Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-05
THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL.
The Second Days Session at Mounds
vile, Yesterday.
Point Pleasant Selected as the Next
Place of Meeting Report Of the
Executive Committee-A Church
mans League Organized Last
acknowledgements for To-Day.

The Diocesan Council reassem6led
for the second days meeting at Trinity
Parish Institute, at Moundsville, at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning, Bishop Geo.
W. Peterkin presiding. The morning
session was mainly taken up with the
reading OF the Bishops annual address.
1t was a mastery production and was
attentively listened to while being de-
livered from manuscript. In speaking
of the growth of the church, the Bishop
said: by Gods good hand upon us,
we meet in our nineteenth annual coun-
ell. During these years we have grown
to such goodly proportions that while
in Martinsburg, in 1878, the total at
tendance of clergy and laity would have
been fifty, had all who we're entitled TO
seats been present, here in Moundsvllle
in 1896, the attendance on the same
basis would reach eighty-five, and with
our increased representation one num-
dred and forty-one." He also spoke in
glowing terms and paid high tribute
to Moundsville as the place OF holding
the nineteenth annual session. No let
tiers dismissory have been given during
the past year, but letters have been
received on behalf of Rev. j. 5. Light
bourn, Rev. A. G.. Grinnan and Rev.
James Sheerin. Three ordinations
were made-WiIson Page Chrisman, to
the priesthood; Clayton Alexander
Chrisman and Isaac A. Confield TO the
deaconate The postulants are Meade
Thompson, Archibald Taylor and E. |.
Lee. Jr.: candidates for orders, Harris
B. Thomas, w. K Marshall and John
T. Marley; candidate for priests orders,
Clayton A. Chrisman.
At II o'clock the morning session was
held at the Parish Church. The les
sons were read by Rev. Douglas. d.. d.
Prayer by Rev. C. A. Chrisman. DR..
R. R. Swope delivered the morning ser
mon. which lasted until after the din
ner hour for adjournment.
II was $50 o'clock when the Council
place of holding the next annual coun-
Gil was the first question to be decided.
Invitations were received from Poin.
Pleasant and Weston, and the friends
of each were using their utmost endeav-
ors for the favorite towns. Finally,
after lively contest, Point Pleasant
was selected.
The report of the Executive Com
mittee of the Diocesan Missionary So
ciety was then taken up. The report
showed that there are twenty-five mis-
sionaries in the field who maintain SER
vices at sixty different places. who are
aided by this fund. The total sum re-
ceived for missions is 81, 1877, of which
the Sunday schools gave S49962 The
work of missions is growing to NAM
moth proportions. and an appeal was
made for further funds.
In the evening the diocesan mission
airy meeting was convened, in the Parish
Church. and was addressed by Rev.
Norman f. Marshall. John S. Light
bourn and G. A. Gibbons.
Following this service, the congrega-
ton adjourned to Trinity Institute,
where The Churchman'S League of West
Virginia was organized. There were
addresses by a number of gentlemen.
The programme for to-day is as fol-
lows:
Business session of Cuncil in Trinity In
stitute at a. m.
Services at II a. m. in Parish Church.
Lessons read by Rev. Andrew Grnnan.
Prayers. Rev r. r. Swope, d. D.
Sermon..........S. Scollay Moore. d. d.
Afternoon session of Council in Trinity In
stitute at $50.
Evening session at S o'clock in Parish
Church.
General Missionary Meeting. Speakers
Revs. W. y. Nelson, ID. D.; John S.
Gibson and w. p. Chrisman.