Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-21
THE EPISC0PALIANS.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST vIR-
GINA COUNCIL.
First Days Procecdings--Thc stand
ing Committccs-COntin Fund
The Brotherhood-Thc Woman's
Auxiliary Missions.

ALEXANDRIA. VA. May 2o.-(spe-
cial)-The 1Olst annual council of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Do
cese Of Virginia was opened with divine
service at 10 o'clock this morning in St.
Paurs church. by Right Rev. L. NJ. Whit
tie. ID. D.. LII. d.. and Right Rev. J. y.
Newton. -. d., assisted by the rector,
T. +. Phillips, who read the service, and
Rev. Edward Wall. who preached the
opening service from Second Corinthians,
w., 8: For we preach not ourselves, but
Christ Jesus, the Lord; and ourselves
your servants for Jesus sake"
After the celebration Of the holy COM
munion, administered by the bishops, and
after the close of the regular service,
Bishop Whittle called the council TO order
FIfty-nins Of the clergymen responded TO
their names, and about the same number
Of the lay delegates. The Bishop ap-
pointed the following Committee on Gre
dentials: Rev Bergman Green, Il. W.
Reid, and IL. o. Cloggett.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Bishop then appointed the follow
ing standing committees:
state OF the Church-Rev W. VI. Clark.
Rev. IA. Carmichael, ID. D., Rev. Il. j..
Goodwin, Professor J. NJ. Garrett. X.
r. Pace. Major Mann Page, Colonel >.
W. Gordon.
widows and orphans Fund-l'ev. John
c. Cornick, Mr.. j. l.. Mason.
Episcopal I1und-Rev. Clarence Z. Ban,
Mr.. W. H. Palmer.
Brothcrhood-Mr John G.. Williams, MI.
CYRUS Bossieux, Mr. Albert Baker
Disabled Clergy-Rey. Carter Page, Or.
William Writ.
Bruce Fund-Rev. +. W. New, Mr.. s. g.
Fairbank.
Diocese Missionary Society-Rev. John
McNabb. Rev. r. 5. Suckney, Mr.. Edgar
NIcCrary. Mr.. L. NJ. Walker.
Parochial Reports-Rev. Edwin =
Hicks. Rev. s. ). Hepburn, Rev. Ihoihas
Sommcs. Charles Woolnough, X. {.
Fftzhugh S. Mechanism.
New Parishes-Rcv. James Grammer'
ID. D.. Rev. II. b. Lee, Il. 9. wexford
and D. VI. Chichester.
Elections-Rev. Il. b. Barwen and MI
Ft1ance-Messrs. Joseph Bryan, J. c.
Lamb. l.. NJ. Blackford, James K. roster
and William \. Mcdonald.
Clerical support-Major X. i, sco,s'
CAPTAIN David Whade, Judge Nllllaih .
Barton, Mcssrs. r. Cradle ana Johh "
Taylor General W B. Taliaferro, Dr. D.
B. McCaw. Dr. William II. Amiss' d. NJ
n Merritt. and Mr.. ". G. Marshall
sunday Schools-Rev. Preston NASH
nov nj. p. Dame Rev. r. V. Jones
Nessrs Thomas J.. Alfriend, Robert {.
Weir, and John Temple.
RULES OF ORDER.
The rules of order Of the last council
were adopted, with hours OF meetlhs
from $3.50 A. NJ. until 100 +. H. ana from
4 to Z. NJ. I'D
~, motion OF Mr.. Cyrus Bossleux. ana
upon the second Of Rev. X y. Doo-N i.''
a enecial committee of fifteen was ap-
~ointod Inv the Chair to report upon the
advisabilitv Of raising the contingent luuN
Nv, a nro rata assessment OF the chuiches'
instead of by the present method.
Mr. n {. Ruhn presented a peutloh
fron, Epiphany church, Barton Heights,
applving for admission into the CouAcn
as an independent church, and IL was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on New Parishes
The Rev. J. Y. bowman moved that
the nrivileges OF seat I'm the council be
rendered to Rev. DR.. Sprigg, and' upon
motion. a committee OF three was ap-
pointed TO report upon his canonical rlsh'
TO same.
Mr.. cyrus BossleuN pTe9eHVcu NV -
mort Of the Brotherhood. which showed
81 1885 I'm the treasury, and SlS263 raised
during the year for a beneficiary, with
more TO follow.
Rev. H. y. Lee presented a report, pro
viding for forming a prayer-book distrlbu-
ton society.
ALP. NJ. the council adjourned until
$3.50 A. NJ. tomorrow.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
The Woman's Auxiliary and members
of the council met I'm St. Paurs church at
AGO =. NJ. and were addressed by Mrs.
Thewing. honorary secretary Of the MIS-
sionary Society. and Miss Carter mis-
sionarv TO the Minnesota Indians.
At SP. NJ. a meeting was held In the
interest Of diocesan missions, when the
secretary. Rev. Pike Powers, read his
report for the year. and addresses were
made by Revs. n. p. Daniel. John McGin,
and r. A. Goodwin.
Among the visiting clergy from other
dioceses are: Rev. j. y. Cole, OF New
York; Rev. c.. W. Dame. Of Maryland;
Rev. James Watson Morris, Of Brazil;
Rev. John II. Griffith. Of North Carolina;
Rev. Thomas Spencer. OF Petersburg, and
Rev. ". VI. Dame. Of Baltimore.