.taken by orders and was defeated by a targe i
tnajorityloithe'cldrgyinda Imalltfaajbrfy .
s The resolutions were then brought up to i
be voted on, with the additional resolution ';
that they be not effecttmV till acted ra by J
the next ConventionTheywere voteJ on,;
,by orders separately. The first was carried'-,"
by a large majonty of the clergy and of the -
jlaity, and the remaining resolutions passed, -f
unanmiousjy;-t----J--:-c.:r- f
v Oa motion the Gon vention adiourned to1
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- A gentleman of this city a law
yor who had occasion - to make .u
recent trip into an adjoining county,
was rery much ' impressed with the
abounding hospitality of the f armers,
He , said, to us that he believed the
farmers of 'North . Carolina
most , hospitable-beo pie in
A
are the
all this J .
land. : Our reply was, that we could1
take a buggy . jahd horse at Elizabeth
City and travel to btokes i county.
and
without
paying
a dime for lodgin
or midday
each day.
meals, and offer to pay
Wie do i not know how it
is in other States, but wedo know
jhat the hospitality j, of the' North
Carolinians living in the country is
unstinted and generous.; Dr. John
son thought there was no comfort
or hospitality like that of an aid
TEnglish inn. He used to quote with
rmieh delight the famous lines writ
ten on the window of an inn at Hen-.
leyby Shenstone:
..... , .... .... ..... ,
"Whoe'er has travelled life's dull round.'
Where'er his stages may have been, .:
Ma' sigh to think he still has found ' '
The warmest welcome at an inn."
If the bluff and kind-hearted -old
Doctor had lived at any time within
this century and in North Carolina,
he would have had no t reason for
echoing the sentiment of Shenstone.
Vre have travelled-in many counties,
and wherever we have gone we have
met witn a. most generous ana en-1-gaging
hospitality. The heartiest
and most pleasing hospitality we
have received has been in the homes
of the middle classes. When their
guest they have nothings too 'good
lor you and that will not be con-
tributed most, freely and cordially
for your entertainment. They prac
tice the Scriptural precept-with no
meagre or unwilling spirit" Be
given. to hospitality." : " !
We are reminded of this hy a re
cent . editorial "in the Philadelphia
Press concerning the "Decadence of
Hospitality." The writer of it draws
a winsome.ahd true picture of old-time
hospitality when all were "-welcome
and tlie guests shared with the family
without much previous nourish or
preparation : "'"--y v;w'.
"The household was not upset for weeks
in preparation,-nor the' normal domesticity
deranged a particle, no matter how many
the visitors or prolonged their stay! a When
General Washington invited "the-Marquis
and Marchioness De Lafayetteto visit him
at Mount Vernon, he told him that Madame
Washington would regale them on some" of
the best cooking inTirginia supervised by
hersejf and dgBepy the slave cooks of the
estate. Bufhe laid soecial ' emnhasis on
the hams prepared by Madame Martha and
-the peach brandy produced ', from his own
eceipt. Uf an evening, there would, he
cards and conversation, and how and , then
tne sedate Virginia gentry would .crop ra
of an evening, and there would be a serene
cotillon or a joyous Virginia reel on the
great veranda, the grinning darkies keeping
time on the green sward, and the fiddles
scraped into the liveliest of dancing airs.
This was the rule of entertainment in the
. old times. People saw much of eaeh other.
Life was tranquil in its merry-making as it
was measured in its ailairs. ; .. u
lint there was preparation on lm
portant or extra occasions, It; is not
to this form of stately hospitality we
have referred above. .- But - to , that
every day hospitality which stilt ex
. ists, We rejoice to kno w, in thousands;
of -North Carolina homes.'; You may
drop in at . any . honr, or you may
drive up as the evening shades darken
the landscape, and you will meet with
a hearty welcome. ' ' ,
The Press thinks in the cities the
- social joys are lessened, ' and ;
tality has declined. We do not be
lieve that there was ever as' much
hospitality in the cities and towns as
in the country. Town people are as
a rule so much absorbed in self that
they do not take : time to be hospi
table in its broad, and generous iense.
- We knew of a wealthy farmer who ftl
wayswenttohiselectionandtax-gatb:
""JS fiewavi auu mviteu. cwv vie-
S i r r ;
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cent, strangeri cmi the grpind to his;
beautiful home, to spend 'the, night.'
His son lost- . hia life in.continuing 1
Jtliis hospitao'lo rule; after the lionoiedj
peaa naa Deen iaia in the grave j W e
hope the tiineV will never; md waeii I !
the hospitality that haalways dis
Jtih'srnished ttiifi Tenrkifi t& STrirth ffarn-
iina trill become less Abounding and I
generous. ! .Wedd not. care for .the J
f'elegan -vhospitalitv, of which tecM 4
pie boast, ; so - much as - we do for
fceartspontaneoib, artn hospitality''
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The following are the Professors
ju-eiectea ja - tne y niyersicy ,,01
South - Carolina Sir LP Patton v of
jDue West, 3. .Vrf ssor of An-
.fessor of ' Modern Languages; John
jM. Mclfride," rof the A XJnitefsity of
i It? Means Davisof Fairfield, S; C.
I jProf essor y.. of i ' Vt History, h s Political
jEconoiny j and Constitutional ;Law ;
tthe liev. W J.: Alexander, of . Dar-r
lingtonj Si' C.i ; Professor ' of . Mental
and Moral Philosophy and Evidence I
i of Christikhity 3 and. Chaplairi.
Mr. Evins, of South Carolina,! pre-
sented the view which we suggested
to our readers as the correct one in
: regard to the new Executive Depart
ment. In the : Dispatches letter . of
the 10th we find the following: '
''Mr. Evins, of South Carolina, who is 1
one of the best men' in Cougress said that
while, nine-tenths of his constituents are
farmers, he was unwilling to establish a
new department to increase the political
power of the Republicans. 'It will turn
over,'-said he, 'the interests of 20,000,000
of our people to a scheming politician to be
manipulated by him for party ends. ' Others
agreed with him."
