The Portland daily press., 1898-02-14
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
New England Assembly in Annual
Session in This City.

New England Assembly in Annual
Session in This City.
The Body Guard of the Episcopal Clergy
Discusses Topics of Interest to the
Church-Sunday Services Held at St.
Luke's Cathedral and City Ball--Busi-
ness Session Today.
The annual meeting of the New Eng
land local Assembly of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew began its sessions Saturday
evening at the parish house. of st.
Luke scathedral on Park street.
From to $50 there was a general re-
ception of delegates and a fine supper
which was furnished by the ladies of St.
Luke's parish at which seventy delegates
sat down, including members of the..local
chapters-St. Luke's and St. Paurs.
Prominent among those in attendance
were Hon. Rathbone Gardiner, Provi-
dence, Robert Gardner, Boston, John
Word, New York, general secretary Rev.
E. L. Atkinson, Boston, DR.. William
c. Sturgis, New Haven, Conn. Rev.
Endicott Peabody, Groton, and Senator
Joseph Dallinger, Cambridge, Mass.
At the conclusion of the supper and
after the arrival of fifty additional men,
bers the delegates gathered in the new
hall in the parish house which has just
been finished through the earnest efforts
of Bishop Nicely. On one wall of the hall
hung p very handsome banner: with the
cross of the brotherhood which was pre-
sented to the chapter by the ladies of st.
Luke's.
After singing of hymns and appropriate
religious service Rt. Rev. Henry A. Nee
ly, d. D., Bishop of Maine, delivered an
address of welcome.
He expressed great pleasure and much
Portland representatives Of the New
England chapter of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew. He felt honored and more
over helped by their presence, for as mem
bers of the Brotherhood they represented
not merely their several chapters, but In
no small degree the spiritual life and
energy of the several parishes with which
they are connected. So 1t seemed to him
and SO it should be. He could hardly
understand how ths Brotherhood should
have any attraction for others than spirit
ually minded and earnest Christian men
in view of the fact that In Its purposes
and aims it offers no selfish advantage as
inducements to membership. And when
such men as constitute its members come
to us and speak to us they cannot but
help us.
Bishop Nelly referred to the great
growth of the order, spreading out in
various lands and dwelt upon the inspira-
ton which had come from the inter-
national convention and referred to the
distinguished men who attended it.
Rev. DR.. Stills, Dean of the cathedral
spoke briefly and Rev. Robert W. Plant
of Gardiner, Me-, then made some help
full suggestions for the Corporate Com
munion at 7.30 a. m. Sunday, and this
address concluded the evening pro-
gramme.
Sunday morning at T. 80 O'Clock corpo-
rate communion was celebrated. Rev.
Dean Stills officiated and he was assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Hague of Worcester, Mass.
At 1918 the procession of delegates was
formed in the parish house and proceeded
to St. Luke's cathedral. First came the
supplied choir, Immediately followed
by the clergy, and Rt. Rev. Bishop
Nicely, and after him the large body of
delegates headed by the local chapters
Those from abroad wers G. FL. Bancroft
of Boston, E., M. Huntsinger of Hart
ford, W. @. Battles of Everett, g. H..
Alsterburg of Everett, c. A. Lovejoy
of Maiden, J. A. Ranstrom Of Auburn,
l.. A. Pithuga of Boston, John Thorp
of Westerly, Fl. Sutcliffe, James CAMEL
and c. a. Kentlaw of Providence, II. G.
Childs of Boston, 6. G. Wheeler of
Providence, William Crabtree of Fall
River, A. E. Fanthrop of Pawtucket,
John W. Wood of New York. Rathbone
Gardiner of Providence, 81. Hague Of
Worcester, j. N. Page of Nangatuck,
J. Tucker and A. Richardson of Wor-
cester, George Maxwell of Charlestown,
C. q. Poor of Newton, W. II. Holm and
Witham of Somerville, E. W. Hill and
John Fife, Jr., of Providence, J. Fl.
Gray, R. P. Russell, F, a. Whitney, A.
Jacobs, E. P. Dallinger. James Hicks of
Cambridge, f. S. Hamlen, A. L. Sangle
of Haverhill, Charles Redford, Westerly,
R. l., H. Hodgkinson, W. Beans OF
Worcester, W. Fl. Wetherbee of Boston,
Alfred Elliott of Portsmouth, Charles H.
Smith, c. G. Gardner, John Taberner,
John E. Bolan, c. S. Cook, of Provi-
dence, W. o. Morton of New Bedford, r
q. Gardiner of Chestnut Hill, W.
Granger, T. Fl. Eckfeldt of New Bedford,
J. c. Splane, 6. P. Hemmenway, B. 6.
Dayton of Boston, W. T. Thorp of
Maiden, J. Ward. I'd, of Brockton. P.
Weber of Bath. Rev. r W. Pland of
Gardiner, J. B. Young, G. S. Lord, +.
D. Hill, R. Gibbs, Jr., of Bath, G. ].
leonard oflRockland, u. ]. Wells, G. J.
Wentworth of Lewiston, J. P Richard