The times., 1899-05-10
THE CHURCHMAN'S LEAGUE.
The Fifth Spring Meeting of n Thriv-
ing Organization.


The fifth spring meeting of the Church
mans League of the District of Columbia
was held last night in the Epiphany par
ish rooms. The session was attended by
over 2G0 members of the organization, and
by a number of clergymen from the va
rious Episcopal churches in the city.
Bishop Satterlee of the Diocese of Wash
ington Bishop Paret. of the Diocese or
Baltimore. and r. C. Norris and H. b.
Gibson. of the Churchman's Club. OF Bal
timore, occupied seats on the platform
with Louis ]. Davis President of the local
league. who presided during the meeting.
The session was opened BY prayers, con-
Quoted by William r. Turner. The re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer were
read. The executive committee submitted
It's annual report. which gave concise
and satisfactory review of the leagues
work during the past year.
Following the reading OF the reports the
annual election OF officers was held, which
resulted as follows: President, L. J. Davis,
reelected; First Vice President James
Lowndes; Second Vice President, MT. En-
dicott: Third Vice President William b.
| Ornle; Secretary, Edward F. LOCKER, re-
elected and Treasurer William p. Young,
also reelected. The executive committee
| fer the ensuing year is as follows: Will
| lam b. Orme. W. p. Young. Z. F. LOCKER,
Frank NJ. Evans. Rev. a. NJ. Hilliker, Rev.
| Alexander Mackay- Smith. d. D.. and Rev.
r. NJ Rhinelander. These were forty new
members elected to the league which brings
the totaI membership up to 3s2. The ex-
| ecutiye committee at the request of Bishop
| Satterlee, has for some time been consider
| ing the advisability of using the funds of
| the league TO help pay off the mortgage on
the site known as Mount 81. Albans, upon
| which the peace cross was erected, and
upon which will be built the cathedral OF
ST. Peter and Paul. There still remains
of the indebtedness after the payment OF
| s1OO, coo. the sum of s1i5,00O. The execu-
tive committee. after an extended confer
| ence on the subject. framed the following
resolution, which was read last night and
unanimously adopted
Resolved. That the executive committee of the
| Churchman'S League approves of the proposal
| made by the Bishop, that. as an organization,
| the league do assist in securing funds from the
country at large to defray the remainder o;
| the expenses for purchasing the site for the ca
thedral.
The committee also recommended that
committee of twenty-five members be
appointed for carrying on the work of col
lecting the funds.
The plans were adopted at the meeting
and a permanent committee appointed.
Last nights session was a particularly in
teresting one. as II was the fifth annual
meeting OF the League, and attended by
Bishop Paret one of the founders of the
organization, and who before the division
of the Washington and Baltimore diocese.
was located in Washington. In 1894 he
started the movement which led to the
organization of the league. He spoke last
night TO the members as old acquain-
tances. and referred 10 his residence in
this city with much pleasure. After the
meeting adjourned the members repaired
to an adjoining room, where lunch was
served.