The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-21
iocesar, Council
Annual Council Of the
pal Church of South
carolina in Session

VA NNUICN O4 OOuCA
Carolina in Session
: 53e l31ss annual council Of the
Soeese OF South Carolina convened
E4as6ay informing in Church Of the
1bly Comforter with q large attend
&nce Of clerical and lay delegates
SepFsaentang a majority Of the par
isnes and organized missions Of the
SEa1e The council opened with the
celebration OF the Holy Communion
at 10 O'Clock by.Bishop w. A. Guer-
~, assisted by Bishop Co-adjutor h.
q. Finley:
Al IL o'clock the business session
aff. the council was called to order by
Rishop 1Guerry and the orga nization
Ssn4cted by the roll call Of the clergy
and parishes Thirty-1hree parishes
ana four missions were represented
Committees on roll of the Clergy and
Credentials were appointed. The
program prepared by the committee
was adopted as the order OF business
for the session. On motion Of Rev.
Mo Iightburne it was decided that
Hereafter provision be-. made in the
sAraSfG1a for the annual report Of the
slSpefinfendent of the Church Home
uFnhansge at the morning session OF
the snrt day of the ANIMAL council.
RSH 4. S. Thomas was reelected
seesetSfy by the unanimous vote OF
rhA council. Rev. F. II: Harding was
a4peinsed assistant secretary.
yIJif3Se ~, Of Char9
: Nas nominated for :. reelection as
tesasnfer of the Diocese, and by
unaASirons vote the secretary was di-
feaSed 70 cast the vote Of the councli
tor him.
5ss: RsY. U.s. Benthan Walker, rector of
tie chhrch oS the Holy Comforter.
ia s. brief bur. most cordial address
eHtknEed the welcome Of the consfe-
! s4asan ald the people OF Sumter to
the members Of council, and in be-
h&sf Sf. bis people expressed the hope
fESs all present would fnd their stay
u SIMMER both pleasant and prof.
StSbIss Bishop Query. in responding
10 the welcome. said that he was
5estscilariy glad to be in Sumter.
ia way Sumter was home to
Ss for ne spent part Of his boy
Z Nopa here. his father having been
sSssaa 10 The recforship of this church
AsssAs 1873 and had remained here
fass ssspefar years. .
ssEhs ave regular committees were
xssnasntea = 2.
TiIg report Of the standing COM
ns5fsee was calfed Tor. but on the mo-
non OF Ar:-J. Nelson Frierson the re-
ihfaf9 was deferred until the after
ason session. -
Nr. T. p Thomas made the report
nf1he trustees Of the Diocese. The
saapassas satisfactory. in all respects,
asHSNSRg the funds; of5-the do
GsSe had been well andi safely invest
ea, ssthSS SaaTsintefest,.had been collect
EASAHa shat the; expense: had been
Heidi DOWN TO- q asmiatmum-the cost
a6WHanaIiGg thess: investments during
t6sxnasts- year ;haYfng been >one-fifth
afSoAx perTcent.: On motion of MIR.
ss3s 1sIning "a vote of thanks was
eaae4 ta, the, ,trussees
s1sfs,xs;1sss .i;N. Ws1t .soa 81. Mary
eo92. aAqs tseN,, Vai.er .-n1tchsh' ot
SQEtsEx4tcaae1Ry, who were ON the
stor aadresses, ooSn oeans
kEpAesy absent Btsnop Query
! cake2xoW Key: mercer I. Logan, Oh
cSaF2eetpn 10 address the meeting on
KsAgtotas Education, which ne ola IN
.keEHR9e manner. with particular ref-
aFeHes TO the work of summer schoos
eAt. t.Sewanee.
At the suggestion Of Bishop Guer-
ysEey. A. 8. Thomas was nominated
snsa unanimously elected Historic
Srapher of the Diocese u succeed
Eey.Jo ohm, Kershaw, deceased. The
Bishop stated that Dr.. Kershaw had
almost completed the history Of the
Dsocsse. OF 1,Sou.h Carolina, having
4dona most valuable work, and that
She. knew of no one better fitted to
carry the work to completion than
fSy. Albert 6. Thomas. A motion
!. Bsss adopted directing the treasurer
to nay over to Mr.. Thomas a sum
suAcaenf. to cover any necessary ex-
s.nense incident to this work.
:-:5ry,a afscuss;on of rho o,estion of