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"It is my wish, provided the convention should think proper, so to alter the constitution of the church as to admit of the consecration of either a suffragan or an assistant bishop in this diocese. It. was proposed several years ago, in consequence of the great extent of this diocese, to divide it into two parts, in order that the parishes might receive epis- copal visitations more frequently than is prescribed by the canons.
"As this purpose can be secured by the appoint- ment of a suffragan or an assistant bishop, I would recommend it to the convention so to alter the con- stitution as the secure the contemplated measure.
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"It is my sincere desire that a bishop should be appointed during my life; and as such an appoint- ment can now be made with perfect unanimity, it is expedient that it should be done. It will give me pleasure to unite in labor with the man of your choice. It will render me happy in the hour of my departure, to know the individual to whom I am to resign the arduous duties of the Episcopate,-to whose care this peaceful, quiet diocese shall be com- mitted. May the Almighty direct us in all our doings, with His most gracious favor, and further us with His continual help."
The committee on the state of the church unani- mously agreed to a report in accordance with the bishop's wishes, and presented a resolution conform- able thereto, which was adopted.
The Rev. John H. Wingfield, from the commit- tee to whom were referred the parochial reports, presented the following report :
"MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND.
"Since the last convention twenty-one communi- cants have been added ; six have removed, and two have died ; present number, 165. Sixty persons have been confirmed ; of baptisms, there have been forty-three of adults, and thirty-seven of infants.
"The Sunday-school, which is in connection with the general Protestant Episcopal Sunday-school Union, and pursues the system of instruction re- commended by that society, is more flourishing than at any former period. The number of scholars is
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177. The superintendent and teachers are active and diligent in the discharge of their duties, and manifest more than an ordinary interest in the welfare of the school of which they have the supervision. As an evidence of the favorable regard which is be- stowed upon this institution, it ought to be mentioned that through the liberality of a few individuals, a very respectable library has lately been formed, and that the first superintendent has just contracted for the erection of a building, to cost $800, for the use of the school-one-half of which he advances on his own responsibility.
"In addition to this mode of instruction, religious knowledge is communicated by the assistant minister, through the medium of Bible and catechetical classes, who meet once every week ; the senior-class of ladies consisting of twenty members; the junior-class of inales and females, between the ages of eleven and sixteen, consisting of fifty ; and the class of cate- chumens consisting of about twenty-five.
"A meeting is held every week in a private house, in which a short service from the liturgy is used, and a lecture delivered. As the rector has discovered great advantages to attend such social meetings, he begs leave to recommend the observance of them to all the clergy of the diocese.
RICHARD CHANNING MOORE."
1829.
The convention met in Charlottesville on Wed- nesday, 20th May.
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The Right Rev. Bishop Moore being prevented by indisposition from attending, the Rev. William Meade, D. D., was elected, by joint ballot of the clerical and lay delegates, President, pro tempore ; Mr. Williams, Secretary.
The Rev. Robert B. Croes, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat as one of the clergy.
Mr. William Mayo and Mr. John G. Williams at- tended as the lay deputies from the Monumental Church.
The secretary received for the contingent fund from Monumental Church, Richmond, $30.
On motion, Resolved, unanimously, that the con- vention having received intelligence of the illness of the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, deeply regret his ab- sence, and sympathise with him in his affliction.
The convention, on motion, proceeded to the con- sideration of the resolution adopted at the last con- vention, proposing to annul and abolish the first sen- tence of the sixth article of the constitution.
And on the question being put upon agreeing to the proposed resolution, the same was carried in the affirmative-ayes, 45; noes, 17.
Mr. Hugh Nelson offered the following resolution, which, on motion, was laid upon the table :-
" Resolved, That this convention deem it expedient, considering the age and bodily infirmity of our most venerated Bishop, to proceed to the election of an assistant bishop, who is not to be considered as en- titled to the succession ; but that it shall be the
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right and duty of the convention of the diocese of Virginia, on the demise of our venerated Bishop, to proceed to the election of a principal bishop, as a successor to the said deceased Bishop."
