Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-22
Protes tant Episcopal Council


At the session ofthe Episcopal Council o;
Virginia in Richmond yesterday it VIZ, de
cided to hold the next meeting at Charlo,.
tesville.
Bishop Whittle read his annual rcnort
This shows that the visitatous for the wear
were 81; confirmed, 64S whites and 2l2 col.
ored deacons ordained, II; presbyters or
dained, 4 !; ministers deceased, ;Rey. +. :
Gregory J; deposed, | letters dimiSsorg
given, 9; letters dimissory accepted. il.
churches consecrated, l /; number of ,nn,s-
ters, 149.
Bishop Whittle says: ut will be seen FROM
the preceding report that there has been y
large increase in The number Of colored per.
sons confirmed during the past year. There
really appears to be hardly any limit to the
work we might do amongst these people If
we only had sufficient supply ofmen. One
Of the students in the Colored Theological
School in Petersburg having died The pre-,
ent session, the number now under INSTRUCT
tion by the Rev. Mr.. Spencer is fourteen.
seven of whom are candidates for deuco,i-
orders. refer to Mr.. Spencer's report 10
the trustees Of the seminary for further IN.
formation in regard to the important work
in which he is engaged daily. Observation
and experience confirm me more and more
in the conviction that this negro question in
our churches Is going TO be very diti!c&.i
AMI serious one, aud that the only solution
Of it is to be found in the plan adopted by
other churches around us, Of forming Our
colored brethren into separate OrganiZa-
ton. In this conclusion / believe lurge
majority of our clergy and aity, white and
black, agree with ME, and if this be so,
hope we will agtate the question until the
General Convention can be moved to take it
up and adopt the necessary legislation.'
Assistant Bishop Randolph read and sub
mitted to the council his annual report.
Rev. George H. Norton, D. d., from the
committee appointed under a resolution OF
a previous Council presented report OF
the question of the proposed division OF ihe
diocese. The committee say that there age
273 churches and chapels needing the Wis.,
tation of bishop, and the committee pro-
coed in their report to discuss these qu"s
tons. Upon the question, Ought diocese
to be divided?" the committee say that looS
ing at all the present surroundings of the
question, they are not prepared 10 submit
any practical resolution for adoption BY .ae
Council at this time. It is in the powa: d
any member of the Council to oifr: such a
IcSolulioD, auu tue u Sul W w so - '">ti W.
to the members of this committee u. iDii
viduals, Notwithstanding the committee
body decline to present such resolr!onsa At
this time.
At the conclusion Of the reading oS thee.
port Rev. H. NJ. Jackson moved that it 3D.
received and accepted that the committee
be discharged from the further consideration
OF the subject. and that 5000 copies Of the
report be printed for distribution in the dio-
cese. Agreed to on division--ayes, Sc;
noes; 6S.
Rev. George II. Norton, D. d., submitted
the report of the trustees Of the Theological
Seminary and High School, which shows
that during the year there have been in tie
Seminary Students Senior Class, 10; Mid
die, 6; Junior, IL; Preparatory Department
9-total, 81.
The High School continues to meet the
wishes of the friends of thorough culture
and Christian training.