impey has resigned
his Office as General Superintendent of the
Wesleyan Missions ia Southeastern Africa.
Some time ago Mr.. Impey wrote to the mis-
sion secretaries in London expressing his In
ability any longer to enforce OF his brethren,
or on the kafir converts of the mission, the
"plain grammatical sense" of the words in the
Methodist standards, which require 1t to be
taught that shell is o dark and bottomless pit,
full of fire and birthstone, in which the wicked
will be punished for ever and ever, by having
their bodies tormented by the fire and their
souls by sense of the wrath Of God.' At
the request of the secretaries be came to Lon
don and conferred with them, and the result
has been that he was compelled to resign bis
position. His connection with the Wesleyan
ministry has thus ceased after serving as mis-
sionary for forty years.
There are now in the State of New ork
FIVE bishops, having charge of as many do
ceses, and 1864 communicates. The hrst
convention of the original New York diocese
was opened June %, 1885. There wers then
in the diocese, five clergymen. The trst d.
vision occurred in 1888, resulting in the crea-
ton of the diocese of Western New York.
This was also divided in 1868, creating the
diocese of Central New York. The original
New York diocese was again divided in 1868,
at Which time Long Island and Albany were
made separate dioccses. Notwithstanding these
deductions from its strength, the diocese OF
New York still has 3O5 clerg ymen and 80, 900
commandments.
Miss Cotton, only child and heiress OF the
Rev. DR.. Cotton, Provost Of Worcester Co!'
ege, Oxford, and niece of DR.. Pussy, has just
seeded to Rome. Miss Cotton has for several
years past been an advanced Ritualist, and a
regular attendant at St. Barnabas Church, Ok
ford.
Rev. Pierre Irving, nephew of Wash
iugton Irving, and thirty years rector of Christ
church, New Brighton, Staten Island, died at
that place on Tuesday, September ~, at the
age Of seventy-one years. Rev. MIR. Irving
resembled bis illustrious relative in the gentle
ness Of his character and was beloved BY his
parishioners who voted him life pension on
his retirement from the pulpit five years ago.
Since that time his health had been delicate
and his death was not unexpected.
The 59;h Convention Of the diocese OF
Maine met in Portland, September 3. BY
the new constitution, lay deputies must be
communicates, or if the election Of communi'
oants is impracticablc, stated worshippers in
the parish. The secretary and treasurer,
thong elected annually, are made permanent
offices "of the diocese not of the convention
merely, and hold office until their successors
are chosen.
The Rev. J. D. Gilliand, the rector Of
Trinity church, Bristol Conn, the other day
astonishcd his congregation by sending them
letter announcing his resignation of bis pas
torate and his intention of joining the Roman
Catholic Church.
The administrator Of the estate of Bishop
H. W. Lee has brought suit against GriSwold
College and Bishop Perry for the sale Of Grace
Cathedral, and the grounds belonging to it,
in Davenport, Iowa, to pay the sum OF Sl2,'
900 advanced by Bishop Lee for the erection
and furnishing Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ChUchn1an.