Report of Rev. Charles E. Leverett.

        During the previous summer, having no parochial engagement, I visited my winter residence, in Prince William's Parish, about every other Sunday, to hold service for the servants there. Throughout the winter, and up to May 24, (1861,) I have regularly ministered to the same class, and at the same place. In this connection, I have to report three burials. Since November, I have, at the request of Mr. A. H. Seabrook, once a fortnight, held service at St. Stephen's Chapel, Beaufort Island, for the negroes of this place, and some from the neighboring plantations. Four white families have also attended, with, very generally, some members of my own household. The congregations have numbered on an average, probably about eighty, and have, on the whole, exhibited a gratifying attention. I have, to the extent practicable, used the service, as the wisdom of the framers of it appointed; and not abbreviated it, simply for a change, or because I thought such was required, or would be an improvement. One

woman has received baptism, and there are several candidates for the rite. My time, as the temporary Missionary, expired the last Sunday, the duty having been undertaken simply as stated, at Mr. Seabrook's request, and to continue only till his removal for the summer,

        I have no other official services to name, except one Sunday's duty at Ashepoo, for Rev. S. Elliott.

Christ Church Parish.

The Rev. J. R. Fell, late Rector.

        Baptisms--Adults, 1 colored; children, 4 white, 8 colored; total, 13. Marriages, 3 white, 2 colored; total, 5. Burials, 6 white, 1 colored; total, 7. Public Worship, Parish Church, 9 Sundays, 1 other day; total, 10; St. Andrew's Chapel, 43 Sundays, 3 other days; total, 46; Plantation services, week-days, 3. Contributions, Advancement Society, $35.42; Domestic Missions, $28.76, of which $8.51 was from the Sunday School; Foreign Missions, $26.93; other Church purposes, $13.94. Total, $105.05.

        REMARKS.--In consequence of continued feeble health, I resigned the charge of this Parish in July, from which time I remained inactive until January last, when by request, I began to officiate at the Parish Church, (the Chapel at Mount Pleasant being in the enjoyment of ministerial services.) The following official acts and services have been performed by me:

        Baptisms--Adults, 2 white, 2 colored; children, 4 colored; total, 8. Marriages, 3 white, 1 colored; total, 4. Burials, 4 white, 4 colored; total, 8. Public Worship, Parish Church, 20 Sundays; Plantation services, 1 Sunday, 2 other days; total, 3. Contributions, for Seminary at Camden, $10.

        Although at the present season there is no white Congregation at the Church, I continue my attendance every other Sunday, for the benefit of the negroes, besides visiting in the intervals certain plantations. The services seem to be much appreciated, and I trust will enlighten and improve these useful toilers in our fields,

Report of Rev. J. Hamilton Quinby.

        I returned in February, and have preached for several of the brethren in Charleston, and other Parishes of the Diocese, two or three times, on every Lord's day. On several occasions I have had the full services of the day; in addition, and assisted in the administration of the Communion, and many week-day services; lecturing sometimes. I also married one white couple in Charleston, not connected with any congregation there.

        In April I visited this (All-Saint's) Parish, but my official acts here, must be incorporated in the Rector's report. The Rev. Mr. Glennie being compelled to be absent for the summer, I have cheerfully consented to supply his place until his return.

Mission of St. Stephen's Chapel, Charleston.

The Rev. Henry L. Phillips, Minister.

        Baptisms--Adults, 2 white; children, 21 white, 3 colored; total, 26. Marriages, 3 white, 2 colored; total, 5. Burials, adults, 2 white; children, 5 white; total, 7. Communicants, present number, about 85. Admitted, 5 white. Removed, 12 white, 3 colored; total, 15. Died, 2 white, Suspended, 1 white. Families attached to this congregation, 54; separate individual members not reckoned in families; 32. Children catechised twice every month. Confirmed by the Bishop, 5 white. Sunday School Teachers, 7. Scholars, 50. Subjects of instruction, Bible Prayer Book, Beaven's Catechism, &c.-- Public Worship in St. Stephen's, twice every Sunday; on every Wednesday afternoon throughout the year; every Friday morning, also during Lent; on all the Festivals and Fasts of the Church; twice on Good Friday, and every morning of Passion Week. Contributions, Communion Alms, $122.96; for other benevolent purposes, for poor, $228,50; for Sunday School, shoes for children, $60.50, for term of 1861; for back debt, $41; two separate receipts of two separate amounts from anniversary collection for Sunday School books for children, $8.79 and $9.42; total, $18.21.

        REMARKS.--Those statistics regarding numbers in the communion of and of those attending this Church, must not be considered as perfectly exact. They can never be made so on account of the fluctuating character of the congregation.

St. John's Chapel, Hampstead.

The Rev. Alex. W. Marshall, D.D., Minister.

        Baptisms--Adults, 3 white, 3 colored; children, 30 white, 37 colored; total, 73. Marriages, 6 white, 9 colored; total, 15. Burials, 37 white, 33 colored; total, 70. Communicants, last reported, 134. Admitted, 13 white, 6 colored; total, 19. Removed, 10 white, 1 colored; total, 11. Died, 2 white, 1 colored; total, 3. Suspended, 1 white, 1 colored; total, 2. Present number, 83 white, 54 colored; total, 137. Congregation, Non-Communicants, uncertain. Families belonging also to other congregations of P. E. Church, 1 white. Children catechised on 12 days. Confirmed by the Bishop, 8 white, 9 colored; total, 17. Sunday School Teachers, 9 white. Scholars, 150 white, 25 colored; total, 130. Subjects of instruction, Books of our General Sunday School Union have been used in our School. Public Worship, St. John's Chapel, Hampstead, 55 Sundays, 74 other days; total, 193; Alms House, 52 other days; whole number of times, 245. Contributions, Communion Alms, $168.43; other Church purposes $100, for Organist.

