The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-17

MoN@EIsT bF CLERICAL ANDLAY DELE
f,xrEs Observation-Disclosures
-oF STANDING. ConIaiITTEEs- FOR X! Y:
MEETIEG-isSPo Export 8 ON THE THE
I RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHURCH IN yiR.
GaEIA no TIRE GENERAL CHURCH, DC, &c.
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dissniec 81 the Ricnmond DtspatchI
2ss3fIi, .s ~ LYScHBuRG, May is. 1878. G.
The Eighty. third Annual Council OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Diocese
OF Virginia convened In, st. PauPs church,
In this city, at 10 O'Clock this morning. The
weather was tiisagreeable In the extreme, q
nenetfarinS rain having continued from
Monday. Notwithstanding this fact, how
ever. there was a large attendance when it
Is remembered that, since the last Council,
which swas held In Staunton, the State OF
West Virginia has been set apart as sepa-
rate diocese, and the number ofclericai and
lay delegates to the Virginia Council there
by materially lessened. 81, ..,.g 81. !
Lynchburg, always noted TO. her genuine
hospitality, has, as usual, thrown open, her her
doors, and the delegates and others who are
attending, the Deliberations. Of the body are
entertained in true Virginia style. sas5'
OPENING SERVICES. .:@s 3. 81 ~, :.
''.At 10 o'clock Right Rev. T. NJ. Whittle,
ID. D., LII. D.. Bishop Of the diocese, enter,
ed the chancel OF the church, accompanied
by Rev. &c. Murdaugh, d. D., OF Trinity
church, fredericksburg; Rev. 4. t. Davis,
d. D., Of Leesburg; Rev. George W. Pc
terkin. D. D., bishop-elect OF West fir-
ginir; Rev. O. s. Barten, of Christ church,
Norfolk; and Rev. T. NJ. Carson, rector OF
St. Paul's church, Lynchburg.
Morning prayer was read ms far as me
Greed by DR.. Murdaugh; and from that
point to the end OF the Litany by DR.. Davis.
The ante communion service was read by
DR.. Peterkin, who also said the prayer for
the Church Militant and the post commu-
MON. The Council sermon was preached
by Rev. o. s. Barten, ID. D. 2 .
/ The holy communion was celebrated by
the Bishop OF the diocese, who was aided
| in the distribution Of the elements by Rev.
Mr. Carson, and otherwise by Dr.. Peter
kin, as stated. 80
! AFTER SERVICE.
| at the conclusion Of the administration
| OF the holy communion the Council was
called to order by the Bishop-Rev. I. q.
Dashiell, of st. Marks church, Richmond,
secretary; Rev. Thomas Spencer. OF Pe-
tersburg. assistant secretary. ,G Z:
The roll OF delegates, clerical and lay, be-
ing called. the following :5.sop ! 49,
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
either responded to their names or had sent
in their credentials: 500. h. &E
Clerical: Revs. ". A. Aerich, PlttsyI-
vania: John Amber, Prince William; f.
NJ Baker, Richmond; o. S. Bunting,
Danville; A. S. Berkeley, Richmond ;
O.1S. Barter, Norfolk E. BoyGen, Abe
marie; t., M. Boyden, Goochland; I.
M. Carson, Lynchburg; G. 3. Cooke, Pc
tersburg; J. 3. Craishill, .Sufolk;.1G. w.
Dame, Danyille; W. NJ Dame, Alexandria
N. T. Dame, BIacksburg; r. T.. Davis,
Leesburg, G.. S. Gibbs, Dublin; q. j. Glib
son, Petersburg; Il. A. Goodwin, Boyd
ton; j. J. Gravatt, Hampton; J. S. Hanc-
kel, Charlottesville !; W. @. Hullihen, Staun-
ton. j. II. Hundley, Essex; W. S. Jones,
Casanova; 81. S. Kepler, Richmond; w. G.
Latane. Westmoreland; Ii. 3. Lee, Eau
quier; J. r. Lee, Franklin; j. s. Lindsey,
Warrenton ; L. q. Locke. J. p. Law
renee, Albemarle; T. E. Martin, Clarke
L. r. Mason, Charlotte; j.. 4. Mason,
Mount Jackson; r. I. McBryde, q. 3. Nc
CURE, King George; e. Meade, Tappahan-
mock: Charles Minnigerode, Richmond;
NJ. G. Nabb, Abingdon; e. w. Nelson,
Wytheyille; rKinloch Nelson. Theological
Seminary; j. B., Newton, Norfolk; George
H. Norton, Alexandria; j. j. Norwood,
Richmond; n. A. Okeson, Norfolk; Joseph
Packard, Theological Seminary; w. y.
