The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-09

Canada, as we'll "a in the Scottish
Episcopal church and the Church of
England. The present officers are:
President, James l.. Houghteling, of
Chicago: general secretary. John w.
Wood, of New York; treasurer, John
p. Fauce, of New York. Its organ is
''St. Andrews Cross" published in New
York, with Henry A. Sill as editor.
The brotherhood has houses of its own
in various parts of the country Of
which the most nota ble is in Chicago.
The brotherhood works under two
rules known as ~ ''the rule of prayer:
to pray daily for the spread of Christ's
kingdom among men," and ~ the
rule of service: to make an earnest eff
fort each week to bring at least one
man within the hearing of the Gospel
OF Jesus Christ" The members wear a
small badge upon which the cross of
the apostle is conspicuous, and they
visit prisons, slums, clubs and even
palaces in the carrying out of their mis-
sion. Some of the brotherhood are
men of millions Others are mechanics
and clerks. The membership amounts
to many thousands in this country.
To return to the convention. It's
opening day. Thursday, October II. be-
gins with services In the Church of the
Epiphany at ten in the morning. Right
Rev. William Paret, D. D.. bishop OF
Maryland, is to deliver charge to the
brotherhood. At half-past eleven, the
transaction Of business begins in Met
zerotts hall by official organization IN
der the presidency of James L. Hough-
telling. There are to be reports of work
in the south from c. Il. Sattleree. of At
lants; from the far west by J. L. 3.
johnson, of Tacoma: from Canada by
II. :. Mcdonald, of Ontario; from Scot
land by Arthur Giles, of Edinburgh;
from the middle west by Sidney T.
Miller, OF Detroit, and from the east by
Edmund Billings, of Boston In the
afternoon comes a business session.
after which W. G. Sturgis, of New
Haven, speaks upon the motive of
prayer. DR. A. c. A. Hall is TO tell how
to pray. while A. W. White viii dis
course upon the call to service. In the
evening Is the devotional meeting for
brotherhood men in preparation for
the corporate communion This VIII
be conducted by Rev. Morgan Dix. rec
tor Of Trinity church in New York.
The next morning the doctor cele-
brates the corporate communion az
seven o'clock. The business session IS
al ten The Brotherhood Boys Is the
subject of . talk BIZ Chairman ". C.
SturgiS when come ffteen-Ininute
papers by f. g. Leypoldt, Of New
York. and ". Tyler Page. of Balti-
more. Rev Robert kell. Of Ohio. fol-
lows with ten-minute address The
afternoon IS memorable in the pro-
graInmc owing 10 the address of Right
Rev. Henri c. Potter. New York's
bishop He speaks on The City and
the Nation Ageuersl conference fol-
lows Encer The Craftsmanship % Right
Rev William Parrt, D. u. His ~ hie,.i
Oc- n nat DO the Clergy CxEccr
From the Brotherhood" Rev. samuel
Cpjohn. D. d. Of Pennsylvania Rev
John Henry Hopkins Of kansas and
Right Rev J. L Dudley. bishop Il
Kentucky, speak OF the Sane iha-,.e-
Sectional conferences VIII be held OF
this day Mr- Leypoldt discusses ioys'
work and J. z Bsrron % Chicago.
ceass with chapter and !OeAi s,s-rn oIF
officer x the evening NIL cons. =
pablo meeting. Bishop Potter prc<sc-
iug. The subjects discusss>; viii In
Glade the church and the Brotherhood.
b. talk CT &c cast AID n