Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-23
COUNCIL TO MEET
IN ALEXANDRIA
>Dr. Bergman Green One
of the Delegates to Pro
yincial Synod.
ADJOURN YESTERDAY.
Large Gathering of Ministers and
Laymen in Richmond at Meeting Of
Council This Year.

Richmond, Va, May 22.-The
Episcopal Council of Virginia met
at quarter before 1000 a..
M, with Dr.. Bergman Green
in the chair. 1t was opened with
prayer by the Rev. T. Leslie Robin
son. A strong report on social SER
vice was presented from the COM
mitteo appointed for this council
and it was ordered to be published
in pamphlet form. A resolution in
memory of the late Judge 7. B. r.
Wright an elected member of this
council was unanimously passed af
ter an eloquent tribute to his pure
and high character as a churchman
and citizen had been given by his
life long frind, Judge A w. Wal
lace, of Fredericksburg.
The report of the committee on the
increase of the ministry was read
hy the Rev. John London. It was an
excellent presentation Of the whole
question. Reference was made to
the Skinner Scholarships given 10y
the late Colonel Skinner, Of Staun-
ton, Va, and made available by the
death of his sister, Miss Skinner
last year. There are five of these
scholarships at the University Of
Virginia, those studying on them to
r,rsac their theological course at
the Theological Seminary of Vir-
einia. Miss Skinner left some schol-
arships on the Education Society
for students at the Seminary which
will soon be available.
The election of delegates to the
first synod of the third province was
now in order. The following nomi-
nations wre made: The Rev. W. j.
Morton, DR.. Morris, DR.. Green, DR..
Goodwin, w. D. Smith, Dr.. H. E.
Lee, DR.. Frank Page, W. r. Bowie,
W. H. Burkhardt, DR., J. J. Gravatt,
J. T. Downman and T. Carter.
1t was moved that forty dollars
be the amount allowed for each dele
gate to the provincial synod. This
was referred to finance committee
Nominations were next in order for
the lay delegates to the provincial
synod. The following were nomina-
ted: Messrs. J. B. Minor, Robert
Beverley, Roosevelt Page, Judge J.
X. NJ. Norton, Judge A. W. Wallace,
j. S. Bryan, Colonel E. C. Massie,
r. C Scott and P. H. Mayo.
On the first ballot for clerical del
egates to the first provincial synod
the Revs. DR.. Bergman Green, DIR.
r. l.. Goodwin and w. D. Smith
were elected.
The Rev. Mr.. Jett who is the head
of the proposed school for boys in
the diocese of Southern Virginia
was given an opportunity to speak
in its behalf. He said that it was b!
no means a competitor with the we'll
known and highly esteemed Episco
pal High School in Virginia. 1t ha'
it's own place and was intended Il
furnish an Episcopal school fo1
those boys whose parnts could MOI
afford to pay more than $3.50 or $SO(
year for all school expenses. 4
good school can be supported and car,
ried on for $3.50 a year for each boy
The Methodists have done it. Th
unanimous approval of the Council
was given to Mr.. Jetts' work. Fl
said the school could not be opened
until 1915.
The apportionment budget for die
cesan expenses was brought hefor
The Council for the next year. 1t
about the same as that for last year
amounting to $4,000.
The second ballot was then ar
nounced for the last clerical den
gate to the first provincial syno'
There was no election.
The Council was invited to hol
its session for 1915 in Christ Church
Alsxandria, by the DELEGATE Of ths
church, Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe. HI
invitation was unanimously accepte
by the Council.
It is resolved that the exeeutiV
committee on Diocesan missions t