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 THE RT. REV. THEODORE B. LYMAN, D. D, 
 
 SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 
 
 DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA, 
 
 MAY, I88O. 
 
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 Dear Brethren of the Clergy and Laity : 
 
 I cannot enter upon a recital of the labors of the past year, 
 without first expressing the deep regret, in which I know you 
 all so fully sympathize, that we are deprived of the presence 
 with us, at Our Convention, of our loved and honored Bishop. 
 
 Stricken down as he was in the midst of a visitation too ardu- 
 ous and laborious for him, and still suffering from the effects of 
 this painful attack, he has been compelled to forego the pleasure, 
 which he had so confidently anticipated, of meeting with us on 
 this occasion. And while deeply thankful for the tidings which 
 assure us of his steady improvement, let our united prayers arise 
 that he may speedily be restored to his former health, and be 
 much longer spared to a Diocese which he so warmly loves, and 
 which so thoroughly reciprocates his deep and tender affection. 
 
 The first official act, which I have to record, since my last 
 Annual Address, was while the Convention was still in session 
 at Fayetteville. On the evening of Thursday, May 15th, I 
 visited St. Joseph's Church, in that city, and, after evening 
 prayer by Rev. Mr. Bush and Rev. Mr. Brady, I preached, con- 
 firmed two persons, and addressed them. 
 
 Thursday, May 22d, being Ascension Day, in St. Mary's 
 Chapel, Raleigh, I preached and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion. 
 
 Whit-Sunday, June 1st, in the Church of the Holy Innocents, 
 Henderson, after morning prayer by Rev. B. S. Lassiter, I preached 
 and administered the Holy Communion. The next day I left 
 for New York, to meet the members of my family who were 
 shortly expected on their return from Europe. I accompanied 
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them, at the end of the week, to New Milford, Conn., and, on 
 Trinity Sunday, June 8th, I preached in St. John's Church, in 
 that place. On the evening of that day, in the same church, I 
 made an address, by special request, on the religious condition of 
 the freed men. 
 
 The following Sunday, June 15th, I spent in Philadelphia, 
 and, in the morning, took part in the services at St. Mark's 
 Church. 
 
 Fourth Sunday after Trinity, July 6th, preached in Grace 
 Church, Baltimore, and took part in the administration of the 
 Holy Communion. The following Sunday, July 13th, I preached 
 in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh. 
 
 Sixth Sunday after Trinity, July 20th, in St. Bartholomew's 
 Church, Pittsboro, I preached, confirmed eight persons, addressed 
 them and administered the Holy Communion. At night a special 
 service was held in the same church, for the coloured people, when 
 I preached again, confirmed four persons and addressed them. 
 
 It was gratifying to notice that, after the great loss which the 
 Parish had sustained by the removal of Rev. Dr. Sutton, the en- 
 trance of Rev. E. N. Joyner upon the rectorship was welcomed 
 with so much kindness and cordiality. He has taken hold of his 
 work with energy and zeal, and seems to have secured, what is 
 ever so necessary to success, the active co-operation of the con- 
 gregation. I was specially pleased to observe the interest mani- 
 fested in behalf of the coloured people, and there seemed every 
 reason to believe that a good work would be done there among 
 them. I fear that in most of our Parishes there is not a suffi- 
 cient appreciation of the duty of seeking to bring this class of 
 our population under the sober and enlightening influence of our 
 instructive services. I have long felt that the system, which the 
 Church provides, is exactly suited to their needs ; and that wise 
 and zealous efforts on our part will do very much to save the 
 coloured people from the injurious and demoralizing influence of 
 religious systems, which appeal chiefly to the feelings, the pas- 
 
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 sions and the emotions, rather than to the reason, the judgment 
 and the conscience. Here is a great work, then, to which the 
 Providence of God is calling us, and which we must strive to 
 enter upon with wisdom, earnestness and zeal. 
 
 Seventh Sunday after Trinity, July 27th, in Christ Church, 
 Raleigh, I admitted to the Priesthood the Rev. Benjamin Skin- 
 ner Lassiter, Deacon, on presentation by the Rev. J. E. C. Smedes. 
 I preached and administed the Holy Communion. I was as- 
 sisted in the services by Rev. Dr. Marshall, Rev. B. Smedes and 
 Rev. E. R. Rich. 
 
 Tuesday, July 29th, left Raleigh to enter upon a visitation in 
 the western part of the State. I remained part, of a day in 
 Morganton, and also stopped a day at Glen Alpine Springs 
 
 On Friday, August 1st, in a private house at Old Fort, after 
 evening prayer by Rev. N. Falls, I preached, confirmed two per- 
 sons and addressed them. A small chapel is much needed here, 
 and I trust it will not be long before this great need may be sup- 
 plied. 
 
 Eighth Sunday after Trinity, August 3d, in Trinity Church, 
 Asheville, after morning prayer by the Rev. Dr. Buxton, I 
 preached, confirmed one person and administered the Holy 
 Communion. In the evening I preached in the chapel for the 
 coloured people, after evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Buxton and 
 Rev. Mr. Berry. 
 
 Wednesday, August 6th, preached in St. John's in the Wil- 
 derness, Flat Rock, Henderson county, the service being con- 
 ducted by Rev. Mr. Drayton. 
 
 Thursday, August 7th, in St. James' Church, Hendersonville, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. Messrs. Osborne and Holmes, I 
 preached, confirmed one person and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion, assisted by Rev. Dr. Buel. 
 
 Friday, August 8th, in St. Paul's in the Valley, Transylvania 
 county, after morning prayer by Rev. Dr. Buel, I preached, 
 confirmed two persons and administered the Holy Communion. 
 In the evening, preached in the Court-house at Brevard. 
 
Ninth Sunday after Trinity, August 10th, in Calvary Church, 
 Henderson county, after morning prayer by Rev. Messrs. Holmes 
 and Osborne, I preached and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Tuesday, August 12th, in the chapel at Haw Creek, Buncombe 
 county, after evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Buxton, I preached 
 and confirmed two persons. 
 
 Thursday, August 14th, in the chapel at Leicester, in the same 
 county, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Bland and Dr. Buel, 
 I preached, confirmed one person and administered the Holy 
 Communion. 
 
 Tenth Sunday after Trinity, August 17th, in the Methodist 
 Chapel at Waynesville, Haywood county, after morning prayer 
 by Rev. Dr. Buel, I preached, confirmed three persons, addressed 
 them and administered the Holy Communion. It afforded me 
 much pleasure to find in this place, a very beautiful and attract- 
 ive church edifice, rapidly advancing towards completion. It 
 reflects great credit upon the architect who designed it, and the 
 skillful builder who has carried out the plan, with many judicious 
 suggestions of his own. The interior finish is made up wholly of 
 the excpiisitely beautiful varieties of wood which so abound in 
 that region, and which will be preserved in their original colour 
 and texture. I have not seen the building since its completion, 
 but I feel sure that for elegance of taste and architectural pro- 
 priety, no wooden church building in our State will be at all 
 comparable with it. Great credit is due to the Rev. Dr. Buel 
 for the self-sacrificing zeal and energy with which he hus urged 
 forward this noble work. 
 
