When  any  person  thus  suspended  or  expelled  from  the  holy  communion  shall
desire  to  be  reconciled,  he  shall  himself^  or  through  the  minister,  confess  his  sin  and
declare  his  penitence  before  the  church,  and  the  minister  shall  thereupon  openly
declare  him  received  and  restored  to  communion.
Dr.  Andrews  moved  to  postpone  the .  consideration  of  the
subject  until  after  next  General  Convention.  Mr.  L.  A.  Sale
moved  as  a  substitute,  to  postpone  indefinitely.
Pending  the  consideration  of  this  motion,  the  Council  ad-
journed until  Friday  morning  at  half  past  9  o'clock.
Friday  morning,  9.30.
The  Council  met,  and  was  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Rev.
Henderson  Suter.
The  minutes  of  yesterday  were  read  and  approved.
The  following  clergy  absent  yesterday  appeared  to-day  and
took  their  seats :

Rev.  Lyman  Wharton,  Rev.  Robert  Gatewood.
Dr.  Minnigerode  moved  that  the  report  of  the  Executive-
Committee  of  the  Diocesan  Missionary  Society  be  made  the
order  of  the  day  after  recess.     Carried.
Rev.  W.  L.  Hyland  presented  the  names  of  the  following  lay
delegates  as  entitled  to  seats  in  addition  to  those  previously
admitted:

Dr.  John  R.  Purdie,  Christ  Church,  Isle  of  Wight  county ;  Gen.  Wm.
a.  Richardson,  St.  James*  Church,  Richmond.
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]|^licopal  Besidence.
Jadgo  Sheffey  then  presented  the  final  report  of  the  Com-
mittee on  the  Episcopal  residence,  which  was  approved,  and  its
recommendation  adopted.
