Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-19
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
FIRST Days PROCEEDINGS.
WINCHESTER, May Is.

ne 1EOIu auuudi SOuuOiA Va 1HN
Episcopal Diocese OF Virginia COM
menced its session at ten o'clock this
morning in Christ Church. 1t opened
with the service for holy communion
read and administered by Bishop Whit
tie and Coadjutor Bishop Gibson. The
council sermon, which was an able and
interesting one, ives preached by the
Rev. Bergman Green, of Christ Church,
Alexandria, from the first epistle Of ST.
John, chapter 3, verse 3; I'VE know
that he was manifested to take away
our sins"
The council met for business at FIVE
minutes before twelve o'clock with
Bishop Whittle ia the chair. The roll
of clerical and lay delegates was called
by the secretary, Rev. Everard Meade.
The number of the clergy present was
Al, of the laity 81.
The usual committee for approving
the credentials of lay delegates was ap'
pointed.
a resolution moved by the Rev. G.
| W. Nelson was unanimously adopted
by rising vote of the council congratu'
lating Bishop Wbittle upon the COM
pletion OF the thirtieth year OF his use
| ful and faithful episcopste on the Both
of April las' also thanking God for the
restoration CT the Bishops eyesieht and
praying that he may yet be spared for
years to the diocese to which he is
united by the strongest ties Of mutua!
love and affection.
The hours for the business sessions OF
the council and services were announced
by the rector, the Rev. n. P. Dame.
The regular council committees were
then appointed by the Bishop, as f'l-
lows
State of the Church-Revs. ]. J. Ora
watt, Z. 3. Burwell, Bergman Green,
il. c. Jones; Messrs. Albert Baker, b..
0. Claggett, NJ. NJ. Lewis, DR.. T. E
Williams.
Widows and Orphans Fund-Rev.
S. S. Ware and Mr.. ]. G. Cooke.
Episcopal Fund-Rev. 3. L. B. Cross
and Mr.. Eppa Rixey.
Brotherhood-Mess L. NJ. Black
ford, Judge ]. c. Lamb, Captain David
Meade.
Disabled Clergy-Rev. E. V. Jones
and MIR. Joseph Wilmer.
Bruce Fund-Rev. W. P. Chrisman
and Mr.. Edgar McCray.
Diocesan Missions-Revs. ]. ]. Clop'
ton, J. R. Ellis, Messrs. Vim. G. Mar
shall and G. z Cary.
Parochial Reports-Revs. R. X. Mas
sic, J. D. La Mothe, ]. G. Cornick,
Messrs. Cnas. Woolnough, Thos. Nc
Cormick and G. A. Barksdale.
} New Parishe;-Revs. Jas. Grammer,
| D. c. T. Davis, Drs. w, <. Catewood
and B. r. Detweiler.
Elections-Rev. ]. W. Ware and
Mr.. ]. ". Green.
] Finance-Messrs. Jos. Bryan, Col.
W. Il. Palmer, DR.. ]. B McCaw, R. P.
Page, Robt. Mackreth.
Clerical Support-Messrs. Roosevelt
Page, J. H. o. Kemp, P. W. Nelson,
| Eppa Hunton, IT,, Cyrus Bossieux,
Chas. King, ]. NJ. Garnett, G. A. S.
Hopkins, Jas. W. Gordon, and c. j.
Sale.
Sunday Schools-Reys. R. A. Good.
win, P. P. Phillips, Geo. S. Somerville,
Messr5. John G. Williams, r. c. We'll
ford and G. 3. Chiffon.
Credentials of Lay Delegates-Rev.
E. S. Kinks, Mr.. Jas. r. Foster, DR.. N.
B. hewitt.
Prayer Book Distribution Committee
-Revs. W. NJ. Clark, Preston Nash
and Major Green.
a report to amend article 5 of the
constitution of the diocese on the cleo
ton of bishop was read by the chair
man of the committee, Rev. ]. Y.
DoWnman. This committee was ap-
pointed at last council. The amend
ment makes article read as follows:
1.-The election of bishop or bishop CO.
adjutor in this diocese shall be made in
council in the following manner. The
vote shall be by ballot aud by orders, q
concurrent majority of the votes cast
by each order being necessary to q
choice" The intent of this proposed
change in the article is to give the laity
a right to nominate bishop IS we'll as
the clergy and to permit them to dis
cuss the matter of nomination in the
council. During the discussion of this
question the bishop ruled that the pres.
ent reading of the article did not oblige
the lsity "to sit in silence" but allowed
them full right to speak on the election
of bishop. This report, if passed,
could not be adopted until next coun-
Gil.
Before the reading OF this report Rev.
Preston Nash, by permission of the
bishop, presented the cause of the Do
cesar Work, published monthly by the
diocesan missionary society, and also
said that he had prepared map of the
diocese which would be presented at
this council for inspection and correc'
ton.
The report of the committee on the
proposed change Of article 5 of the con-
sttution was adopted by large ma
jority.
The Rev. John McGill read the re-
port of the committee on the present
parish boundaries of Fairfax county
which was ordered to be spread upon
the minutes of the council.
The Rev. L. R. Mason, of Richmond,
offered a resolution with reference to
petitioning the legislature to make
change in the charter of the Seminary
so that trustees may be elected by the
councils of the dioceses witlan the
States of Virginia and West Virginia.
Considerable discussion took place on
this resolution until the hour for ad-
tournament when the question was car
ried over to the next day.