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DIOCESE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COUNCIL HAVING FAILED TO MEET AT COLUMBUS
AT THE TIME APPOINTED AT THE LAST MEETING IN 1863, WAS CONVENCED AT
JACKSON, MAY 4TH, 1865.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL.

FROM THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS AND JOURNAL FOR 1864 AND 1865

(Pages 53 to 62)

Thursday, May 14th, 1863. On this day the enemy took poss-
ession of Jackson. As my residence was immediately in front of
the fortifications thrown up for the defense of the city and was
likely to recieve the missiles of friends as well as foes, I left
it when the roar of musketry indicated that my peacefulhome was,
in a few moments, to be converted into a field of balle. My
thresholds, it is true, were spared the stain of blood; but theft,
and ravage, and wanton destruction marked every room in the house,
and every article on the premises. My own books and papers re-
cieved much injury; but I am happy in being able to state that ev-
ery record of the least importance to the Diocese had been careful-
ly kept out of the way of these destroyers. May God forgive them
for all the evil which they did during the two memorable days
which they spent among us.

Sunday 31st, preached to the sick and wounded soldiers in a large room of the hospital near my residence.

Sunday, June 7th, preached again to a large number of the con-
valescent patients assembled under the trees in the hospital yard.

Sunday, 14th, once more had the privilege of speaking in
Christ's Name to the sick and wounded soldiers....

Sunday, June 21st, preached in St. Andrew's Church and con-
fired one person, a soldier of our army.

Saturday and Sunday, (July) 5th and 6th, I was to have given
to the Chapel of the Cross, but was kept at home by a return of my
former disease, the vertigo. Another appointment was made for
the following Sunday, but meanwhile I was compelled a second time
to fly from my home before the approaching enemy, and seek a temp-
orary refuge within the city. The next morning, amidst the roar