        REMARKS.--Divine service has been held twice on every Sunday, Christmas, Good Friday, and Ash Wednesday. Once on every Monday, the Circumcision, Epiphany, Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent, each day in Passion Week, Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week, and on the Thanksgiving Day. The Lord's Supper has

been administered on the third Sunday of every month, and the other Festivals. The children of the congregation have been catechised on the second Sunday of every month. Catechetical instruction has been given at the Chapel to colored adults and children one evening in every week. Divine service has been held, and a sermon preached once every week at the City Alms House.

Calvary Church, Charleston, (colored.)

The Rev. Lucien C. Lance, Missionary.

        There have been 104 services on 57 Sundays. During the greater part of the year services have been held on Wednesday evenings, and on Friday evenings instruction has been given to a class of adults. Number of Communicants, 7 white, 56 colored. Baptisms--Children, 2 white, 7 colored. Burials, 3 white, 6 colored. Sunday School Teachers, 13. Sunday School Scholars, 6 white, 69 colored. Number of new scholars admitted, 147. Communion administered 22 times. Missions, $55.62; Communion Alms, $62.15; general purposes, $3.81.

ABSTRACT OF PAROCHIAL REPORTS.

For the period from May 16th, 1860, to June 19th, 1861.

        

	White.	Colored.	Total.
Baptisms--Adults. . . . .	28	114	142
" Children. . . . .	363	828	1191
Grand Total. . . . .	391	942	1333
Marriages. . . . .	88	74	162
Burials. . . . .	261	141	402
Congregation--Communicants. . . . .	2979	2973	5952
" Non-Communicants. . . . .	1370	151	1521
" Children under 14. . . . .	1831	140	1971
" Families. . . . .	1692	60	1752
Families belonging to other Congregations
of the P. E. Church. . . . .	82	--	82
Children catechized. . . . .	432	918	1350
Confirmed by the Bishop. . . . .	113	153	266
Sunday Schools--Number of Teachers. . . . .	221	3	224
" " " Scholars. . . . .	1390	705	2095
Total amount collected, sundry Church
purposes, as reported	. . . . .	. . . . .	$35,704 51

CONSTITUTION
OF THE
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
IN THE
DIOCESE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA.

ARTICLE I.

Of acceding to the Constitution and Canons of the General Convention.

        The Protestant Episcopal Church in South-Carolina accedes to, recognizes and adopts the general Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and acknowledges their authority accordingly.

ARTICLE II.

Of Stated Meetings.

        A stated Convention shall be held annually in Charleston, on the second Wednesday in February, or at such time, and in such place, as shall have been determined upon by the preceding Convention.

ARTICLE III.

Of Members of Convention.

        SECTION 1.--The Convention shall be composed of Clergymen and Laymen.

        SECTION 2.--The Bishop, the Assistant Bishop, when there is one, and the Minister, or ministers of every Episcopal Church in union with this Convention, shall always be, ex-officio, a member or members of this Convention, with a right to vote on all matters requiring the suffrages thereof: Provided, that no Clergyman shall be entitled to vote in Convention, unless he has been actually, as well as canonically resident within the Diocese, for the space of twelve calendar months next before the meeting of the Convention, and has, for the same period, been employed in performing the duties of his station: Provided, also, that no Clergyman, otherwise entitled to a seat and vote in Convention, shall, by reason of advanced years, or infirm health, or temporary absence, be divested of such privilege.

        SECTION 3.--Every other Clergyman of the Church being a Missionary, officiating under the sanction of the Ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese, or a Chaplain in any benevolent or other public institution, shall be entitled to all the privileges of a member of this Convention, with the exception of the right to vote on matters involving the temporal concerns of the Churches. The provisions of the second section of this Article shall also apply to the preceding part of this section. Every other Clergyman, being an instructor of youth in any seminary of learning, constituted by Civil or Ecclesiastical authority, in this Diocese, or a Chaplain in the Army or Navy of the United States, or being prevented by age and infirmity from exercising his clerical functions, shall be entitled to all the prvileges of a member of this Convention, with the exception of the right to vote.

        SECTION 4.--Lay-Delegates not exceeding four (4) in number, shall be elected by the respective Episcopal Churches, in union with this Convention, from among the members of those Churches respectively to represent them in Convention; the Delegates to be elected in such manner and time, as each Church shall deem proper, to serve for one stated Convention. They shall, before they are permitted to take their seats in Convention, produce written testimonials of their election. For special Conventions, special elections shall be held.

        SECTION 5.--No member shall hereafter represent two distinct Churches, or shall, in any case, have more than one vote.

        SECTION 6.--A Lay-Member having taken his seat in the Convention as a Delegate from any Church, shall not (without the unanimous consent of the Convention,) be permitted to relinquish his seat, and take a seat as the Delegate of another Church.

ARTICLE IV.

Of a Quorum.

        Ten (10) Members of the Clerical Order, and Lay-Representatives of ten (10) Churches, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business generally; but any number of either Order, that shall assemble, may adjourn from day to day, until a quorum is formed.

ARTICLE V.

Of the President.

        The Bishop of the Diocese shall be, ex-officio, President of the Convention. But in case of his absence, or a vacancy in the Episcopate, the President of the Standing Committee shall be the President of the Convention; and if he be not present, a presiding officer shall be elected from among the attending Presbyters[.]

ARTICLE VI.

Of the Secretary.

        A Secretary, who shall also be, ex officio, Treasurer, shall be annually chosen, (and continue in office until a successor be appointed,) who shall keep a true and correct Journal of the proceedings of the Convention, attest its public acts, preserve its records, and give notice to each Minister and Vestry of the time and place appointed for any stated or special meetings of the Convention; and this notice shall be given at least six weeks before the meeting of such Convention. He shall also keep regular accounts of all money transactions, to be annually laid before the Convention, and shall faithfully deliver into the hands of his successor, all books and papers, relative and belonging to the Convention, which may be in his charge.

