The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-19
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Afferuuaon session.

Afteruuoon session.
Al . O'Clock the Council reIssembled,
hey. DR. kinsolying IN the chair.
Ihe Dallotlng ~ the laitv for assistant
bishop OF the dioeeSc was gone through
with
The report Of the Committee on the Vjr-
GINA Female Institute was read bv Major
Elder, Of Stant0n. The report showed
that the school was i'm Gne condition. and II
also INDUCED in high praise OF Mrs.. Stuar,
the principal of the school. Mrs. stuart is
the widow OF General !. y. b. Stunrt. Mr.
d. b. Tenant, Of Petersburg. and WreOld
were elected trustees i'm place Of Colonel
Waiter II. Taylor and Mr.. George Newton.
both OF Norfolk. resigned.
VIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY.
Rev. Dr. Minnigerode offered the follow
ing. which was adopted:
IL. That this Council recommend the
Bible cause to the sympathy and cordial
cooperation Of all the parishes in the Dio-
ceSe OF Virginia.
-. That il be earnestly recommended
to all the several parishes to take up an ,n-
nual collection to aid the Virginia Bible
Society in the prosecution OF IT. work.
"3. That the Board Of Managers Of the
Virginia Bible Society be requested from
time 10 time TO communicate to the rectOrs
Of the different parishes such facts as will
give them due information and secure
their interest in the work."
ASSISTANT BISHOP.
After this It was announced that the tel
lers were ready to report the vote of the
laity i'm regard 10 the election OF assistant
bishop, and the Chair had the vote read.
which showed that Rev. DR.. \. N. Ran
dolph, OF Baltimore. had received the en-
dorscment Of the laity
A motion TO make the nomination Uuani-
nous brought Rev. Or. Armstrong TO his
feet with words that sayorcd Of objection;
whereupOn delegate said that il was ont
of order TO undertake to make 4 vote taken
by ballot unanimous.
The motion was then withdrawn. and
the Chair announced the election OF DR..
Randolph.
Rev. Dr. MinnigerOde moved that the
Council at once proceed 10 sign the testi-
m0nial oi DR.. RandoIph's election.
The secretary then read the commission,
or testimonial of election: after which the
various ay and clerical members OF the
Council came forward and signed same-
the clergy. upon motion, being called by
the roll first. and the laity afterwards.
TIE SALARY.
ON motion Of Mr.. Page. the question of
the assistant bishops salary was placed at
the same Is thar Of the bishop. and the
matter was referred 90 the Finance Com
mittee. DR.. MinnIgerode first made this
motion, but Mr.. Page was recognized, and
his motion put O. the vote. The balance of
the afternoon session was consumed In
signing the testimonial Of election.
OnmotIon, atelegram informing DR.. RAN
d0lph 0f his election was sent.
The Council then adjourned to meet 2t
$3.50 to-day.
BISHOP RANDOLPH.
Rev. A.. VI. Randolph. d. d.. now tic
rector Of Emmanuel church. with the
largest Episcopal congregation in Bait-
more. elected yesterday assistant bishop Of
Virginia. is the son of the late Robert Lee
Randolph. Of d" Eastern Niew," Fauquier
county, Va. lie was born in Frederick
county near Winchester, Va, in 1896. At
the house of his maternal grandfather, the
late Colonel Charles Magill. OF the Revo-
Mtonary army; and lis grcat-grand-
father was an Episcopal minister. the Rev.
Charles VI. ThrustOn. Of Gloucester coun-
~. w.. who was commissioned colo
mel by General Washington, aud fought
through the war of independence with the
British lead in his body.
Dr. Randolph is IN alumnus of William
and Mary and was in charge Of the Epis-
copal church in Fredericksburg before
the war. and If Christ church in Alex
andria. until be was called TO his present
charge in Baltimore.