The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18

OI COi. IT, M AODott oI tHc So'i.~ Street Suburban Railway. rendered to the delerates and the members of tho | Women's Auxiliary, cars of the com pany for the delegates to take ride | over the city in. No time has yet
 been set by the council to take ad- | vantage of the offer.
 The election of the officers of the council was then taken up. The ma jority of the officers of the present council. were unanimously reelected lR H. Cochran of Tuscaloosa was unan- imousiy elected Treasurer; Rev J. c. Glass of Anniston was unanimously | elected Secretary and R. R. Harris or
 Florence. Assistant Secretary: F. C. Andrews of Montgomery was unanf- mously elected Registrar; A. F. Agce | of Anniston was unanimously elected Chancellor.
 The matter of the election of the standing committee was then taken up. The nominations of members of that committee from the clergy fol- lows: Rev. S. R. Mcqueen. Rev R. HI. Cobb. Rev. Matthews Brewster, R.v H. W. Jones, Rev w. C. | Johnson and Rev. J. c. Glass. The l delegates voted for three of these and the election resulted as follows: Rev. S. R. Mcqueen. Rev R. H. Cobb and Rev. Matthew Brewster
 The following laymen were nomina- l ted: J. F. Mitchell. Major W. ". Screws, Joseph F. Johnston, A. H.
 sheppard and W. F. Garth. Ballots upon these were then taken and the l following were elected to the member ship of that committee: Major W. ". Screws, Joseph F. Johnston, and A. H. | Sheppard.
 | After the election of the standing committee the, session adjourned until 8 o'clock when the regular business | before the council was again taken up | The council is losing no time and the | business which is being brought before | it Is being dispatched with great rapid ! ity. Bishop Beckwith makes most f ehicient presiding officer. and while ne | is apparently in no hurry the business | before the meeting moves along rap idly.
 The report of the Hammer Hall speciai committee was that the property cannot be diverted but must remain in trust TOT carving out the wishes of the oreinai oo- | nors. This settles any claim or seihns | the property and applying the proceeos TOT | other purposes or at another place IL was l recommended that the trustees be given power to sell or not sell the property as their judgment might dictate The repor. | w.s sdonted Tn the discussions many | condiments were passed to Montgomery ana fine expression of opinions were fre- ouent that property there was bound to con | stantly increase in value. I selrnians have been allowed to listen to | such impassioned ortaory few times as that which the home mission question caused l during the afternoon session of the Diocesan Counsel The subject was brought forth | by a resolution introduced by Rev. stewart McOueen which urged the necessity that | more money be appropriated for missions and asking that each parish increase thelr | contribution twenty-five ger cent The resolution was introduced for the purpose | of having the question fully discussed be | fore the missionary meeting of tonight wa"
 held when pledges would be made for the | ensuing year. Many of the clergy took part | in the discussion which arose after the m troduction of the resolution.
 | Bishop Beckwith descended from tn"
 chair and told how he had been hampered l in the work for Christ by the lack of sui | ficient monev He told how much of this | money had heen paid out to ministers. who' | when he took charge of the diaeeSn were
 barely receiving salaries sufficient upon which to 1.-Two and how much more was ex-
 pended annually in helping small congrega- ttons to erect churches.
 Huntsville Gets Next Meeting. a.
 when the afternoon session opened. the committee on time and place made their
 renort and the next annual session of the council will be held in Huntsville on May 51 The reports of J. o. Banks. Treas
 urer of the society for Widows and Orphans
 was read. Tho election of officers Of the |
 wa, again elected treasurer and Rev. F. E
 Cobbs was reelected secretary.
 The matter of the diocesan fund for old l ministers and widows was also the cause O
 considerable discussion. The question
 whether. if an aged minister after havint
 served his usefulness in the diocese should l move from 1t would he be entitled to it'
 benefits or woald 1t have to come from th'
 general fund was the question argued witf
 different views being expressed by various | clergymen.
 The matter was finally referred to a com
 mittee of three. consisting of RsvE John ston Gamble and Mcoueen. who will repor l at the next council
 | Miscellaneous business was then taken III | and A resolution of thanks from the coun- | ell was read for the memorial tablet whicf has recently been put In St Paurs churcf
 to the memory of the late Bishop B. W | Barnwell.
 | A resolution was offered requesting thu | chancellor to petition the next Legislaturt | for the privilege of increasing the board o
 trust fund from three to five The resoiu
 ton was voted down
 The report of the committee the John
 E. Moore Memorial fund for the benefit o | Mountain Creek Home was then made
 The committee advised the loaninR or th' | fund so as to increase 1t. the same to De ie
 out at per cent. interest The trus- | tees for the fund elected are J. W. c. John
 son. I O. Adams. J. F. Johnston. Robey'
 Jemison, R. E. Waller. J. C. Webb. J.
 Webb was elected treasurer. Secretary Glas'
 was authorized to send a telegram of fra
 ternal greeting to the Georgia council which
 met In Columbus today
 Rev steawrt Mcqueen was elected treas urer of the diocesan missionary fund. W
 W Screws, T G. Jones' E. c. Andrew. B Jones and Hartwell Douglass were elect , ed trustees of Hammer Hall. The mission- ary meeting at St. Paul tonight was largely attended and many pledges to the support
 of that work were given.
 i After a session of two days, during whict , time much important business was tram
 sacted the womens Auxiliary adjourned thh afternoon The old officers of the auxiliary
 were reelected The Montsomery dele
 gates Mrs. Frank stollenwerck. Mrs. C. " Pope and Mrs steawrt Mccueen were very active in the work of that body.
 Left for Mobile.
 This afternoon at 4:20 o'clock. large number of the members of the loca lodge of the United Commercial Tray
 ellers. left in a special coach over the Southern Railway for Mobile, to attend . the annual state convention of tho order which convenes in the Gulf City tomorrow. In the party which left herr } this afternoon were O. P Smith. F. NJ ICothran R. K. Lapsley. Ed. Lilienthal
 Leon Seigle. Joe Bloch, c. F. Brown, T E. Thrower. Bert Baker. Louis Benish w. T. Atkins Jr.. Henry Jones. Ton
 Berry, Joe Bailey and w A, Anderton