The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
The Convention Of Nashville

POI SuuACu, Win l6N. LIT. " b. Z
Gray as dean, Rev. w. G. @
Thompson, secretary, and Rev. c
M. Gray, treasurer, convened ia tn,
Church of the Messiah, Pulaski, OF
last Tuesday. in one of its most i'm
portant sessions. The convocatioI
includes in its bounds the section O
country lying between the Cnnber
land Range and the Tennessee riv
er, EN- bracing forty counties With 8
population of 100000. The ap
peal to the laity of Middle Tennes-
see setting forth the claims of the
convocation calls this ga vast field
indeed, with only fifteen clergy, all
told, to look after its spiritual in
terest" 1t says also more men
are wanted, more money is
wanted, but most of all more inter
est is wanted, for with a real living
interest in our work will come the
much-needed money, and with that
the men who are TO take hol with
US in advancing this great and
blessed work.
From this extract the grand OBJ
jects of the convoca ion may be in
ferred.
The first service of this session
of the convocation was on the morn,
ing of the 9th, when the holy com
munion was iministered. There
was morning service at ii a. NJ,
when Rev. w. @. G. Thompson
preached the convocation sermon.
His subject was the The NJ rcy
and Justice OF a Righteous God,
Necessary to the Well-being of
Man" The sermon was an excel
lent one and has been highly Gu
logized.
The first business meeting was
held at 2:3O o'clock. Rev. DR..
Gray of the Church of the Advent,
Nashville, Rev. DR.. Howard of st.
Barnabus, Tullahoma, Rev. Mr..
Moore OF Holy Trinity church,
Nashville, Rev. Mr.. Gray Of St !
Pauls, Franklin, Rev. Mr.. Thomp |
son of st. Mary Magdalene, Fay
etteville, Rev. Thos. F. Gailor,
Professor of Ecclesiastical Histo- |
ry, University of the South. Also
the following lay delegates: Mr..
l. q. Martin, Mt. Pleasant, Judge
Thos. 81. Jones and DR.. VIM. Bate,
Pulaski. Other members of the
eonvocation arrived yesterday.
Bishop Quaintard, who found it
to attend the conven-
ion, sent 8 lengthy and important
ettcr, setting forth his work in the
cause of education since he has
been bishop in this diocese. He re-
ported that the following schools
lad been established for girls: Co
umbia Female Institute, St. Mary's
school, Memphis, st. James School,
3oliVar, Fairmont School, Monica
lie and Beechcroft School, Spring
Hill. These for boys: University
If the South, Sewanee, Otey School
or boys, Mt. Pleasant, and Cleve-
and School. The Bishop in his let
er begged the earnest cooperation
# the Convocation of Nashville in
lis efforts to increase the education
4 advantages in the diocese.
Evening service was held at D.
a. Rev. Thos. +. Gailor preached
rom the text "Christ. is all and iii
IL, and a more able discourse the
ritter has not heard. After the
ermon Rev. w. G. Gray presented
paper-"History of the Episcopal
;hurch of Tennessee" 1t is fraught
nth very interesting facts, many of
he most important of which have
ever been published. 1t is a con-
ise history Of the early establish
lent of the church in the state
own to the time when Bishop Otey, !!
he first bishop of Tennessee, was
laced at the head of the church, in
S35, and continues in a more gen
raj way to deal with church histo- ..
y up to the present.
Yesterday morning at 7 the ho-
Y eucharist was celebrated, Rev.
'hos. F. Gailor celebrant. At IL
Rev. Nj. NJ. Moore preached an ex-
client sermon from Eph. 8, I7-19.
The Dean of the Convocation, Rev.
Or. Gray, read a most excellent
'sstoral letter from the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Quintard. Rev. DR.. How
I'D of Tullahoma preached last
light on the subject of "Skepti-
ism" 6
To-day at IL a. m. there will be {
of the holy commun-
on, morning prayer and sermon by
he Dean of the Convocation. There
will be business meetings, morn
ng and afternoon, and the Convoca-
ion will probably finish it's labors {
& 4 o'clock and adiOurn tn meet at I