Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-24

yaSes-river line Of division. II we expect
sislon within the next Ave years wa " ~, W. ~
tart to.dsy. We can all vote IA advisadiv
lfyw ~ We can year hence.
pr. nanckel. representing tho Commit.
" on Eighteen, got the floor and cnnsad
pme amusement by saying that tho ns',s
littee had been lost sight az ent;,eIv s th,s
iogning, He wanted TO GET the floor 81 az
I trlier hour 10 move that each az The No
! Psed limos be taken up in order and Con
r.feu ana voted for seriatim. Ave min
| ~ ~ 70 pc allowed foi an explanation OF
| IT, ~seE which vote IL 70 be taken
dsne ,S' 'sn was fnaily adopted by q vote
| .nder TINS resolution the first pronos;.
Rn or amendment to tho committee's re.
RIs was taken mp. This was DIR. Sprigg,a
9aenument adding to the commlttee's Ina
ge counties Of Stafford, Prince William
fexanuria. and Fairfax. No representative
tnls amendment was present and on
lug put 10 q vote IL was lost by almost
unanimous voice.
TUE JkMEs-RrvRn LINE.
Ut. Newton spoke for the .James.r,var
me, which was called up next. This line
,nts INTO the Diocese Of Southern Virginia
y Ihat portion OF the State lying south of
Aloes rver mp to the point at which the
f.tNer ceases TO be county line q. e., where
Iby the southwest lines of the eo1nties ~
E n bridge and Allegheny counties TO the
West Virginia line.
The vote resulted as follows. Clergy
ayes, ~; noes, 81. LdityLAyes. so noes.
81. so the resolution was lost. a great
many. OF the delegates left the city this
morning under the impression that no vote
would be taken on division at this session.
among these were a number of the friends
OF the James-river line.
THE COMMITTEES LINE DEFEATED.
:, The vote was next taken on the line of
division as reported by the COMMITTEES OF
Eighteen OF the last Council, which has
been published in full in these proceed
ings- The vote was called for by orders.
ana resulted as follows: Clergy-Ayes, %
noes, Al. LaitY-Ayes, &c; noes, 35. So
this proposition was lost. Thereupon the
whole subject OF division was referred to q
committee OF seven clergymen and six
leymen to report at the next session Of the
Council.
The Council then took q recess until 4
p. NJ.
PEnPoNAL INTELLIGENCE.
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, of Richmond.
will preach at Grace church Sunday morn.
ing.
Bishops Whittle and Randolph will ad-
dress the closing mass-meeting at Grace
church Sunday night.
Rev. Archdeacon Moran will address n
mass-meeting of Sunday schools Sunday
afternoon.
A telegram has been received here an
nouncing the election of Rev. Charles NJ.
Beckwith, of Houston, ms assistant bishop
OF Texas. Mr.. Beckwith is a native Of Pc
tersburg and brother of Mr.. Thomas
Beckwlth, of this city, where he has other
near relatives and many warm friends. The
late Bishop John Beckwith. of Georgia,
was also native of Petersburg.
THE NINETEENTH CANON.
at the afternoon session Mr.. joseph
Bryan spoke on the proposed change in the
Nineteenth canon. He showed the weak
points of the canon as it now stands, and
said it is a reflection upon the Church TO
have q canon on its statute which is vio-
lated with impunity. The amendment
proposes that any member of the Church
who ofends by wickedness of life shall be
expelled from the communion.
POSTPONED.
Rev. James Grammar pronounced the
proposed amendment as both extraordinary
anu a. bdlulHuIBks lut DlPu
standing of the committee the Council is
placed in the position of re-enacting the
general canon, the words Of which il
adopts. The debate on this question was
animated and able. The amendment was
opposed by Rev. II. A. Goodwin, Rev. Dr.
Gibson, and Major John Page and favored
by Rev. DIR. Nelson, j. Ravenscroft Jones
and others; after which the matter was
postponed until the next Council.
OTHER REPORTS ADOPTED.
The report favoring a charter OF incor.
poration of a board of trustees for the
management of the invested funds of the
diocese was adopted.
Rev. Richard T. Davis offered an appro.
pirate resolution Of respect to the memory
of the late Rev. Philip Slaughter, the his
Photographer of the diocese, which was
adopted by rising vote.
AT pANvILLR.
The Council then adjourned TO meet
next year in Danville.
CORRECTION.
In the report of the session of the con.
yention held on Friday Mr.. John Dunlop
was reported to have spoken and voted II
favor of division of the diocese, but il
should have read that he spoke and voted
against division.