The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-08
SPECIAL DSoeith 10 b. Ia,e'Iigenctr.

| ShAhLLS'loWN, W. VA, juno L.-lnc
third days session OF tho Diocesan
Council OF tho Protestant Epis copal
church was opened with prayer by Roy.
K NJ. Brookey. Tho council thon went
into n committee OF tho whole. with
Mr.. Frank Beckwith as chairman, aud
Rev. Henry Thomas as secretary, to
discusi diocesan support, and passed
the following resolutions, which wero
adopted by tho council:
"Firat. that tho bishops salary be
5000.
Second, that committee bo ap-
pointed to mako pro rata assessment
upon parishes and mission stations for
tho bishops salary aud contingent fund
for tho current year.
Third, that committee bO appoint
cd to report TO tho next council plRn
for pro rata assessments for thelo pur-
poses.
Fourth, that nothing contained in
any resolutions passed. in this com.
mittee shall bo construed as releasing
tho pledged parishes in tho diocese, or
any Of them from liability to bo called
upon to pay such sums as, togo thcr
with any assessment that may be made
upon it or them, will amount to tho
sum pledged. In case such payment
should be needed, or from obligation to
TO meet their pledge"
| The report OF tho committee on Sun
day schools was adopted. Forty.two
Sunday schools contributed Sl75 OF to
diocesan missions during the year, as
against Sl57 SO contributed by twenty
two Sunday schools the previous two
years, showing tho interest was in
creased two hundred per cent aud tho
contributions three hundred pcr cent.
Twenty.eight Sunday schools reported
no contributions.
The report OF tho committee upon
brotherhood was adopted. Owing to
the present condition of tho order it
was asrecommended that no attempt be
made to reorganizo. but without ex-
pressing any opinion as to tho practical
bilityof recognizing in tho future.
The fund for the benefit OF tho wild.
ous and orphans Of tho deceased clergy
men was commended to the official in
terest and attention OF the clergy and
laity OF the diocese and out OF the in
como derived from this fund it WAS rec
ommeudcd to tho committee having the
matter in charge 10 make such cash con-
tributlons rs the said income will lust.
ity and their Judgment may suggest to
the family oi any deceased clergyman.
PARoCHIhL AFFAIRS.
Tho parochial committee presented
its report. The number O: baptisms
during the year was 7,oll; burials, 1873;
confrmations, 2S6, and total numbe. OF
communicates. $40 There arc 81
Sunday schools and o. churches and
chapels. Tho value OF church property
ia Si2, 2,945; indebtedness, S2S.0T. The
parochial contributions during tho year
were S5l, ,9S6; diocesan. $3.50; for work
outside OF tho diocese, S2,7G9; Sunday
school offerings, 1916.
The report OF the standing committee
was adopted. Rev. John slcighbourn
and Rev. A. L. Fcnton wero recon.
mendcd 10 tho bishop for admission to
tho priesthood. Mr.. W. l. Davis was
recommended for admission TO the order
| OF deacons, aud Mr.. John Tilton was
recommended ns candidate for holy
orders. Consent was given to the con-
sccration OF Rev. John II. White, bishop
elect OF Indiana Consent was given
tho vcstry OF ST. Matthews church, OF
Wheeling, to borrow $4,000 on the
church property. Consent was given
| - thH g p,Vlfa a. T.
Volcano to kcnova. Consent was also
given to the salc OF tho church and lot
at lIarpcr's Ferry for $500, and the sale
OF the church aud lot at Weston, the
proceeds Of these sales 10 bc used in
building new churches at said places.
| IMPoRTAST RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution was adopted:
"ReSOirCd. That committee OF tlvo be
| appointed to consider and report 10 the
next council means whereby money and
property devised to churches in the
diocese may bo secured to them"
| A resolution was nlso passed provid-
ing that tho deputies Of tho diocese TO
tho general convention beiniormud that
it is the sense OF this court that the pro-
viaion OF the proposed constitution and
CanOns compelling the clergy 10 say the
morning and evening prayers in tho
prayer book, either publicly or private.
ly, be left to tho individual ministers 10
determine, and they bu asked to COM
municatc their opinion to tho general
| convention.
Tho following delegates wero elected
to tho ncxt general convention: CIeri-
cnl-Koys. L. D. RoIlor S. Moore, Il. Il
Swope, J. 'Bri,tirgham. Lay-B. NJ.
Amber, W. l.. Laidley, W. +. Craighil
and Frank BeckwiLh. Tho following
were elected members oil the standing
committee: Rev. G. A. Gibbons, W.
| II. Nelson, W. L. Gravatt, and Mossrs.
E. /. Ice, j. II. Stridor aud u. G. Wash
inC,on.
These werc elected on tho Sunday
school committee: Rcvs j. N. Spur.
| K. U. BroOkey, Mcssrs, l.. l.. Sands
aud &. a. Aschman. Tho report oi tho
committee on Christian Unity was made
| tho spccial order OF to-morrow'a session.
Bishop G. q. Ponick, OF baltimore. nd.
dressed tho council tonight OH foreign
missions.
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.
A meeting Of St. Andrews Brother.
hood was hold which was opened with
prayer by Rev. J. Bri,,inghnm. DR.. &.
A. Aschmnn presided. Roy. L. d.
Roller stated tho object OF tho meeting
was to form state organization OF tho
order, whose benefits would DO far
roaching. II was decided to form ouch
m organization, and constitution and
| hv lava Mnrn ndnninl Iho.n officers