The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-20
THE COUNCIL ADJ0URNS
CLOSING SESSION or THE FPISCO-
PAL BODY AT WINCHESTER.
Interesting Reports Read and Discussions
Conducted-Next Session TO be
Held in Richmond.

'fA'NNf'ttN NbhllAl OF lllf ADNftnltIlN l4flln-
copal Church OF Virginia was well at
tended.
Divine service was held at 10 o'clock
this morning. prayer were read boy the
! Rcvs. S. A. Wallis. Of Pohick church.
| Fairfax county, and Eyarard Meade,
evangelist Of the diocese. Dr. Nelson,
| of the Seminary. preached the sermon
! from st. James i. q: Pure religion
and undehled before God and the Father
is this 10 visit the fatherless and widows
in their amiction, ard to keep himself UNI
/ spotted from the world
The council opened for business at II
/ O'Clock. The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved. AS reports of stand
/ INK committees Of the council We're in
order the Rev. b. N. Randolph gave that
/ OF the Episcopal fund saying that the
accounts were examined and found cor
/ rect. The Rev S. $. Hepburn read that
| OF the committee ON the fund for the
/ widows and orphans Of the diocese. Dr.
/ SIriEg moved that as there We're thirteen
families of widows and orphans of dee
Ccasel clergy now i'm this diocese. after
division the funds are not equal To give
them a proper support there he taken
mp AN extra collection for tleir benefit in
the various parishes. a discussion fol-
lowed. after which Or. Spriges' resolu-
ton was carried.
The Rev. r.. A. Casteman presented the
report of the committee on parochial re-
ports. The statistics are as follows:
Baptisms- Adults white. 100. colorcd. 23
total, 1872. Infauts-Whlte. 273: coI0red
z; total, $50: grand total, 5l2 ConGrma-
tons White 81; colored. z; total 3f&
Communicants-Whi 6179. c0lored. 1lg:
total sos. Marriages White. 1865: COLI
ored, 81; total, lJl. White. 456;
colored, 6; total, 462. Sunday Schools
White teachers, 7SG: scholars. G0J7. total.
693; colOred teachers. 59 scholars 12l.
total, no, grand total. 1872 Sunday
school contributions, $iH2O6 parOchial
Scnools-Teachers, Z; scholars 3l7. total.
3zi Members Of the Brotherhood, 2l0:
total contributions of the diocese, $685.
1878.
an excellent report from the committee
on Sunday schools was presented by the
Rev. l.. w. Burton saying that the rec
sponsibity of schools must alwavs rest
upon the rector The essential fitness for
a teacher is love to Christ one question
Us how 20 deepen the personal religion of
the teacher The committee recommends
that the rectors meet their teachers at
least once a month in what may De- called
teachers prayer meeting. The commit
tees on the burial fund, finance. disabled
clergy and on elections reported the vari-
GUS reports correct The assistant secre-
iary, the Rev. William G.. Latave. was
voted SIS for his services The committee
on the memorial Of the James River Com /
vocation about the combination of vacant 4
churches, recommended that q committee +
be appointed to take charge of those /
churches, consisting Of the Bishop. the /
secretary or the diocesan missionary SOC /
ciety and the evangelist.
Inc next council, on motion of the .
l'eF. j.. IS. Mason, will DE held I'm So. .
James church. Richmond. on the tbirj /.
Wednesday in May. 1894. The Rev. H.n-
derson suter. u. D.. remimIcd the coun-
en- OF ITS resolution, recommending I'm.
ieciois 20 take up collections for Tine
endowment fund of the TheoIoeical Safat-
nary which is q very important matter
Inc secretary was asked by the Bishop /
20 Ieda the report of Mrs. Stuart the
IrlngipaI OF The Virginia Female Institute.
Ihe school has been kept uD iu n rrotf /
state of efficiency during the mast va.~
Bishop Nhitno recommended the inefi-
tute as especially worthy of patroDara
being one of The best of which he haas
any knowledge. There are two vacancies I
on the board of trusteos-one bv r1e
death of General Joseph R. Anderson
the other by the resignation of Mr. Eas-
kerVill A committee of conference ON
the relations of the two di0ccses to the
institute is TO Doe appointed by the Eislor
so as TO meet with the authorities af
the southern Diocese. A committee of
three, the Revs. Messrs Burton. Newton
and Mr.. Joseph Bryan was appointed fo /
draft resolutions 20 the memory of Dr
Dashiell, so long the faithful and efficient
secretary of council
The report OF the committee on clerical
support recommended am increase o.
salaries of rectors and the building Il
'ectorles IN every parish without them /
The churches which paid their rect DTS
more than the salaries promised are ST.
Nargarets chapel, Caroline: Grace and
Trinity churches, and Whtue chanel
Fauquier; St. Paurs Hanover: st. Ste
lhen's, Fauquieri st. Paul's and Grace
'hurches. Prince William; Christ church.
fairfax and Christ church. Orange.
The churches delinquent i'm the payment
If salaries are ST. Timothys and Olivet.
'airiaN county; Emanuel. Fauquier: ST.
ohn's, Louisa; Abingdon. Gloucester.
loore- Memorial Henrico: Vicomico ,
northumberland; ST. Johns. Albemarlc.
md NaWter's and ST. Martins. Essex
ounty The committee on the report of
he diocesan missionary committee asked / 4
hat the report Doe recommitteed TO the I
NN' ''''Ati NhilllllithNf lot conference with
he treasurer, Mr. j. J.. Williams. SO as
% make the report correct. ON account
T the payment of certain funds bv the I
reasurcr of the diocesan committee of =
his diocese 20 the treasurer of the cor e
espondlng committee of the Southern p
iiocese. the accounts cannot be properly y
aiauced until the settlement Of the fund "
etWeen the two doceses is effected bv o.
be- appointed committee The Bishop q
aid he had taken the responsibility of y
irrying ON the necessary business in "
his and other matters between the two 0
oceses on account Of the death Of The
.cretary which action on his part was
earthly approved by the council. Nr.
homas Potts moved that the order of J b
aces Of meeting of the council be- pub a
shed i'm the Journal so as 10 read Win ! m
lester Richmond. Charlottesville, Alex v
ldria and Fredericksburg. cl
There was an animated discussion on J
e payment Of the rent OF the Episcopal p
Oms iu Richmond by the diocese. The 81
shop made a forcible speech, advocat- "a
g this payment. which was unanimously p,
anted. \ petition from BrutOn parish.
that York and James City
unties be restored 10 the old diocese.
as offered by Thomas Potts. Of Rich
ond. This petition was unanimously ID
anted by the council. This petition -
ust also go 20 the council Of the diocese Ut
Southern Virginia. and If granted. III
lst be brought before general convention OF
r its approval Four members OF the te