The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-24
The EPISCOPAL COUNCIL

The decrease In candidates for the
ministry. a condition which Is confront.
ing most. IL not all. Of the churches
was deplored. in the Episcopal Council
at Richmond Friday and earnest praver
and effort to meet the emergency were
urged On motion of DIR. X. j. Ne
Bryde, the clergy of the diocese are re.
quested TO read the report before their
congregations.
The report of the Diocesan Mission
airy Society showed that the money
receipts during the year were the
largest IN Its history and the balance
greater than for years.
DIR. Crawford moved that the svrn-
patty of the Diocese of Virginia be ex-
tended the royal family and people Of
England IN their sorrow at the death of
their King. and that the same be cabled
the Archbishop of Canterbury. This
was adopted by rising vote. and the
message was sent.
The report of the committee on colo
NAL churches stated that twentv-eight
Of these venerable buildings still remain
Three which had fallen partially or
wholly into ruin have been taken in
hand with view to restoration. and a
recommendation was confirmed to mark
the sites of the churches which have
PASSED away.
The invitation of Rev. W. d. Smith,
rector OF Christ church, Winchester. o.
have the next council meet in his church
was accepted.
Rev. w. NJ. Clark moved TO substitpte
the words Protestant Episcopal for
American church and sacraments or.
dained by Christ instead of the prerent
ambiguous phraseology in the pream.
BILE. Rev. X. A. Goodwin and Risbor
Lloyd spoke against the preamble. ant
Bishop Gibson i'm its favor. The Dre-
amble was approved by vote of "a 70
81. The vote was recOnsidered. and il
was again approved.
The article of the constitutions look.
ing TO the election Of presiding bishop
instead of the present ARRANGEMENT
where the senior bishop in conservation
is president, was approved. That pro.
vldlng Tor the election of suffragan
bishops was approved by vote Of 4C
to 25.
Other amendments looking to the
trial OF a clergyman in the diocese il
which his offense is committed, and
changes in the Book of Common Prayer,
were approved, with amendment to the
latter, leaving such Changes 10 thf
judgment of the General Convention
The report as thus amended was adopt.
ed.
The following deputies to the Cen
eral Convention in Cincinnati in DC
tober were elected:
Clerical-Rev. +. l.. Goodwin. Fair
fax; W. M. Clark. Richmond; Angus
Crawford, ID. d., of Theological Semi
nary, John j. Gravatt, ID. D., Rich.
mond. Lay-P. II. Mayo and Judge X.
Carter Scott. Richmond: Joseph viii
mer, Culpeper. and Roosevelt Page.
Hanover. Alternates: Clerical-Revs.
Berryman Green. ID. d., of Theological
Seminary; w. ID. Smith. Winchester
DIR. R. j. McBryde. d. d.. Fredericks.
burg. and p. z. Phillips, Alexandria.
Lay-Judge A. w. Wallace, Fredericks
burg; Judge T. X. B. Wright. Tappa
hammock, n. c. Marchant, Charlottes.
vile, and Eugene c. Massie, Richmond.
The new canon No. 10, looking TO IN,
reorganization Of the Sunday schoo
commission, was adopted.
On motion of Rev. w. ID. Smith ,
committee was appointed, consisting O
the two bishops and two other clergy
to extend the momentum of the Law
mems Missionary Movement through
out the diocese Rev.W. ID. Smith an,
K. s. Carter were named. The council
adjourned