The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-17
THE EPISCOPAL
COUNCIL MEETS ! Z
Bishop Gibson, Presented With it'll
Gavel by Rector Of i. Pollllck
Church.
GOOD WORK At THE E. y. P. |.
"a Spirited Discussion, Over Can !.
non Eight, Which Was
Not Decided.
GOOD WORK At THE E: y. P.
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Il ALrxANDR1A,E VA, May 1G.-The one
hundredth and eleventh session Of the
Ipiscopnl Diocese Council Of the state
Of. virginia convened at 10 o'clock this
morning at st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
with Bishop Il. A. Gibson, OF tho Diocese
OF Virginia. presiding. At I o'clock Il
prayer service was held in Christ Church.
Rev. Or. Evans, of Richmond, made q
short address.
After sermon ut 10 o'clock by Rev.
Robert N. Forsythe and the celebration
OF the holy communion, the council Or
ganiud for business by appointing the
following standing commlttces
Committee on Credentnls--Rev, NJ. -
Eagle, c. a. Brown and James CasR,e.
State OF Church--Rcvs. r. A. GOODWIN,
r. *. Masse Ernest Osgood and hlessrs.
+. w. Christian. r. c. Vass and Or. NJ.
t5 M. Walker. Widows and Orphans--ReVs.
j. j.. Clopton ard Edgar NIcRae. lspls-
copal T,lnd--Rev p. I.eBns Cross am Mr..
p. W. Nelson Brotherhood-Rev j. r..
Burke and Mr.. Cyrus Rosslenx Disabled
Clergy--Rev. w. Fl. Darhie and Mr.. j. Z.
Phillips. Bruce Tund-Rcv. S. Roy Tyler
4 and DR., w. p Cation. Diocesan Missions
Rev. Robert Upsl,ar Browning ana
Il George v. Moncure. Parochials Reports
Revs. ]. II. Dickinson. ". II. Laird,
Cary Gamble. w. G. Marshall. r. r. Nor
rison and G. Q. Dearmont. New Parishes
Rev r. r. Mason and Judge ]. M. White.
1clections-Rcv. Harry d. Lee and Nj.
j. q. Williams Finnnce-Messrs. Joseph
Bryan p II. Mayo and DR.. Il. M. BLACK
ford. Clerical Support-Messrs. II. G. Mcr-
chant, w w. Chamblin, r. G. Harrison.
DR.. w. p. Nfoncurc, j. W. Gordon, A. b.
~. r, n ~ rr,., nv n
Green and f. NJ. Eastman. Sunday
Schools-4Rnvs Thomas Summers. S. 8.
Ware and +. Y. bowman and Judge f.
Il T.. Taylor and Mr.. Thomas POindexter.
Prayer I3ook--Rev. G. O. Meade and Dr.
Thomas r. Lane. Increase Of Ministry.
+ Rev. Angus Crawford. p. D.. and Mr..
r. w. Hillary. Colonial Churches--Revs.
". r. Lee. r. r. Bunvill. and Mr.. X.
e Carter Wexford.
The rules OF order OF the last council
were adopted. 1t was decided to hold the
business sessions from $50 O'Clock in the
morning until LEO o'clock In the after
( noon. an Intcrmisson being taken at II
o'clock for divine services. The after
noon sessions will be from $3.50 o'clock
to $50 O'Clock.
Rev Il. Meade the rector OF Pohck
Church. Fairfax county presented Bishop
Gibson with gave on behalf of his
congregation. The bishop replied that
when he was using the gavel he would
think OF such men as George Washing
ton, George Mason and William Fai;faf,
who were so closely Identified with tile
growth OF Pohick Church. lie said that
he believed in preserving the old asso-
Citations. for without good root mere
could be no progress In the present time.
II was moved that motion OF thanks
be made Mr.. Meade. who IS secretary OF
Z. tho council by the council for the gift.
committee was appointed to invite
The bishop and council Of the diocese OF
suo,hcrn Virginia and West Virginia 70
snarticipate with the Virginia council In
n historical memorial service to be heid
at Richmond In 1871 in connection Will
the general convention to bn held there.
4 resolution was made that the secre-
,ary be instructed to have the parochlal
rcports printed as they were printed BY
the council of 1904, and that the static
.it,cal rcports be filed and preserved by the
secretary. This called forth q good deal
of discussion, but finally the first part Oh
the resolution was passed and the second
par, was amended by the secretary be-
Ing instructed to have the statistical
reports published In the same manner
that the reports of the Southern virginia
council published their reports.
Rev Mr.. Owens. of the Diocese OF
. v
Gil and told of the work being done by
his diocese among the students Of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg. Ho said that out of the five hun-
bred students at the school, over one
hundred were connected with the Epis-
ropa Church. and that one-half of these
came from the Diocese OF Virginia, and
the other half from the Diocese of South
ern Virginia. He said that there was q
debt OF $1,000 on the rectory a Blacks
Z burg and he asked that this council aid
in the work at the school and help pay
of, the debt A committee was appointed
by the council to look into the matter
md report to the council.
The report of the Committee on Church
Property was read, and showed that
s2sl25O had been paid on episcopal resi-
dences during the year and that two
notes for. 5000 each We're still due.
The report of the Committee on Prayer
Books showed that last year tlla commit
tee started with balance from the pre-
cedng year Of sl3lo2, and Ind expended
slSi09 The chairman oc the committee
reported that all but 50 Of the money
contributed to the fund during the past
year had come from the county Of Hem
rico. a rather heated discussion was
precipItated by this statement, one Of TIL,
preachers claiming that his church had
contributed SO, The chairman sale that