The evening times., 1895-12-11
GONE AFTER sl11[RLE[
Committee Of Clergy and Laity
Now in New York.
HOPE TO SEE HIM TODAY
No Pian Arranged for Setting Forth
the Advantages Offered by the New
Diocese-The Members A re Hopeful
That He win Accept-A Strong Ar
guDent to BE Used

Inc fuil committee appointed last night
| alta meeting of the laity If the new Protest
ant Episcopal! dh'cese. held at Epiphany
| Church in this city, to wait upun Or. Sat
| teriee in New York to urge his accent.
ance OF the bish,'pric lately rendered him.
| left at 10 O'Clock today for the diseha rye
| of lis duty.
The committee consisted of Messrs Louis
j. Davis, George B. Tuwles, and Major
William Ii. Webster, and these gentlemen
viii act in conjunction with IN official COM
mittee OF the clergy composed OF Rev Dr.
John H. Elli"tt. the president OF the stand
ing committee: Rev. Alfred Harding. the
secretary; Rev. Dr. Mackay Smith. and
Gen. John &. Parke.
Mr. Davis. of the committee first named,
said TO Times repurter this morning
that the committee had held nu meeting
to formulate plan of action. but that
the members would be guided by circum-
stances after reaching New York
Il do not know when We shall meet DR..
Satterice, but l presume it will lie this
afternoon. We are al.duc there at 8 O'Clock,
and suppose the meeting Will be soon
after.
A STRONG ARGUMENT.
I'VE shall use every argument possible.
Of course, to influence DR.. Satteriee to
accept. We have a copy of the resolutions,
and you know they contain q strong arsu-
ment. cannot anticipate IN adv;i nee of tie
conference, but we hope 10 succeed"
Col George Trucsdeil, who presided over
the Epiphany Church assemblage said there
are many reasons why the people desired the
services OF Dr. Satterlee. but they were
chiefly presented at the meeting. 1T is
good field he added, for a man of DR..
safteriec's capabilities, and it is TO be
hoped that the appeal will be fayoraiJly con-
sidered.'i
Col Trucsdell accompanied. Mr.. Davis
to the depot tn see the delegation OFF on It's
mission.
Mai. Webster was in his office at the
ro"ms of the Civil Service Commission but
few minutes, and had not tim. tn dis
cuss the matter.
Tue committee expects to return tonor.
row.
The resolution adopted last night is as
follows:
Resolved, That the la ynien attached to
Columbia and adjoining county have
heard with profound satisfaction of the
action OF the primary conytntiGn of The tiio-
cese of Washington IN calling 10 be the first
bishop OF the sanle the Rev. Henry Y. Sat
terlee OF New York. wlo, though not known
to many of them personally. has yet by his
effective work in his pa rish in New York,
by his learning, by his great adniinistra-
tive abilities and his sympathy with the
poor and afflicted. so comnrfisied him to
their Judgment as the one whom they de-
sire as their first bishop. that they are led
TO add their petition to the more formal ex-
preston OF the Will OF the convention that
Rev. DR.. Satterlee, influenced by the Divine
Spirit which was invoked in the first ga ther-
ing OF the representatives OF the new dio-
cese, may see in this call the suggestion of
q great opportunity for the advancement
OF the universal church, the spread of the
Gospel, and from this center of influence,
religious, political and social, may help to
place our branch OF the catholic church in
the position which belongs to her as pure
in doctrine, American in stttcsnanship and
most humane in brotherhood OF man.
Resolved. That the presentation OF this
appeal from the Ia ynen OF the new diocese
of Washington be made to the Rev. DR..
Satterlee by a committee composed of lay
men from the attendance at this meeting
and that the call for the same shall accom-
pany these resolutions.