The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-04
THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL,
EPISCOPALIANS OF STATE MEET
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Delegates Assembled in Church of
Holy comforter at 10 o'clock Tues
day MOrning-BishOp Gucrry Will
Presidc-DivisiOn of Diocese to BE
Considered
From The Daily Item, Nav =.

Carolina will convene in the Church
of the Holy Comforter at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning With Bishop
Query in the chair and will continue
in session through Thursday, the final
business session being held Thursday
afternoon. This meeting is one of
more than usual importance and in
terest and the attendance will conse-
quently be larger than it has been
at any meeting held in recent years.
1t is expected that between one hun
drd and fifty and two hundred cleri
cal and lay delegates will participate
in the deliberations of the Council.
more than two hundred having signi-
lied their intention to be present.
The matter of most interest and
Importance that Will come up for
consideration is the division Of the
Diocese. At the meeting held in
Spartanburg last year it was decid-
ed to take the preliminary steps
committee was appointed to take up
the matter and consider it in al! its
phases and report back to the meet
ing to be held here. This committee
has had number of meetings during
the year and after the last meeting,
held in Columbia, a few weeks ago,
1T was announced that the committee
report would recommend the divi-
sion. There is a wide diversity Of
opinion among the churchmen of the
State as to the advisabiity of opinion
State as to the advisability, desira-
bility and practica bility Of a division
at this time, and when action comes
to be taken on the motion to
divide the Diocese there will be
long and thorough discussion of the
whole matter. The expectation that
the report Of the committee will be
acted on at this meeting has had the
effect Of increasing the attendance
and the meeting promises to be one
Of widespread interest. 1t is stated,
however, on excellent authority that
the report of the committee will not
recommend immediate division, only
going so far as to declare in favor Of
division as desirable and advisable ct
the earliest practicable date, but rec
ommending that the division be post
poned for several years.
While the Council does not open
until tomorrow morning, two Of the
most important committees will meet
tonight: the standing committee at
$3.50 in the Sunday school room, and
the trustees of the Diocese at 9
o'clock in the basement of the church
Quite large number Of the Lay
and Clerical delegates are expected
to arrive in the city this afternoon
and the others will come in on the
morning trains tomorrow.
The following is the provisional
programme of the Council as an
nounced in the Diocese, the official
organ Of the Episcopal Church in
South Carolina.
Tuesday May 3-10 a. m. opening
services Hundredth Anniversary of
the Advancement Society: Sermon
by the Bishop (by special request Of
the Society. Holy Communion. AT
ter this service the Council will or
ganize for business.
500 p. m. Laymen's Meeting Dis
cussion of resolutions passed by Lay
mems Meeting in Columbia recon-
mending that Easter offerings be di-
vided between general missions and
the colored work in South Carolina
If time permits Mr.. II. Z. Duvall,
chairman of the special committee
on finance" will present his scheme
for re-financing the Diocese.
$3.50 p. m. Annual Meeting of the
Advancement Society.
Wednesday May Irregular busi-
ness session, morning and afternoon.
500 p. m. Missionary services.
Reports of treasurer of board of mis-
sions, deans of convocations and arch
deacon Of the colored work.
Thursday May 5.-Business ses-
Stons, morning and afternoon. DR.
w. B. Hall, vice chancellor Of the
University of the SOuth will o1drocc
the Council
Thursday night "Sewanee Smoker
complimentary to Vice Chancellor
Hall.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
no business session, and the delegates
Will attend a reception at the resi-
dcnce of Col. r. -. Lee from 5 to
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