Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-10
ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD
Few Representatives From This City Will
Go to Louisville.
A Heated Discussion Over DR.. Briggs
Meeting of the Organization.

The convention CT the Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew, which takes place the 18th Of
this month at Louisville, was the principal
subject under discussion last evening In
the Sunday school room of Ascension p
E. Church at the regular bi-monthly mass
meeting of the local council of the Broth
erhood. After the usual preliminary ex-
ercises. the question of by whom and by
how many delegates the local chapters will
be represented was taken uD. From the
responses to the roll call the indications
are that the attendance from this city will
be considerably smaller than was expect
ed Some chapters do not expect to SEND
any delegates, while those that were relied
upon to send at least two and in some
instances more than two did not come up
to expectations. Whether Louisville does
not possess sufficient attractions or wheth-
er the committee on the program OF the
convention has not shown sufficient discre-
ton in the selection of speakers, 1t is hard
to tell; anyhow the interest displayed Is not
as great as it ought to be. That the lat
ter reason may have something to do with
it was plainly put forth in a resolution
that Judge Orrin B. Hallam offered at the
meeting last evening as expressing the
sentiments of the chapter of which he is
member, Christ Church, East Washington.
An Animated Discussion PrecipitntcL.
Judge Hallan's resolution went on to
state that it WAS the sentiment of the
brotherhood of Washington, D. c., that
the action of the Louisville program COM
mittee in placing the name of the Rev. DR..
Charles A. Briggs on the list of speakers
is greatly to be deplored and that the SEN
timents Of DR.. Briggs as expressed in his
trial at the New York Avenue Presbyter-
ian Church two years ago are such that
he
organization such as the Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew. The reading of this resolu-
ton provoked a heated discussion, in the
course of which one gentleman went so far
as to say that If there were no members
of the clergy present the resolution would
be laid on the table without dissenting
vote. One clergyman stated that the fam
lily of DR.. Briggs all members of the
Protestant Episcopal Church and that the
doctor himself was preparing for confir
nation in the same church at present. A
vote was finally reached on the question
by which DIR. Briggs escapes criticism from
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew of Wash
ington, d. c., though the vote indicated
that the sentiment on the question was by
no means unanimous.
Reduced Railroad Rates.
Mr.. John F. Paret, who has charge of the
matter of arranging for the transportation
CT the local delegates, stated that he had
secured rate of one and one-third for the
round trip, but that he was in hopes of OBJ
tanning still further reduction in case
larger number go. The local people will
not go with Alexandria in a body, as the
latter will not have sufficient representa-
tives to charter car, but there may be an
arrangement made by which the Washing
ton delegation will travel with the delega-
tons from Baltimore and Philadelphia, who
have arranged to go together. The choice
OF route was left open to the individual
members. At Louisville accommodate lions
can be secured at very reasonable rates.
The cards and invitations which were de-
cided upon at the last meeting for the pur-
poses of distribution among the local hotels
were distributed last evening. They con-
sist in a fielder giving all the information
necessary to strangers about the local Epis-
copal Church, and accompanied by small
card, which, when presented at the door of
church to the ushers, will insure the hold
er good seat. Ten thousand of these
cards will be distributed. A mass meeting
was arranged to take place soon after the
convention at st. Lukes Church, in order to
hear the reports of the returning delegate ties.
ID Address on Brotherhood Needs.
After the business of the meeting had
been disposed of, the program for the even
ing was opened by William NJ. Stuart of
Trinity Chapter, telling about the conven-
ton from the standpoint of two weeks be-
fore it. Mr.. Stuart made a very able ad-
dress, in which he deplored the fact that
the idea has somehow gained ground that
the brotherhood does not make an active
effort to increase its membership, and stat
ing that he hoped some effort would be
made to change this prevailing impression
when the convention meets. Mr.. Stuart
was followed by Mr.. Howell of Pohick
Chapter of the Alexandria council, who
spoke about Preparation" and who IN
the course of his remarks on the subject
gave some excellent advice. The roll call
of chapters showed that the normal attend
ance was present.