Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-23
Protestant EisEscopn: Cosncii OF Viz
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FnEDEnlcKsBURG May :2.-iho Couoeil
was oper-d Hi.h rs:y.r b? It:v. C!u71h;ill
Gits,0, D. d.
The Bi.hup anucuao: u the arpc'o!mca; oi
R:y Jaseph P.ich".G a h. CoGm!t;2c Oh the
Stats tf the C5u.ah IN p!ac, q R:T. Mr. Nc
Gu:rc, aad Res. f.. B. Joaea op tho Commits
tee ca Widow. AID O:pha:s 10 p'ac9 ct R:v.
J. Il. james.
The Bishop then read biz annual report,
.igirg rtvi;w Of bis woI!, huiog the past
year.
The bishop ransl III: i;,,low,os rs csrdi'
dates
Fer desc3us' -Nichar! i. Payne aad
Fer priests orltrs-I1ank y. Ice. Einiu
&. Rec, Robert Il. Claiborne, Elward s.
Gregory, Tics j. Packard, Th2s. ". Cain.
Ic,I5rci | r. II. Wei!clac, hrtEr: S. Lloyd
Wm. NJ. Clark, Doug!rsa Hootf, Elgin l.
Goodaia. WE. ". kimbail, hle.cerP. L7gan,
G. j. 8. Mayc, j. Greco ShGekc.tI1 NJ I.
Turner, David W. Winu. Jno. iioDcu:o, VIM.
II. As,hetoD eud SAau ! 4. Wall.
Tho folioHi6g narsoGa w~ra ar!iiaal dssc,us
during TIE year. their tiaii4 q labor btilg add
ed &. Brsxioo Btyaa. P.isc,&a Am Co.; Geo.
W. Dame, it,, assslas. to 81. Jarcs, RichA
mono; Arthur p. Graz. assistant to St. Paui's
Lynchturs; CARTS Gtuhb it,. missionary TO
Airie;; Wm. 3. Lee, Culpcpor arA 'iaiisan
Cos Frank Page, Fairtsx Co.; Byrd I. !u'
ner, assistant, hlecklenuu:g Co.; s. 5. Ware,
HaIifsx Co;J ". Waro, j.. Northampton
Co.; and John II. NJ. Pc.lird, Ieo!orcd, AI:z
andrll.
The fclosing tla.ccna have I,aca alG!itcd to
priests orders: R"v. i. ii. Eoydcc, Coach
lald; Rav. Oscar S. Bunting, D!uvii'; R4V.
N. Z. Dame Montgomery; Rev. Eaa'l.J. Hall,
Wcst Virgipii; Re7. James Ii. Winchester,
R;ohno1d; lev. ". IL. Walker Ciaffe Co..
nad lev. Alexander /. llun3!ey. Gloucester.
Tie following peiS)ns h37a bec-m: pts!u-
lau,s for holy orders during the rasi Year -
Divi;l Ma7, Chztloi!o O.; &. O. Pruleu,
Naasamozd; Richard ". Aud :rsoo, Cha.Iottes
viii; Samuel a. WALTZ. Stafford; Gsorco il.
Appleton, Richmond; David H. Meade, Clarke
Uc. Nlartin II, Jehrsln, Fsuquel; George IL.
Edwards. AIexs1dris; BoEj Dtan!s. Ame!is;
Francis n. Burch Cln X; JOHN T. Fair, Alex
andli,; j. ". Sykes, Norfolk, J. Thompson
cua Jon TuEnsr, deaf mnto, S:suateE.
Tho Bishop then gave q !cuGlhy review OF
his sisitalioDs and gave many interesting Ge;ais.
From ia report the following summary il
| mait:
Ni=tslioos, liG; baptized l siuta rrI 3 10
infants, 4; coptirmation, iWhite, 902. c3!e;ed,
4O) l,032 churches cJGsecratc1, 4; lay readers
licensed, I; posu!aata received, Is; c!n1iiates
for dl8ccua' crie!a, =; candidates fJr priests
orders, 20; pels ,ls crialncd deacoGs, 10; dct'
cos o,d,iocd priests, S; letters di1i!s:iory gwen
j.; letters d!mi5s9sy received, I; mlllst:rs de-
CEASED, >; tumbsr Of minister's decreased, -
received ujlice OF mipis,ers G:DuSe,l. H.
