The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-05-19
The Episcopal Convention.
A DISTINGUISHED AND Dl0NlflED
BODY OF CHRISTIAN WORKERS.


Andrew and w oman S Auxiliary, etc.
The Annual Convention of the Epis-
copal Church in the Diocese of North
Carolina held its sessions in the
Church of the Holy Innocents. Hen
derson. last week.
At the opening service on Wednes-
day morning. the Rev. DR.. Pittinger.
of Raleigh. preached the sermon, and
Bishop Cheshire celebrated the Holy
Communion. The Rev. NJ. NJ. Mar
shall, d. D., of Raleigh. was elected
President, and Rev. Julian f. Ingle
Secretary of the Convention. Mr.. &.
c. Lamb was appointed assistant Sec
rotary.
At the afternoon session the Bishop
| appointed various committees and
reports were presented by the Stand
| ing Committee, the Trustees of the
Diocese, st. Augustine's School. the
Thompson Orphanage, the Treasurer
| and certain committees to which
| business of the last Convention had
been entrusted Mr.. Chas. f. John
son was also reelected Treasurer of
the Diocese.
Rev. B. S. McKensie, of Rocky
Mount, preached in the evening after
Divine service.
On Thursday morning after Divine
service the business of the Conven-
ton was resumed and numerous re-
ports were received and the Bishop
read his annual address. He has Off
| ciated during the year on 203 coca
sions, preaching 1877 times and max
ing 50 addresses; has confirmed 1874
persons in North Carolina and else
where; received clergymen and
transferred 3 to other Dioceses. One
deacon has been ordained and the
present number of clergy is So.
The new Archdeacon for work
among the colored people is himself
a negro, and a man of considerabl
ability. With several of his clergy
he held services in the Sunday-school
room on Thursday and Friday nights.
The Bishops address dealt with
several very important matters, espe-
cially the Missionary work of the
Diocese and the establishment of st.
Mary's School as Diocesan institu-
tion.
The Rev. DR.. Strange, of Whining
! ton, and the Rev. N. Harding, of
| Washington, a committee appointed
by the authorities of East Carolina,
| applied to the Convention for such
action as would secure for their bio.
cese an increase of territory and fina-
| cial strength. If the General Con-
vention of the Church will agree to
| restore to this Diocese the Western
counties coded in 1895 for the forma-
ton of Missionary District, it is
likely that the counties of North
ampton, Halifax, Nash, Edgecombe
and Wilson, and perhaps others, may
be coded to East Carolina.
The Standing Committee of the
Diocese was reelected and the Exec
utive Missionary Committee also
with few changes in the Executive
and Church Building Committees.
Mr.. r. H. Battle, of Raleigh, wa:
made member of the Board Of Trus
tees of St. Mary's School, and thu
Convention pledged themselves t.
secure large patronage for the in
|
from every parish in the State al
offering on next Easter Day in behal
of the work.
A Missionary meeting was held on
Thursday evening at which addresse
were made by several members o
the Convention.
On Friday morning the election O.
Deputies to the General Convention
took place with the following result
Clerical Deputies, the Rev. Drs
Marshall, Murdoch, Pittinger ant
Rev. j. M. Horner.
Alternates, Bev. Messrs. Ingle, Os
borne, Hoffman and Barber.
Lay Delegates, Messrs. r. H. Bat
tie, S. S. Nash, John Wilkes and W
L. London.
Alternates, Messrs. j. b. Bachelor
r. b. PEBBLES, John S. Henderson,
and H. G. Connor.
The Rev. DR.. w. X. Wetmore an
Messrs. w. A. Smith and Waite
MacRae were elected Trustees of tn
Thompson Orphanage.
The Rev. DIR. Pittinger presente'
the report of the committee on tn
state Of the church.
, On motion of Mr. w. l.. Lcndo
the thanks of the Convention wer
rendered to the people of the paris
and of the community generally TO
Inequalities extended to it's member
and visitors.
A subscription list was opened TO
the assistance of the Thompson On
phanage in making some necessar
Improvements upon the property an
the sum of $500 was pledged for tn
purpose.
The Convention took a recess unit
the evening when after Divine serric
it ad iourned to meet in TarborO o
the 18th day of May, 1899.
, wOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
The delegates of the Woman Au,
: Hilary to the Board of Missions hel
their Annual Session in the Sunda,
school room on Thursday mornin
, and afternoon. Miss Mary f. Ho
j. ner. the Diocesan Secretary, preside
!, in the meeting which was addresse
9 by Miss Julia c. Emery, the Gener
q Secretary, and others.
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
l. The Brotherhood of St. Andre
t met at the close of evening pray
J. on Friday, and was addressed by Il
e Rev. DR.. Strange, of Wilmingto
II and Messrs. John w. Wood and Sill
g McBee, of New York.
4 Mr.. Chas. NJ. Busbee, Of Raleig
presided throughout the day on Sa
d urday when reports were receiv
d and an interesting conference W
o. held.
y On Sunday morning the annive
a sary sermon was preached by t
~ Rev. VIM. A. Barr, of Richmond, Y;
,s and a public meeting was held
IN | Burwell Hall at o'clock D. IN. VIII