On Saturday, May the 23rd, the Rev. William Meade, President pro tempore, being absent, the Rev. Edward C. McGuire was called to the chair.
The convention then proceeded on motion to the consideration of the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Hugh Nelson, and on the question being taken, the same was carried in the affirmative-ayes, 50; noes, 13.
The convention then proceeded, agreeably to the resolution last adopted, and the fifth article of the constitution, to the election of an assistant bishop, after secret prayer to God.
The clergy then proceeded to nominate and ap- point by ballot some fit and qualified clergyman for that office ; and on counting the ballots, there were found twenty five votes in favor of the Rev. William Meade, D. D., and two blank ballots, so that the Rev. William Meade, D. D. was declared to be duly nominated and appointed by the clergy; and then the said appointment was presented to the order of the lay delegates, and upon a ballot being taken among them, there were found in favor of the Rev. William Meade, D. D., thirty-six votes, being the whole number of votes given in; and thereupon, the Rev. William Meade was declared to be duly elected.
" On motion, Resolved, That a committee be ap- pointed to announce to the Rev. Dr. Meade his election
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to the office of assistant bishop of this diocese ; and thereupon the Rev. Henry Ducachet and Mr. Hugh Nelson were appointed. The committee' retired, and after some time returned and reported that the Rev. Dr. Meade had consented to accept the office.
"The members of the convention then proceeded to sign the testimonials in favor of the Rev. William Meade, D. D., bishop elect.
" We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensi- ble how important it is that the sacred office of a bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly pursuaded that it is our duty to bear testi- mony on this solemn occasion, without partiality or affection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that the Rev. William Meade, D. D., is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion or for visciousness in life ; and that we do not know or believe there is any im- pediment on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that holy office. We do, moreover, jointly and severally declare, that we do in our con- sciences believe him to be of such sufficiency in good learning, such soundness in the faith, and of such virtuous and pure manners and godly conversation, that he is apt and meet to exercise the office of a Bishop to the honor of God and the edifying of His church, and to be a wholesome example to the flock of Christ."
The Rev. Robert B. Croes, from the committee on parochial reports, presented the following report :
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" MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND.
" Communicants .- Six deceased, twelve removed, nineteen added; present number one hundred and seventy.
" Baptisms .- In the last year about thirty-five, of which one was an adult; Sunday scholars, one hundred and seventy-five, diligently instructed by ten male and nineteen female teachers.
" Weekly services are held either in the church or the new and commodious Sunday-school room.
" The assistant minister continues his exercises with the catechetical class and the two Bible classes, the number of members of which is about the same as reported last year. Much praise is due to the su- perintendents and teachers of the Sunday-school, who, by the aid of the excellent system of instruc- tion provided by the General Episcopal Sunday school Union, and the useful magazines issued by that Society, have been able very materially to im- prove the general character and discipline of the school. To the credit of the congregation it ought to be mentioned, that in the course of the last two years they have contributed at least $4,650 for pur- poses connected with the church, in addition to their ordinary expenses, which are not light, viz: For furnishing the monument, $1,200; for the Sunday- school room, $900; for the Theological Seminary and Education Society, about $2,200 ; and for do- mestic and foreign missionary society of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church in the United States, $350.
" RICHARD CHANNING MOORE .. ">
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At this convention, the society called the "Protes- tant Episcopal Missionary Society of the Diocese of Virginia," was established, of which the Bishop was made ex officio the president; and the convention having proceeded to the election of the officers and executive committee of the society, Mr. John G. Williams was elected secretary, and Mr. Thomas Nelson, treasurer.
The Right Rev. William Meade, D. D., of Vir- ginia, twenty-second in succession of American bishops, was consecrated in St. James' Church, Phil- adelphia, on Wednesday, August 19th, 1829, by the Right Rev. Bishop White. The Right Rev. Bishops Hobart, Griswold, Moore, Crocs, Brownell, and Ouderdork, being present and assisting.
