Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-22
NEXT MEETING IN
CHARLOTTESVILLE
i
125th Annual Meeting of
Episcopal ,Coun-
Gil I.
DISCUSS CHURCH NEED
Favor Inter Church Movement En-
tend Thanks to Rector and Vestry
of st. Paul's Church Richmond

R.cnm0nI, virginia, May IL
The Council met for the service
/! for the clay at a quarter before ten
o'clock. A short form of morning
prayer was read by the Rev. W. R.
! Bowie, D. D., and the address was
made by the Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis,
Business commenced at half past
ten with Bishop Brown in the chair
The council recommended yesterday
that $500 be granted to Bishop
Brown for his expenses to the LAM
beth conference. 1t was agreed that
this, amount be raised to $1,000 and
the finance com'n'ttt:e was aIthor-
izea to act r. this matter.
The bishop thri a33ointel ire
clerical members OF the comm ttee or
the State of the church for next year
ana the chairman of several Others
The Rev. G.. Freeland then presented
resolution en- the Importance af
our cooperation with the great In
ter-Church Movement prefacing this
bv remarking that 10000 Of the
population of this country had no re-
lation with the church and 26,0G0000
boys had no training in christian
principles at all.
1t was resolved by the Richmond
clricus that of the Episcopal Chlrch
should cooperate with other Protes-
tanr.s in this In.cr-Church Movement.
and this resolution was enlarged to
apply in the council TO the whole do
cess of Virginia and wa; unanimous
" carried by the council.
Dr.. Woodward reported for the
committee on church schools and ask
ed the council to ratify the action of
this committee in purchasing the
properties Of the Chamberlayne
School for boys, the Virginia Ran
dolph Elicit School for girls both in
Richmond and the st. Anne's School
for girls in Charlottesville. Dr..
Woodward called attention to the I'M
portance of religious training in
these schools. The committee is
also sensible of the assistance ana
cooperation CT the General Board of
Rpli rious Education
The Rev. G.. Floyd Rogers sent a
telegram to this council which was
read by the bishop OF clnesday
calling att tior t. the d!'c lam
cial needs of this industrial school.
The report CT the committee APP
pointed by the bishops approved Civ
ing aid to this schtol and the whol2
matter was referred to the admin
ist,ative. COMMITTEE CD the ration
wide campaign IL till: diocese 80
that an appropriation can be giveT
to it in is day of needs.
Archdea.on Neve neXt spoke OF
the Order cf the ThousanSfold insti-
tuted bv him. The purpose OF this
! is that each christian might pray
to be made thousandfold more
useful then ev:', before in Christian
faith hard work. 1t simply means
taking Christ at His word CT prom
Use. Archdeacon Neve's prayers as
Bishop Brown remarked have been
:. answered in manifold ways
Tie councI. WIS irv 70: hr The
Rev. w. R: Mason, rector of Christ
Church, Charlottesville, to meet there
next year. This Invitation was
unanimously accepted.
The appreciation of the generous
and gracious hospitality of the reg
tor and~vestry of st. Pau|s Church
and the various Episcopal Churches
Of the city Of RicANond WAS uaari-
.nously given bS he 80. ~ means
eff a standing vote, the resolution
being made by the Rev. B. D. Tuck
er. Jr.
The council then closed sine die
with the usual devotional exercises.
There was large attendance at
this council and nlrsh important
h::< ness was accomplished
Among visitors from other diocese
were the RcNs. Thcs. Semmes. A.
P. Gray and Rev. c. r. Bryan. D.
D.. Of Southern Virginia, and the
Rev. Dr.. Rollers from West Vir-
g.ria.
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