 At Mica Vale, only a few miles from Waynesville, and in quite 
 a populous neighborhood, a Sunday School has been established, 
 chiefly through the active zeal of two earnest members of our 
 Church. I visited this place in the afternoon of the day of my 
 service at Waynesville. I met there a large concourse of chil- 
 dren, accompanied by their parents, and after making a brief 
 address to them, in the open air, in connection with the presen- 
 
tation of a Sunday School Banner, I preached to them in a school- 
 house near by, which was kindly offered for our service. If 
 a small chapel could be erected in this neighborhood, we should 
 soon be able to gather in a goodly number of those who are now 
 looking with much interest upon our Church and its services. 
 
 On Monday, August 18th, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. Buel, 
 I proceeded on to Webster, the county-seat of Jackson county, 
 and the next day, Tuesday, August 19th, in a school-house which 
 is used by different denominations as a place of worship, I preached 
 and confirmed two persons. I urged the importance of an effort 
 to build here, as speedily as possible, a plain and simple church 
 edifice ; and I was glad to find, among many of the citizens, a 
 readiness to co-operate in such a work. With a little outside 
 help, this much needed object may easily be accomplished. I 
 endeavoured to make arrangements for occasional services at 
 Webster, which Dr. Buel very kindly consented to undertake, 
 although quite heavily burdened already with missionary duties. 
 He greatly needs a co-worker in his large field, and I hope we 
 may soon find a suitable person to be associated with him. 
 
 Shortly after the conclusion of our service at Webster, we 
 drove on to Franklin, Macon county, and finally reached our 
 destination, seven miles beyond Franklin, long after the deep 
 darkness had overtaken us. We only found our way through 
 the kindness of one living in the neighborhood, who, realizing 
 the difficulty in which we were placed, cheerfully mounted his 
 horse and piloted us through the woods to our journey's end. , 
 
 The next day, Wednesday, August 20th, we proceeded two 
 miles further on, to the log-school house, which had recently 
 been erected for the use of St. John's Mission. A neat log- 
 house has also been built, near by, as the residence of the mis- 
 sionary, Rev. J. A. Deal, to which we at once repaired. 
 
 A few minutes before the hour appointed for our service, I 
 was waited on by some of the members of the Congregation, 
 who informed me that the school-house was entirely filled, while 
 
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 the people were still pouring in from different directions, quite 
 beyond the capacity of the building. I advised that a place be 
 selected at once in a beautiful grove, near by, to which the Com- 
 munion table, lecturn and seats might be removed. In a short 
 time, everything was satisfactorily arranged, and accompanied by 
 Dr. Buel and Rev. Mr. Deal, all duly vested, I proceeded to the 
 spot, and enjoyed, under the high vault of Heaven, one of the most 
 interesting services in which I have ever participated. Dr. Buel 
 and Rev. Mr. Deal said morning prayer. I took up the Com- 
 munion office, preached, confirmed three persons and adminis- 
 tered the Holy Communion. At night, I preached, in the school- 
 house, to a large congregation, and confirmed one person, who 
 was none other than the Good Samaritan who had mercifully 
 befriended us the previous evening. 
 
 The next day, Thursday, August 21st, we went five miles in 
 another direction, to Patton's School House, where the Rev. Mr. 
 Deal has been holding stated services, as a part of his mission work. 
 Here we found a large congregation, and much interest was mani- 
 fested. Dr. Buel and Mr. Deal conducted the service and I 
 preached. It is worthy of remark that when Mr. Deal entered 
 upon this mission work, some three years ago, there was only one 
 family in the neighborhood attached to our Church. Since then, 
 we have had valuable accessions, and great zeal has been shown by 
 those who have been learning the ways of the Church. Mr. Deal 
 is doing a most excellent work here, and richly deserves our sym- 
 pathy and co-operation. He is now making vigorous efforts to 
 secure the erection of a church, and I trust he may meet with 
 every encouragement. 
 
 After the service at Patton's School House, we drove into the 
 town of Franklin, and at night, in the Methodist Chapel, after 
 evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Buel and Mr. Deal, I preached and 
 confirmed one person. 
 
 The next day we returned to Waynesville, and on Saturday 
 continued our journey to Glencoe. 
 
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, August 24th, in the chapel at 
 Glencoe, after morning prayer by Rev. Dr. Buel, I preached, 
 confirmed one person and administered the Holy Communion. 
 The Sunday School convened immediately after the service, and 
 I made an address to the teachers and pupils. In the evening 
 we returned to Asheville, where I had the satisfaction of meet- 
 ing Bishop Atkinson, who had arrived there two days before 
 from Virginia, greatly improved in health and' strength. Mon- 
 day and Tuesday I remained in Asheville, arranging various 
 Diocesan matters with the Bishop. 
 
 Wednesday, August 27th, I left for Morganton, and arrived 
 there at a late hour that night. Thursday, August 28th, I spent 
 part of the morning in visiting our school property, and inspect- 
 ing the building. I found it built up nearly to the top of the 
 second story windows, where the work had ceased for lack of 
 sufficient funds to put it under roof. I made arrangements for 
 resuming work without further delay. I was considerably dis- 
 appointed in the way the building had been erected, but did not 
 learn until some time afterward of the very serious objections 
 which were raised, and I then wrote at once, ordering a cessation 
 of the work. As soon as I could do so, I secured the services of 
 an experienced, practical man, who carefully examined the buil- 
 ding and made his report to me. I was unwilling to assume any 
 further responsibility in the matter, and I judged it most expe- 
 dient to take no further steps until the meeting of our Annual 
 Convention. My present wish is that a committee be now 
 appointed to take the whole matter into consideration and report 
 to this Convention at as early a day as possible. 
 
 On the evening of the day thus spent in Morganton, I 
 preached in Grace Church. Rev. Mr. Oertel had but recently 
 entered upon his duties as Rector of the Parish, and was wel- 
 comed with much kindness and cordiality. 
 
 The same night, accompanied by Rev. Mr. Falls, I left for 
 Hickory, arriving at midnight. 
 
Friday, 29th, I held the first service in the new Church of 
 the Ascension, which was not yet fully completed. It is a very 
 neat edifice, and of ample capacity. I have been much troubled 
 that the congregation should be so long without any regular 
 ministration, and I am glad to know that arrangements have been 
 made for the speedy supply of what is so much needed. On the 
 occasion of my visit, the Rev. Mr. Falls read morning prayer, I 
 baptized three infants, preached and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion. In the afternoon I baptized a child at a private house, 
 and, at night, preached again in the Church. 
 
