The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-25
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL
ADj0URNS.SESS|0N
NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OF vIR-
GINA DIOCESE WILL GO TO
CHARLOTTESVILLE
CHURCH TO GET PAPER
NEW PUBLICATION WILL BE ISSUED
AT RICHMOND DE
TAILS OF FINAL
TO GET PAPER

| HARRISONBURG, VA, May "a
The one hundred and seventeenth an,
nual council of the Protestant Epis-
copaf church In The diocese. OF Nir-
ginia adjourned today after a busy
session of extraordinary interest The
opening sermon this morning was de-
| livered by Rev. w. D. Smith. OF
| Christ church. Winchester, after
which the council went into business
, session.
| A business change that brought on
stif fight in the council was the
proposal for change in the meth DDS
of leVying assessments. The propo-
issalwon. levy will be
/ made on the congregation as unit in
stead of upon the individual commu>
meant. This changes time honored
custom, and was opposed vigorously
Rev G. NJ. Brydon reported that
there are eighteen colonial churches,
which were erected while the Church
| of England was the dominant power
he asked that fund be set aside to
mark these old edNsces, especially
| Pope's Creek church. Yves .moreland
county, where George Washington
was baptized.
Aid for National Fund.
Committee recommended that the
diocese Of Virginia contribute the
| sum of $40. 600 as its portion of the
proposed national fund of ten million
dollars for aged and disabled rectors.
While the condition of the church
Is reported as gratifying. attention
was called to undeveloped fields that
need immediate attention. f. L..
Axnsiv lo +tn al
as follows: Total members. $4,000;
white Sunday schools. IS; Sunday
school officers and teachers, 1853:
sch GLARS. s,47a: colored Sunday
school officers. 50. with asa schola RS;
haptisms. s3s. a big increase over
former years
On motion of William r. Bowie. a
committee OF nine was appointed by
the bishop TO study social conditions
Owing to the change in methods of
leyyfng assessments. monthly paper
will be issued In order to keep minis
ters and laymen informed on tho
needs of the church. Editors selected
are: Rev. T.. l.. Goodwin, Rev. w ID.
Smith. John r. Wheat, j. NJ Taylor,
john Stewart Bryan. Richmond will
DE the place OF publication.
The council raised s341.f5 to wipe
out It's obligation incurred in 1905,
when II promised TO share expense
OF placing a bronze tablet in Memo
rial chapel on jamestown Island in
memory OF Rev. Robert Hunt. one OF
the first ministers in this country.
Bishop Gibson presided throughout
the council. which rs regarded as the
most successful ever held. Over 100
delegates were present,
Next year the one hundred and
eighteenth annual council will be
held at Charlottesville. Greetings
were exchanged with the Lutherans.
who were in semi annual conference
here this week.
Complaint Of Remanists.
The Episcopal council postponed for
year any action orr the motion OF
Rev. DIR. Angus Crawford to enter q
protest against certain alleged prac-
tees and tendencies OF the Roman
Catholic Church Of America. II Ia
charged that the United States govern
ment discriminates in favor of the
Catholics as to teachers and METHODS
81 the Indian schools in the West. that
the Catholics do not respect and recoE-
nize Protestant marriages. that the
cardinals in America are demanding
too much in public ceremonies. often
trying to ne recognized as dignitaries
equal to or superior TO the governors
of States and also that certain gov
ernment property is being used by the
Catholics on public occasions for hold
ing mass. Special reference was made
to mass being held on Memorial Day
near the Washington monument. At
ter heated debate Bishep Gibson was
empowered to appoint commission
10 make investigation and COLLEGE in
formation. and report at the mex. an
nual meeting in Charlottesville in 1913