Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-17
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
THE SECOND DAYS PRoCEEDrSGs
or THE body.
reports Of Bishop wAittie ana As
sistaat-nishop Newtoa-An Hissori-
cal Sermon by Bishop Randolph
The coIored Church.


Especial 1.-THE session Of the Episcopal
Council last night was devoted to the In
terest OF the Diocesan Missionary 30
ciety, Rev. Pike Powers reading the re-
port of the years work. 1t set forth that
the society had aided ministers In every
county in the diocese, save four. Thirty
one ministers had been assisted. and
twenty-seven were at present on It's list.
The receipts OF the society for the past
year amounted to 1850. 5000 OF this COM
ing from the children's mite-boxes- The
ministers aided had received from 500 to
$500 each.
The reading OF the report was followed
by a very earnest address from Mr.. Potts.
OF Richmond. who emphasized the fact
that ministers had to live; that they hao
to eat: that their shoes and clothes wore
out. and that they should be paid wen ana
promptly. He made an earnest appeal 10
the people to raise $4,000 next year Ior
this society.
HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
The council was called to order at 10
O'Clock this morning by the president,
Bishop Whittle.
THE BISHOPS REPORT.
Bishop whittle read his report for the
year ending April 30th. During that
period there had been confirmed-white.
2ss; colored, 6: visItations. 26; postulants
received, 10: baptized. 5; candidates for
priests orders, 4; lay-readers appointed,
20: letters dismsslng-given u, received
8; lay-readers licensed. 16; churches con-
secrated. q churches and chapels in use.
l62 @ colored): deacons ordained, 8; pres
byters ordained. 8; present number or min
.sters, 50 white, colored; removed by
death--Rev. William Jones. of White
Post; Rev. DR.. Minnigerode, Alexandria;
Rev. DR.. Kinlock Nelson, Theological
Seminary: also w. s. S. Dunman. OF
Fredericksburg, who was a candidate for
holy orders.
The report also set forth that Mrs.
Mary f. Jones, OF Buchanan, has been
received as q candidate for the order of
deaconess, and will be placed under the
charge OF Rev. G. A. Goodwin, st. Johns
church. Richmond
The report OF Assistant Bishop Right
Rev. John B. Newton was as follows:
Visitations. 1872: whites confirmed, 732;
colored. Il; priests ordained. l.
HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
At II O'Clock the council took re-
cess for the purpose OF having divine
service. which was read by ri. Rev. John
Il. Newton.
The historical address In honor OF the
one hundredth annual council followed
and was delivered by Ri. Rev. A. NJ.
Randolph of the Diocese of Southern VIZ
ginia-
The Church OF the Colonst In Virginia,
said he. was the Episcopal Church. and
they knew OF no other 1t was established
by law. When the Revolution came IL
was all changed, and people thought that
everything was going to pieces. But the
trials and troubles stimulated the Church
to do all the more work. step by step IL
grew in knowledge and In favor Win
the people 1t gave birthsto many noble
men. In the first council. which was
held in 17s5. we find SO clergymen and "
laymen, among them the names OF many
that are now familiar to us.
Owing to the depression OF the Church
there were ten years when no councii
was held, and this accounts for this being
the one hundredth annual council. The
bishop of the diocese lived in England
and Of course he could not look over
his flock Then, too. some of the clergy
that came over had been run out OF Eng
land. so we are not surprised to md
the Church cold and formal-not able
to get a hold on the people.
II, 1855. two months after the adjourn
ment of the first council the Legislature
passed "the liberation of religious free
dom" act-the first act of the kind ever
passed in the world. :,
IL the Episcopal Church had remained
an established church 1t would have died.
THE growth of the Church was slow, but
steady and onward. up to the time OF
Bishop Meade and the establishment OF
the Theological Seminary in Alexandra
in 1926
The Bishop confined himself almost en-
tirely TO the Church OF Colonial times,
and his address was very instructive.
BUSINESS AGAIN.
At 1920 the council was again called to
order for business.
unanimous vote of thanks was ex-
tended Bishop Randolph for his able ad-
dress. which was ordered to be printed
in the journal of the council and In the
Protestant Episcopal Review. II was also
ordered that 5000 copies be issued Tor
general distribution.
The standing committee was elected
by ballot as follows: j. r. zimmerman
L.. NJ. Blackford A. Herbert, Rev. 10
seph Packard. Rev. H. Suter, Rev. I. +.
Phillips, all Of Alexandria
II was decided that the next council
ebou,d meet at St Paups church, Alex
andria. ..
The election Of the Executive Commit
tee of the Missionary Society of Virginia
resulted as follows: Right Rev. f. Nj.
White, Right Rev. John b. Newton
Rev. Pike Powers. Rev. j. r. Mason,
Rev. X. Goodwin, Rev. Carmichael, Rev.
Mead Clark. Rev. b. Randolph, Rev. L.
II. Mason, Mr.. Joseph Bryan. Mr.. VIII
liam f. Gray Mr.. Thomas Potts. Mr. a.
G. Minor, Dr. j. r. Wheat. Mr.. +. Beve-
ridge, Mr.. Il. r. Wexford. Mr. }. l.. VIII
liams. treasurer.
The Standing Committee on Church
Property as elected is as follows: Right
Rev. J. b. Newton, Messrs. John +. Glen,
David Walker, and Boswell Alsop.