The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-24
PROTESTANT PIs'
COPAL CONVENTION.
Full Report Of the Proceedings.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10, '76.

| Full Report Of the Proceedings.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10, '76.
LAST DAY.
At the morning session of the Council
to-day, Rev. T. p. Martin presented the
report of the Episcopal fund, which was
read and received. Routine reports from
a number of other committees were also
received.
General Francis H. Smith presented a
preamble setting forth the alarming pro-
gress of intemperance in our land, and
providing for a select committee OF six
| three of each order-to consider the SUBJ
ject and suggest some way to mitigate the
evil, and report to the Council. Agreed to.
Rev. H. Mason presented resolution
providing that one session of the Council
shall be set apart for the consideration of
diocesan missions and hearing reports
from individual missionaries. Agreed TO-.
Judge Shelley, from the select commit
tee appointed to confer with the Bishop
on the subject OF Nh assistant, sobmitted
the report which teleg-sphed the DIS
patch last night. The report was unani-
mously adopted.
Judge Shelley also submitted the re-
port OF the committee to whom was re-
ferred the proposition for a new diocese
in West Virginia, rs photographed you
last night. The report was discussed at
some length.
Rev. Mr.. Grammer, from Jefferson
county, protested against forcing dele
gates from Jefferson aud Berkeley coun-
ties, which properly belong to the Val
ley to go across the mountains into West
Virginia.
Mr.. Grammer moved to amend the re-
port so rs to call for a convocation Of all
the churches in West Virginia except
the parishes in Jetfer,on and Berkeley
counties.
Mr. Gibbons and others urged the
adoption of the amendment, and hoped
the top of the Allegheny mountains
would be the line.
The report was discussed very warmly
by nearly every delegate from West
Virginia and by some very excitedy.
On molten of DIR. Sprlgg, the usual
recess at IL o'clock for divine service
was dispensed with.
DIR. Peterkln moved to add Morgan
county TO the counties named in the re-
port.
Mr.. Gramner, from Jefferson county,
W. Va. said he believed the advance
ment of the Church interest would be
hindered by the alliance with the church
in that State West Virginia had reach
ed her arm away over the Allegheny
mountains and taken the two richest
counties in all that Valley. Now these
church people want to reach their arm
away back over the Allegheny noun
tains and take the richest church counties
in the Valley The speaker then proceed
ed to speak at some length of the
difference of the people between the east
and west, and to say that 1t WAS equal to
the difference between Massachusetts, and
North Carolina. There WAS no reason,
except political, why these counties should
he included any more tnan Augusta or
Rockingham, and certain political mat
tiers ought not TO be considered. he said
his first choice was TO have no division of
the diocese, and he would vote against
il when 1t came TO that.
DR.. Norwood sugl ested that the Do
cese of Virginia would pledge 81, 600 for
five years TO aid an independent diocese
in West Virginia. Ii at the end of that
time West Virginia is not able TO support
II bishop, why, then she can fail
Mr.. Carter, of Lancaster, presented a
resolution to carry out this view, but the
Chair ruled 1t out of order.
A motion to lay on the table was lost
by large majority.
Bishop Whttle said that the question
was not the formation OF n diocese, but
merely the calling of conference; and
the amendment proposed merely en-
braced a different territory from that pro-
posed in the committees report. He
thought, however, 1t would be an outrage
to exclude the counties IN the Valley if
they wanted to 90.
Mr.. Grsmmers amendment was then
lost, and the committees report adopted
BY large majority.
General Smith, from the Committee of
lntemperance, presented series of reSo-
| buttons for a pastoral letter from the
Bishop, to be read by the pastor of each
of the churches, on the subject of intem-
perance; that the clergy present to their
congregations wise, judicious and scrip
tural view OF the subject; that the laity
be earnestly exhorted to consider the
| evil tendencies to themselves of social
drinking, especially in public places, &c.
Adopted.
Rev, Mr. Walker, from the Committee
on the State of the Church, presented a
report which states that the general con.
dition of the Church is the same as last
year. The other facts, or many OF them,
have already been covered In my dis
patches.
A good deal of routine business was
transacted, and the usual resolutions OF
thanks passed.
The standing committees Of last year
were reelected.
Judge Shelley, from the Committee on
Clerical Support reported that the
chu: ches were delinquent 1929 1874 in the
payment of salaries Of clergymen
Seventy-seven churches in ftty-three