Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-22
Convention of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew Next Month.
GREAT GATHERING: At PITPsBURG
Some Details Of. the Program
Which Have Beer Agreed Upon.
NCREAS SING MBE R S

The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew in the
diocese Of Washington is making active
pre- parations toward getting as large a
delegation possible to attend the COM
ing convention of the order at Pittsburg.
The convention will begin the 14th of next
month and will last through the 18th. A
pre- gram has been prepared which Is of
great interest to brotherhood men, contain
ing, as 1t does the names of two very we'll
known bishops of the Anglican Church.
Yesterday evening the local council of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, in the do
cese of Washington. held a general meet
ing at Beltsville, Prince Georges county,
at which there were addresses as follows:
The Coming Convention and Conventions
in General" by Mr.. Henry c. Turnbull Jr.,
of Baltimore, member of the general coun-
and brotherhood Work in Country Par
ishes." by Mr.. Geo. w. Salter Of st. Johns
Church, Washington. The party, which
numbered nearly a hundred members, rep
a special car attached to the $50 train, and
on arrival at Beltsville were entertained at
supper by the chapter at that plLce. The
talks mentioned were preceded by a bust
the brotherhood decided to appoint COM
mittee on visitation of the boys chapters
as follows: Messrs. Orton W. Hyde, St.
Paul's Chapter; Col Cecil Clay, St An
drew's Chapter, and Fred. A. Anderson of
Trinity Chapter. A committee on vista
ton Of the senior chapters was also select
ed A number of the clergy of the diocese
were present including Revs. Arthur S.
Johns. Alex. NJ. Rich. Walter L. Mitchell,
Chas. E. Buck and W. r. Turner.
Additional interest is lent to this Pitts
burg convention from the fact that the
committee, composed of Messrs. General
Secretary John w. Wood and Councilman
Silas McBee, who have been spending the
summer In England organizing an English
brotherhood, will make its report. The
committee has been eminently successful
among the English churchmen. having met
with the greatest courtesy from all the
English clergy, and the result of their eff
forts is seen in the general council for
Great Britain, just organized, which con-
tains the names Of the Earl of Nelson. the
descendant Of England's admiral; Lord
Hugh Cecil. son Of Premier Salisbury and
young member Of parliament; Major
and Mr.. Cuthbert Creighton, son of the
lord bishop Of Peterborough. The coun-
Gil is not yet complete.
The Program.
At the coming Pittsburg convention the
committee which has charge of the
engagements for the great international con-
vention to be held at Buffalo next year IS
to make a report. There are now in the
world five distinct councils of the Brother
hood of St Andrew and each one has prom
Used to send a large deleg alton to the But
fao convention. They are as follows: The
general councils of the United States. Can
ada, Australia, the West Indies and Great
Britain. ..I
The Pittsburg brotherhood has been MAX
ing extensive preparations to entertain
large convention. Such concessions have
been secured from the hotels and trunk line
associat tons to make it possible for large
numbers of delegates to, be present. The
following program, subject to slight
changes, Is to be carried out: Wednesday,
October II. Quiet day, Trinity Church, con-
Quoted by the Rev. ]. c. Roper of Toronto,
Canada; Thursday. October Is, 1890 am.
at Trinity Church. opening service. charge
TO the brotherhood by Right Rev. Cortlandt
Whitehead. DID, bishop Of Pttsburg:
pm, luncheon; 2:30 pm, Carnegie Music
Hall; organization, council reports, reports
of standing committees and business. At
4 pm, general conference; subject, Pow
er from on High" addresses by Right Rev.
OH w. Whitaker DID,. bishop Of Pennsyl-
vana: Rev. James S. Stone, DID, st:
James, Chicago; Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd Of
st. Luke's. Norfolk, and Silas McBee. Uni
versity of the South At pm. Trinity
Church, devotional service in preparation
for the corporate celebration of the holy
communion.
The next morning Friday, at G:30 o'clock,
there is to be a celebration of the holy
communion, with the Right Rev. John w.
Dowden. DID, lord bishop of Edinburgh,
Scotland, as celebrant. In the morning
there is to be a general conference on the
general
with the following topics and speakers: w.
c. Sturgis, New Haven. THE Brother; His
Life" John seely Ward, jr.; New York
1.-The Brotherhood; Its Works" n. Farrar
Davidson, Toronto, Canada, and Alexander
NJ Hadden of New York
Considered in Conference.
One of the features of the convention
will be the address by Dr. Dowden, the
bishop of Edinburgh, on "How Scotland
m a-ia
D m. there are to be sectional conferences
on the following topics: First, mission
Work." second, 1.-The Work of Boys" third,
Chapter and Local Assembly Otticers;'
hood Houses In the evening there is to
be public meeting in Carnegie Music
Hail. at which addresses on citizenship"
are to be delivered by Theodore Roosevelt,
sioners of New York city; Right Rev.
Davis Sessums DID,, bishop of Louisiana.
and George Burritt Smith Of Chicago.
The early portion of Saturday. October
ness but at II am. there is to be general
conference on the details of brotherhood
work, closing with question box conduct
ed by James L. Houghteling, president of
the brotherhood of ST. Andrew. In the af-
ternoon DR.. Stone Of Chicago is to conduct
Bible reading, and at $3.50 pm. there are
to be sectional conferences with the fol-
lowing topics First so binle lass Lead na
officers" third, travelling Men," and
fourth, Rescue Missions" The evening
program, from to II o'clock, provides for
an organ recital and informal reception in
Carnegie Music Hall, art gallery and
library.
The following program has been arrang-
| ed for Sunday, the last day of the conven-
| ton: At am, holy communion; $50 In,
the anniversary sermon at Trinity Church.
to be delivered by the Right Rev. Henry
Benjamin Whipple, DID,. bishop of Mime
sofa; II am. the usual church services
visiting clergymen, as may be arranged. Of
| floating; $3.50 pm, mass meeting in the ex-
position building, subject. Social Right
eousness; the Mission: and Power Of the
Church to Proclaim IT." chairman, Right
Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead. DID,, bishop Of
Pittsburg, and addresses by Rev. George
School at Cambridge. Mass. Other speak
At 1880 pm, Carnegie Music Hall. final
meeting; chairman, Right Rev. Bishop
Mhipple Of Minnesota; subject The King
Kingdoms Citizens" by Rathbone Gard
ner, Grace Church. Providence, R. l.: Sec
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