Parochial and Clerical Reports: Grace, Galesburg-Trinity, Geneseo.

seem to have made a single attendance on public worship on the Lord's day, the measure of their devotion, and that seldom more than half the number of those reported as communicants are present at Communion. Such remissness cannot consist with a holy, religious state of mind and heart.

Galesburg, Grace,

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Rev. William T. Smithett.

Number of families, 41; individuals not thus included, 18; total of souls, 120.

Baptisms-infants, 7; adults, 2; total, 9. Confirmed, 10. Marriages, 2. Burials, 2. Communicants--added anew, 8; by removal, 6; removed from, 11; died, 1; total, 33.

Sunday School-teachers: male, 1; female, 6; total, 7. Scholars: male, 2; female, 26; total, 28. Public catechetical instruction --number of times, 14.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 90; other days, 46. The Holy Communion-public, 10. Alms, $65, including weekly offering; Missions-Diocesan, $5.

The depreciation of currency, war, and the low price of produce have conspired to weaken this promising Parish very materially. Still, the Church has been built and occupied at an outlay of some $4,500, of which $1,500 has been raised within the Parish, since the rising of last Convention, which together with the nett proceeds of aid from Churches abroad, leaves the Parish less than $2000 in debt, with a handsome property valued as above to offset the indebtedness, and insured, (with appurtenances,) for $2,500. In view of the state of the times, we have much cause for thankfulness.

Occasional services have been held by the Rector in Mommouth, Oquawka, Macomb and Prairie City, where some of the Baptisms have been solemnized. The Bishop also confirmed two of the candidates enumerated in the Galesburg list, at Mommouth, where a Parish has also been organized in due form, and which, when the time improves, will call a minister to serve the congregation. In all the above places as reported last year, are found excellent materials for future parishes.

Number of families, 19; individuals not thus included, 12; total of souls, 62.

Baptisms-infants, 3; adults, 2; total, 5. Communicants-added anew, 2; total, 12.

Parochial and Clerical Reports: St. Peter's, Grand Detour-Trinity, Jacksonville.

Sunday School-teachers: male, 2; female, 4; total, 6. Scholars, 30.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 44; other days, 1.
The Holy Communion--public, 3.

The above report dates from Easter Sunday. Prior to that, and during the present Conventional year, the undersigned preached sundry times in Lane, attended one funeral, and solemnized one marriage in Rockford.

Number of families, 12; total of souls, 30.

Baptisms--infants, 7; adults, 1; total, 8. Confirmed, 4. Marriages, 1. Burials, 1. Communicants--added anew, 2; removed from, 2; total, 16.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 40; other days, 2. The Holy Communion-public, 7. Alms, $12.55; Missions-Diocesan, $2.50; domestic, $2.50; Episcopate, $5.00; contingent expenses of Diocese, $0.624.

This Parish will not be able to maintain the services this year in consequence of the removal of some of its most influential supporters. It is hoped that a railroad will be constructed to pass through this place within a year or so, in which case the capitalists will return and again transact business there.

Jacksonville, Trinity,

Rev. T. N. Morrison.

Number of families, 37; individuals not thus included, 15; total of souls, 200.

Baptisms-infants, 3; adults, 2; total, 5. Confirmed, 8. Marriages, 3. Burials, 5. Communicants-added anew, 8; by removal, 3; total, 65.

Suuday School-teachers: male, 2; female, 7; total, 9. Scholars: male, 15; female, 30; total, 45.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 100; other days, 12; total, 112.

The Holy Communion-public, 13; Missions-Diocesan, $60.00; domestic, $16.00; foreign, $23.50; Episcopate, $76.00; contingent expenses of Diocese, $9.75; aged and infirm clergymen, $20.15; Parish purposes, $50.

Parochial and Clerical Reports: Christ, Joliet-St. John's, Kewanee.

Number of families, 37; individuals not thus included, 7; total of souls, 134.

Baptisms-infants, 10; total, 10. Confirmed, 7. Marriages, 1 Burials, 10. Communicants-added anew, 5; by removal, 2; removed from, 16; Died, 1; total, 60.

Sunday School-teachers: male, 2; female, 7; total, 9. Scholars: male, 22; female, 25; total, 47. Public catechetical instruction -number of times, 12.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 97; other days, 69.

The Holy Communion-public, 14. Alms, $15.54; Missions— Diocesan, $29.96; foreign, $12.09; Episcopate. $39.85; contingent expenses of Diocese, $9.00; aged and infirm clergymen, $7.00; Parish purposes, $174.86; other church offerings-Jubilee College, $11.88; Bp. Seabury Mission, $7.20; sufferers in Kansas, $14.61; total, $33.69.

