The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-15
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
Programme OF Services ana suecf>I
"ork-Richmond Delegates
Committees.

The Episcopal Council will meet In ST.
James church at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
After divine service and sermon there will
be ordination and communion. The Coun-
ell will then assemble :or organization.
The officers are Bishop Whittle. president !:
Rev. Il. G.. Dashicl. secretary: Rev
Thomas Spencer, assistant secretary.
At night "wednesday there will be a
meeting In the interest OF the Diocesan
Missionary Society, at which several adj
dresses will be made. Similar meetings
will perhaps be held in the other churches.
Notice was given on Sunday OF such a SER
vice at st. Marks Wednesday night.
Thursday morning the Council will as
semble at o'clock. The Bishop will per-
baps then announce the standing commit
tees Of the Council, and deliver his annual
address. This is looked forward to with
great interest.
Thursday night there win be a meeting
in the interest Of foreign missions.
Friday will be filled up with reports OF
committees and business Of a miscellaneous
character. Friday night will perhaps be
devoted 10 Sunday-school or Bible-Society
interests. or TO both.
The delegation will quite certainly be
very large. The delegates from the Rich
moDd churches are: st. Johns, L. A.
Saunders; Monumental, Thomas Potts;
It. PauPs, A. Y. Stokes and ID. n. Walker;
st. james, w. +. Gray and Preston Cooke
st. Marks, Thomas Tinsley johnson and
John L. Williams; Grace, w. ID. Gibson;
Moore Memorial, William NJ. Archer.
Among the lay delegates TO the Council
are Taylor Berry, OF Amherst; l.. NJ. Black
ford, Alexandria; Robert 7. Craighili,
Lynchburg: Peter IIairstor, Henry; KAN
dolph Harrison, Cumberland, II. 4. Lacy,
New Kent; James VI. Marshall, Fauqnier; /;
Mann Page, Brandon; X. Taylor Scott,
Warrentcn; Hugh W. Sheffey. Staunton !;
Walter II. Taylor, Norfolk ID. b. Tenant.
Petersburg; Robert +. Withers, Wythe-
vile; j. j. Williams, Winchester; Judge
F. Taylor. Gloucester; b. w. J. Haxall,
Loudoun Joseph ). James, Gloucester /;
Beverly Randolph, Fauquier; Momtcalm
Oldham and DR.. w. a. Thorn, Accomac ;
r. L. Page, Norfolk, and j. Ravenscroft
Jones, Lunenburg.
The Council usually takes recess each
day for service at IL O'Clock. There will
also be the usual early services at st. James
every morning at G:4j.
The local Committee OF Arrangements
consists Of Ad. Blair, Charles G.. Shafer,
Thomas Potts, j. l.. Williams, Thomas
Johnston, w. c. Bentley. j. w. Pegram,
DR.. l.. G. Crump, w. +. Gray, and Z. II.
Baskertill.
Committee on Hospitality: Ad. Blair,
j. L. Williams, W. +. Gray, and W. G..
Bentley.
Committee on Finance: Thomas Potts
(chairman), i. II. Baskeryill, DR.. l.. G..
Crump, and j. w. Pegram.
Committee on Place OF Meeting: w. f..
Gray (chairman), Thomas Johnston, j. L..
Williams, and j. w. Pegram
Secretary Of General Committee, Charles
G.. Shaier.
Masters Henry ID. Whitcomb, Langhorne
Meade Williams, Robert Camm, Joseph
kessmch, Willie Stokes. Albert AlSop,
Robert Williams, Robert Tompkins, Gray
son +. DashIell, Willie Pickrell, Robert
| Wilson, Murray Mcclure, Robert Burton,
Benjamin Alsop, and Dudly Walker, pages
The General Committee OF Arrangements
hold themselves subject to the commands oi
clerical and lay delegates. They beg that
delegates will not hesitate TO call upon any
member OF the Committee for anything that
can be done for their comfort, pleasure, or
convenience.
Where altcrnates attend and delegates do
not, the former will consider themselves
invited to the quarters provided for their
respective delegates.
The committee have sought TO obtain ne
cessary information to insure in advance
provision for the comfort OF delegates, and
have had printed an accurate directory.
The headquarters OF the General Com
mittee is at the Office OF Mr.. J. l.. Williams,
1914 Main street. two doors below the post
office.