Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-21
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
FREDERICYsBURG. Nav 20.

FREDERICKSBURG, May 20.
The council opened with Divine SER
vice at $50 o'clock. Morning prayer
was read by the Rev. ]. w. Ware. of
Ashland. The Rev. II. B. Lee, of
Charlottesville, delivered q sermon,
which was listened to with close atten-
ton.
a few minutes after the close Of the
service business commenced, with
Bishop Newton in the chair. After the
reading of the minutes of yesterday by
the secretary, Bishop Whittle's annual
address was read by the secretary,
Rev. Everard Meade. The following
summary gives the important points:
The Bishop opened by saying that the
condition OF his health prevented him
from making many visitations, al
though he was able to perform his du-
ties at the Theological Seminary. The
first d~eaconess in the diocese, Miss
Jones, of st. Johns, Richmond, was set
aprt for work, under the rector, Rev.
X. i. Goodwin. The Bishop express
Ell the hoie thst every city church
would soon n"ve such helpers for this
special and important work. The work
o. the last council is summed up by the
Bishop as follows: Visitation5 II, n
firmations 10, of these 3 colored; pos
tulants for orders 5, candidates admit
ted for priests orders s., candidates
transferred to other dioceses 4, present
humber 10; deacons admitted 3, letters
dimiTsory given 7, letters dimissory
received S, minister deceased l, lay
readers licensed 10, number of churches
and chapels, white l59, colored ., to-
tai 1914; number Of ministers in diocese
white rs, colored 2, total so. The
Bishop paid a just and afiectionate
tribute to the character and work Of
the late Rev. Pike Powers. d d., who
was the faithful rector Of 5. Andrews
Church, Richmond, and for years the
untiring secretary of the Diocesan Mis-
sionary Society. The Bishop called at
ten,ion to the present condition of the
Brotherhood and thought that it should
either be r~eorganized and placed on a
more manageable basis, or else dis
solved and the money it has now in
hand be turned over to the society for
the relief of the widows and orphans Of
decease clergymen.
Bishop Newton next delivered his
annual address, OF which the following
are the statistics: Visitations 12S, conir-
nations white 541, colored 16, total 557;
ordination services 3, priests ordained
5, churches consecrated 1, other ger
vices "a. In connection with the CON
stcrstion of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Fairfax county, he paid a
tribute to the memory of the late Mrs.
Upton H. Herbert. The Co adjutor-
Bishop spoke hopefully of the condition
of the diocese, and especially commend
ed the work of the diocesan missionary
to the council and church Of Virginia.
The election of standing committees
was next in order. The standing COM
mittee Of the diocese remains the same,
and the names OF the Revs. Preston
Nash. j. ]. Gravatt, of Richmond, and
the Rev. w. ID. Smith, of Fredericks-
burg, were added to the Executive
Committee OF the Diocesan Missionary
Society.
The appointed order for the day wae
then taken up. The financial part of
the report of the diocesan missionary
was then read by the Rev. Preston
Nash, secretary of that committee.
The total receipts of the society for
1867 are IS, 95l 6S, balance from pre-
vious year $2,32S.33, received from
churches 81, $50 AZ, mite boxes 81, 1928
There are now 33 missionaries support
cd by the society. 1t is found that a
deficit now faces the society as the sp-
preparations must soon be arranged for
another year. The matter was dis
cussed by the Revs. r. A. Goodwin,
Nelson P. Dame and w. NJ. Clark. The
Rev. j. r. Ellis offered a. resolution
that within 80 days the Office of the
evangelist be discontinued. He said
he did this to bring the question before
the council. Discussion was continued
by Frof. Angus Crawford, and Rev.
j.. J. Norwood. Mr.. Williams, Of Or.
ange, moved that pledges be taken in
| the council to meet the deficit now ex-
isring in the society. Discussion on
this question continued until l:30 p. NJ,
the hour of adjournment.
THURsDAY-sECoND DAY-EvENING
SESSION.
Business was resumed by the council
at $40 p. IN. Pending the continuance
of the discussion on the report of Dio
cesar Missions kilograms were received
from the conventions of Washington
and Maryland reciprocating the con-
CALCULATIONS sent yesterday. The
committee on p%arochial reports
reported as follows: Baptisms,
adults, white 245, colored 81,
| total 302; infants, white 4G3, colored S,
total AL; combinations, white 61S, col
ored II, total 635; combinations, re-
portsd by the bishops, 667; communi.
cants. white 10,262, colored 1876, total
l0,397; marriages, white 172, colored
10, total 191; funerals, white AIS, col.
ored 16, total 491; Suuday-schools,
white teachers 903, children $3.50, to-
tai 7,703; colored teachers 80, children
473, total sos; Sunday-school contribu.
buttons, So, 659.57; Sunday school cate
chisings, 423; Sunday.school scholars
confirmed, 1914; parochiai schools, paid
teachers 8, scholars 81, total 81; men,
bers of the Brotherhood, 1S7; members
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, 313;
members of the Woman's Auxiliary,
1864; total contributions, S160, 360.42
The report of the committee on new
parishes was made the order OF the
day for to-day. The discussion OF the
Diocesan Missionary Society was next