The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
PENSION FOR MINISTERS
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Report VIII be Made at Mectin. of
Episcopnl Council One
Ycnr Hence.
WILL ENTER THIRD PROVINCE
Opposition to Plnn Finally Ovcrtome,
but Proviso II Made Tint Diocese
May Withdraw nt Amy Time.

VI ptHSioniNS SnDcrarnu:ttcu clergy
men was referred yesterday by the an
nual council OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Church In the Diocese of Virginia
TO Il committee which shall report a
year hence.
After much discussion. 1T was agreed
that the Diocese OF Virginia should be
included In the third province Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church In Amer
lea. provided. however. that the local
diocese should reserve the right of
withdrawing without prejudice. Tho
third province is made up OF the do
. cescs OF Pennsylvania. Maryland. Del
aware. District Of Columbia. Virginia.
Southern Virginia and West Virginia.
Opposition TO the entrance Of the Do
cese Of Virginia into this province was
based or the fear that it might dcstro:
scH-Govcrnncnt and the power Of the
church unit by ccntralizing all author
ity In the province This opposition
was finally overcome by including Il
proviso In tho resolution that the Do
cese OF Virginia could withdraw from,
the province Il. any time In the future
1t might see 1T, without prejudice TO
the province or to the local diocese.
The last General Convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church In Amer
lea established eight provinces, Icav-
Ing II optional with the dioccscs wheth-
or they should be included in the
provinces provided for them. The pur-
pose of this new system IS to facilitate
the Increasing legislation of the
church and 10 receive the General Con-
Ncn;ion of the great mass or business
bishop Gibson was inclined to oppose
u. tho system hs ignoring the church
unit, tho diocese. and as probably lead
Ing To eight churcne" within the ono
general church. Judge J. *. NJ. Nor
ton summarized The general legisl;t-
ton On tho subject. and argued in
favor OF including the Diocese of Vir-
ginia ia the third province.
RESOLUTIONS 10 ENTER
DIOCESE ARR: ADOPTED
TIC following resolutions for in
Guiding the Diocese Of Virginia i'm it's
proper province, and us adopted. were
presented bv the Rev. +. j.. Goodwin,
u. D..
First. that the Diocese OF Virginia
should give its consent TO be included
ia the third province: second, that the
council does now proceed TO the cleo
tion OF deputies. ara, third. that the
right OF withdrawing at any time I'm
the future. without prejudice, be re-
served TO the diocese.
AS IL WAS Ascension Day. the scs-
sion opened with morning prayer. read
BY the Rev. j. y. Downman. rector OF
All Saints Church. and the Rev <. a
Wallis, OF the Virginia Theological
Seminary. After the service Bishop
Gibson took the chair and introduced
Mcneil Sayrc. secretary Of the church
pension fund established by the gen
cral convention In 1913. He said that
II was proposed TO assess the various
dioceses for a total OF about $4,000. 600
annually, each diocese being expected
to make the levy on It's respective
parishes. y summary OF his plan Is
as follows;
Retirement OF the clergy at tho age
OF sixty-e'rht upon IL per cent OF
the average stipend received since or
dination. multiplied by tho years
stipend has been received.
Proposal to raise about ss,ooo.ooo
annually throughout the various
dloceses
Assessment to he 7l-c per cen, of
the active salary OF tho CLERGYMAN.
the money To &c contributed by thc
parish and not by tho clergyman.
To those disabled before the age o,
siXty-c!ght. Il pension during cont'n-
uance OF the disability equal TO 20 per
cent o. the last stipend IS promised
To the widow Of a clergyman. an
annuity equal To one-half OF the peu-
sion that the husband would have been
entitled 70 during marriage. with a
minimum Of s3o0 year, provided that
tho marriage take place before the
husbands retirement.
. For minor orphans OF n clergyman.
nnnuitics graduated according to age
500 for each child under seven: $500
for each child between seven and
fourteen. and $500 for each dependent
minor over fourteen.
Mr.. Sayre said that eighteen dioccscs
had approved the general pension plan.
and he hoped that Virginia would bc
tho nineteenth Tho question was
finally referred TO a committee OF FIVE.
" CI.n
vcntion.
NUMBER Of MARRIAGES
HAS NOT DECREASED
The Rev. w. Russell Bowis,. chair
man OF the social scrviW. commission,
read his report. He said that In view.
OF the appointment by Mayor AinsIie
o. commission to study the social
evil In Richmond the church commits
sion would not now make ny definite
suggestion or report further than to
rcafiirm rs belief that the policy of
silence and neglect will neither solve
nor amelloratc this old and deep
seated evil. The report stated that
those clcrgymcn vino had pat into cf-
feet the resolution adopted at the
council meeting held In Charlottes-
VILE In MAY. 1919. requiring mon APP
plying 20 be married to give a phv-
sician's certificate of freedom from
disease. testified that the number OF
marriages performed by them had not
decreased.
I'm addition" the report went on.
"thcy feel that there has been marked
increase in the church's power to win
attention and regard for right ideals
of masculine purity" Emphasis was
again made on the necessity for having
q single standard for morality. and the
following recommendation was made:
"That the Council emphasize the value
and duty OF personal purity for men
and boys by appointing II committee of
laymen to draw up Il statement cX-
pressing the mind Of this Council on
this subject, and 10 report at this meet
Ing" The recommended ton was car
ricd The Rev. Frank Page declared
that he believed In elevating the stand
ard of purity among men and boys. but
advocated putting women In the same
category.
The personnel OF the new board of
nnnnrt iOnment WINS announced as fol-