Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-18
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Shining ShckelS Constituted the Lead
Ing Topic in the Council Yesterday.
BISHOP YHITTLE'S ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Il, Gives IN Detail His visitations and OBJ.
suyatons for the Year.
HISS EMORY MAKES A TALK.
Tho woman's Auxiliary Listen To Her
bishop pctcrkin and Mr.. Mason Discuss
BISHOP YHITTLE'S ANNUAL ADDRESS.
HISS EMORY MAKES A TALK,
Tho woman's Auxiliary Listen to Her
Bishop rctcrkin and Mr.. Mason Discuss
Mission Work Last Night.

Sfrtcts al $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
aid commenced work dead in earnest"
I,, ". Z. 1atanc, OF Wcstmorcland
county. read the morning prayer. and
E.v Scallcy Moore. OF Parkersburg. ".
Va. preached an able and impressive
sermon.
a.. took iiif tcXi from Psalm cXiX.. verse
81. "lt ia time for Thee. Lord. 10 WORK
fr ihcy have made void Thy law" The
tr.4rhcr discussed the methods whereby
n.. ltak. vcu Ccd's holy laws. Some.
times. hc said laws were annuled by
t.,-c who disputed the right Of the law
f.akiug power To deal with the matter.
az called into question the authority over
-le peoIc 10 bc affected 10y such law.
There were plain laws upon the Divine
satute-Gpok which men were not willing
4. wholly obey. because they Conhictcd
vIp their liberty. For this reason many
,alelvorcd To apply wrong interpreta-
t.u 90 such statutes. Rev MIR. Moore
concluded win an explanation OF how
COD enforced his laws. not according to
tno merits az man. but according 60 His
tNn mercy.
After the religious exercises the busi-
ltse session was opened. Bishop White
was In The chair. ana Bishops Petcrkin
nrI Newton occupied seats in the chaucel
H.. r. Meade. the secretary. was at his
G.-k. ilc was assisted by Rev. ". &.
Lttauc.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
Bishop white announced the follow
ina changes IN the committees:
I.Dv Alr Hepburn. instead Of Rev. Mr.
Ilnts as chairman Of the Committee on
Ewc' Fund cyrus BossieuX. instead Of
G o. Minor
These additional standing committees
VIC named:
clerical support Mcssrs W s Barton.
D. 90. James Thomas Henderson. j. f.
NHDheu. j. -. Pendieton. Thomas L. Al
friend, :. IL or. 6. NJ. Walker Charles
hIu- and Thomas !. crew.
sunday Schools Rcvs y. =. Dame. W
~ Clark. J.. l.. Mason. and McssrS. +. n.
ArGuire John Temple. and w. r. Sncad
Secretary Meade read kilograms from
o.. Texas Council. signed by George W.
kins'lFinc Of Houston. and from the
Diocese of Ohio. signed by T.. Worthing-
f.u. oi Cleveland bearing the Concratu-
.t'ious II these bodies 10 Assistant Bishop
John b. Newton upon MS conservation.
Upon motion If Rev. kcniock Nelson
fh. secretary was directed TO send replies
Goo these councils. expressing the thanks
Che Virginia body for their congratuia-
tons.
- Rev Mr. Clark. of Fredericksburg. 10
tho Council of North Carolina. now in
session nj Winston y g.
Bishop white iGnuounoed That the
treasurer 90 the diocese Mr. James r.
Gray. could be- found IN the lccture-room
81 the church during the morning ses-
siDus. ana that hc would receive amounts
collected by the different churches for
The contingent fund.
BISHOPS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
The bishop then read his annual adj
dress II gave detailed account of
lis lahors during the past year. In speak
iuE Of bis Visitations he furnished the
number confirmed AT each church He
also presented IN interesting form tho
changes among the ministers during the
year. The Bishop spoke pathetically con-
c.r ng the late Rev. Dr. George H.
Norton who died al his home in Acxan-
dIiI September 70. 1885 lie gives the fol-
lowing summary OF his work:
Visitation. a.. confirmed. 5S white and
o. colureI, SO. Uosiulant~ received T.
candidates for priests orders admitted.
