Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-24
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tie Ucu.c.! Ct til, L. ;3@o-a. la...... ,....,
has Daer in session il i'>::.ss.ug., &. .,......'
Saturday cseDlrs,
1ha. rerGIt Of tho C02!u,,>,es CO Che ....,
the church waa submitted, making va,c -,
lsiactory tzhiti'. During the PES, ,c,- -,
number confirmed was DOT as large as il ~,
previous year, but the falling OF mys not r.,..
The number confirmed du!irg the Ycsr 49,,
$50, being moro than ore hundred les ,,,n
the nucber confirmed The year befmr H.,
taking tho average number OF cOuirpa.;,r,
during tho pass ten years. tho ay,rp,,.,
cncoufa&log, the lumber of c)nmupca,,. :.
the dlcc!su within the last decade beinr ns,,'.
doubled. The large plumber Of caudlds,,s -,
orders IS q subj &C: OF cencralulalon. The con,
lDltteo think that the circuit or district >ys.,,"
or the combination OF several parishes, y ,r'
only available method by which tic small.
country parishes are to DO preserved. E;rn
iour or moro may b, combined, where su,,,I.
er number ciunot SUPPORT niuiS:cr, 81. fy
lay lcaclog and other means churchts uay H..
kept open. evon the ubscEc, Il g m;Dj>,c,
Woldllross and in'empcra1ce. aGd 'n,iI.n.
speculations' as 10 Everlasting IslnuaIinr"
| arc commented upon, md the nltectioa Ct ,Ac
clergy and lalty Is pa't clatiiy dire cd TO THIS,
sutl( and especially TO the Last.
The committee on clerical support sly .hl
- parishes and churches ara deficient i, -,
year TO tho amoInt OF 81 $50 G0-au i1,rtoy.
| ucnt OF 10 c.nts IN comparison with the n,,y,
Gus year; IL parishes ard chulc1cs had mi
moro than they had PROMISED by al acrr,r,,r
| OF $5Sl.%i; lO7 rar shes and churches had rad
40 aggregate Of SG7 l4l. &GG-aycravlnv $50 -
each. 1t we deduct % churches 10 the chi,
| and towns. payiog each 81 900 AID upSaris
| NO have 81 parishes aud ohulchcs pain. an
average OF S&Oi.27. Ii tho parishes asr
| churches not reporting could hn embraced il
this calculation. tho nvtrsEA salary wanli J.,
| even less than tmlI amount. Sixty five clutch
| and parishes report rec orlcS hayios in the a.
grcgatc 9S2 acres Of land attic led. No rc,,y,.
| were rec lived from s. churohes AMI paths
There arc lij churches and parishes from
| which reports should have been received, II
ono parish tho salary pail Was IS ~; in cer,
| $4,000; in four, $1,000 ID $4,000; ir mae,
81 800 to s. Goa; In eight, 81 COO 10 81 800.
| ID twonty. $500 to $ coo, and in sixty thr;r
less than $500 each GA the whole the c'lf,,
OF tho dioc,so arc poorly paid, aud resolution
was adopted that tho loity OF the iicc'sc b,
| carte itly urged, even to tho point OF much sci
drnla! to provide increased c)mrc,s!lJn to thr
faithful aud hard working clergy OF the dies,
| so that changes 10 rart cAa charges may t.
| lessancG, and lever CT the clergy my be lrawa
| away from the die so Ter tho mcnrs Of SURF !.
| Tor themselves and their families
Rav. Philip Slaughter submitted! a VERY i.
| tcrts irg report % biStOricgrapher CT the Il
| cosc. 10 Presenting his address DE-. SIsus hcr
made so earccst appel for tho preservation ct
| the old rtc>rds OF tho dicc,Sa I'harA never
| was, no sid, people more nvodG:l ct t&cic
treasures than tho people of Firsiri,.
Rav. DIR. 9. j. Gibson. R'v. I. q. Dlshii#
| and Rov. DR.. Sp!igG were elected mcmbcr, ii
| tho Board OF Trustees OF the Widows aud o.
plans Fund.
Rev. Joseph psckaGi. ID. D., Rev. Geo. II.
Norton, d. d., Rev. Henderson Suic,; Ms>,r,.
| tasslus L. II,e, Charles S. Taylor aai Ar;hur
Herbert wcro appointed tho standing coulu.r
tee Of the Diocese for tho ensuing yoar.
Tho ma oriiy Of both the ccricsI and ley Gci.
| uies TO the General Convention Of the Eoi.tp-
pal Church, which meets next October, arc cp
posed to tho eli C ion ct au assistant bishop ct
the dioctse, and yet they will bear to tho Goa
rcotlon the. resolution adopted ty the Ccutcl.
a!klog co Mt for the clGc;ion Of no assistant
tt BISHOP white.
The Interest manifested By the public in g.,
proceedings Of the Cou,c ell wa ycr; greet, aai
c:cdcd nss .mblegcl a.tcLd.J The sessions o'.,a
day. % Friday, even Until c,ilnicht. ii 1T,
Was hardly staDdiog roou inside the aoo:|.
The Council ives al ablo body Ct men. cpti-
ncsod OF the cream OF tho Episoopa c4urcI N
Virginia. There was no. an Iodrarcnt s?ccch
on aty OF the many important Question ;hr'
engaged tho attention Of the body, while ua.,
OF them wtr0 OF the highest ordcc Of billy.
IHE COAL FRIEGlIrS.- j. !raras,i ira.p
oihcial sources that the rates tx ID for 60.
irelghts from tho Cumberland aud CIcmli,u!
regions sometime sire, By the carrying co.all.
MES arc TO be 1nainaioad as Necessary 10 th,a
general Interests. and that consequently 60
change Is TO be made 90 tho first ui jana. ;>
had been stated. The Chesapeake and Na,
canal tolls and tie bcatmcn's height raerr,>
have been aniused for tbs season, arI they.