Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-22
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY EVENING SESSION.

The council was called to order at
four o'clock with Bishop Whittle pre-
siding.
The Rev. H. B. Lee rose to state his
position on the committee with refer
ence to changes in canon XI, as the ma
jority of the committee were opposed
to the changes while he was in favor
of it. -.
Discussion in connection with this
canon. which refers to the admission of
new parishes and churches, was con-
tinued by Judge Chichester, Rev. G..
W. Nelson and Rev. DR.. James Gram
mer. The amendments to canon nj
were not carried.
Rev. f. w. Neve reported from the
committee on the Bruce fund and the
Rev. Everard Meade on the widows
and orphans fund, stating that the &C
counts were correct.
Bishop Newton said that owing to
inadyertence in taking up the collec-
tons the widows and orphans fund has
fallen off to the amount of 1000.
The Rev. P. P. Phillips reported
from the standing committee of the do
cese as follows: That since the last an
nual meeting of the council Messrs.
VIM. II. F. Beckham, W. N. Clay
brook, G. E. A. Marshall and ]. J. Chap
man have been recommended for holy
orders, and consent has been given to
the conservation of the Revs. Frank r.
Millspaugh, L. w. Burtin, G. Mott
Williams, J. II. Johnson and 81. Y.
Satterlee, D. D., as Bishops of Kansas,
Lexington, Marquette, Los Angeles
and Washington, respectively; also to
the transfer of the Rt. Revs. A. G. Gar
rett, missionary bishop of Northern
Texas, to be Bishop of Dallas. The
committee also referred to the death OF
the Rev. II. Suter, valued member
for fifteen years. The Rev. Bergman
Green was elected to fill the vacancy.
Revs. Carter Page and G. E. Ball re-
ported that the accounts of the dis
abled clergy and Episcopal funds were
correct.
The committee on the contingent
fund gave majority and minority re-
port. The majority report was given
by Rev. Pike Powers, in which it was
recommended that the council affirm
its former action that the fund be col
lected on the basis of one dollar to each
communicate In such manner as the
parishes see fit. There are eighty
churches now deficient on the contin-
gent fund. The minority report was
read by Rev. Robt. A. Goodwin, but
the majority report was approved by
the council. The only difference be-
J tween the two reports was the inser.
ton of the words eff possible" in the
minority, which Rev. R. A. Goodwin
thought would relieve the churches
which could not pay the whole amount
of the contingent fund.
Rev. J. Y. bowman gave the report
on the recommendation sent down
from the General Convention. The
first with reference to extending the
years of the Golden numbers in the
tables of the prayer book was carried
The next Recommendation involving 8
change in the name of the church was
not adopted.
The recommendation with reference
to the changes in the articles of the
constitution were referred to the next
meeting of The council.
A telegram sending greetings OF the
convention of the Diocese of North
Carolina sitting at Wilmington were
sent to this council, which were recip
rocated by the Council of the Diocese
of Virginia.
A report was read by Major Taylor
Scott on the legal status of the Female
Institute at Staunton, which has beer
settled by an act of the last Legislature
and board of trustees has been elect
ed from members of the Diocese o.
Virginia and the Diocese of Southern
Virginia with Bishop Whittle as Presi
dent and Bishop Randolph as Vice
President.
Rev. E. S. Kinks read the report O.
the committee on parochial reports
which is as follows: Baptisms, adult
white, ISL; colored, IA; total, 1876; in
fants, white, 412; colored, %; tota
baptisms, 500; combinations, white
65S; colored, Z; total, 665; communi
cants, white, 9,463; colored, Ill total
1874 marriages, white, III; colored
81 total, 2O5; funerals, white, 4O4; col.
Is total, 419. Sunday schools Teach
ers, white, TIA; scholars, 5,919; total
white, 6,693; colored teachers, Al
scholars, GIL total colored, 652 grand
total, teachers and scholars, 1915
Sunday school contributions, S4,323.S0
Members of the Brotherhood, 159
Brotherhood of St. Andrew, 3O4
Woman's Auxiliary, 1,O65; total con.
tributions for all church purposes,
s139, 307.47.
Council then adjourned to meet at
$50 q. m. to-day.
THIRD DAY-MoRNINa SESSION.
Divine service took place at $3.50
o'clock this morning. Prayers were
read by Revs. E. A. Temple and P. P.
Phillips. Rev. o. M. Yerger preached
the sermon from Philippians, chap. /,
v. ~.
The council convened for business at
10:45 a. M, Bishop Newton in the chair.
After the reading of the minutes, Rev.
G.. w. Nelson rose to question OF
privilege, offering resolution that DR..
Sprigg be censured for his language in
speaking of Bishop Whittle yesterday,
and further be asked to apologize be-
fore the council.
Maj. Page, of Hanover, opposed the
resolution, and DR.. Sprigg rose to say
that the resolution was not question
of privilege and also said that he ex-
pected to apologize to Bishop Whittle as
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