ARTICLE VII.

Of the Standing Committee.

        SECTION 1.--A Standing Committee, consisting of five Presbyters of the Diocese, and five Laymen, taken indiscriminately from among the actual communicants of the Church in the Diocese, shall be elected by ballot at every regular meeting of the Convention, for the purposes expressed in the Constitutions and Canons of the General and Diocesan Conventions, who shall continue in office until another Committee be appointed.

        SECTION 2.--At their first meeting after their appointment, they shall choose one of the Presbyters of their body to be their President, and another of their body to be their Secretary, whose duty it shall be to keep regular minutes of all the proceedings and business of the Committee, to preserve them carefully recorded in a book provided for that purpose alone; to preserve the originals of all letters and papers addressed to the Standing Committee, to attest their public acts, to perform such other duties as they may require, and faithfully to deliver into the hands of his successor, all books and papers relative to the concerns of the Standing Committee, which may have been entrusted to him.

        SECTION 3.--They shall present to each annual Sonvention, an abstract of the minutes of their proceedings since the former Convention.

        SECTION 4.--Vacancies in this Committee, caused by death, resignation, or otherwise shall be supplied by the suffrages of the remaining members, a majority of the whole Committee being necessary to constitute a choice.

ARTICLE VIII.

Of Special Meetings.

        SECTION 1.--The Bishop, or in case of a vacancy in the Episcopate, the Standing Committee shall have power to call a special meeting of the Convention; and such meeting shall be held where the authority calling it shall determine; and at such special meeting no other business shall be transacted, than that stated in the notice calling the Convention.

        SECTION 2.--No special meeting of the Convention shall be called for the election of a Bishop or Assistant Bishop.

ARTICLE IX.

Of Voting in Convention.

        On all questions, unless otherwise provided by the Constitution, the members shall deliberate and vote as one body; but any two Clergymen, or the Delegation from any two Churches, may call for a separate vote of each Order, when the Clergy shall vote individually, and the Lay-Delegates by Churches, (a majority of each Delegation having one vote,) and a majority in both Orders shall, in each case, be necessary to a decision.

ARTICLE X.

Of the Election of a Bishop or Assistant Bishop.

        In the election of a Bishop, or Assistant Bishop of this Diocese, a majority of each Order shall determine a choice: Provided, That two-thirds (2-3ds) of all the Clergy entitled to a vote, and two-thirds (2-3ds) of the Churches entitled to representation, be present; otherwise, two-thirds (2-3ds) of the votes of each Order present shall be necessary to determine a choice.

ARTICLE XI.

Of the Trial of a Clergyman.

        A Clergyman shall be subject to a trial for offences enumerated in the Canon of the General Convention "of offences for which Ministers shall be tried and punished," and in the Canons of this Convention. The trial shall be conducted according to the mode provided for by the Canons of this Convention.

ARTICLE XII.

Of the Admission of Churches or Parishes into the Convention.

        Whenever a Church or Parish, not now entitled to a representation, shall be desirous of uniting with the Convention of the Church in this Diocese, they shall apply by letter to the Bishop, or when there is no Bishop, or he be absent, to the Standing Committee, stating the due organization of their Church, the election of their Vestrymen and Church Wardens, their means or prospects for the support of a Minister, and their willingness to conform to the Constitution and Canons of the General Convention, and the Constitution and Canons of the Convention of this Diocese, which are now or hereafter may be enacted by the authority of the same. And at the Convention next succeeding the receipt of such application, the Bishop or Standing Committee shall communicate the same to the Convention for their decision thereon. Should the Convention make a favorable decision, the said Church shall then be considered in union with the Convention of the Church in this Diocese: Provided always, That the Delegates of the Church or Parish, newly admitted, though entitled to a seat, shall not be allowed a vote at the meeting of the Convention in which their Church or Parish is admitted. But no Lay vote shall be received from any Church or Parish, which has for three (3) successive years neglected to elect a Vestry and Wardens, or to pay its quota to the Convention, until admitted by a vote of the Convention.

ARTICLE XIII.

Of Deputies to the General Convention.

        SECTION 1.--At every annual Convention, four Presbyters and four Laymen shall be chosen by ballot, to represent this Diocese in General Convention.

        SECTION 2.--In case any Deputy, appointed as above, shall decline such appointment, or be unable to attend, it shall be his duty to inform the Bishop, or in case of his absence, or of a vacancy in the Episcopate, the President of the Standing Committee; and the Bishop, or in case of his absence, or of a vacancy in the Episcopate, the Standing Committee may appoint a substitute for any deputy so declining, or unable to attend; Provided, That such substitute be a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South-Carolina.

ARTICLE XIV.

Of Altering the Constitution.

        No one of these Articles shall be altered or repealed, nor shall any Article be adopted, unless such alteration, repeal, or new Article be proposed, considered and concurred in by a majority at one Convention, and concurred in by two-thirds (2-3ds) of the Churches present at a subsequent Convention.

CANONS.

CANON I.

Providing for an accurate view of the State of the Church.

        Every Minister having a Parochial charge in this Diocese, or, if the Parish be vacant, then the Wardens thereof, shall, at the meeting of every Annual Convention, deliver or transmit to the Bishop, or, when there is no Bishop, to the President of the Convention, an accurate statement in writing of the number of Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages and Burials, in his Parish or Church, during the interval since the last Convention, the names of places where, and how often in each, Divine Service has been held; the number of families, specifying how many of them belong likewise to other Congregations; the number of Communicants, stating the changes by admission, removal, death, and suspension; the number of adults, and of children under fourteen years of age; the number catechized, and on how many Sundays; whether there be any Sunday School, and if any, the number of children, and of teachers, and the subjects of instruction in the same; also, the amount of Communion alms, the contributions for missions, diocesan, domestic and foreign; for Parochial schools, and for Church purposes of whatever kind; and, generally, all such other matters as may throw light on the state of the Church under his care.

