The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-12
THE CHURCHMEN DINE.
Their Nineteenth Club Meeting
at TrOcaderO Last Light.
Eloquent Speakers Discussed the General
Convention of 1875.


MT the Trocadero and those who were so
fortunate as TO be present heard very
able discussion OF the much talked OF
general convention OF 1895 by three Of the
brightest men in the Episcopal clergy
They were Rev. Reese r. Alsop, ID. d..
OF ST. AIMS, Brooklyn; Rev. John ).
Lindsay, d. d., OF 81. Psul's, Boston,
and Rev. Thomas Edward Green OF Grace
Church.
The listeners were: W. ID. Ely, +. :.
Bosworth, r. Cogge hall, A. f. BoJ-
worth, p. Skinner, Jr., W. f. Keach, &.
-. Skinner, +. }. r. Co eman, u. {.
Ii. }. Miller, IA. V. Cooke. r. NJ. Dodd,
}. q. Henshaw, W. +. silocomb, }. W.
Angell, L. ~ Slocomb, Rev. l.. NJ.
Hardy, }. Tiffany, ". II. Arno q, ".
Anes. ". Max Greene, Rev. g. II. Pat
ierson. j. Henshaw, r. h. Mas, n. Rev.
ID. henshsw, T.. Y. Hamlin. J. W. Greene,
J.. 4. Dawity, +. J.. Day NJ. L. forkey,
[. G. Mnmford. G. i. Hsrl, &. VI. WI
sun, Rev. T.. g. hloorc, l.. y. Free, J. II.
DsM Off }. y. Anthony, q. Humphrey,
q. {. Nightingale, Rev. 4. q. Williams,
l,ey. A. NJ. Aucock, j. s'ott. +. ". LIP
III, J. r.. BO.an, +. h. Bates, A.. Hsgan,
fuI er, j. A. Ihompcon, H. knight, j..
". Lrlttsnden, j. L. Pierce, J. 4. A.
i.ddy Fl. b. Bourne, r. L. James. {. Il.
Marsion, ). 4. Reynolds, II. Kel emen,
6. Iiagan, }. X. Mheaton, :. A..
,oOks' Rev. ". Pres'ey T. Hox,ie' b
The Rev. J. NJ. Ho5b', }. Auty, {. +.
Goar,v, q. Ncstcoit. y. T.. Comsto,k, W.
II. Philips IL. r.. Handy, q. #. An
crews, i. A. Parton. j. h. III. Nightin-
gall, j. 4. 2. LaUton. +. p. Bo ert, r.
+. Richmood II. 4. Fiuler, Row. $.
IA. metb. G. y. Allen, Rev. W. G. stew
arr. II. Is. Li,ile,,W. Upton. Ii. {. ri ton,
&. II. Htnshaw, H.Iild'n, ". q. Night
ingale. Fev. q. Mel FisNe. T. NJ. smith.
g. Il. Burton, Rev L. NJ. Eanfl, ".
t.ammsll, ". ". White, W. t. HodgmGn,
J. A. Greene, {. II. French, II. Harman,
c. W. Porte, j. W. Auty, }. ". Vernon e
a. Cka'e, ". W. Hewett, Jr.. A. l..
Kelly, II. r. Grant, Jr., l.. f. foster, W.
Gregory. lev. A. Rogers Rev. l.. q.
Stevens, O. +. Fitzgerald, n. T.. .Hamlim.
J.. DAVIS, \. -. Smitb. T. NJ. Matbewson,
a. y. Essex, o. Arnold, I'd, Il. =. Bah
bitt, ". h. Rh1 de-. 4. ". CGdy, 4. II.
howlev, {. &. Gardiner. T. -. Barrett,
}. n. Fam ng, u. 7. Upoike, j. Lister,
Jr., Rev. $ Il. smith. ". Il. Thornton,
W. l. Coop, W. T. Lewis, III. +. Slmonds,
}. North, = II. Dorrance, {. Hsbcock, j.
III. Stiness, j. Dews, Rev. {. A. {. Rich
-ssss,-+-4-pews,- -Gaekey- Rev u,
a. RemIck, Rev. W. :. Chsee, ". II.
Munro, Rev. L. Tucker, ". T.. Foster. W.
I. {. WsrdwelI, Rev. L. II. Porter, Il.
Gardner.
After brief business session IN the
Empire rooms. al which resolutions from
the New York Churchmen' Club rela-
tive TO the Armenian question were re-
ne,txs saA and 20 kn
memb bers and their friends adjourned 10
the rrocadero where an excellent dinner
was served.
THE SPEECHES
BY way of opening the after-dinner ex-
ercises Pres ident ID. J.. ID. Granger doliy-
cred the following address:
''Gentiemen of the Churchmen's Club;
BY vote OF the Council Of the Club,
manual has been prepared and published,
and copy given TO each mem Der of this
Club present this evening Although the
vote directs its preparation by the presi-
dent and secretary, yet It's president feels
that ii is but just 10 state that the book Is
the result OF the patience and indefe,ig-
able labor OF its efficient secretary. aud
the thanks OF the Climb are due to him.
As however. nothing devised by men is
absolutely perfect, he desires me to say
that IL any mistakes CT omissions are dis
covered, he begs that his attention may
be called TO them.
"The purpose OF the Club, as set forth i'm
It's bylaws are two-fold. First, TO cultivate
q better acquaintance among the church.
men OF the diocese, and second. to slim
uiaie their efforts tor the welfare q; the
church, and 10 further the maintenance
CT the faitn.
'Sowiy hut surely. the former object
is plishing; its growth must ne ces-
rsrily he slow, but no one who has
watched with any interest the progress
of our meetings can fail to notice the in
creased spirit OF comrudeship among our
mem DerS. As now members Join ana
appear at our board. let us see TO IL that
they are welcomed ann made 70 feel that
they ere amt ng men having common
Interest.
''our second object il largely cduca.
tional; to stimulate efforts for the welfare
az the chcrch recessltates knowledge
az what the church IL enc especially o.
fit4t tfrs - trr,tf.-r+rrrrrtr
known in law "a tie Protestant Episcopal
cnu-cl With . he desire 40 promote this
OBJECT the Council has selected az the
topic for the eycGiug. The General Con-
Nention of 1895. /! has done this be
cause Of the belief that few OF the isymen
al our dioco-e are familiar either with
the constitution or work OF the general
convention. IL Is geneTally supposed
tnst the work consists IN continuing all
important measures 10 the next conven-
tion and indulging in the mild dissipa-
tion OF receotiohs and excursions
T" II l. difficult TO judge the work Of any
deliberativs BODY by newspaper reports,
aud such reports OF religion organiza-
tions ore srt TO be particularly mislesd-
Ing. But perhaps no previous conyeu-
ton OF our church has ever been followed
by 80 many articles IN the public press.
both secular and religious. I think |
have read or attempted to read some 23
srticles IN one paper sloCc. and vet !
must confess my conception OF this con
vention is somewhat confused. I have
read OF 10 ~ epoch marking and epoch
making a. "a glorious illustration %
Liberal conservatism. a. great oppor.
iuniiy mIssed. spiritual iasco. and
within q week have seen il stated bv
clerical delegate from the state oi Maine
to have been tho triumph OF comhina.
tion OF low churchmc broad church
men and plutocrsts tho latter being
new party IN the church.
"No cannot all co To the General Con.
yention, so we have asked, SO far az we
could, the general convention to come
TO Us, and we propose TO ask your attcn.