Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-11
THE COUNCIL.

MARTINSBURG w. Va, June 2,
The second days session of the
Episcopal Council began this
morning with early services at
eleven o'clock. Morning prayer
was said by Revs. Nelson Dame
and Landon Mason, of the do
cese of Virginia. Rev. R. R.
Swope, of Wheeling, preached
at eleven o'clock. The business
sessions of the council to-day
were of a very interesting char
acter. The Sunday School Com
mittee, of which Rev. Jacob Brit
tingham was chairman, made a
lengthy report in which they
stated that the work of the past
year had been very encouraging,
that many new schools had been
created, now numbering forty
eight in the diocese. The COM
mittee recommended that the adj
vent offering go to diocese mis-
sions, the Lenten offerings to for
eign missions, and the setting
apart of one Sunday a month for
other diocesan objects, Bishop
Peterkin then made an elaborate
and carefully prepared report to
the council concerning his work
since the last council session. A
summary of his report shows
that he has during that time paid
40 visits in West Virginia to 80
places, has delivered ia sermons
and addresses, and has attended
rs meetings and services of vari-
Gus kinds also that he has con-
firmed pa persons on fifty occa-
sions in West Virginia, and has
consecrated two churches. Bish-
OPP Peterkiu in his report dwelt
at some length upon the necessi-
ty of securing better educational
advantages for the young men
of the church in the state, and
read a communication, which he
had addressed to the regents of
the state university, asking their
approval and cooperation in es-
tablishing a hall or boarding
house. in connection with the
university, for those who may
desire in connection herewith
to avail themselves of the educa-
tional advantages of the univer-
sity, and supports his assertion
that it would result in material
benefit to that institution with
strong and plausible arguments.
The services tonight were of a
missionary character, and a
number of addresses were made
upon the subject.
MARTINsBURG, w. VA, June 3.
The third days session of the
Episcopal Council was very in
teresting, as most of the day
was consumed in very spicy
business sessions. There was
but one sermon, and that was
preached by Rev. w. U. Brook
ing, of Point Pleasant. The
Committee of Church Unity re-
commended a more friendly re-
lation with other Christians.
The committee of Metes and
Bounds Of Parishes presented a
valuable document on the histo-
ry of the parish organization
from as far back as 1865, which
gives the many changes which
the work and organization of the
church has undergone since that
time. The report of the diocesan
Mission Committee shows that
$500 was received from the
Sunday schools for this work,
800 from the American Society,
and 5000 from the Board of Mis-
sions, and that out of this seven
teen missionaries in this diocese
were aided. Three more men
will be added to the mission
works. The report also shows
that 112 combinations weremade
in the mission field. The COM
mittee in charge of prayer work
recommended that the delegates
to the General Convention,
which meets in Baltimore, do
what they can to prevent any
further legislation upon this sub
.ject. The following delegates to
the General Conference were Sc
lected Clerical, Revs. DR.. R. R.
Swope, Dallas Tucker, R. D.
Roller and S. S. Moore alter
nate, Revs. ]. J. Birmingham,
DR.. Lacey, Henry Thomas and
G.. A. Gibbons; lay delegates,
w. S. Laidley, w. P. Craighill,
B. NJ. Amber and E. j. Lee; al
ternates, w. E. Watson, w. G.
Harrison, J. A. Strider and Cap
tain w. B. Colston. The Com
mittee on Parochial Work re-
port PAT baptisms, 1927 com
municants, 2,910 in Sunday
schools, % rectories and so
churches. They reportthe value
of church property at 1912, $685.
81, and amount of contributions
at $45, 284, sc. They report the
churches at Huntington, Point
Pleasant and Clarksburg as hav-
ing progressed more than any
other churches in the diocese.
MARTINsBURG, w. VA, June
5.-The Episcopal Council of the
Diocese of West Virginia, after
a session of much interest, adj
journed this evening. The coun-
Gil gave consent to the consecra-
ton of Rev. DR.. Nicholson as
bishop of Milwaukee and Rev.
DR.. Nelson as Bishop of Georgia,
and for the election of an assis-
tant bishop of the Diocese of
Springfield. The committee of
finance reported that there were
7 ,328.39 in the treasury-a sat
isfactory excess over last years
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