 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, August 31st, in St. James' 
 Church, Lenoir, Caldwell county, the Rector, Rev. Mr. Bush, 
 conducted the service. I preached, confirmed three persons, 
 addressed them, and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 In the afternoon, I went to the house of a colored family, 
 where I confirmed two sick persons, and one white man, who 
 desired to avail himself of the opportunity. 
 
 At night, in St. James' Church, I baptized six children and 
 preached. 
 
 Tuesday, September 2d, in the Methodist Chapel at Patterson, 
 after morning prayer by the Rev. Mr. Bush, I preached, con- 
 firmed two persons, and administered the Holy Communion. I 
 was pleased to notice, both here and at Lenoir, decided evidences 
 of increased interest and prosperity. Wednesday, September 3d, 
 I crossed the Blue Ridge, and reached Valle Crucis quite late in 
 the evening. 
 
 Thursday, September 4th, in the Methodist Chapel, Valle 
 Crucis, Rev. Mr. Bell conducted the service, and I preached. 
 Friday, September 5th, in St. John's Church, near Valle Crucis, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Bell, I preached, confirmed 
 one person, and administered the Holy Communion. In the 
 afternoon, on horseback, I crossed one of the spurs of the Blue 
 Ridge, and at night, in a private house at Banner's Elk, I con- 
 firmed one person. Saturday, September 6th, in a school-house, 
 
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 in the same place, Mr. Bell conducted the service, and I preached 
 and administered the Holy Communion. Shortly after the ser- 
 vice, we returned to Valle Crucis, where I had secured a strong 
 but rather rough conveyance, and proceeded on at once to Boone. 
 Some miles from Valle Crucis, I stopped at a private house, by 
 previous appointment, where I baptized an infant and confirmed 
 a sick person. 
 
 Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, September 7th, in the Metho- 
 dist Chapel at Boone, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Bell, 
 I preached, confirmed three persons and administered the Holy 
 Communion. Also baptized an infant. 
 
 Monday, September 8th, in the Methodist Chapel, Elk X 
 Roads, the service was conducted by Rev. Messrs. R. W. Bar- 
 ber and Bell. I baptized an infant, preached, confirmed two 
 persons, addressed them and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 I saw abundant evidences of the excellent work which Mr. 
 Bell is doing in this wide mission field — quite large enough to 
 give ample employment to two vigorous and active men. A 
 church building is specially needed at Boone, and efforts are now 
 being made to secure its speedy erection. 
 
 Tuesday, September 9th, in the Methodist Chapel at Jefferson, 
 Ashe county, Rev. Mr. Barber read morning prayer and I 
 preached. 
 
 At night, after evening prayer by Rev. Mr. Barber, I preached 
 in the new Union Chapel at Ore Knob. A large and interesting 
 field is opened to us in this rich mining district, and a great de- 
 sire expressed for the stated services of the Church. Thus far 
 we have been unable to make any provision to meet this want. 
 
 Wednesday, September 10th, spent the day on the road, which 
 we found a pretty rough one, journeying as far as Rev. Mr. Bar- 
 ber's, near Wilkesboro. 
 
 Thursday, September 11th, proceeded on to Elkin, and at 
 night, in the Presbyterian Church in that place, Rev. Mr. Bar- 
 ber said evening prayer and I preached. 
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 Friday, September 12th, drove on to Gwynn's Chapel, and 
 after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Barber, I preached, confirmed 
 one person and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, September 14th, in St. Paul's 
 Church, Wilkesboro, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Barber, 
 I preached, confirmed one person and administered the Holy 
 Communion. 
 
 Tuesday, September 16th, in Trinity Church, Statesville, I 
 conducted the evening service and preached. This Parish was 
 then without any Rector, and the vacancy has not yet been sup- 
 plied. I understand that provision will shortly be made, in con- 
 nection with the Church at Hickory. 
 
 Wednesday, September 17th, in All Saint's Church, Concord, 
 Cabarrus county, the Rev. Dr. Wheat, who was just recovering 
 from a severe illness, assisted me in the evening service; after 
 which I preached, confirmed three persons and addressed them. 
 I was very much encouraged by what has been accomplished 
 here. Rev. Dr. Wheat took charge of this work several months 
 previous to my visit. As the result of his zealous and faithful 
 labors, the congregation steadily increased, and, at his suggestion, 
 purchased the venerable and solid brick building which was 
 occupied by the Presbyterians, before the erection of their new 
 edifice. The building has been put in good repair, fitted up very 
 neatly and appropriately, and makes a very commodious and 
 comfortable house of worship. I greatly regret the necessity 
 which has compelled Dr. Wheat to give up a work in which he 
 was so deeply interested, and so eminently acceptable; and where 
 there was every promise of the most cheering results. 
 
 Thursday, September 18th, I went to Greensboro and re- 
 mained until the following morning, when I returned to Raleigh. 
 
 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, September 21st, I conducted 
 the morning service and preached in the Church of the Good 
 Shepherd, Raleigh, in the absence of the Rector. 
 
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 Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, September 28th, preached 
 again in the same church. 
 
 Monday, September 29th, in St. Augustine's Church, Raleigh, 
 took part in the funeral service of Rev. Geo. A. C. Cooper, and 
 made an address. 
 
 The sudden death of the Rev. Mr. Cooper has proved a very 
 serious loss to the Parish of St. Augustine, where he was statedly 
 officiating, and to the interests of our Normal School, in which he 
 was proving himself a most efficient teacher. He was a man of 
 more than ordinary ability, and of most excellent acquirements, 
 coupled with great uprightness and integrity of character. These 
 qualities, united as they were with unusual modesty and dignity 
 of deportment, won for him the high respect and esteem, not 
 only of those with whom he was brought in contact, in the dis- 
 charge of his official duties, but of the entire community. It is 
 hard for us to understand why one so eminently useful, and so 
 greatly needed, should have been so early called to his reward. 
 But "God's ways are not as our ways, neither are His thoughts 
 our thoughts." 
 
 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, October 5th, in Christ 
 Church, Raleigh, preached and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion. 
 
 Tuesday, October 7th, left for New York, to take part, the fol- 
 lowing week, in a Missionary Conference. 
 
 Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, October 12th, preached in 
 Christ Church, East Orange, New Jersey, and in the afternoon, 
 in the same church, made an address on the mission work in this 
 Diocese. 
 