Pendletop, Lexington; Joshua Peterkin,
Richmond; j. E. PoindeXter, Caroline; e.
A. Penick, Princess Anne: w. 81. H. Pow
ers, Fauquier; Thee. Reed, Leesburg; f.
D. Roller, Hanover; j. w. Shields, King
George; p. Slaughter. MitchelPs Station !;
D. II: Sprigg, Alexandria; f. Stringfellow,
Powhatan; III. Suffer-. Liberty; G.. g.. SUIT
ton, Petersburg; 3. D. Tucker, Warsaw ;
W. N. Ward, Caroline; A. Ware, Bedford ;
J. 81. williams, Lynchburg. -J~ i,
Lay, delegates: Messrs. Il. Il. Adams,
Central Depot; w. r. Abbott, Bedford ;
Taylor Berry, Amherst Courthouse 1. 5.
Beckwitb, Petersburg; Z. G.. Baughman,
Richmond; j. W. Beveridge, Rich
mond; L.. M. Blackboard, Alexandria ;
G. NJ. Blackford, Lynchburg; John 7.
Brown. Nelson; w. II. Boiling, Wythe-
Vile; H. l.. Boggs, Spottsylvania; II. Z.
C. Baskerville, Richmond; L. g. Berkeley,
DanYille; Robert Beverly, Fauquier; w.
T. Chase, Lancaster; IL. A. Darlington,
William Courthouse; j. e. Cutbbert, Pc
tersburg; j. w. Claiborne, Petersburg; j..
II. Claiborne, Richmond; G. E. Cosby, Flu
wanna: J. T. Dickinson, King George; w.
C. Diegs, Caroline; r. j. Davis, Lynchburg:
q. C. DashielL Northumberland county !;
George D. Fisher, Richmond; D. G.. Cor
don, Warren .on; John Gray. Leesburg !;
John Husley, Nelson; j. NJ. Howell. Lou
doun; G.. 3. Harrison, Brandon; j. b. Har-
vie, Powhatan; j. r. Jones, Brunswick;
Wv. Jordan, Liberty FL, B. Kerrick.
Fauqnier; O.sW. Kean, Goochland; B. p.
! Loyall, Norfolk; G. F.. Lee, Jr., Alexan-
dria; r. S. Lawrence, Westmoreland; e. E.
ELippett, Clarke county; Andrew Lewis,
Harrisonburg; W., II. Murdaugh, Ports
mouth; G. w. .Macons Keswick; Thomas
Moore, Halifax: G. V. Moncure, Stafford /;
q. y. Meriwetber, Bedford; .. J. Marston,
Middlesex; John G. Meem, Shenandoah;
| b. A. Marsden, Norfolk (; VIM. Nelson, Han
over; w. N. Nelson, Clarke; B. +. Male,
Culpeper; G.. Pate, Bedford; J.H. Powell,
Richmond; Thomas L. Preston, Charlottes-
vile; G.. r. C. Phillips, Halifax; A. Il.
Phillips, j. L. Rawlings, Fredericksburg;
Nathan Riddick, Suffolk !, B. M. Randolph,
Fauquier; Thomas Fl. Semmes, Lexington;
81. Fl. Service, Alexandria; II. B. Scott,
Kempsville; James 81. Skinner, Staunton;
J. ". Shields, Richmond; B. +: Southai',
Amelia: A. S. E.. Thorp, Prince William;
Alfred Taliaferro, Culpcper; w. Il. Taylor,
Norfolk; George P. Tayloe, Roanoke; =.
NJ. Whittle, Pittsylvania Courthouse; I. II.
B. Wright. Tappahannock.
A. nnorum of both orders being present,
ON motion Of DIR. Norton the rules Of the
last Council were adopted for the govern
ment OF this body. 7. s....,,... S.
: sa. CREDENTIALS. . ~ .
/. The Chair announced the following Com
u a.Tohn 'sNarv-.