The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23
Members of the Missionary Juris-
dicton Of Olympia Meet.
BISHOP BARKER IN CHARGE.
Jurfsafcsfon includes the Chsrenes
A.. of the Cascad~s-EfEht een
Epi.eopaI CIergymsn In Attend
.>c~-Missionnry Work Dtsc1ssed
nv Prominent Ones-bishOD Bar
krr Gives Those FFssent Ao''c

sma .,r,,si couvocat.on OF the MISSION
~ jurisdiction c. Olympia convened -
e.. Mark.s Episcopal cnur3n yesterday
-,arn.ng a. 10 O'Clock The 1afisS'cs"''
Of Olympia Includes that portion O. 1i'e
sta.e OF Washington wsst o. ine S@s''a'.
maintains The convention was a''s''"e"
hv- etahtssr Episcopal clergyman Ia the
4,-4sa;o.lnn and sixteen .ay delegates. VINO
manifested much interest In the TWO ses-
s,ors ha.d during the day. The interior VI
&he church was profageiy decorator "iei'
po,ted plants and flowers for this occasion
and presented an unusually attractive AZ
pearance.
A missionary meeting held Tuesday eT-
.nsnv preceded the coayocation, al WHICH
addresses we're made by Rev. Dr. Se'ins'
Rev. II. II Chapman. Rev. MT. DICKSON
Rev. Or. Baker. and Rev. h. II So"en'
Tho sneakers confined themselves to the
s..bfec; Of missionary work and spoke OF
tne necessity o. much activity In carry
ing 4, forward. Taey reported ina, much
progress had been made in tneir respective
parishes. and that satisfactory contFiou-
lions have been made 70 the varicas mis-
sIonary funds from time 10 time
The first session OF the convocation prop
or rn.unenced at 80 O'Clock yesterday
morning Prayer was read by rev. l.. n
WYE Of St Paufs church. Seattle alter
which occurred the ordination or the Rev
L. A Wye 10 the sacred order OF priests.
The entire morning was taken up with me
ordination services. The ceremony was
very impressive and was conducted by
Bishop Barker OF olympia An adjourn
rlent was then taken for lunch and IN
the afternoon the organization OF the con-
vocation. which was deferred until that
time. took place Rev. +. III. Church. or
ST. Iukes church a Tacoma, was elected
secretary. and Mr. " II. CoTman. OF Cne-
halls. treasurer.
The first part Of the afternoon session
was consumed by the various committees
submitting their reports. after which Rev.
J. y. ID. Llwyd. Of 81. Marks church. was
elected clerical delegate. and Mr. y. II.
Cofman. OF chehalis. lay delegate 10 tho
general conference OF the Episcopal
churches In the United States. which
meets at Washington. ID. C., in October.
Rev. r. H. Church and Or. Charles Nc
Cutcheon were elected az aiternates..
After this election Bishop Barker deliv-
cred ms annual address. which consisted
principally OF suggestions pertaining 10
the conduct % services and church music.
and also statement In relation 10 tho
Olympia Churchman. Of which he IL the
editor. The bishop called attention TO the
fact that many OF the rectors In the ju-
risdictson do not commence Sunday sery-
ices at the appointed hour and that as a
rule they are usually ten minutes late and
many times much later. He cautioned the
reotors 10 be more prompt In commencing
services n tie future. The bishon also
called attention TIA the necessity OF select
Ing hymns which could he rendered In
harmony oy The congregation. In conclu-
sion bishop Barker made a statement IN
relation 20 the progress made by the Olvrn-
psa Churchman and asked fo.- the hearty
support OF the conVccaton ia his newy-
paper enterprise The hshop then an
pointed the standing committees hut de-
cined II give the personnel Of them for
puoisat'on Al the present time as he ex-
pscted 20 make several changes
The meeting thereupon adjourned