Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-09
18TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN VA.

Lawrenceville, Va, Sept The
iwenty-eighth Annual Convocation Of
the Diocese of Southern Virginia, for
Co,crcd Work closed three days
session here in st. PauIs Memorial
Chapel Thursday afternoon. The Con
vocation is composed OF the colored
churches and missions of the diocese.
The President of the Convocation is
the Ven James S. Russell, d. D.,
Archdcacon for aColorcd Work Of the
Diocese. Bishop Tucker is president
ex-onicio and Bishop Thomson, Vice
president eX-oflicio. The meeting was
the best in the history of the ConVo
cation. Order and dccorum charac-
terized the proceedings of the body.
Papers aud addresses were OF a high
rider and they dealt with the qucs-
lions of moment to the Church and
Diocese.
The meeting began Tuesday the It'll
II a. NJ. with morning prayer and
an eloquent and forceful sermon by
the Rev. S. w. Grice, b. D., warden
OF Bishop Payne Divinity School.
Petersburg, Va. After organization,
committees were appointed and adj
The afternoon session was given
over mainly to addresses ny Arch
deacon Russell and delegates to tho
last Council. The addresses emphas-
ipcd present conditions confronting
the Church and the need for more
effective Church work and a greater
degree OF individual conservation and
missionary effort. The Archdeacon's
addrc was in the natur OF n re.
view of the years work. Two church
es, Grace, Norfolk and ST. Stephens
Petersburg had assumed sclf-Support
while two others, st. James, Ports
mouth and st. Cyrians Hampton,
were almost on the verge. The mum
-" Il pare hial schools and the sal
aries o fthc teachers as we'll as the
clergy had been increased by the Dio
cesar Beard Of Missions which had
Voluntarily .,uishcd all ou-siic
voluntarily rclinQuishcd all outside
support to its colored work. The di
rect result of the lihcrality Of tho
Diocesan Board is that the colorcd
work is receiving several thousand
dollars more than it ever received he
tCrr.
rho second day of the Convocation
witnessed TIC ordination to the Dia
, conate Of Mr.. G. e. Green. The ser
| vice was conducted by Bishop Tuck
CT. The proachcr waS Bishop Thorn
son whose sermon dealt largely with
the responsibilities and sacrcdncss Of
the Office. The candidate was present
"l 10y the Rev. J. Alvin Russell rec
tor OF ST. Paul"s Memorial Chapel.
Immediately after the ordination ser
vice addresses We're delivered by
Bishops Tucker and Thomson; Miss
Hunter of Portsmouth. on the Girls
Friendly Society; and Mrs. Ora b.
Stokes Of Richmond on Social Ser
vice and the War History Commits
sion of Virginia. The afternoon was
devoted to the Sunday School Convcn
ton aud reports OF committees fol
lowed in the afternoon session. The
evening session was given over to
discussions on How to increase the
Financial Ability Of our Missions"
and reports Of Committees. etc. The
following delegates were elected to
tho next Diocesan Council: Clerical.
ItcvS. e. f.. Miller and ID. ]. Lee;
La, Mcssrs. w. II. Jennings and w.
l.. Reid. M. d.,
thursdays session was a half day
giycr Ner to the Womans Auxiliary
which included a memorial exercise
reports from the several branches
and paper by Mrs. G. T.. Smith,
"Woman's Place in the Church and
How She Can Best Dignity It." Fol
lowing her paper was another most
practical paper by Mrs. Fanny p.
Jackson Of Portsmouth. At IL NJ. the
Convocation adjourned sine die aft
or singing hymn G72 and prayers by
Archdeacon Russell