The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-26
Night seasion...Third Day.


NJ The reports under consideration peIoEe
the night session were resumed.
i A proposition to limit debate to ten MIN
,,tes, another to limit debate to thirty min
utes, another to divide the time between
three sneakers to hall an hour each, were
seyeralIy made and discussed.
Finally it was agreed to limit speeches. TO
thirty minutes. e.
DR.. Hanckel then opened the debate ioI
the report OF the committee, ana deliVeEeo
a half-hour,s address to the Council and an
immense audience, claiming unlimited au-
thorsty for bishop in his own diocese, so
far as may not be incompatible WIN Tue
constitution and canons OF the Church.
Rev. Dr. Davis, Of Leesburg, followed
DIR. Hanckel on the same side, arguing tnat
# he was called upon to say under ~hat
canon the Bishop had issued his cody ad-
mopition, he should say under the canon OF
common sesse. He then proceeded 10 ar
que at some length in advocacy OF the re-
bort and the Bishops authority in the mat
ter. Z. @ -,
BE also argued that there was an alarm
ing growth Of rituaiism in the Church ana
in opDosition to the substitute proposed Dy
General johnson. He contended that Inc
Church in America had no affairs, and there
fore that the coverings ought not to be
termed altar.cloths. II you have an altar
YOU must have something to sacrifice upon
il, and then you must have mass; and SO on
it goes.
Rev. Mr.. Jackson, OF Richmond. was the
next speaker. He made an argument in
behalf OF the majority report. He said he
had passed through an ordeal last night and
this day the like OF which be had never ex-
perienced before. He then referred to the
fact that his church bad probably brought
forth the pastoral letter; to the TACT that
nearly every one OF his people at home
bit the things harmless, and he was
now arrayed against them. He was torn
IN mind and divided in sentiment, but not
divided in opinion. He then proceeded to
make an argument advocating the Bishops
authority, holding that the Episcopate was
the source of all authority in the Church.
General johnson followed his pastor (Mr.
Jackson), but taking different view OF the
case. He argued in favor OF the resolution
he bad offered as substitute for the com
mittee's report, holding that the only au
thorlty for the exercise OF the, powers OF
The Bishop Is found in the constitution, Ca
mons, and ruhrcs of the Church. Ht
claimed that the first resolution OF the COM
mittee's report declared in favor OF eplsco'
pal infalIbiIty in Virginia.
Judge Sheffey, who it is understood. pre-
pared the report, followed General John
SON, and said he would close the debate a:
the organ OF the committee. lie commenced
his argument by reference TO the interest
ing occasion and the vast congregation pre-
semitic the eloquence that had been heart
here, and rarely equaIled IN any deliberatlvf
body, and to the kindly spirit that mas
marked the addresses on both SIDES. JIG
then proceeded to discuss at length the
Bishops authority, and also to review GEN.
eral Jobnsen's argument.
Colonel Lamb, vino had signed the mi
nority report, next addressed the Council,
speaking in behalf Of the report signed by
Rev. Mr.. HUBBARD and himself.
Colonel Lamb was OF opinion that the
Bishop did not have the authority 10 lnh1bit
the use CT flowers in the Church upon GER
tain occasions any more than to forbid them
upon marriage or funeral occasions.
At the close OF Colonel Lambs speech
there were Gallo OF * Question Qles-
toni" but General Pendleton (Rcv. Dr.),
OF Lexington, gained the floor just before
tees report.
At midnight vote was taken on General
Jobnson's substitute, and it was rejected by
large majority.
Mr.. Page desired to separate the preamble
and the resolutions and to vote on them Seri
atm. .....
Several gentlemen said there was no OBJ
lection to the preamble, and it was therefore
adopted unanimously.
ha fret then
adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Clerical, 10; lay, 70. Noes-Clerical, II
lay, IA. ...>. .. T.. ...
The second resolution was adopted by
uiuG-uoce vote.
Two members were excused from voting
because they had not made up their minds
Shortly before O'Clock Saturday morn
ing the Council adjourned.
Fourth Day-Morning Session.
The Council met Saturday morning at {
O'Clock, Bishop Whitt'e in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Albert Ware.
Rev. Mr.. Ward stated that had he beer
present last night he would have voted fol
the majority report.
STATE OF TEE CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. Packard, from the Committee on
the State Of the Church, presented the fol.
lowing:
The Committee on the State OF the Church
would report to the Council that the past
ecclesiastical year has been one OF prosperi-
ty TO the Diocese OF Virginia. It's condi-
ton, as reported by the Bishop, has been
encouraging. He reports that the number
OF combinations has been 1882; the num-
Der Of postulants as Is; the number OF
candidates for holy orders as %; that he
has ordained 10 to the order Of deacons and
s to the order of priests while the net gain
in the number OF the clergy has been only
2. Three OF the clergy care not-for God
took them" They were, rs far as we can
Judge, good and faithful servants, always
about their Masters business and the
voices we miss in our assemblies OH earth
now join in the louder and eternal halelll-
jahs Of heaven.
But apart from the loss by death, more
than twelve of our clergy have gone to
other dioceses from the want Of sufficient
support. AS this has been the case in years
past, SO it will be in the future, unless the
Church IN Virginia provides better for her
clergy. Though men of self-denlaI, con-
tented with little, yet it must not be forgot
ten that they are men-men Of like wants
and necessities with those to whom they
minister. While they do not expect the
ease AMI luxury with which secular en-
Payments reward those who pursue item,
they must provide for their households.
and should-i above the fear OF want and
the yeXatiops andauXieties of debt. Every
parish watch hopes and desires to secure
the faithful services OF minister OF God
must provide him in good faith and with
honest puuctuality decent support. More
than this is not asked; this much cannot ia
common justice be denied. ~, ,.z,lr
We regard the Societies Of thp Rrot her.