The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-09

Yesterday was a busy day with the
EpiscopaIian clergy and laity who com.
pose tho Diocesan Council OF the church
Of West Virginia, the principal subject
discussed At the business sessions being
the proposed division OF the diocese on
tho linei mentioned in the ISrrLLloER.
CEN yesterday rnorDinz A difference OF
opinion was developed as to the adys.
ability Of taking such as,ep, even a pro-
paratory one, at tho present time,
At 7:45 communion service was cCle.
brated in st. Matthew'S, and the next
event on the programme was the resu.
lar business meeting, which was called
to order at 9:i5 o'clock, Bishop Peter.
kin presiding. Tho minutes OF proceed.
Ing meetings as read by the secretary,
Rev. Dir. Roller. were adopted. Then
the report Of tho committee appointed
at the last council 10 look into the mat
Ter Of tho proposed division OF the do.
cese, made their report. Tho commit
tee was composed OF Rev. MIR. Roller,
RcS. Mr.. Gibson and Rev. Jacob Brit
tingham, OF this city, and Messrs. Beck
with, Watson and Logan. Tho re-
port, which is oil considerable
length, favors the division. Tho
Iepor, sets forth that it will be
necessary to raise $4,000 for the en-
dowmeut fund, Of which $4,000 can be
furnished in tho lines OF the proposed
new diocese, and that tho other portion
Of the present diocese. should provide
the balance, $4,000. The debate as TO
the report Of the committee was quito
extensive and elaborate, the ground De.
ing completely covered. lasting the en-
tire morning session OF The council.
Rev. Dr.. Nelson moved that considera.
ton OF the matter be postponed until
the council OF 1895, and this preci plated
a renewed discussion. Rev. DR.. Glib
son, Of Huntington, made a strong argu-
ment in favor OF division. At II o'clock
the discussion vas laid over until the
afternoon session.
The morning services at ST. Mat
thcw's church were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Easter, OF Lewisburg. The sermon
was powerful and eloquent one The
delegates then repaired to the Fort
Henry club where tho usual midday
lunch was served.
At the afternoon session the discus.
sion Of tho division project was re-
sumed, and a. 3 O'Clock q resolution
carrying tho adoption OF the commit
tees report, was adopted, thus assuring
in time the division Of the diocese. 4
committee will be appointed TO raise
tho funds, which will report at the
next council, which conYeues in Charles
town, next June.
The committee on Sunday schools OF
the diocese made its report through
Chairman Rev. Mr.. Birmingham. 4
loss Of scholars Of +57 was reported, but
there was O considerable increase in
offerings during the year.
The committee Oh tho state OF the
church reported at length, finding
many reasons Tor gratitude and hope
fulness in the review OF the year past.
| The number who were confirmed eI.
ceeded the year previous by 90. There
are twenty-si1 resident clergymen and
several who work partly in this diocese.
The committee is composed OF Rev. Sfr.
Nelson, Rev. c. c. Pearson, Messrs.
r c. Berkeley and P. c. Eastman.
Rev. W. L Gtavatt invited the coun.
Gil OF 1875 10 meet in Zioa's church,
Charles,own, Jefferson county and the
invitation was accepted.
The secretary OF tho council received
Geographic greeting from the Southern
Virginia council which is now in scss-
ion ut Roanoke, Va, and telegraphed
back greetings OF the West Virginia
council.
The subject OF Christian unity was
discussed, and on motion OF Mr.. B. ".
Amber the subject will come up At the
next council. meantime being in the
hands OF a special committee appoi nted
By the bishop.
Rev. Henry Thomas reported from
the committee on parochial reports,
and o number OF interesting facts are
| cleaned from it as follows: Confirm
atoms, 292; marriages, 100; bhrials,
l73; commandments in the diocese. $500;
Sunday school teachers, 42S; Sunday
school scholars, 3,23l; parish scholars.
Dol; parish school teachers, 50. The
total value OF church property is SaT,-
| 40 wi ulNIOc'A hS lOlIONt- SuuECues,
1928, SIS co; chapols. S26.70o; rectories.
$500; other church property, $50. 955.
The total indebtedness on church prop
erty at presen. is only S22S,999 SIS. Dur
ing the year parochial contributions
amounted to S53,379 So. and diocesan
contributions were S66,63S IS.
Last evening at $50 o'clock the dele
gates took supper in the parish house
at St. Luke's on the Island, and the &C.
casion was very enjoyable. At 7:45 ..
III. Bishop Peterkin delivered an elo.
quent and interesting address on the
subject OF church work in Brazil
To-day is the concluding day OF the
council and the following programme
will be followed:
1880 q. m.-CelebratiOn OF holy com.
munion.
9:45 4. m.-Business session; to con.
tinue until final adjournment without
the usual recess for morning prayers.
. p. m. Excursion TO Wheeling
Park. stopping on the way 10 visit the
Home for Aged Women, Altenheim.
There will also be morning prayers,
with brief address, Mt 81. Luke's at 7:45
| a m.