Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-29
REORGANIZATION
Of DIOCESE, PLAN
Of EPISCOPAL|ANS
Adopt Canonical Changes And
Archdeaconry System win Be
Abandoned - Executive Coun-
Gil To Direct Church Ma
chinery
BISHOP MURRAY READS
HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS

islaton involving important and
sweeping chaages in the future or
ganization Of the archdeaconry sys-
TEN OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. diocese OF Maryland. featured +
Yesterdays session of the tenth an (,
nual session of that tody al St. Mich
ael and All Angels Church St paul
and Twentieth streets. Baltimore
Through the almost unanimous pas
sage OF canon. regarded by many of
the ministers and laymen as the most
far-reaching in its effect Of any leg
islation enacted by the state conven-
tiGn in many years, the resident
tishop is given an official cabinet,
composed. of six clergymen and six
laymen, whose duties will be to share
in the work of carrying ion in the
most efficient manner, the affairs of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the diocese. The members Of this
cabinet, which will lie known as the
executive council, will le nominated
ty Bishop Murray hut giving the con
vention the right to accept or reject
such nominees. The executive coun-
Gil viii also have part in the Sc
lection of the men who w9l serve on
the convention and of the church
work at large.
Yesterdays action practically
means the reorganization spf the ex-
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special and pertinent reference being
aimed at radical change in the pres
ent system now in operation in the
four dictionaries in the state. BY
virtue of the present system the work
of the diocese comes under the direct
supervision of the four archdeacons:
Rev. Dr. Peregrine Wroth, of Balti
more; Rev. Hobart Smith. i@f Towson;
Rev DR.. +. T. Helfenstein of Anna
polls, and Rev. DR.. Douglass Hoof. of
Cumberland
Bishop Murray'S Idea
The change in this plan was some
time ago recommended by Bishop Muir
ray, and it was further one of the out
standing features of his annual report
which was submitted at the opening
session of ths convention yesterday
morning.
Bishops Salary Raised
The convention by unanimous vote
at the afternoon session 4granted an
increase from $4,000 to $500 in the
salary Of Bishop Murray, and an
amount to cover his running expenses
from 81 200 to $4,000 The salary OF
the diocesan Librarian was increased
to 81 500 and that of the Bishops
secretary from $1,000 to $500. These
increases were included IN the report I.
Of Blanchard Randall, treasurer of the
convention.
The Bishops Address
Bishoy Murray's forplal address
dealt at length with numerous affairs
of particular interest to the Protestant
Episcopal Church in Maryland.
Acquisition of a new diocesan head
quarters at 400 North Charles street
was referred to- Bishop Murray re-
ported the price paid for 1t to be $42.-
600, free of any commissions, and in
Guiding furnishings. This, he deemed,
was mot exorbitant."
Saturday arrangements have been
made" he said, with the authorities
of the Johns Hopkins University for
the removal of our library TO Gilman
Hall, fireproof building" This. will
be temporary.
by the sale Of the Madison avenue
property and an appropriation from
the nationwide fund, we should real
ize a sum sufficient TO pay for the /
Charles street house. / ask that this
convention order sale, approve said +
purchase and authorize a loan, if +
necessary, to consumElate it,'a the /
Bishop continued
Sale OF the Church Of the Messiah /
building was dealt with by Bishop
Murray exhaustively and removal of /
the congregation to future site. The /
sale was made on January IL for a
sum of somewhat less than 100000. /
but approximately that amount. for the
fabric and land only, sali memorials !,
and furnishings of whatever nature !
and kind being reserved, Delivery viii /
not be made until after Easter. so that
the Lenten services will be held there
as usual"
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