Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-07
p. E. COUNCIL.
Yesterdays Session Of the State
Diocese.
Ordination Seryiees-List Of Delegates
Present-Brief Morning Ses-
sion-Last Evenings
Addresses.

The Sixth Annual session OF the Protes-
tant Episcopal Council of the Diocese of
West Virginia convened at st. Matthew's
Church, corner OF Chapline and Fifteenth
streets, at 1890 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, Ri. Rev. George W. Peterkin, D. D.,
Bishop of the diocese, presiding, and Rev.
Cobbs, OF Charleston, occupying the post Of
Secretary.
After prayer by Revs. Roller, swope and
r. II. Mason, the services Of ordination
were proceeded with. The candidate for
ordination, Rev. F. X. Leayell, was intro
Guced to the presiding bishop by Rev. NJ.
Cobbs, after which the litany and ante
communion services were read by Bev, C.
p. PenicS, Bishop of Africa. The ordiAa-
tion sermon was then preached by Rev.
W. T. Leavell, father Of the candidate, and
was listened TO with great interest by the
delegates and laymen in attendance.
AT the conclusion of the sermon Bishop
Penick read the communion service down
10 the prayer for dissolution, when Bishop
Peterkin took charge and concluded the
services.
At the close OF the service the Council
was called to order, and at roll call the fol-
lowing members answered 10 their m
Rt. Rev. George W. Peterkin, D.. D.,
Bishop, Parkersburg.
Rev. W. 7. Leavell, Berkeley Spring.
Rev. John L. Woods, rector OF st. Johns
| Church, Pleasant, county.
Rev. S. u. Tompkins, Volcano.
Rev. X. II. Masos, rector OF All Saints
Church, Monroe, county.
Rev. John W.. Lea, rector OF Trinity
Church, Huntington.
Rev. G.. A. Gibens, rector OF Christ
Church, Fairmont.
Church, Parkersburg.
Rev. L. r. SwOpe, rector OF ST. Mat
thews Church, Wheeling.
Rev. Asgalon Buchanan, rector OF Trim
ity Church, Moundsville, and OF Christ
Church, of Wellsburg, also in charge of
St. AIMS Mission. New Martinsville.
Rev. K. d. Roller, rector Of Trinity
Church, Martinsburg.
Rev. Joshua Cowpland, rector OF Christ
Church, Pt. Pleasant, Bruce Chapel, Mer-
Ger Bottom, also in charge of mission at
Mason City and points adjacent.
Rev. Jacob Buckingham, deacon, ofiiCiat-
ing in Grace and st. Johns Church, Rs-
vensweod, and in the missions at Sisters
vile and Ravens Rock.
Rev. T. II. Lacy, ID. d., in charge OF As
cen sion Church, New River mission, Hin
ton, St. James mission, Lewlsbur5, the mis-
sion at A lderson, and also at Madison Par
ish, ]Pocshontas county. .
Rev. John :. Gibson, Rector 81 Grace and
| St. BarthOlomew's Churches Middleway
and Leelorm and ui Christ Church Bun
kerlill. .
Rev. l.. r. Mason, ShephcrstoTn, Rev.
C.. c. Pearson, Rector OF ST. Lukes, Wheel
ing. ,
Rev. F. X. Leayell, Coal Valley and
C~Oa,bUrg.
Rev. j. W. Keeble, Weston.
LANNEN
T. W. Smith, Clarksburg.
John W. Norris, Pleasant county.
Isaac Strider, Jefferson county.
Judge G.. W. Thompson, Wheeling.
\. S. White, Charlestowl.
DR.. J. H. Hunter, Martinsburg.
K. J.. McCandlish, Parkersburg.
Thomas L.. Broun, Charleston.
a. T. Lidtley, Charleston.
Lee Lingamfelter, Hodgesville.
Edward Chandler, st. Adams.
w. X. Pointdexter, Huntington.
Without transaCting any business OF i'm
pOrtauce, the Council adjourned until this
morning at . o'clock.
In the evening the church was crowded
to its utmost capacity to listen to addresses
by Bishop Peterkin, Bishop Penick, Rev.
K. u. Roller, of Martinsburg, Thomas l..
Brown, Esq, OF Charleston. b. Amber,
Esq, of Parkcrsburg, and 7. w. Smith, OF
Clarksburg. Notwithstanding the eXCes.
sive warmth OF the evening the remarks OF
the brethren received the closest attention,
and called forth many expressions of praise
from their respective friends.
The Council will meet twice daily, morn
ing and afternoon, until an nd journment
is had.