Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-20
THE EpISCOP AL COUNCIL

Budget Calls for $500 From the
Diocese of Virginia for Coming
Year-Other Business Transacted.
Morning Session.
The council resumed it's business at
a quarter before 10 o'clock with
Bishop Gibson in the chair. After
the reading of the minutes, the regu-
lar standing committees of the coun-
Gil were elected. The following clergy
and laity were elected to the meeting
of the Provincial Synod, Revs. Messrs.
Burkhardt, Morris and Mason, with
Rev. W. J. Morton on the second bal
lot, and Messrs. Robert Beverley, John
B. Minor, Col. Eugene Massie, with
Mr.. W. w. Chamblin on the second
ballot
The Rev. Matthew Porter, agent of
the Virginia Bible Society, branch
of the American Bible Society, then
addressed the council on the need of
providing an emergency fund for sup
plying bibles testaments and special
parts of the bible for soldiers and
sailors in war Service. One million
dollars is necessary for this work and
at the least $1,000 is called for from
the diocese of Virginia. This matter
was referred to the committee on
finance. The Rev. William May gave
an excellent report on the Blue Ridge
Industrial School, showing it's great
value in the development Of the life
of the mountain children of the arch
deaconry of the Blue Ridge. The Rev.
Mr.. Ribble presented the report OF
the committee on religious education.
There are boards now connected with
every convocation. The Summer In
stitute held last year at the university
was great success and anot-- ona
will be held this year early III a1ne ar
the same nlace.
The budget for the diocese for next
year apportions $4,000 to diocesan
missions, the full amount of the APP
portionment being S27,875.
Thursday-Evening Session.
The council resumed It's business at
3 p. m. with Bishop Gibson in the
chair After some discussion the bud
get was voted to remain as decided
upon by the committee on finance.
Bishop Brown then read the report of
the committee on church unity, which
is summarized as follows: The Pro-
testant Episcopal church in the diocese
of Virginia in council assembled re-
CARDS with deep sympathy and hope
FITNESS, and with gratitude to AL
mighty God the tokens of growing
discomfort with the unhappy divisions
among Christ's faithful people, and
the sincere and increasing expressions
of desire for the unity of His
church. 1t is our conviction that this
subject always Of vital and pressing
at this crisis in the history of the
world. There is great loss of power
and of effective witness due to our
innumerable divisions and often times
to our selfshness and petty PARTISAN
ships has now been made more ap-
parent and the consequences of such
loss are now more disastrous than
ever before.
As helpful in bringing about that
unity for which we pray and which is
so vital now the committee would sug-
Gest:
~ That we should carefully re-
fraia from stating the claims of our
own church in terms which of neces-
sity impugn the validity of the sacra-
ments administered by those who
though not; episcppally ordained yet
hold fast to every article # the
Christian faith as contained IN Tie
Apostles and Nicene creeds.
81 That we should seek and en-
courage in all possible ways co-opera-