.. present number. %. deacors ordained
o.. prcsbviors ordained. :. ministers de-
ceased. /. ministers deposed. T. letters Ill
missary given. .. letters dimissary ac-
,.ut,d q. lay readers licensed. :, present
number of ministers -four in Irazl ana
two col0rodD 81. number engaged I'm paro-
ohim work. a.: number on diocesan mis-
.ilnary list. 2>. number of churches and
,hap,is g. coloreD. l59.
NOTHING DISCOURAGING.
Commenting upon this showing, Bishop
Nhittle said. 80 far as W. can Ju-er
from the foregoing report there is nothing
disseminating. to say the least. in thr
,.f af,ff4a tl
Year. as compared with that 81 the year
tr,tpfliug / fear that no lht ds
Convenience Of the uuprec Nlentcd bust
ICES. depression throughout The country,
tu. contributions to J1t NhiOi' n.L'No'
I.at and religious lhrtIini 0ns WEI -
found Goo have fallen nc,,w tie a. crtsc
Df yeats it-t. / dIG sorry TO know i.At
tll, is true of our Diocesan Missionary
Society. upon which the very life of our
Church may almost seem 10 depend.
feel that | can hardly eXaggerate IT'S
Importance or the necessity for our peo-
d.. to contribute 70 its funds To the eN-
tent OF their ability
The Bishop extended his thanks to the
,nIllcu for their noble Lenten offerings.
IL spoke Of the territory in the diocese
u.r.hnE development by the Church. ana
ur..I th- necessity for sustaining the
MISSIONARY society. Twenty-cight of the
s.>t,-threr ministers engaged In parochial
worth were being supported 10y the So
D.ty
Ta. Executive Committee had the
Bishop continued. most wisely decided 60
.u,nur Rev. Edward Meade In his Office
.- general evangelist. Some persons
mi-At say that the conservation of Bishop
Newton left no place for the evangelist.
llt tAis was erroneous. Their fields of
labor were entirely different.
TA- Bishop had no sugg s,ions TO make
ur plans 10 propose. In concluding. he
made an appeal in behalf Of placing the
u.u Common Prayer-Eook into' the
churches Of the diocese In proper num-
Il. following standing committee was
nominated 10y Rev. Or. John X. Mason.
E.. Irs. Joseph Packard. II. Suter. and
N.-srs Charles Taylor. 1" NJ. Blackford,
Arthur Herbert. and Rev 4. T.. Phillips.
AMENDMENTS OFFERED.
During the process of taking the ballot
the Bishop submitted an amendment to
canon a. providing that at the opening
0i the council the president shall, after
tne Iol-call. appoint committee of one
%. rgy man and TWO lay delegates TO re-
port 10 the secretary OF the council the
names Of the delegates entitled 10 seats
lu the council. and of those claiming
s.ats The amendment was referred 10
o. committee which Is TO report upon II
to-day. The same course was taken with
reference To all amendment offered by
ktv. T.. NJ. randolph, touching the award
ius OF the certificates. BisnOp Nhittle
announced as that committee Rev.
Al,ssrs. Randolph and bowman. and
Aleasrs. William c. Marshall and John X.
Limmcrmau
incas gentlemen were also charged with
81. amendment 10 article OF the const-
cation. sti,,Ilating that ~ membcais
should act until the following Easter
Monday. or until their Successors had
DC ia appointed
y communication from tn General Con-
VcntiOn was read by Rev Dr. Kinlock
Nelson. 1t had reference 10 certain al
terdtions OF The constitution as agreed
upon by the recent Baltimore Convention.
The alterations as recommended provide
that changes In the pray shall re
quirc the endors ment OF the actual ma
jOrity OF the bishops Another recon-
mcndatiOn involves a change OF the title
OF assistant bishop TO bishop coadjutor.
The whole matter was referred 10 a COM
mittee consisting OF Rvs. kinlock Mel
son and j. Wallace and MIR J. X. Tim
norman. The report Of these gentlemen
is 90 be submitted 10 the next General
Council.
REPORTS HANDED IN.