Evening journal., 1897-09-23
A GREAT CONVENTION
To Be Held by the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew Next Month.
12IDBLEGATEs FROM DELAWARE

WILL REPRESENT THE SIX CHAP
TIERS OF ST ANDREW NOW IN
LIVELY EXISTENCE IN DIOCESE
( OF DELAWARE
The International convention of the
Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, an or
ganization Of young men in the Prot
estant Episcopal Church in this coun-
try, will be held in Buffalo from Octo-
Der l3 to II next. II promises to be the
most Important gathering of its kind
ever held, and will be attended by bish-
ops, clergymen and laymen from every
state in the Unionsas well as from Great
Britain and Canada.
Rev. II. Ashton Henry, c. A. Cook,
Charles NJ. Curtis, George A. Elliott
and other Wilmingtonians prominent
in the brotherhood and diocesan work
viii probably 80 to Buffalo for this inn
portant convention.
TWELVE DELAWARE DELEGATES.
Delaware has six live chapters of the
Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew-Trinity,
Old Swedes, st. Johns. Edge Moor
Calvary (P. Ed and New Castle. Each
chapter is entitled to two delegates
Trinity has already chosen Rector
Henry and Mr. Cook Calvary will
elect it's delegates next Wednesday
evening. The ether delegates will also
be chosen some time next week.
Charles M. Curtis to-day received no
tice of an important local meeting to
be held in Philadelphia, at the Church
OF the Holy Apostles, Twenty-frst and
Christian streets which will be attend
ed by a number OF Wilmington people.
Rev. Charles A. Gore. canon Of West
minister, who has just arrived in Amer
ica for the Buffalo convention, will
make the address Il will be held next
Wednesday evening.
IT'S REMARKABLE GROWTH.
The growth OF the brotherhood has
been Of a most remarkable character
From small beginnings in the city of
Chicago some thirteen years ago, il has
now grown until 1t comprises more
than fifteen hundred chapters, with a
gross membership of more than twelve
thousand. There is scarcely a parish
or mission i'm any diocese throughout
the Union In which there is not a chap
ter. and rectors everywhere have borne
testimony TO the value of the practical
character Of the work done by the
members, 20 the aid which has been
rendered 70 them in their parochial du-
ties and to the increased interest which
has been developed In every phase OF
church work.
The brotherhood as has been said, Is
now composed of fully organized
brQtherhoods In the United States, Can
ada, England, Scotland, Australia and
New Zealand and the West Indies. The
international conference, which is the
first. will also mark the twelfth annual
convention in the United States and the
seventh annual convention Of the
brotherhood in Canada. There will bC
a number of distinguished visitors from
abroad IN attendance on the conven
ton notably amongst them being Rt
Rev. Edward Stuart Talbot, ID. d., Lore
Bishop OF Rochester
The Bishop Of Rochester and Mrs
Talbot arrived in this country last weel
on the Campania. The bishop will frs
visit Yellowstone Park and will theT
come East, visiting the convention
preaching in the cities OF New England
and taking part in the conservation oi
Bishop Brewster as coadjutor Of Con
necticut. Canon Gore, of Westminster
who has also come to America and Il
now conducting a clerical retreat in Al
Saints Cathedral, Albany, will soor
start for the West and the South.
PROGRAM, WORK OF A YEAR.
The international committee begar
work on the program OF the convention
as long ago as December, 1896, and thu
list of topics and speakers is an inter
esting one. The convention will begiI
on October 13 with quiet hours con
Quoted by Canon Gore, and on the fol
lowing day the charge to the brother
hood will be delivered by Bishop Wal
l,or, of Western New York.