Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-20
CLOSING DAY OF THE COUNCIL
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Carter Scott. The tellers collected
the ballots and retired. While they
were counting the votes the Key.
J. r. Ribble read the report OF the,
Sunday School Commission. Inc
schools have been visited as far as
possible and while progress has been
made, there is much need Of improve
ment in the courses and organised
training found at present in the Sum
day Schools. The Rev. Mr.. Wit
man, secretary, of the Province OF
Washington has maGe addresses IN
several places, 1t is found necessary
TO have a regular set of books pre-
pared for the Sunday Schools OF the
diocese, and it is hoped that the
Publication Committee will be able
to report on this system at the next
council. A Sunday School Institute
mr. Summer school, under the auspices
Of the Commission, will be held IN
Charlottesville next summer. ms
will be the first one held and It's
promise of success owes very mucn
To the energetic work of the Kew.
Beverley D. Tucker, Minister OF 81.
paul's Chapel near the University
A Teachers Training scnool has been
established in the city of Richmond.
It was attended last year by at least
$50 Sunday School Teachers, many
Of whom are now taking exaTlna-
lions and those who are successful
will receive certificates. Teachers
throughout the diocese may take the
course by correspondence.
1t is of great interest to know that
the State Board of Education eontem-
mates introducing the Bible as an
optional study for the High Schools
of the State. Instruction is to be CIV
en- by the different denominations IN
their Sunday Schools and upon ex-
animation in the High Schools GER
tain unit or units will be allowed for
promotion or graduation. The Sunday
School Commission has prepared a
course of study on the Bible whlch
has been highly commended by the
State Board of Education. IT tins
Bible course should be adopted 1T Will
be a great stimulent to the study OF
the Bible throughout the State and
will help to hold the boys and girls
in the Sunday Schools just at that
age when there is a great tendency
for them to drop out.
Other committees made their re-
spective reports, such as those on
tNocesian missions which show
steady development in the work of the
porish and in contributions to the
dissertations of the Society; the
Bible and Prayer Book distribution
Society, and the Daughters of the
King.
The report of the tcllcrs on lay de-
puties to the General Convention re-
suited as follows: Whole number OF
ballots, 95; necessary to choice, 4S;
p. H. Mayo, received SO votes;
Judge Norton, Sc; Roosevelt Page, 66;
j. Stewart Bryan, Ga; and these gen
tlemen were declared lay deputies.
The alternates are Judge Scott, l.. G..
Villains, r.. E.. Lee, jr., and Robert
Beverley.
-. A resolution was made by the Fin
ance Committee that the Coadjutor
Bishop receive salary Of $4,000
from May 1917, which was adopt
ed by the council. The coadjutor
Bishop has to provide his own house.
Dr.. Ennion G.. Williams, Health
Officer of the State of Virginia, NOV
ed that while. the communion should
he administered normally as it is
now with the bread and wine sep
arately, in special cases it may be ad-
ministered by Injunction, should this
be authorized by the Bishop. This
resolution was carried. The report
of the State of the church was made
by the Rev. w. R. Bowie, d. D.,
The Everyman's Canvass OF each
parish was highly approved, and the
suggestions of the committee on the
increase of the ministry were cordi-.
ally endorsed. The development of the
country church along constructive
lines was referred to as one of the
most important wol:7 of the ministry
of the present day and is believed
that the new course at the Seminary
will help in this direction.
The council then adjourned to meet
at s o'clock tonight.
Third Day-NIorning Session.
Warrenton, Va. May 20. = The
Council met at 10 o'clock a. m. with
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