The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-07
EPISC0PALIAN UNION.
THF RYCH UOND MISSIONARY so
CITY FORMED ATST PAULS.

The Feast of The Epiphany Selected ~ an
Appropriate Time for the Organization.
Interesting services-A Constitution
Adopted aud Onicers Elected.
The Feast of the Epiphany was cele-
brated Yesterday bv an united meeting OF
all The Protestant Episcopal church con
gregaiions' in the city at St. Pauls church
last night, when the great end OF the
church-the spread of the gospel-was
to be the subject of reason, praise, and
prayer.
In the chancel were RI. Rev +. NJ.
Whittle ID. ID. IL. d, the clergy OF
Richmond, Rev John J. Clopton OF
Manchester. Rev B. NJ. Randolph OF
Henrico. DR.. Meade the Dioceson
Evangelist, DR.. LLOYD of Norfolk, and
other clergy from different parts OF the
diocese Of Virginia, and from adjoining
dioceses.
The church edifice, the largest in the
city. was filed
The Epiphany service was read, the
Bishop officiating.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
The Bishop, in an earnest address
explained that the object OF this Epi
phsny service and assembling together
was 10 call The attention OF the cengrega
tions Of t,e city to the necessity of
handing themselves into an auxiliary
society TO assist the Diocesan Missionary
Society OF Virginia
The Bishop urged that the laity are as
much needed and ii is rs much their duty
10 attend 10 the missionary cause as the
clergy All must have the spirit OF
Christ which spirit was essentially mis-
sio1ary. We are not Congregationalists,
he said. we are Episcopalians. There
il hut one church in the city, the
Protestant Episcopal church, and all the
congregations must work together as a
whole. not as separate bodies. We must
al come together as one united band
DIR. DAsHiEII's REMARKS
Rev. T. G.. Dashiell, ID. D., stated what
were the needs of the clergy III the poor
er-parishes of the State, and what great
helm this auxiliary society could be for
the spread of the gospel. This society,
he said. would be composed OF the clergy
of the city and two laymen from each
church as the executive board, and an
auxiliary committee of three members OF
each church two Of whom shall be ladies,
making in all about seyenty-hye persons
wn0 would be the aggressive body
THE ORGANIZATION.
The constitution was next read by
Rev. William Lewis Burton The name
of the society is The Richmond Mis-
sionary Society. The Bishop is to be the
president, aud the Bishop assistant vice
president er-ofiel1
After several addresses from the lalty
the constitution was adopted by the con-
gregation
TUE OFFICERS
The following officers were then unani-
mOusly elected
Second Vice President, Rev. William
Lewis Burton; Recording Secretary,
Mr. John f. MAYER Corresponding Sec.
retary, Major Raleigh ColstOn; Treasurer
Mr ". &. Bently.
Addresses on mission and church WORK
were made by Rev. Pike Powers and
Rev II VI Jackson.
NOTES
The offertoIy was for missionary causes
and amounted to quite a good sum.
The congregational singing was hearty
and all Joined in with vim.
The meeting was a success throughout
and will give an impetus to church work.
The diocese, while the most conservative,
is olso the most aggressive in the country
Rev. Or. j. B. Newton, who was 10
have delivered the address on Missions"
was prevented from attending by sick
ness, and Dr. Powers spoke instead.