Journal of the ... Annual Convention, Diocese of West Virginia, Volumes 1-8The Diocese, 1877 - Anglican Communion |
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appointed baptized persons Bishop Bishop's Fund Chapel Charlestown Christ Church Clarksburg Clergy Coal Valley Coalburg Communicants confirmed Congregation Contingent Fund Convocation Missions County Debts paid Diocesan and Convocation Diocesan Benefactions Diocesan Objects Diocesan Objects-Bishop's Fund Diocese of West Domestic Missions election Emmanuel Church Episcopal Fairmont Female Hedgesville J. F. Woods John's Church June Lay Delegates Lewisburg Madison Parish Male Martinsburg Miscellaneous Expenses Missionary morning and night Moundsville N. S. White number of baptized Number of Families Offerings Parish Finances Parkersburg Permanent Fund Pleasants County pledged the Rector Point Pleasant Present number President Public Services R. A. Cobbs R. A. Gibson R. D. Roller R. H. Mason R. J. MCCANDLISH R. R. Swope Rector's Salary Resolved Salary pledged Scholars Shepherdstown Sistersville Sunday School Sunday School Contributions Sunday School Expenses T. H. Lacy Total Treasurer Trinity Church Vestry W. H. Meade W. T. Leavell Wellsburg West Virginia Wheeling Whole number Zion Church
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Page 5 - When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but : To adjourn; To lay on the table ; For the previous question ; To postpone to a day certain; To commit, refer or recommit; To postpone indefinitely.
Page 7 - If any member, in speaking, or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call...
Page 18 - ... life; and that we do not know or believe there is any impediment, on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that Holy office.
Page 32 - I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the doctrines and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
Page 7 - When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the...
Page 16 - ... and every bishop of this church shall confine the exercise of his episcopal office to his proper diocese, unless requested to ordain or confirm, or perform any other act of the episcopal office by any church destitute of a bishop.
Page 36 - In every Diocese there shall be a Standing Committee, to be appointed by the Convention thereof, whose duties, except so far as provided for by the Canons of the General Convention, may be prescribed by the Canons of the respective Dioceses.
Page 7 - A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate. 17. The previous question shall be put in this form : "Shall the main question be now put?
Page 5 - No member shall speak more than twice to the same question, without leave of the House; nor more than once, until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
Page 16 - And in all cases, the House of Bishops shall signify to the Convention their approbation or disapprobation (the latter with their reasons in writing) within three days after the proposed act shall have been reported to them for concurrence ; and in failure thereof, it shall have the operation of a law.