The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-22
VIRGINIA DIOCESE
IS AGAINST CHANGE
IN CHURCH NAME
Council Votes So to Instruct
Its Deputies to General
Convention
RICHMOND WOMAN
GIVES TO MISSIONS
Diocesan Society Reports Large
Sum From Estate of Miss
Ann George---Elect
Deputies

fSnectal TO The Richmond Virginian.)
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, May I'll.
The council OF the Episcopal Do
cese of Virginia. at its afternoon ses-
sion today voted to instruct its depu-
ties to the general convention at New
York in October to vote against any
change in the name OF the CnuFcI.
Rev. J. w. Morris, d. D.. OF Ricnmon9'
fered the resolution against tne
change. The motion was UNANIMOUSLY
carried by the council and was accom-
panied by demonstrations OF satls1ac-
ton.
Lower church members In WASH
ington last week took ACTON agaihss
the proposed change and 1t Is uh-
derstood that a majority of the dele
gates who will be here this week Will
TAX a similar course.
Difference of Opinion.
For many years there has been
difference of opinion between two par
ties of the Church over the name. one
side desired to retain the present name
while the other wanted TO change II
to the American Catholic Church. The
party in favor of the change Is the
ritualistic element while the conser-
vative element IS opposed to the
change.
The following clerical deputies
were elected to the general conven-
ton: Dr.. william NJ. Clark. of Rich
mond: DR.. Edward L. Goodwin, OF
Ashland. and DR.. w. D. Smith. OF
Winchester. Another is yet to be
named The lay delegates chosen
were: Judge r. c. Scott, of Richmond;
Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton, of Alexan-
The fourth deputy will be named to-
morrow.
Once in every three years diocesan
conventions choose four clerical depu-
ties and four lay deputies. and mis-
sionary districts choose one clerical
and one lay deputy. to the general
convention. Upon the morning of the
about lie bishops, and 500 deputies,
equally divided between clergymen
and laymen, representing about 1,0e0,-
900 communicates. will gather for SER
vice in the cathedral of st. John the
Divine in New York. They will come
from sixty-eight dioceses, twenty-three
missionary districts. and ten foreign
Jurisdictions of the Church.
Sits as Two Houses.
The convention sits as two houses.
the house of bishops and the house of
deputies. each having a veto upon the
other. It's primary object is to make
laws for the government of the Prot
CStaAt Azp4SttPdi 1iatttt III titiS NboA-
try. to some extent in the form Of
constitutional provisions. requiring ac-
ton by two successive conventions. but
generally in the form of resolutions
adopted by each convention for IT
self, and in the Technology OF eccles-
iastical law known as canons.
At the diocesan missionary service
held tonight. addresses were delivered
by DIR. VIM, E. Gardner, general edu-
cational secretary; Rev. Nelson p.
Dame and George +. Mayo.
Rev. Roht. A. Goodwin, d. D., of
Richmond. read the report Of the do
cesar missionary society. showing
total disbursements for year amount
ing to $15.031.32 Appropriations
were made to nfty-five missionaries,
three OF whom are colored ministers:
amount paid to missionaries. $14.-
1852.
The society reported a legacy for