The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
. TO ERECT MEMORIAL
ia. p. ". A. Acts Favorably on
Petition Of General Convention
Which Met Here.

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| At general meeting OF the ,Associa.
ton for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities held yesterday afternoon
in the rooms of the Virginia Historical
Society, much important business was
transacted, q large number Of mems
bers and representatives OF different
branches OF the association being pres.
cnt.
Mrs. j, Taylor Ellyson. acting presl.
dent, stated that owing to misunder-
standing as to tho requisite number
for quorum, the action at the meet.
ing on January 4th was invalid. She
also stated that members OF the as
ISOLATION had asked that the subject
OF granting land at Jamestown Island
to the Episcopal Church be taken up
first ut yesterdays meeting.
To Erect Memorial
Mr.. Joseph Bryan stated that reso.
lutions on this subject, offered at the
last meeting. were adopted. He read
them and moved that they be now
adopted again. Fills motion was sec
Mrs. J. B. Lightfoot, Mr.. W.. g. Stanard.
Mr.. j. Aston Cabell, the Rev. Mr..
Goodwin and the Rev. DR.. Mitchell.
A petition addressed to Mrs. Joseph
bryan. out OF which the resolution
grew. signed by Bishop a. NJ. Randolph.
chairnan: Joseph Bryan and Louisa L.
Taylor. said:
'.As subcommittee Of the general
committee appointed by the General
Convention for the purpose OF carry.
irg out the resolution OF the said Gen.
eral Convention to erect memorial
at Jamestown of their visit to that
spot, the birthplace OF their church In
America, we, the undersigned. hereby
petition your association for the grant
Of a plot of ground OF the dimensions
end for the purpose hereinafter set
forth. In making the petition we feel
that 1t Is not without a precedent in
the records of the association, as the
owners OF the property. The associ1-
ton has granted gifts OF land for Tie
purpose OF monumental history. This
is a petition Of the Protestant Episeo-
pal Church In America to be allowed to
erect monument upon the spot where
1t was born on this continent, The
monument proposed will. perhaps. no.
quire a piece OF ground 100 feet in
length and fifty feet in width. If the
association viii grant this petition, we
cannot but believe that Its action Will
commend itself to Christians of every
name and that 1t will earn the cont.
dence and gratitude OF the Episcopal
Church throughout this land.
Proceed Mt Once.
The undersigned committee under
stands from the constitution OF the A.
F. v. a. that the central committee
has the right OF decision in connec-
ton with the matter OF this petition
f,tt1 a., a
hope. that meeting of the said COM
mtttee be called for date as early
as practicable. SO that 1t may pro-
coed at once to secure plans and TO
inform friends throughout the country
OF our readiness to Undertake the work
in the spring OF the year. provided
that this petition be faVorably re.
ceived and acted upon by your asso-
citation. We arc persuaded that our
memorial will be an additional attrac-
ton to jamestown for all English
speaking people and for all who rev.
erence history. AS the property OF the
Episcopal Church. that church will be
for all time responsible for It's care,
while the Association for the Pres.
ervatton of Virginia Antiquities, with
out additional burden of expense, will
extend over 1t their protection, as
part of the sacred trust committed to
their keeping
Resolution Adopted.
The acting president having laid be-
Tore the general meeting OF the assoc
citation. without recommendation the
above petition, on motion OF Mr.. BRYAN
1t Was resolved:
That the petition of the committee
OF the General Convention be. and is
hereby, granted. That committee OF
fvc be appointed by the acting presi-
dent, of whom the acting president
shal be one. who shall have full power
TO arrange with the committee repre-
sentlng the General Convention for tn.
location of the said plot of ground and
to arrange all terms and conditions ao-
conipanylng It's concession, and TO rep-
resent this association fully In al re-
spects relating to the construction OF
said memorial. That the president or
the acting president Is authorized
to execute deed to said land TO such
trustees as may be hereafter legally
appointed to sign all papers necessary
70 carry out the provisions OF thee
resolutions
Bishop Randolph asked Mrs. Ellyson
TO appoint her committee OF five al
once, so that no further delay might
intervene. and so that the work pro-
jected might begin at as early a date
as possible. He stated that he had re-
cetved letters from a number OF !nd!-
viduals anxious to contribute to tn.
memorial. and he wished to communi-
cate the decision Of the association and
the committee as soon as possible. Mrs.
E,llyson assured the bishop that tho
committee would be appointed within
q few days.