Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-21
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA.
SECOND pAY-MoRNING SESSION.

SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
The council opened with divine SER
vice at half past nine o'clock. Morn
| ing PRAYER was read by the Rev. ]. j.
/ Gravatt, of Holy Trinity Church, Rich
mond, and an excellent sermon was de.
livered by the Rev. ]. Y. bowman, OF
Ali Saints Church, Richmond, from
PHILIPPIANS ", 8.
The council was called to order at
five minutes to eleven o'clock q. ~,
Bishop Whittle in the chair.
The secretary read the minutes OF
yesterdays session.
After this Bishop Whites address
was read by Bishop Newton on account
of the condition of Bishop Whittle's
eyesight. The summary of Bishop
Whittle's report is as follows:
Visitations, IS; combinations (whlte,
27S; colored, 81, total 2S3; postulants for
orders, 4; candidates for priests orders,
5; deacons ordained, 4; letters dimissory
given, 6; letters dimissory accepted, 6;
Law readers licensed, IA; churches con-
secrated, 8. Mr.. James It. Gray, the
faithful treasurer of the diocese for
several years past, has resigned, and
Mr.. Chamberlayne has been appointed
in his place. During the past year
four clergymen have died, among
these the Rev. Henderson Suter, d. D.,
concerning whom the bishop said: HE
was widely known throughout the
diocese, and wherever known could
not fail to be admired for his abilities
and learning, his earnest and de-
vout piety, and his sincere, honest and
brave character, both as man and a
minister of the gospel. AS one OF the
examining chaplains, secretary and
treasurer of the Education Society,
trustee of the Theological Seminary
and High School and member and sec
rotary of the standing committee Of the
diocese, all of which places he occupied
at the time of his death, he will be
greatly missed for his business qualities
and faithful attention to duty. 1 will
only add that his death has deprived
me of one of my most faithful and be-
loved friends"
Coadiutor Bishop Newton next read
his own address, of which the following
is the summary: Visitations, 100; con-
| firmations, 446; ordination services, a;
persons ordained, Z; other services, %.
Bishop Newton is firmly convinced
that the work of the diocese is very en-
couraging. The clergy are earnest and
faithful, while the people have mani
tested the well-known love of the Vir-
| GINA people for the church of their
fathers. The woman's auxiliary and
other organizations are doing efficient
work. We still need money and men
to extend the work in other fields
ready for the Episcopal Church, which
is notably true of Loudoun, Fairfax
and Hanover counties.
The election of the standing commit
tees was next in order and resulted as
follows:
Standing committee of the diocese
Revs. Joseph Packard, D. D., P. P.
Phillips and Bergman Green, Messrs.
Arthur Herbert, L. NJ. Blackford and
John R. Zimmerman.
Executive committee of the Diocesan
Missionary Society-Rt. Rev. +. NJ.
Whittle, D. D., Rt. Rev. John B. New
| ton, Revs. Pike Powers, R. A. Good
win, II. Carmichael, D. D.. L. r. Ma.
son, W. M. Clark, B. M. Randolph and
Messrs. Joseph Bryan, VIM. F. Gray,
Thomas Potts, G.. G.. Minor, DR.. ]. r..
Wheat, F. D. Beverage, B. Rand.
Wexford and j. L. Williams.
The committee on new parishes re-
commended that the Mission Church at
Barton Heights, Richmond, be admit
ted as parish.
The Rev. Prof. Grammer next read
the report of the committee on the
admission of Rev. Or. Sprigg to the
council. This report opened the way
for his admission which was granted by
vote of the council, when DIR. Sprigg
Immediately took his seat and spoke
favorably on the admission of the
church at Barton Heights.
DIR. Sprigg was called to order by
Rev. II. B. Lee for being too personal
in his remarks against Bishop Whittle.
DIR. Sprigg yielded the point and the
discussion was continued by Rev. Pike
Powers, D. D., judge Chichester, Rev.
Jas. Grammer, d. D., and Rev. G. E.
Ball, who moved that the report of the
committee on the church at Barton
Heights be laid on the table, which mo.
ton was lost.
Mr.. Thos. G. Ruffin spoke in favor of
admitting the church.
Bishop Whittle closed the debate by
stating tho reasons which led to his de-
cision against admitting the church at
Barton Heights, on canonical grounds
alone.
The question was then put and the
report of the committee on the admis
sion of the Church of the Epiphany at
Barton Heights was accepted by vote
of 80 in favor to 80 against.
Bishop Newton moved that canon
| XI be amended to require 500 as
salary.
The council then adjourned to meet
at p. m.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT-DIoCEsAN MIS-
sIoNARY SERVICE.
At eight o'clock last night service
was held in St. Paul's Church in the
interest of diocesan missions. Special
missionary prayers were read by Rev.
P. P. Phillips, after which Bishop Co.
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