The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-15

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
First Annual Council Of the Virginia
Southern Diocese.

NORFOLK, VA, June THE first Ans
nual Council of the Protestant Episcopal
/ Church in the Diocese of Southern Vir-
ginia met here this morning in Christ
church at 1890 and devotional services
were held for an hour, conducted by
Right Rev Bishop A. NJ. Randolph, who
presided over the body. The sermon, by
Rev. DR.. HUBBARD of Berkeley, was from
| Paul's Epistle to the Romans, fifteenth
chapter, twenty ninth verse andtreated
/ of the Gospel of Christ on earth and His
sacrifice for the forgiveness of the sins of
men. The sermon was very able one.
After the service the holy communion
was administered by the Bishop to the
clergy and delegates Of the council.
QUORUM PRESENT.
A recess was then taken until O'Clock,
and on reassem bling the clerk called the
roll of ministers and delegates entitled
to seats and quorum was announced.
The Bishop announced the Committee
on Credentials as follows: C. r. Ames,
L. w. Jones and J. w. Ware. The com
mittee retired to the vestry-room and
/ soon after submitted the roll of ministers
and lay delegates present, and the report
was adopted.
STANDING COMMIFTEES
The Bishop then announced the fol-
lowing standing committees of the coun-
| Gil under the resolution adopted at
| Lynchburg last fall.
State of the Church-Revs G. B. Bry>
an, G.. r. Haynes, D. D.. w. d. Hullihen,
j. Cleveland Hail. James s. Russell, and
Messrs r. II. Baker, M. P. Burks, j. W.
Claiborne, M. d., S. Bassett French, and
W. N. Kennon.
Widows and Orphans Fund-Revs W.
H. Meade, D. D., and P. M. Boyden, and
Messrs. Daniel Trigg and W. A. Anderson.
Episcopal Fund evs. J. J. -Gravatt
and Arthur P. Gray, and Messrs Sterl>
ing Boisseau and 0. B. Finney, M. D.
Brotherhood-M essrs. Thomas c. Elder
and Tiswell Dabney, Robert Logan, Ran
dolph Harrison and G. L. Holland
Disabled Clergy Fund-Revs. NJ P.
Logan and Martin johnson and Messrs.
George P. Taylor and j. Ravenscroft
Jones.
Bruce Fund-Rev. G. G.. Pruden and
Mr.. Merry Boulkin.
Diocesan Missionary Society-Rev. J.
r. Hubbard. ID. D., and Mr.. G. w. Smith.
Parochial Responsiveness. E. L. Good
win, E. w. Hubbard, G. E. Woodson, w.
L. Gravatt and Wessrs. r. 0. Eggerton,
w. H. Berkeley, G.. E. Faulkner, and w
II. Murdaugh.
New Parishes-Revs. R. J. McBryde,
0. s. Barten, d. D., and Frank String
fellow, and Messrs. Charles W. Saunders,
G. P Terry and Jacob Heffelfinger
Electors-Revs. T. M. Carson and j. d.
Powell and Messrs. R. E. Withers and L.
r. Watts.
Finance-Messrs G. M Blackford, w.
w. Old, W. B. Martin, F. E. Davis and
N. III. Massie.
Clerical Support Messers. ]. M. Nc
Bryde, Phi. D., G. j. Faulkner, Mann
Page, R. S. Thomas, w. E. Hines, John
Horseley, A. S. Hughes, Thomas F. Rives,
Ct. w. Bowyer and Thomas Townsend.
Sunday Schools-Revs. J. N. McCor-
mick and A. S. Lloyd and Messrs. H. T.
Green, Thurmer Haggard and Thomas
Burch.
A greeting was ordered to be sent to
the Council of West Virginia, now in ses-
sion at Clarksburg.
DIVISION OF FUNDS.
Mr.. W. W. Old presented the report of
the Committee on the Division of the
Funds and Property of the Diocese of
Virginia as agreed upon by the joint
committee of the two Dioceses.
The report was adopted and a commit
tee appointed to receive the funds from |
the Diocese of Virginia
The rules of order of the primary coun- |
ell were adopted
A petition to form a new parish in
Staunton was referred to the Committee |
on New Parishes.
Council adjourned to o'clock.
MISSIONARY REPORTS.
Tonight the Council considered the re-
port of the Diocesan Missionary Society,
and interesting reports were sent and |
discussed from the missionary fields of
the various convocations.