 Tuesday, October 14th, went to New York and attended a 
 meeting of the Board of Managers of the Missionary Society, 
 and at night, in Grace Church, attended the opening service of 
 the Missionary Conference, when the annual sermon before the 
 Board of Missions was preached by the Bishop of Connecticut. 
 The subsequent meetings of the Missionary Conference were held 
 
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 in Association Hall, where, on Thursday, October 16th, I deliv- 
 ered an address on the encouragements to the evangelization of 
 the coloured people of the South. 
 
 Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, October 10th, in St. Barna- 
 bas' Church, Newark, New Jersey, at the request of the Bishop 
 of Pennsylvania, and by permission of the Ecclesiastical Author- 
 ity of the Diocese of Northern New Jersey, I admitted to the 
 Priesthood, Rev. Benjamin R. Phelps, Deacon. 
 
 At night, in Calvary Church, New York, I made an address 
 on the moral and spiritual condition of the coloured people of the 
 South. 
 
 Tuesday, October 21st, in St. Mark's Church, Orange, New 
 Jersey, I took part in the funeral service of the late lamented 
 Bishop of Maryland. 
 
 I cannot make this record without pausing to say a few words 
 in connection with the death of this eminent servant of God, to 
 whom I was bound by the tenderest and most endearing ties. 
 
 It was my great privilege to be a member of his family dur- 
 ing the three years in which I was pursuing my studies at the 
 General Theological Seminary, of which institution he was then a 
 prominent and honoured Professor. He was elected to the Episco- 
 pate of Maryland only a week before I completed my studies, 
 and I had the satisfaction of accompanying him to his new field 
 of labours and being present at his consecration on the 17th of 
 September following. Three days later, on Sunday, September 
 20th, at his first ordination, held in Christ Church, Baltimore, 
 I was admitted by him to the Diaconate, and shortly after entered 
 upon the charge of a Parish in his Diocese. I continued for ten 
 years in the same charge, during which time I was brought into 
 very frequent and intimate intercourse with him. He ordained 
 me to the Priesthood in December of 1841, and finally acted as 
 my consecrator when I was admitted to my present office, in 
 Raleigh, on the 11th of December, 1873. During all these years 
 he was to me as a father, or rather, I may say, as an elder brother, 
 
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 and I learned to love and reverence him with an intensity of de- 
 votion which was only strengthened with my advancing years. 
 I should do great injustice to my own feelings, did I not bear 
 testimony to his remarkable purity, integrity and holiness of life; 
 his large hearted and tender sympathy ; his unaffected modesty 
 and humility; his kindling zeal ; his deep devotion to the interests 
 of the Church of Christ, and his spirit of self-sacrifice, which 
 seemed to know no limit. 
 
 He was a man of extraordinary learning, of untiring industry, 
 of deep and strong convictions and of unflinching boldness in the 
 maintenance of them. He had the guilelessness and simplicity 
 of a child, and was himself so honest and unsuspecting that he 
 was often imposed upon by artful and unscrupulous men. 
 
 He was, perhaps faulty at times in his judgment as to what 
 was wisest and best to be done; but whatever course he felt to 
 be right, that he pursued, utterly regardless of any personal 
 consequences to himself. He was ever a bold and fearless cham- 
 pion of what he was persuaded was the truth of God, and that 
 truth he held to be so sacred, that he could not bear any tamper- 
 ing with it, or any time-serving expediants for escaping from its 
 demands. Notwithstanding his feeble health which, for many 
 years, almost incapacitated him for public duty, he was still ever 
 struggling to fulfill his office, and he has made such an impress 
 upon the Diocese over which he presided, that its moulding influ- 
 ence will assuredly be felt for very many years to come. 
 
 I esteemed it to be a special privilege to be near at hand when 
 his final summons came, and to take part in the last sad office over 
 his loved remains. It was a day long to be remembered, and I 
 am sure that all who were present were deeply impressed by the 
 simple, yet solemn circumstances which attended that touching 
 burial. " He was a burning and a shining light," and many 
 were they who "rejoiced in his light." Shortly after the funeral 
 services, I returned to New York, and left the same evening for 
 Baltimore, and proceeded on, after two days, to Raleigh. 
 
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 Twentieth Sunday after Trinity, October 26th, preached in the 
 Chapel of St. Mary's School. 
 
 The next day I left home to enter upon my autumnal visita- 
 tion. 
 
 Tuesday, October 28th, I preached in the Presbyterian Church 
 in Milton, Caswell county, after evening prayer by Rev. Wel- 
 lington E. Webb, of Virginia. 
 
 Wednesday, October 29th, in a Methodist Chapel, about two 
 miles from Colonel Cuningham's, in Person county, after morn- 
 ing prayer by Rev. W. E. Webb, I preached, confirmed four 
 persons, addressed them and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Friday, October 31, I preached in the Baptist house of wor- 
 ship at Reidsville, after evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Sutton. 
 
 Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, November 2d, in the Church 
 of the Epiphany, Leaks ville, Rockingham county, after morning 
 prayer by Rev. Jno. T. Clark, I j)reached, confirmed eight persons, 
 addressed them and administered the Holy Communion. 
 Preached again in the evening. We had large congregations at 
 both services, and I was glad to observe a very considerable in- 
 crease of interest in the work of the Church, with every promise 
 of decided growth and prosperity. 
 
 Monday, November 3d, I conducted the service and preached 
 in Mountain Chapel, in the same county. 
 
 Tuesday, November 4th, preached in the Presbyterian Church 
 at Madison, assisted in the service by Rev. J. T. Clark. 
 
 Wednesday, November 5th, in Hairston's Chaj^el, Stokes 
 county, Mr. Clark conducted the service and I preached. 
 
 Thursday, November 6th, in a school-room at Germanton, 
 Stokes county, after morning prayer by Rev. W. S. Bynum, I 
 preached and administered the Holy Communion. I afterwards 
 baptized an infant in a private house in the same place. 
 
 Saturday, November 8th, in Winston, I baptized an adult by 
 immersion. 
 
 Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity, November 9th, in St. 
 Paul's Church, Winston, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. 
 
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 Bynum, I preached and administered the Holy Communion. In 
 the evening, baptized an adult, preached and confirmed two per- 
 sons. 
 
 Monday, November 10th, preached in the parlor of a private 
 house, a few miles from Huntsville, after evening prayer by Rev. 
 Mr. Bynum. 
 
 Tuesday, November 11th, in the large room of an unoccupied 
 house at Huntsville, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Bynum, 
 I preached and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Wednesday, November 12th, in St. Philip's Church, Mocks- 
 ville, Davie county, I read the morning service, preached and 
 confirmed one person. It is many years since a service has been 
 held in this church, but I trust we shall be able, very soon, to 
 make arrangements for at least occasional services. The build- 
 ing is a substantial one, but needs some little repairs. In the 
 evening, baptized a child at a private house. 
 