The editor of thePittsboro Record
refers pleasantly, to a place in Vir
ginia ; containing 3,000 inhabitants
that was not even . a town.-. It had
never been incorporated and has no
municipal government. .He then
adds :" "We know of some places in
North Carolina not more populous or
important that are styled 'cities' " I
Yea verily, and editors are largely
responsible for such an abuse of
language.1' --,';'--i ";-: : - ' : - - "
; Whilst the total failures for the
United States for the week show a
still farther, reduction, the South not
only maintains . its ground in a bad
way but ihas moved ' its stakes, still
lanner mine wrong airecuon. , mere
are more failures in the South re
ported in proportion to the whole
than at any former time probably!
Mr. and Mrs. ; Scoville are united
once more., They lunched together
in Chicago.- - k
Agricultural Socletle..
4 1 While In conversation with Mr. J. M.
Hardwick, a few days ago, in relation to
the culture of tobacco, ; he remarked that
societies or. elubs : among the farmers and
planters,: to meet as often as convenient, to
discuss questions and exchange views On
matters pertaining to agriculture, would be 'I
of great benefit to this immediate section,
and we have no doubt that ; he is correct
about it. X We ' announced a few days ago
that a meeting was to be held at Shallotte,
Brunswick county, at:
an ; early day, to
character,' and we
being; organized in
form a society of this
hope to hear of hers
this and the adjoining counties. ;
One hy One, and out FewXeft. i
A correspondent informs us of the death, ,
near Magnolia, Duplin county, on the 9th
inst.,- of Mr. Owen Bishop, at the advanced
age of 92 years and 7 months. -.Deceased, -
who first saw the light in Duplin county, ;
October 11th,. 1789, served his regular time '
in the war of 1812, and was honorably dis- ?
charged . at the end of the war. . Duplin t
has always' been his home, and he has '
never ; been out of the estate, iheiwas a;
quiet, inoffensive man, and was universally!
- Stricken witn Paralysis. - "f ; ' - -;
We regret to learn that Mr. Dougald Mc-i
MillaU,'an old , and highly respected citizen;
of Sloop Point Pender county; formeriya
part of New Hanover county was stricken;
with paralysis while taking a walk through
his -plantation on , DTiday atternoon last.;
! At last accounts he was doing f as well as,
could be expected under the circumstances,..
and it is to be smcereiy nopea tnat tne at-t
tack may not prove, a serious one.
Sblpmentaof Track - ; - ' "...
We understand that. during the. past
week the amount of vegetables and straw-;
berries from the South, passing through
this city : for the . Northern markets, , has
been unprecedented.? i Shipments from tne
South have averaged, about fifteen cars of
.vegetables daily. ?, In, fact, for three days
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday the ship;
ments of strawberriesjalone averaged fiye
car-loads each day. i 'r' f. ' , V f
DeeUion or ' Election Committee7 in
; .-, Alabama ntetedCae.:;:-;,.;i, T.
' ' rTeleipraph totheMornlnK Star.J -
' WASHlNGTOii, 1 ' May T 11. The House
committee on Elections to-day agreed, by a
-rrt nf- neminst. 2. to reDort to the ' -House
JlJi2.m
ym ovugressionai xiisincii ua n-iauaLni.
jcient Languages; E. S. Joynes, -of
iM jl-v
Annual
Convention '.'Xt ! jlii5" Grand
iioaze oi nona varoiina.:
The Grand 'iwu galled to order'
yesterday at the ariual hour. 5 4:1
Official aimoiincenieht -as f made: in re-
r a A - .j-jwv
thelate' James Ridgler, formef:8ec-
ItarV ol4e' Sovereien Grand IiOdsreV jwkiS?
lltroducediindpassedw ';-f ,t 'axf tnkamf
I
iment feature, aaifi nommittee to. renort at.
meat feature, said comniiUee to jepprt at'
the next session of the Grand. Lodge: " j,
Warden
Granda
W. I, HollOWeil. v-:J.,rt ji 'ttuzmttLvlvrr
. The final rep6t
The Grand odge aext proceieded . to the.
'installation of the Grand ofllc6rs ieleCted in
riw y part of jthe'd
s B."Hv WoodeH,AOf eighGj
IMaster -M i ' ' rff ..atji)' .
f JasT K Payne,11 6f M6Droef$! WF.
ter.
J. E. Woodwardjof -Wjwonjli,
I WardentTC. tf y f rf
i J. J. Litchford, of Raleigh, R; W. 5 Gv;
: Secretary. ' ". f' ! Y' ::r.
'' t' t T.'Jl :' Ttrti ' Tt ITT ' "I
o. ouuca, ui . ...y.ij iiiuiujjuju, xy. n v.
Treasurer. ' ; " ' v;;--l :r-"; .1.
v AXresolution bf thanks to- the-Tething'
Grand Master was unanimously adopted by
arisingvote. : J- " ; ' i
' The following appointments were made
by the Grand Master;,, t . J , ,:
Thos. Carrick,' W. G. Chaplain.
- H. G. Bates, of Newbern," Grand Mar
shal.',. " '; ; '. ; 4
; W." M. Crowell, of. Charlotte, ; Grand,
Conductor. .
J. II. Mastln, of Salem; Grand Guar
dian. - ! ''
J. H. Pugh, of Wilmington, s Grand
Herald. :
Resolutions of thank's to the Wilmington
Lodges for , the use of their a haUV , for, the
entertainment at Wrightsville Sound,- and
to the railroads for- their ' accommodating
rates, were unanimously passed. v j , - t
The Grand Lodge then adjourned sine die;
without fixing upon any place for the next
meeting, which. under the rules of the
Lodge, necessarily carries it to Raleigh.' '
. The sessions of the Grand .Lodge, we
understand, were very pleasant as well as
harmonious. ,..' .'
