Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-05
fP|SCOPAL|ANS 'PLAN
CHURCH IN WEST EMO
Need of Accomm odation Features
4 Opening Session OF Richmond
Diocesan Convocation.
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
Good Reports Are Made by Reel ors
of Various Churches Represented
In Business Session Yesterday
Afternoon in Highland Park.

- Emphasis on ;hc vital need az
church extension in the Yves; End in
SO TAR as the Episcopal congregations
OF Richmond are concerned, featured
seVenty-Second convention of the
Richmond Convocation OF the Diocese
OF NirGini? IN the Church Of the AS
Se.nsion. in Highland Park. Yesterday
afternoon at o'clock.
The need was presented TO the
5 Glorious by Rev. w. ID. Smith. ID. u.
rector of the congregation of st.
MARKS. and resulted in the appoint :
ment of q committee to investigate
the expediency of starting "a move
ment among, the Episcopal churches
church in the West End for Episco
paltans and others who live in that
section.
Rfhhic I. Chairman.
Rev; J: Francis hibhle: II. H.. rec;
other Nmsmbers being the Rev. J.
Hanckei Taylor. rector of tho Church
of the Epiphany. Gin;er Park: the
the Church OF tho Holy Comforter.
Ihc counties of Fiuvanna. Gooch
land. henrico Hanover, King William,
ter, Charles City, Mathews and the
city of Richmond north OF the Jam S
River arc included in the Richmond
/ = Rev. w. II. Rurkhard,. rector OF
Grace Church. was unanimously
elected dean of the Richmond con-
S resaiIo for for the ensuing year. sue,
iisnckei Tayior '"' we're ana re NST: d
treasurer and secretary. respectively.
Rev. T.. l.. Goodwin. ID. D.. rector Of
ST. James Church. Ashland will
preach the conversation sermon next
year with Rev. j, J: Grava,t. y. -.
rector of Holy Trinity. as alternate
To Select Subject.
Key. ". T.. Con, Rev. j. Francis
Rthbic, ID. D.. and Rev. W. y. smith
select subjects for the annual essay
next year TO be read at the convcn.
an gal also to select the essayis'.,
hugh Sublett were appointed on the
finance committee.
Rev; William byrd Lee. OF Glouccs-
bia. and Lewis c. Williams were re-
appointed as conversational rcprcsen
tatiNes on the executive committee
and Rev. W. ID. Smith y. n. as the
representative of the convocation on
the board OF religious cducation.
The report OF the treasurer OF tho
TOR of the Church of the Ascension
showed receipts during the past wear
amounting TO s269.is and disburse
ments amounting to s263.aa. The
l niTsSP s nsy"e Divinity School had re-
Parochial repor,s were made by a
num I of ministers. Rev =. A.
the Church of the Ascension. called
B attention to the fac; that this
church had subscribed seven times
the amount for missions than tho
conservation had given in any pre-
NiouS year.
Rev. w. II. Burkhard,. rector o.
Trace episcopal Church. said Their,
arc 80 communicates enrolled a
Tie repor, for st. James. Ashland
was given by Rev. L. L. Goodwin
-. d.: who LAID special emphasis o.
~. the children Of the sunday school
who during Lent gave an average a.
- apiece, making total of sl55
the best record made Ivy any Ep!s
cCpai sunday school III the DioSes,
OF virginia. according 10 the state.
ment Of The treasurer ot the diocese
rev. q. McLarcn Brydon.
Plnn for Extension.
The Church OF the Epiphany. Gin.
Ter Park. is planning TO assume ;
comparativeiy large Indebtedness I,
secure location for new building
in the future. while good sites ar.
stfl available. The affairs of ,hi:
church have been carried forward
Tot inc past year on rising tide,
HCCoFoinS 10 tnc statement of tn
present rector. Rev. J. Hanckcl Tny
Tor. a total of $1,000 had sec,
raised for various purposes, he said
even before the assessment for III
patton wide campaign
Rev. w T.. cox, rector OF tn
Church OF the Holy; Comforter sait
here had been rf,ychine additions I,
the membership or hfs church sine,
january ] and total OF ninety 81!
Rev. Hugh suhle,t gave mos
cnthusiastic report of st. Johns u,
Church Hiil, and of the. W.eddel! Ne
mortal Mission in particular
Rev. w. ID. smith. pastor OF tn
congregation of ST. Marks. now wor
Shipping in the auditorium OF r. r
Ice school. preached the missiunar,
sermon last night to the convoca
lion.
Tonight at Sis o'clock there vii
be special session of the convoca
lion for laymen. and all the s2ecche
VIII be by laymen. The general sub
ject is Latent Resources of l.aymci
in the Church" This will bc deal
with in three talks. under the heads
The Layman's Work in the Church..
The Layman's Preparation for Hi
Work in the Church" and The Lay
man as an Aggressive Force in For
wardfng the Work OF tho Church
: The subjects Will he handled in or
der. by Thomas T. Howell Iohr
stewart S-yam and Wyndham I;
Meredith.