Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-09
THE MISSIONARY COUNCIL.
A Great Episcopal Convention to b.
Held Here Next Week.

A Great Episcopal Convention to be
Held Here Next Week.
An important Episcopal council will be held,
as stated in TEE SrAr, next Tuesday in Epiph-
| any church. II Is known as the General Mis-
sionary Council. This body met for the first
time last year In Philadelphia. The general
convention, with its house Of bishops and its
lower house Of clerical and lay deputies, about
400 in number, Il the aboard Of Missions" of
the Episcopal Church. But it meets only once
In three years, and it is deemed desirable that
| there should be an annual meeting Of q large
body Of bishops and others to keep live inter-
est in missions and to consult wisely for the
guidance Of that interest. With this end in view,
the general convention in 1885 established the
Missionary Council" It comprises all the
bishops Of this church, an equal number of
presbyters, and an equal number Of laymen.
The bishops are members ex-officio.
The presbyters and laymen we're nominated by
joint committee of both houses and by vote
in each house appointed" The whole num-
Der Of members is ABOUT 200. The local COM
mittee Of arrangements consist Of the Rev. Drs.
Elliott, Townsend and Leonard, Mr. VIM. D.
Baldwin, and Gen. L. d. Townsend, the latter
having taken the place Of Mr.. c. NJ Matthews,
who, on account Of sickness, was unable to act
Gen. Townsend is also local agent of
the board of missions The committee
are making arrangements for the en-
tertainment Of the distinguished men who
will be In the city at that time. They will be
entertained In private families Bishop Will
Jams, Of Connecticut, who Is the senior bishop
BY consolation. will preside over the council.
He will be the guest Of Rev. DR.. Leonard.
Nearly every state and territory will be repre-
sefted, and It Is expected that the total attend
ance will reach $50. Among the distinguished
IN m a n tha tha Dru
Huntington, Rainsford, Satterlee, Greer, Ship
man. and Hoffman, of New York: Rev. DR.. Hall,
Of the diocese Of Long Island; Rev. Drs. Nc
Vickar, Davies, and Nichols. Of the diocese Of
Pennsylvania; Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks, of
Massachusetts; Rev. Drs. Eccleston and Hodges,
Of Maryland, and Rev. DR.. McKim, of Louis
lana; Mr.. Lemuel Coffin, Cornelius Vanderbilt
ex-senator Baldwin, Of Michigan; Mr.. John A.
King, Judge Shelley, of Virginia; Chancellor
Moolworth, Mr.. W. W. Aston, and Mr.. Herbert
Welsh.
THE PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings in the council are those
which usually take place in a deliberative body,
and do not consist of formal addresses. The
council will be opened however, by O service
on Tuesday morning in the Church Of the
Epiphany, at which Bishop Whipple. of Min
nesota, the senior bishop Of the American
EPiscopate in the late conference at Lambeth,
Will preach. On the evening before mission
when addresses will be made by Bishop Tuttle.
OF Missouri; Bishop Gilbert Of Minnesota, and
Rev. DR.. E. A. Bradley. Of Brooklyn. The
council will probably continue in session Tues
day and Wednesday. During its sessions the
bishops and other members meet in one body.
and not In two separate houses. as in the gem
eral convention. On Thursday meeting Of
the house Of bishops will be held in st. Johns
Hall, on 18th street. But this meeting does not
belong at all to the proceedings Of the mission
airy council. It is for the purpose of electing a
successor to the late Geo. K. Dunlop, bishop
Of New Mexico.
coLoRRp MISSIONS.
While the mission work Of the church, which
will be considered by the council, comprises
both the home and foreign fields, yet the work
among the colored people. will receive a good
share Of the attention Of the members The
importance of their work has been recognized by
he general convention, and a committee, with
headquarters in this city. has been appointed
to take special charge Of this work. The
members Of this committee are as follows: RI.
Rev: DR.. Dudley, bishop Of Kentucky; Rt. Rev.
DIR. Potter, bishop Of New York; Rt. Rev. DR..
Randolph, assistant bishop of Virginia; Rt Rev.
DR.. Paret. bishop of Maryland; Rt. Rev. Dr.
Weed. bishop Of Florida; Rev. DR.. J. d. Eccle-
ston, Of Baltimore; Rev. DR.. A. T. Porter, of
Richmond; Rev. G.. B. Cook, of Louisville, KY
Rev. c. B. Perry, Of Newark, N. j.; Rev. J. ].
Daniel, Of Jacksonville, Fla; Mr.. J. C. Ban
croft Davis, Of Washington; Mr.. Joseph Bryan,
Of Richmond; Mr.. H. W. Mccall, OF German
town, Pa, and Mr.. John A. King, of New York
The Office of the commission is in the Coloni-
cation Building, Pennsylvania avenue and Al s
street. Rev. James T. Hubbard is the secre-
tary. This commission will hold meeting on
the day preceding the first session Of the cOun-
Gil.
A CARRrHR PIGEoN's LAST FLIdHT.-Wed-
nesday evening number Of workmen engaged
in the alley in the rear of Mr.. H. Wizards
house on X street, between 18th and 14th
streets, noticed pigion alight on shed, and
then tumble to the ground. One Of the men
picked up the bird and found it dead. 1t had
probably died Of exhaustion. On one Of its
legs was metal ring inscribed with the letter
II" and the figures 1888. Under its wing
was an inscription which, according to the men
who found i consisted Of some figures and the
words, For Harrison" They thought 1t was
a message giving election returns from some
district. The pigeon was left on the ground
When the men looked for it again the next
morning II was gone, having been swept away
with the rubbish or carried away by rats. The
only thing preserved is the little leg ring.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Chas. Vessels and Matilda Annie Hubby; Jas.
W. Hoskinson and Lena Goggin Flood; Daniel
Braxton, Of King William County, Va, and
Amanda Lee, of Frederick, Nd. John F. Fey
and Bene NJ. B. Keetel; w. r. Williams and
Mary A. Leveal; Alexander Baynard and Julia