The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-20

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by cpch bishop. and to regard as
far as possible the. wishes and
sentiments of different portions OF
the diocese.
With this aim in mind. the fol-
lowing counties recommended
the comprise the new diocese: Alb
bevillc, Aiken. Anderson, Chero-
kcc. Chester, EdGcficld, Fairfield,
Grcenvillc. Greenwood. kcrShaw,
,LaurenS. Lancaster. Lexington. Nc
Cormick. Ncwberry. ,Oconc". Pick
ems. Richland. Saluda. SpartanburG.
Union aud York.
The division line would show the
following counties in constituting
the southern board Of the upper
diocese: Aiken. Lexington. Rich
land, kcrxhaw and Lancaster: and
the northern boundary Of the low
or diocese tho following: Barn
well. OranSchurg. Sumter, Lee,
Darlington and Chesterfield.
The following arc statistics of
the lower diocese: White popula-
ton. $05.5a1: negro. 1902. total
1882: churches. - white. II
negro. total So: clergy. white. "a;
negro {; baptized. 10.1S5 (whitc):
commandments. G.421 (whitc). Sta
tistics Of the upper diocese are as
follows: Population, 513.S41 white
and 39f.3Sl, negro. total 90S.22S:
churches. 45 white, II negro. total
60: clergy. ~ white. + negro. total
%: baptized. 5.945: !white); COM
municants. 1891 twhitc).
The following were reported as
the contributions of the two dio-
ccscS: Lower. self support. $1S2,-
a23.45: church extension. $76.302.-
SIS. total $239,5Sl.33: upper. self
support. $i73.543.26: church OK
tension. $~6G.239.S3, total $239,77
0g.
The committee recommended
that the general theological educa-
zion fund OF $4,000, the Shulcr
fund Of $500 and i'll" PrinSlc
Frost memorial fund of $1,000 pc
divided equally between the two
diocescS. and that in tho division
of the two latter funds each do
; ccsc shall preserve and continue
the names and purposes OF the
fund.
; The committee further recon-
mcnded that all other funds &c
whose division the committee found
! no legal objections be equally di-
vidcd bctwenn the ~ dioccses. III
Guiding the Weston school fund.
Elizabeth I.a:ordc fund and the
fund OF the Protestant Episcopal
Prayer Book and Tract society.
The committee recommended
that the fund for securing al
Episcopal residence IN Columbia
now amounting to $%i:SGp.21 be al
Iottcd to the nov diocese. and that
all funds which in thcir nature anc
hv tho terms Of the trusts are loca
; be allotted 20 the diocese 20 whose
territory the USE of these funds l
restricted or he placed in the hand:
of the proper authorities OF tn
churches Or institutions for whose
benefit they were devised.
Til" committee recommends
that the trustees Of the Society fo'
Advancement of Christianity il
South Carolina. being Il corpora.
ton of which the council h:iS no
control. be requested % divide it'
income equally between the two
dioccscs.
With regard 10 the Church Home
]orphana.c at York ami the ChurcI
home ut Charleston. the committee
recommended that these institu'
1ionS become the Joint property {"
! the two diocrSes and their affair:
! be administered by equal number;
Of trustees from tho w dioccSeS
and that The senior bi>ohp in poIn'
of service be The presiding Office
%: the boards.
With regards to tho bishops per
n,nnrnt endowment fund. about
which tho only c~ontroEersy arose
ltla"= committee" rcro"@""nord tha'
tllc@iund OF $500. 0"' -" sum OF
:$55.Un0 he allotted To ti. old dl"'
ccsr and $2J.0oo TO the nov. an'
that to The ncw. or upper. di"'
rr$c be allotted the subscriptions
IT." this fund reported at III" ro'In-
ell. amounting /" Sill l.%3. Tho
/ r.. w. H.. Is. p"nGictun. chair
MAJ uf tn" ~cummlttcc reported!
+, that THIS recommendation iau
been decided on u~nanImouSi% h\
the committee SAY" with Tue cN-
c"ption OF Walter Hazard "l
Georgetown.
Mr.. Hazard in an address 10 the
council stated that his objection to
the proposed division vi the Dish
ops fund WAS that It vas con