The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-20
The Churchman'S Club
Elected Officers
ATTROCADEROLASTNIGHT
j. Nicholas Brown Succeedet Judge
Sliness as President.
DINNER FOLLOWED BY LECTURE

| The eighth annual mestinR and Goth
! regular nesting OF the Churchuans
| Club was held at the Trocadsro last eve-
ming, with very good attendance, when
the inclemenoy Of the weather is consid-
cred. The members assembled in the
parlors at $3.50 O'Clock, and were called
| to order by President John II. Stiffness,
and after ths records of the previous
meeting had boen read the secretary, Mr..
George 4. Hart, submitted the annual
report Of the Oounoll, which included
treasurer's report.
The report showsd that the nom ber-
ship, April "a, 1897, was 160: resigna-
tions, IL: deaths, / Dropped, y: ordained
deacon, !; new members, II; mem Der
ship, April H. 1893, 1856; NOM bership by
parishes 10 parishes, 1si: other ID parish
ss OF the diocese, "a mem terk; total. 70
parishes, 155 mem bers. The report de-
plorsd the death OF Colonel William IL.
Thornton, ono OF Its earliest members,
which occurred April 20, 1897. The
treasurer's q report showed balance ut the
beginning OF the year of $10Ol; receipts
| during the year were S20ls.42, while tho
| expenditure amounted TO S20vO.Ol, leaving
balance at the beginning OF t5e present.
| year OF $li.4l.
During the year there have been held
| nine meetings of the council. Inc four
regular meetings of the club held at the
| Trocadero were reviewed. The average
attendance has been l4a OF members w
| and Of guests Of memters 81. Tne guests
| OF the club nun bered "a. since the or2an-
| izatinn OF the club seven years ago address,
| es have been received from " speakers
including 10 bishops, A priests 30 lay
men, including Episcopalians, ! Pres
| tyterian ana l Baptist Two Of the
meetings of the past year have bean
notable inasmuch as one was addressed
| by bishop of the mother church or Eng
land and the other by the bishop coadju-
tor Of Rhode Island.
The nominating committees. consisting
| or William w. White, Henry T.. Cooke
and Frederic A. Chase. presented the fol-
| lowing list Of gentlemen to act as officers
| for the ensuing year: President. John
| Nicholas Brown; vics-presidsnts, Edward
| ID. Bnssstt, j. Halssy DsWolf; secretary,
George Thomas Hart; treasurer, Charles
| II. Mumford other members OF council,
| Louis 4. Foster, r. II. /. Goddard and
| John II. Reynolds. The report was ac-
ceptsd and the gentlemen were unani-
mously elected.
Ex-Prts.asnt Stinsss spoke briefly, but
eloquentiy. upon the work accomplished
| by the club since It's organization. COM
| piimcnted the work OF the retiring officers
| and conRr Rratulated tho newly elected
| officers. President Brown made brief
| response, and the members and invited
| guests repaired to the banqust hall, where
an excellent dinner was served, 0uring
| which music was furnished BY small but
| carefully chosen orchestra.
| At the head OF the table were sented
Professor wilfrsd II. MInro Professor
| Winslow Upton, Edward /. NickersoD,
| William Il. Foster, Henry w. Cooke,
hsv. Henry b. Washburn, Theodore +.
Wright Ph. d., Presidents John Nicholas
Brown, Professor J. Franklin Jameson,
| ter Kent William Wurts White Rev.
Francis M. BannI, John r. Reynolds and
Louis 4. Foster.
| After the dinner Prssidsnt Brown
stated that letters Of resret Tor absence
had been received from Bishop Clark and
antly introduced Theodore #. Wright,
Ph. d., OF Cam bridge, Mass, gei eral
secretary for the United States and au-
| thorized lecturer OF ths Palestine expiorn-
| tion fund of London, who spoke on the
"Buried Treasures OF Palestine.
DIR. Wright read . sketch Of the land
which he intended to illustrate and spoke
OF tho Rrsat work carried ON In the line
Of skillful exploration. although skillful
exploration had barely commoncei In
Palestine. In 1897 DR.. Robinson OF New
York did tine first real work In Pales-
tine, and In 1Si6 Lieutenant Lynch Of
tho United States navy explored the
kiver Jordan and made chart OF the
Dead Sea. Ii was not however, until
the Palestine exploration fund OF London
was founded, In 1865. that important re-
suits began to be attained. Tho British
war ofiice gave the services OF men Of
ability, and some wonderful map work
has been done, while the Photographic
work 10 equally important. The work be-
low ground has not been eglccted, and
much remains to be done. The work
goes on as fnst az the Turks will permit
and every effort 10 being made to lose.
none of the precious relios Of the past.
DIR. Wright then prccseded to show
lantern slides OF the work accomplished,
| passing over tho land from south to
north. The room was darkened and DIR.
wriRht's assistant threw series Of most
interesting pictures upon the screen,
| while the learned lecturer spoke upon the
several points Of interest In the Holy
Land. 1he principal spots touched upon
were Sinai, the city Of Petrn, Hebron,
Jerusalem, the Church OF tho Nativity,
BethIehem, the Church Of the Holy
Sepulcbre SEQ OF Galilee, city OF Sidon,
the Dead Sea and large number Of
otr er important points In this land of re-
liRious history. DR.. Wright also showed
lantern slides Of large mum Der of maps
In relief and views OF the excavations
mnde by the Palestine fund In the pur-
suancc of Its careful study and researches.
The lecture was one OF far moro than
average interest ana the speaker wss very
warmly npplauded NJ the close OF his re-
marka President Brown expressed the