Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-06-14
The Episcopal Council.

of the Episcopal Council, which con-
vened in Shepherdstown on Wednes-
day. On Thursday the Bishop read
his annual address. He spoke Of the
pleasure it gave him to meet the coun-
Gil in its present session, because they
had entered upon a new and most
hopeful period in their diocesan life
The great problem of securing proper
Episcopal for a widely extended,
sparsely settled and rapidly develop
ing diocese, one that had confronted
them most seriously during the past
few years, had at length been happily
solved.
He heartily congratulated the do
cese on having of its own accord and
in full dependence upon Divine guild
ance, which is still realized in the
councils of the church, decided upon
the selection of Rev. ". L. Gravatt,
rector of Zion Church, Charlestown,
as bishop coadjutor, which was done
at Clarksburg in July, 1899. As
the diocese had done this of its own
accord he could properly say it had
shown both wisdom and courage, wis
dom in making provision for grow
ing work before its increasing burden
resulted in a disability Of the Bishop,
courage in undertaking what larger
and stronger dioceses had deemed be-
yond their power; that they now
needed to bend their energies to the
work before them, that happy result
might Justify so unusual manner.
He then followed with detailed
account of his work of the past year,
during which time he had paid ia
visits to SO places in the diocese and
held 80 services and meetings outside.
He had delivered IT'S sermons and
addresses, confirmed IS, the latter
with those confirmed by the bishop
coadjutor making total Of 1892 con-
frmed since the diocese was organized.
He called attention to the special
fund of the diocese, touching upon its
object and the great good work it was
quietly doing.
The address of the bishop coadjutor
followed, in which he in detail re-
viewed his work since his consecra-
ton in November last. Since that
time he made 10 visits, delivered ll3
sermons and addresses, confirmed lac
persons, baptized :, buried 8. married
2, admitted to the priesthood 2 and
consecrated l church.
The afternoon session was taken up
with consideration of various special
orders of business, the election Of
standing and special committees, as
also some amendments to the consti-
tuition and discussion and adoption Of
various committee reports.
The evening session was devoted to
a discussion Of diocesan missions, under
the leadership of the bishop coadjutor,
Rev. w. L. Gravatt, Rev. W. H.
Burkhart, rector of st. Paul's church
Weston, and Archdeacon Spur.
Friday morning the special order
of business, the resolution Of Rev. J.
S. Gibson touching the action Of the
General Board of Missions, was
called up and took the entire morn
ing hours, Rev. DR. Lloyd being IN
vited to address the meeting on the
resolution, which was afterward with
drawn and a substitute by Bishop
Penick adopted.
At the afternoon session the report
on state Of the church was read and
adopted. 1t showed the church to be
in fine condition and having accom-
plished more than in the past. 1t
was gratifying to note that, in con-
trast to 1899, the church had this
year spent over $4,000 more on the
diocese at large than on individual
parishes as before. The reports of
the Sunday school, the parochial re-
ports and the executive committee s
were read and discussed.
The evening session Of the council
was devoted to discussion of general
missions. Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd, D.
D., general secretary of the Board of
Missions, was the principal speaker.
The session of the council on Satur-
day was devoted to the final routine
business, adjourning at noon with de-
yotional services. The next meeting
of council will be at Charleston, in the
summer Of 1901, in st. Paul's church,
of which Rev. Robert Douglas Roller,
D. D., is rector.
On Sunday morning the pulpit of
the N, Z. Church South was filed by
Archdeacon Spur, the Reformed pull
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