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 A Bishop's Visitation in the Field of War.

BISHOP'S VISITATION IN THE FIELD OF WAR.

From the Anneal Address of Bishop JOHN JOHNS at the Seventieth

Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia,

St. Paul's Church, Richmond, Va, September 20, 1865.

In compliance with the canon I proceed to state that — during the past year my visitations were frequently interfered with by niterruptions of the lines of travel and other causes connected with the war. All niy appointments for May, 1864, were thus frustrated, and my services were necessarily confined to the ser- vants of the plantation on which I resided, and others in the vicinity.

July 2. — T preaclied in llie Church in Danville in the morn- in,e, and in one of the hospitals in the afternoon.

July 10. — I preached in St. John's, Halifax C. H., confirmed 18.

July 17. — I preached in Christ Church, Halifax, and con- .firmed two.

July 24. — I preached in St. Paul's, Richmond, in the morn- ing, and in the evening in CJrace Church, and confirmed seven.

July 26, 2y. — My appointments were at Chaffin's Bluff, to preach and administer the rite of confirmation; but the military movements in anticipation of an immediate engagement pre- vented the services.

Understanding that the lower part of the valley was now ac- cessible, I immediately proceeded by way of Staunton to Win- chester, where on the 31st of July I preached and confirmed three persons. The two following days were occupied in visit- ing the families of the congregation.

.August 3. — I preached in the Church at Millwood and con- firmed five.

August 4. — I preached at White Post.