The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
Virginia Episcopal Council
Protests Against Agitation.
MEET HERE NEXT YEAR
Bethany Institute to Be a Memorial to
Bishop WhittIe-Rev. j.. Thompson
Hargrove Deposed-Daugh-
tiers of the King.

| elRNln dluudl CUuIlCll VI luO
Episcopal Church In the Diocese OF Vir.
ginia adjourned this evening to meet
next May in 81. James Church, Rich
| mond
Ministers and laymen expressed thom'
| selves as we'll pleased with the hospital.
ty of their hosts. At tho last session OF
| the council great deal OF business was
transacted. A resolution was introduced
and adopterTec ommendinE that Mt. Beth
any Institute at Richmond be used as the
memorial to Bishop Whtttle. Bishop Glib
son was requested to appoint O commit
tee of nve for tho purpose of raising
funds and to cooperate with the trustees
OF the institute.
The election OF an archdeacon for the
diocese was postponed until next year.
On motion of Rev. w. NJ. Clark, OF
| Richmond, tho bishops salary was raised
| to $1,000 per annum.
Rev. John j. Gravatt, Of fa!chmond,
| read the annual report OF the Virginia
| Female Institute at Staunton, which
! showed that Institution to be in q thriving
| condition.
NO CHANGE OF NAME.
Judge Wallace again brought up hts
resolution endorsing that part OF the bish-
ops address IL relation to the plan Of
| changing the name Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of America This res
| olution was to have been the order at
| 10 O'Clock to-day. but as the council waa
| anxious to dispose OF it without further
delay 1t was taken UP late yesterday.
| The resolution which adequately express
ed tho sentiment Of the body was unanl-
! mously carried. AT toSday's session, Rev.
! DR.. Angus Crawford, OF the Theological
| Seminary, moved for a reconsideration
| of the resolution. His motion was carried
| and he then offered the following resolu-
| tion as q substitute, which was unnni-
mously adopted: "Resobved, that the
council of the Protestant Episcopal
| Church OF Virginia cordially endorses
that portion OF its bishops address which
Fare sts IA the as SO ii, the name
of tie Protestant Episcopal Church of
America.
1T believes any suah action on the
part Of the general convention would
| be unw1se, misleading and revolutionary
In its consequences and the council en-
ters Its solmen protest against further
agitation of this subject as hindrance
to the peace and growth of our beloved
church and unity of Christendom."
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
The annual report of the Womans
Auxiliary was then read by Rev. Dr..
John Moncure, Of Richmond. A sum
mary showed the following amounts paid
CuC uuTlUS Luo ycaE.- GOEclSIl sIlISSlUESp
81 ,232 20; domestic missions s1,o34A4: do
cesan missions, s12o6; boxes In Virginia.
valued at sl,1a7G5; emergency fund. slo2;
united Offering. 5000; Whittle memorial
chapel, sSO5.65; specials. s47
The Junior Auxiliary was as follows:
Foreign missions, STATS; domestic mis-.
sions, ss2.1a: boxes. valued at s742.7c:
united offering. 1858; babies Offering,
500.
rrho c-rord +oto, ronrasontad s,,,, -
ss,Oo7.7o. The annual report of the prayer
book distribution fund. read by Rev. w.
d. Smith, of fredericksburg, was referred
to Rev. u. L. Goodwin. OF Richmond. and
w. C. Bentley
When Rev. William, Meade Clark, OF
Richmond, read the report Of the in
crease Of the ministry, considerable dis
of money that should be set apart for
this purpose. One hundred dollars was
the sum finally agreed upor
HARGROVII DEPOSDD.
From the chair. Bishop Gibson an
nounced that he accepted the renuncla-a
merly OF the Diocese, against whom
there had been grave charges affecting
his moral character TIargrove Il ap-
pears is native OF New York State,
but had been attached to the Diocese OF
Connecticut, and Bishop Gibson read
and Bishop Tlmrston. OF Connecticut. In
relation to the deposition of Hargrove,
The offenses Hnrgroyo Is alleged to have
committed occurred during his stay In
this Diocese. resolution was intro
duced and adopted recommending that
Hargrove be deposed. and that no further
proceedings be instituted against him
by the council. The charges We're ems
bezzlement. immortality and cruelty to
his wife,
Rev Edward 8. Kinks. of Leesburg,
read the annual report Of the State of
the Church. This report was prefaced
by beautiful tribute to the late Bishop
Wrhittle, which Is the second expression
of the councils admiration and reverence
to go on record. Tho late beloved bishop
was spoken of as "a man among men,
and toward the close OF that part Of the
document In reference to the dtstln-
guished churchman, Mr. Kinks read the
sentence: ''rhere was not one blemisl
upon the fair escutoheon of his charac-
ter" Fiyc thousand copies OF the report
will be printed for distribution.
DAUGHTERS OF TFLlD KING.
In Christ Church Chapel to-day special
services were held for the Assembly OF
the Daughters of the King,
Rev. DR., John Monoure. OF Richmond,
conducted devotional exercises and
Bishop Gibson administered the holy COM
munion at l0.e0
Az the business session Miss NJ. A.
Fulton, OF Richmond. the retiring presi-
dent, and the other officers reported,
showing an enoouraginb condition In the
society. and officers wers elected as fol-
Mrs. John Monours. of Richmond. pres
Ident; Miss Fulton, Yice-pres!dent, and
Miss M. o., Ward. OF this city. secretary
and treasurer,
a. message of gretlng was received
from Miss u, l.. Ryerson, OF New York,
adjourned until g o'clock tonight when
special services were held.
AT this time the Rev Dir, William N.
Dame, rector OF Memorial Church, Balti-
more. delivered an address on the sub
jeot Of the work Of the order. Rey.
Il, r Tona,uin of RIchmDr,d. also Duoka.