Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-20

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Second Day-Morning Session.

Second Day-MOrning Session.
Warrenton, Va, May 10. The
council of the Episcopal diocese of
Virginia met at 10 o'clock in St.
James Church with Bishop Gibson in
the chair. After the reading of the
minutes of the previous day, the
Rev. j. j. Gravatt, D. D., read the
report of the Standing Committee of
the diocese. Judge Carter Scott as
the premier lay delegate to the Cen
eral Convention which meets in st.
Louis next fall, asked that his resig-
nation as lay delegate be unanimously
accepted in favor of Mr.. P. H. Mayo
of Richmond who has been lay dele
gate from Virginia for five General
Conventions last past. The resigna-
ton of Judge Scott was then accep-
ted by an overwhelming vote of the
council and Mr.. P. H. Mayo, was
elected in his stead, the ballot being
cast by the Secretary. After this
was done, it was the desire of the
council that Judge Scott take the
place as first alternate deputy, Nt
as this together with the election of
Mr.. Mayo, just taken place, might
cause some canonical difficulties it
was agreed on motion of Mr.. Brown
ing, of Culpeper, that the election of
lay delegates which was held yester-
day, be reconsidered. This was done
and it was ordered that new cleo
ton of lay delegates to the General
Convention take place at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon.
The council then adjourned for
luncheon at the Country Club, where
a generous repast had been prepared
by the ladies of st. James Church.
Evening Session 3 o'clock
The council met for business at the
above hour with Bishop Coadjutor
Brown in the chair.
A resolution was brought in by the
Rev. j. j. Gravatt, D. D., congratu-
lating the council on the partial re-
storation of the Bishop of the dio-
cese to health, enabling him to pre-
side at the meeting Of the council
with so much efficiency. For this
condition, which gives the council
and diocese so much pleasure, thanks,
living is kindly rendered to Almighty
God, and it is hoped that the Bishop
may in due time be restored to full
health and strength. This resolution
was unanimously adopted by a. ris-
ing vote.
Bishop Gibson then entered and
took the chair.
The Elective Committee of the
Diocesan Missionary Society was
then reelected. The Rev. w. j.
Morton of Christ Church, Alexandria
is a member of this committee. The
Social Service Commission was also
reelected. The Rev. Bergman
Green, D. D., of she Theological
Seminary is member Of this COM
mittee.
The Rev. S. Roger Tyler next
read the report of the Committee on
the Increase of the Ministry. In the
beginning of the report he stated that
the late Rev. Frank Stringfellow OF
the diocese of Virginia, had induced
sixty-three young men to enter the
ministry. This shows that the respon-
sibility of getting young men into
ehe ministry of the church rests
largely with the clergy themselves,
Religion in the home is one of the
chief factors, with family prayer,
and regular attendance at church on
the part of christian families should
be insisted upon by the pastors OF
the various congregations in the dio-
cesc. The committee on the Increase
of the Ministry was continued so that
it might prepare and issue a pape,
to the diocese on this subject.
The report of the. Woman's Aux.
iliary; to the Board of Missions of the
diocese was read by the Rev. Mr..
Barkhardt, for the secretary. The
Auxiliary has had a prosperous year
and the celebration Of the 25th an.
niversary of the existence of the So