Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-21
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.
WINCHESTER, May 90.

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The council resumed its business at
$50 a. M, and was opened with prayer
by Rev. J. ]. Clopton. The minutes
were then read and approved. The
election of alternate lay delegates to
the general convention was next in or
der. The ballot was then taken. Dur.
ing the interim the Rev. Jno. McGill
brought up the change of day for the
meeting of the council Discussion fol-
lowed. The tellers then reported and
the bishop announced the following al
ternate delegates as elected: Messrs.
Albert Baker, J. NJ. Garnett, and Rose
we'll Page. One mora was necessary.
1t was moved that Judge A. w. Wal
lace be elected by reclamation, which
was done.
Discussion was then resumed on the
change of day for the meeting of coun-
Gil. The resolution was carried chang.
ing the day of meeting to Tuesday. AS
this involves change of the constitu-
ton it must be brought before the yes
tries and reported at next council. The
report on clerical support was then
read by Mr.. Roosevelt Page. The re-
port was satisfactory, only 8 parishes
being delinquent.
The Rev. j. J. Gravatt then offered
the important report on the state of the
church. The diocese was congratu-
lated on the restoration of Bishop
Whittle's eyesight aud on the election
of Bishop Gibson, while sympathetic
allusion was made to the death oil
Bishop Newton There were not es
many baptisms and combinations re
ported as in previous years. The va
rious agencies of the church are work
ing earnestly and the outlook for the
diocese under the blessing of God is
very hopeful.
The Rev. h. B. Lee then, as chair.
man Of the committee, brought up the
order of the day, which is the relation
of the convocations to the diocese. He
stated the reason for this after which
council took recess for divine service.
Morning prayer was read by the Revs.
f. V. Jones and W. H. Laird and the
sermon was preached by the Rev. CIV.
Nelson.
The business session was resumed
Immediately after service with Coadju.
tor Bishop Gibson in the chair.
The thanks of council were given to
the missionary speakers of last night,
the Revs. H. o. Page and w. G..
Brown.
Discussion was then resumed on the
canonical relations of the convocations
to the diocese.
, The Rev. G.. W. Nelson made an
earnest appeal against the proposed
change; others spoke pro and con, un-
til the whole matter was referred to
the committee to report at the next
session.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan reported from the
committee on finance balance OF
1894 SO in the treasury of the diocese,
larger sum than has been in the
treasury at the close of fiscal year for
some time. Bishop White has again
generously contributed $500 from his
salary to the diocese.
A letter was read from the Rev. Mr..
Campbell, the agent Of the Virginia
Bible Society, in which he regretted his
inability to attend the council this year
and suggested that special interest be
taken in supplying the soldiers in
camp with Bibles, many OF them being
without them.
The Rev. n. P. Dame moved that
the bishop be authorized to appoint
clergymen within the various conyoca'
tons to visit the vacant churches with
in their respective bounds during the
wear and administer the sacraments OF
the church and help them to secure
rectors.
The council then adjourned till four
o'clock p. NJ.
THIRD DAY-EYENING SESSION.
The council met at p. NJ. with Co.
adutor Bishop Gibson in the chair.
The resolutions on the Theological
Seminary charter, offered by Rev. J.. R.
Mason, came up for discussion. Dur
ing an interim in the discussion a cor
dial vote OF thanks was accorded to tie
rector and people of Christ Church and
the choir of the church for their hospi-
tality and entertainment, to the rail-
roads for their reduced rates, and to
the newspapers for their excellent re-
ports of the council proceedings.
The Rev. Prof Crawford offered a
substitute for the resolutions already
brought before the counsel with refer
ence to the Seminary:
Resolved. That this council, resliz-
ing the great Importance of bringing
the Theological Seminary, in Virginia,
into more sympathetic and helpful
touch with the alumni. do hereby re-
spectfully and earnestly request the
board of trustees of the Seminary, in
the exercise of it's appointing power in
filling vacancies in said board, to nomi-
nate to the alumni in each case not less
than three men from which they ex-
press their preference for the person to
ill such vacancy, the method of taking
and determining the sense of the alum
nj to be such as the trustees may deem
best.
This was carried by large majority.
The Rev. Prof. Crawford then offered
another resolution, which requests the
board of trustees to repeal the present
bylaw restricting the membership OF
the board to persons resident within
the territory of The States of Virginia
and West Virginia, and also to permit
members of the faculty and the princi'
pal of the High School to become mem.
bers of the board. This resolution was
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