The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-08
THE EP|SC0PAL|AN COUNCIL
Proceedings Of the Second Days
Session in the Cockade City.
Bishop Randolph's Annual Address In
tcnsely Interesting. Judge Martin,
of Norfolk. Submitted the Re-
port of the Executive Com
mittce.
Special Dispatch to The virginiau.

PErERspUna, Va. June THE
Protestant Episcopal Council of tho
Diocese of Southern Virginia met in
| second days session i'll ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church at 10 o'clock this
morning aud was opened with morning
prayer by Rev. George Q. Smeade and
Rev. w. L. Roberts. After the close
of prayer Bishop Randolph called the
Council to order. The secretary. Rev.
Thomas Spencer, read the proceed.
ings of yesterdays session, which were
approved.
kilograms Of greeting were received
from the Dloceses of West Virginia
and Delaware. The secretary WAS iu-
strncted to send fitting responses to
each.
A special telegram of greet
ing and invitation was ordered
to be sent to the former Diocesan
the Right Rev. L. Nj. Whit,le, d. d.,
Richmond. Bishop Randolph read his
annual episcopal address, which dealt
with various matters. lie first referred
to the death OF the late Rev. O. Akin
solving. which had occurred during
tho year. He said word respecting
the proper equipment OF the Episcopal
residence in Norfolk, and gnye tho
name OF several places visited for con
| firmatiou and number confirmed at
each. Total number OF combinations,
9l3; number of posterlants, 16 white
and 4 colored; total 20; cat Gidatas for
desoons orders, 3; candidates for
priesthood, 90 10y readers, 81; ordina.
tions. Is; churches consecrated. 3. Let
ters dismissory given TO other diocese to
Rev Q Mayo and Rev J II Brooks
to Maryland, Rev Il l. Goodwin to the
Diocese OF Virginia and Rev Ii l. Wood
to Western New York,
Letters dismissory received from
other dioceses for Rev j q Shackelford
from Southern Ohio. L + Ribble from
Nirgiuin and j Il Deker from South
Carolina. Number of lay readers, fl
| ty-four.
The Bishop has celebrated during
the year the Holy Communion on ten
| occasions, not otherwis reported, bap.
| tised eight persons and celebated or as.
sisted ut tho marriage service i've times,
New churches have been ouensi since
the last Council ut the following places:
Emmanuel Church. Covington; Good
Shepherd. Bath Parish, Dinwid
die county; Old st Luke's. Smith.
field, reopened; Emanuel. Staunton;
church at Clifton Forge. church at
| Lamberts Point. hear Norfolk; st.
Andrews Chapel, Norfolk. and new
chapel at Cape Charles.
| The Council adopted O resolution re
qussting Bishop Randolph to repeat
| before the Council the admirable his
torlcnl address delivered by him before
the late annual Virginia Council at
Charlottesville.
Judge w. b. Martin, of Norfolk,
submitted the report Of the Executive
Committee of tho Diocesan Missionary
| Society.
The Executive Committee of the
Diocesan Missionary Society elected is
as follows: Rev Arthur s Lloyd, of
| Norfolk; Rev j b Fnnsten, of Ports
mouth; Rev G 0 Prudeus, of Chatham. !.
| Rev John Ridout, of Petersburg; Rev
NJ Logan, of Wytheville. Laymen:
Judge W B Martin, of Norfolk; Jacob
Hehleinger. of Hampton; Leigh r
Watts. of Portsmouth; Nj Burke, of
Bedford City, and @ j Faulconer.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A ballot was taken for .he election OF
clerical and lay delegates to the next
general convention, but there was no
election. The election OF these dele.
gates come up again to morrow end
VIII Piupnpiy oCSHpJ iAuCu tluut OF the
| Council. Tonight there was evening
| prayer services conducted by the
Bishop and Rev. G, Il. Hams,
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, Rev. j. c.
Hall and Kew. J. Thompson Cole.
| Rev. DR.. Carmichael, OF ST. Paurs
| Episcopal Church, of Richmond,
preached the missionary sermon. An
address was made by Rev. j. Thomp-
son Cole, of the American Church
| Missionary Society. At the close Of
DR.. Coles address. the offertory was
taken up for the needs of the foreign
| fields.