The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-22

dono and Il still doing, so much Tor TINS
good work In teaching the ignorant, reIicv-
Ino the destitute, ard In visiting ana cneer.
inc the sick and dying. We recommend
that she be continued as the principal Oh
The school which she has organized under
the evangelist. We refer To Mr.. WINES
renort, 10 be printed In the journal OF tnIs
I Council. for u more extended account OF
this work. and especially for the resolution
passed in their meeting OF March III, 1851
in regard TO their relations to our Cnurcn.
We believe that God has placed a pam
duty before the Church In Virginia WIN
reference 10 these poor people, apa We
nray that He may give us grace 10 De Iaith-
iul In the discharge OF u.
This work among the coIored people
elected an interesting discussion, partlcu'
larlv with reference to the zion UNION
Rev n. A. Goodwin and Rev. 4. Is. Nalen-
tine who have been working among the
ZION Union, delivered addresses showing
the character and progress OF the work, ana
anneaIing TO the Council TO continue us
snnnort OF the Cburch's efforts In TINS d.
recton.
An ,ntjma'ion from a Law delgatc from
Rrunswick county that this Zion Union was
nolitiGal organization and used for politl-
cal nurposes was dissen'ed from. DR.. Jones
enid that politics had been eliminated from
the Union, and that the colored people were
alive to their religious welfare.
Rev. Robb White said that the Zion Union
has 90 churches, q Sabbath schools, l'4Oo
Sabbath-schooI children, 1000 commuui-
cants, and 30 preachers. The Work u
vast add a growing one. Politics snoulu
never have been introduced here IN reisT-
ence to the matter. Mr.. White SPOKE oi
the great coed that had resulted 10 me col
ored people from this movement. 1hey are
becoming educated, their children are reaa-
Ing and improving, crime is decreasing III
the section, and such IL the interest tney
manifest in their churches that many walk
a far as twenty miles to attend services.
On motion the report OF the committee
and the recommendations made were
odopted. and the salary Of the evangelist
was fixed at 81, 900. This continues Rev.
Robb White as evangelist. In case OF
vacancy occurring at any time, the Coun-
ell. by resolution, authorized the Bishop TO
fill It by appointment.
The hour of III O'Clock having arrived,
the Council took a recess for divine ser
vice. The sermon was preached by Tue
Rev. DR.. John Y. Gholson, OF Baltimore.
After Recess.
Council was called to order at l2a O'CLOCK
COMMITTEE on CANYONS.
The Bishop announced the following adj
ditjonal members to the Committee on Ca
mons. as provided by resolution
Ciericai.-J. S. Hanckel, d. D., G. ;.
Norton, d. D., John McGill, j. b. Newton
u. V. Jones. Lay-CharIes M. Blackford,
John K. Jones, j. B. peterborough, W..
III. Taylor, j. L. Williams.
PARoCBIAL REPORT.
Rev. II. NJ. Jackson submitted the follow
ing report:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on PARocHlAL
REPORTS.
The Committee OH Parochia Reports SUBJ
mitted the following summary:
Observation-Disclosures: White, 991; colored,
1O4-total, 1,107. Adults: White, 24' A;
colored. S2-total, 329. Grand total. 1,43O.
Confirmations-(B Bishops report) SSl.
| Communicates Formerly reported, H.
27S; added, 1,279 removed, 653; with,
drawn. 80; suspended, As; died. 2O0-total
loss, 97S. Present number, 49, Brother
hood, 219 marriages, $50; funerals, sos.
| Sunday Schools-TeacherS White, 800
colored, 15j-total. 1,145. Scholars: White,
S.S22; colored, 1,9l3-total, 10, 1876. Grand
total, 1850.
Parochial Schools-Teachers, 49, scho
ars, 59S-total, 63l.
Sunday-school contributions, S3,2l422
general contributions, S1S9,Sl6. 1l--tota
contributions, 1898, 024.9S.
ASSISTANT BISHOP.
The order Of the day. the reports OF the
committee on that portion OF the Bishops
address relative to an assistant bishop, wa
taken up. The reports were read.
Mr.. J. NJ. Patton moved to lay tb'
minority report on the table, and called th'
previous question. The call for the pre-
vious question was not seconded and th'
motion TO lay on the table was lost by
large majority.
Colonel Taylor, who offered the minority
report, addressed the Convention. III
recognized the fact OF an insufficient episco
pal visitation, but it had not shown itsel
in manner sufficiently strong TO exercise
power. Until this is done he thought l
best to take no action. He recognized th'
fact that large portion OF the diocese be
Iieved there was sufficient visitation. ant
this sentiment Is reinforced 10y the Bishop
himself He believed the time would come
and hoped it would soon come, When thl
question, under the growth OF the Cburcl
and the development OF necessity, would
have to he met. AT present he favored non
action.
Rev. DR.. Hanckel, chairman OF the com
mittee who brought in the majority report
called attention 10 the fact that the Bishop
waves his objections TO an assistant bishop
ia Difference to the widespread and repeat
edly reiterated feeling for an increased epis
eOpal visitation. The speaker avOuched him
| al " advocate increased
copal visitatIOn-not in number, but in du
ration. As between the election OF an as
sslant bishop and the division OF the do
ccse-the two alternatives-he was ready &c
meet the question. The law says there sbal
| not be division OF the diocese unless by
consent OF the Bishop and the General Con
ventiOn. The Bishop in his address to the
Council said he would not give his consent
10 division; and that settles this point. The
only other alternative left is the election oil
an assistant bishop. Clearly the Bishop has
the right to inauguratc the movement In
that direction, and he suggests the mode OF
securing one. The question, therefore, Is
will or will you not concur with your
Bishop in this matter. The next thing is
to obtain the consent OF the General Con-
ventiOn. Whether this consent will be
given cannot be told. In making this ap-
plication to the Convention no 'discourtesy
is shown to the Bishop.
Rev. DR.. Nelson advocated the adoption
OF the minority report, in order TO shut out
an assistant bishop. He discussed the ques
ton Of assistant bishop with reference tO
the Church in this country and in this do.
cese. He quoted from the record to show
that assistant bishops were only chosen in
the different diOccses when the age, 10.
trinity, or ill.health Of the Bishop rendered
aSSiatancp npcnsaarV In reference To Ihp