The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-17

age have become incapable for active ser-
vice rather than TO build up capitalized
/ fund of offerings Of the peOple.
Time having elapsed for consideration
Of reports. question was called on color
! Taylor Scott, the roll was called The vote
/ resulted as follows Clergy-ayes, 81 ;
nays, 40, laity-ayes. 13 nays 23.
total ayes, l24 NAYS, 63. This settles
the colored question, the vote being in
adoption of the change in the cOnstitu-
tiOn presented az the preyions meeting
Of the council 10 reads as follows
Section I. Council shall be- composed
Of "a Bishop and assistant Bishop, If
there be one. and of ministers being
white who n'w are. or may hereafter
be. canonic,lly. settled In parishes of
churches within this diocese, professors Of
Theological Seminary of Virginia. mis-
,iOnaries within this diocese and under
ecclesiastical authority. being clergy
men Of this Church and cinoncally con
nected with this diocese. provided, that
ans such ministers who may have been
SO can0niCally settled mp 10 time of dis
ability. but whom age or inhrmily pre-
vents from exercising their clerical funC-
tions. shall be members er-oricio. pro-
yided, further, that no minister under
ecclesiastical censure OF process shall be
entitled tO seat in the Council, aud no
minister shall be entitled 10 seat unless
he has been canonically connected with
the diocese for the siN calendar months
preceding.
Section . The Council shall also be
composed OF lay members being whitel.
consisting of one delegate for each
parish or church. chosen by the yestry
thereof Every parish or church having
more than one officiating minister ca
nonically settled, shall De entitled to
send as many lay delegates AS it has
ministers. and in every case the dele
gates or delegate shall bee c0mmunicants
Section B. The Council shall yet
further be composed of four clergy dele
gates from the cOl0red missionary iuris
dictiOn of the diocese. a. constituted
under Canon Nlll of col0red mission
churches. The colorcd clergy now con
nected with the diocese shall. however, /
retain their right t0 a seat and voice IN /
the Council
siitute 90 Dee referred To a special com /
mittee for report at the next meeting of |
the Council, which contains but a few
changes in the first two sections of ar /
ticle two. and changes section three "a, /
follows
Section B. Provision shall Dee made by /
canon forc)nyDcation of colored clergy .
and aity OF diocese rhi. cOnyocatiOn .
shall De delihemiiye. and shall have such .
power as the Council NAV .
from time to time dele slte This con
vocation shall be- entitled tO scni Two .
clerical and TWO liy delegates 90 rep
resent them in ihis Council who shall .
have thc privilege of the iiOOr of the .
COUNCIL. and the right tO vote ON gll mat
tiers affecting the cOnyOcatiln, and no
other question.
ia motion was adopted and the com.
miiiee appointed by he Bishop
Rev +. P Reese offered the following.
10 be referred 10 the same committee.
Substitute in section three for all
matter, affecting the conyocation, and
on no other questions. this The cOlored
clergy connected with the diocese shall,
however, retain their hight to seat in
The Council SO long as they are canOni-
,tlly connected with the diocese. and
subject tO thcrCstriciiOns and limitations
affecting the rights of the clergy 10 seat
and voice in the Council. as provided by
section T. article constitution
Some other unimpOftant matters were
disposed of and the Council adjourned
ill tomorrow to-day Il II. g.