The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-18

hoe. heolth was bad. Roth the present
bisbcr. of virginia are men Ci Devoted pie
~. lorrs talents and high character. They
lave the love and respect Of their own coil
munion and Of christian people generally.
NEw DIOCESE.
I'm 1877 the diocese Of West Virginia was,
l,v consent. created ont OF the western part
NJ ihe diocese of Virginia and Rev. George
" peterkin was elected its bishop and has
,nc, with distinguished success. being man
of the greatest earnesincss and energy.
The old city Of Fredericksburg has often
before received the council ana rs noble
neople still dispense the old-time hosp aliiy.
It's baptism of blood and fire. during the
dreadful battles that RACED around ~, has
endeared il 10 the church, and clergy and
loity gladly welcome the opportunity Of r.
visiting IL and renewing the delightful assoc
Citations of former years. Many interesting
and important questions VIII come before
This present Council. among others the
ouestion Of admitting cOlored delegates 70
the Council. This has been brought before
the body before aud arises from fear
thot the colOfci ministers. now being
educated In large numbers at the
Colored Episcopal seminary in Petersburg,
may through ineXpedicnce. thougntlesne-s.
or error. seriously hinder the deliberations
of the councils and II also grows out OF the
nature Of the social question:
presented i'm the South. The legislation
which has been considered. does not i'm any
wav abrdgc the religious privileges Of the
colored people. aud puts them in many
WAYS in most advantageous position.
AMENDMENT.
The amendment 10 the Constitution, al
ready passed. is a. follows this was ap-
proved last year.
Art. H.. see. J. Jhe Council shall be
composed of the bishop and the a.
sistqnt bishop if tuere be one, ana
of tie ministers being wht-) VINO
now are. or m,y hereafter be, canqnlcaliy
settled m parishes or churches Wlnlh III ;
nary OF Virginia. missionaries withln me
diocese and under It's eccleslas tlcal aulhoi-
NV. neing clergymcn OF the Church ana ca
pOnically connected with this diocese; ITO
vided. that any such ministers who may
have been so canonicil setlcd up 10 ne
tfine of disability, but whom age or inlltllits
prevents rom exercising lhelI 'ieil'ai
funcfiCns snail be mcnihers * oihclO. Ilp-
vlGed, further That no munster u' ~. 80,
rlesiastical censure or process snail be emu
tied 10 "A seat IN the COu en-, ana 10 minister
shall be entitled 10 a seat unless he mas heeh
economically connected with the diocese lot
SIX calendar months preceding.
see . The Council shall also We c"iiipNa'
Of law members being white, consisting nl
one delegate for each parish of chuic on ,s' y
bv the NcsfIy. hereof lNClN par 1911 OF ,ii"i' %
having more than one officiating mii lAi"i
cauOnlcally settled, shsll be entitled 10 sch1
~ many Law DELEGATES as 10 has ministers
and I'm every case. the delegate or delegates
shall be COMMITMENTS OF the church.
sec. ,. The Council shan YET luIthtI p'
composcd OF four clerical delegates nom INC
coiorcd missionary jurisdiction ol ne DO
cese. rs constituted under canon Nil o.,
coloreI mission churches. Inc coioi, I
clergy now connected with The Diocese sh.li
however. usfam their right TO seat ann
Iii. ainendment To the Constitution was
afterwards amendc luther 20 ns 20 it, Z
Ou~ the words in paleninesis except "hi'.'
aid 10 provide rs follows;
Sec. ! "The Council shall also necompo7 p
Of the cOlorcd ministers having "a sem' .i'
| voice iu the Council Oh inc lllh GA. ~ -'',!
| 1854. ana oil Two clerical ana TWO Jay GER
qit.s from the COiOied missionary luil'u'
! Ton OF the diocese, as the same is LOW u
may hereafter he. constituted 10y canon.
WILL BE SETTLED.
This whole question will bee settled. a. I'm
as legislation can settle IT, at the rl'"'
rick,burg Council. 81,
Nmope other important questions WI
nrobablv be the Interpretation Of the me-"
rubrics and liturgy of the revised fray j.
,ook. Also. the question If pfup0r,iohalt
concentration in the General convention 'l
| he National Church. By the present at
,.,,.,.,n.nt small and large dioceses have
exactly the same representation. Many
other important topics will also come he-
fore the Council, which will be fully report
ed in this paper.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following is a list of the clerical ano
! Law DELEGATES 10 the Council: Right ReNs.
