The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
The Third Days Session of the
Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.
Much important Business Transacted.
st. Johns Church, Wytheville, TO
Be the Place of Meeting Next
Year. Prominent Laymen
of Norfolk Present.
Special Dispatch to Tho virginian.

which was read by Revs. DIR. Meade
and W. Il. Roberts. After prayer
Bishop Randolph called the Council to
order for business. The secretary,
Rev. Thomas Spencer, read the min.
utes OF yesterdays session. which were
approved. The Bishop announced that
the order OF business was o hear the
reports OF the standing and special
committees.
Col. r. L. Withors extended an inyi.
tatIon to the Council to meet next year
at st. Johns Church, Wytheville. The
lnyIfation was unanimously accepted.
The Rev. o. s. Barten presented the
report for the funds of the widows aud
orphans of deceased clergy. Also the
report from the committee VINO pur-
chased the Episcopal residence in Nor
folk.
Judge w. w. Old moved that com.
mittee be appointed to examine and
audit the report. The Bishop ap.
pointed Rev. j. d. Powell,
Judge Watts and MIR. j. NJ.
Williams. The tellers on the vote for
delegates to the general convention,
which meets at Minneapolis, Mimi.
next October, reported that only one
Of out of the four clerical delegates, Rev.
B. ID. Tucker, and three OF the lay
delegates. Col. r. Il. Withers, Col. G.
NJ. Biackford and Judge w. w. Old,
had been elected on the first ballot.
The vote was then taken for one lay
and three clerical delegates. During
the count of the tellers Rev w L
Roberts offered the following resolu.
ton:
WHEREAS, The music rendered by
the choirs of the city, assisted by the
Petersburg chorus, under the accom-.
plished leadership of mir. II. Noltenius,
has to the great delight and profit OF
tue Council, furnished sacred music of
very high order ct the various ser
vices held during the Council; there.
fore bs it
RcSotced. That this Council place
appreciation of tho III usical programme
rendered at this Council, and return its
thanks to the organlst, director and
mem bers of the choir.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The tellers on the second vote for
delegates to the General Convention
reported that Rev. DR.. w. Il. Meade
was the only clerical delegate who re.
ceived sufficient number of votes to
elect and that none of the laymen re.
ceived majority. The vote was then
taken for two clerical and one lay
representative, and Mr. Nj. p. Burks
was elected as the 10y representative,
and no election was made of clerical
representative.
The third ballot resulted in the elec.
tion of Rev. Il. j. Mcbride aud au-
other ballot to he taken. On this bal
lot Rev. ). j. Lloyd was elected.
Pending the election of the alternates
TO the convention the hour for adjourn
ment, p. M, arrived, and the Bishop
announced that the Council stood ad.
journed until y. N. Before adjourn
ment, however, Bishop Randolph read
the following letter from Bishop Whit.
tie:
My DEAR BIsHor:-I am very much
obliged for your kind invitation, and
also for Que through Rev. Mr.. Spen.
Ger, to attend yout Council. 1t would
be great pleasure to meet many loved
friends now in Petersburg, but as |
could only meet aad not see them, !
must regretfuily decline. Praying that
the Holy SPIRIT may order all your
dolngs, | remain
Atfeotionately yours.
+. NJ. WuITTLE.
LADlES AUXILIARY,
The meeting of the Women's Anxil.
isry OF the Southern Diocese of Ylr.
ginla met in the basement of st. Paul's
Church at 10 O. IN. to-day. Services
were conducted by Rev. Il. G. Jett. of
Staunton, and addresses were deliyered
by Revs. NJ. 7. Logan, VIM. d. Smith,
after which the meeting was called to
order, with Miss Lula l.. Taylor. of
Norfolk, IN the chair, and Miss Vir.
gihia Lassiter. of this city as secretary.
The roll call showed that fourteen dele.
gates from the Womans Auxiliary
wore present.
Miss Lulu l.. Taylor, of Norfolk.
secretary of the Southern Branch of
the Woman's Auxiliary, read her re.
port for the year ending May 1st, 1895,
Miss Goodwyn, of Richmond, cx.
planned the object Of the Babies Branch
Of tho Auxiliary, and earnestly pleaded
for branch of this kind to be started
in this city.
Mrs. 0oule, of Roanoke. next ad
dressed the meeting on the Junior
Auxiliary, and spoke of the good it had
done and the help that it was to the
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Letters were rend from the Mission.
ary. Misc Sabine, who is In Alaska,
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