Colony of French Canadians at Ab-
ItottsburK A Nlec Thrifty and :, In
dustrlous People. '
We learn that the agitation of the ques
tion of immigration to this section, inaugu
rated upon the occasion of the visit pf Rev.
Mr. Charbonnei, of. Cherbrooke, Canada, to
this place last year, has by no means been
entirely devoid of results. In a conversation
with Mr. John Colville, who carries on an
extensive milling business at Abbottshurg,
on the Carolina Central Railroad, fifty miles
above this city, we learn that he has already
quite a colony of French Canadians at that
place, who have proven themselves well-dis-
posed.industrious and thrifty people, always
desirous of making .full , time. In other
words, as Mr. Colville puts. hV with the or-
6inary"-;-Tundf Hhatids; Uptakes" about
one, huudred; and , fifty men 'y In""'ids
business- to., do -what ought really . to
be accomplished" -1y seventy-five; the
employes, as a general thing, hot rfiaking
more than half 'ttine.-lyjlUeyB the
energy and push, of these men:. has. already
. had its influence upon his other employes,
who don't like to see themselves so far out
stripped by the Frenchmen.; He expects to
employ just enough of these mien to bring
about the important reform in f the system
of labor which has been such' a' drawback
to him in ! his -.business.' -The first of these
men, an intelligent engineer, came on about
the first of last-August, and he' is so well
satisfied with the prospect that he has been
writing letters to : the . French Canadian
papers giving "encouraging accounts of his
experience here, and this has had the effect
to induce others to come, and they are now
arriving at the rate of about one family
per week. The most of .these people have
their families with them,- but there are two
single men among those -via' the employ of
MrColyilleV; whohave ;horfamUy cbn-
nections with them. , Their economical ten-j
dencies speak : well ' for them. One man
has already three hundred 'dollars in gold;
laid by with a view of purchasing, a smau.
farm as soon as he can find one . that suits
him in quality and priced f ;,
Arrest of a Colored Man - for . Stealing
Wood-Ue.Trle to . Escape; -and i
Fired tTponjind Wonnded.
; A colored man by the name of Charles!
Reed, and othere,having been engaged:
lately! jntealingWodinBru
ana seiung u 10 . purus ,iu iuu3iu,xlai '
rants were issued. for- their i arrest by a
magistrate in this city which was . duly en
dorsed by a magistrate in Brunswick, who
deputized two white men to - make , the -arrests.
Charles Reed was taken mtoeustody
and the officers were oh their; way to this
city with him on ' . Wednesday ' afterT
noon, when ,: he. suddenly ; broke - from
them - and attempted I to; make 'f "f his
escape. ! ,A '.ball 'from 'a pistol - in" ; the
hands -.of., one of .the officers however,
brought him to a halt, when it was found
that the charge had gone through th fleshy
part of his thi faking Ta 'painful, but
not serious wound.: : Reed Anally reached
here in charge of the officers Wednesday
night, and was lodged-in , the, 'county Jail,
where he wiU await a prelmmiaryexamma
MAnd ay.' the 15th instant."- 1 ' -
j .-
jgara to uie ucatn pi ; ine late Aienrr, forter, , n -. : t jirHn. aTspeciai ; otar
THE lEFISVOP,
Hit.' T tlii! Vf4 -li-tUH
7art ; of Scnd rpayVProeeedlns !
v.i. ... . ..( ,- . 34 .:i-.n' i"l
The CommltteeBAvltSo,Of tbe ;IM-,
Eeporter.Tlif!l
.CoBventioa met at ift'this.rmorniag, ini
,.unmn .'"l-hn I
H6v6 w iiH' i
Church's Onq FoundatieAiieVziMessrs.'f
te3;WKMlpitte4rS,
MMria nii-''Yrn!1kvnmh..M.
j jjraw xxx uuv oa rivo uuu J4.wir; yyuuiiautui ;
1'an admira-
- -j
"Uf,aoment4 iustlonf enodshtd. j-eelect
iRev E. R Rich Secretary bd Rev. Mr.
i 1 . 'A A" .V f ' i1 -' X,-:J
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W!)'- 4i". ici-!'Al IV -ii i-'-F-K HK'ii ! :f. .- i.lV
Convention met in the afternoon, , at Si,
j o'clock)the Bishop in the chair..;, , '
tin motion, it was resolved to' adopt tne
programme fOr the proceedings of the Con-,
vention proposed by the Bishop.; .-- .-:q
Mr. juuraocn moved tnat tne canon ior-
h biddln g the clergy who have become con-
nected with the diocese during the yacaney
in the episcopate, and.' any; parisn . wtnen.
1 shall have been received into union with,
I the Convention during such vacancy, from
voting upon the election: of a Uishop or
any question touching ! the same, be t rer
pealed. The motion was lost by a large
maionty.
Dr. button moved to' refer to the com
mittee on Canons the proposed amendment
of the Constitution -alio wing,. a clergyman
to vote in : Convention , after six, .months
canonical residence.
On motion the Convention adjourned to
9f o clock Thursday. 5
1 . ,
Thursday, May 11th.
Con vention called to order at 10 o'clock'
A. M. The roll was called and some new
members, both lay and clerical, answered
to their names. . I J . , .
The Bishop then read the list of commit;
tees as follows: - ' -! !? t .m:
Finance Committee Dr." v Watsonf ' Dr
Huske, Geo. H. Roberts,! Robert E. Calder,
W. H. Green. " i
State of the Church Mr. Hughes, A. 8.
Smith, D. D., Dr. Marshall, R. H. Smith;
John Battle. . . I. .
