Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-08
SECOND DAY
Of the Session of the Protestant
Episcopal Council.
The Mornings Work-Abstract of Bishop
Peterkin's Address-Aftenoon Ser.
vices-Martinsburg the Next
Place of Meeting.

The minutes OF Weunesuay mOIuiu ,
session we're read and approved.
Revs. Z. A. Gibson and Tucker, VINO
were not present Wednesday appeared and
took their seats.
The report of the committee on Lay dele
gates was read and adopted.
Bishop Peterkin then appointed the a
FOLLOWING COMMITTEES:
On the State OF the Church-Rev. DR..
Lacy, Rev. r. A. Gibson, Rev. D. III. Roller,
Rev. s. D. Thompkins, Mr.. J. E.. Williams.
Judge Thompson, MI. W. S. White and
Mr.. Robt. Berkeley.
On Parochial R~epo-ts-Rev. F. X. Car
roll, Rev. l. s. Gibson, Mr.. George E.
Baxter, E. J. Chandler and MI. w. Nor
ris.
On the Admission of New Parishes-Rev.
r. r. Swope, Rev. Joshua Copeland, Rev.
W. T. LeaveIl, DR.. J. H. Hunter, DR.. N. F.
Gamble.
On the Episcopal Fund and the Perma-
nent Fund-Rev. John w. Lea, Rev. S. F.
Woods, Judge Thompson and Mr.. X. j.
McCandlish.
ON Finance-Rev. R. J. McCandlish, Mr..
W. Z. Watson, Mr.. s.. p. Hildreth, E. j.
Lea, Mr.. n. s. White and Mr.. Isaac Strider.
On Brotherheod-Rev. A. Buchanan,
Rev. J. Birmingham, Mr.. E. J. Lea, and j.
l.. Brown.
On Unfinished Business-Rev. r. A.
Cobb, W. X. Poindexter.
Bishop Penick, of Africa, was invited to
a seat by the side of Bishop Peterkin.
On motion OF the Rev. Mr.. Buchanan,
Q O'Clock Friday was fixed as the time for
the election of eight delegates to the Ma
tionel Council, which meets in Philadel.
phia in October, 1888.
Bishop Peterkin then read his
.SSTAI ADDPFSs-
from which we exstract the following:
Number OF places visited, Il; yisltatlons,
10: sermons and addresses, 2Gi; other ser.
vices and meetings, -; conf -mations, 50;
number confirmed, 1S5: baptisms, II;
weddings, 4; deac0ns ordained, l.; Presby-
tiers ordained, /; postulantS received by
transfer, |; candidates for deacons orders,
.; candidates for priests orders, 2;
churches Consecrated, ); number Of min
listers increased, =; present number, blsh-
ops, /; presbyteries, ID; total, %; numbe.
of independent parishes, %; number OF
church buildings, 81: number OF organized
missions, Il. OF the independent parishes,
three have as yet no church buildings, and
have two churches each. The mission
stations have nine churches. There are
now thirteen churches projected, and in
some cases fairly under way number Of
~parsonages, fifteen, and one building; mum.
Der of combinations in five years, 9U3.
The Bishop also reported the following
MISSION STATIONS:
Advent, Ansted, ST, Stephen, Romney;
Coaiburt st. James, Lewisburg; Tyler,
Sistersville; st. AIMS; New Martinsyille;
White Sulphur; st. Marks, Berkeley
Springs; st. Johns; Harper's Ferry; Heav-
enly Rest, Princeton; Cresap's Valley,
Writ county; the Good Shepherd, Buch.
anan.
Regarding
THE STATE or THE CHURCH,
the Bishop says: Among the many diff.
culties connected with our scattered work
not the least is the proper care OF thosewho
are brought to confirmation. In fire. quent
services there is little pastoral in %tercourse,
imperfect acquaintance with the church
and her services, and the want OF suitable
books to put into the hands OF the people.
These are some of the things WI cannot
but see and lament in our widely extended
fields OF labor. This is a most serious mat.
ter, and calls for anxious thought and
earnest effort. Our work Is but begun
when We gather into congregations here
and there little bands OF faithful people.
We must have a care lest they afterward
be scattered abroad as sheep having no
shepherd.
Shall not the clergy give their most ear.
nest thought 10 this
MOST IMPORTANT FART
of their work? And shall not the lay.
people, gotly men and women, every
where, lend a helping hand? Shall not
parents and guardians be more careful to
teach the children the Creed, the Lords
Prayer and the Ten Commandments, and
all other things which a Christian ought TO
know and believe TO his souls health, so
that every home may be as the home of
Coo and the gates of heaven? And shall
there not be a mutual care. one for anoth-
er, that those who have little strength and
knowledge may be guided and encouraged,
and led on in the way they ought to go?
The commission OF the risen Savior to His
disciples was not only to go and baptize all
nations, out also to teach them all COM
manded things. Must We not lave regard
for this? May it not be possible that
sometimes in our zeal for the extension Of
Christ's kingdom we may lose sight of the
less inspiring and exciting, but no less
important work Of caring for the Christian
people
ALREADY IL THE CHURCH,
and leading them on in the nurture ano
%admonition of the Lord?
81 have been invited by the venerable
Bishop Of Mississippi to attend a meeting
of the Southern Bishops, TO be held at
Sew8u:e e, that State, on the last Thursday
in July, to consider how best we can dis
charge our duty as a church to the 5000. 900
of colored people in this country. In this
diocese We have comparatively few-only
about 20, OOO-yet we must do our part in
this great work, which is for the whole
church, and | beg that, If even no one bat
p,poalf can M 10 shat nnpfara,ca tl,at thnoa
al least who are to represent us in the
General convention will, meantime. give
the subject thei T most careful attention.
81 desire to take this opportunity to call
your attention TO
TWO GREAT EVILS,
which seriously threaten the well being of
society against which, therefore, Christian
people should be ever ready 10 lift up q
warning voice, and combat by every means
properly in their power. | refer to intern
perance and a disregard OF the Lords dav.
In regard toiintemperance, the public
mind has been greatly awakened OF late
years, both in Church and State. Legisla-
ton is often sought and secured TO check
this monster evil. and with varying success.
There is much difference OF opinion as to
what form precisely legislation on this sub
ject should take. | am fully convinced
that one OF our t!st duties as Christian
men and loyal citizens is to try more
earnestly to have the
EXISTING LAWS
on the subject enforced. II our various
temperance societies, in Church and State,
would put forth more efforts in this direc-
ton, as our church temperance society in
New York city is now doing, much good
could be accomplished. There is often the
widest possible difference. in the condition
of the places in which the same Law is in
force. 1t has come under my personal
observation that the existing law does
prove efficient in some places to suppress
entirely, as far as we can see, the evil of
~intemperance, while in other places the
same law appears to be of no avail. Laws
do not execute themselves. and there seems
no good reason why the judicioas laws we
have on our statute books as to the regula-
ton of the sale OF intoxicating drinks
should be suffered TO be disregarded any
more than other laws which have the
ORDER AND WELL BEING
OF society in view. / DO not say that
nothing more in the way Of legislation
ought TO be attempted, but | do say that