Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-23

Church council OF Virginia auJoulnou Nv
Winchester, yesterday afternoon. .
One of the most important features OF
the days session was the action OF the
council in voting to expel Rev. ): L.
Hargrove from the body and dePosing HIM
from the ministry. Nearly all of Wed,
nesday's meeting of the council had
been occupied by a secret session, and
the object of this developed yesterday to
have been the consideration of Mr..
Hargrove's case. Very little could be
learned of the man from members of the
body, but it was stated that he is ma
tive of New York, and had been con-
nected with the Connecticut diocese.
He joined the Virginia diocese, but
never had regular charge. He was IN
Rev. Mr.. Hepburn's parish, in Essex
county, and while there he is alleged to
have been guilty of immortality. Bishop
Gibson announced that he had accepted
Mr.. Hargraves remuneration, and read
lengthy correspondence between him
self and the bishop of Connecticut con-
corning the case. The council then
voted to depose the man.
In connection with a memorial to be
established to the late Bishop Francis
NJ. White, and for the purpose of
which two plans had been formulated
setting apart a portion OF the diocesan
mission fund to be known as the White
memorial fund, and establishing the
Bethany Institute, at Richmond, as the
Whittle Memorial Institute resolution
was adopted disappearing of the first plan,
and recommending that the Bethany In
stitute be used as the memorial to Bishop
Whittle
The question of changing the name of
the church resulted in the adoption of a
revised resolution, opposing the change.
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That the council of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church of Virginia
cordially indorses that portion of its bish-
ops address which treats Of the proposed
change in the name of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of America. 1t be-
lieves that any such action on the part
of the general convention would be un-
wise, misleading, and revolutionary in
its consequences, and the council enters
its solemn protest against further agita-
ton of this subject as a hindrance to the
peace and growth of our beloved church
and the unity of Ohristendom.
The annual report on the woman 5
auxiliary of the diocese was read and
adopted. The disbursements were For
eign missions, 81, 795. 20; domestic mis-
sions, S1,O3444 diocesan missions,
81. 206; boxes in Virginia valued at
81, 1877. 65 ; emergency fund, SlO2; unit
ed offering, SlS0.70; White Memorial
Chapel, $685. 65; specials SAT. The
disbursements of the Junior auxiliary
we're as follows: Foreign missions, 1914.
Is domestic missions, $l5.S 81 diocesan
missions, 2.19; boxes valued at S742.-
20 united offering, $15.5 SO; babies of
fering, 500. hegrand total is IS, OO7.7O.
Rev. DR.. Strange submitted report
of the committee appointed to change
canon s of the church laws. The pro-
posed change provides for rotation in the
election Of yestrymen, and the committee
we're unanimously in favor of making
the change. The report was adopted.
The Daughters of the King also met
in annual session yesterday in con-
junction with the council Variou;
reports were read showing the body to
be in excellent spiritual and financial
shape.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Hrs. John Moncure,
of Richmond, president; Miss NJ. A.
Fulton, Richmond, vice president; Miss
NJ. f. Ward, Winchester, secretary and
treasurer. They adjourned to meet in
Richmond in May next year.
From the bishops annual address de-
livered on Thursday the following i'm
portant points are taken: A noble and
afIectionate tribute was paid to his pre-
decessor Bishop Whittle, who died after
the meeting of the last council. When
Bishop Whittle was elected assistant
bishop the whole territory of Virginia
and West Virginia was comprised in the
diocese of Virginia. Before his death
the territory formed was divided into
three dioceses and instead of 5000 COM
municants throughout the whole undivid'
ed diocese there were at the time OF his
death 80, 600 communicates in the same
district, notwithstanding the constant
movement of people from the dioccses.
The bishop referred to the appoint
ment of an archdeacon and left this mat
ter to the decision of the council. He
also, in statesmanlike, but unequiyOcal
language defended the retention of the
present title of the Episcopal church as
in full line with the history and position
of this church in this country
The committee on finance recommend
ed the purchase of new Episcopal resi-
dence, which was accepted by the coun-
Gil.
Rev. c. E. Ball of Grace Church,
Alexandria, moved that when the fes-
tival of the Ascension falls after the Bird
Wednesday in May the day for the
meeting of the council shall be the
second Wednesday in May Of such a
year. This was referred to a committee
on constitution and causes, to be ap-
pointed by the bishop.
The former standing committee was
reelected.
The Ri. Rev. R. A. Gibson is presi-
dent of the diocesan missionary execu-
tive committee which remains the same
with the exception of the names of
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