The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-22
Bishop Gibson Discusses the
Change Of Name.
RESOLUTION AGAINST 1T
1t Will Become the Special Order for
Consideration To-Day - Beautiful
Reference by Bishop Gibson to
the Late Bishop WhittIe.

Especial to The Times -Dlspatch.)
WINCHESTER. VA, May 21-The
feature of the second oay's session of the
annual council of the Protestant Episco-
cal Diocese of Virginia was the annual
report Of Bishop Gibson. In which he op.
poses changing the name OF the church.
The bishops report is a lengthy docu,
ment. and was read from the pulpit He
prefaced his remarks with general sum-
mary of the life and work of the late
Rev. Francis NJ. Whittle, to whose mem.
ory he paid a glowing tribute. or Bishop
Whittle. Bishop Gibson said:
He went out among his people known
by all men as faithful servant Of
Christ. When Bishop Whittle first went
|. into office there weer but 5000 commune
cants in the diocese. and now theer are
over 10000 he said, Continuing. Bishop
Gibson gave general summary of the
work during the year. The bishop re-
ferred to the present class at the Theo-
logical Seminary, and said that In his
Judgment, the ranks of the clergy would
be strongly recruited. Summarizing, the
bishop said that he had ordained eleven
deacons during the year, three priests.
nineteen laymen licensed, four churches
consecrated, one church was admitted to
the diocese, had made 1s1 visltations. S41
addresses, two baptisms, seventeen ad-
minlstrat!ons of the communion. held
twenty-nine other services and confirmed
in all 699 persons.
The bishop referred in d touching man
ner to the deaths OF Rev. Granville r.
Micou and Rev. Dr. J, G. Wheat, and
the council offered prayers to their mem
ory. The emergency fund of the diocese
said the bishop, had exceeded the ap.
preparation by about 1852. and advocated
a larger fund. To the Woman's Auxiliary
y lr1,1 lad 1f IL
for their efforts in raising funds for the
expenses of the diocese.
Bishop Gibson announced the appointment
OF Mr.. Joseph Bryan, of Richmond. as a
member OF the Committee on Church
Property in the place Of Capt. David NJ
Walker, deceased.
CHANGE OF NAME.
The most important part of the bis
hops report was his reference to the
question of changing the name of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of America,
which he said would have to be taken
up by the council
I'VE have no GS desire tG enter into thf
nneson Is w naer SF pnaaaa SaaH WORK nor he h
Il u' for the reason f that Vs settlement IL Is
saa to Mord f9r f g1ed Of tho saa sa nsh
op. 'is identified with the reformation"
The Bishop closed his report with ref
erence to this question, and said:.
I'VE have no desire to forget the rock
ron wis., a REsoLUTIoN.
Judge A. W, WALLACE, of Fredericks-
burg. offered, the following resolution.
iiResoived. That the council of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the Diocese
Of Virginia cordially endorses that portion
of the address of Its bishop, which treats
of the proposedl change cH,,s Il the q name &, q
ca and believing such action on l., the b
legal, it enters its dignifled and emphatic
protest against II"
This resolution will become the order
Mi. Joseph Bryan, Of Richmond. read
the report of the Committee on Church
Property in which 1t was recommended
that the bishops house in Richmond be sole
and a new home purchased for him. Mr..
Bryan also read the report of the Conn
mittee on Finance, in which 1t was stated
that the accounts of the treasurer of the
diocese, Robert S, Chamblin, We're in
perfect condition, An Increase of $3.50 In
the contingent fund was noted The dio-
cese again has a credltable balance to Its
credit, the amount being $1,000. Both re-
ports We're adopted,
Rev Robert A. Goodwin, of Richmond,
moved that that portion Of Bishop Glib
sons address referring to the late Bishop
,Whlttla be referred 10 the COMMITTEES