The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-13

Ih.s helng the report OF the committee
having charge of the property of the Dlo-
cese. it was referred to the Finance COM
mittee. The report shows that the trus-
tees have on hand the following securl-
ties OF the Diocese: Ravenscroft fund,
j S12212.51; Hicks fund, S5,4OO Miss
Mary Smith fund, $500.
! Mr.. Kemp 2. Battle, who has charge
of the Miss Mary Smith estate near Cha
pei Hill, reported that he had not yet
! been able to sell the lands.
| TREASURER'S REPORT.
! The Treasurer. Mr.. Chas. e. Johnson,
next presented his report. 1t shows bal
ances as follows: Permanent Episcopal
! fund, $5,473.51; Increase of Permanent
Episcopal fund.- S4S2.79; Fund for the
Education of Children of Deceased
! Clergymen, 81 .234 80; Fund for the Re
lief of Disabled Clergymen, ETC., S535.S7;
, Fund for Diocesan Mission, S166SO; Re
lief Fund, $6495; Church Building Fund,
$123.39.
| This leaves balance on hand of So
| 1868. The securities of the Diocese
/ of North Carolina on hand April /, a
mount of $13,S10; and the fund for the
! education of children of deceased clergy
men to $1,000.
! In presenting his report Mr.. Johnson
recommended that in view of the fact
| that the jurisdiction of Asheville had re-
! Gently been made a part of this Diocese
and took up about half of the Bishops
| time. that jurisdiction be required to
| contribute something toward the Bish-
! ops salary.
| The report with the recommendation
| was referred to the Finance committee.
! Later that committee reported, through
| Rev. Junius NJ Horner, that the books
| of the Treasurer had been examined and
| found correct and that the funds were
securely kept in the Citizens National
| Bank.
! Mr.. Chas. E. Johnson was thereupon
! reelected Treasurer of the Diocese.
At this point All Souls Mission, at
Ansonville, applied for admission into
the Diocese. The application was re-
ferred to the committee on New Parishes,
and just before adjournment of the con-
vention. Mr. Bland. chairman of the
committee ON New Parishes reported
resolution recommending the admission of
All Souls Mission, at Ansonville, into the
Diocese as a regularly organized mission.
Rev. Mr.. Murdoch introduced a resolu-
ton asking for the appointment of a COM
mittee of five to report to this conven-
ton a plan to organize and govern the
church school for boys at Salisbury. The
following persons were appointed: Rev.
F. w. billiard, Rev. r. B. Owen, Rev.
H. II. Barber, Mr.. w. A. Smith and
Mr.. John Wilkes.
SHOULD WOMEN VOTE?
| Mr.. r. III. Battle offered a resolution
to amend section 3, Article IN, of the
constitution so as to allow women to
vote in all parochial elections.
This provoked considerable discussion,
Mr.. Battle being the first speaker. He
said that the women did most of the
church work. and they ought to have
both the credit and responsibility of it.
He declared that the women were back
of every good movement and told how
they had been emancipated in recent
years. both in church and State. The
Episcopal church in North Carolina, he
said, would amount to practically moth
ing without the women. The women,
he thought. could be trusted in the control
of the affairs of the Diocese. 1t is done
in some of the other dioceses-every-
body who is thought to be worthy to be
member of the church are, in some of
our most progressive churches, entitled
to a vote. Mr.. Battle added that this
amendment came near being adopted
years ago. He then opposed it, but he
was now heartily in favor of it.
Mr.. Samuel S. Nash, of Tarboro, oppos-
ed the resolution. He recognized the good
influence of women in the church, but he
thought to pass this amendment was to
cripple rather than add to this influence.
Major J. 3. Bachelor favored this res
oh md tl1nnobf hot II tho nlu
way to infuse new life, new energy into
the Episcopal church. Other churches,
he said, had recognized the great infu-
>nce of women in the evangeization of
the world and put her on the same foot
ing as man. This, he held. was one of the
secrets of their success. The law of mo-
rality, he contended, ought to be the same
to both men and women and the church
laws governing them ought to be the
same.
In reply to a question from Mr.. w. l..
London, Mr.. Battle explained that
allode ooettvw aeS1fa sticinto affs(ETA
allowed to vote for vestrymen, still it does
not change the qualifications for a YES
tryman.
DIR. Kemp =. Battle wanted to know
something of the practical workings of
this amendment. If it were found, upon
investigation by the committee, that it
had worked well, then he would favor it;
if not, then he would oppose it. He was
sure it could do no harm to refer the reso-
luton and let the committee investigate
it,
Mr.. Battle said according to the consti-
tuition, as it now stands, a woman can
be elected a vestryman, but cannot vote
for a vestryman.
On motion, the resolution offered by
Mr. Battle was referred to the committee
on Cannons. Later this committee de-
cided to make a favorable report on this
resolution and it will be made special
order for this morning Immediately after
the reading of the journal, at which time
it will be discussed and finally disposed
of. 1t is almost certain that it will pass.
TIME FOR ELECTION.
Another resolution to amend the constI-
tuition was offered by Mr.. Hoffman. 1t
proposes to amend section 1 Article ii.
of the constitution by changing the time
r., oil fya dow Of