Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-20
Episcopal Council.
FIRST DAY-THURsDAY --NoRSING
SESSION.

at $3.50 with Bishop Gibson in the char.
The election of alternate lay delegates
tothe general convention was carried over
from the business session of yesterday
afternoon and the following we're de-
clared elected: Messrs. Joseph Wilmer
John G. Williams. Judge A. w. Wal
lace and Roosevelt Page. One clerical
delegate remains to be elected and the
vote was then taken. During the alb
sence of the teller for counting the vote
the matter of Virginia Female Institute
discussed so fully yesterday was next
brought ~. The hour of recess for
divine service now arrived at which an
address vas made on the Brazil Mission
by the Rt. Rev. L. L. Kinsolving, bis
hop of Rio Grande do Sui in Brazil.
The council convened shortly after divine
service when the third vote on clerical
deputies to the general convention was
announced, resulting in the election OF
the Rev. F. w. Neve as the fourth
deputy with 81 votes, thus completing
the number required. The vote was
then taken for four alternate clerical
deputies to the general convention.
which will assemble in Boston next fall.
Bishop Gibson then read his annual
address to the council of which we give
the following summary: Visitations,
1873; confirmed, 625; postulants re-
ceived, 5 total number Of postulants for
ord ers IL candidates for priests orders,
2; total candidates for orders, II; dea-
cons ordained, 4 priests ordained, 6 4;
transfers of clergy to other dioceses
given, II transfers of clergy from other
dioceses TO this accepted, 8; churches
consecrated, 6 /; lay readers licensed 8.
The bishop referred in his address to
the old churches of Virginia, and while
little had been generally done, so far, he
trusted that the care for these old colo
NAL buildings of such interest to the
diocese and the history of the State, in
cases where the parishes were unable to
keep them up, would be undertaken as
far as possible by the diocese. The
apportionment fund levied on the do
cese by the general missionary SO.
ciety of the church had been fully
met for last year. The bishop recon-
mended the appointment of an arch
deacon for the tide water districts
at salary Of $4,000. He also stated
that progress had been made with the
Bethany Institute for the training of
deaconesses and the house in which he
had his Office in Richmond could be
made available for this purpose another
year. He also requested that the coun-
Gil ratify his appointment of the Rev.
Mr.. Neve as archdeacOn of the Blue
Ridge missionary district
The Rev. Robb White, jr., moved a
general substitute for the diocesan canon
on amusements. This as it now stands
renders a communicate liable to suspen-
sion from Holy Communion for partici-
pating in public balls, horse racing and
other like amusements. 1t is now pro-
posed to do away with the definite
ennunciations of these things and
make the canon correspond to that
of the general canons and the rubric
before the communion Office which states
that open and notorious evil doors are
liable to suspension, or those against
whom some just cause of oflense can be
proved which would shut them oil from
participation in the communion. This
will be acted on tomorrow and the can
on will no doubt be changed, as it has
been for some years practically dead
letter. In the meanwhile it is commit
ed to the following committee, the
Rev. Prof. Massie, Rev. Messrs. White
and H. B. Lee and Messrs. Wilmer
and John G. Williams.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan's motion to accept
the report of the trustees Of the Vir-
ginia Female Institute was called up
and carried.
Mr. Goodwin offered a resolution re-
ferring the whole school matter to a
committee of seven with instructions
to report next year and it was adopted.
The Committee on Diocesan Missions
was announced by the bishop, as follows ::
Rev. Robb White, jr., and Rev. John
Moncure, d. d.
The coupcil then took recess until
this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The council met at 4:90 p. m. and the
first matter taken up was the report of
the committee on the amendments to
the constitution of the general church.
On this Judge Wallac, of Fredericks-
burg, offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the report of the COM
mittee on amendments to the constitution
be approved except so much of the same
as recommends the proposed amend
ment emitting from article V of the con-
slitution of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States, the words
ga Protestant Episcopal Church, If any,
of the United States" and that this
council submits the support or opposi-
ton of such amedment to the judgment
of the delegates elected by the council
to the general convention.
This resolution was carried after
speech by Judge Wallace. 1t was next
moved by Judge Wallace that so much
of the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution as refers TO the election of a
presiding bishop be lett to the judg-
ment of the said delegates to the general
convention, although as at present
advised this council is opposed to the
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