Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-17
Episcopal Council.
One Hundred and Eleventh Annual
Session.
FIRST DAY-EvENINe SESSION

st. PsuPs Church, May 10, 1906
The council resumed its session at
$3.50 p. u. with Bishop Gibson in the
chair. Rev. II. B. Lee read the report
of Miss Duyal, principal OF the Virginia
Female Institute st Staunton. The In
stitule has had a prosperous year and
commends itself as heretofore to the sup
port of all interesed in the higher educa-
ton OF girls throughout the diocese OF
Virginia.
The council then went into commit
tee of the whole for the consideration OF
the revision of the constitution and
canons of the diocese now before the
council. Mr.. James Caskie was called
to the chair for this committee by the
bishop and Rev. E. L. Goodwin present
ed the report. There have been changes
in several of the canons, the order has
been re-srranged to make it more logical
and certain new ones have been added e.
&. canon " authorizing the election Of
a registrar for the diocese, canon V. pro-
viding for the election Of a chancellor
OF the diocese who shall be the legal adj
wiser of the bishop and also of the Of.
fcers and committees of the council
whenever they shall require legal advice
in matters affecting the interests of the
diocese. Canon vi. is also new one
with reference to the election OF depu-
ties to the General Convention which is
required by the canOns of the General
Convention of the Episcopal Church.
Canon VIII. of the contingent fund for
diocesan expenses brings in the appor
tionment method for raising it from the
various parishes. There was much dis
cussion about this canon aud its settle
ment was still in question when the hour
of adjournment, $50 p. m, arrived.
The report of the committee on church
property already referred to showed that
50, Sl2.50 had been paid on Episcopal
residences during the year and that two
notes for 81, 500 each we're still due.
The general meeting in behalf Of
diocesan missions took place in st. Pau's
Church at eight O'Clock p. m. The
bishop presided at the meeting, which
was largely attended. ArchdeacOn Mon
cure first read his report of work among
the people. Two new churches have
been built during the year; 81, 900 has
been raised for the debt on ST. Philips
Church 10 Richmond and there nave
been some excellent additions to the
membership of the church.
The Rev. +. l.. Goodwin, the diocesan
secretary, then presented the annual re-
port. 1t is undoubtedly the best that
has ever been presented to the coun;il,
showing gratifying progress all along the
line. All parishes save two are now
filled aud $40, 400 has been contributed
from parishes and Sunday schools for
diocesan missions this year.
Other addresses we're given by DR..
Evans of Richmond and the Revs. Robb
White, George p. Mayo, F. l.. ROBIN
son, Morris s. Eagle aud j. r Ellis, on
the respective missionary fields of the
last FIVE named here.
SElONO ia - MOhNlNh OEDDlONr
The council met for business at $50
a. m. with Bishop Gibson in the chair,
and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Luke NJ. White of Warsaw, Va. After
the reading of the~minutes Of yesterday
the Rev. l.. r. Mason read the report OF
the committee on new parishes approx
ing of the setting apart OF McGill parish
in Fairfax county and of Newton parish
in Warsaw county. This report was ac-
cepted by the council.
The Rev. DIR. Moncure moved that
800 be appropriated to the Rev. W. @.
Latsne during his illness from the Dis
abled Clergy Fund as testimony to his
excellent work as assistant secretary Of
the council, which motion was unani
mously carried.
The Rev. Robt II. Goodwin offered a
resolution that, as the funds of the Dis
abled Clergy Fund are in excellent con-
ditiOn owing to The good management of
the treasurer, Col. VIM. H. Palmer, not
more than one half of the amount re-
manning in the hands of the treasurer
be authorized by the council to be given
to the General Clergy Relief Fund Of
the p. f. Church at the discretion of the
trustees after adequate reliefh has been &C
corded annually 20 the disabled clergy
of the diocese. There was much dis.
cussion upon this resolution which was
finally laid on the table.
Recess was then taken for Divine Ser
vice, The preacher being the Rev. Josiah
Ware, OF Culpeper, Va.
The council resumed its session after
divine servlce shortly before Twelve
o'clock when the Rev. p p. Phillips
read the annual report of the standing
co nmittee of the diocese which showed
that consent had been given to the con-
secralion OF four bishops aud to the Do
cese of Southern Virginia for the cleo.
ton OF a co-adjutor bishop on the ground
of the extent of diocesan work.
Messrs. w. Russell Bowie, J. j. Ora
watt, IT,, Joan NJ. Green and Alexander
Stuart Gibson, who are now at the Sem
mary near this city, were recommended
for Holy Orders by the same committee.
The Rev. G. Braxton Bryan, ID. d.,
of the Diocese of Southern Virginia,
by consent of this council read me-
mortal with reference to the erection of
g monument to the Rev. Mr. Hunt,
the 6ist clergyman of our communion
in the colony Of Virginia, aud asked
for the appointment of a committee
of seven with the bishop of the diocese
as chairman for cooperation with like