New-York tribune., 1880-10-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE GENERAL CONVENTION.
c,,pcu scuooIs DISCUSSED BY THE EPISCOPAL


curPcU SCHOOLS DISCUSSED BY THE fr'So"rN|
- cLERGyMEN
Nh, soss;on of the House of Deputies OF the
r,;sconal General Convention was continues
.-ester,iov morning. Henry Coppec, OF oen.iat .l
i,cnrsvIyouia presented q long report from tlie
tc;t,ne tc,.mo;; ON Christian Education. he Commit
lee recommended that all ChuIchincn ne ulsea 70 10
10 their utmost to found good parochal SCHOOLS JOE
throurhout the country; tlat they be urged hot
10 scnd their children TO schools under the care OF
other religious sCcts, where they would be t2ueht
principles in variance Win the DeieiS iS;a;nS vi me
Church; that care should he taken III proviains
opportunities for higher education for grlS & &tiJV
tie private schools throughout the country whl whlGn
nve references 10 bishops and which to csits,d c,i
extent have the patronage OF the Churcti, spO." "t
he placed il possible. under di2ccsah % Igo,sSi
The Rev Dr. William Adams oi NiscohSs,.,, col
1hc following resolution i'll regard 10 sVC'aiA"" W.
leges: ,o,
ssolccd That in oil eses wege 1STs rs nD saot
n-cb,r ~ tbot si,,c 10 place close by the unSeIslts
a hall IN which there s5a bc ohaOsts, Hus & d,s tit
and chap i"r ,s Nf tHs president and
or two tatOrs for students VINO hsy cao" ~ y, tc nj
the same, aud be at the same nhe ieiu'o' Va Wv "'
ver.ity.
The resolution was referred to the Comnutte9 on
fhe Educational Matters OF the Church. Inc g h9V.
80, rncordinr the appreciation OF the Convention
of the nohe conduct of the clergy anu ANY @ Mno
acted so herocaliy during the Yellow leHtI Ii"so i
in The South IN 1875 and 1879 Inls Wouh naNo
bnen pas>ed unanimously, but the clereyWeh from
inc southern States, whom ths resolution was N,
tended 10 commend, OtJcctcI u lt"oh 'ho
that they did not want TO De cOInichaeu leu ~ ~
s;,nnlv dens their duty 1t was finally lald Oh tDe
table. .;,too fran, tbc
Hans of Bshops consisting Of Bishop Lee, OF Del
aware Bishop WmpPlc of MINES "a Dlsnop Lay,
OF Easton. aud Bishop Dudley "i hentuch;A, W. St
,,ra.ant 10 hiring before the House o Deputies the
ouestion of making provision fer the WidoWs aho
children of deceased clergymen and Tor aged anu
inirm clcrgymen Bishop Lee saiq 'na' , t,ets va
a fund tog this purpose started Ill 1911 bnt .hat II
wse iusdeauate. Addresses were then maze ON tiie
; bicct bv the other three bishops, alter WhGh
committee of five. o which the teN. DE- Moan Ili'.
S,.henck was chairman, was appointed u coilsluf
the matter. A resolution was passed thlt II ,Ohl-
mittee oi five be appointed 10 cohsluer tio 80 -
ihilty Of appointing commission 10 inquire in''
the subject of the tenure of church property
TEsTIFYING IN sHERIDAN's BEHALF.
GENERAL o. T. BABCoCK AND COLONEL WILLIAM
thompson EXAMINED BEFORE THE WARREN
COURT OF I~QURY.
Tho first witness before the Warren Court Of
Inquiry yesterday was General ., J.. baocu.h'
whose testimony related to General Graht mes
sage TO General Sheridan. General DaOcock rs
nj the time cf the battle OF Five Forks captain
in the CORPS of Engineers, and an aide 1e-caiop 10
General Grant His testimony was as iouo"S'
III, 49, IN me vicin,ry OF the WAIo Oak Road. Ihs
was the II the line, and nc uSnng va G EGE &
era Grant 10 take a 10 General sheridan Ihc
message verbal one ann wa - he'lrIy 10 ei "a
remember, rs follows: TEL General SserGan u III, ne
tninks the Fh Corp. would DO better under o. az ie
ivs on commanders that lac Is authorized 70 tcltNo
General Warren, and Lave Inn report 10 Die his
message was given about 10 rr ana an uonr tlcr
hod ave red = 10 General Sheridan whOm Iound m
- rsar af our iae. learned from General Sheridan
tIat the plan q. attack 10 wbcel The tHh CQrps
against enemy's left and advance the CT-5 aEAst
rs front DO not know whether The FLt. Corps ~%S
moving up then not. General Sheridan tod ue 'Ha'
IL not IN position
Colonel William Thompson, Major of the Sevcn-
feontb Pennsylvania Cavalry, was also examined
lie described the advance of the cavalry under cen
oral Titlhurh from DinWddie COu,t House, on tie
morning OF April l. 70 a position in front Of tic
onemy's works II moved he SAID. on the right OF
the main road leading t. Five Forks and met Win
considerable resistance on the way. There w'r6
two lines OF temporary works, which had been
hastily thrown up bV the rebels. 1t was the
middle OF the day or little after. the witness sald'
when il arrived in front of the eneUys main I'M.
The cayalry mised by reports that II was time 10
adN ancc made several charges ana got so near the
enemy that IL WAS not able to get back ana was
Obliged Ia get behind trees and throw up tempo,
rarv works There was no concerted charge unt
fine final assault was made. Ii was understood
that the cavalry forces in front were 10 cooperate
with the Fifth Corps which was to attack the
enemy at the right. Before they had cha ged over
the works the witness said. the enemy had 10
great extent left of firing After they had reached
the inside OF the works they saw body OF infantry
moving down from the right. In answcr 10 qneS-
tion hv Mr. Stckney. the witness sand that the
enemy were moving out Of the works as. they ad-
vanced toward them.
The Court adjourned until to-day at II n. III.
General Grant it is thought. will be called 10 tes
tifv before the close of the inquiry.