Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-18
AL COUNCIL
The One, Hundred and Twenty-Third
Annual Meeting Convenes In st.
James Church. Lessburg.

| James Church, Lessburg.
The one hundred and twenty thirt;
iannual meeting of the Council of the
Protestant Episcopal church III the
diocese of Virginia convened in st.
James church, Leesburg, at 10 o'cloci;
on Wednesday of this week. The fol-
lowing bishops and clergy were in the
chancel for the opening service:
Bishop Gibson and Co-adjutor- Bishop
Brown, together with the Revs. Ed
ward l.. Goodwin, D. D., secretary OF
the council; George McLaren Brydcn
and Conrad H. Goodwin, rector of the
church. Bishop Gibson read a part Of
his address, which was followed by
the administration Of the Holy Com,
munion to the members oI the council.
Shortly after the close of the serv-
ice the council assembled for business
with Bishop Gibson in the chair. the
secretary called the roll OF the coun-
I'll and found forty-two clerical ard
.hirty-three lay deputies present. The
secretary, the Rev. E. l.. Goodwin,
D. D., was reelected for another year.
In the bishops report, which covered
that portion of last year from May
to December 81, 1917, as the new ar
rangement for all dioceses under the
rule adopted at the last general con,
vention, to commence their fiscal years
from the first of January in each year
takes effect from January i, 1918.
During the period ending December
81, 1917, Bishop Gibson confirmed fifty
seven persons as ne was not able to
make many visitations, while Bishop
Brown confirmed Ais persons. The
death of the Rev. Edward Wall, Of
Bcrryville, was referred to by Bishop
Gibson in fitting and sympathetic
terms. The death of the Rev. Frank
Page, D. D., of Zion Church, Fairfax,
Va, was also referred to though he
passed away only recently and after
the period included in the bishops
report.
The bishop also referred 20 the do
cesaa contribution to the support of
the war commission Of our church.
Though he has not heard OF the
amount raised he is we'll assured that
these cuntribusions have been liberal.
The Blue Ridge Industrial School,
which suffered from fire during the
past year, has been doing a splendid
work and on account of this the do
aesan Missionary Society has pledged
the amount of $4,000 at the present
time to this school under certain limi-
tations, which vii! advance the work
of the school in its special work an!one
the mountain children. The council
then took recess for luncheon.
edncSGay evening
The council recontcned at 3 O'Clock
D. m. with Bishop Gibson in the chair.
A report was made by the Rev. g..
Freeland Peter on the pension fund,
the chief recommendation being that
hereafter the parishs ard not the do
cese be responsible to the central oifi-
GERS of the pension fund.
The following resolution Oh church
unity was offered by the Rev. +. l..
Goodwin, D. D., and unanimously car
ried:
Resolved, That the council of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the
diocese of Virginia regards with sym,
psthy and hopcfulness and with graft
tudc to Almighty God, the tokens of a
growing discomfort with the unhappy
divisions among Christ's faithful! pco-
pie and Of an awakened desire for the
unity of His church;
Resolved, further, in order that the
mind Of this church in this diocese on
/ this most vital matter of Christian
unity may find expression, and that
we may be directed and encouraged to
do what in us lies to bring about that
Cody union and concord for which we
pray. That committee be appoint
ed to consist of our two bishops with
four clergymen and three laymen to
make report to this council on TINS
subject, and to suggest such further
action as may be desirable.
The bishop appointed the following
clergy and laity OH this committee
Bishops Gibson and Brown, the Revs
Professor Rollins and DR.. J. }. Ora
watt and Messrs. +. H Moss, Judg,
Scott and Judge Norton
The Rev. G.. NJ. Brydon presented
resolution which had been suggested
bv the Rev. Conrad H. Goodwin, rec
tor of St. James Church, Leesburg
L,it tnn recantly removed to this dlo