The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-11
EPISCOPfL COUNCTL.
Programme of the Virginia Body-The To-
bacco and Cotton Market.

PErrRsBUnG, Va. April 10 Especial =
The Episcopal Council of Virginia which is
composed Of all the clergy Of the Episcopal
Church in Virginia and Of one lay delegate
from each church. will assemble i'm Grace
church, IN this city. al 10 o'clock on Wedncs-
day morning. MAY 20th. After service, at
which sermon will bee preached 10y one of
the clergy appointed hy the bishop the C0un-
c,l viii bc called to order 10y the bishop who
Will read the names of the delegates whom he
has appointed % serve on the several commit
tees. At this point the Council usually adj
journs To O'clock the next morning, when
business is begun in earnest.
10 is thought that larger number Of dele
gates, both clerical and lay, Will be present
than az any previous Council. excepting per
h0pS the Centennial Council which met in ST.
fauls church, Richmond. some years ago.
The interest OF tins Council centers in the
question If dividing the State into two OF
'hrce dlocesscs. In ms annual address to the
last Council which met year ago IN Fred
orcksburg. the bishop announced that IN his
Judgment the time had come 10 decide. The
committee appointed then To consider the sub
jcct Of division met last fall and published their
Plan, which recommends a two-fOld division
Since then several articles have appeared in
the southern Churchman which Is the organ
OF the Episcopal Church in Virginia. advocat-
ing thrce-told division One of these articles
Episcopal church IN this city. another by
Che Rev I'd l.. Goodwin. brother of the
rector of 81 Johns church of this city. and
still another by the Rev Mr. Gibson. rector
OF Trinity church, fredericksburg The dis
cussion of this subject 10y the Council will be
very earnest and interesting. The vestyies of
che three churches IN this city have appointed
IA JOINT committee of six two from each
church as follows:
From Grace church. Dr. James w. Clai-
borne and Air. William Cameron.
From st. fGuls church. Messrs. Waller j.
Jar.tt and William H. Cuthbert.
IRON - Johns church, Mr.. Fisher and Dr.
d. n. Brown.
These gentlemen are hard at work CORE
spending with railroad and steamboat lines on
the matter ~ reduced rates for the delegates.
end are arranging with hotels and boarding
houses. The propretOrs In every case not only
'un-cntiuc % take delegates al less than
usual rates. but VIII also entertain two or
l1i.e as Their guests. 4 large majority
~ tAe 0e.s gates will le guests in private fam
llo>. TIC presence OF sucl body Of repre-
sentative men. clerical aud lay. viii be a great
event IN The quiet life of our city. Possibly,
many of The ciergymen Will remain with us
over sunday and probably will preach in the
different churches
Quite large number of colored people left
mere TINS afternoon for New York. where they
SO 70 obtain employment.
Miss Gay Blacklord OF Norfolk. is on q visit
u Mrs. \. i. Patterson. of this CITY.
Rev j. W. Sandford has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist church
IN EtiucS. Chesterfield county.
The presidea, Of tho City Council. acting
under resolution Of that body passed at its
April meeting. has appointed the following
gentlemen % represent the city OF PETERSBURG
ia the general meeting of the stockholders Of
the Norfolk and Western railroad 10 be held
ct Roanoke. Va. May q. 1891. s. ". Yenablo.