Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-22
ASCENSION DAY
At The COUNCIL
Rev. Prof. Wallis Officiates
in Services on the
Occasion,
THE PENSION FUND.
Interesting Address by Morrell Sayre,
Secretary of System, Asking En-
dorsement of Council.
THE PENSION FUND,
Thursday, May 81, 1914.

thursday, Way q, 10if'
morning Session.
st. James Church, Richmond, va.
The Episcopal Council of the Dio-
cese of Virginia met at 10 o'clock a.
m.. on the above date. The session
opened, as it was Ascension Day,
with morning prayer read by the
Rev. J. G. Downman, of All Saints
Church, Richmond and the Rev. Pro-
fessor Wallis, Of the Theological
Seminary.
After Divine Service Bishop Glib
son took the chair, and introduced
Mr.. Morrell Sayre, secretary of the
Church Pension Fund, established
by the Episcopal General Conven-
ton in 1913. He gave an interest
ing address on this system for pen
sioning the clergy of the church and
asked first that the council endorse
the action of the General Convention
in establishing the Church Pension
Fund, and second that the Council
appoint diocesan committee on
this fund. The whole system is out
lined in pamphlet prepared for
distribution among Phe clergy and
laity.
The resolutions suggested by the
Bishop in his address for the ap-
preva! of the general purpose of the
General Canvertirr % MACE the
Pension Fund on sound basis, and
to unity all the funds for clergy re-
lief, and other relief funds, such as
the Widows and Orphans Fund. 1t
was resolved to appoint a commit
tee of five on the Diocesan Pension
Fund. to cooperate with the Cen
eral Pension Board.
After this Bishop Gibson asked
Dr.. Green to take the chair when
the secretary read the minutes OF
the previous day. The next order
of business was the report of stand
ing committees. The: first of these
to report was that on social service
by the Rev. W. R. Bowie, D. D.
chairman. He called attention tt
the passing of the Byrd bill by thu
legislature of, Virginia. at its last
session. This was endorsed by the
social service commission. This
prohibits. the employment Of child,
rem under fourteen years; of, age; and
the employment Of children under
sixteen years of age for more thar
six days in the week, and more than
ten hours OF any one day or night,
with some other provisions for
guarding child life. This will be-
come slaw on June 10th next. The
report calls attegtion::to community
service !: on the. part of; the clergy
both in; country and town, and TO the
value and duty of personal purity
on the part of men and boys, also t.
the single standard of purity TO
men and women. The Boys Scou
Movement was also highly approved
A committee was appointed by th
council to rel port On the subject O.
personal purity. The committee ap
pointed are Messrs. J. S: Bryan
Robert Beverley, John NJ. Taylor
Eugene C. Massie, and W. "
Chamblin.
The chair then appointed the com
mittee on the amendments to tn
general constitution of the churc
as follows. Revs. S. A. Wallis, am
P. P. Phillips, Messers. Judge r. {
Scott and Judge J. X. NJ. Norton.
The Rev. P. P Phillips then pre-
sented the report of the standin!
committee of the diocese.
The report, of the Sunday schoc
commission was presented by tn
Rev. AaF. Ribbles sHesreported goo
work done during the past years e;
peciahy in the holding of Sunda
school Institutes. There was a poe
response to the offerings appointe
for religious education in the die
cese. But friends have helped til
commission generously by speci;
!, contributions.
The report of the apportionmer
committee was presented by Il