The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-18
re;orrespondence Of the Richmond DispatcbI

(Corresp0ndeuce OF the Richmond D1spotcn.l
LYNCHBURG, May s18, 1878. :
The Council resumed its deliberations at
8 o'clock this morning. Prayer by Rev,
DR.. Packard, OF the Theological Seminary
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF TIE BISHOP.
Bishop Whittle next read his annual adj
dress. After giving, as required by canon.
detailed account OF the service performed
by him during the year, the Bishop gives
the following persons who have been re-
ceiyed as postulants for HOLY Orders since
last Council: Edward S. Gregory, ii. III.
Parker, L. r. Combs, John Moncure, Thos.
J. jackson, John A. Crockett, Theophilus
| S. Alfriend, A. S. Lloyd. Thomas L. Cole,
Duncan McCulIob, w. s. Campbell. j. S.
shackeIford, NJ IT. Turner, Douglass
Hooff, S. Gordon Fry, j. Yates bowman.
Candidates for Deacons' Orders: K. a.
Payne and John Fl. M. Pollard (colored).
Candidates for Priests Orders: Rev.
Messrs. J. r. Winchester, p. NJ. Boy
den, N. p. Dame, Edwin A. Pc
nick, O. S. Bunting, William W. Walker,
A. 7. Hundley, and Messrs. +. D. Lee, 3.
Il. Turner, G. w. Dame. A. p. Gray, Cur.
It's Grubb,. w. b. Lee, Frank Page, S. S.
Ware, e.. B. Bryan, E. B. Pace, Robert B.
Claiborne, Edward S. Gregory, E. FL. Well
man, A. S. Lloyd, and Thomas w. Cain
| (colored).
Persons who have been ordained dcacons
with their fields OF labor: In the Seminary
chapel, 29th June, 1s77-P. NJ. Boyden.
! Goochland county; o. S. Bunting, assistant
Danyille; n: P. Dame, Montgomery coun'
ty; E. II. bale. Pocahontas county, West
Va; E. A. Penick, Princess Anne county
w. w. Walker, Fairfax and Prince William
counties: j. r. Winchester, assistant, st
James, Richmond; I. Il. Yokoyama, Japan
The following deacons were ordained
priests: Revs. r. S. Barrett, W. S. Jeves,
r. D. Roller, F. Stringfelow, j. Z. Mason
| Thomas Spencer, George S. Gibbs, j. D.
Grayatt, r. F. Jackson. Jr., a. Ware, John
McNabb, G. c. Randolph. F. A. Meade, j.
j. Lloyd, Ell. L. Derby.
Letters dismissory given: Rev. Il. r,
Jackson, Jr., and E. FL. Ingle to Georgia
| G.. r. Page, G.. G.. Randolph, j. J. Sans
and Ed. w. Wroth to Mary land; l. 4. 70
koyama to Japan; Arthur S. Johns to Del
aware: James G.. Minnigerode and T. A
Tidball to Kentucky; Charles Morris to
Alabama.
Letters dismissory received: Revs. G. +
Page, from Kentucky; William Munford,
Louisiana; Henry Wall, D. D., and Ed
ward Wall, Huron, Canada; w. e. Webb
Ohio; and j. G. Armstrong, West Vir
ginia.
CLERGYMEN WHO HAVE DIED.
The following clergymen have dice
during the past year: Rev. Charles ID
Walker, rector OF Lexington parish, Am
herst county, September %, 1877, after {
ministry Of a little more than two years, ir
the twenty-ninth year OF his age; Deem
Der is, 1877, Rev. G. Y. Steptoe, rector o!
Christ and ST. Paul's church. Culpepel
county; January 16, 1878, Rev. Charles
Mann, in the eighty-seventh year Of his age
and for forty years rector Of Ware church
Gloucester county; February IA, 1878, Rev
George Woodbridg sad. D., the beloved
rector of the congregation OF the Monrt
mental church, Richmond, for more thar
forty.tiye years, i'll his seventy-fourth year
will attempt no eulogy Of these deal
brethren. With those who knew them none
is needed. Enough that it can be truly sait
of each one he was faithful unto death, ant
we doubt not has received the crown OF
everlasting life. Thus the young and tht
old alike are taken away to warn US all tba
our time also is short.
Rev. j. G. Armstrong has accepted th'
rccbrship of the Monumental church, Rich
mond.
The Bishop then gives the other change:
amongst the clergy and list OF lay reader:
licensed.