 Thursday, November 13th, in St. Andrew's Church, Rowan 
 county, Rev. Mr. Murdoch and Rev. Dr. Wetmore conducted the 
 services and I preached. 
 
 Friday, November 14th, in Christ Church, Rowan county, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Murdoch and Rev. Dr. Wet- 
 more, I preached, confirmed six persons, addressed them and ad- 
 ministered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Saturday, November 15th, in St. Mary's Chapel, Rowan 
 county, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Murdoch, I preached, 
 confirmed nine persons, addressed them and administered the 
 Holy Communion. 
 
 Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity, November 16th, in St. 
 Luke's Church, Salisbury, Rev. Mr. Murdoch read morning 
 prayer, I baptized an infant, preached and administered the Holy 
 Communion. At night, preached again, confirmed nine persons 
 and addressed them. 
 
 Monday, November 17th, in the Church of the Redemption, 
 Lexington, after evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Wetmore, I 
 preached and confirmed one person. 
 
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 Tuesday, November 18th, in the Academy at Thomasville, 
 Dr. Wetmore read evening' prayer and I preached. 
 
 Wednesday, November 19th, in the Baptist house of wor- 
 ship, High Point, after evening prayer by Rev. Drs. Sutton and 
 Wetmore, I preached, confirmed two persons and addressed them. 
 
 Thursday, November 20th, in Barnabas' Church, Greensboro, 
 after evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Sutton and Rev. Mr. Bynum, I 
 preached and confirmed one person. 
 
 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity, November 23d, I took 
 part in the service at Christ Church, Raleigh, in the morning, 
 and the Church of the Good Shepherd at night, when the ven- 
 erable Bishop Green, of Mississippi, preached. 
 
 Thursday, November 27th, Thanksgiving Day, I preached in 
 the Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh. Left the next day 
 for Baltimore. 
 
 First Sunday in Advent, November 30th, preached, in the 
 morning, in the Church of Our Saviour, Baltimore, and at night 
 took part in the service at Grace Church, when Bishop Atkinson 
 preached. 
 
 Tuesday, December 2d, in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, the 
 memorial service was held, and sermon preached by Bishop 
 Atkinson, commemorative of the late Bishop Wittingham, of 
 Maryland. I took part in the service, and in the administration 
 of the Holy Communion. 
 
 Wednesday, December 3d, the memorial sermon was repeated, 
 by request, in the Church of the Epiphany, Washington City; 
 on which occasion I took part in the service. 
 
 Thursday, December 4th, in St. Luke's Church, Washington, 
 after evening prayer, made an address in regard to Church Work 
 among the coloured people in the South. 
 
 Friday, December 5th, returned to Baltimore, and took the 
 train at night for Pittsburgh, Penn. 
 
 Second Sunday in Advent, December 7th, in Trinity Church, 
 Pittsburgh, Penn., I preached and administered the Holy Com- 
 
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 munion. In the afternoon, at a Sunday School service in the 
 church, I delivered an address in regard to our Mission Work in 
 North Carolina and our efforts in connection with the coloured 
 people. I received a very handsome offering, through the col- 
 lection taken up at the time, with the promise of further help 
 from the Sunday School. 
 
 Third Sunday in Advent, December 14th, preached in the 
 Church of the Ascension,. Washington City. 
 
 Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 21st, took part in the ser- 
 vice at Christ Church, Raleigh, that day being the semi-centen- 
 nial anniversary of the consecration of the old church edifice. 
 
 Thursday, December 25th, in Church of the Good Shepherd, 
 Raleigh, preached and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 First Sunday after Christmas, December 28th, preached in 
 Christ Church. 
 
 Second Sunday after Christmas, January 4th, 1880, in St. 
 Mary's Chapel, Raleigh, preached and administered the Holy 
 Communion. 
 
 First Sunday after the Epiphany, January 11th, preached in 
 Church of the Good Shepherd. 
 
 Second Sunday after the Epiphany, in St. Augustine's Chapel, 
 preached and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Sexagesima Sunday, February 1st, in a hall, at Durham, after 
 morning prayer by Rev. J. B. Cheshire, Jr., I preached and ad- 
 ministered the Holy Communion. In the afternoon, preached 
 again, confirmed four persons and addressed them. We had large 
 congregations at both services, and a greatly increased interest 
 seems to be manifested in the establishment of our Church in 
 this rapidly growing place. I was pleased to learn that an eli- 
 gible lot had been secured for the erection of a church building, 
 and a considerable amount subscribed towards it. A very neat 
 and graceful design has been obtained for the building, and with 
 some little outside sympathy and aid, it is hoped that its erection 
 may speedily be accomplished. 
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 Quinquagesima Sunday, February 8th, preached in the Church 
 of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh. 
 
 First Sunday in Lent, February '15th, in Union Chapel, near 
 Wake Forest, I conducted the service and preached. I have 
 beeu endeavoring to make arrangements for regular services at 
 this point, as well as others in Wake county, and I hope, before 
 long, to find some active and zealous man, to whom we can con- 
 fide this important work. The next day, in the same neigbor- 
 hood, baptized a child. 
 
 Second Sunday in Lent, in St. James' Church, Kittrell, I ad- 
 ministered the Holy Communion at an early service, and at the 
 later morning service, preached, confirmed five persons and ad- 
 dressed them. Preached again in the evening. I was assisted 
 in all the services by the Rev. Van Winder Shields, who has 
 recently come into the Diocese from Mississippi, and taken charge 
 of the Church at Kittrell. He has been very warmly welcomed 
 by the people, and I was pleased to find many indications there 
 of increasing progress and prosperity. 
 
 Third Sunday in Lent, February 29th, in the Church of the 
 Good Shepherd, Raleigh, I preached and administered the Holy 
 Communion. The active and zealous Rector of this Parish has 
 been much indisposed during the winter, and I have gladly given 
 him my help when I have been in the city. 
 
 Fourth and Fifth Sundays in Lent, in the same church, I 
 assisted in the services and administered the Holy Communion, 
 preaching, also, on the latter of the two Sundays. 
 
 Friday, March 19th, I left home to enter upon my spring 
 visitation, going that day to Murfreesboro. And on the follow- 
 ing day, Saturday, March 20th, in St. Barnabas' Church, in that 
 place, after morning prayer by Rev. J. A. Weston, I preached 
 and administered the Holy Communion. In the afternoon, 
 preached again and confirmed two persons. It gratified me to 
 observe that some much needed repairs had been made in the 
 
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 church building, but there is much more which requires to be 
 done 
 
 Sunday before Easter, March 21st, in St. John's Church, Win- 
 ton, after morning prayer by Mr. Weston, I preached, confirmed 
 one person and administered' the Holy Communion. Preached 
 again in the evening. Both here and at Murfreesboro, the inter- 
 ests of the Church are suffering for lack of more frequent ser- 
 vices and pastoral care, which it is impossible for the present 
 incumbent to render, while burdened with the whole direction 
 of the work of the churches in three populous counties. We 
 do sadly need a great increase in the staff of our Missionaries, 
 and that increase it would not be difficult to secure, if only a 
 deeper sympathy were shown in this work, and a larger-hearted 
 liberality in contributions for carrying it forward. 
 