        In each case, the white and colored persons shall be reported distinctively; and all reports shall be in the form of a schedule, prepared by the Secretary, in accordance with the provisions of this Canon, and shall be laid before the Convention, and entered upon the Journal, conformably to Canon XII of the General Convention of 1853.-- Passed 1854. Amended 1857.

CANON II.

Trial of a Minister.

        SECTION 1. In order to bring a Minister to trial before an Ecclesiastical Court, a charge shall be made in the first place to the Standing Committee in writing, under the proper signature of at least two persons, one of whom shall be a Presbyter of this Diocese, setting forth the facts alleged, and the names of the witnesses who will prove the same; with copies of, or proper reference to any other evidence required. If the Standing Committee shall be of opinion that the facts charged will constitute any one or more of the offences enumerated in the Constitution and Canons of this Diocese, or of the General Convention, and that it would be for the good of the Church, that further proceedings should be had, they shall ascertain whether there is proof sufficient to put the accused upon his trial; and if satisfied, they shall thereupon cause a presentment to be made to the Bishop, charging the accused with the offence or offences which they deemed to be contained in the evidence, and specifying the facts with such reasonable certainty as to time, place, and circumstances, as shall be sufficient for a judicial investigation.

        SEC. 2. The presentment having been made, the Bishop shall forthwith cause to be placed in a box the names of all the Presbyters of this Diocese, who, for the time being are actually engaged in duty therein, (excepting the accused, the presenting Presbyters, and those on the Standing Committee;) he shall then cause twelve of the said names to be drawn out by a child under ten years of age; and the said twelve names shall be inscribed on a list. The Bishop shall immediately cause a copy of the said list and of the presentment to be served on the accused, or to be left at his usual place of residence. Within thirty days thereafter, the accused shall strike off the names of

three of the Presbyters on the said list, and give notice thereof to the Bishop; and the Bishop shall thereupon send a list of the remaining Presbyters to the President of the Standing Committee, who shall, within fifteen days thereafter, strike off the names of three more, and give notice thereof to the Bishop. If either party shall fail to notify the Bishop as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Bishop to strike off so many names as the party failing was required to strike off; and in each case, the six remaining Presbyters shall constitute a Council for the trial of the accused.

        SEC. 3. The Council shall hold its session at such time and place, and in public or in private, as the Bishop may appoint. It shall have power to adjourn from time to time, and from place to place, within the Diocese. If it fail to meet on the day appointed, it shall stand adjourned to the next day, and from day to day, for the space three days, if it be not sooner formed; and if the whole number do not attend, and it appears probable that a full attendance cannot be had, those of the Council who may be present, being not less than four, shall organize and appoint a President and Secretary; the first from their own body, and the latter from their own body, or otherwise; and before proceeding to trial, shall ordain and declare the rules by which the trial shall be conducted. It shall cause the oral testimony for and against the accused to be written down by the Secretary, and, along with the depositions and other evidence read upon the trial, to be carefully preserved; and shall cause a journal to be kept of its proceedings. Some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, may be called upon by the Council to administer an oath, or affirmation, to the witnesses, and upon all questions, the Common Law shall furnish the rule, and the concurrence of a majority of the members present shall be sufficient for a decision.

        SEC. 4. The Council, after it shall be organized, may appoint one or more of the Profession of the Law to be its Assessors; who may be present at all its proceedings. It shall be their duty to give to the Council an opinion upon any question which may arise, upon which the Council or any member thereof, or the prosecuting or accused party shall desire an opinion, but without any voice in the decision of any question.

        SEC. 5. A written notice of the time and place of meeting of the Council, shall be served upon the accused, or left at his usual place of abode, at least thirty days before such meeting; and the like notice shall be given to the Standing Committee, who, by their President, or some one whom they may appoint to perform that office, shall collect and present the evidence, and otherwise appear in behalf of the prosecution. The accused also shall be allowed the privilege of Counsel under such regulations as the Council may see fit to prescribe.

        SEC. 6. If the accused do not appear, the Council may proceed to trial in his absence, or, for good cause shown, may adjourn the trial to another day; and if he then fail to appear, the Council shall report him to the Bishop for contumacy, who, thereupon shall pass upon him sentence of suspension from the Ministry; but such sentence, may be revised by the Bishop, if the accused, within three calendar months, shall report to him that he is prepared to undergo his trial, and shall appear for that end before the Council; and if he does not so report and appear, the Bishop in view of the Charges in the presentment, may pass against him sentence of degradation from the Ministry.

        SEC. 7. Upon the application of the President of the Standing Committee or the accused, to the Bishop setting forth that the attendance of a material witness cannot be had, he shall appoint a Commissioner to take the deposition of such witness; and the party applying shall give to the other party five days notice of the time and place of taking the deposition, and of the principal points upon which the witness is to be examined. If the party to whom such notice is to be given, reside more than forty miles from the place appointed for taking the deposition, an additional day, exclusive of Sunday, shall be allowed for every twenty miles. The deposition shall be signed by the witness, and certified by the Commissioner under seal, to the Council.

        SEC. 8. When the trial shall be gone through, the Council shall declare, in a writing to be signed by the several members, or a majority of them, their decision on the charges contained in the presentment, distinctly stating whether they find the accused guilty, or not guilty--and if guilty, suggesting what sentence in their opinion, ought to be pronounced. They shall forward the decision, together with the evidence and the proceedings, to the Bishop; whereupon, if the accused be found guilty, the Bishop shall pronounce such sentence, as shall to him appear proper, not exceeding that suggested by the Council, and such sentence shall be final. But if, in such case, in the opinion of

the Bishop, the accused ought to have a new trial, he shall have power to award it; in which case, a new Council shall be constituted, as herein before provided, (excluding the members of the former Council,) before which the proceedings shall be conducted, as before provided.

