Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
THE EPISC0PALlANS.
THE COMING COUNCIL OF THE do
CEsE OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.
DANYILLE MAKING PREPARATIONS
To Welcome the Delegntes-SOme
Interesting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
lily Rcunion-Wo man's Auxiliary.

DANVILLE, VA, June S.-(Special.)-
! The seventh annual Council Of the Pro-
tostant Episcopal Diocese Of Southern Viz
| ginia will be held in this city the last
three days Of next week, commencing on
Thursday, June Sth. The Woman's Aux
| Hilary to the Board of Missions will trans
act its business at sessions TO be held
the day previous to the initial session OF
the council proper. Lay and clerical dele
| gates and visitors. it is estimated, will
attend to the number of at least 80. Ac-
| commodations in the homes of Danville
people, without regard TO denomination,
have already been secured. Bishop 5. ~.
I.anfolpn. 6f~T6sloik. vii preside over
| the deliber'tions OF the body
The Southern Virginia Diocese COM
pIises the cities and counties in the State
south of the James river, besides the
city Of Williamsburg, the counties OF
Northampton and Accomac, on the east,
and Stanton and Augusta county, on the
west. There are in the diocese the cities
OF Norfolk Portsmouth, Suffolk, MancheS-
ter, Petersburg, Lynchburg, Danville,
Roanoke, Staunton, Wytheville. LeXinS-
ton, Newport News, Hampton, and
smaller towns. There are six churches
in Norfolk and Berkeley. two in Ports
| mouth, four in Petersburg, three in
Lynchburg, two in Stanton, two in Roa-
noke, two in Danvile, and one each in
Manchester, Lexington, Wytheyille, Abb
| ingdOn and Bristol. II is largely a
country diocese. Parishes and missions
| within the bounds of the diocese num-
| Der 167; clergy, 81; commandments, as pub
| lished in the last report, 10,1O6, though
| through an error 7S7 communicates were
omitted in the last report, which should
| have read II l43. The error was pointed
out to the bishop a few days ago.
The council will have its opening session
at 10 A. NJ. Thursday, the Sth. Holy
communion will be celebrated, after which
a business session for organization Will
be held. Business sessions will then be
held every day, the council expecting TO
close Saturday night. 1t Is expected That
on Thursday night there will be meeting
in the interest of missions. On Friday
night Right Rev. Joseph b. Cheshire, ID.
d.. Bishop of North Carolina, will speak
y A very interesting feature Of the gather
ing will be the reunion of the Dame
family. who have not visited the city
since the death of their father, Rev. Dr.
George W. Dame, but who expect 10
visit the city at this time, being speclally
invited so to do to be present at the
conservation Of Dame Memorial chapel,
a Gift TO the Church OF the Epiphany from
DIR. Dame under the terms of his VIII.
Three Of the family are cler6ymen-Rev.
w NJ. Dame, ID. D., and Rev. George w.
Dame. of Baltimore, and Rev. Nelson +.
Dame. of Winchester, Va. Other menu
bers of the family are Captain j. 4.
Dame. of Richmond, and Mrs. L. d.
Thompson. of East Newmarket, ND. Ihe
conservation service OF the chapel mas
been appointed by the Bishop. TO take
place Saturday morning at 9:5O O'CLOCK.
Rev. J. Cleveland Hall, the successor Ol
Rev. DR.. Dame at Epiphany. mas peeh
chosen by the bishop TO preach the con-
secration sermon. 80,
This session OF the council Will be q
,,orv imnortant one. II is expected that
tho time for the annual meeting or the
council will be changed from the Thurs-
dov after the first Sunday in June to some
date I'm Nav
There are important canons to be con-
sidered. ono IS upon the subject or me
Drovision for the expenses OF the uio-
ceee Another viii have relation TO the
qualifications of vestrymen.
Miss L. l.. Taylor. diocesan secretary OF
the Woman's Auxiliary, has arranged
nroeramue for the "Auxiliary-Day,' as IL
is called. being the Wednesday preceding
the regular council session. Ihere are
oynac,ed 10 be present Rev. Addison
1ni,,o missionary from China; Miss Pack
al missionary from Brazil, and Rev
Jtndeav patton. from Japan. preliInl-
nsrv service to tho "Auxiliary- Day VIII
10 ,,oid Tuesday evening from to Z. con-
s's,ino Of a ''quiet-hour' service. conduct
"a nv Rev. Robert Jett Of staunton. the
former assistant rector of this parish.