Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-19
ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD
Considering the Hiring of Thea
ter,
Last of the Bi-MonthIy Mass Meetings
and the Matters Discussed
Splendid Growth.

The last of the bi-monthly mass meetings
Of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, local
council, took place last evening at Epi-
phany Chapel, in Southwest Washington.
This is the first year that such meetings
have been held, but the interest manifested
has been of such a character and the at
tendance so good, that the gatherings will
be continued in like manner next year, it
Is expected. On St. Andrews day, which
is now not very far off. all of the twenty
five chapters will meet at their respective
churches and elect officers for the following
year, and then marching in separate bodies
they will go to some designated place of
worship. usually ST. Johns Church, Wash
ington, and meet in annual session for
divine worship and for the election of OFF,
GERS of the council.
The meeting last evening was presided
over by President Perry B. Pierce, and the
religious exercises of the organization were
conducted by it's chaplain, Rev. Albert M.
Hilliker. Mr.. John F. Paret, chairman OF
the hotel committee, stated that all the
hotels in the city are now being visited
each Saturday by the different chapters.
each chapter having one or more designat-
ed hostelries, and that the invitations to
services to strangers in the local Episcopal
churches, as described in The Star some
weeks ago, are now being distributed regu-
larly, although it is impossible as yet to
tell how well the scheme is working. Blanks
are being sent from headquarters of the
order in New York with questions for each
chapter to answer, as to what 1t is doing
in the brotherhood work, and as to how
we'll 1t Is succeeding. The question OF es-
tablshing brotherhood rooms was also up
for discussion, but no definite action was
taken. The Chicago brotherhood house re-
ceived d thorough exposition at the Louis
vile convention, and as consequence 1T
impressed some of the local delegates, as
cpull q from
evening. The executive committee has been
given power to act in the matter, and Will
probably have some plan ready for brother
hood reading rooms in a short while.
A feature OF the program was the reports
of chapter secretaries of the work accom-
plished during the past year. st. Pauis
chapter has established a Bible class, and
Ir. F. S. S. Nash on the part of Epiphany
stated that they are doing the customary
brotherhood work, and also conducting
meetings over at Fort Myer and at the
Freedmen's Hospital Trinity has also es-
tablsEed Bible class with an average at
tendance from about sixteen to twenty and
in addition has recruited its ranks until 1t
is now one of the largest chapters in the
District. ST. Andrews is enjoying the BEN
eft of reading room lately organized and
has also a hospital committee. In general
the reports indicated that new life has been
instiled into every department of the
brotherho and that while the progress
Of the church in Washington has been sufti-
cient to warrant the setting off of a sepa-
rate diocese, the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew
is also making rapid strides in the same
direction. Rev. Mr. Davenport of Emanuel
Chapter offered a resolution, which pro-
posed in substance that the council rent
Harris Theater to be used mission to
be conducted under the auspices of all the
chapters conformity. The executive COM
mittee was given power to act on this. An
interesting number on the program was the
presence of Mr.. John w. Wood of New
York, the general secretary of the broth
erhood in the United States. In the course
of very interesting address Mr. Wood
stated that the first thing every chapter
should do is to see that each member fol-
lows the two fundamental rules, namely,
the rule of prayer and the rule of serv-
ice, and that after that other work could be
dore Mr. Wood gave it as his experience
that advertising rightly directed is of great
assistance in carrying on the work of the
church. Corporate celebration of the holy
communion should be held by each chap
ter at least once in every two months.
Short addresses We're delivered by the
Revs. Gilbert +. Williams and Thomas o.
Tongue and by Messrs. Barnabas Bryan
and George F. Salter. Some remarks on
free peWs and an open church provoked
much applause.