The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-10
INTERESTING CONVENTION.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE BR0THERH00D OF ST. AsDREW.

Addresses Last Evening by Rev. Dr. W. &.
 Rainsford of New York and Rev. Mir.
 woodcack of fAnsonia-Modera Ostsnta-
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 The annual convention of the New England local assembly. Brotherhood of St. Andrew. opened in this city Saturday evening and continued all day yesterday. The delegates began to arrive about o'clock Saturday and e number more came yesterday morning.
 Nearly seventy delegates, represent ing all parts of New England, were present when the first session of the convention began fin the chapel of St. Paurs Saturday evening at o'clock. w. c. Sturgls of this city presided at the meeting and W. o. Pardee was elected secretary. A business meeting was first held and the following off, cers of this division of the brotherhood were elected: Rev. John c. Brooks of Springfield, Mass, chaplain; Arthur H. Chester of Boston, treasurer; W. O. Padee of this city, secretary. W. O. Dolber of Providence was appointed secretary protem. in place of MT. Par dee.
 The following executive committee was also appointed W. c. sturgis, New Haven; Thomas P. Dean, Boston; Edmund Billings. Boston; B. F. Townshend. Portland, Me; H. H. Hemingway, Watertown, Conn; Allen F. Brown, Brattleboro, Vt.s F. A. Gay lord, Boston.
 Reports were made of. the local as- semblies and unions.
 A. H. Chester of the Boston Local council gave an interesting account of the work done by the brotherhood in his city.
 The report of D. F. Holly of the Providence local assembly was read by c. G. Mumford, MT. Holly not being able to be present. Coffee houses sim liar to those in New York have been organized by the brotherhood in Prov idence.
 F. M. Burgess of this city reported for the Connecticut Diocesan union. MT. Burgess had considerable fault to find with the way the officers of his division attended to their duties and complained of the dilatory work of the officers as & whole.
 The session Saturday night closed with a devotional meeting which was led by Rev, c. B. Woodcock of An sonia. The meeting was preparatory for the holy communion yesterday and consisted of short talk and prayer and singing.
 YEsTERDAY's SESSIONS.
 Yesterday at 2 a. m. there was cor porate communion at Christ church, celebrant, the Rev. John c. Brooks of Springfield. At 10:30 a. m. prayer was held in Christ church, when the charge to the brotherhood was by Rev. W. M. Grosvenor of Lenox, Mass.
 At 2:30 p. m. a conference, open to the public, as were all the conferences, was held in St PauTs churchl w. e. sturgis of this city presiding.
 The subjects dwelt upon were: "The Individual Brotherhood Man,-(a) His Daily Life in Relation to-"The Church." C.. c, Mumford, Providence; '"The Brotherhood" John R. Neal, Bos- ton; "The World" Edmund Billings, Boston; (b) 'TIis Vow." W. c. sturgis, New Haven.
 At 3:45 p. m the conference discussed the chapter and its methods of work. John N. Wood of New York city presid' ed. This conference was open for dis cussion and the delegates spoke about the following items (a) Reception, b) visiting, (c) hotel work, (0 meetings, (e) Bible classes
 At the 5:30 p. m. meeting the sub- feet discussed was 'The Training of Boys for the Brotherhood" The chair man was W. c. simons of Springfield. The opening address was by R. G. Leypoldt of New York. It was followed by a general discussion.
 MT. Leypoldt is very much interested in the welfare of the boys of to-day, and is working hard for their interests in the brotherhood line.
 A large congregation attended the final service held at St. PauPs church last night.
 The subjects of the sermons delivered were Watch Ye. Stand Fast in the Faith" Rev. c. E. woodcock of An sonia preached from this topic, and the Rev. w. s. Rainsford, D. D., of New York. preached upon the topic, "ouit You Like Men; Be Strong" THE LIST OF DELEaATEs IN ATTENDANCE.
 The following are the delegates and visitors who attended the convention: George L. Merrill. Robert s. Walker of Waterbury, John w. Ganmack of Mid dletown, Ray Palmer. Louis E. shawb. of sharon, c. H, Chipman of Jamaica. Plains. L. T.: Thomas E. Metcalf and Henry Pistorius of Newburyport, Mass. Le verue Berdick of Stonington. c. H. Pearson of Boston, Mass; William J. Glendening of Portland, Me-; F. c. King and c. Cameron of Mystic: Charles Bedford and William Smith of Wester- ly, R. l., John R. Neal, F. A. Gaylord and H. 8. Upham of Boston, Mass; c. 1 8. Swift, c. 2, Coveny, and F. A. Wilson of Hyde Park, H. M. Connor and Rich ard Smith Of East Boston, c. H. vib- bert of Meriden, Arthur P. Anderson, H. l H. Anderson of Stonington, A. H. Ches- ter and Edmund Billings of Boston, Gerham Mapshail of Norwalk, John w. Wood of New York city, Rev. c. E. ndcnc]k nf Ar,fonia. Charles c. Mum.