Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-19
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
FIRST Days PROCEEDINGS.

to the lnnounccmcnt already made III
the GAZETTE, the 97th annual council
of the P. E. Church in the diocese OF
Virginia convened this morning in the
Church of the Epiphany. Divine serv-
ice commenced at 10 o'clock. Rt. Rev.
A. NJ. Randolph. d. D., Assistant Bish-
op of the diocese: Bishop Peterkin, OF
West Virginia the venerable DR.. Dame.
rector of the Church of the Epiphany,
and Revs. c. B. Bryan and P. p. Phil
lips, of Berryville, were in the chancel.
The services consisted of the commu-
Mon service and sermon By Rev. P. P.
Phillips from st. Mark 10, II: Good
Master, what shall do that I may in
herit eternal life?" The communion
was administered by the bishops.
The council met for business at 1870
p m, Assistant Bishop Randolph in the
chair owing to the absence of Bishop
Whittle
The roll was then called by the sec
rotary, Rev. DR.. Dashicll, and showed
81 clergy and 81 laymen present. The
rules of order in force at the last coun-
Gil were adopted.
Rev. A. p. Gray reported the creden-
tails of lay delegates correct, after
which the Bishop announced the follow
ing committees
On the State of the ch,-Revs.
0. S. Barten, d. d., Samuel A. Wallis,
James B. Funston, John McGill, Robt.
J. McBrydc, and Messrs. Jos. r. Ander-
son, James NJ Garnett, DIR. J. E.. NIoy-
Ter, VIM. n. Nelson and Albert Baker.
Widows and Orphans Fund.-Rcv.
T. NJ. Carson and 7. l.. Alfriend.
Episcopal Fund.-Rev. William II.
Meade, d. D., and w. w. Parker.
Brothcrhood.-L. NJ. Blackboard, Jos.
Wilmer and w. w. Old.
Disabled Clergy Fund.-Revs. George
w. Nelson, e. w. Hubbard and N. T.
Green.
Bruce Fmd.-Rcv. A. P. Gray and
Frank Nelson.
Diocesan Missionary Society.-Revs.
w. r. Roberts, S. S. Hcpbron, G. NJ.
Murray and Mercer ?. Logan and
Messrs. 3. J.. Winston, w. Il. Chase, r.
o. Egerton and Eppa Rixey.
Parochial reports.-Rcvs.J. y, Down
man, P. p. Phillips, S. p. Walters, Ed
win S. Kinks, Mcssrs. C. Woolnough,
L. c. Harrison, VIM. Ellis Jones and Il.
S. Thomas.
New palishcs.-Rcvs. f. L.Goodwin,
n. p. Dame, J. Il. HUBBARD, d. d.,
Messrs Chas. NJ. Blacklord, Roosevelt
Page, and w. S. Barton.
Elcctions-Rcvs. Frank Stringiellow,
]. w. Ware and VIM. C. Marshall.
Finance.-Messrs. j. r. Jones, w. B.
Martin, II. Taylor Scott, and DIR. James
". Claiborne.
Clerical support, T. Harris, jr,,
r. II. Baker, III. w. Bouldin, IT. L.
Garrett, Geo. P. Terry, j. S. Williams,
w. o. Norris, J. r. Med. Moelich, c. j.
Faulkner, and r. Z. Withers.
Sunday schools.-Revs. Hartly Car
michael, A. S. Lloyd, II. T. Sharp,
Mcssrs. Thomas Potts, J. +. thinner
man, and Jacob HaeHellinger.
Mr.. J. r. Jones moved that no mem
olials of deceased lay delegates be pub
lished in the journal, which motion was
adopted.
The rules of order were Sis
pended so as to allow the coun-
ell to proceed at once to the
election standing committees. These
were the executive committee Of the
Diocesan Missionary Society, the regu-
lar standing committee Of the Diocese,
and the committee on church property.
Changes were made in the first of the
above committees. The Rev. Hartly Car
michael was elected in place of the late
Rev. Joshua Pcterkin and Messrs. A.
Blair and DR.. Wheat instead of Messrs.
Thomas Norwood and ]. P. Mcclure.
The other two committees remain UNI
changed.
Pending the election of these COM
mittees Mr.. Thomas Potts, of Rich
mond, offered the following resolu-
ton
The council assembled in Danville
desire to convey to our beloved bishop
their affectionate expression of sympa-
thy in his long-continued sickness and
pray God that he may soon restore him
to health and strength.
This was adopted by rising vote
and ordered to be sent by telegraph to
Bishop Whittle.
DR.. Kinloch Nelson, ofthc Seminary,
moved that the question of division of
the diocese be the order of the day I'M
mcdiately after the conclusion of the
Bishops address. The time for elect
ing delegates to the general convention
next came under discussion, but was
not settled before the adjournment of
the morning session at quarter past
one.
No business session was held in the
evening. We noticed among the visit
ing clergy Rev. A. B. Kinsolving, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, and Revs. w. NJ. and
George Dame, sons of the rector of
Epiphany Church. None of the Alex
andria clergy is in attendance. Great
interest is felt in the question of divi-
sion. 1t is said there will be move
ment in favor of the three-fold division
of the diocese. There are two lines adj
vocated for the proposed two-fold divi-
sion, ono, that of the council committee,
already published in the GAZETTE, the
other that suggested by ex SenatorWith-
ers in the Seminary Magazine, which
adds the counties of the lower valley to
the old southwest proposition for the
new diocese.
A meeting of St. Andrews Brother
hood was held in. the church of the
Epiphany at -four o'clock. After short
opening service by Revs. Messrs. BraX-
ton, Bryan and A. S. Lloyd, excellent
addresses were delivered by Mr.. Faure,
of New York. and Mr.. Stires, of Rich