Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
THE CLOSING SESSION
Winding Up the Convention of the New
Jerusalem.
Report on Building the House of
Worship in This City-Other
Matters Discussed.

The final day Of the seventy-sixth session
of the general convention Of the New Jeru-
salem in the United States Of America
was preceded this morning by a meeting Of
the ministers council. The council was
formally opened by Rev. William H. Schlif-
fer, after which a number of reports were
handed in. The question of an exchange of
pulpits throughout the country was dis
cussed at some length, and the assignment
of the annual address for the next session
was made to Rev. E. D. Daniels Of Indian
apolis.
The session of the general convention was
then begun with worship, in which Rev.
L. G. Hoeck led. There followed an ex-
tended discussion on the project for New
Church education and the matter Of the
endowment of the Urbana University. The
question was finally referred to a commit
tee of twelve, which shall consist of six
clergymen end six laymen.
building the House.
The feature of the morning was the read
ing of an exhaustive report Of the national
committee for building the house Of wor-
ship in this city The report was submit
ted by Mr.. William McGeorge, and describ-
ed in detail the work Of the committee and
showed the full amount of the cost Of the
ground and building to be S1O5, S34O1, of
which amount s03, 464.54 had been received
by subscription, leaving a deficit Of 49,,
422.2l.
Mr. McGeorge supplemented the report
with a plea for further subscriptions, urg
ing those present to pledge themselves to
pay certain amount toward liqIidating
the Indebtedness before leaving the city.
Rev. Mr.. Roeder made motion that the
convention had heard with much pleasure
and interest the report of the national COM
mittee on house of worship, and that by
the adoption of the report it heartily in
dorSed the work of the committee and most
cordially lends its support to such further
efforts as may grow out of the line of work
pursued to the present day; that it renders
sincere thanks to the committee for its
work and to the Washington Society for
its adequate and ready co-operat ton in the
accomplishment of most important work
of national interest to the whole body of
New Church people of the United States
Before the motion was put to vote several
addresses in relation to the report were
made, Rev A. F. Frost of Cambridge,
Mass, speaking in opposition thereto. Dur
ing his remarks Mr.. Frost characterized
the hturgical order of the Sixteenth Street
Church as high Episcopalian.
Other Matters.
Officers are to be elected at the closing
session this afternoon. After the adjourn
ment of the convention there will be held
meeting of the Woman's Round Table AS
SOCIdllOI Will duufeSSeS by MI u L. Doll
ney of Chicago. the Rev. Julian X. Smyth
and others. Mr.. Bonney and Mrs. c. H.
Mann will preside. The topics to be dis
cussed include: "One Use of the New
Church to Others namely. ITO Ltera-
ture," by Miss Selma Paine of Bangor, Me;
ITO Young Men," by the Rev Mr.. Smyth;
"A Pleasant Word from the New Church
to the Jews by Miss Ednah Silver of Bos-
ton; ITO the World at Large" by Mrs.
Dickinson of st. Louis; I'm Social Life by
Miss Scammon of Chicago.
A jubilee Of the Washington Society Of
the New Jerusalem, instituted April IL,
o'clock this evening. The Rev. Jabez Fox
will preside, and there will be addresses by
Nessrs. R. B. Donaldson, president of the
society; c. c. Bonney of Chicago, Job Barn
ard of Washington city, VIM. McGeorge,
jr., of Philadelphia, and the Rev. Theodore
F. Wright Of Cambridge, Mass, with an
appropriate musical program including the
Vision Of st. JOHN Gounod's oratorfo.
Many of the delegates will visit Marshall
Hall and Mount Vernon tomorrow.
At the session of the conference yester-
day afternoon the following were elected
members of the board of missions, to serve
three years: Rev. S. S. Seward of New
York, Rev. H. c. Hay Of Massachusetts,
Rev. John A. Thompson of Massachusetts,
c. A. Z. Spanner of Maryland, George w.
Simpkins Of Missouri and William Diehl of
New York. To serve two years: Lewis G.
Low of Massachusetts.
A reception was rendered the visiting
delegates last evening at the Corcoran Art
Gallery. A large throng attended, and an
enjoyable evening spent. The reception
committee consisted of Mr.. and Mrs John
JOY Edison, Rev. John Worcester Miss NJ.
C. Worcester, Rev. Frank Sewall Miss
Archie Sewall and DR.. and Mrs R. b. Dom
aldson.