Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-18
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Meeting In Winchester Is Largely At
Notwithstanding Committee Elect
ed-AlexaHd rians fare HonoTed-Next
Meeting N HsrrisoEburg.
Winchester, May L
From our Special Correspondent.l

winchester, May 10.
The Sixteenth annual council OF the
Episcopal Diocese OF Virginia met il
Christ Church, Winchester, on the
above date on Wednesday morning.
Ii opened With the celebration CT ths
Holy Comlnurion bS Bishop Gibson,
assisted By Rev. " D. Smith, rector
of the church.
Altar this the council organized for
business, the roll call showing 45 cleri-
cal, aud 46 lay delegates present. Later
arrivals increased the nuuiber Re7.
". III. Clark, D. D, and Me5sls. j.
Chaulblin and a. P Wilmer we're ap-
pointed az the committee on cTeden-
tials.
Rev. ". j. Morton, OF Alexandra,
read the report of the special commit
tee on the modification OF the rules for
The government OF the council, ana Of
the most important changes reeo...
msnded Icing the appointment OF a.
standing committee Of the council q
year 10 adv ance. The council ordered
that this report be printed, and dis
tributed among the members Of the
council.
The rules of order OF this former
council were adopted for this All
visiting clergy and clergy OF other de-
nominations we're invited to seats on
the floor OF the council.
Invitations ware extended from Har
risonburg and Charlottesville for the
next session OF ths council, aud that
from Harrisonburg vas cordially &C
eepted, as this is the first time that an
invitation has been given from the
church OF that towr, nos making eight
places fer tbs meeting OF tie council.
Re-. L. R. Mason then noTed thai
= resolution Of sympathy be expressed
10 Dr.. Green w,;;ih 0arna expressions Ct
gratitude for lis partial restoration to
health and strength Ibis vas pnani-
aoiIsly adopted bJ' a risi9g yotS.
The foilow;ns committees OF the
council .7ere appointed by th7 bishop;
State OF the church: Revs. l.. l.,
Osgood. /. r. Mason, 2. Kennedy.
". T. Moncure. u. d, Messrs. Jno.
" Cho~ning and II. 6. Corhett.
Widows and orphans fund: Re-. r.
q. Goodwin and Mr.. B. NJ Shepherd.
Episcopal tund: Re7. ". L, Callen-
dar aud Mr.. John T Scott.
Parochiai reports: Re7s. E. L. Good
win and G. P. Mayo, Messrs. f. V.
Hileary and Ihos Poiude1ter.
New parishes: Roys. j. ". Ware
and Robert Coles, Mess-s. r Carter
Sccst and }. S Mason.
Clerical support: Msssrs. Joka Ruth
erford, D. H.. Griffith, L. 4 Palmer;
". a. 5n;dsT, G. u Barbour, /. Il.
S,onsu,an, J. D. Moore, Robert Be;7;-
s4l9y !: Il. OFT aud ". H Goldsmith.
SUNDAY school: R,vs. R !. Nc
Bryde. p. =. and Il. Il. BurtLa1dt.
Messgs. G. L. Cay ana J. /. IhoTp-
500.
Bible snd Prayer Book Distribution
Soc'e,y: ReTs.!G G, z. Cra;ghill and
'Johu Soudon. Messrs r / Tass sud
G. ". Kinsey
Increase Of the ministry: Rers. r.
L. Mass;o, D, i aud ". ]. Morton.
Messrs. u. G. Marshall and Jno. NJ
Taylor.
Colonial Chu:cLes:-Re-s. ". \.
Meade, Wni. 3. Lea, I 3. Raru1eil
and S. S. Ware Mess5s Judge +. /
Taylcr, r. Powell Paea. Judge J. L.
NJ Norton, and r Carter Welford.
Other committees ~ere appointed 70
auditing certain sti.ed funds
Hev. :. l. Goodwip presented the
report Of a number OF organizations as
the diocese Which were referred to the
proper council Committees.
Rev. R A Coadv,n read .e .e Cort
OF the Bib aqa pray.r BOOK Dis .bu-
Jon SOCIETY, which Showed that 269
prayer books, 269 hymnals and g.
Bibles had been distributed to the die
cesan mission fields. Receiy mount
ing 10 sq6.7- had baen received during
the year f,om Is churches. The
treasury OF this society * empty aad
the need is great,
Mr. P Il Mayo rsal the report oil
IFS finance conar1ittes OF the diocese.
A balance oil S30nis DOW ia tbs treasury,
the receipts during Tie past YAal
having beeu about $4,000.
Rev. P. P. Phillips OF Sc. PAUL.
Church, Alexandria, read the report 81
the standing committee Of the diocese
Can onical consent has beer given fol
the conservation OF tvo Eishcp-, md
two priests, and 81 aeecons within the
diocese, There are now seven cand;.
dates fo- hclg orders IL the diocease.
Consent vas g:i;en for the sale Of 81
James Church, Richmond, Is it :,
about to remo:e 70 new site.
A committee VAS appointed to re.
port al the ne1t council on certain
changes proposed in the diocesan con.
.rihutian ani another to consider
certain changes proposed in lhe
CdnoDs. Ga the constitution the com.
uittee is Re, R. b. Massie, D. D.
and ?. P Phillips, ami Judge 4. ",
Wallace and Judge j. l., NJ Norton
The c1G2H1it;se on cauvas IS Res. r
McBryde. D. r., and /. R. Mason. and
Judge R. c. Scott aud r L. Taylor.
\ majority aud minority report vas
gwen from the committee on the re-
vision OF Canon VIII With reference to
the C1atter CT raising the contingent
find
Re-. E. L. Goodwin then read an
interesting report as h!stor:ographe- of
the diocese.
The council then took d recess until
Mednnsdnv affarao onn ssssinn