Committee' on Canons Dr. Huske, Mr.
Benton, Mr. Murdock, R. H. Battle, Jr.
Mr. 'Fred. 'Philips. ',f"f-'-f 'i-nn.
Committee- on' Elections liev. , Messrs.
Wetmore, Weston, and M. L. Henderson
Committee on New Panshes-Kev. G;
E. C. Smedes, Rev. M. H. Vaughan, Mr.
J. B. MacRae. : ' r ,v.
Committee on Unfinished Business Rev,
H. G. Hilton, F. L. Bush and Mr. D. D,
Fouchee. '. '- ; : ; -
The Bishop then read his annual ad
dress. He states that a Theological Hall
for colored students has begun to he erected
at Raleigh. ' Colored ydung men' seeking
the ministry and having; no means will be
educated here for the ministry.
There has been a steady improvement in
the diocese, and much to encourage visited
parishes, preached 120 times, confirmed
331 persons, consecrated 4 churches or
dained 3 priests and 7 deacons; candidates
for priests orders 13 candidates for dea
cons 9. postulants 6. number of clergy 73,
the greatest number we have ever had and
yet more are needed. . The Bishop urged
contributions to the church building fund,
The Bishop recommended to the Diocese
the Ladies Auxiliary Missionary Fund, and
gave notice that there will be a meeting of
tne ladies tnis afternoon to consider tnis
subiect : "" ' ':'
: Mr. Murdoch said that the committee eh
the Diaconate were not ready to report and
the committee was continued. j
Dr. Huske read a reDort of the commit
tee on tjanons, "wnicn was aoopiea. - - r'- '
Dr. Marshall moved the clergy.; be .re
commended to reserve a small per centage
of communion alms for the benefit of the
widows and orphans' 6f deceased clergymen,-
and' also the families of disabled
clergymen. Resolution , adopted.
Vr. Marshall offered resoluuonsm refer
ence to the division of the Diocese". i
Col. DeRosset moved that these, resolu
tions ;be f referred to i a committee, j 3lr.
Smith moved as an . amendment that the
consideration of . the resolutions be made the
order of the day to-morrow at 11 o clock.
It was resolved i that: a committee be ap
pointed on the subject j to-nvorrow morning
at 11 o clock. Tne,flsnop appointed ur.
Huske. ' Dr." Benton.) Dr. Marshall, Mr,
Uronson, Col. DeRosset, James ,. uattie,
Capt.. Geo. Wilkes., ; .... :
The amendments of the constitution
voted on last year were taken up collec
tively and almost unanimously adopted. !
, j a ne report oi ? tne oianuiu . vouiuiiwee
was read by Dr. Watson, chairman,
Dr Patterson, a member or tne standing
Committee having left -the Diocese, Dr.
Cheshire was elected to take his Place,
On. motion, the Convention adjourned
tm 4 o'clock P. M.'
Rev. Mr! Thomas D.'Pitte, 6f Wilming
ton.: nreached on , Wednesday night an m
teresting discourse, J pu-the subject," of.
flhrisflan Education. I
. . ; ' TabborO,; Fbidat, May 12
J Convehti0net at 10 o'clockthe Bishop
m the chair. '. ' "'
' Rev. Drl' Smith reported to tlie Conveh-
tioti the resolutions of the committee of the
Whole.
4 .
Their first resolution was to continue the
assessment of the parishes on the same
principle as heretofore
2nd." !T6 make s6jn arrangement for the
settlement of the arrearages of .assessments
oi sw-paiuuMatv -vi h '. " -f ?
: rd'That the"r committee be"; empowered:
to continue ; ihScanuJr coUectani',the!
cn a Mim' 3i.nin.i.A.ni
4th. Thatthe church J building fund, re-i
lief fund apd , education ,;be :added - to tte;
list of obiects to j be contributed to in the.
narish reftorts. ' : ' i
Dr. Deitosset movea, as a suDsuiuie ior
the firstrresolution, that, each parish s be
taxed at the rate of 75 cents per capita. :
: Eleven O'clock naving arrived, the ques-,
tion of the division Of the Diocese was X&-
.. Dr.- Huske offered, as chairman of the
committee oh this.question, the' following
resolutions: - - i- -'"' -':-'--!--i -'"'-
-Resolved. 1st; jThat tne welfare of the Di
ocese demands- dirLsioft of the same.
2. That the Diocese be divided, , by a Hne
beginning -with Northampton: coqnty the
western line ol iujmi uuuutjaau,, iyjuovu
Wnvnft. Sampson. ' Bladen and .Columbus,
and the now Diocese beAhat portion lying
nf Raid line. -. ; . ':' - ' i ' : - ; .
t a. 'mat aeputiea to the General Conven
tion be instructed ta obtain, the; consent off
the Convention to a dmsipn.-
aB equitable adjustmentand division of the
nermarient Enismnal fund.: . -
"iiisnoiy'L.yniaA arose" to maKe a' personal1
tesplapatipBK 6 said this mras ansextrrv
cunary movement, tnat tnis resolution snoulu
T, i .1 1.1. 5 a. Y . I j.
done waa to obtain his consent. He cave I
jan'explatoationof tis'-'AeemjBk
iadonsistenxi
convinced
. - . i I
more convmceatnan ever.- Me said.thalm I
the proposed Western division of the Dio?
fefle fWotmortoMrjBur. self-sup- f
.' iXu-Jit fia!lS:XLiIX-5jirf
pbrtfag-slMtbaieBfeh
Diocesa woulfi havft ft most rfesncrato flAM ;
t(J YVVltV UHJU
eulties Sf dMsi6riM!
