Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08
The EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
4 State Assembly Of the Brotherhood
Of st. Andrew
Formed Last Night-Dr. G. A.
Aschman Presided Over the
Meeting, and Was Elected Presi-
dent of the New Organization.
The Report of the Paroohial Com
mittee Makes a Good Showing.
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Special to the Register.
Charlestown, W. Va, June THE
third day of the Episcopal Council be-
gan this morning with prayer by Rev.
R. U. Brooking.
Bishop Peterkin called the Council to
order and business began. The follow
ing persons were elected as the stand
ing committee of the diocese: Rev. C.
A. Gibbons, DR.. W. H. Nelson. W. L.
Grayate. Messrs. z. J. Lee, l. H. Sri-
der and B. c. Washington.
Members Of the Sunday School Com
mitee were elected as follows: Rev. B.
NJ. Spur, R. U. Brookin, DR.. C. A.
Aschman and bIr. L. E. Sands.
Rev. DR.. r. r. Swope offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee Of FIVE be
appointed 10 consider and report to
the next council, means whereby money
and property devised to churches in
the diocese may be secured 10 them.
The council went into committee Of
the whole, with Judge Frank Beck
with as chairman. and Rev Henry
Thomas as secretary, TO discuss the
means of providing for the bishops
salary, and adopted resolutions fixing
it at $4,000, and providing for raising
it by pro rata assessment on the various
parishes and missions
The standing committee Of the do
cese submitted its annual report show
ing that Revs. John s. LightbOurn and
X. Fenton had been recommended to
the Bishops for thu sacred
ORDER OF PRIESTS,
Mr. VIM, L. Davis, recommended for
sacred order Of deacons. and John TIL
ton Marley as a candidate for holy or
ders. Consent was given 20 the con-
secration Of Rev. John Hazen White,
bishop-elect of the diocese OF Indiana.
The committee consented 10 the yestry
Of St. Matthew's Church at Wheeling
borrowing $1,000 on the church prop
erty; the removal Of Emanuel Church
from Volcano TO KenOva; the sale of
St Pauls Church at Weston, and the
church at Harper's Ferry, the proceeds
In eacn case 70 be invested in new
churches.
The report of the Sunday School Com
mittee, submitted by Rev. B. NJ. Spur,
showed that ~ schools had contributed
S475 to diocesan missions, and %
schools gave $157, showing interest 70
have increased 200 per cent anr con-
Tibuti0ns 300 per cent. About 23
schools reported no contributions.
The Committee on Brotherhood rec
commended that reorganization be not
made at this time, and submitted a res
olution recommending that the fund
for widows and orphans Of deceased
clergymen be commended TO the special
attention of clergy and laity.
Rev. Jacob Brittingham opened the
meeting Of st. Andrews brotherhood
this evening with prayer, and DR..
Aschman presided as chairman. Rev.
r. D. Roller explained that the object
of the meeting was 10 form
A STATE ASSEMBLY,
and this was agreed upon and q con-
stitution and bylaws were adopted.
The following officers were then
elested: Dr. A. G. Archrlan,
President; John Howe Peyton,
Vice President; Friend Cox, Secretary
and Treasurer.
The report of the Parochial Com
mittee was adopted, showing: Bap-
tisms, 7,011; combinations, 2S6; commu-
nicants, $40; Sunday schools. "a:
churches and chapels, %: value Of
church property, SAP 945; Indebtedness,
$2S.077; parochial contributions, $51.-
936; diocesan, S9,575; outside contribu-
tions, s., 769; Sunday schools, 1886.
The Woman's Auxiliary held a meet
ing to-day, opening with devotional ex-
ercises conducted by the president,
Mrs. W. II. Small. The practical meth
DDS for raising funds were discussed,
and Mrs. Julia Emery spoke Of the plan
to raise S66,0OO by the society to endeEs
a missionary bishop.