The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-19
CHANGE URGED IN
ASSESSMENT PLAN
Episcopal Body Asked to Abolish
Per Capita Tax for Contin-
gent Fund.

change In the present method of
assessment for the contingent fund is
a situation demanding immediate and
enectiye action. according to prop
osition presented before the diocesan
council OF Virginia by Mr. Phil d.
Posten, lay delegate from Old Falls
Church.
fhe proposition which calls for
amendment of Canon VIII, section
L. reads as follows:
The vestries of the several parishes
and the several separate congrega-
tons shall pay quarterly, or Mt each
Annual Council, as each vestry may
determine for itself, to the treasurer
OF the diocese, a sum of money to
Do determined In amount on the basis
Of six percentum OF the sum total or
all contributions received for any pur-
the several parishes and separate con-
gregations.
NO parish or separate congregation
sf1Hff be allowed vote at the An
nual Council unless the amount as
sossed under this section shall have
been paid. IT not paid each year in
the manner indicated herein, the as
seasment shall become cumulative,
New Method Necessary.
This plan was suggested as sub
stitute for the present method of as
sessment whereby each church Is tax
ed 81 for each communicate. II was
argued that maintenance of the
bishops and the carrying on import
ant work dependent upon the contin-
gent fund should constitute a pre-
ferErd Cfain upon the receipts or each
parish in the diocese, and experience
had proved that some new method OF
assessment other than the present
must be adopted.
1t was declared that marked in
"a trtt
den imposed by the contingent fund il
the result of the present assessment
plan. With the receipts of the
diocese for a basis OF estimate, a total
Of $4,000 would be secured by the
adoption of the proposed amend
ment.
salary Raise Urged.
At the session of the council Wed
nesday night, the executive commit
tee OF the diocesan missionary society
recommended that salaries of clergy
men doing mission work in the diocese
be made not less than $3.50 for I'M
married men and $1,000 for married
en-. 1t was shown that salaries
raj. ing from s25 to 500 were paid
these rlergymen during the past year.
ferty-t.. EAe missionaries being on the
roll.
1.-THE laby~er Is worthy of his hire"
declared the Committee. land his hire
should certain De sHHlcisHt 10 SECURE
the necessities &c life
Receipts of u society were shown
to be the create ST in its history, the
total for the past year being s12.z2l.-
Is. OF this sum SS,is2.b7 came from
Sunday Schools, ss.o26.se from
church and other sources. Disburse-
nents were sio.sss.s5, the balance
on hand being s2.s9s.57.
CoIored Work Progressing.
This rgpore of the WDmau'S Aux
Hilary for the Board of Mission show
ed receipts for the past year to have
been about ss,ooe/ Rev. John Mon
cure, arohdeacon Of the colored work
in the diocese. reported that this work
Is being carried on at seventeen
points In the diocese.
That the country districts furnish
more than two-thirds of the clergy
was the declaration OF Rev. William
j. Morton. OF Alexandria. who urged
more liberal support OF diocesan mis-
sion work. He showed that many OF
the country parishes are not aoie 10
support resident cIergymen because OF
limited means and he believes that
every cent invested in this field
brings more than its due returns. he
declared further that in certain sec
items the drift Ia back to the country
and no church more than the Epis-'
copal appealed to this element.
Combinations Reported.
Bishop Gibson reported at the at
tarnoon session that he confirmed 4s4
persons during the year, while S2s
persons were confirmed In the diocese
by Bishop Lloyd.
The names OF Rev. W. J. Morton
Rev, Hugh McIihenny. MIR. Eppa Hun
ton and Mr., Cunningham Halt were
recommended for two vacancies on
the board of trustees of Stuart Hali
Girls School at stanton. one
clergyman and one layman will be
selected from this number.