The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-15
DIOCESAN COUNCIL MEETS.
BODY OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WILL MEET IN COLUMBIA
NEXT.
Gov. Manning Among Delegates En-
rolled at Meeting-Lcvy for State
Education Receives Attention.
delegates Find Much to Do and
Work Hard.

first day Of the meeting of council
were enrolled today. Among them
are Gov. Richard 1. Manning and the
newly elected chancellor Of the do
cese, Frank r. Frost, Of Charleston.
Council today accepted an invita-
ton from Trinity church, Columbia,
to hold the next council there and
the date was fixed at Tuesday, May 16,
80 as to avoid Memorial day.
One Of the most important matters
to be considered was the proposition
to levy an assessment Of S per cent.
of the current expenses of each parish
FOR the purpose of education in the
State, which will give to Sewanee
from this State $500 and to Porter
Military academy $4,000 and to st.
Mary's School, Raleigh, $3.50. A pslen-
did report from the finance commit
tee was made, showing that though
there has been general depression in
the country and great trouble with
eAS oA ~ CiiuICIl Has NOT lOSt d
dollar Of the interest, most Of it at
Z and . per cent, on n of the in
vestments Of h funds. The eturns
In the past year for dioceason obli-
cations were so gratifying that the
committee cut down the assessment
this year two and three quarters Of a
cent. This was agreed to, as the board
OF missions will ask for more to carry
on their work, and the contributions
from the churches will not be reduced.
but the channels through which the
money will go will be changed some
what. The assessment as levied il
now for the church extension work.
the work in the mill districts, for
the church home, the board Of re-
ligious education, the provisional
synod. the welfare work, the editor
Of The Diocese. the council expenses.
the registrar and the committees of
council.
A recommendation from Charleston
c~onvocation for a bishop c~oadjutor
was disposed of under a rule Of Or
der without debate. This involved the
pregnant question OF the division of
the diocese.
The board Of trustees and various
memorials asked for a new building
at the Church Home orphanage, which
all agree is badly needed, but council
has taken no definite steps yet in this
matter.
Last night there were two meetings
OF the greatest interest, one of the
various treasurers of the parishes and
the other the social service commits
sion report and address. The former
was held at the parish house and was
most interesting. involving discussions
OF plans for raising more regularly
and promptly the funds needed for
the work Of the church, and the other
was a lecture with ~stereopticon pic
lures Of the work hat is being done
at LAGRANGE, Ca, showing incidents
and the plan of the work. The lee
ture was by the Rev. Henry D. Phil
lips. A large audience enjoyed the
lecture and the pictures.
This morning communion service
was held by the Rev. Mr.. DeRossett
and the devotional service at $50 was
conducted by the Rev. II. d. Bull.
Among the visitors enrolled TODAY
were two editors, H. G.. Osteen of
Sumter and T. r. Warning of the Char
lesion Evening Post.
In the afternoon session the coun-
ell enthusiastically indorsed the sug-
gestion of a levy of S per cent. on the
parishes and missions in the form of
an apportionment for the educational
institutions.
w. H.. K. Pendleton submitted n
most interesting report on the Sum
day school work, but showing a great
lack Of interest on the part of the
people, and failure to respond. He
urged more activity generally in the
churches, adult Bible classes. the
bringing of the whole church member
ship into the Sunday school and bet
ter cooperation with the general work
in the State interdenominational con-
vention.
Mr.. Aver made an interesting re-
port from tie new committee on re-
lief for the aged clergy, showing that
the committee had just begun to get
the work in the State in hand. and
pointing out a surprising lack of in
terest on the part of the clergymen in
the matter. He suggested tina the
committee be continued or that a new
one he annOinta1 that ray,,1t, x~:-t.