The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-23
REPORT BY BISHOP
Account Of his Work in Diocese
A Business Session.
Committee Appointed Report Of Diocesan
Missionary Society Many Interesting Ad-
dresses on Mission W0k.

DlrnoH htR~Oils vi li~ account OF Ills OF
fetal acts before the Episcopal Council.
reported ego combinations. 81 vista
lions, 40 sermons and addresses. ,
churches cOnseerated. I postulant- for
the ministry. 3 deacOns ordained. pres
bytery ordained, : ministers received by
transfer and lost.
Rev. l.. X. Mason gave notice that he
would offer a resolution amending the
canon for raising the funds for diocesan
expenses.
Rev. W NJ. Clarke made "a motion 10 add
the Bible To the Prayer Book society
making II the Virginia Bible and PRAYER
Book Society, and that the council
recommend that all churches In the do
eese be requested to take an annual ofIer-
ing
IL was decided 10 change the title a.
suggested. and also suggested that an
annual Offering be- taken up for the Amer.
lean Society.
The council heartily endorsed the work
OF the American Bible Board
PrOf Aassie offered "a resolution that n
committee be appointed 10 look into the
relation OF the diocesan and the General
Board Tor clergy Relief. and report at
the next council. The committee, Rows.
X h. Massie. r. {. Darst. J. ". Ware.
Mr.. Jas. Caskie and Judge Il. Garter
Scott
Rev. r A. Goodwin moved that there
be a yearly Offering for the General leroy
Relief Fund
The council, sitting as the Board of
Missions, Wednesday night was presided
over 10y the Bishop. After "A short ger
vice the Bishop introduced Rev. Robert
\. Goodwin, in speech full of interest
Mr.. Goodwin made the report % the
Diocesan Missionary Society. Itshowed
that SlO.49l.f1 was raised: $7.4292I
from churches. =, 3G1 - from SUNDAY
Schools, 500 - from other source:
SlO.JS6 % was paid out TO - mission
aries. who draw their salaries in part
from the society. Amounts fro n $50 to
5000 are paid to the missionaries In the
the diOcese. Ii was recommended that
a church be erected in the western part
oi Charlottesville. A lot has been
secured.
The work in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
under ArchdeacOn Neve, was reported To-
be In "A splendid condition. There arr
20 missionaries at work I'm that district.
The demands on the society have been so
great that the balance has been con
sumed. The appeal is made for more
funds.
The bishop added To the society's re-
port the news that there Is a. balance of
nearly $4,000, which assures the forward
movement.
Rev. John MOncure. ID. ID arch deacon
col the cOlOred work. made his report
He showed that the church i'm the South
bears the responsibility of the colored
work, and the Northern brethren have
at last acknOw ledge that Southern men
can best solve this great problem. Dr..
Moncure spoke especially about st
Philip =. Richmond. and st Faui's, Cor
louisville, aud that ia Essex county un-
der the Rev. Thos. y. Lewis. also the
Clarke county work. and that in stat
lord county. He spoke ieelingly of the
work at the colored relurmAtury near
Richmond, where the superintendent
has been confirmed and appointed Law
reader and has applied To 10, ordained to
the ministry. Thirteen boys OF the IN
stitution have been confirmed
Rev. David Lewis spoke of the work in
tluvanna and GOochland counties. lie
said the mission work may b.. said t. be
the pulse of the church. He emphasized
the Importance OF the pastoral side OF
the ministry. for be found that 80 Der
cent. oi "a minister's life ought To be
spent In the homes Of his people. lie
showed that the work ia Fluvannn
needed a Resident minister SO that il can
be done. Reierri To his work near his
home he showed how loyal and faithful
congregation of 10 communicants
could be. Mr.. Lewis address raised the
congregation to "A great pitch OF enthusi-
assn.
The Bishop introduced Rev. W. n. Til
linghast, a clergyman, who stuck to his
work while he has had many Il altering
calls, which II he had accepted any one Of
them, would have ell lnged his field Of
lAbors from one extremely ardunns to
that OF ease and comfort. MIR. Tilling-
hast is from ksppahannocA Co. Hetold
that the work has become in,!ependent
aud also spread ont increasing the nun
Der OF churches and missions. addlru
many communicates and making con
tributions to other work.
Rev. W. r. Mason, of the work In the
Blue Ridge Mountains. said the people
had been SO long neglected that the needs
We're such that "A school had To be nut
with every church. This had been done
in numerous instances aud with splendid
results
The last address Yves made by the Rev
Lewis Harrison, of Northumberland
county. who told of the great work I'm
Tidewater Virginia, and it's attractions
and possibilities, So much so that the
clergy can't give up where there Is 80
much TO hold the heart aud hand He
told of the success which had crowned
his labors and the good work they are
ling for the church
Mr.. Harrison closed by stating that an
abandoned church and a nice lot could be
bought for 1915. and asked the council
to remember this, If they could help
buy il.
The bishop asked that the Offering at
that time be given to this work Of Mr..
Harrison's, and Il splendid amount was
raised for him.
The meeting was one of the very best
the council has held. The addresses were
OF high order and the faith, hope and en-
thusiasm which characterizs ID each speak
er was inspiring.
Ii was brought out that the Episcopal
Church was doing IA progressive and sue
cessful work in both the mountainous
and new fields, where the Church has not
been introduced and also, which il OF
great Significance, that the old places
where once the Church was strong, Is |
fast being re introduced.
At the early morning service Thursday
Rev. X. A. Goodwin delivered an instruc- |
tive address.
The council was called to order at 10 |
n. m. by Bishop Gibson and Rev. James
w. Morris. d. D., read prayers. The sec
rotary, Rev. Everard Meade, read the
minutes. After long discussion as TO
how the minutes should be kept. pre-
pared, read and signed, COMMITTEES of
three, Rev. r. W. FORSYTH, Mr.. r. c. Well
ford and Mr.. Robt. Beverley, was ap-
pointed to report on the matter.
The Bishop then proceeded to read his
address to the council. 1t was an able
paper and was listened to with great