        SEC. 9. If the accused shall confess the truth of the charges, the Bishop, (such confession being made to him, or being certified to him by the Council.) shall proceed to pass sentence; and if, when put upon his trial before the Council, the accused shall neither admit or deny the charges, he shall be regarded as pleading not guilty.

        SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the Bishop to report to the Convention, at its next session, after the trial of a Minister, as herein provided, the finding of the Council and his sentence thereupon.

        SEC. 11. Nothing herein contained shalt be regarded as interfering with the duty of the Bishop, or of the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee, to institute an inquiry according to the provisions of Canon 37 of 1832, of the General Convention. And whenever upon such inquiry, the Bishop, or if there be no Bishop, the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee shall be of opinion that there is just ground for the public rumors, mentioned in the said Canon, he or they shall inform the Standing Committee of the facts, and of the evidence to establish the same, and thereupon such further proceedings shall be had, as are herein directed, after a charge shall have been made to the Standing Committee.

        SEC. 12. Canon third, entitled, "Trial of a Clergyman," is hereby repealed, and this Canon substituted therefor. Passed 1855.

        SEC. 13. The expenses incident to the trial of any Minister, as herein provided, shall be certified by the President of the Standing Committee, and paid by the Treasurer of the Convention. And in case the Treasurer shall not have a sufficient amount in his hands for the purpose, the same shall be raised by assessments on the several Parishes in the Diocese, in the same ratio in which they are required to contribute to the expenses of the Convention by the Fifth Standing Resolution. Passed 1856.

CANON III.

A list to be made of the Clergymen in this Diocese.

        SECTION 1. Within one week before the meeting of every Convention of this Diocese, the Bishop, or if there be no Bishop, the Standing Committee shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a list of all the Ministers of the Protestant Episcopal Church, canonically resident in this Diocese, annexing the names of their respective cures, or parishes, or of their stations as missionaries or chaplains, or of the colleges, academies, or other seminaries of learning, constituted by civil or ecclesiastical authority, in which they are engaged, or in regard to those who are not engaged in parishes, missions or institutions of learning as above, their places of residence only. And such list shall be laid before the Convention immediately after it shall have been called to order on the first day of meeting, and the names of the clerical members called therefrom. Such list shall then be referred to a Committee of three Clergymen, appointed by the Chair who shall forthwith consider and report who of the Clergymen, on said list, are entitled to all the privileges of members of the Convention; who are entitled to said privileges, with the exception of the right to vote on matters pertaining to the temporal affairs of the Churches; who are entitled to seats, but not to votes, and who are not entitled to either seats or votes. Such list, thus reported and approved of by the Convention, shall be appended to the Journal, and shall be transmitted to the Secretary of every General Convention.

        SECTION 2. No Clergymen, while suspended from the Ministry, shall have a place on said list.

        SECTION 3. The right of any Clergyman of this Diocese to a seat in the Convention shalt, if disputed, be determined, according to the provisions of the Constitution by the Convention itself, whether his name be inserted in the list aforesaid, or omitted.

        SECTION 4. The Bishop shall take such measures for notifying the admission of Ministers into this Diocese, as may prevent unwary and ignorant people from being imposed upon by persons pretending to be authorized Ministers of this Church. And his certificate shall be evidence of such admission.

CANON IV.

Of persons wishing to be received as Candidates for orders.

        Any person, who desires to become a Candidate for Orders in this Diocese, shall make application in writing, to the Standing Committee, stating his age and previous occupation. He will also be expected to furnish the Committee with the testimonials required by the third (3d) Canon of the General Convention of 1856, and give evidence that he has informed the Bishop of his intention, according to the requisitions of the same Canon.

RULES OF ORDER.

        I. The opening of the Convention shall always be preceded by the Morning Service of the Church, a Sermon, and the administration of the Lord's Supper by the Bishop, or if the Episcopate be vacant, or the Bishop be not present, by the President of the Standing Committee. The business of every succeeding day shall be introduced with the Morning Service, and the business of every day shall be closed with appropriate Collects, pronounced by the President.

        II. At the opening of each Annual Convention, when the President shall have taken the Chair, the Secretary shall first call over, in alphabetical order, the names of the Clergy entitled to seats. He shall then call over the Churches entitled to representation, when the Delegates shall lay their certificates on the Secretary's table. These shall be referred to a Committee of Three, who shall forthwith examine them, and report to the Convention. A constitutional quorum having been found present, the President shall declare the Convention duly organized. Should the Committee have considered any testimonials unsatisfactory, these shall now be taken up, and the question of their sufficiency settled.

        III. The further order of business for the first day of the session of the Convention, shall be as follows:

        1. The reading of the "Rules of Order."

        2. The election of a Secretary, who shall have power to appoint an Assistant Secretary.

        3. The election of a Treasurer.

        4. The consideration of the application of Churches, or Parishes, for admission into the Convention.

        5. The appointment, by the President, of Preachers for the first day of the next annual Convention.

        6. The appointment, by the President, of two Standing Committees, viz: the Committee on unfinished Business, one (1) Clergyman and two (2) Laymen; the Committee on Finance, three (3) Laymen.

        7. The annual communication of the Standing Committee of the Church.

        8. The appointment of Special Committees.

        9. Miscellaneous business.

        IV. The daily order of proceedings, after the first day, shall be, on the President's taking the Chair:

        1. The reading and approval of the Minutes.

        2. Calling the names of the members absent on the preceding day.

        3. The appointment of the Standing Committee of the Church.

        4. The choosing of Deputies to the General Convention.

        5. Election of the Trustees of the Diocesan Theological Seminary.

        6. Election of Trustees of the University of the South.

        7. Calling upon each delegation to pay the assessment on their respective Churches or Parishes, for the Bishop's Fund, and for the expenses of the Convention.