A list of the communicants of the Monumental Church, prepared by the Rev. Robert B. Croes, in the year 1829, and revised by him in the year 1859, copied from a parochial report or register, which was provided by the Rev. William Norwood, after the death of Bishop Moore, (alphabetically arranged and corrected, and remarks added by T. H. Ellis,) viz:
Mrs. John Adams, (died Feb. 28, Mrs. Amos Arnold. 1829.) 66 Elisha Baker.
Mrs. John Allan.
Wm. H. Allen.
Col. John Ambler, (died April 8, 1836.)
Mrs.& John Ambler, (died June 15, 1846.)
Mr. Amos Arnold
Miss Nancy Bernard, (after- wards Mrs. Judge Peter John- ston.)
Mrs. Archibald Blair.
Beverley Blair.
.6 John Blair, (afterwards
Mrs. Richard Anderson.)
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Mrs. Mary Blair.
John Minor Botts.
Mr. Henry Bradish.
Mrs. Judith Bradley.
Miss Betsy Brockenbrough, (af- terwards Mrs. McGuire.)
Mrs. John Brockenbrough. Margaret Brooks, (widow of Z. Brooks.)
Miss Frances M. Brown, (daugh- ter of James Brown, Jr., 2nd Auditor. )
Mrs. James Brown, Jr.
Miss Mary E. Brown, (afterwards Mrs. De Witt.)
Dr. Bagby. Mrs. David Bullock.
Miss Fanny Burwell, (after- wards Mrs. Alexander, of Monroe Co. )
Mr Lewis Burwell, (died Aug. 24, 1833. )
Mrs. Lewis Burwell, (died July 30, 1849.)
Mrs. William Burke.
Elizabeth F. Cabell,(widow of Dr. George Cabell.)
Mrs. Lucy N. Call, (widow of Daniel Call. )
Mrs. Dabney Carr, (died May 28, 1838.)
Miss Nancy Carr, (afterwards Mrs. Conrad.)
Mrs. Edward Carrington.
Maria Carter.
Miss Sallie Carter.
Peter J. Chevallie, (died Aug. 26, 1865.) Miss Betsy Coles.
Mrs. Jane Colston. Miss Lucy Ann Colston. Mrs. Charles Copland.
Ann Cringan.
Mary Ann Crump, (after- wards Mrs. Wm. Wren.)
Mrs. Caroline Currie.
Mr. Joseph Danforth, (died Nov. 11, 1844.)
Mrs. Joseph Danforth.
Peter DeForrest.
Elizabeth F. Denoon.
Mr. Thomas H. Drew, (died Oct. 9, 1878. )
Mrs. Ann Dyball.
Miss Catherine Dyball, (after- wards Mrs. Beaumont.)
Miss Harriet Dyball, (afterwards Mis. Joseph Sinton. )
Miss Fanny Eggleston.
Mrs. Frances Edwards.
Fairfax.
Miss Betsy Fisher, (died Jan. 24, 1843.
Mrs. George Fisher, (died June 28, 1832.)
Miss Lucy M. Fisher, (after- wards Mrs. Dr. Norton.)
Miss Mary Fleming. Mrs. James Galt.
Mr. Patrick Gibson.
Mrs. Patrick Gibson.
Richard C. Gilliam.
Mr. William Gilliat.
Mrs. William Gilliat. Joseph Goode.
Mrs. Martha Chamberlayne. · Mr. Robert Greenhow.
Mrs. Robert Greenhow.
Griffith.
Mr."Jacob Hall.
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Mrs. Jacob Hall, (daughter of Bishop Moore.)
Mrs. Michael W. Hancock.
Betsy Harris.
Miss Catherine L. Harrison, (af- terwards Mrs. John S. Mc- Kim. )
Mrs. Jaquelin B. Harvie, (died April 29, 1841.) Mrs. Philip Haxall.
Randolph Harrison.
Ann Dent Hayes.
Mr. James E. Heath.
Mrs. James E. Heath.
Mr. Elijah Heffernan.
Mrs. Elijah Heffernan.
66 Nancy Heth.
Lucy Higginbotham, (died June 12, 1848. )
Mrs. Hill.
