The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
EPISCOPAL
 WORK CLOSES Diocesan Council Com
 pletes Labor. BIRMINGHAM NEXT YEAR Trustees and Committeeman Are
 Chosen. UxceIIent Reports Are Received From The Missionary Fields--Finsnces
 Are Reported In Coed
 Condition. :.

Huntsville, May 21.-(speciai.)-The Diocesan Council of the Episcopal Church spent a busy day today elect ing officers and hearing reports of the several standing committees.
 Birmingham was chosen as the next place of meeting and the council will assemble there in the Church of the Advent on the first Wednesday in May, 1909.
 At the morning session officers, trus- tees and comrnitteemen were elected as follows: Secretary. Rev. James c. Glass, of Anniston; Treasurer, R. H. Cochrane, of Tuscaloosa; Registrar, E. C.. Andrew, of Montgomery. Historic grapher, Rev. R. H. Cobbs. D. D., of Greensboro: Chancellor, A. Pelham Agee, of Anniston.
 Standing committee. no change, Rev. Stewart Mcqueen, Montgomery, pres ident; W. W. Screws, Montgomery. secretary Rev. R. H. cobbs. Dr. Evans, J. E. Mitchell, Judge, Tayloe. Trustees of the Bishops Fund: Dr. !. A. Van Hoose, Thomas c Jones, J. H Fitts, treasurer.
 Trustees of Hammer Hall: W. W. Screws, Thomas C.. Jones, Hartweii Douglass. J. B. Jones. ]. W. Mo- Queen.
 Trustees University of the South: Rev. Stewart Mcqueen. treasurer; Hardwick Ruth, H. W. siebels.
 Board of John D. Moore Memorial: Rev. J. W. C. Johnson. Rev. Innes o. Adams, pr. T. J. Beard. Robert Jemison. c. E. Waller, J. c. Webb. treasurer.
 Trustees of the Church Home for Orphans: Rev. c. M. Beckwith Bish- op- ex-offlcio: Rev. c. c. Tucker, dean, Mobile convocation. ex-offcio; A. l. Selden, R. N. Hudson, W. c. Pitts.
 Diocesan Board of Missions: Rev. c. M. Beckwith, D. D., Rev. c. c. Tucker. Rev. Stewart Mcqueen, treas urer. R. H. Mabry. Rev. A. N. Clay brook, V. H. Marshall, T. s. Forbes, Frank Stollenwerck. Janies R. Stew ems.
 Deans:i Rev. 0. c. Tucker. Mobile; Rev. S, Mcqueen, Montgomery; Rev. E. W. Gamble, Selma; Rev. W. N. CIaybrook, Huntsville.
 Bishops Examining Chaplains: Rev. J. A. Harrison, D. D., Rev. W. A. Stickney, Rev. R. H. Cobbs. D. D., Rev. T. J. Beard, D. D., Rev. G. c. Tucker.
 Treasurer Diocesan Endowment Fund: R. H. Cochrane, Tuscaloosa.
 Treasurer of the society for the re- lief of disabled clergymen and of the widows and orphans of thA clergy: J. O. Banks. Jr., Eutaw.
 The committee on canouS reported in the afternoon and recommended a change in the canons so as to allow the secretary of the council to be elected on the first day of each annual meeting.
 The committee on necrology report ed the death of Rev. James A. Harri- son, rector of Trinity Church, Demop- oils, and paid touching tribute to his memory.
 The report of the finance commit tee was made by Rev. J. A. Van Hoose showing the financial affairs of the diocese to be in good condition. The employment of a private secretary to the bishop was authorized.
 The following resolution offered by pr. Evans was adopted unanimously:
 Resolved, That the clergy and lay deIeEates of this council will put forth their best efforts during the year to meet the assessments laid on their in- dividual parishes for general missions,
 Resolved, That with the blessings of God we will seek to make the dio- cesan year upon which we are about to enter a red letter year in so far as our interest is concerned in all missionary work"
 Excellent reports were made tonight by the diocesan missionary treasurer and the general missionary.
 A meeting of the Clergymen's Relief Society was held this afternoon and Rev. R. H. Cobbs was reelected sec- retary.