Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-14

Annual Council Of the Southern Diocese o
Virginia.
The Annual Council Of the Southern
Diocese of Virginia of the Protestant
Episcopal church, which had been in SEES
sion at Petersburg since June 9Th, adjourn
ed on Saturday to meet next year in
! Wytheville.
The following are the delegates, clerical
and lay, elected to the General Convention
which meets at Minneapolis next October
Clerical delegates-Revs. w. D. Tucker
OF Norfolk, W. H. Meade, D. D., of Roa-
noke, 4. J. McBryde, D. D., OF Lexington,
J. j. Lloyd, D. D., of Lynchburg.
| Clerical alternates-Revs. A. S. Lloyd OF
Norfolk. M. 2. Logan, u. D., of Wythe-
| vile, T. M. Carson of Lynchburg, G. 0.
Pruden of Chatham.
Lay delegates-Col. R. E. Withcrs OF
Wytheville, Col. c. NJ. Blackford of Lynch
burg, Judge w. W. Old of Norfolk, Mr..
M. L. BurkS OF Bedford City.
Lay alternates-Hon w. r. Mckinney
of Petersburg, Judge w. B. Martin of
Norfolk, MI. G. L. Holland of Danville,
Mr.. w. A. Anderson of Lexington.
STATISTICS OF THE DIOCESE.
Rev. E. s. Gum, of Brandon, offered the
report of the committee on the parochial
reports, which gives statistics gotten from
1o1 reports: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
families, 4, 451; children, 1908; individuals,
1915; communicates, 9,286; baptisms-
infants, 522; adults, 227; total, 749; con-
firmations, ~; marriages. 224; burials,
424; public services on Sunday, 5,427; other
days, $3.50; sermons and lectures, 1858:
lectures, II; Holy Communions on Sunday
1904.
Value of church buildings, 1852, $40;
chapels, 1927 800: rectories, $1l2,550; of
school and parish houses, $17 500: furni-
ture including organs, $sS,s70; invested
funds, Sc, 452; value Of lands, $4,000; total
value, $1,126,063; insurance on churches
and chapels, 1928 .21O; on rectories, $61 $50;
parish houses, $4,000; on furniture, includ-
ing organs, 1874 $50; total. 1924, $40; total
receipts, SILL ,292.7 II: total disbursements,
$163 ,221.64.
BIHsoP RANDOLPH'S REPORT
Bishop Randolph s report says that since
the last meeting of the council he had adj
ministered the rite of confirmation to 913
persons and baptized IS. The number Of
postulants received during the year was
20, 16 white and colored; candidates for
deacon orders,3; candidates for priesthood,
20; lay readers, 81; ordinations, IS; church
es consecrated, 8; letters dismissory given
to other dioceses to Rev. c. J. S. Mayoand
Rev. J. R. Brooks, to Maryland: Rev. E.
L. Goodwin, to the Diocese of Virginia,
and Rev. H. T.. Wood, to Western New
York Letter dismissory received for
other dioceses For Rev. J. G. Shackle-
ford, from Southern Ohio: J. r. Ribble,
from Virginia, and j. F. Aiken, from
South Corolina. New churches have been
opened since the last council at the follow
ing places: Emmanuel Church, Covington;
Good Shepherd, Bath parish Dinwiddie
county; Old st. Luke's, Smithfiels, reopen
ed; Emmanuel, Staunton; church at Cliff
ton Forge, church at Lamberts Point, near
Norfolk, st. Andrews Chapel, Norfolk,
and new chapel at Cape Charles.
LETTER FROM BISHOP -WHITTLE.
Before adjournment, Bishop Rando lph
read the following letter from Bishop
Whittle:
My Dear Bishop,-I am very much OBJ
liged for your kind invitation, and also
for one through Rev. MI. Spencer. to at
tend your council. 1t would be a great
pleasure to meet many loved friends now
in Petersburg, but as could only meet
and not see them 1 must regretfully de-
cline. Praying that the Holy Spirit may
order all your doings. remain, affection
ately yours,
F. M. WHITE.
WOMAN S AUXILIARY AND OTHER
MATTERS
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern
Diocese of Virginia met in the basement
of st. Paul IS church at 10 A. M. Saturday.
Services were conducted by Rev. r. G.
Jet, of Staunton, and addresses were
delivered by Revs. M. P. Logan and VIM.
D. Smith, after which the meeting was
called to order with Miss Lula l.. Taylor
of Norfolk, in the chair, and Miss Virginia
Lassiter, of Petersburg, as secretary. The
roll-call showed that fourteen delegates
from the Woman s Auxiliary and four from
the Junior Auxiliary were present.
Judge w. B. Martin of Norfolk submit
ted the report of the executive committee
Of the Diocesan Missionary Society. 1t
makes most excellent showing. There is
evangelist-Rev. DR.. Lacy-and thirty
missionaries supported by this society.
The old standing committees of the couu-
Gil were reelected.