N. White. y. d., and \. Vi. Randolph, y
/ - and Eeys. 4. VI. Amber. Ashland: .. =
! H1rfen. -. d.. Norfolk: j. ii. Brickhead
| stafford county: T.. Boyden, Albcmarl'
county: =. ". B0ydcn. Meckcnburg coun
| ~: Geursc +. Bragg. Norfolk; 4. BmNtot
| BRYAN. Clarke county: William J.. Burke
! Petersburg: T.. {. Burr, Norfolk scouuit
! Lewis William Burton, Richmond; tdw di'
! Mecklcnburg county: in1Uu ~ VI. Z Trsf1T
| Lynchurg: Robert 4. Casiieman, " Test
moreland county: John y. Cloptor
! Manchester: l.. X. Combs. t0ying
ton: Angus Crawford. Professor q
| the Theological seminary OF Alexandra
| George v. Dame, -. H.. DlnNllic: Nci-oi
| p. Dame. Winchester: T. GraysOn Dashieil
! f.. y. Richmond; ID. &. 4. Davis, Es,eo
county: Richard T. Davis. ID. d.. Lecsburg
! Henry J.. Derby. suffolk county; y. ate'
! Downman. Richmond: George ". Easter
! Easilillc. Northampton county: william
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| For-,ihe. Portsmouth: James b. funsten
! Richmond; Alexander Gait. Halifax cOun
! ~: Robert GatcWOod. Norfolk county; &
| i. Gibson. d. D.. Petersburg: Ell. Good
win. Christianshurg: X. \. Goodwin, Ic
teIsburg: James Grammcr. ID. d.. Fauquiel
county: Carl l.. Orammer. Alexandria
j. !. GTaYatt. Hampton: ". LOYAL brdvaiL
! NOrfilk: A. p GRAY. Amherst county
c. Il. Hams. ID. d., Petersburg; j. 8. Ham
excl. y. H.. Charlottesville: John :. Bars-
broueh, Orange G. H.; john j. Harrison,
Brunswick county; >eWelio. llepbron. Han
over county; William J.. Howell, Mecklen-
burg county; George T.. Howell, Bedford
coamty; J.. ". HUBBARD. salem. Roanoke CO.
". q. Huliihcu. >faunton;J. llcrYey Humid
lev. EsseX county: II. n. jackson. u. d..
Richmond: 4. Jaeger. Ru-ihIrg: Martin
johnson. oWhatai county; EIWin B.JOncs.
DinWiidie county; l.. Valentine J0ncs.
Albcmaris county. Joseph Il. Jones. Clarke
county: Richard II. Jones. Norfolk /;
Thomas ". Jones. Liberty; Joseph g..
Jones. Petersburg; -. a. hIu- Diving. u. d..
Halifax 4. H.; William &. Latanc. OAK
Grove, Mc-imDuiard county; =. J.. Law
renee. Lynchburg. II. Il. ice. Charlotte
Vile; William b. Ice, Gloucester G..
H.; i. +. Lewis. Mechleuburg county;
Thomas i. Locke. Albemarle county; Mor-
Ger J.. Logan. " lhfh me- JiHh -. llIl'.
Washington county. Abingdon; Arthur =.
Lloyd, Norfolk sJohn X. Mason. Freder.cks-
burg: G. j. =. Mayo. Newport News; Rich
ard X. Meade, thafloiiesyille; Eyeraid
Meade. evangelist. Richmond; VIII
liam y. Meade, Fairfax county, Iernd0H:
". II. Meade, -. d.. Roanoke: j. NJ. More
dith, Stafford county. lichiand; Charles
Minnigerodc. ID. d.. Alexandria: G.. MOs.cy
Murray. Culprpcr county. Rapidan; Robert
j. McBryde u. ID. Lexington; John Nc
Nabb, Accomac {. H.: John McGill. Clarke
county, Wickliil'e; }. j. Mcilhinnoy. ID. d..
FairlaE {. H., Falls Church; Preston g..
Nash, assistant minister -. James Church.
Richmond; George W. Nelson, War
renton; kinloch Nelson, ID. D.. bro
ftssOr Theological Seminary: John y.
Newton. Monumental Church. Richmond:
George II. Norton, -. D., Alexandria; Jonn
j. Norwood, evangelist, Richmond; Perry
X. Nugent. Salem; Alexander overly.
Joseph Packard, d. D., profess
sor, Theological Seminary, Alexandria;
Thomas Carter Page, Williamsburg; Carter
Page. LOudoun county, G0resyille; j. Pc
terkin, u. D., Richmond: G.. ".
Phelps, Crocnsyille county, Poplar |
Mount: Z. Z. Phillips, Bcrr,yllc; John |