The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-28
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION,
MORNING. SESSION.

MORNING. SESSION.
The Council met yesterday morning ut
nine O'Clock, pursuant to adjournment
and was opened with prayer by Rev. D.
II. d. WingfGld.
The minutes OF yesterdays sessions were
read and approved.
! Rrvs. c. ii. Page, DR.. Pcnlletonnnd Mr.
l.. j. Lee asked leave OF absence after the
session this evening, which was granted.
Rev, Dir. Dashiell presented report on
the Fund for the relief Of disabled Cler,
gymcM, which was received and referred
10 n committee consisting Of RCvs. George
Pctrrkin and 0. A. GlaZCbrOOk.
The Bishop presented communication
from the Trustees of the Bruce fund, and
asked that 1t be placed on the files OF the
Convention.
Rev. W. n. PendlCtOn, DID, from thu
committee to which lrad been referred the
subject Of establishing church schools
throughout the Diocese, submitted re-
mort and recommended the adoption ottIiC
following resolutions: ReSOirei, 'rllt i be
recommended 10 the Churches md Par,
isles Of the Diocese, 10 the utmost Of their
ability, 10 establish church schools 10 be
under the supervision Of the RcCtors and
subject 10 paroChih authority.
IleH4reI, That the character, condition,
&c, OF these schools be annually reported
in the pArOcllAl reports of the clergy Of
the Diocese.
On motion the resolutions were adopt
cd:
Rev. Mr.. Burlen offered the following:
Hc@lccd, That Committee Ol he
appointed to investigate and report to next
Council on the subject OF Church schools.
Adopted.
Judge ShcllCy, from the Committee Ia
purchase IN Episcopal residence, appoint
ed ut the last Council, submitted u report
The Committee state TINT they have pur,
chased house md lot in the city oil
Richmond for $4,000 designed iOr the nsc
Ol the Bishop Of the Diocese, and ask the
adoption of the following resolutions:
htwlud, That tho purchase Of the
property mentioned in the foregoing re-
port for an Episcopal residence, be sane
iiOned and confirmed.
Rcolrcl, That the Committee on the
purchase Of nh Episcopal residence, and
The Committee OF Collections for the same
Jointly report n plan for rNising the means
10 meet the payments aforesaid as they
become due.
On motion the resolutions were adOpt
cd.
The chair appointed the following Com
mittec 10 cooperate with the Committed
npDOintcd Inst year to make collections
for IN Episcopal residence: McsSrS. judge
Shelley, NJ. Miller, Captain Clark, ID. N
Walker, Gen. jackson, T. Taylor and W.
G. ClzcnOve.
Judge Lay offered tho following: Re
Solreti, Tint it be referred to committee
Of four laymen 10 take into consideration
and report plum Of mutual Life Insurance
for the benefit of the clergy Of the Diocest
Of Virginia. Adopted, and the following
committee appointed: Judge Lay, Col
John NJ. Patton, David n. Walker 0nG
James W. Greene.
Mr.. MasSic, from the committee OF ter
Iayncu 10 which wNs referred the subject
Of the support Of the clergy In this Dio
ccSc, reported Mt length, and submitted
the following resolutions Resolrtd, TIM
the Secretary he instructed TO insert in tht
next journal Of this Council list Of al
the Parishes which were in arrears for tllt
past year, in the payment Of the ReCtors
salary, showing precisely how much wa!
Il70NiiSed and how much hAs been paid II
each case.
Remlrd, That the list Of Parishes
which have fNilCd to make reports bt
printed by the Secretary IN the journal
and that he also publish the same in th'
Southern ChWrchmGR, asking the attention
Of the Parishes TO these reports so that
uniformity Of action mAy be had thereon
In the Diocese.
Re1lrui, Tint Oh the 1st Of May In
each year the Secretary be directed toad
dress u circular letter to each Rector
whose Treasurer has down to that date
failed to forward his report, requesting
him to notify Ills Lazy Delegate that 1t i
his duty to SEE that the proper report Is
Immediately forwarded to the Secretary
and that irthis is not done the said Lay
Delegate will bc called upon by the Coun'
Gil when his credentials Are presented &c
explain 10 the body the reason for his fail
urc to discharge that duty,
ResalNd, That the Secretary prepare d
column in his printed forms for u report
from each Parish upon the subject OF Z
RcCtOry, whether there be one connected
with tic Parish, and IL 50, how many acrG'
arG attached, and if there DO none, whaI
the prospect is Of providing one.
On motion OF Rev. W. l.. llylNnd, tht
resolutions were adopted.
The chair appointed the following com
mittcO under Rev. w. Davis resolution tr
relation to "lIymns," adopted Thursday
Rev. VIM. Davis, Rev. DIR. HanchGl, Key
DR.. Norwood; Mcssrs. N. II. MHsssG, w
G. Cazcnovc and T. Taylor.
Rev. Mr.. PcndlctOn, from the Committee
on the accounts Of tho Diocesan Mission.
AIRY Society, reported that the some had
been examined and found to I've correct.
i Report received and filed.
Rev, ]. HID. WingfCld, from the Com
mittcc appointed TO examine the accounts
OF the Fund for the relief Of tho widows
and orphans Of deceased ClGrgymcn, sub
millcd report, recommending TINT the
rule requiring the reimbursement Of one
half oIlhG annual interest Of the Fund be
rcScINdcd, and the Board OrNIanAgCrs be
authorized TO exercise their discretion in
distributing the part or whole Of such in
tcrest; also, that M annual collection be
taken up in every PNrishior the benefit Of
this Fund.
On motion the report was adopted.
On motion Of Rev. W. l.. Hyland, the