Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-09-21
EPIscoPALIANs DISCUSS NEcEs-
SITY IN MADISON.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL ENDS
Election of Officers and Discussion of
important Questions Conclude Fiji
ty-Seventh Observation-Disclosures
work at State School Advocated by
Bishop Nicholson.

Milwaukee, Sept. 1.-THE question
OF establishing a priest at the Unlyer-
sity OF Wisconsin was discussed at
some length by Canon st. George, Rev.
! A. Ii. harrington, Rev. Z. ii. schultz
and others at the diocesan council at
| All Saints Guild hall yesterday morn
! ing. All united in the belief that with
strong man, a college man, VINO
would be in sympathy with the college
man, a large following might De gained
among the students. A committee com
posed OF Rev. Z. IL. Schultz Canon 81.
George, Rev. Dr. Robinson, Ii. N.
| Laiiin and one other layman, to be APP
pointed later, was appointed TO confer
with the vestry Of Grace church, Mad
lison, regarding the best means OF fur
thering this movement. The estab-
| Hshment OF a church house at the uni
/ verslty seemed TO be the plan most Ia
yOred.
In regard to the establishment Of a
board OF appeals, the secretary OF the
council reported about One-third OF
| the diOceses OF the country as heard
from. These reported that the matter
had been put over until next. year, and
| the council took the same action, in
order that the remaining diOceses
might be heard from before a report
be made to the general convention IN
october, 1904.
The Officers of the Council.
Omcers OF the council were elected
yesterday morning as follows:
! treasurer Oh the council and treas
urer OF the board OF missions, Charles
Z. Jones; registrar, Rev. George 4.
Burroughs; trustees OF funds and prop
| critics, Il. Z. Eglin, w. 5. Brockway
and Il. p. Broclway; elective members
OF the board OF missions, Rev. William
Austin Smith, Rev. G. S. Sinclair, Rev.
IG. L. Burroughs, w. Q. Noe, Y. p.
Jones, II. L. Rainus, IL. w. J. Myer,
III. N. Latin; standing committee OF
the diocese, Rev. DR.. Webb, Rev. Viii
lam Austin Smith, Rev. h. a. Sanborn,
Il. p. Brockway, l.. II. MOrehOuse, +.
w. Sivyer, G. e. Copeland.
Bishop a Good Financier.
Resolutions OF thanks Tor the work
| done by the bishop in furthering the
financial interests of the diocese, and
pledging the parishes to meet promptly
the financial obligations of their con
gregations to the diocese, were adopted
Resolutions of sympathy Tor the fam.
lilies OF the late Bishop Thomas NJ,
Clark OF Rhode Island and the late
Rev. S. b. Cowdery OF BarabOO, and
Tor the Ven. Z. p. Wright, who is i'll at
! Superior, were adopted.
Some minor changes were made in
the canons, relating to the periods OF
adjustment In the afternoon the cOun-
ell met to elect delegates to the gen
eral convention in 1904, and to the
missionary council which meets next
month in Washington, ID. c., and then
adjourned.
| Bishop Nicholson extended to the
clergy, the laymen and their wives,
sweethearts and sisters, an invitation
to visit the bishops house last even
ing.
Bishops Annual Address.
In his annual address to the diocesan
council in All Saints cathedral Bishop
Nicholson advocated the establishment
Of a mission of the church at the uni
versity, in order that students attend
ing college may not be without the in
ldence on the church.
The question of the change of name
of the church to the American CathO-
lie church was taken up by the bishop
in his address and a committee, com
! posed of Rev. c. NJ MOller of La
Crosse, Rev. Mr.. Claflin of Delafeld
and L. II. Morehouse of Milwaukee
was appointed to report OF the mat
ter.
Among the gifts and endcwments
winch have come to the church the
past year was a gift of $500 from Miss
! Helen Gould for St. Johns home, a
/ gift of 81 600 from Eliza Harvey and
also donations of $4,000 to NashOtah
seminary and $500 to Kemper hall.