Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-23
DIOCESAN c0|.UNC|!
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Regular Standing Commit
tees Elected at Yester-
days Session,
DEPUTIES ELECTED
Report of Sunday School Committee
Which Submits Resolutions in Re-
gard to Conduct of Work.
Especial Correspondence of the Alex
andria Gazette.)
First Day.


Wednesday, May 21.-Evening Ses
sion.-The Council reassembled fol
business at 3 p. m. The regular
standing committees were then elect
ed. All the members of the standing
committees of the diocese were re-
elected as follows: The Rev. Berry
man Green, D. D., the Rev. P. P
Phillips, the Rev. j. ]. Gravatt, D. D.,
Col. Arthur Herbert, DR.. l.. NJ
Blackford and Mr.. John R. thinner
man.
The Council then went into the
election of deputies to the General
Convention. The Revs. W. M. Clark,
D. D., E. L. Goodwin, D. D., Angus
Crawford, D. D., ]. ]. Gravatt, D. D.,
Fl. B. Lee, D. D., w. R. Bowie, W. j.
Morton, w H. Barthhardt, ]. t,
Downman, Everard Meade, D. D..
Frank Page, D. D., w. D. Smith and
James w. Morris, D. D., were nomi-
mated for clerical deputies. Out of
this number four are to be chosen
as deputies to the next General Con-
ton. Tellers were appointed by the
Bishop and the first ballot was taken
While, the tellers were out count
ing the ballot, the Rev. j. T. Ribble
gave the report of the diocesan Sun
day School Committee. After stat
ing the great Importance of Sunday
School work in the diocese, and the
cheering advance in this department
during the past few years the fol-
lowing resolutions were recommend
ed:
L. That the Council will pay from
the contingent fund $190 as an ap-
porionment to the General Board OF
Education.
2. That offerings be taken up dur
ing the advent season for religious
education, and the workeof the Sum
day School Commission.
8. That general appeals can be
made to friends of Religious Educa-
tion and of the Sunday School for the
other necessary expenses of Diocesan
Sunday School work.
a. That the Rectors Superintend-
ents and Sunday School workers CO.
operate with the General Board OF
Religious Education and with the
workers of the third department, sc
as to keep in touch with the Forward
Movement in Sunday School work,
and seek: to develop and train the
teaching forces of the Church in this
diocese.
5. That the dean of each of the
five convocations shall arrange with
the members of the Sunday School
Commission and any local institute
,to hold an institute in the severa
convocations at least once a year a
or near the following convocatior
centers. Alexandria for the Pied,
mont Convocation, Fredericksburg
for the Rappahannock, Richmond, fol
the Richmond, and Charlottesville fol
THE Albermarle Convocation.
The first ballot was then brought
in by the tellers and announced b!
the Bishops as follows:-Whole vote
cast 1O4, the Rev. w. M. Clark. d. d.
received CT and the Rev. E. l.. Good
win, D. D., 81, and were both de
clared elected as clerical delegates
On the first ballot the Rev. W. j
Morton received 25 votes.
A resolution was introduced Dy Tn
Rev. J. W. Morris, D. D., so as to as
certain the opinion of the nominee
to General Convention on the suD3ec
of change of name and the retentlo
of the name Protestant on the ltti
page of the prayer book. This wa
strongly expressed and unani
mouSly carried.
The second ballot was represente
to the Council with no election of
clerical deputy, two more to
elected. The whole vote was 80 N
quiring Oand over for a choice. Th
two highest were the Rev. W.
Smith received 40, and the Rev. J.
,Gravatt, 35. .{.s
On the third Oallf the Rev. W.