I are. insuperable Uosmtivweaft PiojBeaeiasj
yet:been,diyM.:vHe jaidfthe Bishopot
iMichfganadldliiniat the olvisi6n;of
that Diocese wW a.&reatijDjsl, : aad.thet
MJflTf10,,611?" 8P yeryji
hmiichV5
lieu were wereiwo ioceses iHai'
:ea4fap
aiviae- tnera. . lie, naa no-amottion- to rbe.
' Bishop" bvet fJaTge territory; he' trusted W
ouAh .naurir. intiirD' onfnotarr fiira' in rlo
Hostpwied o the next Convenlaon ., ,. Jr
Rey.. Mr. Hke disclahned.'as the mover
of the resolutions; that f either:; he ' or any;
meinber of the .Convention, meant any dis
respect to '-the Bishop. He said that the
UonvcHtion was an independent body and
had a right to express ks opinion on the-
subject. The Bishop said he did not mean
to'qruestion the independence of the .Diocese,
but thought it best to express his opinion I
oeiore tue vjonvennon commuted ltselr. ,- v:
Col. DeRosset presented , a , minority re
port, recommending the line of division to.
be drawn 'east And west 'instead " of north
and south fay&v.uVin vrov -'.S'-H k-V;
. Dr. DeRosset moved that the Question be
postponed indefinitely. "
l'Mrii)yanm' begged to say a; few words
of explanation. He was' an Evangelist and
was under obligations to the Bishop for his
appointmentrf-Btrt it was-not a question of
his own private -interest, ii He s knew; the
people in Western North Carolina, and that
they . had , rather - ha ve . a r Bishop . once in
three years than an Evangelist ' every day.
in explanation ne said he nimsell naa told
the Bishop at Raleigh that he would do all
he couldfor division, and the . Bishop - had
said he would, agree with the opinion of the
duik or tne cierjgy. . tie oeueveu in smau
diocesesi the Bishop of .Edinburg had said
large dioceses' are not onl v unthristian . but
. anti-christiani If the northeastern point of
lxoriu juroiina wf u put uuwu auu me
southwestern end ?were swung around ; it
would land in .Canada. The Diocese was en-i
tirely too large for a Bishop to attend to it
The Bishop is hardly anything more now
than a confirming' -machine. -It has been
objected tnat we can t support two isisnops.
We have hitherto supported two. Bishops,
and we can do it again. 'A Bishop ought
not to need more for his support than a
clergyman.; j.;" k ;-::-; c; :
Mr. w uses made a speecn-auvocaung
the division by the line north and osuth,
and showed that it was a very equal divi
sion so f ar as members and, ability go. ; i t
ltev. Mr. . Murdock spofee . in behalf of
division and read a memonat" to the
General Contention recommending small
dioceses. I " - - - :-v.j '.
Rev. J. Bl Cheshire, Jr., advocated di
vision. : lie said tnat it was me uiocese oi
North Carolina that memorialized the Gen
eral Convention to make the conditions for
dividing more easy, and now she could not
say that she Was not aole to divide, - v , ; -:
Re v. Mr; Bronson said that nothing ought
to be done ori this subject without the con
currence of the Bishop. . It would be going
back on the traditions of the Diocese to act
differently.' rial si a --.t :.r
Dr. Buxton wanted to know if tne liisliop
intended to veto the matter beforehand.! He
thought not; 1 He said that the Convention
had a right to Judge, independently in the
matter. -He skadf-4be Bishop would
veto any eademea that wonld be made; by
the Convention. ..ThT Bishop said he jdid
not mean to veto beforehand, but thought
it risrht to irive his viewsl; Let 'them express
their opiriiOni andtheii he-wOuld do what
he urought. bestir mnr.j-i f.SJj i..:;up'ti:
. . ur. luxton warmiy aavocateaaaiyision.
He thought it most certainly for the wel
fare of the western portion of the Diocese
in which he labored. ; . :
Dtj DeRosset withdrew the motion to in
definitely r postpone . the question. He
thought the Bishop would yeto ; any action
of the Diocese, and it wasjbecause he loved
harmony, and. . he : was- afraid we , liishop
would feellthat it was :ar personal matter,
that he madel the motion." But now thatthe
lie U1UUU; lllUblUU IJUb uun lUOh tuc
top had expressed himself .so openly, he
glad to f have the1 question fuliydis-
Bishop
was eh
Mr, Smith-spoke to explain what condi
tions were, 'necessary before the General
Conference would consent to the division, !
aud showed that all the conclusions' couid
easily be met- He thought the Bishop was
miatfikea in saving tnat no JJiocese asweaE
as . North - Carolina has yet been divided, i
and tit ed Michigan:
Mr. Kemp r. tfattie renewed tne motion
to postpone indefinitely. He thought
there ought to be more time, and cited the ;
example of the Convention of Charlotte
how the Convenlion of Raleigh afterwards
riiKannullerLi the.- action of tne unarlotte
Convention.! He said he thought the most !
careful consultation should be had with the;
Bishop, so that there might.be Bomeagree-j
ment beforehand. w He thought it would be-
a. J ' . .1 . A Ain !
moat disastrous for. the Convention to dis-i
agree with the Bishop: ' He did not think j
two Bishops. IfWe r-want revivals gotten;
upwe must,have7evangelists.vtThe Bishop:
can t - oe .a ireyiyansu ureuueiueu waui io.
place tile rcBUUUaiuiiiiiJ i annocumg iu-.
