The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-28
PROrEsTANT EPrsC0PxL COUys
CII-THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, May 81, 1870.


DR. Pendleton asked and obtained leave
of absence.
The Secretary presented the report
of the committee on Disabled Clergy
men, which was referred to special
committee of two.
Bishop Johns presented the papers
referring to the Bruce Fund.
Rev. DR.. Pendleton, from the com
mittee appointed to consider the pro
priety of establishing Church Schools
in this Diocese, reported in favor OF the
establishing of schools in each parish
in the Diocese, and offered the follow
ing: ,..
RESOLVED, That it be recommended to
the churches and parishes of this Do
cese to the utmost of their ability to
establish church school, to be under the
supervision Of their rector and subject
to parochial authority
ResOloed, That the character, condi-
ton, DC, of these schools be annually
reported in the parochial reports of the
clergy of the Diocese.
The discussion of the resolutions was
very general, and they were adopted
Rev. Mr.. Barton offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed to investigate and to re-
port to the next Council on the subject
Of church schools.
Judge Sheffey, from committee ap-
pointed at the last Council on the sub
ject of purchasing an Episcopal resi-
dence, reported that they had entered
into a contract with A. II. Sands for a
house and lot On the cornerof Clay and
Adams streets, in the city of Richmond,
at $1,000, one-fourth cash and the bal
ancc in three annual payments; $1,000
has been paid, The committee offered
the following:
/ RGsolrcd, That the purchase OF the
property mentioned in the foregoing re-
port for an Episcopal residence be sane
toned and confirmed
Rcsolced, That the committee on the
purchase of an Episcopal residence,
and the committee on collections for
the same, Jointly, report plan for the
raising of means to meet the payments
aforesaid rs they become due
The resolutions were adopted and the
committee on Purchase and Collections
was changed, so as to include Messrs
Shehey, Miller, Clark, Walker, Jack
son, Taylor and CazenOve.
Judge Lay offered the following, which
was adopted;
Resolrcd That it be referred to com
mittee OF four laymen to take into con-
sideration and report plan of mutual
life insurance for the benefit of the
clergy of this Diocese.
Messrs. Lay, Patten, Walker and
Green were appointed such committee.
Mr.. Massie from the committee of
ten laymen appointed to consider the
question of providing suitable support
for the clergy, reported the following,
which were adopted:
ReSOloed, That the Secretary be in
structed to insert in the next Journal of
this Council a list of all the parishes
which were in arrears for the past year
in the payment of the rectors salary,
showing precisely how much was
promised and how much has been paid
in each case
Resolced That the list OF parishes
which have failed to make reports he
printed 10y the Secretary in the Journal
and that he also publish the same in
the Southern Uwchman, asking the at
tention Of those parishes to these re-
ports, so that uniformity of action may
he had throughout the diocese.
Resoired, That on the LIST of May in
each year the Secretary be directed to
address a circular letter to each rector
whose treasurer has, down to that date,
failed to forward his report requesting
him to notify his lay delegate that it is
his duty to see that the proper report is
Immediately forwarded to the Secre-
tary, and that if this is not done, such
delegate will he called upon 10y the
Council when his credentials are pre-
scented to explain to the body the reason
for his failure to discharge this duty.
Rcso'rcd, That the Secretary prepare
a column in his printed forms for re-
port from each parish upon the subject
Of rectory, whether there be one con-
nected with the parish, and if so how
many acres are attached and if there
be none, what the prospect is of pro-
viding one.
Revs. X. T. Davis !. 5. HanckeI,
VIM. Norwood and Messrs. y. III.
Massie, W. G. Cozenover and T. Taylor,
were appointed a committee on the sub
ject of /" Hymns, Ancient and Modern "
Rev. DR.. Pendleton, from the com
mittee on Missionary Fund, reported
that the committee had examined the
accounts presented and found them cor
rect. The sum of S52076l had been
contributed to the fund during the year.
Rev. j. II. D. Wingfeld, from the
committee appointed to consider the
report of the Board of Managers of the
Fund for the widows and orphans of
deceased clergymen, reported that they
had examined the vouchers presented
by the Treasurer, and find them to be
correct in every particular
They recommend that the rule re-
quiring the re-investment of one-half
OF the annual interest Of the Fund he
rescinded, and that the Board be au-
thorized to exercise their discretion in
distributing the part or whole of such
interest
They further recommend that an an
nual collection be taken up in every
parish for the benefit of this fund.
The recommendations were adopted
Council took a recess until 3 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council met at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
The Bishop appointed Revs. Barton,