        8. Reports to be called for in the following order:

• Committee on Finance.
• Treasurer of Bishop's Permanent Fund.
• Committee on Unfinished Business.
• Committees appointed at preceding Convention.
• Special Committees.

        9. Miscellaneous Business.

        V. Before the rising of the Convention, the Minutes of the last day's proceedings shall be read and approved.

        VI. The Bishop's Address shall be at any time in order.

        VII. When the President shall take the Chair, no member shall continue standing, or shall afterwards stand up, unless to address the Chair.

        VIII. The delegation of each Church shall occupy one pew.

        IX. No member shall absent himself from the Convention, unless he hath leave, or be unable to attend.

        X. When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the Convention, he shall rise from his seat, and, without advancing, shall, with due respect, address himself to the President, confining himself to the point in debate, and avoiding personality.

        XI. When two or more members rise at the same time, the President shall name the member who is first to speak.

        XII. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question, without leave of the Convention.

        XIII. A question being once determined, shall stand as the judgment of the Convention, and shall not again be drawn into debate during the same session, except upon a motion to reconsider, which may be moved and seconded by any member who voted in the majority.

        XIV. When the President is putting the question, no one shall hold private discourse, stand up, walk into, out of, or across the Church.

        XV. No motion shall be considered before the Convention, unless seconded and reduced to writing, if the President or any member require it. A Minister or Delegate may not second a motion offered by a Minister or Delegate of the same Church with himself.

        XVI. When a question is before the House, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are named. A motion to strike out the word "Resolved," shall have precedence to a

motion to amend; and, if carried, shall be equivalent to a rejection of the resolution. Subject to these exceptions, the question first moved shall be first put.

        XVII. Motions to adjourn, to lay on the table, and to postpone indefinitely, shall be decided without debate. A motion to adjourn may interrupt a speech, or any other business of the Convention,

        XVIII. No leave of absence shall be indefinitely granted to any member, unless full and sufficient reason be given by him to the Convention.

        XIX. All Special Committees shall be appointed by the President, unless otherwise ordered by the Convention.

        XX. No member shall vote on any question, in the event of which he is immediately and personally interested, or in any case where he was not present when the question was put.

        XXI. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the Convention, the President shall, or any member may call to order; in which case, the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain. All questions of order shall be determined in the first instance, without debate, by the President; but any member may appeal from such decision to the Convention, and on such appeal, no member shall speak more than once, without leave of the Convention.

        XXII. The President shall have the right to name a member to perform the duties of the Chair; but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.

        XXIII. Clergymen belonging to the Diocese, but not entitled to seats in the Convention, Clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church, not belonging to the Diocese, and Candidates for Orders, shall be admitted to the sittings of this Convention.

        XXIV. None of the Rules of Order shall be suspended, without the concurrence of two-thirds (2-3ds) of the members present.

        XXV. The foregoing Rules of Order shall be read at the opening of every Convention, and shall be of force, unless repealed by a vote of the Convention.

STANDING RESOLUTIONS.

        1. Resolved, The following sums whenever called for, by special resolution of Convention, shall be contributed by each Parish or Church to the Bishop's Fund. viz:

        

St. Michael's, Charleston, $300	St. John's, Winnsboro', 10
St. Philip's, do. 250	Trinity Church, Society Hill, 10
St. Paul's, do. 150	St. David's, Cheraw, 10
St. Peter's, do. 150	Church of the Messiah, N. Santee, 10
Grace Church, do. 100	St. Matthew's, 10
Prince George, Winyaw, 50	St Mark's, Clarendon, 10
St. John's, Berkley, 50	St. James's, Goose Creek, 10
St. John s, John's Island, 50	St. Andrews's, 10
Edisto Island. 50	Prince William's, 10
All-Saints', Waccamaw, 50	Prince Frederick's, 10
Trinity Church, Columbia, 50	St. Paul's, Stono, 15
St. Helena, Beaufort, 35	Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, 5
Grace Church, Camden, 30	Calvary Church, Glenn Springs, 5
St. Bartholomew's, 25	Christ Church, 5
Church of the Holy Cross, Claremont, 20	St. James's, James Island, 5
St. Helena, St. Helena Island, 10	St. Thaddæus, Aiken, 5
Pineville and Upper St. John's, 20	Zion Church, Richland, 5
St. Thomas and St. Dennis, 20	Trinity Church, Edgefield, 5
St. Luke's, 15	Trinity Church, Abbeville, 5
Church of the Holy Trinity, Grahamville, 15	Grace Church, Sullivan's Island, 5
Christ Church, Wilton, 15	Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg, 5
St. James, Santee, 20	Holy Communion, Cannonsboro', 10
Christ Church, Greenville, 10	Holy Apostles, Barnwell, 5
St. Paul's, Pendleton, 10	Passed 1859.

        2. Resolved, That the Trustees of the Bishop's Permanent Fund shall punctually pay over to the Bishop of the Diocese the sum of four thousand ($4000) dollars, annually, in quarterly payments, from said fund, to enable him to discharge his Episcopal duties. Amended 1859

        3. Resolved, That whatever balance may remain, after paying the sum of four thousand ($4000) dollars to the Bishop, shall be paid over to the Bishop's Permanent Fund.

        4. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Convention, in his annual summons to the different Parishes or Churches, to state the quota of such Parishes or Churches to the Bishop's Fund, when called for by special resolution of a previous Convention. Passed 1859.

