The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15

ing visions, the brilliant fiction breeds dis
content. Such show the twisted spirit II
is not the direct truth which they accept
or want. 1t is some distorted view OF LIE
and duty.
The international convention was called
to order at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon. The
international convention committees report
was read. 1t told of the work and condition
of the brotherhood. as follows: Surveying
the brotherhood movement to-day from the
vantage ground of the fourteenth year of its
life, we are strongly impressed by the fact
that its growth has been natural rather
than forced. 1t had it's birth in St. James
Parish, Chicago, in answer to a grievous
need. 1t spread quietly to other parishes
in the United States, because there also II
answered to a need In the same unobtru-
sive manner and for the same reason, it has
spread to other lands so that we now count
six national branches, united in one Droth-
erhood of st. Andrew. In the church in the
United States there are Lips chapters. with
II. 600 members; in the Dominion of Canada,
2l2 chapters, with 1,500 members; in Scot
land twelve chapters, with 100 members; in
Australia forty chapters, with $50 members;
in the West Indies and South America, six
teen chapters, with $50 members In the
Church of England, where the movement
has but recently taken organized form,
thirty-nine chapters, with $50 members We
have appointed James L. Houghteiing of
Chicago president of the brotherhood in the
United States, as president of the first in
ternational convention OF the brotherhood
of St Andrew. We appoint as vice presi-
dents Most Rev. Enos Nuetell, d. D., arch
bishop of the West Indies and president of
Indies and South America; n. Ferrar Da-
WILSON, president of the brotherhood in the
Dominion of Canada; John E: Baird. Of the
council of the brotherhood in the United
States. We appoint as secretaries, w. j.
Dehl and Taylor f. Brown, Of the brother
hood in the United States; G.. r. Ruttan,
of the Motherhood in Canada. F. N Isaacs
of the brotherhood in the West Indies"
President James l.. Houghteling, founder
of the brotherhood, in his address of well
come, was cheered Justify. Archbishop Nue.
tell, of Jamaica, spoke in response, as also
did r. Vashon Rogers, vice president of the
of All Souls College, Oxford England, and
Rt. Rev. Edward Stuart Talbot. lord bish-
OPP of Rochester The latter read a letter
from the Archbishop of Canterbury eX-
tending to the brotherhood his best wishes
A congratuIatory eablegram was received.
from the Archbishop of York, England,
and letters from the brotherhood in London
and Edinburgh, which were replied to by
cable. A letter was also received from Rt.
Rev. John Williams. bishop of Connecticut.
WOman,s Foreign Mission Society.
JACKSON, Mich, Oct. 14.-The North
western Branch of the M. E. Woman's For
eign Missionary Society to-day elected the
following officers: President, Mrs. L. M.
Quine Chicago; first vice president, M S.
Terry, Evanston, ILL.,; corresponding secre-
tary, MIS-. F. P. Crandon Evanston; seere-
tary homo department. Mrs Lewis Mere
dth, Chicago; recording secretary Mrs. 1.
H. Jennings, Chicago; treasurer, Mrs. b ID.
York, Detroit; assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Jonathan Dunn, Chicago; members of the
general executive committees, Mrs c. z.
Carpenter, Grand Rapids, and Miss nj. |.
Dickson, Connersvile, Ind; reserve, Mrs. q.
G. Soule Plainwell, Mich, and Mrs. b: F.
Adams Bloomington, Ind. Mrs: /. r. Hit.
tus. also, Mrs. Policy the retiring presl-
dent. The conference secretaries were re-
elected with the exception of the North In
lr Hudson.
chosen. ]. P. Gilmore was reelected audi
tor; Miss Frances Baker, branch organizer,
also conference secretaries and vice presl-
dents of the conference.
A memorial service was held this after
noon for Mary Elizabeth Carroll, mission
India, is greatly mourned. The next annual
meeting of the society will be held at South
Bend, Ind.