Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-17
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL,
A Dfstinguished Body % Meet Here q
Consider Missionary Work.

The General Missionary council OF the Episcopal
Church, which viii meet In this city on November
ID Is new organization and owes It's existence TO
the general convention which met In chicago In
1859 The general convention, with its house Of
bishops and its lower house OF clerical and lay
deputies, about 400 In number, 10 the "Board of
Missions OF the Episcopal church But 1t meets
only once In three years. and It Is deemed desira-
Ole that there should be an annual meeting OF q
large body OF bishops and others TO keep alive in
terest 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" 1t comprises all the bisn-
ops OF this church. an equal number OF presbyters
and an equal number OF laymen. The bishops are
members ex-ofncio. The presbyters ana laymen
By
The whole number OF members Is about 200 At
the meeting OF the council the board OF managers
ltne standing executive committee on miSsionsl
viii make report comprising such an outline Of
the missionary work prosecuted during the pre-
view The 20 cond
ton OF the work OF the society In the several parts
OF the domestic and foreign felds This report
TO take all necessary action In regard to the mis-
sionary work in the church, which shall not con-
time 10 time determined at Its trienntal sessions.
PROGRAM FOR THE MEETING.
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 q service on Tuesday
morning In the Church OF the Epiphany, at which
bishop Whlpple, OF Minnesota, who was the senior
Dsnop OF tine American episcopate In the late con-
ference at Lambeth, will preach. On the evening
oeIore missionary meeting will be held In the
same church, whrn addresses will be made BY dis
ungutshed speakers
The council will probably continue In session
during Tuesday and Wednesday. During its ses-
SONS the bishops and other members meet in one
Oody, ana not In two separate houses, as In the
general convention. On Thursday meeting OF the
house OF bishops will be held In st. Johns Hall,
on l6th street. But this meeting does not belong
al all 10 the proceedings OF the Missionary Council
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS EXPECTED.
good proportion Of the bishops who have al
ready replied to the Invitations OF the local COM
mittee promise to be present Among the distin-
guished members OF the council are the Rev. Drs.
DIX Huntington, kainSOrd, Satterlee, Greer, Ship
man, and hoffman, OF New York; Rev. DIR. Hail. OF
the diocese OF Long Island; Rev. Drs. McVickar,
Dawes, and Nichols, OF the diocese or Pennsylva-
MIA; Rev. DR.. Philips Brooks, OF Massachusetts;
Rev. DR.. McKim, OF louisiana; Mr.. Lemuel Coffin,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, ex-senator Baldwin, OF Mich
1gan; MIR. John A. King Judge Shelley, OF Viz
GINA; Chancellor WoOlworth, MIR. W. w. Astor,
and Mr.. Herbert Welsh,
Notices were read In the Episcopal churches ON
sunday last to ascertain what members OF each
congregation would open their homes to the MEN,
rangements consist OF the Rev. Drs. Elliott, Town.
send and LeonarJ, Mr. VIM. d. Baldwin and Gen.
b. u. Townsend, the latter having taken the place
or MI. Z. NJ. Matthews, who, on account or SICK
ness, is unable to act DR.. Townsend Is also local
agent Of the board OF missions