Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-11
STAR, THURSDAY H. PAGES
HYMNS AND PRAYERS



as much OF a personal right as In WASH
lugton; but, at the same time, he could not
put express the qualification OF his fellow
delegates at such royal welcome as had
been extended to them.
Committee Appointments.
At the conclusion of his address Mr.. Da-
Wis announced the appointment of the COM
mittees. as follows:
Standing committee on permanent organi-
zation-Thomas p. Dean. George r. Robin
son. Edward Bonsall. z. S. Elliott. II. L.
| Reeves.
Committee on decentralization Mont
| gomery, chairman; Cecil Clay and NJ. X.
| Lewis.
After the singing OF a hymn Secretary
| John w. Wood read the list of the dead
| since the last convention. whIle>all the del
| gates remained standing, wit heads bowed.
In the south.
Then Rev. Mr.. TompkIns led in prayer,
and at its conclusion Mr.. Davis called for
| brief reports of work from the various
| parts of the land.
The first to be heard was Mr.. c. B. Sat
terlee of ST. Phillips Chapter. Atlanta. Ga.
| The substance of his report was develop
ment, progress and hopeful promise for the
| future" There has been a fiattering
growth in the 1 lumber Of chapters. as well
/ as in membership in the south. 1t is quail
| ity, however, more than quantity, that
| counts in healthy progress in such an or
| ganizatfon as this, but he could say that
| during the past year more attention than
| ever had been paid to this element of
| growth. A number of innovations had been
| introduced, among them Bible lessons at
| the beginning of business meetings, and he
| spoke with earnestness Of the great good
that had been done by lay readers in con-
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| ed and could not otherwise have been held.
! There were failures to note, but on the
| whole the balance sheet showed great
gains, nothing to he boastful over, but
| more than enough to warrant confidence
| and hope I'm the future. Hereafter they
of the south intend TO be More than ever
| active and aggressive in the work for God
| and for humanity.
| The West Reports.
| OF the speakers this afternoon two had
/ come from great distances to address the
| convention. One was Ilr. J. lie b. John
son of Tacoma, Wash, and Mr.. Arthur
| Giles Of Edir burgh. Scotland. Mr.. john
son spoke FOR the far west" He said that
| ne, for one, would have come twice as far
for the chance to address such a gathering
as this, II even for five minutes, to tell
them Of the good work that is being done
! by the brotherhood west of the Rocky
| mountains. 1T is a large field and one
| where there is an immense amount of work
to be done, owing TO the fact that SO large
| proportion Of the population is made up
! Of young men who have gene west" where
| they are away from home, and so much the
| more subj to temple ton. Mr.. John
| son also read a letter from the secretary
| of the chapter In San Francisco, reporting
| a most favorable condition of affairs in
| that section. In conclusion, he asked for
a prayer for a blessing upon this little
| band OF Christian workers in the far west
| He kneeled while all the delegates Joined
him in few moments of silent prayer.
Enthusiastic Reception.
The work in Canada was the subject as
| signed to Mr.. H. L. Mcdonald, St Peters
Brockville, Ontario. He said that the men,
| bership in Canada is now over 1000 and
| tfa thirteen chapters were organized last
year. In this unanimity of the two peoples
| In Christian work Mr.. Mcdonald saw the
greatest reason for hope for a closer union
between the two nations along other lines.
When Mr.. Giles mounted the stage to
| speak for the Scottish brotherhood he was
greeted with such a storm of applause as
VIII ring IN his ears for many a day For
! several minutes they clapped their hands
| and cheered, and finally all Tose TO their
! feet as he turned to address them After
thahklhS them Tor such a royal reception
| as they had rendered him, Mr.. Giles went
| on to speak briefly of the spread of the
brotherhood idea through Scotland and of
the number of chapters that had been adj
ued curing the past year. He also brought
10 the convention the fraternal greetings
OF the bishop of ST. Andrews Scotland and
the bishop of Glasgow.
Accredited Delegates.
The report of the committee on creden-
tiais showed that there were $40 accredited
delegates, alternates and visitors in the con-
vention.
The report of the committee on permanent
organization was then read. nominating the
following officers for the convention, who
were elected by reclamation:
James LHoushteling, st. James, Chicago.
ILL.,; vice presidents. George c. Thomas.
aoiy Apostles, Philadelphia, Pa; James S.
Rogersjr, St.John's. Detroit, Mich; John r,
Neal st, Paurs, Boston Mass: secretary
Dun q. Maynard, Grace Church New York;
assistant secretaries, w. e. Manning, St
Johns, Youngstown, Ohio; III. H. Little ST
Luxe 5, Norfolk. Va. c w Bittman ~
Georges, ST. Louis, Mo.
After the reading of a number of notices
ana i1'lterIai greetings the convention was
dismissed with a benedclion by Rev. DR.
Mcl\In at , o clock, to meet again at 3.
Standing Committees.
After luncheon the delegates assembled
again at the hall for the afternoon session,
which was given up mainly to the reading
of reports from the council and the stand
ing committees OF the brotherhood These
committees are composed as follows:
Joint committee on relations between the
Canadian and American brotherhoods-Wm.
Altman, jr., chairman; William G. Mathar.
John ". Wood, f. DuMoulin, Chas. Heath,
Jr.
On Bible class lessons--John e. Baird.
Chairman; Rev. Edward s. Lines, Rev. Ed
Sar Cope, William c. Sturgis
Work among boys William c. Sturgfs.
chairman; Il. q. Leypoidt, secretary; Rev
u. n. Cunningham, II. III. Heminway, u. Il.
Manning, Rev. W. II. Love, II. H. Pike.
Travelling mems work John p Fauve.
chairman; w. Z. StilZ, secretary; Thomas
=. Dean, Jos. r. Barroll, A NJ. Crane.
Committee on work in colleges and uni
Versities James i. Houghteling, Yale.
chairman; George ]. Bayles Columbia. sec
retary; William c. Sturgis, Howard; +. p.
CULVER L. A. s. Lewis. Princeton.
The Program.
The remainder of the program for the
afternoon session was as follows:
General conference; chairman. John w
Wood; subject: Prayer and Service"
l. The Motive of Prayer" w. c. Stur-
sis. Christ Church, New Haven.
z. How to Pray" Right Rev. A. C. A
Hail. d. D., bishop of Vermont.
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