Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
FIRST ANNUAL COUNCIL OF THE
VIRGINIA SOUTHERN DIOCESE.
Opening Exercises - Announcement OF
Standing Committees by Bishop Ram
doiph--Repors Received.

NORFOLK, Va, June THE first Annual
Council ofthe Protestant Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Southern Virginia met
here this morning in Christ church at 1890
ani devotional services were held for an
hour. conducted by Right Rev. Bishop A.
Nj. Randolph. who presides over .hc body.
The sermon. by Rev. DIR. Hubbard. OF
Berkeley, was from Paups Epistle TO the
Romans, fifteenth chapter, twcnty-ninth
verse, and treated of the Gospel OF Christ
ON earth and His sacrifice for the forgive
ness of the sins OF men. The sermon was
very able one.
After the service the holy communion
was administered 10y the Bishop 20 the
clergy and delegates of the council.
QUORUM PRESENT.
recess was then taken until o'clock,
and on rcasscmbhng the clerk called tho
roll of ministers and delegates emitted 10
seats and quorum was announced.
Tho Bishop announced the COMMITTEES
on Credentials as follows {. X. AmcS' l.
W. Jones. and J. ". Ware. Tho commit
tee retired 10 the vcstry-room and soon
after 81 admitted the roll OF ministers anu
La delegates present. and the report was
adopted
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Bishop then announced tho follow
ing standing committees Of the couucii
under the resolution adopted at l"nch-
burg last fall:
state % tho Church-Rcys. G. y. Bryan =. X
HAYNES H. d.. " ID. Ugiiihcn. =. 'eve.hh1
Hail James =. Rpsscll nui Mcssrs. X ~. b1ter.
n. y. BurRs. j. ". claiborne, ii. D., :. bh''tW
French. ana ". y. keunon. =,
WIDOWS ana Orphans Fund-keg~ W H.
Nonic. d. d. ana Z. NJ. Boyden. hnd Mcssrs
Daniel Irleg aul IS. 4. Anderson.
Episcopal Fuud-Rcvs. j. y. 6fhYah ana ~.
thur T.. Gray. aad Mes.fs. storing hois"'Ah Ahi
Proth~rhooi- Ncssrs Thomas C. Elder AMI
Ti-wcl Dabacy, Robert Logan kaudo.Yh Hafu-
sou. and G.. J.. Holland
Disabled Clergy Tuud-Rrvs. ". ?. Logan ana
Martin Johns %, AMI Ncssrs. GEORGE L. hyIDc
AMI !. Ravens r0't Jones.
Bruce Fund Rev c. G. lruicn ana Sir. henry
Eouliin. - 80,
bard. u d.. AMI Sir. e.. W. smith. 90
Parochinl Rcporis-Rov- f. J.. Go'iwin. ?,
W Ilubard. G. f. Wo,l-on. w. l.. Grayat', ana
hessrs Il. o.. FsEorton, W. u. BerAicy' u l.
Faulkner, aui ". ~. MIriauyh.
Now ga-i.nrs- Rows r. j. MrRryie. o. : Ear
ton. u. D.. ana Frank StrlugichoW' Hni ncerr'
Charles w. Saunders, G.. J.. Terry, nnd JACOB
Er,i.ons-Rors. y. NJ Carson and i. y. Pow.
eli. and Ncssrs. Il. 2. Nl,lef- ana j. x. Mattr,
Finaure-Messrs. e. -. HincS'0rj, ". ". Oi''
v. =. Martin. =. t. Davis, ana y. IT, bhs'le' m
clerical Surf0rt He--re. .. ~. Mcbride. m
u. a. j. Faulkner. Mann Page, r. : Thomas
Vs. T.. Uuo-. John iIor-c,ey. 4. y. iilgher
Thomas +. Eyos C.. ". bo@ycr AMI Thomas
IuHuseui.
sandy Schoois-Rovs ,. y. Mccormick aud
A =. LLOYD ami Moa-rs. II. 4. Green, lhutmer
Uaggarl. ma Thomas Blrrh.
A greeting was ordered % bo scnt t. the
Council Of West Virginia, now IN session
al Clarksburg.
DI;1sIoN or rrNrs.
Mr.. W. W. Old presented tho report OF
tho Committee on the Division az tho
Funds and Property 81 the Diocese II w
CinIa ~ agreed upon by the JOINT commit
to- of the two dluCnees.
The report va, adopted and committee
appointed 10 receive the funds from the
diocese e Virginia
The rules Of order Of tie primary cOun-
cll were adopted.
petition 20 form IL new parish 10 Siaun-
ton was referred 10 tie Committee on New
Parishes.
Council adjourned 10 O'Clock.
MISSIONARY IiraLTs.
Tonight the council considered the re-
port 81 The Dioc san Missionary Society,
and interesting reports Wer" s.n- IN and
dIscu ~ci from tie mls-i nary fields OF the
various cCuyOcIt.NIs.