The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-12
COUNCIL FAV0.R.S
OPEN Pulpit Law
Rejects DR.. Barnwell's Resolution
Calling OH General Convention
e ia Rescind Amendment.

calling on General Convention
to Rescilld Amendment.
Special to The Times Dispatch.l
+, DANvILLE, VA, June 1.-THE fea
fture of the session of the Episcopa
Council OF tile Diocese OF Southern
Virginia. to-day was the unsuccess
.tuI effort of the Rev. Dr. r. w
:Barnweil, of Petersburg, in the after
noon, to reopen for discussion tn
question of the open pulpit. He offer
ed a resolution petitioning the. gen
.aral convention to rescind its amend
,smert adopted at the meeting In Rich
smond last October, and moved tina
fills resolution be made special orde
for tomorrow at IL A. NJ Upon al
Vision the resolution was defeated de
cisively
r. Bishops Position.
In the course of his annual address
Bishop Randolph referred to. the adop
5tion of the open pulpit amendment
end said: .,My only objection to til,
amendment is that the ministers o
other denominations are designated a
Christian men only They are on
brethren as heralds of the cross
preachers of Christ and are administer
Ing the sacraments, which He ordained
to carry His gospel to the ends o
the world"
= After the bishop had concluded his
address, DR.. Barnwell arose. asked per
mission to present the other side of the
question, and requested that twenty
minutes be given to him for that pur-
pose. On motion of Judge Leigh r.
Watts, of Portsmouth, the privilege OF
the floor was extended, and the clergy.
man made an imprisoned protesl
against opening the pulpit to others
than Episcopal clergymen.
q "To allow any and everybody to
preach from Episcopal pulpits would
tend TO the casting down Of the clergy
he declared in effect. "a preacher
must be an ambassador of God. a mes
senger from Christ. The right of a
man to preach must be grounded on
something, and the action of the con-
vention in amending the canons is dan
gerous and likely to result in evil"
Bishop Randolph followed DR.. Barn
we'll. his address being in the nature OF
a reply, to the others contention.
Session Begins.
After a prayer service opening TIL
council sermon on THE Parable o
the Tares" was delivered by Rev. d
w. Howard of st. Luke's Church, Nor
folk. and then the Holy Communloi
was administered to the delegates b!
Bishops Randolph and Tucker.
T-ne business session followed at one,
and the council started off to dispose
of the routine work with Bishop Ran
dolpil, bishop-in the chair. There wer'
about 100 delegates in attendance.
Contrary to expectations and to res
buttons adopted at the meeting OF IN
council last year. the sessions VIII no
extend through Sunday.
Since tho passage of the resolution
n,antioned. both Bishop Randolph an
ishop-Coadjutor Tucker have decide
TO attend the Lambeth and Pan AN
slican Conference to be held in Lon
don. and it will be necessary for then
TO leave the city before Sunday in or
der to dispose of some work befor
sailing.
bishop Tucker will preside at tn
sessions Saturday, Bishop Randolp
leaving for his home early in the da.
II is probable that the council WI
conclude its business and adjourn Sat
4urday afternoon.
Missionary Committee.
Mr.. W, W. Old of Norfolk. move
to suspend section 6 of the rules gov
erning the organization. in order to al
low the nomination of the eXecutiV
committee of the Diocesan Missionar
Society a soon as possible.
The bishop announced the committe
ia make the nominations for this com
mittee as follows: Rev. e. w. Cowlin.
Rev. Wallace Eugene Rollins, Robel
w. Barnwell Messrs. w. w. Old. G.
Hutter and ]. p. Harrison, and tn
committee naming the following: r
ID AL.
Tucker, Revs. w. H. Wilson, a.
Thompson, C. e. Woodson c. B. Bryan
Messrs w. B. Martin, Jacob Heffe
finger, L. r. Watts, c. j. Faulkner an
w L. thinner Rev. John j. Lloy
archdeacon of the Southwest membe
ex-officio.
The reportWas adopted.
Rev. j. 'tleTerand Hall moved II
following as hours of meeting: o.;
A. NJ. prayer. followed ilnmediatel
by business session. to adjourn at
O'Clock; P. NJ. business session to az
journ at $50 P. NJ; $40, night sc!
sion.
Reports Presented.
Judge ". B. Martin, of Richmon'
presented the report of the trustee
of the funds of the diocese.
The report of Treasurer Robert
Hughes was appended and showed
sl,is hands: For widows and orphan
fund. sl6,44s.77 for disabled clerg
fund, s14,900; for Bruce fund. SS.29
for endowment fund, s41.ss1,a7.
'5 During the past year $2,7SS10 WE
received for the widows and orphan
fund, of which s2.245.90 was expende
The disabled clergy fund receive
sl,34s.o6 and expended s779.
Judge Martin offered the following
Resolved, That the council nom
nate to the trustees for the vacanc
now existing on the board of trusre
of the funds of the diocese the Re
DR.. p. w Howard and Rev. E. Y
FCowling.''
One OF the two gentlemen will
elected b. the board to fill the vacanc
Anniversary of bishops.
At the afternoon session the que
ton of tho open pulpit provoked sor
discussion as indicated above.
~ Mr.. w. II. Milton moved, and Il
convention adopted. a resolution pr
Siding that suitable steps be taken
commemorate the twenty fifth am
versary of the bishops elevation
committee of five was appointed, wi
Bishop Coadjutor Tucker as chairms
The other members of the commit
are Rev. w. II. Milton, Rev Dali