The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-08
THE EPIscopAL COUNCIL.
second Days SesaIop-Bishop's Address
aud Committees.


The second days soc Inn Of the Protestant
Episcopal ouncil Of Wee Virginia WIS op-
snsd ytstsl.-, .I.. pls,s BY Rev. r. H.
Mason. Roll call sboFed the arrival OF sew.
eral addit oral delegates. Bishop Peterkin
made h S annual address to the Council. II
Is very yolupinous document, and shows 4
state OF affairs In the church which offers
cause for CO. graduation. A summary Of It's
contents Is affixed; Number Of places visited,
81; visitations, ITO; sermons and addresses,
g8I; other services and meetings, 4S; confirm.
ATOMS, so; number confirmed, 1885, baptisms,
II; weddings, 4; deacons ordained, J; Presby.
tiers ordained, /; postulants received, (6Y
transfer) !; candidates for deacon's orders. 2;
candidates for priests orders. 9; CHURCHES
consecrattd, s; Number OF ministers increas.
ed, 9; pre- nt number. Bishops, 1; Presby.
teri, %; total, %. Number OF independent
parishes, 20; number OF churih buildings, 80;
number OF organized missioss, IL.
VI the independent parishes three
have as yet no church bu ldiugs, and have
two churches each. The mission stations
have nins churches. There are low thirteen
churches projected, and In some Gases fairly
under way; number Of parsonages, fifteen,
and one bulld'rg number Of confirmations
in five years, 900; number OF mission stations:
Advent, Ansled St. Stephen, Romney, Coal.
burg, New River, Hinton, Coal Valley, St
James, Lewlsburs, Tyler. slStersyille, St.
Marks, Berkeley Springs. st. Johns,
Harpers Ferry, Heavenly Fest, Princeton,
Cresaps Valley, Writ county, the Good
Shepherd, Buchanan.
The Bishop also Appointed the tollowir g
committees: Committee on the Slate Of the
Church-Rey DR.. Lacy, Rev. R. A. Glib
son, Rev. d. Fl. Roller, Rev. s. D. Thompson,
Mr. J. Z. Williams, Judge Thompson, Mr..
N. e. White and R9bt. Berkeley.
Committee on Parocbial Rsp0rts-Rey F.
X. Carroll, Rev. /. 8. Gibson, Mr.. Geo. T.
Baxter, E. J. Chapd er and Nj. W. Norris.
COMMITTEES on the Admissson OF New Par.
ishes-Rev K. R. swope, Rev. Joshua Cope
land. Rev. ". T. Lsayell, Dr.. ]. H. Hunter,
DR.. NJ F Gamble.
Permanent Fuud-Rsv. John W. Lea, Rev.
8 F. Woods, Judge Thompson and Mr.. A. J
McCandlish.
cspdlish, Nj. ". 3. Watson. Mr.. s. P. Hi.
dreth, Z J. Lea, Mr.. N. 8. White and Mr..
Isaac strider
COMMITTEES on Brotherhood A. Bueh
anan, Rev. J. Brittingham, Mr.. E. J. eaand
J. L. Broun.
Committee on Unfinished Business-Rev.
r. A. Cobbs, W. r. Poindexter.
On motion OF the Rev. Mr.. Buchanan, 9
O'Clock Friday was fixed as the time for the
election OF eight delegates to the National
Council. which meets In Philadelphia In 90.
tober, 1888.
Al the afternoon SEES ion committee con.
Esting OF Rev. R 81. Mason, Rev. 4. A. Glib.
son, Msjor T. L. Broun and n. 8. White,
E.a was appointed on thst portion OF the
Bishops address relating To temperance and
the observance oil the Sabbath,
A Committee on Constitution and Canons
was appointed. It consists Of Bey. R. R.
swope. Rsv R. D. Roller. Judge G. W.
Thonpsop, n. 8. White, B. NJ. Amber.
Several resolutions in references to relig'
ious education, presented at the last m,et'
ing and laid over for consideration at this
time, were read and adopted.
Rev. W. K. Long, 8! ate Bible agent, by In
yitation OF the Council, delivered an address
rendered him.
The following gentlemen were appointed as
the standing committee oft'e Diocese for
the ensuing year; Rev. W. T. Leayell. Rev
L. r, Mason, Dallas Tucker, N. s. White,
Edmund ]. Lee and Jacob Strider.
Greenbrier parish, Greenbrier county, was
admitted to union with the Council.
For the place OF next meeting Weston and
IMartinsburg were named and after state
ment Of the advantages Of each place, avote
was taken and MaItinsbnrg selected. The
Council meets in June, 1854.
List nights session was public, and was
devoted 10 addresses on the Diocesan mission
work.