Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-19
THE BISHOPS REPORT
w,s SUBMITTED TO THE Eris-
Coral COUNCIL YESTERDAY.
PAN CANDIDATES. FOR THE MINISTRY


missions
.,. ,,r.n md days session OF the Episco-
...r.r of the Diocese Of virginia was
N..cdmc,y busy one though much
.v.s spent durirg the morling ses-
.. tho discussion OF The committees
concerning the ACCESSIBILITY OF
.ho various convocations into
.,.l, connection with the diocese.
ecu met promptly at $3.50 o'clock,
,..v %. gious service having previously
,.. conducted by Rev J. G. Jones. Of
,re.... with Rev. W. H. X. Pendeton,
.trl1ltx. preaching the sermon.
THE BISHOPS REPORT.
-,, fist order Of business was the sub
...oa ay Bishop white, of his annual
,.a.r ST. hich he read himself The re-
.or quite lengthy, and gives a detailed
Account. % the work OF the Bishop during
Oh, .-eal year just ended. Bishop Whit
t Expresses qualification that during the
I. year none OF the clergy in the do
..s were taken away by death. The
hop also expressed his thankfuiness
his health had greatly improved, 50
I..l he was enabled 20 attend the session
. tAe General Ass mbly IN Washington,
last lall, the first time within the past
nine years. During the year he made
utty-fve VisitauOns 10 various churches
iu the diocese, where ne confirmed quite
a large number Of members.
Never within my knowledge contin-
uld the report. have We had So lew
candidates for holy orders or SO rev
young men preparing for The ministry 81
Our Church. This Us e significant ana
charming fact. 10 certainly seems TO IN
dictate a decline Of spirituality ana an ~
crease Of worldluoss among our Oh"i'"
people. ...,.,t.
"rbis stat. Of things must have cause
ana ought 10 produce great s"archngs OF
heart ON the part Of my brother minis
tiers 10 discover what the cause Is.
"Iu my opinion. no man should be per
shaded. or even advised. TO enter the sa-
.rel ministry. the question Of his doing
SID being one between himself and God,
who cam alone cali and send labore;s into
Ills harvest. But surely pastors may
properly direct the attention OF cody
..u.- men in their congregations to this
.r..rant matter, and induce them % Sc
r..-.r and prayerfully consider whether
Old. Hply spirit may not be inWardly and
silently calling them to enter upon this
alice and ministry when the fields every
tn.r, age SD white 10 the harvest and
Gid. ..h,rtrs are comparatively so few.
.F.r years past very scarcely any
.. ..r candidates have come. from the
.r.- and towns; we have had to depend
almost entirely on our country parishes.
llt u these are now to fail US, IT Is sad
and alarming. indeed, 10 contemplate
un.t the end must be. / commend this
mos. important subject to the serious
consideration of all our people, and espe-
.au. of my brethren of the clergy"
COMMITTEES REELECTED.
Tt. Bishops report was listened to with
,..t...l attention, and was subsequently
discussed After the Bishop had
la1 and his report accepted, Rev.
E I Randolph succeeded in having the
pug Standing Committee of the
.-e reelected for another year:
Joseph Packard, -. D., Rev. L. =.
IDS. Rev. Bergman Green, and
--rs J.. VI. BlackfOrd, Colonel Arthur
herbert. and John r. Zimmerman.
.. motion of Rev. Everard Meade the
Lowing Executive Committee OF the
Diocesan Missionary Society was also re-
etcd: Right Rev. +. NJ. White. Right
I.v. r. A. Gibson, ReVs. Hartley Car
michael. j. j. Gravatt, L. r. Mason, j.
r.. bowman W. VI. Clarke, T. NJ.
Randolph vs.. d. Smith, r. y. Good
win. Preston Nash. W. \. Barr, and
MessIs. -. Rand Wexford. c. G.
Minor. Joseph Bryan. w. F. Gray,
John ], Williams w. c. Bentley, Ruther-
foord Rose. and Dr. John r. Wheat.
An invitation was read and accepted
with thanks from Mr. l.. Mckee, general
secretary o. tine Young Mems Christian
Association rendering the building of the