No collection for Domestic and Foreign Missions have been made since Easter, from the fact that all the collections, except those authorized by the Diocese, have been devoted to the payment of a large bill of repairs.

Number of families, 31; total of souls, 130.

Baptisms-infants, 9; total, 9. Confirmed, 9. Marriages, 1; Burials, 5. Communicants-added anew, 5; removed from, 1; total, 44.

Sunday School-teachers: male, 5; female, 7; total, 12. Scholars: male, 35; female, 40; total, 75. Public catechetical instruction -number of times, 15.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 112; other days, 11. The Holy Communion-public, 14. Alms, $88.84; Missions -Diocesan, $13.02; domestic, $8.70; Parish purposes, $120.

The condition of the country, growing out of the existing rebellion on the part of several of the Southern States, has had already its influence upon this Parish, as it has more or less upon all the Parishes of the land, reducing its numerical strength, fostering indifference to religious things, and greatly cutting down our collections and means of support. Notwithstanding all that exists to discourage, still our hope and confidence is in God that He will bring good out of evil, order out of confusion and make the wrath of man to praise Him, and the remainder of wrath He will restrain.

Parochial and Clerical Reports: St. John's, Knoxville-St. John's, Lacon.

Number of families, 25; individuals not thus included, 15; total of souls, 95.

Communicants-removed from, 5; died, 1; total. 21.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 71; other days, 41. The Holy Communion-public, 6. Alms, $35, including weekly collection; Missions-Diocesan, $3.

Since the last Convention. in consequence of the severe times, this Parish has suffered perhaps more than in common with the rest, as the above statistics will show, compared with the former year. In consequence of but few children belonging to the Parish, and the general interest in Sabbath School effort among the other religious bodies, it has been found impracticable to sustain a Sunday School.

The Rector holds in St. John's Church but one service on the Lord's day now, at 3 P. M., and on Thursday evenings delivers a course of familiar lectures.

Number of families, 20; individuals not thus included, 25; total of souls, 125.

Baptisms-infants, 6; total, 6. Burials, 5. Communicantsremoved from, 1; total, 6 resident, 8 non-resident.

Sunday School-teachers, 4. Scholars, 35. Public catechetical instruction-number of times, often.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 54; other days, 40. Missions-Diocesan, $2.00; domestic, $2.00; foreign, $2.50; aged and infirm clergymen, $1.00; other church offerings, $19.81.

Of the baptisms reported, two were in Lacon, three in Cairo and Ione in Wenona. The burials were all of the 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteers at Villa Ridge and Bird's Point.

The Rector of St. John's resigned the Parish at Easter, to which time this report is brought down.

The first of May he entered upon the duties of Chaplain to 11th Regiment I. V., Col. Wallace, commanding, where he continued to officiate till the Regiment was mustered out of service the 1st of August. Since his return, he has officiated at different appointments in the neighborhood of Ottawa where his family now resides.

Parochial and Clerical Reports: St. Paul's, Lee Centre-St. James', Lewistown.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 50; other days, 1.

The Holy Communion-public, 12. Alms, $9.46; MissionsDiocesan, $2.52; Parish purposes, $5.00.

Number of families, 8; individuals not thus included, 5; total of souls, 40.

Baptisms-infants, 4; adults, 1; total, 5. Marriages, 1. Burials, 4. Communicants-by removal, 1; removed from, 4; total, 11. Sunday School-teachers: male, 2; female, 5; total, 7. Scholars: male, 5; female, 25; total, 30. Public catechetical instructionnumber of times, 20.

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 68; other days, 36. The Holy Communion-public, 10. Alms, $26.96; MissionsDiocesan, $6.63; Episcopate, 18.00; contingent expenses of Diocese, $1.65; Parish purposes-Sunday School, $11.50; total, $54.25. There are several Candidates for Confirmation, waiting a visit from the Bishop.

Limestone, Christ,

Rev. John Benson.

Number of families, 21; individuals not thus included, 8; total of souls, 95.

Baptisms-infants, 16; adults, 6; total, 22. Confirmed, 9.Marriages, 2. Communicants-added anew, 9; total, 36.

Sunday School-teachers: male, 1; female, 3; total, 4. Scholmale, 20; female, 27; total, 47. Public catechetical instruction -number of times, 9; catechumens, 17.

ars:

Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 44; other days, 5. The Holy Communion-public, 8; private, 1. Alms, $18.99; Church Contributions: Missions-Diocesan, $17.21; Episcopate, $27.00; contingent expenses of Diocese, $4.05; aged and infirm clergy, $9.50; other church offerings, $2.00.

The Rector reports, with gratitude to the Divine Head of the Church, that some increase has been vouchsafed, and the congregation has greatly increased in numbers, giving hope of a larger increase at a future day, if we only have grace to be faithful.