-i. will noi uo.mj jiiAuwtcro tiuiav uu mo
I - . ,. If.-- 1 A ....
religious luterest themselves. lhere is not;
strength enough with us to divide;''Strength:
does not consist in extent or - xemcory, out
m compactness and wealth. u
Mr. W. H.Bafctie5med as a substitute,
. that the question be, .postponed to the next
i Convention ( that It would be mostunfortu-4
liiMA'tH'tm this httestionoasthe Conveni
' ..-mriw- tbntt-ehAMvaa 'rmtrneted to;voteJ
f or, division .by his; vestry,. but, now know-
ing the Bishop's jnews,-.he could not vote;
tution has . to j be considered and passed at
two ConventieBefrat can be adopted.;
And thisi8 a much imoremportant -quesi
tion. and certainly, ought to lie oyer for one
year. He was a man for compromise both
in the family and in the cnurcn. As a eom-j
f promise na movea. vtneu .quesuou do pos,i-
TKined to next vear . - '
; On motion the Convention adjourned till
4 o'clock; 7 ; -t
On Thursday afternoon"' the Convention
'resolved ' ' itseir into ' a ' committee " of ' the
Whole to disctlis "thenancial Question;
the feshlt of which was tee offering; of - the
Teselutions on" finance, otforea-before the
Convention . this , (Fnday) . moraine:.. On
jThtrrsday .night 'there was an interesting
dlscussion:bf the' question of ' lay ;co-opera-
- tion by " Rev. - Messrs.: Uronson, Murdoch,
Rich. Sutton and the.Bishop. 7
Slxty-Slxtn Annual Convetttloir.Tnlr4
and i'onrtn ttav ! Prceedlbs-1
bate en tn mtlalon ftfib Dtoee-I
iMTlaloit ' Carried Hy m liarsre aorlJ
t nut uui io xne men udmu uat'
tKe Next, Von venil
Journinenf ' J. I p. f 1 1 In rJ
1 iAKHOBO iTway atiernoB-.jaayiizy
. Convention met at '4 o'clock tlte Is&Of
inhehair.a,'
1
f- -i The debate on - thedivision of. the id-
, J- - - r
vcoc woo t,-uuuuucu, , . i
''MrTltcnWd SnC'of 1 Scotland' NecK.
dpenedf fee debate fagairfet postponfement"T
Lj. s ,'.a vlj'li i-'-j.....A
- Walafcliallvaild.taatfmsheA! to tim
press the. views hit bad held, oa division; for.
IJTJW
justice in
irespect and
he yielded tb'nofmiifl T-in respect
ifi t,?tho R!ct,7 W 4
"if"? woj icwuip piupcny tf
minister to
inhabitants. Bishop Alkinsoa himself ex-
pressed the opinion that ho.ona maa.0uld-
. t.. . ..... . . . 1 I,
do tne -work reomrea fon tue Diocesei (iHe'
j attempted. tol show thatitrrwasthe: iuten
) tion of the General Convention to leave the
amount of salary necessaryi for Kthe : Bup
port of a Bishop indefinitej. ;tHo thenrwent
on to show that the Diocese was abundant
ly iable; to support - two Bish6n8.rt Ha coa-i
sidered k providential that the unefrunnins I
north and south) dividing the Diocese Was-
suggested... kit divides the strength; of the
Church' so equally.5- IF we want to' kill bne
Bishop we would keep him; doiag-ali;tbje
labor he did last year. He could .not stand
it i It Was not agitated in the last 'Convent
tion: because it was advised not to iatre?
duce resolutions for division, because the
opening" services of that Convention - Were,
memorial of Bishop.- Atkinson, aud it was
feared some unseemly discussions might
arisejJ''; . is) fit!- .--i - ii-r
Mr. Battle addressed the Convention with
some diffidence in favor of postpohemeat.'
lie said tnat the decision of the question
was premature there are, not ,half of - the
parishes, in the Diocese represented and
there ought to be a larger uonvention td
decide the question. 5 j h .1 1 S
Mr. .Bronson said he had a right to give
his reason for wishing to postpone the ques
tion. , He said .the , question ought to be
considered On its own merits,' without the
complications -that; are involved in it,' and
one year would remove some embarrass
ments. . it'..T-,,.1.) .(-.i
Mr. S. A . Ashe, of .Raleigh insisted upon
:ing heard before the -Question was, taken.
He opposed lhequestion,Of . division at the
Convention" at Raleigh. ' He 'thought that
thp question was finally , disposed of 1 then.
But a few months ago he learned the ques-
tion wouiajoe orougnt up nere. ne tnougnt
the question ought to be submitted to each
congregationl . And he asked if -that, had
been done in a single instance. He paused
for reply. He thought that this ought uto
be done before the question was decided,,
He ; felt aggrieved " that" the Conventidh at
Charlotte had decided to divide the Diocese
without his having heard anything about it.
He thought that' evangelists could do very
efficient work The growth of the Church
rests principally with the Rectors jthe Epis-
wpi wivauuu ao uuuiauic, jf vuan uuu ii
do everything.. He did not ; believe that
small Dioceses are more conducive to in
crease. The small Diocese of Easton had
increased in six .-years 10 per cent;, North
Carolina 32 per cent. One small Diocese
has decreased 6 per cent. ' in 'the- last " six
years. . Our. Diocese has increased more
with one exception than any Diocese in the
United States. :- If the matter be postponed
he may,; be convinced , .that the Diocese
ought to be divided, but at present he was
by no means convinced Of its expedience.
On the question of .support he would only
say that his church had fallen back1 $500
the last year, and the last thing he did be
fore coming here . was to make an appeal
to the congregation to " increase their sub
scriptions 20 per cent, or the finances of the
parish would be, very .., much embarrassed,
He had spoken With the kindest feeling,
but helnsisted that this matter ought ! to be
postponed., . . " , r , il-j...
1 Dr.' Marshall said that he must correct
the impression made- by the speech of, Mr.
Ashe; -, He believed that .the maionty! pf
the vestry and congregatiotf ' 6f ' his parish
Were in favor of division.! : He said he could !
conclusively snow by statistics tnat tne
ratio of small Dioceses increased at a ratio
of a hundred per cent in , three years. He j
gave' examples of New York, Pennsylvania S
and other Dioceses;' '.:' . ; - i-. 4 -
I Dr. DeRosset wished to nronoae a resolu
tion that of this Convention vote t0 decide
that this action shall not take effect until it
has been confirmed by the ; Convention of j
1883. -.-. . r r
! On motion, it was i-esolved to adjourn
tUl S O CiOCk. . . . . ; . I ,. r . , .!r ; -
'I
j "'-.' EVEKING SESSION. .-' ' i .