Miss Catherine Hurley.
Mrs Sarah Hylton.
Chapman Johnson, (died
April 25, 1852.)
Mrs. Robert Johnston, (died Nov. 18, 1838. )
Mrs. Jones.
Harriet Jones.
" Mary Knapp.
Miss Eliza Lambert.
Mrs. William Lambert.
John O. Lay, (died Dec. 24, 1832.)
Mrs. Benj. W. Leigh.
Frances Leiper, (widow of Dr. A. Leiper.)
Mrs. Mary Lorraine, (widow of T. Lorraine. )
Mrs. Judge Peter Lyons.
Mr. James McAllister.
Mrs. James McAllister. Miss Jane Mackenzie. Mrs. William Mackenzie.
66 Charles James Macmurdo, (died May 7, 1849.)
Mrs. Ann D. McRae.
Mr. James Mann.
Mrs. Judge John Marshall, (died Dec. 25, 1831.) Col. William Mayo.
Mrs. William Mayo.
Henry W. Moncure.
Miss Christian Moore, (daugh- ter of Bishop Moore.)
Miss Fanny Moore, (daughter of Bishop Moore.)
Mrs. Sarah Moore, (daughter of Bishop Moore. )
Mrs. John G. Mosby.
Miss Frances E. Nelson.
Mary Nelson. Captain Thomas Nelson.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson.
Miss Agnes Nicholson.
Mrs. Judith W. Nicolson.
Miss Mary Nicolson.
Mrs. Eliza Norman.
Frances Nott, (died July 3, 1842, aged 80.) Mrs. Orgain.
Carter B. Page, (died Jan., 1847.) Miss Jane Page.
Mrs. Charles Palmer, (died Aug. 12, 1828.) Mr. Lewis Palmer.
Mrs. Edward F. Peticolas. 56 Margaret Pickett.
Mrs. Michael B. Poitiaux.
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*Mr. Robert Pollard, (died Oct. 10, 1842, aged 86.)
*Mrs. Robert Pollard, (died Sep. 17, 1839, aged 80. )
Mrs. Ann Randolph, (widow of Wm. Randolph.)
Miss Georgiana W. Randolph, (died Sep. 8, 1841.)
Mrs. Richard Randolph, (died Dec. 18, 1841. )
Mr. G. V. W. Raymond. Mrs. Mary Richard.
Charles C. Richardson.
66 Thomas Richardson.
Thomas Ritchie.
James Robertson, (the wife of Mr. James Robertson, former cashier of the branch of the old United States Bank, and came from Philadelphia to Richmond to take charge of the bank after the death of Mr. Richard Anderson. )
Miss Margaretta Robertson, (daughter of Mr. James Ro- bertson, and step-daughter of Mrs. James Robertson. Miss Margaret left Richmond, and died in Philadelphia some years after. )
Mrs. John Robertson.
Miss Rebecca Robertson.
Mrs. John Robinson.
Edmond W. Roots, (died Nov. 3, 1847. )
Mrs. John Rutherfoord .;
Samuel S. Saunders. Miss Betsy Savage. Mrs. Robert G. Scott, (daugh- ter of Bishop Madison. ) Mrs. William Selden.
66 Nathaniel Sheppard.
Hetty Smock.
60 Ann Stark.
66 Andrew Stevenson.
Jane Swain.
Mr. Matthew Swain, (her son. )
Mrs. Thomas Taylor.
66 John Hansen Thomas.
Thorp.
Miss Patsy Underwood.
Nancy Valentine, (died Jan. 25, 1850. )
Mrs. James Warrell.
Miss Susan Warrell.
Mr. John Warrock, (died Mar. 7, 1858, aged 85. )
Mrs. John Warrock, (died Apl. 23, 1856, aged 76.) Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker.
Miss Harriet Whiting.
Mrs. John Wickham, (died Aug. 10, 1853.)
Alice Williams.
Jolın Williams.
Mr. Jobn G. Williams, (died Dec. 15, 1833.)
Mrs. John G. Williams.
