The Portland daily press., 1893-11-23
ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD.
Beginning of the Convention in This City
History and Objects of the Order-Ad-
dresses Last Evening.

anu ODJcctS Oh Cu6 oTutE-<Au-
dresses Last Evening.
The New England convention of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew began in this
city last evening. This Brotherhood is
to the Protestant Episcopal church what
the Christian Endeavor movement is to
other churches, with this great difference
that the Brotherhood is for Young men
alone. 1t was founded in Chicago in
1888. by dozen young men of St.
James's church, who agreed to pray
daily for the spread of Christ's kingdom
among youngsmen." From that day the
growth of the order has been very rapid.
1t has g thousand chapters" as it's
branches are called, and has extended to
Canada, Australia, and the United King
dom. The most important feature of the
orders method of work is the rules of
SERVICE" by which each member is
pledged to at least one conscious and con-
scien tious effort of word or deed in be-
half OF some one young man each week.
The present convention is local one
for the chapters in the six New England
States. About 100 delegates are present,
most of them arriving last evening.
Among those here are John W. Wood of
New York, the general secretary ;..Wm. G.
Sturgis of New Haven, Edmund Billings
of Boston and Thomas P. Dean of Bos-
ton, members of the council; Rev.J. M.
Brooks of Springfield, chaplain of the
New England assembly and brother of
the famous Bishop Brooks; A. H. White
of Harvard university; Edwin S. Gran
don, of the Church of the Advent, presi-
dent of the Boston council.
The principal sessions will be today,
beginning at 10 am, and p. NJ, in ac-
cordance with the programme published
yesterday morning in the PRESS. But
last evening an interesting and largely
attended preliminary meeting was
held at the Cathedral, beginning with
devotional services and including several
addresses.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Neeley spoke words of
welcome to the delegates thanking them
for coming here in a convention that
would give great impetus to the work
of the local chapter. 1t was an especial
pleasure to meet the brothers of St.
Andrew because of its reputation for do
ing noble work. It's purpose was high,
being not merely club for safe social
recreation, but rather band of workers,
laboring to lead young men to Christ.
Where the social element is too promi-
nent there is always a tendency TO deter
ioration. Neither. does the Brotherhood
arrogate to itself any of the powers of
the divinely appointed clergy of the
church. No chapter can be established
except with the consent of the rector,
and he may discontinue one already es-
tablishel. For these reasons, Bishop
Medley said he liked the order, and
longed to see every young man belong to
it,
The sermon of the evening was preached
by Rev. VIM. B. Frisbey, rector of the
Church of the Advent, Boston. Rev.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Lenox, Mass, was to
have given the sermon; but burglars got
into his house and injured him short
time ago. Mr.. Frisbey referred to thissin-
cident as the deeds of bad men," that
had kept the regular preacher away.
The sermon was appropriate for the
ccasion and listened to with interest.
In conclusion, Mr.. John W. Wood of
New York, general secretary OF the
Brotherhood, spoke of the foundation
and aims of the order, which now num-
bers II, 600 young men. Its object is to
emphasize and dignity the duties of
Christian citizenship. Many men seem
like sponge themselves, absorbing all
that the churches can give. but giving
out nothing. The. Brotherhood lays
emphasis upon the necessity that each
man should be a soldier in the army of
Christ, doing as well as receiving, acting
as well as thinking. The Brotherhood
stands not for large organization and
magnificent schemes; but for the steady.
brotherly work Of individual men with
their brother men, leading them to the
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