        5. Resolved, That all Parishes and Churches receiving aid from the Society for the Advancement of Christianity in South Carolina, shall each contribute five ($5) dollars annually towards defraying the expenses of the Convention: that all Churches and Parishes in the cities of Charleston and Columbia, not receiving aid from the said Society, shall each pay for the same purpose twenty ($20) dollars annually, and that all other Churches and Parishes in this Diocese shall pay annually ten ($10) dollars for the same purpose: and that the Secretary, in issuing his summons to the Parishes or Churches, shall inform them of this resolution; and that at each Annual Convention the Treasurer shall apply to the Delegates of each Church for their respective contributions. Passed 1820. Amended 1856.

        6. Resolved, That it be the duty of the Secretary of the Convention, for the time being, to furnish the Ministers of the several Parishes or Churches with blank copies of the usual form for the reports; and that they be and they are hereby required to make annual returns conformably to the same. Passed 1826.

        7. WHEREAS, according to the Consecration service of the Protestant Episcopal Church, "devout and holy men, as well under the Law as under the Gospel, moved "either by the express command of God, or by the secret inspiration of the blessed "Spirit, and acting agreeably to their own reason and sense of the natural decency "of things, have erected houses for the public worship of God, and separated them "from all unhallowed, worldly and common uses, in order to fill men's minds with "greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, and affect their hearts with more devotion "and humility in his service," and whereas the delivering of orations and holding elections on secular or political subjects and occasions, and the usual worldly accompaniments and circumstances, are thought inconsistent with both the letter and spirit of this declaration of the Consecration service, and have been found to give pain to many members of our Communion, and generally to be of injurious tendency; therefore be it

        Resolved by this Convention, That it be recommended to the Vestries of all Churches in this Diocese to discourage, and, if possible, interdict the use of the Churches under their care for all unhallowed, worldly and common purposes. Passed 1828.

        8. Resolved, That the custom of returning thanks for sermons preached before this body is inexpedient and unnecessary, and shall not in future be observed. Passed 1829.

        9. Resolved, That the Treasurer be authorized to pay at or before every meeting of the General Convention to the Secretary of the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies the quota of this Diocese, towards defraying the contingent expenses of the General Convention. Passed 1832.

        20. Resolved, That it be recommended to the Parishes of the Diocese to defray the expenses of their respective Pastors incurred by their attendance on the Diocesan Convention. Passed 1838.

        11. Resolved, That it be respectfully recommended to the members of our Church who are proprietors of slaves, individually and collectively, to take measures for the support of Clerical Missionaries and Lay Catechists, who are members of our Church, for the religious instruction of their slaves. Passed 1838.

        12. Resolved, That it be urged upon the Rectors and Vestries of the country Parishes to exert themselves to obtain the services of such Clerical Missionaries and Lay Catechists. Passed 1838.

        13. Resolved, That every Missionary and Catechist be approved of by the Bishop. Passed 1838.

        14. Resolved, That no person who is a candidate for Orders shall be admitted to a seat in this Convention as a Lay-Delegate from any Parish or Church. Passed 1838.

        15. Resolved, That it be respectfully recommended to the several Churches in this Diocese that in the appointment of Delegates to the Diocesan Convention, they should select persons who are regular communicants of the Church. Passed 1841.

        16. WHEREAS, the practice of both public and private travelling on the Lord's day is deemed to be a prevalent evil of the times; and whereas Canon 41st of 1832, "of the due celebration of Sundays," prescribes that "all persons within this Church shall celebrate and keep the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, in hearing the Word of God read and taught, in private and public prayer, in other exercises of devotion, and in acts of charity, using all Godly and sober conversation,"

        Resolved unanimously, That the attention of the members of the Church in this Diocese, be solicited to the above Canon. Passed 1844.

        17. Resolved, That hereafter in voting by ballot, the Secretary shall call the names of the Clergy and the Churches in order, and the votes be brought forward and deposited with the Tellers as called for; and no vote shall be received after the Tellers begin to count the votes. Passed 1847. Amended 1851.

        18. Resolved, That three dollars per day be paid to the Organist officiating during the Sessions of the Convention.

        Resolved, That a like sum be paid to the Sexton acting for the same period Passed 1856.

DIOCESAN COMMITTEES, &c.

1. Standing Committee of the Diocese:

• The Rev. Christian Hanckel, D.D., Chairman.
• " C. P. Gadsden, Secretary.
• " Paul Trapier Keith,
• " J. B. Campbell,
• " William Dehon,
• Dr. I. M. Campbell,
• James H. Ladson,
• H. D. Lesesne,
• Edward McCrady,
• William E. Martin.

2. Delegates to the General Convention:

• The Rev. C. Hanckel, D.D.,
• " Paul Trapier,
• " P. J. Shand,
• " C. C. Pinckney, Jr.
• C. G. Memminger,
• R. F. W. Allston,
• E. McCrady,
• J. J. P. Smith.

3. Delegates to the Convention at Montgomery:

• The Rev. P. J. Shand,
• " P. Trapier,
• " C. C. Pinckney,
• Hon. R. F. W. Allston,
• Edward McCrady,
• Gen. William E. Martin.

4. Treasurer of the Bishop's Fund:

• John Hanckel, at State Wharf, East end of Pinckney-street.

5. Committee on Calvary Church:

• H. D. Lesesne,
• William Jervey,
• George M. Coffin,
• W. E. Martin.
• W. A. Pringle,
• J. K. Sass.

6. Trustees of Mrs. Clarkson's Legacy to Zion Church, Richland:

• T. Boston Clarkson,
• William Clarkson, Jr.,
• T. Boston Clarkson, Jr.

7. Preacher before the next Convention:

• Rev. T. J. Girardeau,
• Alternate, Rev. J. S. Kidney.

