Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-18
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.

| Everard Meade, Secretary Mr.. Taylor,
of Richmond, called attention to tue
fact that two instead of one must be
nominated as trustees for the invested
funds of the Diocese, 80 Mr.. G. L.
| Minor, of Richmond, was nominated 10
addition to Judge Lamb, who was
nominated yesterday.
Bishop White then delivered his
address which is summarized as fol-
lows: Visitations so, confirmed (white
164 colored 81 19l, Postulsnts received
8, candidate for deacons orders samit-
! ted /, deacons ordained z, priests or
daiDed /, letters dimissory given 10,
letters dmlssory accepted 3, minister
deceased REV. Thos Vaughan, colored),
lay readers licensed 10, present number
work 81. The bishop reported that his
health had been very good during the
winter but on tina 18th OF April, when
about to 20 to meeting ofthe House Of
Bishops 10 New York, he was taken with
the prevailing epidemic, grippe, and
had to recall number of appointments.
The condition OF the diocese Is encour
aging and the bishop cosdjutor has
performed his part Of the work most
faithfully.
Bishop Co-adjutor Gibson next read
his report in which he said that he had
made visitations to 116 places OF worship
and had confirmed 423 persons within
the diocese.
DIR. Crawford then read the report OF
Miss Ssllie Stuart, OF Alexandria, as
| secretary of the Woman's Auxiliary.
The contributions in money and work
| for the year have been liberal and the
prospects are encouraging for the
future.
The time now arrived for the election
OF the standing committees of the dio.
cese. The present standing committee
of the diocese was reelected con-
sistiDg OF the Revs. Joseph Packard,
P. p. Phillips and Bergman Green,
Messrs. Arthur Herbert, l.. M.
Blsckford and J. r. Zimmerman.
1t was moved that the Rev. Preston
Nash be asked to write history OF the
Diocesan Missionary Society and also
prepare short outline ofits history for
the church papers OF the diocese. This
was accepted on the resumption OF bus
mess after divine service.
A recess was taken for divine ser
vice at IL o'clock. The sermon Wa
preached by the Rev. w. d. Smith, Of
Fredericksburg.
After the business session was re-
sumsd Bishop Coadjutor Gibson took
the chair He led the Council in prayer
for the Rev. J. Y. Hundley now lying
seriously i'll with paralysis. The Rev
Meade Clark moved that offerings for
the colored work be authorized by the
council.
Good addresses were made on this
subject by the Rev. Measrs. Clark, G.
w. Nelson and J. r. Ellis. The mo-
ton was unanimously passed.
The reports of the committees on the
widows and orphans and the Bruce
fund were read and accepted.
| The council acted on the motion OF
the Rev. FL. B. Lee to appoint q com.
mittee Of three clergymen and two lay
men TO prepare and report to the next
council constitution and bylaws for
the Diocesan Missionary Society, but
il this is not necessary to report any
amendments to the present constitu-
ton il there be one, and also to ascer-
tain the legal status of the society.
Mr.. L. M. Blackford then read the
report of the financial committee and
recommended that the clergy and yes
tries begin the collection of the contin
gent fund as early as January, 80 that
tho 1taoaaap ff,n nd ha kanf m
The Rev. Bergman Green then read
the report of the standing committee OF
the diocese.
The Rev. w. D. Smith, OF Fred
ericksburg, read the report OF the COM
mittee on paroohial reports az follows:
Baptisms: white (adulD 154, colored
4, total 158; infants, white, 1913, colored
8. total 402; total baptisms $50. Con-
firmstioms, whites, $40, colored 33,
total 553. Communicates, whites, TO-
096, colored 11S; total 10,2l4 Mar
riages, whites, pol, coloreo Is; total
214. Funerals, whites, 444, colored 9;
total 453 Sunday schools teachers,
whites, 951, scholars 1898; colored teach
ers 81, scholars 479; grand total
S,755; contributions. Sunday schools,
1876, SO; number OF cateohisings, 459;
number of scholars confirmed, 1873;
parochal schools, paid teachers, "a;
scholars, $40; total, 594; members of the
Brotherhood, 8S; st. Andrews, 324;
Woman's Auxiliary, 1854. Total con-
tributions, $163, 264.74.
The council then adjourned to meet
at O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The council resumed it's business at |
4 o'clock with Bishop White in the |
chair.
The executive committee of the Dio |
cesar Missionary Society vas elected.
The name of DR.. Carmichael was omit. |
ted, and the Revs. Everard Meade, J.
w. Ware, J. c. Jones and Valentine |
Jones were added as nominated by the |
convocatons, and it was agreed that
tOey should meet with the other menu
bers four times 10 the year.
The report of the Brotherhood was
next offered and it was recommended
that the Brotherhood fee be 81 and
that general agent, layman II posi- |
BILE, be appointed.
Rev. J. J. Gravatt reported from the |
committee on the Pryor Book Distribu-
ton Society. This society was COM
mended to the council and it recon-
mended that 1t be placed on the list Of
objects authorized by the council for
parochial contributions.
The report of the committee on new |
parishes was read, but the committee
had no business on hand.
The Rev. Bergman Green presented
the report of the committee on changes |