The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-22

third, and Rev. JOnn herSn2W HeAl.
a number Of others received scatter
ing votes.
Committees and Delegates Elected
Charleston Selected as Place for
Next Meeting.
Columbia, Nay 15.-In addition to
the election of the Bishop Coadjutor
the Diocesan Council held several
other important elections and trans
acted other routine business today.
AS soon as the election for Bishop
Coadjutor was completed a motion
was made that a committee Of four,
to act with the Bishop, confer at once
in regard to the official notification Of
DR.. Guerrye Bishop Capers appoint
ed on this committee Kev. H. II. Cow
ington and Rev. A. R. Mitchell, of the
clergy, and Messrs. r. W. Shand and
T. w Bacot, of the laity. In the
meantime he dispatched a telegram
to Sewanee stating that 81 am graft
fed and happy to tell you that with
unusual unanimity you have been
elected Bishop Coadjutor Of the do
cese Of South Carolina. need not
tell you that this meets with my most
hearty approval and a committee will
shortly officially notify you of the
election
Rev. H. H. Covington and Mr.. T. W.
Bacot go to Sewanee tomorrow with
the formal message
Rev. w. B. Ger ion, of Camden, was
selected as the next council preacher
and st. Phillips parish in Charleston
as the next place of meeting. The in
vitation was extended through Rev.
S. C. Reckwith.
The following committees and del
egates were elected for 1907-0S:
Standing committee-Rev. John
Kershaw, D. D., of Charleston, Rev.
w. B. Gordon, of Camden, Rev. A. R.
Mitchell, Greenville; Rev. A. S.
Thomas, Jr, Darlington; Rev. H. H.
Covington, Sumter, and Messrs. R. I.
Manning, Sumter; C. S. Gadsden,
Charleston; w. c. Bissell, Charleston;
H. P. Duvail, Cheraw; T. w. Bacot;
Charleston.
The trustees Of the University Of
the South for three years were Rev.
John Kershaw, D. D., of Charleston,
and Messrs. W. w. Lumpkin, of Co
lumbia, and VIM Eggleston. Of Harts-
vile.
The report of the committee on
finance fixed the salary Of the Bishop
at $4,000 and the salary Of the Co
adjutor at $4,000 per year. When the
committee met Bishop Capers relin-
quished the chair to Rev. w, e. Cor
lon and left the meeting tempora-
rily. The committee afterwards read
letter from the Bishop offering to
relinquish $1,000 Of his salary be-
cause of the additional expenses at
tached to the diocese. The council
would not hear Of this idea for an in
slant. The beautifully unselfsh ac-
ton was understood. There was no
surprise at the action. It was what
might have been expected but it was
not adopted Resolutions were then
adopted appreciating the offer and
telling Of their high regard for the
Bishops work and services.
The delegates selected for the gen
eral convention in Richmond in Octo-
Der are DR.. John Kershaw, Of Char
leson, Rev =. r. Mitchell, Of Green
vile, Rev. w. B. Gordon, of Camden,
Rev. A. S. Thomas Of Darlington, and
Messrs. John P. Thomas, Jr., of Co.
lunbia, T. W. Bacot, Of Charleston,.R
I. Manning, Sumter, and Robert AID
rich, Of Barnwell.
The alternates are Rev. H. H. Gov
ington, of Sumter, ]. NJ Magruder
Of Spartanburg, H. ]. Mikell, Of Char
Lesson and a. E. Cornish, of Charles
ton.
Rev. T. Tracey Walsh handed in to
the Bishop his resignation, as mission
2ry, thinking that as there would soon
be bishop coadjutor the work would
be done by the latter. The council, af-
ter praising the work, refused to ac-
ceot his resignation.
The old members of the board OF
ri:sions were reelected as follows:
2e,. j. NJ. Magruder. Rev. W. B.
:o-6on. DR.. John Kersh2w. Messrs.
John Wood, r. I. Manning and W. r.
Demon. Bishop Capers is he cil,ei1-
.e&a, ex oaicio.