Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-22
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL DI0OE. +
OF VIR 3lNlA.
Fredericksburg, We, May 81, 1908.
SECOND DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
The council convened for business at
10 O'Clock with Bishop Gibson ia the
chair. After prayer offered by Rev. DR..
Morris, of Monumental Church, Rich
mond, the minutss OF the previous day
were read and laid over for approval
after come discussion. A commit ee oil
three consisting of Rev. DIR. Forsyth and
Messrs. R. O. Wexford and Robtr. Bev-
erley to consider the whole question OF
recording the minntis Of the council.
The bishop then rad the rst of his
annual address, in which be 6r gave
an account OF the present cond ton OF
the old colonial churchs OF the diocese.
He called the at enlion OF the council to
the leeds OF the widows aud orphaLs'
fund as II is ct II made qua i, for its pur-
pose. The con ributions to this should
be much ltrger. The disabled cltrEy
fund is we'll kept up and there are fewer
beneficiaries on 1t just now than fer
some time past Thirty-seven thousand
dollars has been given to the missionary
work Of the diocese during the last year.
The bishop then discussed the changes
proposed and made 10 the constitution
aud canons OF the general church for
the information OF the council. The
meeting of the general convention was
referred TO in the wfrmest terms, and its
work and resu t, highly commended.
The attention OF the council was called
TO The fact thst Canon XIX only psT-
mitted, with the license of the bishop,
the inyit Ition of members of other
churches t. speak in cur chUr ;hes on
special occasions. There is no exchange
OF 2ulpiIs At the regular rgices of the
church. The value OF Archdeacon T Jler's
work Was emphasized by the bishop.
Ga his resign, on of this Office II take
charge of st Johns Church, Hag'ri.
town, Md, Rev. Dean Kinks, OF Boise,
Idaho, was asked 10 take the place Of
srchdeacon. He ct first accepted the
Office, and then felt that he could not
leave his resent post on. The bishop
put very urgently before the council the
need of an srchdescon fer the diocese.
The bishop in answer to a resolution OF
the Piedmont Convention approved Of
the election of cosfjutor bishopss soon
as t was feasible to do 60. He said thu
if the contingent fund we're paid up
there would be no trouble about his sup
port. He would appoint com nilt al
this council t. report on the subject Of
cOsdjutor bishop at the next
A recess was taken for divine rice
1T 1880 o'clock when Rev. VIM. NJ.
Olslk, of st. James Church, Richmond.
preached. At quart before one
o'clock the council again resumed bus
ness A c. rdisl invitation was extended
I y Mr.. Chtmblin, The lay deleg t, from
Lsesburg, for the council to meet fer the
first time 81 - james Church in that
town. The iuvitt on WIS unanimously
accepted.
Rev. OILS Meade gave very favor.
able report from the Diocesan Sunday
School Commission on its work during
the past year. II caltd upon the do
cese TO eDt upon the higher develop.
ment of sundiy school work throughout
its bounds. The commission asks for
the sppoiI tnent of one Sunday during
the year, in the mott of October, for
preaching sermons on the suit ct of Sun.
day schools. The Sunday school COM
mi, sion was appoibf'd for another year
on motion OF Rev. VIM. M. Clark.
Rev. p. p. Phillips presented the re-
poit from the standing Committee of the
diocese, which reptr ed the number Of
candidates for oidsis already stated in
he bishops address, that consent had
been given 10 the cons scration OF Co
adjutCr Bishop Query, Of South Caro-.
lima and Rev. i. w. Neve ard I. @.
Darst, and Messrs. Peter Mays, Joseph |
Bryson and Joseph Wilmer together
with Bishop Gibson by his request were
approved as delegats TO the Pan-Angli-
,sn Council to be held in London, Fog
and, in june next. Nj. Joseph Bryan |
neat read the npor! OF the commit ,e on
imam &c which showed thst the expendi.
lres fCr last yesr exceeded the receipts
IN the cor tingent fund by 5000. of
,ourie this is due 10 the purchase of the
bishops house which, the commit ee
cit, was most fortunate thing for The
ilocese rs it gives II such hone rs its
bishop should have for himself and fer
yoIthily dispensing hospitality In &C.
. r1ance with the ideals oil Virginia.
The commi tse also recommends the
payment Of 5000 " Rev. E l.. Coed.
vim fer his services as hisloriOgraphtr
luriDg the tast two years. This was
unanimously approved.
On motion of Dr. Blackf, I'd of the
Episcopal High School it WAS resolved
nat the council view W II mu;h SITS
action the coming visit OF the bishop t.
SOgland 10 at end the meeting of tie
'an-Anglican Council on Missions ia
'une and the me. ting Of the Lambeth
)onf,Tsnce Of bishops in July, both to
70 held 10 London. Ii is remarked that
his is the first time that bishop of
Virginia has determined to stt,Ed the
.smb tn Conference and the diocese is
D be congratulated on this. 1t was
irther moved that $500 be given to the
ishop 10 defrsy the expenses of attend
nee. The resolution was unanimously
srdtd, with the .ference of the amount
the $500 proposed to be given t.
ishop Gibson in the frst place TO the
nance committee fer its decision ac-
riding 10 cause.
The council then took a recess until !
80 P. m. 6
EVENING SESSION
The council reconvened fer business I
ten MINUTES of four o'clock and PRO- }