8. Trustees of the General Theological Seminary:

• The Rev. Paul Trapier,
• " C. Hanckel, D.D.,
• " J. R. Walker, D.D.,
• " C. C. Pinckney,
• " P. J. Shand,
• " E. Reed,
• " J. B. Campbell.
• N. R. Middleton,
• R. W. Barnwell,
• C. G. Memminger,
• R. F. W. Allston,
• B. Huger, M. D.,
• W. E. Martin.

• 4 Additional--v. Journal, p. 24, of 1856:
• The Rev. W. Dehon,
• Messrs. Chas. Sinkler,
• " J. S. Hanckel,
• J. J. P. Smith.

9. Trustees of the Diocesan Theological Seminary:

• The Rt. Rev. T. F. Davis, D.D., ex-officio President,
• The Rev. P. J. Shand, President pro tempore,
• " C. P. Gadsden,
• " J. J. Roberts,
• H. D. Lesesne, Treasurer, Charleston,
• J. B. Kershaw,
• W. E. Martin.

10. Committee on the Incorporation of Churches:

• The Rev. Paul Trapier,
• C. G. Memminger,
• W. E. Martin.

11. Trustees of the proposed University of the South:

• The Rev. A. Glennie,
• John A. Calhoun,
• Hon. W. A. Pringle,
• Treasurer, J. F. Blacklock.

12. Secretary of the Convention:

• Gen. W. E. Martin, Charleston.

Assistant Secretary:

• The Rev. L. C. Lance, Charleston.

13. Treasurer of the Convention:

• C. E. B. Flagg.

        The next annual meeting of the Convention will be held in Grace Church, Charleston, on the second Wednesday in February, (12th,) 1862, at 10 o'clock, A. M.

W. E. MARTIN, Secretary.

LIST OF THE CLERGY.

• POST OFFICE ADDRESS.
• The Rt: Rev. THOS. FREDERICK DAVIS, D.D., Camden.
• The Rev. T. S. Arthur,. . . . . Greenville.
• " R. W. Barnwell, Jr., . . . . . Columbia.
• " E. E. Bellinger, . . . . . Walterboro'.
• " J. B. Campbell, . . . . . Charleston.
• " A. H. Cornish, . . . . . Pendleton.
• " J. H. Cornish, . . . . . Aiken.
• " T. F. Davis, Jr., . . . . . Camden.
• " Wm. Dehon, . . . . . Charleston.
• " J. G. Drayton, . . . . . Charleston.
• " Jas. H. Elliott, . . . . . Charleston.
• " John H. Elliott, . . . . . Adam's Run.
• " S. Elliott, . . . . . Pocotaligo.
• " J. R. Fell, . . . . . Charleston.
• " C. P. Gadsden, . . . . . Charleston.
• " Philip Gadsden, . . . . . Summerville.
• " T. J. Girardeau, . . . . . North Santee.
• " A. Glennie, . . . . . Georgetown.
• " J. M. Green, . . . . . Charleston.
• " B. E. Habersham, . . . . . Fulton P. O.
• " Christian Hanckel, D.D. . . . . . Charleston.
• " J. S. Hanckel, . . . . . Camden. Dun's Rock, N. C., in Summer.
• " W. H. Hanckel, . . . . . Gadsden.
• " R. T. Howard, . . . . . Georgetown.
• " W. B. W. Howe, . . . . . Charleston.
• " Joseph Hunter, . . . . . Georgetown.
• " James T. Hutcheson, . . . . . Winnsboro'.
• " N. Hyatt, . . . . . South Santee, Way-Mail.
• " P. G. Jenkins, M. D., . . . . . Wadmalaw Island.
• " B. Johnson, . . . . . Abbeville C. H.
• " Wm. Johnson, . . . . . Edisto Island.
• " R. P. Johnson, . . . . . Pineville.
• " Clement F. Jones, D.D. . . . . . Glenn Springs.
• " Ezra Jones, . . . . . Sumter.
• " P. Trapier Keith, . . . . . Charleston.
• " J. S. Kidney, . . . . . Society Hill.
• " L. C. Lance, . . . . . Charleston.
• " M. H. Lance, . . . . . Georgetown.
• " C. E. Leverett, . . . . . Beaufort.
• " E. C. Logan, . . . . . Charleston.
• " T. N. Lucas, . . . . . Providence.

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• The Rev. A. W. Marshall, D.D., . . . . .Charleston.
• " J. D McCollough, . . . . .Unionville.
• " D. McElheran, . . . . .Charleston.
• " S. Mellichamp, . . . . .James Island.
• " J. W. Miles, . . . . .Charleston.
• " A. Moore, . . . . .Mar's Bluff.
• " J. Obear, . . . . .Winnsboro'.
• " A. F. Olmsted, . . . . .Chesterville.
• " H. L. Phillips, . . . . .Charleston.
• " C. C. Pinckney, Jr., . . . . .Charleston.
• " A. T. Porter, . . . . .Charleston.
• " W. T. Potter, . . . . .Beaufort.
• " Wm. O. Prentiss, . . . . .Charleston.
• " J. M. Pringle, . . . . .Columbia.
• " E. Reed, . . . . .Pocotaligo, Flat Rock in Summer.
• " J. J. Roberts, . . . . .Stateburg.
• " B. B. Sams, . . . . .Charleston.
• " J. J. Sams, . . . . .Black Oak.
• " J. B. Seabrook, . . . . .Adam's Run.
• " P. J. Shand, . . . . .Columbia.
• " J. Stoney, M. D., . . . . .Yorkville.
• " J. W. Taylor, M. D., . . . . .Orangeburg.
• " P. Trapier, . . . . .Camden.
• " R. S. Trapier, . . . . .John's Island.
• " J. R. Walker, D.D., . . . . .Beaufort.
• " E. T. Walker, . . . . .Beaufort.
• " C. B. Walker, . . . . .Columbia.
• " J. V. Welch, . . . . .Grahamville.
• " A. Wigfall, . . . . .Grahamville.