Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-27
FIRST CONVENTION
The New Diocese Of Washington Net
Today.
BISHOP SATfERLEI'S ADDRESS
Dr. EIIi-tt breaches the First
Sermon.
SAfTERLEE'S ADDRESS
3 USIN ESS EsACTED

| The first annual convention Of fhe dia-
eeso Of Washington eonvergc4 this r4sratps
| IN Trinity Church, eoraer Of "a aad G.
stfsets northwest. Thc occasion was one
or great interest 20 the F;piscspaFaas Of
me diccese, and there was q good attend
| ance Of the clergy ard l2ity Tfs corven-
| ton was opened with the celehs2t'on OF the
holy communion by Bishop astts-tee as
sisted by Rev. Dr. HcKtra, REV. Dr., Childs.
Rev. A s.. Johns and Rev. fr, Rfch TIE
clergy met n ths parish hsH, and promptly
| at 10 O'Clock they proceaded into ahe church
| headed by the Trinity rlixed vested choir.
! Mr., Middleton, director. As the PROCESSION
entered the church, singing a provisional,
| the congregation arose ard remained stand
| ing. The clergy took seats in the u@ws IN
| ,he main afs!es which lad been reserved
Tor them, ard the bishop and hls ssx,xt-
ants were seated in the charceL
Inc sermon vas delivered by Rev. DR.,
| EIi:ott the rector Of Ascension Church.
| who delivered an able discourse on ths
| tfeTne OF the responsibilities Of church
men residing at The capital Of She nation.
He spoke Of the IncIdlnz Influences which
| the Capitals OF the wo:!i hzve exerted.
anc dwe't espe 5aIly upcn the Chr;.tian
inspiration which should come from such a
source. He referred 70 the coTarnanding
position which this city occupies as the
| seat OF government OF vast renubTI,
II Is the center, he said, which attracts
strf ms of visitors, who are more or Iess
Influenced by the moral and religious at
| mosphere OF the place They yfsit fbn
churches and they come into contact vvfff
The business Efe Of the city Now the
queston e. said the preacher. what do
iaa' ese pcople taEe away with them they
leave the cspital7 Largely. he said, this
depends on the Impressions which thew
get from cortact with the residents Of thi,
cry, ana this thought gave added import
ahce 10 the personal responsibility which
rests upon The Christian people OF this com
| Inunity.
He pointed out also the duty which was
owing TO the rulers Of the nation vho as
sen1bled here Did they get from the moral
atmosphere here the Influences which
Eccid nelp them to perform their duties
81 sa,s 'ns pest interests OF the people? He
| saad that never bad the church in WASH
ington such opportunities and privileges
as II mas today. He referred 10 the fact
mat now, for the first time, this city has
| o'shop located here, and referred 10 the
nearly approval which the choice OF this
docese OF the man to be bishop had aIicited
from the other dioceses
| The Roll
upon the conclusion of the sermon an
onertory was taken for the mission wor,,
OF the diocese. Communion was then ceIe-
| brated, and at the close the clergy rati-.,y
| TO disrobe, returning again to the chuDcb
when the convention vas formally called
to order by the bishop at II o'clock.
Ihe roll Of the delegates, both law and
clerical, entitled to seats were read nv the
secretary OF the convention, Rev Arthur
S. Jchrs, as follows:
Clergy-Rsvs. John A. AspfnwaIl David
Barr Frank III. Bigelow. O5re r. Bourne
Joseph III Bryant, Charles 2. Buck Jarres
A; Buck, John w. ChesIey, Thomas s.
Childs, D. D.. James w. Clark, c. S. Cog
ley. James 3. CraighilI. j. T. Grove
Willard G. Davenport, George p. Dudley
John H. Elliott, s. T D, Frank NJ CHI,
son, Phi. D., Henry A Griffith. Walter
r Griggs. Alfred Harding. Albert N. RiIH-
ker, Richard l.. Howell, Arthur S. Johns.
George II. Johnston, ID. D., Thomas A.
Johnstone, Richard |. Kerfoot, William H.
Laird. John London, Randolph W. Lowr1c.
u. u. Charles J. s. Mayo. Alex. Mackay-
Smith, d. D., John NJ. Z. Mckee, Ram
dolph H. Mckfm, ID. D.. Oscar L. Mitchell,
w. T. Minnick. Walter A. Mitchell Ed
ward M Mott. James J. Page, Josiah b.
Perry, James <. Poindexter, Philip NJ
Prescott, A. NJ. Rich, John E. c. Smedes.
D. D., H. F. Saumenig, James L. Smiley,
| Theophlus Smoot. William T. Snyder,
| Charles F. Sontag, ]. Mcbride Sterrett,
| d. D., John M. Todd, Thomas O. Tongue,
! Israel l.. Townsend, ID. D., William r. B.
Turner, William V. Tunnel, Aynn T. Tur-
| ner, William r. Turner, Maurice H.
Vaughn, W c. Ware, Frank p. WiIles,
Gilbert F. Williams, George W. Williams
Robert S. W. Wood.
Lay-Chas: Albert T. F. Aston, Thos.
Anderson, w. ID. Baldwin, ]. T Ballinger,
c. j. Bell, r. b. Berry, J. F. Bohannan, p.
A. Bowen, b. Bryan, A S Browne, W.
NICK Burroughs, J. II. Chew, r. b. B.
J. C. b. Davis, l.. J. Davis, ]. NJ. Dent. W.
W. Duvall, c. G. Emack, H. G. Gibson, c.
c. Clover, ]. II. Gordon, A. Y. Gray, G. T
C. Gray, o. b. Halam, T. C. Haviland. E.
n w
Hill, Thos. b. Hood, John Jones, II. S.
Jones, X. c. Jones, c. King, B. Lee, r H
LOCKER, J. Lowrdes. w. A. Meioy, John
Miller W. p. Mobley; J. r. Owens, J. G.
Sothoron, c. H. Stanley, S. w. TUlloch, A.
Van Dervesr, r. w. Walker, ]. T. Ward,
e. N. Waters, ]. H. Watmouth H. C. Whit
ing, L. A. Wilmer, J. L. Wiltberger, G. A.
Woodward
Officers and n Gavel.
Upon the conclusion of the roll call Rev.
Mr.. Johns was reelected secretary by
| unanimous vote, and by the same vote
Seymour w. Tulloch was reelected assist
ant secretary. At the request of the sec
retary, Rev. H. F. Saumeng was chosen
second assistant secretary.
On behalf of the parish OF st. Mary and
| in absence of the rector, Rev. w. +. Min
nick, Rev. DIR. McSim presented a gavel
made from the wood of mulberry tree in
that parish under which Leonard Calvert
| the first governor of Maryland, stood hen
he made treaty with the Indians in 1884
In presenting the gavel to the bishop,
which handsomely finished and
| mounted in silver, the work having been
done in this city, DIR. Mck.m briefly re-
ferrei in appropriate words to the histori-
cal incidents with which it is connected.
In accepting the gavel the bishop said II
vas the first present to the diocese Of
| Washington. The secretary was authorized
to acknowledge the gift in the name Of
the convention.
The bishop then announced the commit
tees follows:
The Committees.
Rights of clergy to seats-Rev. DIR. A R.
Stuart, Revs. c. E Buck and r. s w,
Wood.
Rights OF laity to seats-J. II. Gordon,
James Lowndes and H. C. whiting
Canons and other business-Rev DR.. r.
II. McKim, Rev. Alfred Harding, Rev. W.
H Laird, A. S. Browne and Chas. S. STAN
| ley.
Accounts-Thomas Anderson, H. B. Bird,