The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-20
TO DIVIDE THE DIOCESE.
the HrIscorAE cn0Hcn CORNELL
Discuss This Matter ~ Iepgth-Thc Address
of the bishops Headline women"
Au1niary-yirsi Affairs

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DAxyIrLv. Va. May r. ISpeciall-The
second days session OF the ninety-seNenth au-
nual meeting Of the Council Of the Protestant
Epscopa! Church OF Virginia opened at )
O'Clock this morning at the Church OF the
Epiphany. The devotional exercises oil theeaf'y
morning were conducted By Row. }. >. Nor
wood and Rev. : A. Wallis Bishop Peter-
kin. OF West Virginia. preached M aD'o Sol
mon from John l.. u. w. After q Shoi 'oD.01
the council resumed lts business session an"
the addresses OF the Bishops were read by A.
snciste- Bishop Randolph. bishop Nhll"c
address was brief and cOnnned almost ehl''eiy
To statistics OF the Work done ia tno "'oOo'0
during the year. Bishop iandOip" "tIte9'
was lengthy and dealt largely ia statistics.
Kcferriup 10 Church Work. ne eXpresseu tno
hope that all TIE ciergymen IA virginia iii'~n1
visit 1T. Pagls church ia hlcnHiVhu CIV
study the method o. music Ia vogue 'neio'
Ue said he WINS delighted 10 observe the
decline in oil Virginia churches. except
in few country churches, OF wv
fantastical solo singing ana chOf FOIuN'ni'
when were 81 popular twenty ye" is., ~
RisLop kandOlph's tribute 10 tho chaiaoscI'
maphness and plcty OF the Iate heN. ~
Josbua Petcrxin. OF Richmond. was tender
beautiful and eloquent.
TIKI DIVISION q TIE DIOCESE
At,be conclusion OF reading the addresses
~ sneeial order was called. namely. the re-
mort OF the committee on GYis4oh Oh tne
diocese. lr. kiuiOck Nelson, CHAIRMAN VI
the committee. submitted the iOi4o"lhS re-
port: $500, =. o,re;lor 4ha
aub,ect of The division of the diocese and re-
mort IN this council have tho honor 10 pre-
cant the eubiulneQ report
uayinr thoroughly DISCUSSED sni fall com
rnittee the whole subject ana cAIelu4'3
weighed the various propositions submitted
for our consideration. We recominoHu '1o
adoption OF the following resolutions.
Resolved. That It is exped.ent Isl thls uulo
Ia divide the Diocese o. Virginia into two
>. That tho consent Of the Council OF the
Diocese of irgnia be. and - hereOy, gwen
20 the erection within the limits OI TINS GO
cess If a new diocese u be formed o. tno Ter
rtory comprised ia the following counties ol
the State OF Virginia 10 VIII: hccomac'
NortLanpton. Princess Aun, Norfolk
Nansemond. Isle OF Wight. ouHy
Prince George, Sussex, SouthSmpton'
.sreensy.lle. brunswick, Dln"lu0e' Cnes-
terGeld. Powhutan, Amelia. NotIoNhy', ~
uenburp Mscklenburg Halifax. Charlotte
prince edward AppomattOx. Cumberland.
buckingham Nelson. Augusta highlah
Bath. Allegheny, ROcSbridge Amherst. BED
ford Campbell litsylyania. Henry. rank
lin. Fa.riok. Carroll, Floyd, montgomery
Eoanole Botetour. Craig. Glie&. fu'Hssi
Bland. Wytne. GHysou, Hny w. IaHo"e"'
buchanan. Dickinson, russell N"S"'ns ILL.,
Scott, Wise aud Lee.
DIVISION OF THE FUNDS.
"3. That all vested funds Of the Diocese OF
Virginia DO divided between inc TWO pro
posed diOceses IN the ratio OF COMMITMENTS
80 far As such division DO found practicable
and free rom legal difficulties
n That the title Of the episcopal resi-
dence in the CITY OF Richmond to vested IN
the diocese o. Virginia 10 be held ana useI
for it, purposes; provided, however Iha' sdiu
diocese shall account for II and pay over 10
the new diocese It's due proportion 81 tie
yaluc Of said property. according 10 the mum
Der of its communicates ut the date Oi ul-
vision.
b That the Virginia Female Institute shall
remain the property vi the Diocese Oh Virginia
and OF the proposed new diocese ana under
tnoir control and management on such terms
and conditions as may hereafter be deter
mined. ~
Should the above. proposed line OF division
be adopted the statistics % the two dlOceses
would be as shown in the appealed paper.
All OF which is respectfully submitted
(Signed) kinlOck Nelson, .; y. barton -; Il.
Hams. W q. Hullihen. Albert Baker. ". ..
Page, committee.
TIKI EEPORT DISCUSSED.
DIR. Nelson made strong speech in favor
of the adoption OF the report. Rev. Buckner
Randolph. OF Emmanuel church, Henuco
county moved to amend the first resolution
by inserting the word not - making 1t read
III is not expedient at tins time etc
MIR. Randolph made a lengthy argument IN
support of his amendment. pending when the
4 &. "a
noon session Mr. Randolph resumed lis argu-
mont at tho conclusion OF which motion
to lay the amendment on the table
was carried. Then q general debate on
tho question OF division was had,
ten minute speeches being the rule. Hon. X.
L. MltAers. # WytheylIle. o Tered "a resOlu-
ton that the diocese be divided into three Ill
oceses and this question was then discussed
at length The discussion was not concluded
when the council adjourned Tor supper and
was resumed at the night session.
The Womans Auxiliary hold divine ser
vice at an early hour this morning, led by
Mss Emry. OF New \orG. 4 business session
Was held at $3.50 in the lecture-rOom of the
Presbyterian church. which WAS addressed
by Miss Emry and others.
PLOTTING rHE DIVISION.
At thenipht session discussion on the diocese
division was continued. and tie opponents of
the division fought very hard both by
argument and 10y diatory motions. An amend
ment TO tue committees report changing the
counties OF Elizabeth City. Ork. Warwick,
and james City to the South division was
accepted and the report as amended adopted
by the following. Clergy. IS ayes, ii nays.
laty, 81 ayes. 20 nay5.
A committee TO report neces airy action %
the general convention WAS appol ted and
at ll.S0 o'clock the council adjourned TO .
O'Clock tomorrow.
Mrs. Hardin Dies In Nytheyiile.
WYTHryuLE. Va. May lS.-lSpecial. r.
Mrs. Hardin. mother OF Mrs. fdW.n Parker,