The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-20
AMENDMENTS ARE
ElyQRED BY BODY
Episcopal Council Votes For The
Creation OF suffragan
Bishops.
OTHER CHANGES FAVORED.
Head OF Virginia Diocese Express
Opposition To Canonical
8s Revision.

strong opposition to the creation o!
] suffragan bishoprics for special do
cesan work as proposed in an amend
merit to the cannus Was voiced by
Bishop Gibson Friday during he third
DAY session of the Episcopal council in
Holy Trinity church. Although The
Amendment provides that the suffra-
Fan shall be sppointed with consent
of the bishop" the head OF the yir
gtnia diocese doubted the practice biiity
and fairness OF having such bishops
{ hitting in the House OF Bishops, as al
10 provided In the amendment. without
Ire right of succession. and without
the right I ovote.
The council, however. approved the
amendment which is to be considered
AT the triennial general convention next
fall together with a number OF other
changes In the canons.
49, Election of u presiding hishnp exers.
six years by the House of Bishops In
place OF the seniority rule, retirement
Of bishops at the age of seventy. and
addition of q preamble TO the constitu-
t3on without change, were other amend
Tnent propositions approved after much
argument and debate
The Age Limit.
some question arose as to when q
bishop reaches the Seventeen year OF
his age" as the amendment reads, Rev.
1 r. A. Goodwin stating that he had con-
suited several lawyers on the subject
but had not been able TO satisfy him
self on the point. Rev. DIR. John Mon
cure suggested that discussion OF this
question was similar to the one in
velying the exact time when the goth
century came into being, and the couIt-
ell decided to let II go at that.
report on the state of the church
stated that the work of the diocese
had doubled since 1893. Regret was
Expressed, however that there had
been decided falling -off in the
number Of candidates for orders
since that time, This decrease was
attributed to the prevailing CONNER
cial spirit and lack OF religious III
nuence In the home. II was likewise
regretted that only SLa00 Was cna-
tribused To the Education Society
FUND during the past Year.
L. Va. Church.
Gratifying progress toward build
Ing a church at the University of
virginia was reported, the number of
episcopal students at this institution
tss;us at.
Rev. II. f. Osgood. Of Emmanuel
church, Brook Ill., was designated
special agent to solicit funds for tae
h proposed $5'eee. tee clergy relief funa.
Tn motion of Rev. Or. Angus Cralg-
xuru, or the Theological Seminary,
1 sy1npathy OF the council was extended
The royal family in connection with
the death of King Edward and gpc
cial cable expressing the sentiment
01 the body was ordered dispatched
4 30 the Archbishop of Canterbury.
clerical names put In nomination
lot the Tour commissioners to the gem
crai convention were as follows: Revs.
~ y. Clark, Angus Crawford. Il. l..
doodWtn, William ID. Smith, j. J
lrayatt, Harry g. Lee. H. j. Nc
: Bryde. Bergman Green. j. Y. Down
inan, r. =. Phillips
Lay names pur in nomination for
four similar deputyships were
Msssrs- +. III. Mayo. ii. c. Marchant.
Roosevelt Page. L. Nj. Rlackford'
HiAekfera. Eugene c. Massie. joseph \,
Wilmer. John Stewart Bryan. Judge
~ Carter Scott, Judge A. w. Wallace.
Judge r. X. h. Wright.
oNte Down Proposition.
ny vote OF II to Ii Thursday af-
farnoon. the council temporarily put
a 20 sleep the proposition to change the
& method of raising the contingent fund
70 y percentage basis. The vote was
taken on "A report from the canon
E0mmtttre which recommended the
appointment of "A special commission
T 70 look into the question at the next
annual session of the council The
report was regarded as something of
q compromise by those in favor OF the
change and consequently not SO much
opposition was voiced in the ballot
az might otherwise have been the
case. The present method of ASSESS
meft for the contingent fund is based
n an the per capita plan.
The finance committee recommend
ed that the present method OF assess
mef1t be continued but emphasized the
Importance OF more careful collections
in the future.
Special Offerings Desired.
Judge A ". Wallace, of Freder-
ieksblrg offered resolution request
rEctnrSZ tn ask Il special Offering
from each COMMUNICATE. This mat
ter went to the finance committee.
Rev. r. A. Goodwin moved that
canon be SO amended that the bish-
4 op-coadjutor and three members OF
the finance committee should con-
atltute committee on invested funds
n the dIocege.
The delegates ware In the midst
OF debate on on the question of
amendments to the general canons
B OF the church. when Mr.. Roosevelt
Page moved adjournment at o'clock.
This matter. which will be consid
cred at the triennial general conven-
ton in Cincinnati next October, went
over for further debate.
Change Church Title.
The trend OF the debate was to the
4 effect that the general convention has
Intimate intentions Of doing away
With the title protestant Episcopal
Church" and substituting some such
name An The Church" or THE
H American Church"
Services in the interest Of general
\ rrtnsons were held Thursday night
Among the speakers were Messrs
4 Eugene G. Massie, Oliver J. Sands.
\ president Of the Laymen's Missionary
H1lOvement in Richmond; Bishop-Co-
n NdSutor Lloyd ana Rev. William ID.
Y Saith, who attended the recent Lay
\ mems Congress In Chicago. Mr. Mas
Z H1e aiso attended this congress.
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