Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-24
Protestant Episcopal Council OF Wy
:rti;i;s,

I.;opo::cI for thp Alexandria Gaelic
FREDERlcKsEURG May ~ Tie CJuncl
was opcucd With prey,7 this III nr!r: ny hev
DR.. Pcudotor.
Rsv. Churcl i! j. Gi;sou, Secretary, SUD
m!tted tbe report Of the Board q ilaaageEs OF
the Widows AMI Orphans Fuua Q! Tic Do.
csc, ar1 reported tba; !.y tao jl!!:ious nan'
ascmeut oi their treasurer sCd the nuch larger
runbe. Ct c,uti3uting PARISHES the PTS: year
both the r1uciral AID eotua INCOME Of the
iuud have been deceased. Number Ct ptrious
ard parishes continuing during TIE year, end
ipg May, 1878, was only ~. During the year,
ending My, 1879, they Increased 10 81
Amount given ycsr before the va: only S2212 -.
For tho last year il was S77777.l7. Tbs amount
Nth tho interest yielded by the iupd nak!s
$2,l77S ST.. The nc) value OF tho bonds has
increased to S25 .95l.47 Tho distribution Of
the Board for tho coIning year has amounted
to 81 SO leaving $3G7 81 TO be Invested to-
wards the inoreasc If The prird@s OF the fund,
Dr.. MiLnegcrcde suhui.tsd ihe report Of
the Executive Committee Ct the Dtc !san Mis-
tionary Society OF Virgins, HhoHinE that cur.
inc he year eLdIog May, 1879, the names OF
81 clergymen have hecn On The books Ct this
s,cictyss missionaries. OF tits number %
still r;main. Five have severed their coDncc
lions with tho Diocese and renewed 10 other
fields of labar The niisio3anca at rresent
connected With The so9isty And IL part support
cd by it are rs follows
Rsv. =. i. Berkeley, Amelia Co; IL. 3.
Barrett, Richmond; q. Is. Cook, Petersburg:
j. l.. CIaiehill. Suffolk; D. q. Davis. Abe
narlo Co.; Ii. i. Darby, Lancaster Co; Jas
Grammar. Ashland aud Louisa Z. H.; j; II.
lluudIey, King WllIismCc; A. 7. lluodcy, I Ok
towc;H. S Kep!er, Rchn,ond; }. I. Lawrence,
Amherst Co.; l.. K. Mason, Charlotte Co.; ).
NJ. Mcridilh, Stafford Co.; Alex. Overly. Ej-
sex Co.; l.. j. SothcIpon, Luncnhurg;, a.. b.
Tyzald, Chesterfield; i. I. Turner, Mtcklcn,
burr; Robb White, Brunswick, CtcensVIlloo, and
Sussex; w. Il. Ward, S1cttsgIysoia and Caro-
line; +. G. Ssott, hcclmac Co.; d. N. W barton
Wcs!morelGnd Co.; I, Il Locke, Alboma7c-
the two last having been voted special DppIo
priatiors for addiiiooal nis:l 1Gary Services. lie
ceipts up to ytar ending hlay, 1879. Sc. 22l.S9;
appropriations ard expenditures, $4,9S3 Is;
baan,o on hand, 81, 257.9l.
DIR. klinueeercdo stated that theseommittee
had elected Rev. MIR. Pike Powers as S, c'ctary
of the Board vic, Rev, L. ii. Baker, DECEASED.
Rev. DR.. Armstrong submitted The report Of
tho Committee On Disabled Clergy.
Mr. j. Thompson Brown submitted The IL
port of The Committee on Hlstoli3grapher.-
The report recommends the aprolltI2GGs CT az
hiso,iosrapher 10 cniltc! luattriais and p!cpsr1
history OF the di2cts.. The report rccon!-
ncndld the payment # :2iar7 G! $500 10 the
hisor!ographer.
Rev. Dir. Gits5n move! 10 make iia salary
$500. Carried.
Dr.. Gibson rou:ioatcd lt,v. Philip o,au2il
ter. ID. D., as tistcr!cgTapStF.
DR.. Slaughter was unanimously c'cc;cj.
Some discussion clsucd Ga "a nlj;!uu ii ID.
Spligg to sl.ike Gu: the clause "l,he DC paid
apuu1y." Di. Spiigg l.vor,d lie rayueu!
of the sllary by each Courc! AID n"' E.e ctca'
ion OF ss'ried officer.
After some discussion the mOtion {! Di.
Sprgg was carried.
The rtpcrtS Ct the c1,nirillccs on Bfro, fund,
to examine treasurer > luGd cf tho Diocesan
Missionary Society, Waro Gatc aad agreed 10.
The committee appointed ct the last Council
10 consider tho cxpediency Ct dividing the Do
cese into couvocalioD districts viii mates add
bouads determined by canon instead Of the vol.
uniary c)Lvjcatlnn "a n0w existing, reported
that having considered the sui C. they agreed
not 10 recommend the chaucc proposed. -
adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Glaumor, lioln Iic committee Gp
pointed TO investigate the 81! j .ct ct thc claims
of West Virginia, IcpcrtIi the lalioslrG rt5c-
luiior:
Resolved, That the :rc,sa Of Yves! Firg!pia
&c, and is hereby, cntiItd 20 representation IN
the Board Ct Trustees OF he FlfgniG FcIatc
Ins!i;uic.
Resolved, That DO constituted cam
rnttce to secure the LEGISLATION necessary 10
carry cut the above rtslatlGo.
Judge Shcifey stated that TIE resolution
would be ci % ctftc', il adopted. because this;
WAS matter upacr .be con'r5l 81 the Stale.
The resolution was laid ca the tetc.
Mr.. Moir,, from the COMMITTEE 90 Brother.
hood, submitted the report, showing the ha:S
amos % hand 81 2jG 95; beneficiary members
10; contributing members 80.
The report ncnlicuG The death Of two ulbiS-
tcrs since last report-Rev. Ei. Hiihcis ard
Rev. L. NJ. Baker. The report was adopted.
Rev. DR.. Petelkiu. ftom the COMMITTEE On
Now Parishes, reported the petition OF Two
parishes parish. III CuIpcPcr county,
TO be dcvidCd ana oe| Parish 10 DC called
"Slauehter parish '-be created; also the Bl-h
op Moore Memorial chapel, in Richmond, b.
created an Independent church. Adopted.
THE QUESTION # ASSISTANT BISHOP.
The special order for consideration btlug the
motion 10 rtc,uciier The vote BIZ which the re5o.
lu,inu 10 ,ltcs an assistant bishop was tabled.
Rsv Dr. Newton. OF Norfolk, spoke ugsiost
it sud earnestly favored division Ct the
diocese.
Rev. Dr. Churchill Gibson, Of Petersburg,
said he was az ardent diyisicn;St and had been
for tWeDty ycsrs.
Rev. Tbcs. NcrSo2d, j., said the vote on the
question Of 40 assistant bishop had been re.
considered ia d>lerercs 10 the wishes Of the
laily.
DIR. X. Nelson uicved TO indefinitely postpone
tho tho motion TO reconsider.
Mr.. Moore, vino cif.rcd the orisloal rcsoIu
ton fer On assistant bishop, urged its
adoption.
The vote was then taken upon the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the resolution was
tabled.
The motion to reconsider was declared lost
tho rcte Of the clergy Icing 45-ayes, 45. nays,
The Bishop voted il tho negative, and tbcru
fore the motion vac lost.
Judge Shelly read The repo;t Of the COM