The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-02
CHURCH COUNCIL
ELECTS OFFICERS
Southern Virginia Diocesan
Convention Meets Next
in Norfolk.
INTERESTING REPORTS MADE
New COMMITMENTS Added Dur
ing Past Year Number
So3.

Especial to The TIMES Dispatch
Lynchburg. Va. June l,There was
large attendance of delegates at the
morning session to-day OF the Council
of the Diocese of Southern Virginia.
| which is now holding It's annual meet
ing in ST. Paul's Church. in this city.
| The election of officers took place
during the morning session. the result
being: Secretary, Rev. William A.
Brown, of Portsmouth: Treasurer, r.
White. OF Petersburg: Chancellor, w.
| w. Old OF Norfolk; Registrar, Rev c..
3. Bryan, or Petersburg. Standing
Eommittee--Dr. j. Cleveland Hall, Of
Danvllle; Rev. f. r. Carter. of Lynch
burg; Rev. James NJ. Owens, Of Nor
folk. and w. C. N. Randolph d. A.
Payne and c. S. Hutter. of Lynchburg.
! The divine services this morning
were conducted by Rev. George S.
Vest and Rev. w. c. Bell.
The total attendance of 100 out OF
$50 members Is regarded as unusually
large. This is especially true of the
lay members. for 1t is not often the
fact that the lay members show a
larger attendance than the clergy.
Reports of bishops.
Following the report OF the commit
tee on elections, Bishop Coadjutor
Tucker read his report. This was fol-
lowed By the report of Bishop RAN
dolph. These showed a total of 500
new communicates during the year.
These reports gave in detail all OF the
visitations made by the bishop and the
bishop coadjutor. and the reading OF
part OF the members.
The report of the secretary was next
read. but this contained nothing other
than of routine interest.
The report of the committee on Sun.
day school was read by Rev. w. i.
Rollins, and Rev. e. r. Carter pre-
sented the report of the standing COM
mittec OF the diocese, showing the
work Of the committee during the past
year in detail.
The report on the Diocesan Mission
airy Society was read by Rev. F. G.
Scott
Upon motion OF w. w. Old. OF Nor
folk, the question of taking the Church
Extension Society under the direction
of the council was gone into. and in
terestins discussion followed.
At the afteroon session of the
council. Rev. C. b. Bryan, OF Peters,
burg; Rev. j. j. Lloyd, D. D., of Big
Stone Gap, and Rev. j. B. Dunn. of
Lynchburg. were elected clerical depu-
ties, and w. w. Old. w. w. Robertson,
f. W. Saunders and w. 3. Martin lay
deputies to the general convention at
Cincinnati in October
Norfolk was chosen as the next
place of meeting in lieu of Lexington,
which place could not entertain the
next council
Negro Problem solved.
Archdeacon Russell. in report con.
N 10
for colored boys and girls at Lawrence.
vile. showed that IN twenty two years
not one of its 5000 pupils had ever
been before magistrate or had been
IN collision with white person. ana
that In that county where negroes
outnumber the white three 10 Two.
the greater part OF the year the co,1n-
ty jail Is without a prisoner and that
the negro problem has been solved
there Both bishops confirmed these
statements.
) IT The e. council adopted the rules OF or
year.
Hours of Daily Sessions.
The following hours were adopted as .ho
schedule for the daily sessions:
Morning sesson--9:30 to | O'clock
Afternoon sessions TO a:a0 o'clock
Evening session--To begin at Sis O'Clock
several amendments to the canon provd-
esSSsStHSHts WeIe pre-
sented, read and referrcd.
Bishop Randolph Just before adjournment
announced the following standing commit
tees:
State of the .church-Rev. r. Bouldin. Rev.
T. G. Page, Rev. j. j. Lloyd. Rev. George
$. Vest and Rev. James S. Russell, N. l..
Claiborne, W. e. Hines. II. w. Adams j. D.
Logan and Thomas Townsend.
Assessment for Diocesan Expcnses-Rev D.
". Howard. Rev. Robert Barnwell and Rev.
G, B. Bryan. and l.. R. Watts, r. o. Eyer
ton and r. B. Tunstall.
Widows and Orphans Fund-Rey. E. r.
Jones' Rev. 2. B. snead. c. f. BUGS and
S. n. Walker.
Diocesan clergy Fund-Rev. Dudley Boo
ser. Rev. j. c. Canick, c. I. coonna aud
Bruce Fund-Rev. f. t Miner and Guy
Jackson.
Accounts Diocesan Missionary Socicty-Rcv.
L. G. Scott and r. j. Davidson.
Parochial Report-Rev. w. A. Brown, Rev.
Frank Menoch, John w. Carter and r. w.
Hughes.
New Parishes-Rev. j. b. Dunn, Rev. f. p.
steinmetz. Rev. Cleveland Hall. T. W. VIII
cox. Judge q. W. Saunders and Preston Car
son.