The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-02
SERVICE IN THE CHURCHES
Doctor DaShielrS Talk About The EplSeo-
pal Council.
TRINITY METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
uee,ines NJ the Young Mems Christian AS
Observation-Disclosures OF ChiI"r'"s
Day-B!shop Jackson's Address

delivered an address III DE 49,
evening explaining the actions Oh ,l'' 49,
Council in Petersburg, and 'eilins J" '0'--
Gil way what had been done
After brief service he called atlehuO" "
the fact that the Council would be known as
The n;netv.sixth II Is one hundred anu siA
wears since the Church was reorganized IN
VIRGINIA but the conventions at different IN
,er,als after 1855 failed 10 meet, therefore II
was the nincty-sixth and not the one hunoi'U
and sixth that met recently.
He asked. How if Bishop Meade could nave
seen this gatherings That venerable diocesan
met with one of his conventions around III
lie tabIe in the State Capitol. Now there are ar,
more than one hundred and nifty clergy, WIFI
a proportiOnate representation Oh lay men
After organization on "Wednesday, the nrsV
dar ~ the Session. IL was arranged that here
after the journal Of the Council shall nave
memorial page for any clergyman or lay uele-
gate who shall be taken away by death Dei9ie
the next meeting. The names OF hev. fhili11P
Slaughter. EbeneZer Boyden ana Jaihes W.
Shields will appear this year. .o.;,,,.
On the same day a Sunday-school meeting
was held and an instructive address denHereu
bv Archdeacon Moran, Of Maryland lie Is
an enthusiast in Sunday-school worK, ana Is
sent for in various directions TO sur up inc
work and 10 help ministers and Sunday-scnooi
institutes. --.a;ao.
alton of missions within the bounds OF Wy
ginia. About fifty clergymen are IN part sup
ported by the Diocesan Missionary Society.
Money and men-men especially are heed 70
carry the Gospel 10 many destitute places ana
TO the new towns which are being doomed
in el cry direction.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Thursday night was allotted to the work of
foreign missions and the woman s auxiliary 70
the board of missions IN the general Churcn;
The congregation was very large, and several
good addresses were made, after when MISS
Emory. the general secretary, residing IN New
York. made brief and telling statement
Her part was nodestly but effectively done,
This auxiliary takes in societies ali over the
United States There are several IN the re-
spectve churches IN Richmond.
They do 'wOmans work IN looking after
schools and the iemilies Of missionaries.
The council had full discussion OF the pro
posal to repeal the XIX canon. This IS the
canon that specifically forbids public balls,
gaming, horse racing, indecent exhibitions. .
Upon grounds of expedlency, as well as OF
legal technically, the repeal was urged
why keep it on the statute book when II is
dead letter." 1t was replied that many civil
laws-for example, those against gambling
and Sunday liquor selling-are dead letters,
but why repeal those laWsy Let them stand
as the voice of the State against such evil DO
ing.
do not expunge what it says against lying and
stealing and evil speaking. Let the Church
continue to testify against wrong-dolng
whether people will hear or not. The matter
was postponed 10 next year.
The division Of the diocese was determined
upon by q large majority, but no one OF the
lines proposed was accepted
The proposal TO make James river the bonn-
Diary found favor with very large minority,
and next year will probably be adopted.
The contributions of the Church in Virginia
ought to give encouragement. The largest
amount given by the present diocese and
West Virginia together before the war was
about 100000.
This year Virginia alone gives three times
that amount, notwithstanding the fact that
the wastings of war are still felt III some
localities.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
The utterances of this Council against the
Sunday newspaper seem 10 have been felt.
They ought to be. said DR. Dashel, and
the newspapers appear TO be wanting
in candor when they undertake TO answer
the Council There was no protest against
the Sunday paper because OF the Work
. it puts upon printers. The Episcopal clergy
and laity have sufficient intelligence to know
that the work is done before Sunday by the
compositors and others in the Office.
What is regretted is that the paper Itself
most attractiyely gotten up-goes INTO fam
lies on Sunday and carries secularlZlng IN
fluence, and gets many into the habit OF Tor
getting and neglecting church altogether.
Such is the testimony borne by parties who
have thus been led TO give up church attend
ance. II is no reply TO such an utterance as
the Council put forth to say that such people
are "PharasaicaP or lanatlcal.
The deliberations of the Council were con-
Quoted with dignity and gentlemanly propri-
ETY.. The services were largely attended, and
from beginning TO end the exercises were
worthy of the representatives of Christian
church.
BISHOP JACKSON.
Bishop II. M. Jackson OH Sunday evening
preached at st. Paul's church 10 an audience
that completely filled the auditorium and the
galleries. He preached from the text: There
fore to him that knoweth to dogOOd and dOeth
il not 70 him it is sin" The sermon, which
was on the sin of OMISSION was very power
fdl. and it was highly appreciated by an at
tentive audience.
Bishop Jackson and family will to-day re-
turn to Alabama.
King Solomon's Temple.
The special exercises at Trinity Methodist
church Sunday were impressive and instruc-
tive. At 10 o'clock the school-room was
crowded with the officers teachers and schol-
ars 1t was the celebration of the Children's
Day and the anniversary of the school.
DR.. Peterson explained briefly the purpose
of the Children's Day, and well-seected pro-
gramme was rendered by the children.
At IL o'clock the whole school. with their
parents and friends, assembled in the main
audience-room and united with the congrega-
ton in the morning service.
DIR. Peterson preached an appropriate SER
mon from Matthew xxi. 10, "Hosannah TO
the Son Of David" His remarks were suited
10 his little hearers, while at the same time
the parents and friends could learn useful and
instructive lessons.
In the afternoon at o'clock the seventy
sixth anniversary of the school was held.
Although the weather was threatening the
church was crowded some time before the ex-
ercises commenced and soon there was not
standing room and many were turned from
the door
The following is the programme: Opening
hymn by the school. Prayer by Rev. p
A. Peterson, ID. ID. Opening address, Master
Page Smith. Reading superintendent annual
address by L. j. Christian, secretary.
THE INFANT CLASS.
Part second-Infant class exercises-Little
motto bearers, fourteen girls with banners
IN little soldier, Elsie Tucker, children's
day, Mamie Cottrell; our anniversary, Matte
Warren; little midgets, Maggie Gibbs; merry
little girl, Fannie Schleiff children's wishes,
tstelle Hart. Oracle Wagner, Elsie Bossieux
Allce Bowman; dream Estelle Hird Hosan-