The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-20
ASSUME FUND FOR CLERGY.
EPISCOPALIANS OF STATE CON.
VENED YESTERDAY.
Question Of Dividing Diocese or Elect.
ing Bishop COadjutOr Left to Com.
mittee.

mittee.
Columbia, May 1.-THE Episcopal
diocese of South Carolina will cooper
ate with so other dioceses in the
United States in the church pension
fund for old and disabled clergy, ac-
cording to the terms of a resolution
adopted yesterday in the annual
council Of the Episcopal churches of
the State. This was in accordance
with the recommendations of Bishop
Guerry. The matter of dividing the
diocese or electing q bishop coadjutor
was on motion placed in the hands
of committee to report at the next
annual council.
Last night there were 43 clergy
and 6S laymen registered as dele
gates to the council. It is expected
that many more will arrive today.
The general programme for tods
follows: $50 a. M, morning pray .
10 a. m, business session; 1880 o. n.
Sewanee luncheon; $3.50 p. m, dis
cussion Of the report of the commit
tee on the revision of the prayer
book; p. M, missionary service
The council will close with a business
session tomorrow morning.
In his annual address Bishou
Guerry discussed the church pension
fund for old and disabled clergy to
be run on the same scientific basis
as an insurance company It will be
necessary to raise $5.o00.000 before
inaugurating the system so as to pay
accrued liabilities and of this amount
$2,00o,000 has already been raised
through the efforts of Bishop Law
renee, chairman of the special com
mittee. In those dioceses adopting
the plan of the fund all the clergy
will become beneficiaries, retiring al
the age Of 68 with a minimum salary
Of $500. After the fund has been
started each parish will be expected
to place an amount equal to z per
cent. Of their rector's salary in the
fund. On the proposed division OF
the diocese or the election Of a bishop
coadtutor Bishop Query declined to
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ter entirely with the councfl. 'rsv Z Z
3 Yesterday afternoon a reception
was given the delegates by the Epis-
copal churches Of Columbia.
Last night was set aside for a dis
cussion of social service work. The
Rev. Charles w. Boyd Of Beaufort,
secretary of the social service com.
mission. submitted his report. This
was followed by an address by the
Rev. o. T. Porcher of Darlington
on the correction and reformation OF
children rather than their punishment
The Rev. Mercer p. Logan, D. D., OF
Charleston told of his experiences
with Juvenile courts in Nashville. In.
teresting observations on the hand.
ling of criminal children were giver
by William p. Etchison of Columbia
city recorder, who recently establish.
ed a juvenile court. He said that OF
40 cases, in which boys have been pu,
on probation. only one had failed to
report to him and that this boy had
left Columbia.
At the business session YESTERDAY
morning the Rev. A. S. Thomas OF
Cheraw was reelected secretary and
William Godfrey of Cheraw was re.
elected treasurer.
Bishop Guerry yesterday read his
annual report, in which he reviewed
the work of the church during the
year.
The work that the Episcopal
church is doing among the negroes
was described in an address yester.
day morning by the Rev. Robert W.
Patton, department secretary of the
Fourth province.
All delegates to the annual coun-
Gil of the Episcopal church of South
Carolina are invited to attend a
luncheon at 1880 o'clock this after
noon at Satterlee hall, to be given by
the friends and alumni of Sewanee,
A Sewanee meeting is one of the feat
ures of each years gathering. All
Sewanee alumni in Columbia are
asked to be present.