Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-18

value in the education of the people into
practical recognition of that great prln
cple. Its direct agency in the religious
training of an exceptionally restless class
of pupils is felt and acknowledged, will
few exceptions, by all the Protestant
churches"
THE PROPOSITION TO EXPUNGE THE
WORD PROTESTANT" FROM TIE
TITLE OF THE CHURCH.
On February 14th, the Bishop attended
the meeting of the committee appointed
by the last Council to consider the propo.
sition brought before the last General Con-
vention to expuuge the name "Protes-
tant'' from the title Of the church. The
report Of the Bishop on this subject says
1.-THE Bishop of the Diocese has ex-
pressed in his address, his views of our
duty at the present Council upon the ques-
tlcn of the proposal to change the name of
the church. But for his indisposition a
report would have been laid before this
Council. His suggestion, when lie found
it impossible to meet the committee, that
a full expression from the Diocese should
be deferred until the next Council. met
with my concurrence and was approved
by other members of the committee. 1t
was also suggestion of the Bishop that
the committee should ask to be continued
tor that purpose. If it is the will of the
present Council to express itself upon this
subject, I am sure we will remember that
we are bound in the relation of sisterhood
to the great body of DIoceses which COM
pose this church, and that duty and intel
ligent policy demand that we should unite
our strength and influence with those who
feel and believe with US, in a hopeful and
determined effort to defeat the measure
proposed.
1t seems to me that it would be enough
for us to say that Virginia holds the posi-
tive principles of Professionalism to be iden-
tical with the faith of the Gospel, and that
she lovingly appeals to her sister Dioceses
to oppose the effort to expunge the name
Protestant" from the title of the church.
as revolutionary in its tendencies and
fraught with the greatest dangers to its
unity.
Upon the question of proportionate rep
resentation in the House Of Delegates of
the General Convention. am persuaded
that the time is coming when such
change will be agitated and believe con-
summated, because believe that propor-
tionate representation is the expression of
the principle of the right and the power
of the will of the people to govern. And
moreover it is 10 accordance with the pre-
dominant authorities of the original con-
tract of the Dioceses.
I am equally clear in my own conviction
that the present is of all others an unfa-
vorable time to agitate this question. 1t
requires only moderate degree of eccle-
siastical craftsmanship, to see that the agi-
tation of the question at present would
play into the hands of the party seeking
to repudiate the name and the principles
of Professionalism for this church.
[ am sure every heart in this Council
unites with me in the prayer for the speedy
restoration of the Bishop to health. unite
with him in asking for the guidance and
the presence of God IS spirit in the deliber-
atoms of this Council.
CoLoRED WORK.
Bishop Randolph States that during the
year he confirmed 1T colored persons in
10 churches and chapels; of these, So were
confirmed in Z churches of white congre-
-, oh +
congregations. He says be observes signs
of progress in these colored churches
Bishop Randolph gives long and search
ing review Of the relations Of the church
% the colored people and the legislation
of the former with reference to them, since
the year 1866. He concludes that
separate organization is the desire OF
both races and would be most ef-
fective for the colored race. And he asks
the Council to take some definite action
one way or the other, as the position of tie
colored churches with relation to the Dio.
cese is not very clear.
The Bishop notes the vacant parishes
in the Diocese, AMI refers by contrast to
the activity of the Methodists in the point
of always having minister at some time
at some point-even to one mlnister serv-
ing seven churches. He suggests that the
vacant parishes put themselves under the
care of the Diocesan Missionary Society,
and pledge what they can to getting the
gospel preached in their churches. He
thinks the gospel preached once month
or even once year is better than not
preached at all.
After the reading of the two Annual
Addresses, the committee having In charge
the question of change Of name, asked
permission to retire for short time.
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
DIOCESE.
The following gentlemen were reelected
the Standing Committee of the Diocese
Rev. DR.. Joseph Packard, Rev. DR.. Geo.
FL. Norton, Rev. Henderson Suter, and
Messrs. Cassus F. Lee, Charles s. Taylor
and Arthur Herbert.
DR.. Newton offered a resolution that
hereafter the opening service of the Coun
ell should be only the Litany, the service
of the Holy Communion, and the usual
sermon.
Judge Shelley and DR.. Minnegerode OPP
posed it and it was withdrawn.
ALL the old committees were reelected
with the following exceptions-On Church
property, DR. Norwood and Jno o. Steger
being dead, Rev. Lewis W. Burton and
Boswell Alsopp were substituted for them;
Managers of the Widows and Orphans
Fund, Charles E. Whitlock in place of
John l.. Bacon, decd.
A resolution offered by Rev. H. M.
Jackson, heartily endorsing the Summer
School of Hebrew at the University of