The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-20
NEWS OF CHURCHES
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
EPISCOPALIANS TO BE HELD
IN SIT. PAUL
PROMINENT MEN TO BE HERE

October Will Seesa Large Gathering,
when Questions of Vital Interest
VIII He Discussed by Some of the
Brightest Men in the DenOmina-
tiOn-NOrthern Minnesota Confer
ence OF Methodists.
The annual national congress of the
Episcopal church will be held in ST. Paul
oct / to IS, on the invitation of the bish-
op and the laymen of the city. At the
conference prominent questions are dis
cussed, but the congress has no legis-
lative function. Men prominent in the
church will be present and these will
discuss questions of vital Importance.
The opening session will probably be
held In Christ church, but a larger hall;
one that will seat at least 1000 persons,
Will be required for the debates Last
year the congress met at Pittsfieid, Mass,
and the attendance was very large.
A local committee on entertainment has
been appointed, with Bishop M. N. Gill
bert, president, ex-officio. z. w. Peet is
chairman of the committee Rev. C. E.
S0oA OSet' ~ OoOOl4 III, elooloI-
ant secretary, and S. NJ. Hays, treasurer.
The general committee has been divided
into subcommittee as follows:
" in799nce-George G. squires, chairman;
". II. Lightner, S. NJ. Hays, Richards
Gordon, c. K. Sharood and ]. r. Van
deriip, of Minneapolis.
HQspitality-Rev Dudley W. Rhodes,
II; ": rect, Rev. j. j. Prouty, V. M.
Watkins, E. N. Saunders, B. F. Boards
Meeting Mcneil V. Seymour, John
Townsend, j. c. Baillie, w. f. Peet, A. T.
Transportation-T. L. Schumacher, F. I.
Whitney, Richards Gordon, w. H Gem
nell.
Publicity-H. F. Stevens, Rev. F. t.
Webb, +. o.. Osborne, J. NJ. Hawks.
Rev. Cornelius B. Smith, of New York,
is general secretary of the congress and
the subjects that he has thus far pro-
posed have been arranged for discussion
The congress will open at 10 o'clock on
tuesday, Oct. 10, when holy communion
will be celebrated and Bishop White, of
Indiana, will probably deliver an address.
The first debate will be held Tuesday
evening, when the question, Does Ma
uonaI Expansion Involve Imperialism %
will be discussed
Wednesday morning 1.-THE Value to
Christianity of the Comparative Study of
Religions" will form the subject for dis
cuSSIon, ana w Wednesday evening 1.-The
Bearing of the Newspapers on IntelIec-
tual and Moral Life"
Thursday morning the question, us Ma
ture Christian" will be answered, and
Thursday evening Lessons Of the Recent
Ritual Crisis Of the Church of England
will be deliberated upon.
Friday morning 1.-The Sunday School
Question will receive attention. and on
Friday afternoon 1.-The Prayer Book in
the Life of the People" will be consid-
cred
According to the rules of the congress
Bishop Gilbert will be the honorary pres
1dent, and prominent men, who have ac-
cepted invitations to speak, are as for
lows; New York, Bishop Potter. DR..
Rainsford, DR.. Greer, Dr. Tiffany. DR..
Smith, Mr. Hutchinson; Connecticut, DR..
Baker, Prof Luther; Pennsylvania, Rev.
Wood and Mr. Olmstead; Massachusetts,
Rev. Mr.. Palmer, of eAndover; Virginia.
Rev. Nathanief Thomas; Washington.
D c., DR. Elliott, DR.. Mckay Smith ;
New Jersey, Rev. Mr.. Osborn; Ohio,
Rev. DR.. Jones, Comptroller Bowler;
Detroit.i Mich, DR.. Clark; Indiana, Bish-
op White; New Orleans, Bishop Sessions
and DR.. Warner. Minnesota, Bishop
Whipple and Rev. A. A. Butler; Chicago,
Rev. E. M. StiEes and Prof. Hall; Ten
nessee, Rev. DR.. Stow Nebraska, Rev.
DR.. Mann; Missouri, Rev DR.. FAIR; Chi
fornia, Rev. DR.. Taylor, of Los Angeles