The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
TIE DAUGHTERS
OF THE KING MEET N L.
The Council Asked for Additional
Aid to Students at Theologi-
cal Seminary.
THE CANYONS CONSIDERED
Only Baptized Persons May Be
come Members Of q
Vcstry.
THE CANYONS CONSIDERED REL
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sg sALExANDRlA, VA, May ls.-The
tenth annual service of tho Daughters
or the King was held at $3.50 o'clock In
I st. Paul's Church, the celebrant being
Rev. r. P. Phillips, the rector OF the
church. immediately after the concltui-.
sion OF tlis service tho council was call
cd to order.
Rev. Dr.. Angus Crawford, OF tho
Theological Seminary, the chairman OF
the Committee on Increase Of the Minis
try, reported that It was necessary TO
give financial aid to many OF the stu-
dents NJ the seminary and that this:
money came from the Educational So
ciety. The funds In the hands OF the
society, he said, were not adequate to the
proper maintenance OF these students, and
unless more money was Forthcoming the
npproprintion for these students would
have 10 Da curtniled He. therefore, re-.
commended that q special committed pc
appointed to- solicit funds from the Va
rious churches from the diocese. me
+ fact that 80 few young men were pre-
senting themselves for ministerial orders
( he attributed to the spirit Of commercial
ism OF the present time.
Rev. William FL. Laird, the rector OF
st. James Church, Warrcnton, Va, Of
fered q resolution inviting the council TO
hold It's next annual session at MS
church. The resolution was adopted anu
the thanks Of the council extended to MIR.
Laird
The report OF a special committee APP
pointed TO investigate the work pelnB
done at the Virginia POLYTECHNIC lnsti-
tute by the Diocese Of Southern Virginia,
Anf fho VirQtnia diocese
should aid the Diocese OF Southern viz
ginIa, as d large number of the students
at that institution were from this do
cese. 81,
Judge j, NJ. White was called to the
chair by Bishop Gibson, SO that tho coun-
ell might go into q committee OF the
whole house to pass upon the remain
ing canons.
Canon fifteen, which relates to the
manner OF electing and organizing yes
tries. was the first considered. Rev. Harry
~ Zee. or Charlottesville, moved that
section five OF that canon should be 80
amended that instead OF the words Only
male persons shalt he eligible to the office
OF yestrymen,"5 the words "Cnly baptized
persons shall be eligible to the ONCE or
yestrymen.' Rev. Robert K. Massie, the
professor OF canon law at the Theolog-
ical Seminary, moved that instead OF the
above amendment, the office OF vestry
men should be limited to COMMITMENTS
Of the church. Those opposed to Mr..
$Massie,s amendment urged that in the
Smaller country parishes such y a law
would practically break up the vestries.
as II, = many of ttese there were often.
only two or three communicate. It was
also said that often the vestry was the
stepping-stone to communion, and nu-
5merous intances were cited which showed
that many yestrymen who formerly We're
not commandments. had become such
through the influence OF the vestry.
Mr.. Nassie's amendment was defeated,
whereupon Mr.. Lees was called for ana
passed by vote OF 81 to IL
The remaining canons were passed, after
which the report Of the committee OF the
whole was adopted by the council.
The, council then adjourned till 3
O'clock.
Upon reassenblng for the afternoon
session, Mr.. H c. Ma reliant, of the Board
Of Trustees OF The Virginia Female IN
stitute, offered a resolution that the
name of the schoolbe changed to Stewart
Hall in recognition OF the faithful work
OF the principal, Mrs. Stewart, and that
the school be allowed to to borrow the
sum OF $1,000 to pay off a mortgage.
The resolution was unanimously car
rled.
The report Of the committee on the
state OF the church was read and showed
a satisfactory condition Of affairs Rev.
Dr.. John Moncure OF Richmond, offered
resolution that the thanks Of the
council be extended to the rector and
vestry OF st. Pauls Church for the cor
dial, manner In which they had enter
tanned the council.
Bishop Gibson. as chairman Of tho COM
mlttee on schools, reported that the COM
mittee had made the following recom-
mendatino: That e diocesan school board
be established, the appointment Of. the
members to be vested In the bishop.
and that it shall be the duty OF this
board to investigate the character and
conditions OF the school. in the diocese
and raise money for the establishment
OF scholarships, Tho Recommendations Of
the board were adopted. After prayer
by the bishop the council adjourned for
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