The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-11

4 p IN. and adjourn Al p. IN. The res
olution was adopted
Captain w. II. Murdaugh also offered
the following which was adopted: IRIS
solved, That all visiting ministers be in
Vlted TO participate in the council, and
all ministers OF other denominations In
the city be invited to seats in the coun-
Gil"
AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
AIR. w. w. Old, Il member Of the COM
mittee appointed by the last council 10
take into consideration the advisa bility
of securing change in the charter of
the Theological Seminary and High
School al Alexandria, Va, submitted lis
report. This report proved 10 be Of great
interest to the council and follows in
full:
ITO the Council Of the Diocese of South
crn Virginia:
Your committee appointed q. the last
council to take into consideration the
advlsability Of securing such a change
in the charter OF the Theological Semi
nary and High School at Alexandria as
will give the council the right 10 name
trustees on the board Of trustees gov
e:ning the said Institutions, with author
lty TO confer with a similar committee
appointed by the diocese Of Virginia at
lis then recent council 20 consider the
subject, and ascertain If some plan can
be agreed on 10 be submitted 10 the
councils OF this diocese and the diocese
OF Virginia, respectively (Journal, page
53). beg leave respectfully to report:
THE FIRST CHANGE.
THAT after meeting and considering
the subject your committee deemed it
advisable 10 procure, if possible, such
change in the act OF the General Assem-
bly, Incorporating the Trustees of the
Theological Seminary and High School
OF Virginia. which was pa Ssed February
18th, 1854. acts 1854, page IS, rs would
provide for a board OF trustees to con-
sist OF the bishops ana bishops cOadju-
tor OF the three diOceseS Of Virginia
Southern Virginia and West Virginia,
and fifteen additional members, five of
whom should be chosen by the councils
OF each or the said tlioceses and who
should, after date TO be named in the
charter, constitute the said board ard
succeed to all the rights of the presen
board; that in case any vacancy by
death, resignation or otherwise Shout q
afterwards occur, such vacancy should
be filled by The council Of the diocese
III which the vacancy occurred, by nomi-
mating to the said board OF trustees
thfee persons from whom the boa rd
should fill the vacancy; that nine mem
/: berS OF the said board should constitute
quorum; that the said board should
make 10 the councils of each of the said
diocescS annual reports OF the general
condition or The seminary and high
school, the receipts and disbursement s
OF moneys, and the investments made
from time to time, TO be subject 10 eX-
animation by the said councils and such
concurrent action as they may agree
upon. and that q committee OF two be
appointed by each OF the said dioceses
10 Draft such amendment to the charter
| and make application TO the Legisla
| ture FOR Its passage, after conference
with the present board Of trustees
our committee q once reported this
conclusion, embodied in resolutions. to
the committee appointed by the diocese
| OF Virginia, in May, 1896, 10 consider
the same subject, and also submitted a
| statement, taken from the journals of
| the diocese Of Virginia, giving a synopsis
or the history Of the seminary and high
school from their Inception down to the
present day. and the reasons upon which
| 1t had based It's conclusion and we
have been informed tina majority OF
the committee appointed by the doces
| or Virginia adopted the resolution sub
United by us Except that they reGues te q
the present board Of trustees, to make
the application for the amendments pro
posed and reported them to the council
or that diocese. which met al Fred
ericks burg on May IS. 1897, and that
upon consideration OF them, that coun-
CT! refused to adopt them. or to request
the board Of trustees 10 make any ap-
pliCHt iOn Tor any change in the charter
our committee is brought to con
slider, at this point, whether upon a re-
port OF this result its duty was not per-
formed, but being OF opinion thar This
diocese has some interes. in the semi
nary and high school, not dependen.
upon concurrent action OF the diocases
or virginia and West Virginia. and
some claim upon the board Of trustees
governing those institutions, respectfully
submits the following 10 this council
$or us consideration and such action az
1t may deem proper:
CHILD OF VIRGINIA DIOCESE
mere can be no doubt but that the
Theological seminary first. and after
wards the high school. in connection
With It, both had their origin as in
situations of the diocese Of Virginia. AS
II was constituted before the diocases
or " est virginia and Southern Virginia
as part thereof We're formed. and thai
they We're not only founded as d;ocesa n
institutions. but have also been sim.
ported as such. in large measure IF No.
entirely. by .he dona lions and ;hc CON.
tr!but!ons Of our church pconla 6re.
within the diocese OF Virginia am NJ.
forwards within the tf1rea dloceses nov
embracing the territory which that do.
ceSe formerly embraced
The act Of Incorporation IN 1891 -
onta'heu because 1t was necessary IN
nave legal board OF trustees canai,,o
OF hoidln% the property and funds which
fad oeen or should thereafter be d.,