The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-23
ANNUAL MEETING OF THD do
CESAN COUNCIL TO BE HELD
NEXT WEEK
AT THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN.
EACH PARRISH TO DE REPRESENT
ED BY IT'S RECTOR AND LAY
DEa4EGATEs
BISHOP wH1I'PLD TO BE ABSENT.
Meeting of the Presbytery of st.
Paul Called for Tomorrow Morn-
ing-sunday Services.

The annual diocesan council of the
Protestant Episcopal church, Of the
diocese Of Minnesota, will take place
at the Church Of st. John, the Evan
gelist, June to 5. The state is divided
missionary jurisdiction Of Northern
Minnesota In population the diocese
is much the larger, but the Jurisdiction
includes Breckenridge and Brainerd
and st. Cloud and Duluth. Every par
ish and mission Of the diocese will be
represented at the council by it's clergy
and by at least one lay delegate. For
every one hundred communicates will
come one additional layman. In all
there will be at least seventy Of the
clergy and more than one hundred lay
men.
Bishop Mahlon N. Gilbert, Of this
city, bishop coadjutor, will preside at
the council. Archdeacon Appleby Is
next in rank, and the two deans Of
convocation are Rev. A. Butler Of
Faribault, dean Of the Southern con-
vocation and Rev. Charles D. An
drews, Of Christ church, this city, dean
Of the central convocation. Three Of
ficers will probably be reelected. They
are: Rev. A. D. Stowe, of Saltwater,
secretary of the council; John H. Ames,
of st. Paul, treasurer of the council,
and e. H. Holbrook, of Minneapolis,
treasurer Of the iepscopate fund.
The continuance Of an archdeacon
for the ensuing year will be considered
at this council, the recent establish
~ cSD - 9s@4sO I,
Ing relieved the bishops Of much ex-
cessive duty. The deans, too, are
elected by the council every year. The
annual address Of Bishop Whipple is
not expected to contain anything sur
prising, although 1t will treat with the
customary skill and wisdom OF an able
chieftain of the interests and improve
ment Of diocesan affairs. Bishop
Whipple's address will be read by the
coadjutor before he delivers his own
annual review. The standing commit
tee will also be elected, which, in the
absence of the bishops, is the highest
ecclesiastical authority. The commit
tee will consist of four lay and four
clerical members The board Of mis-
sions will contain twenty members and
will also be elected by the council. No
novel projects are likely to be present
ed to the session.
meeting in st. Johns of the diocesan
branch of the woman's auxiliary to the
general board Of missions. Sixty or
seventy women will attend under the
presidency of Mrs. c. B. Brunson, Of
this city.
The Church Of ST. John the Evan
geEst will observe the following order
of service todaN
Morning prayer, litany and sermon at II
a. M -
Professional Hymn Ancient Of Days.
Venite- Chant In G Observation-Disclosures Crotch
TIE Deum (inoFys.... Observation-Disclosures Smart
-Jubilate- Chant in A fiat ............. .Hindle
Litany.
Hymns" Eternal Father, Strong to
Save, .CNe1ta)
Glorious Things of Thee Are
Spoken" ............... .(Austria)
Offertory Anthem@"Seek Ye the Lord
Il Roberts
Tenor Solo and Chorus.
Recessional Hymn-''The Church's One
Foundation" Observation-Disclosures. (Aurelia)
Vesper Service (ChoraD at 4:15 p m.
Magnffcat-In E fiat .Narchant
Nunc Dimittis-In e fat ........... .Narchant
Hymns Softly Now the Light Of
Day L. =. ~, sc;,;. &c (,Msber)
Offertory Ouet)-'It Is Of the Lords
Great Mercy ........................M olique
(Tenor and Bass.)