The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-24

diseretie,, Il, f,e yested In the @ ,
1Y,pofnfed Go prepare The history he ma
deem II sufficient to have stfch "a srncts
n,ade from hem afl fQr werd ed TO him as nc
nav prescribe. These egisters. y
fo BE regretted, are efteH kept In trail pocss,
fy,p entries SIRE lesslg and burriedlyf mace,
af,s, thea thrown. aside without any care
toYtbeir preservation The rector 10 ellen y j
ners- Temporary sdiourner in the parish,
having no especial interest in its hsstofy,
and the yestrymen and registers often shc-
tive men OF business, having little time OF
taste for such employment; and the BOOKS
hurriedly made up, are left 10 take tse
chances OF loss, .mutilatron, or decay y. ais
ia much TO be regretted. and II ,possltDii'c,s
some prevention Should be adopted.
y III suggests itself to your. conmlt'ee L.as
the perssnlwbo. Is TO collect the materiai lot
the. history, with aiyiewfo ms compossng
ii, :ia the proper person to superintena. l .1
matter, and that hlstorlnsfapner Oh s.ne
diocese should be appointed; on a reason
ahlv. adeuua.e salary, to attend to the prepa-
.rntion. and safe keeping OF the register now
,onmniete. and hereafter to-: be completed,
and TINT he should be required. from time
TO time, TO make proper inquiries INTO the
mode Of. keeping and preserving the regis
ters. andsgiye such directions concerning
these matters as would produce uniformity
in The mode of keeping and safetS IN pre-
seryation OF these books, as experience.
mirbt indicate. 1t would be ditflcut to.
Low down. beforehand any definite rules, es'
necially rs the circumstances Of the various
PARISHES are various, and experience ana
Intention to the subject can alone ne Ieiied
onto arrange suitable regulations. Your
committee therefore content themselves TO-
confide the matter to the histo-iographer
and ycstries, satisfied that nothing
will. be required j by the 4 former
which the latter, will not willingly
and cordially d approve. The col
lection of the registers made up since the
neace before named, and thence onward,
might accumulate too greata mass Tor con,
yenience; but the bistoriograpner couiu
easily prevent this by requiring sucn eA-
tracts to be made and forwarded, exclusive
of the matter required to, be embraced III
the parochial report, as, to reduce 10 com-
'paratively. small space that part OF Inc liora-
~ devoted TO this nse., Your commitCee
is pleased to learn that the finances OF Inc
diocese are in such condition that the lnl.i.
atory steps Of collecting the registers nssI
mentioned can be entered IN upon no Ne
rate compensation, to be increased IN tue
fuiure rs the history may be commenced
and prosecuted. and, as they have reason 10
believe and hope; the resources OF the do
nese will increase. Your committee there
fore recommend to the Council the adoption
OF the foIlowing-Viz. ""'
/. Resolred, That the Council approve
Of the appointment OF historiogfapher OF
the several parishes OF this diocese, ana OF
his proceeding at "once to'coiiect ana pre-
serve the registers OF the parishes maze up
between the erection OF the Colonial govern
ment in Virginia, sc, and its overthrow !;
that he procure from the vesfrles or the
several parishes their consent to forward
the parish registers for tie period aforesaid
to the librarian Of the Theological Seminary.
near Alexandria, thereto lie carefully Kept
and preserved, and liable at all times to the
use of the bistorioGrapher, but TO DE re-
ceived and kept as the property OF the par.
isb from which they may be forwarded, ana
liable at any time. to their recall. =. F.:
9. Resolved, That the historiographer
have authority to procure from the said
parish the transmission to the said library,
TO be kept in the same manner and on the
n me terms as are mentioned in Resolution
No, any other parish registers made up
and completed since the period aforesaid
that be may deem essential to the prepara-
| ton of the said history; or il in his opinion
if he more advantageous, the making OF such
comics and abstracts OF and from the regis
ter last mentioned and the transmission OF
them to the said library as he may deem es-
scntial. , ...~...
8. RESOLVED, That the historiographer have
authority to issue TO the yestrles OF the par
ishes such directions as be may prescribe
as to the preparation, care, and safety OF
their vestry:books' not conflicting with the
canons OF orders Of Council respecting the
same as he may from time to time prescribe ;
that Rev. Philip Slaughter, d. D.. be, and
is hereby, appointed bistoriographer OF the
diocese, with authority to proceed to collect
the materialfor said history; that he be al
lowed as his com pensati0n fort said SER
vice $500 for the ensuing year out OF Tue
contingent fund. &c.,.
The report and resolutions were adopted.
| .. FINANCIAL. -.
| Judge Shelley, from the commune on
Finance. to whom was referred the accounts
| Of the Bishop with the cVangciiSts' fund,
reported that the. same was correct and sus'
taired by, proper vouchers, showing bal
ance in the hands Of the Bishop OF 81, 266
| 10 be used by bin for the support aud eX.
| penses of the eyangelists. Received.
| 4 -a.rr si...'Ne EElSCufabif
Rev, Kinloch Nelson. from the Commit
. tee. on the Episcopal, Fund, reported that
! the amount received tos ether with the bal
ance on hand at last, report. was $490.SG
cash on hand at this date, 814.23; par value
OF securities Of the fund, S9,S35.54; re.
eeived for interest during the past year,
$325.95;;> invested in United States bonds
aud increased the cipitafS450. The report
was received. 49, ~ 49,.
DIOCESAN sITssIoSARY FUND. -..
Rev. j. II. WILLIAMS, from the committee
| TO whom was referred the accounts OF the
Diocesan Missionary Society, reported that
the account was correct and sustained by
proper vouchers, sbowinga balance on hand
Of $l,239.01. The report was received.
DIVISION OF THE DIOCESE INTO CoNvoCATIoNs.
| Rev. Il. Valentine Jones, from the com-
mittee appointed the last Council to con-
slider the eXpediency of diyidingt the diocese
| into convocation districts, with meets aud
| bounds determined by:canon instead OF the
voluntary ccnYoeations, as now existing,
reportedtthat, having given the subject due
consideration, unanimously agree not to
recommend the change proposed. The re-
| port was received. :, H., -,
/ STANDING COMMITTEES, REPORT. =;
| Rev. Dr.. Packard, from the, Standing
| Committee OF the Diocese, reported that the
| following persons have been recommended
since last Council: as candidates for holy or
ders:: Douglass Hooti, George Fl. Appleton,
William S. Campbell, Edwin Moncure,
William III. Ashton, Samuel Wallis, Duncan
McCulloch, F. NJ. Bunb, George II. Ed
words John n Fnjr Jah Thurman f1oaf