 Tuesday, March 23d, in St. Mary's Church, Gatesville, after 
 morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Weston, I preached, confirmed four 
 persons and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Wednesday, March 24th, in St. Peter's Chapel, Gates county, 
 preached and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Good Friday, March 26th, in Holy Trinity Church, Hertford, 
 Perquimans county, after morning prayer by Mr. Weston, I 
 preached and administered the Holy Communion. At night, 
 preached again, confirmed two persons and addressed them. 
 
 Saturday, March 27th, I was driven in the morning to Eliza- 
 beth City, and, in the afternoon, in St. Joseph's Church, Camden, 
 after evening prayer by Rev. Mr. Kiernan, I made an address and 
 confirmed two persons. The day was very rainy and disagree- 
 able, so that it was well nigh impossible for those who desired to 
 do so, to get to the church. It was a great pleasure to me to see 
 the neat and well ordered church building, which had been 
 erected since my visit, two years before, and I deeply regretted 
 the disappointment, which the storm occasioned, to the large 
 number who had been looking forward, with so much interest, 
 to the service. 
 
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 Easter day, March 28th, in Christ Church, Elizabeth City, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Kiernan, I preached and 
 administered the Holy Communion. Preached again in the 
 evening. 
 
 During my stay in this Parish, I was much saddened in view 
 of the heavy loss recently sustained by it and our whole Diocese, 
 in the lamented death of Colonel William F. Martin. Before 
 the members of this Convention, to whom he was so well known, 
 it is not needful for me to recount his many and rare virtues. 
 Deeply devoted, as he was, to the Church, he always gave it the 
 first place in his thoughts and his heart. He was ever ready to 
 labour for it, and in every way help forward its plans and its 
 interests. He was a most judicious and valuable co-worker in 
 these, our Annual Conventions, and never failed to be present un- 
 less some extraordinary hindrance prevented his attendance. 
 Large-hearted and generous in his disposition, full of kindness, 
 tenderness and sympathy, what a void has been created in the 
 home made bright by his presence, and the Parish to which he 
 was so deeply devoted. May God, in His mercy, comfort the 
 stricken hearts of those who are more nearly affected by his loss, 
 and raise up, for the Diocese, others like-minded, to walk in his 
 worthy steps. 
 
 Monday, March 29th, consecrated the new chapel erected near 
 Newbegun Creek, under the name of St. John's. The sentence 
 of consecration was read by Rev. J. Kiernan, who also read 
 morning prayer. I preached and administered the Hoty Com- 
 munion. 
 
 Tuesday, March 30th, in St. Barnabas' Chapel, near Wood- 
 ville, Perquimans county, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. 
 Weston, I preached and administered the Holy Communion. 
 Went the same evening to Hertford. 
 
 Wednesday, March 31st, left in the morning for Edenton, and 
 assisted at evening prayer in St. Paul's, at 5 o'clock. At night 
 a service was held in the same church, more especially for the 
 
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 coloured people, when Rev. Mr. Drane conducted the service and 
 I preached. It gratified me to notice the erection of a very neat 
 chapel at Edenton for a coloured congregation. The building is 
 nearly completed. 
 
 Thursday, April 1st, in St. Paul's Church, I preached and 
 administered the Holy Communion in the morning, and preached 
 again in the evening, the Rector, Rev. Mr. Drane, assisting in 
 the services. 
 
 Friday, April 2d, crossed the sound in the evening to Ply- 
 mouth. 
 
 Saturday, April 3d, in St. Luke's Church, Washington county, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. H. G. Hilton, I preached, con- 
 firmed two persons and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 First Sunday after Easter, April 4th, in St. David's Church, 
 same county, Mr Hilton conducted the service. I preached, con- 
 firmed one person and administered the Holy Communion. Mr. 
 Hilton resigned his connection with this Parish some months 
 ago, since which time they have only had the advantage of lay 
 service. They are very anxious to have a Clergyman who will 
 reside among them, and I have good reason to believe that their 
 wishes in this respect will be speedily gratified. There is a very 
 large and encouraging field here for missionary work. 
 
 Monday, April 5th, in Columbia, Tyrrell county, consecrated 
 the new church erected there, under the name of St. Andrew's. 
 The sentence of consecration was read by Rev Mr. Hilton, who 
 also conducted the morning service. I preached, confirmed three 
 persons and addressed them. As soon as a resident minister is 
 provided at St. David's, it is expected that he will hold regular 
 services at Columbia, where the prospects of the Church are en- 
 couraging. 
 
 Tuesday, April 6th, in Grace Church, Plymouth, after even- 
 ing prayer by Rev. Mr. Hilton, I preached and confirmed one 
 person . 
 
 Wednesday, April 7th, in Union Chapel, Jamesville, Martin 
 county, I was assisted in the morning service by Rev. Mr. 
 
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 Haughton and Rev. Messrs. Israel Harding and N. Harding. I 
 preached and administered the Holy Communion. Proceeded on 
 in the afternoon to Williamston; and, at night, in the Church of 
 the Advent, after evening prayer by Rev. Mr. Haughton, I 
 preached and confirmed four persons. 
 
 Thursday, April 8th, preached again in the same church and 
 administered the Holy Communion. Went to Hamilton in the 
 evening. 
 
 Friday, April 9th, in the room occupied by the congregation 
 of St. Martin's Parish, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Hil- 
 ton, who is now in charge of the Parish, I preached, confirmed 
 three persons and administered the Holy Communion. A very 
 earnest effort has been made by the few families belonging to 
 our Church in this place, to secure a church building, for which 
 the contract has been made, and it is hoped that the edifice will 
 be completed in the course of the summer. A very eligible lot 
 has been procured, and the architectural design adopted, gives 
 promise of a neat and churchly building. I left in the afternoon 
 for the ferry, over the Roanoke, where Rev. Mr. Wootten met 
 me, and accompanied me to Woodville, Bertie county. 
 
 Saturday, April 10th, in Grace Church, Bertie county, after 
 morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Wootten, I preached, confirmed 
 one person and administered the Holy Communion. Went to 
 Windsor in the afternoon. 
 
