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Resolved 1. That in the death of Bp Cobbs this Board has not only experienced
a heavy loss in common with the whole Church which has been thus {illegible}
{illegible: ved?} of one of its most eminent and useful Prelates and with the comm
-unity which has been deprived of one of the best and {illegible: wisest? nicest?} and most
devout men of his generation, but has itself especially suffered a {illegible}
the services of a member whose zeal in its behalf was ardent whose
counsels were always judicious and whose great and well merited
influence in his Diocese and elsewhere recommended to the pub-
lic confidence and favor any enterprise he was known strongly to
sustain.

Resolved 2. That in the death of Bishop Cobbs each member of
the Board feels that he has lost a personal and highly valued friend
Resolved 3. That a copy of these Resolutions be communicated to
the family of the deceased with the assurance of the sincere
sympathy of the members of the Board and their grief for the
{illegible: implacable?} loss they have sustained. Thos. Atkinson Chrmn

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Minutes. Col SC Oct 14 / 61

This {illegible: being?} {illegible} {illegible} & places {illegible} at Rectory of Fr Ch -- After prayer
by Prest. called to order & in absence of Secy {illegible: Recorder?} Crane requested
{illegible} -- Roll called Bp. Otey. Elliott Green Rutledge & Davis. Curtis Glennis
Mitchell & Crane -- -- {illegible: Whittle?} Fairbanks & {illegible} {insert symbol}no quorum -- adjd to 10 a m tomorrow

10. am. 15"

{Illegible: I am? Sam} present -- no quorum {illegible} to {illegible: 5?} PM --

15" {illegible: 5?} PM -- Bps Atkinson Greggs & Lay in addition to Mr. A Pringle
Board declared duly {illegible} -- {illegible: No?} {illegible: mention?} Rev {illegible} Crane Dr Pise
unanimously re-elected Secy -- see 2d page

3d page. Bp of Ga presented resignation & Rept. -- {illegible: Mention?} {illegible: of?} {illegible: Gollary?}
{illegible: R--burg?} {illegible: can?} Finance {illegible: apptd?} {illegible: the?} {illegible} & {illegible: ---ffin?} D. {illegible: mention?} of Mitchell. {illegible: I?} adjd to 4 1/2 PM tomorrow

Oct 17 4 1/2 PM -- Bp {illegible: met?} Prage? & Bp Elliott -- {illegible} Bp Gregg {illegible: Reverend?}
F. Mitchell. {illegible: Resolved?} G. Whittle?. H -- Fairbanks J. Mitchell K
adj'd to meet at call of Prest -- Oct 21 -- 61