* NOTE .- The above two were the grand parents of the present Messrs. Benjamin and Robert R. Richardson, of Richmond. - G. D. F., 1879.
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Miss Lucy Page Williams, (af- Miss Maria Wixham.
terwards Mrs. John Adams
Mrs. Catherine Wood, (died
Smith.) Oct. 9, 1867, in her 97th year.
Miss Mary B. Williams. Miss Eliza M. Woodward.
Whole number of communicants in 1829 .- One hundred and seventy-nine.
MARRIAGES,
Celebrated by the Rev. Ro. B. Croes, while acting as assistant minister of the Monumental Church, certified by him to the Clerk of the Hustings Court, viz:
March 8, 1827 .- Richard H. Cunningham and Virginia L. Heth, of the city of Richmond.
April 5, 1827 .- George Claiborne, of King Wil- liam County, Virginia, and Mary Craig, of the city of Richmond.
May 12, 1829 .- Willoughby Newton, of West- moreland County, Virginia, and Mary S. Brocken- brough,* of the city of Richmond.
Letter addressed to the Rev. Robert B. Croes, on his leaving Richmond:
RICHMOND, February 15, 1830.
"REVEREND AND DEAR SIR: I am very much grieved from various causes at your determination to leave this diocese, and am sensible that the congre- gation feel, with myself, the greatest regret at your
* NOTE .- This lady was one of the daughters of Judge William Brockenbrough, who was also the father of the late Judge John Brockenbrough, of Lexington, Va .- 1879, G. D. F.
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departure. As the canons of the church require that you should take with you the testimony of my approbation, I embrace the opportunity of testify- ing, not only to your fidelity in the discharge of your official duties, but also of the acceptability of your services to the people to whom you have min- istered in sacred things. They have witnessed the harmony in which we have lived, and have been taught by our example that the Christian religion is a religion of peace and good will.
"You will carry with you, reverend and dear sir, my best wishes for your happiness, both tem- poral and eternal.
"'The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up the light of His coun- tenance upon thee, and give thee peace.'
" Your affectionate friend and father in Christ,
RICHARD CHANNING MOORE."
The Rev. Robert B. Croes and Miss Helen Robert- son, third daughter of James Robertson, Esquire, Cashier of the Branch of the Bank of the United States at Richmond, were married in the Monu- mental Church, by the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, on Monday, May 10th, 1830.
From the records of the Monumental Church, Richmond, Virginia:
"Robert B. Croes, was born on the thirteenth day of August, 1800, in the Village of Swedesborough, Gloucester County, New Jersey, and was baptized, if his recollection of the records of Trinity Church
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in that village, of which his father was rector, does not fail him, in May, 1801.
"In the month of October, 1801, his parents, the Rev. John Croes and Mrs. Martha Croes, removed, with their six children, John, Samuel Austin, Wil- liam, Ann Stratton, Martha, and Robert Brown, to New Brunswick, New Jersey, and settled there; his father having been elected rector of Christ Church, and Principal of the Academy of Queens College.
"Robert was educated in part in that academy, and pursued his collegiate course in the said college, where he was graduated in 1815.
" In September, 1820, he commenced his regular theological studies in the General Theological Semi- nary of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, which, under the authority of the general convention, had been lately transferred from the city of New York, to New Haven, Connecticut.
"Here he continued for more than a year, when the seminary was again removed to New York, and he, as one of the regular students, returned with it.
"In the summer of 1823, he, with four others, received his diploma as a graduate in the first class of the seminary that had pursued a full three years' course.
"On the 20th of August, 1823, he was admitted, in St. John's Church, in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, to the holy order of deacons by his father, the Right Rev. John Croes, who, on the 19th day of November, 1815, had been duly consecrated Bishop of the diocese of New Jersey.
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"Soon after his admission to the deaconate, the Rev. R. B. Croes was appointed an agent of the General Seminary, and was allowed by his diocesan, leaving the missionary field of New Jersey, in which he had expected to labor, to travel as agent through different parts of the Union.
