The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26
NO CHANGE OF NAME
Vote Against it by the Epis-
CopaI Council.
Ct rgy Generally in Favor Of il at Son9 Iime
in the future, The Laity More Co..
S2,Vat
Fayetteville Observcr)

The Episcopal Council will adjourn this
afternoon, and tonight the convention OF
the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew Viii con-
Nelc in the church.
There are twenty-five ministers and for
ty-scven laymen in attendance upon the
Council. This does not include the dele
gates to the Wonen's Auxiliary, the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew or visitors.
At yesterday afternoons session OF
Council, the first done was the introduc-
ing and adoption of the following resolu-
ton:
"Resolved, That the members of this
Councll desire to extend the revered and
beloved Bishop OF the Diocese the assur-
ance OF their respectful tender sympathy
for him in his enforced restraint from the
full performance of his episcopal duties
by reason of his recent attack of illness.
And they would further express their
great joy that he has so far recovered as
to have given the Council the pleasure of
his presence and the benefit of his father
- counsels and spiritual ministrations,
and they assure him Of their sincere hope
that he may be restored to such measure
of health and strength as Will enable him
to resume his accustomed labors for the
church with comfort to himself, and that
he may long continue his fatherly over
sight of the Diocese"
A resolution presented by the Finance
Committee, to exclude certain parishes
for neglectIng or refusing to comply with
the requirements of Council, as to con
tributions to the funds of the Diocese,
! WIS defeated, though only three parishes
voted against it. This was due TO the
fact that it required a majority of the
parishes to carry it; and, though this is
the largest Council with more parishes
represented) held in seven or eight years,
still a majority were not represented.
VOTE ON CHANGE OF NAME OF
CHURCH.
The two leading questions which it was
thought would engage the attention OF
the Council were "a the choice of a
Coadjutor Bishop, End CD the reply 10
the inquiry Of the last general convention
concerning q change lii the Church's name.
The greatly improved health of the
Bishop, however, enabled him to dispense
with the assistance which, it was under
stood, he once intended to ask for; and
therefore there remained but one ques-
tlCn out Of the ordinary for determine
tion by the present body.
This subject Of the change Of name
, came up at yesterday afternoons session
Upon the report of the committee appoint
ed to consider it, viz: Rev. DR.. Car
! michael, Rev. DR.. Drane, Rev. L. L. vii
Hams. Rev. N. c.. Hughes, Mr.. w. G,
Lamb, Col. DeRosseet, Mr.. s.. c. Bragew,
If.
The action of the general convention at
San Francisco IN 1901 upon this subject
and of the several dioceses which up to
this time have responded to the inquiry
OF the general convention, and the status
Of the matter generally, were described
IN Thursdays issue OF this paper. The
reader Will from that be able to under
! stand the bearing of the committees &C
ton which was divided. There was a
majority report, signed by five members
and a minority report signed by two
members.
Following is the majority report:
'Resolved, That in the Judgment OF the
Council of the Diocese of East Carolina,
the name of the church be not changed
at this time"
This was signed by Rev. Dr.. James Car
michael, Rev. DR.. r. 3. Drane, Rev. n.
C. Hughes and Messrs. Wilson G. Lamb
and Stephen c. Bragaw.
The minority report was as follows:
Resolved, That in the judgment of the
Council of East Carolina, it IS expedlent
that the name of the church be changed
at such time as the General Convention
may consider it ADVISABLE"
This was signed by Rev. L.. L. Williams
and Col. W. L. DeRosset.
In the absence of Rev. Dr.. Carmichael.
chairman Of the committee, Mr.. Wilson
C. Lamb read the report Of the majority.
RcN. L. l.. Williams read that OF the
minority. An interesting discussion en
sued, the remarks of Messrs. Lamb and
BragaW In favor of the majority report,
and of Rev. Mr.. Williams in favor OF the
minority report, being especially note
worthy. The council adjourned IN the
midst of the debate, which was resumed
at this mornings session after the routine
business had been disposed Of. Mr.. Calder
moved an amendment to the majority re-
port that the words 'at this time be
stricken out, so that the mind" Of the
council might be directly sounded upon
the point whether or not its members Ia
vored a change of name at all. Rev. n.
C. Hughes and Mr.. w. G. Lamb hoped
that the amendment would not prevail
because it would lead to an lnterm1nable
discussion, whereas the majority report