Evening star., 1896-01-21
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
Local Council Ready to Work Under
the New Bishop

the New Bishop.
The first Of the bi-monthly mass meet
ings OF the local council, Brother Of St.
Andrew, for the year 1896 was held last
evening in st. Stephens Church, 14th
street, opposite Columbia road. Delegates
were in attendance from eighteen of the
chapters In the council. The first portion
of the evening was devoted to the discus
sion of business, and among the resolutions
passed was one felicitating Bishop Satter-
lee on his election to the diocese, and ex-
tending to him the best wishes of the
brotherhood for success in his new field.
Hereafter the office of corresponding sec
retary will have attached to it a small
yearly remuneration. The present member
holding this position Is Rolla P. Currie Of
Ascension Chapter. 1t was also decided
that the executive committee arrange for a
system of intervisitation among the va
rious chapters. This work will have to be
on an extended scale, as there are about
twenty-seven chapters In the local council
ard prospects CT more. One, that of the
Good Shepherd, was placed on the roll call
for the first time last evening.
After the business had been disposed Of
the topics assigned for discussion were then
taken up. These were as follows: Shall
the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew, through
Its local council, inaugurate (a) public SER
vices, and (D establish reading rooms or a
brotherhood house?" Both of these uues-
tions were debated pro and con at great
length. A letter from Mr.. John w. Wood,
general secretary of the order, was read,
and placed some light on the subjects Mr.
Wood gave it as his opinion that it Is in
advisable to hold either the public services
or establish the reading rooms. He rec
commended a plan for work among the PEN
itentiaries and hospitals, similar to that
carried on in New York, and concluded by
saying that nothing important should be
done until Bishop Satterlee has been con-
orrIfn bod tolls h. 1t
informed as to the condition of the broth
erhcod in Washington, and intends to give
1t his active support when he takes charge
OF the diocese.
st. Thomas Chapter, the council finally de-
cided to hold midday services during Lent
for all the men Of the city, both church
going and non-church going. These will be
short, not more than half an hour, and it
Is the intention to secure some particularly
attractive speakers to conduct them. AS
yet 1t Is not decided where to hold them,
some being in favor Of Willard Hall and
others of a church as the proper place.
One plan which seemed to meet with ap-
proval was that the services should be Gi-
vided SO as to suit the convenience of the
departments and business men, and that
churches were better located than any 9TH
ers. The matter was disposed Of by the
appointment of a committee, consisting of
Messrs: Salter of st. Johns Chapter, Evans
Andrews, with full authority to make ali
arrangements necessary, and announce
them to the public as soon as possible.
Lent this year begins on the 10Th of Feb
ruary, and as the services will occupy the
whole of the season, they will extend over
a period Of something over a month. Among
the clergy present last evening were Revs.
W. 6. Ware, Robert s. w. Wood, Alexan-
der M. Rich, c. Allen Griffith and Rev. Mr..
Sontag, rector Of Trinity Church, Marl-
boro'.