The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-02
EPISCOPAL
..COuN!lC.l...L..,
Bishop Randolph Makes = Plea
for the Education Of the
Negro.
i Ell EeAT.Es ELECTED E. !. Il:
Resolutions Joining the Mo Mother
Diocese III Inviting the Gen
eral Council to Richmond.
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PETERSBURG. VA, June There here
were many additional delegates at the
,,pI,copal Council this morning In Grace
Church.
nishop Randolph read his annual re-
mort, which was indeed, an interesting
inner. dealing with many matters vital
a. the churct,'s affairs. 1t Is a matter
az congratulatlon. he said, that no deaths
nave occurred among the clergy OF the
4 occse, sIncc the last Council. He paid
n splendid tribute to Major Mann Page.
whose sudden death occurred recently.
The bishop expressed the desire for
missionary In the western portion OF the
d,ocesc for work among the people in
the mountains. During the year ne has
ordained four preabyters and three dea-
cons for this purpose. Blk clergy have
been received into the diocese since the
last council and there are several can
dIdates for priesthood and for postulants.
Two churches have been contaminated
and 704 persons confirmed
NEGRO EDUCATION. HI
The bishop discussed at length the
status OF the negro and the question
OF his education. This portion OF Inc
address was made the special order Tor
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. re
tec,a red that Christian education Will
rroye the most powerful Of all influences
in the education OF the African race. The
rnce should know something about the
world. about lie and the body. and u
the negro knows nothing about the soul.
he Ia child. Sometimes cdnca ton
kindles the desire for social equality but
good rational tlonal does not teha
10 produce Initiation, or Initiation OF nina
is a sign of ignorance and educatioh
is the first enemy TO conccit.
The concet IL not due TO education, but
To the petty leaders who call themselves
the friends OF the negroes. the den1a-
Kogues who buy their votes. He cited the
success the English people have had In
the education OF the Hindoos. The ne.
yroes are giving the people Of the North.
he said the best opportun ~ OF knowing
them and approaching the problem that
the southern people have been trying TO
solve during generation.
A MISSIONARY.
At the close OF the address. which con-
tumed about one hour In the delivery,
Rev.+B. D. Tucker moved that the APP
rointment OF missionary for the west
frn portion OF the diocese be referred to "a
committee of three clergymen and two
laymen to report at this council plan
to carry out the bishops recommends
tion.
The following standing committee was
elected by ballet; Rev. r. j. McBryde,
president; Rev. j. J, Lloyd. sNretarr:
Rev Dallas Tucker. c. P. Cra!ghill, n.
p Burks. William Minniserode. The
present Diocesan Committee was re-
elected. Aresolution was passed uniting
X with the Diocese of Virginia in aut:or-
izing It's delegates to the general con
vention to be held In Boston. October,
1904, to invite the general convention to
hold It's session in 1907 in Richmond.
PARoCH1AL REPORT.
Following Is summary OF the report
.nbmitted by the Parochlal Committees:
Number OF families in the diocese, 6,777;
baptized persons. 21,2ss; baptisms during
the year, 80; combinations, 7ot; mar
rIaEes 3o7 burials, SCI; communicates
lost by death or otherwise. s?6: present
number OF communicates. 1909; lay read
ers,t IS; Sunday school teachers. 876: schol-
ars. SEQ: parish schools, So; pupils $685.
pnrocnlal receipts, S20o,l65; disbursements.
s3sl.ls2; contributions for general pur-
poses. 1858: total disbursements during
the year, sl91,25i.
DELEGATES ELECTED.
The Council this afternoon elected the
following delegates to the General Con-
vention: Clerical D. B. Tucker. D! D.:
C. e. Grammar. D. D., ]. j. Lloyd. D. p.
r. j. McBryde. d. D.; lay, w. w. Old.
r. E. Withcrs. Judge f, ". Sanders and
Judge w. B Martini Alternates Revs
o. 8. Bunting, G, B. Bryan. G. O, Pruden
NJ j. Logan: lay. T. C. Elder. Judge s,
g. White, Jacob Hsffeflnger and j. N.
McBryde. The delegates were not In
htructed. Gs IS 33
A new parish In Jackson county, to be
known as jackson Parish. was created.
Upon motion OF DR.. c. e. Grammer. the
Council petitioned the General Conven-
tion to authorize the reading of the re-
vised version OF the Bible In the lection
nry OF the church.
Iypor motion OF Rev. w. A. r. Good
wyn. committee was appointed to copy
or have copied the old vestry books and
vestrs' registers containing dataSof histor:
zeal interest relative toAthe Z history o.
the church in colonial Virginia Rev. 9.
3. Bryan, Rev. WA. r. Goodwin and
Rev. r. j., McBryde were appointed the
Z committee
Tho Council authorized the committee 70
have copies OF two OF these old books
submitted to the Valentine Museum IN
Richmond, to be published BY them WIN Win
= out cost to the diocese.