 Second Sunday after Easter, April 11th, in St. Thomas' 
 Church, Windsor, preached, confirmed one person and adminis- 
 tered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Monday, April 12th, consecrated the chapel recently erected at 
 Avoca, near Capehart's Fishery, Bertie county, under name of 
 the Holy Innocents. The sentence of consecration was read by 
 Rev. Mr. Wootten, who also read morning prayer, assisted by 
 Rev. R. B. Drane. I preached and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion. This chapel was much needed^ and its erection has 
 been in contemplation for a long time. It was a painful Provi- 
 
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 dence that the person who had been most anxious for it, and 
 whose zealous efforts secured the accomplishment of the work, 
 did not live to witness its completion. He was called away 
 very suddenly, and his grave is now seen only a few steps from 
 the church. 
 
 The same evening I took passage in the steamer for Franklin, 
 and the next morning proceeded on by rail to Seaboard, and 
 thence by carriage to Jackson, Northampton county. That even- 
 ing, Tuesday, April 13th, I preached in the Church of Our 
 Saviour, the Rev. Gilbert Higgs reading the service. 
 
 Wednesday, April 14th, in same church, I preached again and 
 administered the Holy Communion, assisted in the service by 
 the Rector. Went to Weldon in the afternoon, accompanied by 
 Mr. Higgs. 
 
 Thursday, April 15th, in Grace Church, Weldon, after morn- 
 ing prayer by the Rev. Dr. Smith and Rev. Mr. Higgs, I 
 preached, confirmed two persons and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion. Preached again in the evening. 
 
 Friday, April 16th, in St. Mark's Church, Halifax, I preached 
 and administered the Holy Communion. Rev. Dr. Smith assist- 
 ing in the services. 
 
 Saturday, April 17th, St. Clement's Church, Ringwood, after 
 morning prayer by Rev. Dr. Smith, I preached, confirmed three 
 persons and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 Third Sunday after Easter, April 18th, at Enfield, Halifax 
 county, consecrated the very neat and commodious edifice just 
 completed there, under the name of the Church of the Advent. 
 The sentence of consecration was read by the Rev. Dr. Smith, 
 who also read morning prayer. I preached, confirmed five per- 
 sons, addressed them and administered the Holy Communion. 
 The congregation was a very large one, many coming from a 
 great distance to participate in the services. The prospects of the 
 Church here are very encouraging. 
 
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 The next day I went to Scotland Neck, and on Tuesday, April 
 10th, in Trinity Church, after morning prayer by Rev. Dr. Smith, 
 I preached, confirmed five persons, addressed them and adminis- 
 tered the Holy Communion. There was a heavy thunder-storm 
 in the early morning, which only broke away about an hour be- 
 fore the service. This kept many away, who lived at a consider- 
 able distance from the church. But notwithstanding the storm, 
 we had quite a large congregation. The next day I returned to 
 Enfield, and took the train in the evening for Rocky Mount. 
 
 Upon my arrival there, I was much pained to hear that Bishop 
 Atkinson had just left, on the same train, for Wilmington, hav- 
 ing come that morning from Tarboro. He had been severely 
 attacked with sickness while on his visitation at Durham's Creek, 
 and found himself too feeble to proceed with his appointments. 
 He hoped, however, that a few days' rest might enable him to 
 resume them at New Berne. 
 
 Friday, April 23d, in the Church of the Good Shepherd, 
 Rocky Mount, after morning prayer by the Rector, Rev. Mr. 
 Bronson, I preached, confirmed one person and administered the 
 Holy Communion. Went the next day to Wilson. 
 
 Fourth Sunday after Easter, April 25th, in St. Timothy's 
 Church, Wilson, after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Bronson, I 
 preached and administered the Holy Communion. Preached 
 again at night, and confirmed one person. Mr. Bronson has 
 been very cordially welcomed here, and I found many indica- 
 tions of increasing interest, activity and prosperity. 
 
 I left the next day by train for Magnolia, and the following 
 morning I was driven over to Kenansville. 
 
 Tuesday, April 27th, at a private house in that place, baptized 
 an infant. At night, preached in the Presbyterian Church, after 
 evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Patterson, who very kindly joined me 
 at that place. 
 
 Wednesday, April 28th, in St. Paul's Church, Clinton, after 
 evening prayer by Rev. E. W. Gilliam, I preached and con- 
 firmed one person. 
 
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 Thursday, April 29th, I preached in the Presbyterian Church 
 at Faison, after evening prayer by Rev. Dr. Patterson. I had 
 hoped that the church building in the course of erection here, 
 would have been so far completed, that we could have occupied 
 it. But lack of funds has delayed the work. It is expected, 
 however, that no long time will now elapse before the building 
 will be completed. 
 
 Friday, April 20th, in the Presbyterian Church at Mt. Olive, 
 after evening prayer by Rev. Mr. Larmour, I preached and con- 
 firmed one person. 
 
 Fifth Sunday after Easter, May 2d, in St. Stephen's Church, 
 Goldsboro, after morning prayer by the Rector, I preached and 
 administered the Holy Communion. Preached again at night, 
 confirmed two persons and addressed them. This service brought 
 my spring visitation to a close, except the appointments in the 
 city of Raleigh. 
 
 I here received a letter from Bishop Atkinson, informing me 
 of his continued disability, and requesting me to visit, if possi- 
 ble, a few of the places in his schedule, before Convention. I 
 at once issued appointments for Kinston, Beaufort and New 
 Berne. 
 
 Being very anxious to meet the Bishop and have a conference 
 with him, I left on Monday evening for Wilmington, and spent 
 Tuesday, May 4th, there. I found him quite feeble, and in a 
 condition which rendered it most improbable that he would be 
 able, for some time to come, to make any visitations. I assured 
 him of my readiness to do all in my power to relieve him, and 
 to visit, as speedily as possible, such places, omitted by him, as 
 specially needed a visitation. Wednesday morning, May 5th, I 
 left for Kjnston. 
 
 Thursday, May 6th, Ascension Day, in St. Mary's Church, I 
 baptized five infants, preached and administered the Holy Com- 
 munion. Rev. Mr. Larmour and Rev. Mr. Atkinson kindly 
 joined me here, and assisted in the services. This Parish is now 
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 vacant, and sadly needs the services of an active and efficient 
 man. "With its attractive church building, and in a town that 
 is steadily growing, a good work might easily be done. The 
 Church of the Holy Innocents in Lenoir county, as well as Snow 
 Hill, have been hitherto united with Kinston in one charge, and 
 continuing thus united, ought to afford a comfortable support for 
 a Clergyman. A parsonage house is about to be built at Kinston, 
 for which the funds are already provided. I left in the evening 
 for Beaufort, arriving there an hour after midnight. 
 
