The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-24
DIVISION OF DIOCESE
A COMMITTEE WILL CoNsIDER
 ITS ADvTsABuITY.
Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church Proves
 Host Decided Success


 Birmingham, May 3.--fSpccial.)-Thc thirteenth annual meeting of the wo- wss very decided success. It was held at the home ot Mrs. Norman Brooks yes terday afterr oon.
 Mrs. F. H. Warren of Montgomery. I President of the Alabama branch. presid- ct Bishop Barnwell could not be presy ent at the meeting and Rev. Mir. Johnson. rector of St. Msrys Church. conducted the devotional exercises and made a few i, ter esting remarks.
 l Mrs. Warren read her annual addr ess. | It spoke of the gratifying growth of the work in this diocese and of it's aid to the mission work.
 | Mrs Little of Montgomery read the re- port of Miss Annie Williams of Mont | gomery, the treasurer of the Alabama branch afid who could not be present | Miss Emery of New York. who is the great auxiliary worker and organizer. was then introduced. Her remarks were exceedingly interesting and gave encour- asement all along the line. She referred to the work in the far Northwest, and especially of that done among the Indian l women. Miss Emery is a splendid talk CT, ciear and incisive. and those who heard her enjoyed every word she ut- ters.
 The report of Mrs. Stewart Mcqueen of Montgomery. Secretary of the Church Periodical Club. was presented by Mrs. John White. This is work In which the auxiliary takes great interest. A number of ladies also made reports of work In their parishes. among them Miss Mary Avery of Greensboro. Miss Mary Shcperd of New Decatur and Mrs. McMillan of St. Michael and All Angels. Admission.
 At this mornings session of the Dio- cesan Council, Mir. Pearson of Birming- nam offered a resolution providing for | the appointment of a committee of ten | to consider the advisability of division | of the Diocese and to report to the next | Council. This resolution was adopted without opposition It will take several | years for any definite action to be taken, including consent of the General Council | of the church.
 | At II: 80 the matter of a monument to | Bishop Winner came as a special order. Some 800 had been contributed since the | last meeting. Mir. Rhodes made an earn est appeal for prompt action. and upon a call of parishes and mission stations, the l fund was increased to about ssoo Mir. J. H. FTtts was selected as treas urer of this fund. The Rev. R. H. Cobbs | moved that committee be chosen to se- | let the contract for it's erection. The mo- ton was carried. fixing the cost at 1000.
 The Rev. John G. Murray read the report of the Finance Committee. which is as follows:
 Bishops fund received s3.so4s4 and ex- pended $3.4iS.
 The treasurer of the Diocese received $s,s7s and expended s6sS3.s4, leaving a balance of S39.7o.
 The treasurer of the Diocesan Missiona- Try Society received s6,7oS.a and expended s6,OSo.63. leaving s627. as balance.
 The trustees of Hammer Hall received s72e 50 and expended $279.3o, leaving a
 balance of $450.3o.
 The requirements for the coming year
 will be %.565, and they have resources of s5,s45. .4o . They congratulate the Council that the Diocese is out of debt and that
 voluntary offerings were more successful than the assessments. Mir, Murray also read a resolution of
 the committee thanking Mir. J. H. Fitts
 for his efficient work on the bishops {
 fund. which was adopted unanimously.
 Ex-Governor Johnston read the resolu- I ton of a committees upon the dath of the late Rev. owen P. Fitzsimmons. which
 was adopted by a rising vote.
 Rev. NJ. Jeter from Committee read resolution upon the death of Dr. William LeRoy Broun. president of the Alabama
 Polytechnic Institute. and adopted by a rising vote.
 Officers and standing committees of the diocese were elected at l2:30 o'clock. They
 were chosen as follows:
 Treasurer-R. H. Ccchrane of Tusca- loosa. ..ya -sa
 Treasurer of the Diocesan Missionary Fund-Rev.N Stewart Mcqueen of Mont. gomery.
 Registrar-Dr. B. J. Baldwin of Mont. ecmery.
 Chancellor-R. P. wetmorc of Birming. ham.
 Standing Committee-Rev. J. G. Mur- ray of Birmingham, Rev. R. H. Cobbs of Greensboro Rev. Stewart Mcqueen of Montgomery. W. W. Screws of Montgom- cry, w. K P. Wilson of Mobile, A. H. Shepard of Anniston.
 l Trustees Bishop Fund-Mr. J. H. Fitts | of Tuscaloosa. who is algo the Treasurer of the fund, Judge Thomas c. Jones Of Montgomery and Mir. c. E. Waller of Greensboro.
 Trustees of Hammer Hall at Montgom- ery-Thomas G. Jones, W. W. Screws and J, B. Jones.
 1 Trustees of the University of the South l Rev. Stewart Mcqueen of Montgomery J. M Baker of Selma. Hardwick Ruth of | Montgomery.
 Treasurer of University for Alabama Rev, Stewart Mcqueen.
 Board of Moore Memorial Home-Rev J. G. Murray. Rev. I. O. Adams. Eufau- la; W. c. Johnson. c. E. Waller. Robert | Jemison and J. R. Robertson of Demopo- | lis.
 | Wcodlawn and Ensley. which have been missionary stations, were admitted as l full parishes. .
 In the report of yesterdays proceedings | it was incorrectly stated that Rev. Stew. I art Mcqueen, Diocesan Treasurer made lreport, etc. Mir. R. H. Cochran of Tus- caloosa is Diocesan Treasurer and made | the report.
 l Funeral of Miss Chancellor.