The Convention'' met' ' ai'8 o'clock?!
the
Bishop im the chair: r The discussion Lwas
continued by Messrs. Battle and Allen It
Was resolved to close the discussion at, half
bast 9 o'clock, unless the debate came to. ja
conclusion earlier. Rev. Mr. bhieids, of j
New Berne, then" C spoke inf f favor Of post- j
ponement. , . He said the question; had been i
discussed in a moral , point, of, view.) He I
did not think the' Conventldn had a moral !
right . to i force this question against -the
judgment of the Bishop. He thought that
a committee Odght to have been appointed
to confer with the Bishop, and as this was
r tha tlnn.
I vention ' W '-pass these?'- resolutiOnsli - He
thought there had been much said that was i
unbecoming the" hps Of God's priests, and
it was liis -duty to tell nls wetnren pi tneir
fnnlt. in-this -TARnerLt. . ' H-i j i
I jut. VYiiKes.aisciaimeu any uisrespeuii uu.
the part of himself or any member of the'
gmvention to the Jsisaop, ana. ne insisted
at the gentleman " who last spbke: was
attempung to, place tnem ail in. a iajse po-;
sition. -, .: " : .- ' ' ' . , !-.. .
Mr. R H Battle said it ' w6md'he'dis-i
courteous to the Bishop -to pass the; eso-i
lotions.
1 p jfr
Huske "rose to explain' that he was;
not ; responsible for, the -introduction .fori:
these resolutions, but the Convention itself ;
is responsible'.'' 'Ah fofflcer of the Canven-i
tion is" not responsible .tor doing what the!
Convention appoints. He said that'he un-j
derstood that the Bishop had said he would;
not oppose, the wishes, of a ,consicterapie:
majonty of the Convention. ' ' ' "
T The Bishop then chwed the' debate! He
was sorry the committee understood him to
accuse them of discourtesy. He, Baid that
what he objected to was a member 'moving
a division immediaiery after he had ex
pressed his opinion in his address that a di
vision was not desirable. - 'It was -as 'much
as to Jay we are going to divide the Diocese
and you may veto it if you .dare. l his is.
not a laree Dioceser fettt a largcterritoryj
The late Bishop did not think the time hadf
come lor a ui vision. - j.fc wuuiu rejuii;o ius
heart to have one-third -of the territory, but
it did not rejoice his heart to have a large
territory without the means of carrying on
the wore of the Church. -vi . j y
The vote on postponement was ,. then
uuuaiunug iiiui as warning in.
deferedce.to'theBishdp.jr'Ayd
ahd'affeo-
yjiFaiDASv May 13th, 1882"-?
i Th1nyej4i miVtJPj i
Bishop iq the,chair : ,, A w v. j r
iiDfeSoeltiead niibtt-lheooiu4ee! . ?
os th Bishop -AtkifisoU rf -meniorial endow
nititTor;Raveuscroft pfofessorihip'. Tlie1
eonimittee will send forth ah appeal on this, l
Suhjeck-ii;) -itixhisiftvf' t.rtm hmir&tvT:i'' ,
ElectionsJbeior.BOW'ia order, the fol-i
I lowing -genflemeu were elected5 memhers 'of f .
thetstanding commmee; DfWarson, Dr.
Huske, Dr. Cheshire, Vt A; J.aDcRossct '
and'MaJbr'Jno:3 Hn'ghest 'f; -24 -r
On motion of the TreasurerIt was tc-' :
s3r3 rhlbnkrfeABMa8 rfrfoH V
plaiorlhriaeseeptfiatWiuafe'tfce
i Diocese, and. also, Jhat.the Treasurer be re-' j
qtnrexi to gtye Dotfd rortwe ne '
!0PnTOoti9u?ctf DrWatspnitwa,s.fesQlvc4 ,
that the Treasurer be allowed five per cent i
0 thef unds :eblleeted f or the DloceseP t r J .
; tExecuMvp. Missionary Committee elected. !
i-RevT DrT Marshall, Rev Jjr. JRich, and'
MessrsWilliam E; Anderson;! Rtt UBattle ;.
Jrnd.lAtWiley. .. . , -:
i'-'EdutlbnCoimTteeKev 0 E. C:
Stmedesi lolijWIEiAndeisoaind Huair' J
Mo.rso.n, , , ' r .. ? " : ,r, !
5 Crifflmitteeottam(&BmTd
HuskRev. IMk Bent6n(1rRev..'Mr.. RicJia ''
S2TT?rT? ttFtTmrt'iTrr
r m . i r rt , 1 mi , . . i - r- . . .
f) Trustees bf General Tiieplcgical; Seinina-
ry Rev. Dr liuelj, Dr. WatsonA. J. De- :
RossetM; D.; and Thos. BrHilli '' 'l
Deputies to the General s Convention-r :
Rey. Dr. Buell, Dr. Sutton. Rev. CoJin
Hughes, Rev. Dr. Huske, A. DeRosset
John Manning,, Kemp iP, Battle, and John
. Trustees of the University of. the South-
Re v, Mr "Bronson, Silas McBee And W", R
cox.-;;: .:';::'; -Vf
TrusVeeaof the Diocese Rey. TI B. Lv- :
man, D.' D? . V7:, K,, Andersott. atid .R: 11
! ,,lhe questipn df assessments carne up and
the same ystenXwas continueclahd hvwsa
resolved, " iurther, '.that 'ali' delinquent
parishes be aot allowed lay ''representation
in tbJaiConventionfcfJs JkSi'T V '' -
Dr. Watson 'chatrmarf of thef '-'Finance'
eommittee;- requested al) . the vestries- to
communicate by the. first of July with the
Committee'bf Fihhnce onSthe subjeet 'of '
reducing thefr respective assessments. .