The Bishop lhci,s tie d;oe4sa i 10 q rTos
rerous caadltiou bur thst there Il sill! . tr2at
usmard fer labor;r.. H. s2 ia no dioc,sa is
there annually 80 large Elnse: OF 0id'3a! 0us,
our.miisi)a seeming TO he 10 rs:s, up IGen uud
then see them leave ou? ciFn borders. AID this
state of ltinca oan rcGer BE- improved HHtil
better provision ba msja f,r tn support Ct lie
c,er2Jmc0.
Ho noticed small incfcasa ia tie LumEer
Of colored persons 2utirmad, EHd though; This
inc field Of lsb2r. lie tl:u3cd 20. Tie large
body ut co!orcd pcop'c in MackleHturE c1uoty,
(tbe Zion ssct) "ho had aEed 70 be admitted
into the Episcopal Church ard gave the report
OF Rev. Dfs. DIshicl nnd We3da'l. WHO vaGt
to conter With then.
The repeit showed that this Il ca has3cil
iinn" vas COMPRISED Of ti'tccr ;:ilui,t":3 I'D
Gfetn hundred members who desired 10 c)nc
into the ChuIch. The reason sh"y wanted 10
cine into the Church WIS that they had gotten
education, anu help aid kiHGyrss had been
shown then By soulc Eai!cl pa!.sp+.
The Bishop o:pecja!ig c0ur:e;icd Mrs.
BuEtfd fer her uabI% work arIong thc5; people
a::d also lha picp'c at Tie North rho had hclf'
| cd her. Tne B!shop then said t!:rt Ris enc
matter which ho dee;ly deplored, sa:t regretted
that he uas o,rn;eil:d 10 submit ltr the Goun
CHS aciuo. L. was the ,XJ!ssivc tl;usst!c
| iopoya!ion3 which lave snGrYcd tie Church
10 EagaT,i, and HliI,: mad teen aiiaIit 10 BY
his venerable predecessor. lie rcsd from
Bishop j ohu's address On toe subj. C. and also
read from lis eva Icit:r az address previously
delivered on he sutiso'. lie alluded to the
fso! that his letter iu: biIlin: The use of ilr1ers
ADD altar clo!hs had been nb2;lI tnk with pre-
tests from thu pastors nnd vcs;.y Of hlonu'
| ,ncntal church, Richmond ani 81. Ptu!'s church,
Norfolk AID ST. L1ks's CAnTch, N3rl9I.
and CHRIS. Church, Norioh.
Dr.. Batten. G! Christ CanrJh, in lis letter
| to tic Bishop, states bat.WhlI0 complying With
The Bi<hcp'= bitter, 'thc Use at fllwcra Is dis
coalibued f,r tic p!t slrt bu! feel il my duty
to state distinctly that this was done BY mo 10
dgftrsuca to tn, wishes Of those Of my people
| who, lamaa.iug the harmful c!tec!s OF your
Inhibition on The Quc;nass, !3Tc and peace
which has reigurd III tho congregation, desired
to avoid further compile ,!iou by either pro-
test or open opposition to your command. How
ever, most respectfully desire to state that |
reserve 20 nyaeit, Independently ct TIA vesify.
the right al ary 'inc - resume any or all such
| customs or usage! As n;ay hav: been temporarily
| dIsc0DtCu,d.'
Hamilton Parish, Nar.aien. sa1 tack the
slne grtuni.
Tho Bishop coDne:G:el The v;s,ry 81 Grace
Church. Richrnoad, and its pastor, Rev. III.
NJ. Jackson for their aoques2naa ia his wishes.
The Bishop in cnsiog sa!G 10 had 10 other
duly bur to lay thu matter bsilra TIC C0Uac,
together with tho documents Tor lis acton.
He said great crisis had been raised in enc
ditc*so. aud he issue had been joiaed, What
had rassed had fully 0on7iaced him thas lie
was Justified in doing what ho had done. aod
the need Tor his aoiion was apparent. 10 80
doiog he he'd but exercised the day imposed
uyoa him. Ii WAS his duty to keep Cut ell To-
aavstiou. lie wanlsd TO lsave he Protestant
kuiSc ,r.l i,hrr,.l fha sanp OH, iaua rhureh In