The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16


The remainder Of the session
was devoted to the election OF sew
eral of the standing committees
Evening service was conducted
in the church by Dr. Moore, being
very largely attended, and three
interesting and instructive address
es were delivered by ReFs. W J..
Gravatt, of Charles Town, John
IS. Lightburn, of Grafton, and
n. F Marshall, Of Bluefield, deal
ine with various phrases of Mis-
sion work IN this state.
FRIDAY.
Services were held at Christ
Church at Z and 8 O'Clock yester-
day morning, the latter conducted
by Rows. ). r. Joyner. of st. AL
bans, a. K. Fenton, Of Spruce Run.
Al. g. Grinnan, Rector of this Par
E.ish, and Jacob Birmingham, of
Wheeling. who delivered a sermon
replete with eloquent thought on
the text an the multitude Of my
thoughts is the comfort that de-
lights my soul.
Upon the conclusion of the SCR
vice the Bishop called the Council
to order. Formal business dis
posed of. a ballot was taken for the
election of trustees for Kenyon
College, resulting in the election
of Mr.. Joseph Dubois. of Wheel
ing lay), and Rev. Lee Young,
also of Wheeling (clericall.
Reports of Committees were
then received. That on the Per
manent and Episcopal Fund
showed balancein hand of s.. 706.
81, with no disbursements. That
on assessment of parishes for
Episcopal and Contingent Fund.
showed collection of 50, 773.57,
being a deficiency of S634.488, but
Sit iseexpected this viii be wiped
out by the incoming of tardy coll
lections. The Parochial Report
for the year showed the number of
families in the diocese to be
1927; the number of commune
cants, $3.50; baptized persons,
1872; present number of COM
municants, 4,034; Sunday schools,
&c; teachers. 483; scholars. 1926,
Parish schools, IL; combinations
266; indebtedness of Church
property, $41, 1924; arrears in
rectors' salaries S,O29.94; church
es, Is; contributions from par
ishes, $50, 917.15; diocesan, 3d.
794.31; outside, $2,-422, maxi
ing total of 81, 133.00. These.
reports were adopted.
A letter fom the National Ameri-
can Anti-Saloon League was read,
asking that two delegates from the
Council be appointed to attend a
Convention of that Society to be
held in January next, which pro-
voked lengthy and animated de-
bate. The Bishop expressed HIM
self personally as fully in sympathy
with the objects of the society, but
said it bad for years been the Gus
tom of the Council not to identify
itself with movements, however
laudable they might be, outside its
province, which this might well be
regarded to be. Finally it was de-
cided to instruct the secretary to
write to the League expressing the
sympathy of the Council with its
objects, but declining to send dele
gates as requested.
AFTERNOON.
On the motion of Rev. DIR. R. d.
Roller, of Charleston, it was decid-
ed to elect committee of two from
this church to cooperate with two
from each of the other churches in
recommending to the committee
entrusted with the revision of the
Constitution of the State an amend
ment which will have the effect of
securing to the various churches
what is due to them from legacies
and requests.
A special committee was appoint
ed to take steps to raise from all
the parishes at least 81, 200 for the
use of the General Board of Miss
ions.
The matter of reducing the per-
centage of qualified commandments
necessary to elect vestry from
twenty to ten came up again on the
motion to adopt the report of the
committee on Constitution and
Canons which recommended the
adoption of Rev. j.. S. Gibson's
motion to that effect. DIR. Roller
axnrassad hiYneaIf no etroncylv IN.