Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-07
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Charles Town, w. Va, June 6.-The
services Of the Episcopal Council be-
gan this morning with prayer by Rev.
G. L. Gibbons, OF Moorefeld The ses-
sion was called to order by Bishop Pc
terkin. There We're present several
delegates who arrived this morning.
The ueasurer's report Of the Episco-
pal fund was received and together
with the treasurer's report was referred
to the Finance Committee. The latter
report showed a balance Of $3.50 on
hand.
The Committee on Credentials re
ported So lay delegates present and en-
titled to seats.
ST. Anne's parish, at New Martins
Vile, formerly reported as a mission,
sent three delegates and was admitted
TO the status Of a parish.
Bishop Peterkin read mis- annual ad-
dress. embracing the work Of the
church and missions in West Virginia
during the last year. The Bishop Of
fered his report, showing 80 visits made
i'm the State: elsewhere, "a; sermons
and addresses made, 294; meetings, 53;
special sermons, 40; combinations, 294.
He made special mention in his report
on the establishment of q university
hall at NorganJown, designed to be a
church home for young men attending
the West Virginia University. He call
ed attention to the Sheltering Arms
Hospital. at Charleston, having 81 VS.
itors and an expense Of $500 durlng
the year He said there was deli
cheney Of 100000 in the foreign mis-
sion fund, and at once a contribution
of S593 was raised.
The morning sermon was preached
by
REV. JACOB BRITTINGHAM.
Greetings were sent to the Council OF
Southern Virginia, which is now IN
session at Petersburg.
The following gentlemen were elect
ed deputies TO the general convention
to be held at Minneapolis in October
next: Revs. r. r. SwOpe, S. 5. Moore,
/ r. ID. Roller. Jacob Birmingham; lay
/ deputies. p. M Amber, w. S. Laidly,
/ Gen. VIM. p Craighill and Frank Beck
with.
The Bishop appointed the regular
/ committees on state Of the church,
finance. parochial reports, admission Of
new parishes, brotherhood, Episcopal
fund and unfinished business.
DIR. Moore presented the report OF the
Diocesan Missionary Committee,
showing receipts from churches, $L759J
Sunday schools Sl75; expenditures,
S1.7SC: balance on hand, including bal
ance of last year, 1929. These funds
show an increase OF nearly $500 over
last year. Twenty missionaries have
been aided, serving at sixty places, at
several of which churches or missions
have been established.
There were 146 combinations in the
mission field.
THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
for West Virginia met to-day in this
place. and was presided over by Mrs.
Small. President of the Society.
An address was made by Mrs. Julia
Emery. of New York corresponding
secretary of the W0man's Auxiliary to
the board of missions.
A committee was appointed by the
Bishop 20 report up0n q design for the
seal for the diocese. The city Of
Moundsville was selected for the meet
inc of the Council I'm June next. The
remainder of t0-day's sessions was
spent i'm discussing amendments to the
canOns.
Gen. VIM. p. Craighi1 rendered q
reception last night at his residence
to the delegates to the Council and a
large number attended.