The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-19
ANNUAL MEETING
COMES TO A CLOSE
Episcopal Council viii Meet
Next at Huntsville
SESSION WAS IMPORTANT
Reports Show That Healthy Growth
Has Been Made in All Depart
nents of Church Work In
the State.

Selma, May 17.-(Special)- seventy
fifth annual meeting of the Council of
the Protestant Episcopal church of the
Diocese of Alabama came to a close this
afternoon. The business of the council
has been transacted in a record breaking
time and just before adjournment of
the morning session Bishop Beckwith fe-
| licitated the council upon the fact and
declared that 1t had been a great pleasure
to him to have presided over such a
body. The sessions of the council have
been of great interest throughout and
much has been accomplished for the good
of the church and of the diocese.
The board of missions chosen today is
as follows B. H. Marshall. e. c. An
drew, c. c. Grayson, Luke F. Mathews
and ]. H. Fowles.
An effort was made to change the law
requiring that polls be opened for at
least an hour before the election of a
vestry The motion was overwhelmingly
defeated and the custom that has pre-
vailed heretofore will continue
The apportionment of the Home Mis-
sion fund was made as follows:
Birmingham =. :. :. :. . $2625
lluHtsViHe 100
Montgomery :. :. :. :. :. . . 800
Selma 200
hoDlle =. 531
There was introduced resolution pro-
Viding that each parish pay the expenses
of two delegates to the council meetings
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this innovation cut down the number to
one and when the matter came I'D there
was evinced at once considerable hostility
to the motion and it was laid on the
table by practically a unanimous vote.
Canonjcal Law Changed.
A change \, the nanonical law was
adopted requiring the rector of each par
ish to certify to the secretary ten days
before each council meeting the names
of the delegates in order that the roll
might be made up and time saved. This
roll then becomes the prima facie dele
gates entitled to seats in the council
The report ON the state of the church
showed a total number of communicates
of S4l4 an increase during the past year
of ZIG or per cent. The total number
of baptsed persons in the diocese is
1874, 10 per cent Increase The num-
Der of persons baptised during the year
was an increase of 20 per cent over last
year and the number confirmed was As
per cent over last year
memorial from the general council as
To representation in that body went over
until the next meeting for action. The
bishop was authorized to take charge of
the abandoned parish of Prairieville The
financial committee reported the same pa
rochial assessment as last year and the
same was adopted. The total expenses for
salaries. etc. was reported at $56S5 and
the estimated revenues was placed at S.
0T.22.
The office of historiographer was created
and the Rev. r. Fl. Cobbs was elected for
the term of three years.
To Sell Property.
A committee of twelve was raised on
the disposition of the property of the
Church Home in Mobile. and the pur-
chase of the late home of Bishop Wilmer
to be used as the Church Home. This COM
mittee is to be composed of the three rec
tors of the Mobile parishes, the three trus-
tees of the Church Home and six others
IT, be named by the bishop
The chancellor of the council was in
structed to secure an amendment by the
legislature to the law providing for the
bishops fund, so that the same may be
raised to 100000 in stead of $4,000, as now
existing
The Rev. Johnston presented a resolu-
ton of thanks to the rector and members
of st. Paul's parish and the citizens of
Selma, the Street Railway company. the
Y. NJ. c. A.. and the press for courtesies
which was adopted by rising vote. j..
c.. Converse on behalf of the rector and
the Pensioners of St. Paul and the dele
gates to the council from Selma expressed
the delight felt In having the council
in Selma. and trusted that the time would
be short before they would return. The
next meeting of the council will be held in
Huntsville on May Is. 1907.
Just before adjournment for the dinner
hour the Rev. John G. Amber of Osaka.
Japan, who spoke tonight on the foreign
mission field, was introduced to the coun-
Gil and made few remarks
The council met at o'clock to adopt
the minutes and conclude its labors A
ride on the electric cars was then taken.
Tonight at ST. Pauls Episcopal church,
beginning at o'clock, was held meet
ing in the interest of general mission. The
Rev. j. G. Glass spoke on the apportion-
ment plan. and the Rev. John c. Amber
on 1.-THE Foreign Mission Field"