OS motion, it was resolved that two'e vanr
gelists be appointed to visit the waste places
of the Diocese, and to -bo paid, put of the
Dioceean Episcopal fundi, r ' : f ' ,
Mr. Wootten reported on the permanent
Episcopal fund. He has collected $1,150.
He gave notice that1 all persons owing to
this fund will please: remit i If they do not
remit heill write to themt and if they do
net answer, he will go to see them and get
allout of them he possibly can. y . J 'j
Rev. Mr. Benton, read a report of the
Church Building Committee. ; ' i
After the discussion, of a few. unimpor
tant matters the Convention adjourned until
4i o'clock P. M. - ;
-1 ' - " J - ' rf';:i "'-VVr. JfJ:'
.Adjournment of the Convention. !
- . . , Special Star Telegram. ' - t
' ..T; j Tabboko, May 13. j
The Episcopal Convention adjourned at
6 o'clock this evening. No business of
importance ,was transacted in addition to
what is contained m r my regular report of
to-day. .i .- ,. -r- . i- .
r, , 'WlLMIKGTON.
. .. Spirits Turpentine,
' Wilson Advance: A' shooting 1
affray occurred near Dawson's Cross Roads
between W. F. Whitehead and Lemuel De-!
berry, both receiving severe wounds. ' L
Died, at the residence of :Mr.L. D. Killett,!
near this place, Wednesday evening, in the
77th year , of her age,' Mrs; Mary E Wil-
kins. She was born in .Norfolk, Virginia.!
-r Mr, J; A. Grews has accepted a posi-j
tion as travelling agent of Zion't Landmarli.
Nashville item: The railroad fever has
again broken out among our people "and
about $12,000 has been Subscribed to build
a tram road , to Rocky. Mount, but as the:
people of that 'place seem "to take so little; -
interest in" the enterprise there ia some talk:
of trying to. build either to Bharpsburg or1
VVhitakers. ' ; - ' . - - -
5'Asheville Citizen? A caucus of
ihe" elements: was ealled to meet in. Ashevillc
Thursday nights A number were present, '
flrom Greensboro to Cherokee. -Dr. -Mott
.was there,; he Was. ' The ruling in and ruling
out programme was cussed and discussed,
-pro and con; .up anddowidand'-so far as
Mott; and his , wing are concerned, it was.
more "up" than "down,' more "con" than
f'prO" - It was evident before the speaking -ceased,
that the Doctor's corset;., usually
well-laced, was loosening. " It was hecessa-
ry. - Ball and those "few prohibitionists'
for whom he spoke, laid, the law down to
ine gTeae go-iiar oi ine revenue ring, auu
something-had to give way-or bust - The .
corset gave way. Mott followed. Ball and '
the prohibs are the bosses in the' Republi
can camp. U Exeunt Mott 1 1 None so poor
now as to do him reverence. Lignum
vitsB, pluribusunum. Col. Johnathon Fagg,
Ervm'gO hraghl . What a faHmy couatryr
men 1, What an aspect! Ball the Bantam,
slews -tne, Dnngnill. and steps fortn tne
cock otthe walkff ; .; ' i;--kn :iWi i I
rp.rflmnniPB . or t . nnvinp- tne ( inst sniKft1
passed off at '"Chapel ' Hill with great eclat
on tne tfiu.:ojiis8 jmia j-Dpencer, uaugu
ter of . Mrs. C.P. Spencer, by special re- '
quest drove one Ispike most gracefully, and
Mr. J. i G.- Cooley, the s railroad jgent at
Chapel Hill, the other. A large crowd from
Chapel Hill and the surrounding country
was ih attendance and :"much : enthusiasm
was manifested. The exercises were opened
with' an introductory address by Rev. Dr;
Mangum after" Which liev. Dr. Jeffries; of
the Biptist "Church ; "offered -a: prayer.
Speeches were made by ! iresident uattie, -
on Jno: ' Manning; Jones Watson, Esq:
James M Mason,-Esq;, afid Prof George
T. Wiristortahd were warmly applauded;
The locomotive -was5 gaily oressea-wna
flowers "The Univereitr- Glee Club sane:
two excellent ' and stirring 'odes composed
for the occasion; '. The-; spikes - and ham
mers were gilded. and; at -the close Cap
tain Cooley presented 'his' hammer to Mis.
Spencer as a memento of the occasion; Rev
Mr. Currie-4 pronounced f the 1 r benediction.;
H- The ladies bf the Second Presbyterian
church have undertaken to ,build a par:
sonage. --The directors of thd Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad were again in
session n this city yesterday. They adopted ,
a resolution Teciting the facts 'of t the lease -,
by .the.Midland. North' Carolina Railroad.
But in justice to "all the parties in interest
'the directors decided to - take ';oo ' action at
this meeting, but postponeJt for two weeks,
so that the lessees may haye an 'Opportunity -to
explain matters, at the same time notify- .
ing them of , the ; action -t aken at this meetr
mg. - - A man named Tutor, wnue some
what ?underithe ' Influence ofrt liquor, was
,told to leave the store of Mr. Uzzle. by Mr.
AL T. Uzzle, at Wilsons Mills. The latter
endeavored to get Tutor to go home, .when
he: suddenly drew , a knife and "cut at
him. " Some papers and a pocket-hook in
Uzzte's coat saved hifcw Uzzle then cut
Tutor as he was about to renew the assault
Tutor was stabbed in five fplacee, the
avonnds being serious, but' not- dangerous,
and he is now improving. .
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