"In February, 1825, he visited Richmond, Vir- ginia, and at the instance of the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, rector of the Monumental Church, was chosen by the vestry thereof the assistant minister.
" He entered upon his duties as such immediately after the adjournment of the convention which sat in the Monumental Church in May of that year.
"In May, 1826, in St. Paul's Church, Lynchburg, of which the Rev. Franklin G. Smith was rector, and during the session of the annual diocesan con- vention, he was admitted, in company with the Rev. John P. McGuire, the Rev. Mark L. Chevers and others, to the holy order of priests by the Right Rev. Bishop Moore.
"He continued to officiate as the assistant min- ister of the Monumental Church until February, 1830. He removed to the city of Troy, New York, and became the assistant to the Rev. David Butler, Rector of St. Paul's Church.
"On Sunday, the 14th of February, he officiated for the last time in the Monumental Church.
"Furnished at the request of Thos. H. Ellis, Esq.
"R. B. C."
Buffalo, New York, Feb. 25, 1868.
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1830.
The convention mnet in Winchester, on Thursday, the 20th May. The Right Rev. Bishop Moore being absent, the Right Rev. William Meade, D. D., as- sistant bishop of the diocese, took the chair as presi- dent of the convention; Mr. John G. Williams, who also represented the Monumental Church as its lay deputy, attending as secretary.
No parochial report for that year of the Monu- mental Church is mentioned by the committee.
The secretary received for the contingent fund from the Monumental Church, Richmond, $30.
The committee on the state of the church pre- sented a report and accompanying resolutions, which, having been amended, were adopted.
That portion relating to the restriction accompany- ing the election of the assistant Bishop reads as fol- lows :
" WHEREAS, the General Convention of the Pro- testant Episcopal Church in the United States have, by the fifth canon of 1829, provided that every assistant bishop who may hereafter be elected in the said church, shall be in all cases entitled to succeed the bishop of the diocese in which he may be elected ; and whereas the convention is desirous of preserving as far as possible the harmony and uniformity of the church, and of testifying its confi- dence in the assistant Bishop of this diocese, there- fore-
" Resolved, That the restriction annexed to the election of the assistant Bishop of Virginia be here- by removed."
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Upon the question of agreeing with the committee in this portion of their report, they stood ayes, 49; noes, 7.
Other subjects embraced in the report of the com- mittee on the state of the church were referred to a select committee, on whose recommendation the following resolutions were adopted :
" Resolved, That John G. Williams, the Rev. Wm. F. Lee, and the Rev. Edward W. Peet, be appointed a committee, to meet in the city of Richmond as early as convenient, and make such assessment among the parishes of this diocese as will raise the sum of three hundred dollars annually, to be paid to Bishop Moore, and this committee inform the clergy- men of each parish of the proportion required from his parish ; and,
" Resolved, The clergy be required to raise the quota so assessed, and pay it in at the next conven- tion.
"Resolved, That the treasurer of the church pay to the Right Rev. Bishop Meade the sum of one hun- dred and fifty dollars; and that in addition to this he pay the expenses already incurred, and which may from time to time be incurred by the said Bishop in performing his Episcopal visitations."
Mr John G. Williams was elected one of the eight delegates to represent this diocese in the next gen- eral convention.
1831.
The convention meet in Norfolk, on the 19th day of May. Bishop Moore in the chair; Mr. John G. Williams, secretary.
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The Rev. Leonidas Polk, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, appeared and took his seat among the clergy.
Mr. Robert Pollard and Mr. John G. Williams at- tended as the lay deputies from the Monumental Church.
The secretary received from the Monumental Church for the contingent fund, $30, and towards support of Bishop Moore, $12.
The Rev. Nicholas H. Cobbs, from the committee on parochial reports, presented the following report:
" MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND.
"The rector reports, since the last convention, he has baptized about thirty, two of whom were adults.
" The communion has been administered as often as the occasional absence of the rector on diocesan duties would allow.
"The rector takes pleasure in repeating that, on most of these occasions, we have had a few additions. Whole number of communicants, one hundred and sixty.
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