The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-22

| cations contributing 20 the contingent luhu
$1,000. II is further recommended that M
vested funds Of the diocese Of virginia DC
divided into the ratio Of COMMITMENTS pc
tween the two proposed dioceses as far
! as such divisions as may be Iouhu
10 be practicable and free IRON
legal difficulties. IL is also recoInneahaeu
that the property in the Episcopal resiueH ne
| in the city of Richmond be vested IN the
proposed Diocese of Virginia. 1t IS furtner
recommended that the Virginia Female IN
stitute shall remain the property ana unuer
the control and management OF inc t"o
| dioceses on such terms and condluohs as may
hereafter be determined.
A. NJ. RANDOLPH,
CHARLES NJ. BLACKBOARD,
BEVERLY D. TUCKER,
Committee.
DR.. Hanckei. Of Charlottesville. then moved
! that il is expedient 80 divide the diocese III
! accordance with the report. Discussion Ioi-
| lowed on this motion and was participated III
! by Mr. /. Ravenscroft Jones hev. =. =. han
| d0lnh General Anderson. Major John Page,
Rev Pike Powers against division, and Rev.
+. Stringfellow. Major Mann Page. Rev. j.
b. Newton, d. d.. in favor of 1t. Dr. Peter
kin. of Richmond desired that the question
be held in allegiance.
The council then at o'clock adjourned 10
meet at o'clock p NJ.
THE woMAN's AUXILIARY AGAIN.
The Virginia Branch of the Womans Auxil-
iary to the Board of Missions held a meeting
in the basement of Grace church this morn
ing with about two hundred ladies' III attend
ance. Twenty-seven parishes were repre-
sented. Each delegate made a short report Of
the work done in her parish. constitution
was read and adopted. Miss >. Stewart OF
Alexandria and Miss /. l.. Taylor of Norfolk
were elected diocesan secretaries. branch
of the Junior Auxiliary was also organized
and an interesting paper read on the subject
by Miss Taylor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called TO order at
O'clock this afternoon, and pending the arrival
of members. so as TO make full assemblage
present the reports of some committees were
received. That of the committee for lncorpo-
rating a board for holding the diocesan trust
funds was referred for consideration. After
the close of debate on division the discussion
on the division Of the diocese now followed.
Mr.. John Dunlop, Rev. DR.. Carmichael, Rev:
Mr. Meade, Dr. Peterkin and DR.. McBryde OF
Lexington were against division: W. I. Rob
erts of Harrisonburg Rev. DR.. DAVIS OF Lees
burg and Col Il. T. Withers of Wythevllle were
in favor of division. When the vote on the
question that it is expedient to divide the do
cese was about 10 be taken the ayes and noes
were called for, also vote by orders. The
vote stood: Clergy-ayes, 81; noes 20. Lalty-
ayes. Is; noes. "a.
The council adjourned at 6:l5 p. NJ. this
evening until $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. HoLcoMBE PRESENT.
The Rev. Theodore |. Holcombe. of New
York financial secretary of the Ciergymen's
Retiring Trust Society. is present at the coun
Gil as a visitor Mr.. Holcombe comes directly
| from the convention at New Berne, Eastern
! North Carolina. before which he delivered an
| address Mr. Holcombe also attended the
| hold AZ AcHpVIllp N C. the
! 18th instant.
The society Mr.. Holcombe represents is the
| General Pension Fund of the Episcopal
| Church in the United States, and was com
mended as such by the last general conven-
| ton held in New York in 1889.
The present membership IS 600 and the
capital S60,000.
Archdeaccn j. Clay Moran of the diocese of
| Maryland, secretary of American sunday
School Institute will teach model lesson in
the Sunday school room of Grace church to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
At o'clock tonight the annual meeting of
| the council ia behalf OF foreign missions was
| held large congregation filled the spacious
| church. The service was read by the Rev.
| DR. Dashiell of Richmond. An address on
| general missions in foreign lands was given by
| the Rev. W. Q. Hulhhen of Staunton. The
| Rev. J. }. Gravatt OF Hampton, spoke forci-
| Dly on tDC same SuDJttl.
Mr. William Cabel Brown. n student Of the
| Theological Seminary of Virginia who has
| offered himself Tor the mission IN Brazil, next
addressed the meeting on the work III that
promising aud important field.
The order Of addresses was changed so as
/ TO give the congregation present an opportu-
nifty OF hearing Miss Julia &. Emery the gen.
eral secretary Of the woman's auxiliary TO the
| general board Of missions, whose head
quarters are in New York city. She
had come TO address the diocese
branch of the Woman's Auxiliary. lately
established. and in session at the council. She
| greatly appreciated the honor accorded her
in the change of arrangements. which per
| mitted her TO speak not only 10 the ladies,
but also to the whole council.
vIRGINIA's NOBLE MIN AND WOMEN.
| In touching and beautiful language she
alluded 10 Nirginias noble men and women
| who labored. and are still laboring in the for
eign mission fields and said she was surprised
/ TO hear that Virginia churchmen needed
any appeals to urge them to engage
| in foreign missions. From the re-
| cords of the church for many years past
she thought that the diocese needed only
| to know whether men were going 10 give
them their hearty support in the field She
| said that the WOman'S Auxiliary was now
established from Maine, California and Mime
sofa TO Florida IL had sent out aid in money
| and boxes 10 those who were bearing the bur
| den and heat of the day in the
| foreign and domestic fields in endeavoring
| also TO insure the lives of all married mission
| aries contributing $50 annually for each one
insured. She suggested that no better help
could be given than for friends of missionaries
here toinsure the lives of missionaries known to
them. She gave several touching incidents OF
self-deniai and devotion on the part of mis-
sionaries men and women-who have
consecrated themselves to Christ's work in
heather lands.
Miss Emery was listened to with great inter
est by the large congregation assembled IN
Grace church.
INTERESTING LETTERS.
DR.. Nelson Of the Seminary then read let
ter from the Rev Mr. Newbold. secretary of
the American Church Missionary Society
speaking in highly commentators terms of
the students. Messrs. Smith, Brown and
Mems, from the Theological Seminary of Vir-
gnia. who have addressed many congrega-
tians in several dioceses on mission work in
Brazil and who expect 10 be ordained and
sail for that field in Al gust next.
An interesting letter was read by DR.. Mel
son. of the Seminary. from the missionaries
now in Brazil. Rev. Messrs. Morris and Kin
solmy. The meeting then closed with the
benediction by the Bishop.
GENERAL SANFORD DEAD.
The Distinguished Florida Statesman Died