The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-18
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
Trwe,dIngs Of the Second Days Session
at ST. James.
plSgop WHITES ANNUAL ADDRESS
.,,,,e a Detailed Account OF His L""0r'
purlng tho Year-N"'h i"'P'''""' ''
tncss 60 tic Diocese fr""'"e'ed'

,.-,icse on.n,d promptly at 800 O'CLOCK
,., VI, g. I.atano. Of Mcs'more-
,.,s county. read the morning prayer.
p.,. sc.,lev Moore. OF parkcrsburg' W.
q. rr.achtl an eloquent sermon on
,... no. verse i25. ut "a tine for
,-.. ord 10 work. for they have made
,.a ry law
,... course q his address the preach
.,.l rat there We're certain methods
.gt..a mcn m gAt make void the laws
,cl and there were certain ways
I'D others ia which God worked
,.,. enforcement Of the divine laws.
...-s laws were made void by peo-
..,., disputed The right Of the law
linz power g. DIAL with The subject
.. Iues d n-d their authority over
f.r whom the laws were to
D. c-.ol
t,..- wa- q make laws void was
., .aus the reputation Of the law
.r.- either by mistake or by per
,.-... Ta,rc were plain laws upon the
r.,.. statGtc Book which men were
r.t. Inns 90 wholly obey. because IN
c.-f.-el with their liberty. AID for this
-.... they cndeav0rcd u imply wrong
interpretations Of the law.
Sometimes the r!ch. Interpretation was
avoided by an evasion u performing the
g.. .s required CA ether occasions the
law Y., made void by actual and open
trarserrssio9 and dlsobedence Of the
law He illustrated this ~ referring 10
Gle christian lay of love and 20 the law
q Clrisuaa charity. The preacher then
Demonstrated how God does the work 10
enforce his LAYS not for our merit but
through his mercy.
Urs NYss MISSION.
Tho business session was opened soon
u0cr the religious services by Bishop
White. while Rev. Eversrd Meade re-
CORDED. assisted by Rev. W. c. Latane.
Bishop John b. Newton also occupied a
seat ia the chanceL
The Bishop announced the following
changes Fin the committees: Rev MI
Hepburn 70 take the place Of Rev. Mr..
Hincks. as chairman OF the Committee on
Trucc Fund. GeT Mr.. Fincks not being
present The name OF Mr.. Cyrus Bos-
sieux was substituted on the Finance
Committee for that Of Mr.. O.. c. Minor
the latter being only an alternate.
The Bishop then announced the fol-
lowing additional standing committees:
Clerical Support-Mcssrs. w :. Barton
+. O. James. Thomas Henderson. j. +.
1iachen. J. D. Tendleon, Thomas l.. Al
friend. L. II. OFT. G. NJ. Walker Charles
King. Thomas j. Crew.
SUNDAY Schoos-Rey. y. =. Dame, Rev
". NJ Clark. Rev. L. r. Mason, Messrs
I. H. Mcclure, John Temple, W. l.
Sneod.
Rev. r " Randolph submitted the
certificates Of four additional lay dele
gates. which were found 20 be correct.
The secretary read kilograms from the
Texas Council. signed by George W. Kin
solving, Of Houston, Tex, and from the
Diocese Of Ohio. signed by Secretary
L. Worthlngton. 90 Cleveland O., sending
the congratulations Of the two bodies to
1hc conservation Of Assistant Bishop
John T. Newton.
ON motion 1f Rev. Kinloch Nelson. the
secretary WAS directed to send replies
20 Houston and Cleveland expressing the
thanks OF the Council for the congratula-
tions
on motion Of Mr.. Clark, Of Frede-
rickshmrg IL was decided % send greet
ings 10 the Episcopal Council Of North
Carolina. now In session at Winston, y
c
The Bishop announced that the treas
urer Of the Diocese Mr.. James r. Gray.
could be found AZ the lecture-ro0m OF
tllf fuAltH NNl4iE the StS~iDlS UT lAi'
Council from $3.50 A. NJ. to T. NJ. where
he would receive the amounts collected
in the various churches for the contin-
gent fund.
THg bishops ADDRESS.
Bishop White read his annual ad-
dress II gave a detailed account Of his
iab0rs during the past year. IN speaking
az his vsitations he furnished the num-
hey confirmed at each church. The
Bishop also presented in interesting
form. the changes among the ministers
during the past year. The Bishop spoke
Yatheucally In his address concerning
the late Rev. Or. George II. Norton,
who died al his home in Alexandria,
September -. 1888. He gives the follow
ing summary Of his work;
Nisitations. az; confirmed 5lS white and
q colored 5H. postulants received 8;
candidates for priests orders admitted. 6;
present number. %: deacons ordained, 8:
yresbyters ordained. 3; minister deceas-
81. d minister deposed. /; letters dimis-
sorry given, 9; letters dsmissary accpeted,
6. lay readers licensed, Z; present num-
Der of ministers -four I'm Brazil and two
co.oreb 81; number engaged in paroch-
Sd work c.; number on diocesan mis-
Fonary list, 2S, number Of churches and
c.apels 10 cOioTedJ. 159
Commenting upon this showing, Bishop
White said: 80 far as we can judge
from the foregoing report there is
nothing discouraging, 10 say the least, In
me condition Of the diocese during the
ESQ year as compared with that Of the
ar preceding. I fear that no doubt, as
consequence Of the unprecedented bust
ness depression throughout the cOUn-
tfy, the contributions 10 our various
benevolent and religious institutions will
D. found 10 have fallen below the aver
age OF years past I am sorry 10 know
uat this Is true Of our Diocesan Mis-
tonary Society. upon which the very
ere N our church may almost seem 10
Depend. ] feel that ! can hardly exagger-
ai- its Importance or the necessity for
our people 20 cOntribute 10 its funds TO
tAe extent Of their ability"
Ihe bishop extended his thanks 70 the
children for their noble Lenten offerings.
he spoke Of the territory in the diocese
needing development by the church. and
urged the necessity for sustaining the
missionary society. Twenty eight Of the
hHiy-three ministers engaged in parochial
work were being supported by the So
C-ty
Tie Executive Committee had. the
"'hop continued. most wisely decided 10
continue Rev. Everard Meade In his Office
general evangelist. Some persons
Hifht say that the conservation of
N''hnp Newton left no place for the
'@Aseist but this was erroneous. Their
is ~ labor were entirely different.
'"e bishop had no suggestions TO make