 Friday, May 7th, in St. Paul's Church, after evening prayer 
 by Rev. Mr. Forbes, I preached, confirmed eight persons and 
 addressed them. I was glad to find that the venerable Rector 
 seems to be regaining his vigour, under the influence of the 
 bracing air of Beaufort. All seem greatly attached to him, and 
 he is doing an admirable work for the Church. Shortly after 
 the service I crossed over to Morehead City, and at 4 A. M. took 
 the train for New Berne. 
 
 Sunday after Ascension, May 9th, I preached in Christ Church, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. Mr. Hale. 
 
 At 5 P. M., in St. Cyprian's Church, after evening prayer by 
 Rev. Mr. Atkinson, the minister in charge, I made an address, 
 confirmed eight persons and addressed them. 
 
 At night, in Christ Church, after evening prayer by Rev. 
 Messrs. Hale and Atkinson, I confirmed fourteen persons and 
 addressed them. I was much gratified to find this important 
 Parish in so prosperous a state, and was therefore the more 
 troubled to hear of the enfeebled health of the Rector. His 
 withdrawal from the Parish would be a serious calamity, and 
 therefore, I trust that such arrangements may be made as will 
 give him a temporary relief from its duties. I feel quite sure 
 that two months passed in our salubrious mountain districts 
 would send him back greatly strengthened and invigorated. 
 
 During my stay in New Berne a deep, tender and wide-spread 
 sympathy was manifested for one of our leading families, over 
 
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 whose house a heavy shadow was resting. Only a few hours 
 after I had left the city the dreaded summons came, and the last 
 surving son breathed out his loving spirit. Less than a year ago 
 the eldest son, a brave and noble young man, had sacrificed his 
 life in bold efforts in behalf of others. And now the tender boy, 
 upon whom a double portion of parental love was centered, is 
 suddenly called away. Oh ! let our prayers arise for these sadly 
 stricken hearts that God may lead them to recognize His hand 
 in this painful visitation ; to bow meekly to His holy will while 
 strengthened and supported by the riches of His grace. May 
 the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, pour upon them His abundant 
 consolations, and cheer them with that true " peace of God which 
 passeth all understanding." 
 
 Saturday, May 15th, in the Chapel of St. Mary's School, 
 Raleigh, after evening prayer by Rev. B. Smedes, I confirmed 
 eight pupils of the school and addressed them. I am glad to 
 say that this school is still going on prosperously in its great and 
 noble work. Every effort is employed to secure the best ad- 
 vantages in every department, and I believe there is scarce a 
 school in our land more Avorthy than this the confidence and 
 support of those who value high literary culture, united with 
 thorough refinement and true Christian training. 
 
 Whitsunday, May 16th, in Christ Church, Raleigh, after 
 morning prayer by Rev. Dr. Marshall, I preached, confirmed six 
 persons, addressed them, and administered the Holy Communion. 
 
 At night, in the Church of the Good Shepherd, after evening 
 prayer by Revs. J. E. C. Smedes, B. Smedes and Rich, I con- 
 firmed thirteen persons and addressed them. 
 
 Monday, May 17th, at a private house, confirmed a sick per- 
 son belonging to the congregation of Christ Church. 
 
 Trinity Sunday, May 23d, in St. Augustine's Church, Raleigh, 
 after morning prayer by Rev. J. E. C. Smedes and Rev. R. B. 
 Drane, I preached, confirmed ten persons, addressed them and 
 administered the Holy Communion. Rev. Mr. Smedes has 
 
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 charge of this congregation in connection with his duties as head 
 of St. Augustine's Normal School. He has a very efficient lay 
 reader, who conducts the services when he is called off by other 
 duties. The congregation is in a prosperous state, and is exert- 
 ing a valuable influence among our coloured population. 
 
 On the evening of the same day I took part in the service 
 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh, when the Rev. 
 Job Turner, a deaf mute, and Deacon of the Diocese of Vir- 
 ginia, rendered the service into the sign language, the pupils of 
 the Deaf and Dumb Asylum being present. He also baptized 
 a child of deaf mute parents, and afterwards preached, the bap- 
 tismal service and the sermon being also read by the Rector. I 
 was much pleased to learn from Mr. Turner that he expects to 
 spend most of his time in visiting the larger towns and cities of 
 our country, holding services for this very interesting class of 
 persons, and thus enabling them to enjoy occasionally the privi- 
 leges of our public worship. 
 
 To sum up, then, what has thus been recounted in detail, I 
 have officiated in ninety-eight different Parishes, Mission Stations, 
 or at other points within the Diocese ; have baptized two adults 
 and twenty-two infants ; have confirmed two hundred and twenty- 
 three persons ; officiated at two funerals ; consecrated four 
 churches; ordained two persons to the Priesthood, and adminis- 
 tered the Holy Communion on sixty-seven occasions. 
 
 I have been over an unusually large portion of the Diocese 
 during the year, and find much to encourage us in our work. 
 But I am made very sad, at times, by the view of so many op- 
 portunities which we are allowing to go unimproved, for lack of 
 sufficient Clergymen to do what is so greatly needed. And, in 
 many cases, this lack of service does not arise from any real ina- 
 bility to provide it, but from a very low estimate, on the part of 
 so many of our people, of what is really due from them for the 
 service of Christ and His Church. So long as contributions to 
 sustain Church services are regarded as charities, and not as debts 
 
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 owed to the Almighty, so long will men be ever curtailing them 
 within narrower and still narrower limits, while pleading poverty 
 as an excuse for not doing better. And I firmly believe that 
 prosperity, even in temporal things, will not be largely enjoyed by 
 any people who systematically rob God of His dues, and presume 
 to use what He claims as His portion of our substance, for their 
 own private purposes. "Will a man rob God? yet ye have 
 robbed me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed thee? In 
 tithes and offerings." Of all the fruits of our labours, God 
 claims His portion, and that portion we may not withhold with- 
 out exposing ourselves to the heavy judgment of the Almighty. 
 
 Finally, brethren, let me only add, by way of encouragement, 
 that in all parts of the State which I have visited, I have found 
 an increasing readiness to frequent our services, and listen to the 
 instructions of our Clergy. What we need is a far deeper real- 
 ization of the duty which rests upon us to extend more widely 
 a knowledge of the doctrines and principles of the Church, and 
 of the strong and cogent argument by which they are upheld and 
 defended. There is an aggressive work in which we are called 
 on heartily to engage, and unless we rise to a proper appreciation 
 of what is thus demanded of us, we may rest assured that a spirit- 
 ual deadness will take possession of our Parishes. When the 
 constraining love of Christ arouses us to zealous efforts to extend 
 the blessings of the Gospel, then will our own hearts be abun- 
 dantly refreshed and our own Parishes will become instinct with a 
 higher and a nobler life. 
 
 God help us all to realize our great responsibilities and to dis- 
 charge them as they that must give account. 
 
 T. B. LYMAN. 
 
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