Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-01
MI SSlONARY WORKERS
Eeeting Of General Committee of Methodist
Episcopal Church
Program of the Proceedings as ont,
lined by Those I'm Chnrac--
Bishops to Attend

The general missionary committee OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church will meet at
Foundry Church. l4th and @ streets north
west, Rev. Or. LuCiep Clark pastor, the 18th
Instant and continue I'm session for about
one week. The meeting is the most i'm
portant OF any of the great bodies Of the
denomination during the year All the
bishops Of the church except Bishop Cram
ston, who IS in China, VIII be present. to-
se'her WIKI number OF returned misslon-
aries.
Ihe day sessions Will be devoted 70 the
transaction Of business and the evenings.
except Thursday to mass meetings Prin-
clpal among the matters Of business TO be
attended to viii he the reception of reports
Tor the year Just closed and the apportion-
iieht OF money for next years operations
IN the various mission ne, DIS
The program for the various mass moot
ings has been arranged 10y a committee
OF the NJ. +. Church pastors in this CITY,
of which Rev. DR. Clark Is chairman and
heN. D. htlSse OF Wesley Chapel is sec
rotary. II provides that Wednesday evcn-
ing there shall he reception To tn, rnam-
berS OF the committee and other distfn-
guished visitors IN Foundry Church The
actress of welcome will he delivered nv
Rev. Dr. l.. B. Wilson. presiding elder Of
Washington district. on the part of tho
ministry, and Mr.. q. w T. Swartzell. rem
resen'ng the laymon. Response viii be
maui ny one or moro OF the blSnanS II =
understood that President Mckinley viii
attend the reception II he can make il con-
Nehlent 10 do SO.
Three Mass Meetings
Friday evening there will be three mass
meetings. at Foundry Church, Mctropolitan
church, az and e streets northwest. and
Trinity Church, Capitol Hin. AT Fo,ln-
dry the venerable Bishop Bowman VIII
preside and addresses viii be made by
Bishop Thoburn and others. At the Metro
politan Bishop Merrill will preside and
Eishop Fowler and others speak and al
Trinity Bishop Andrews will prrSile and
Bishop Goodseil and Rev. Or. \. g. Loom
ara, missionary secretary, viii make ad-
dresses.
sunday. both morning and evening tho
visitors VA occupy various pulpits I'm the
city and vicinity.
Monday evening there will be an Epworth
League mass meeting at McKendree
Church. Bishop Ninde viii rrrsiI., nDS
Bishops Warren and Vincent will sneak
ne same evening AT Foundry a meeting
VIII he held Gen. James +. Rushing viii
preside and Bishop Walden viii speak on
Africa" A
Members OF the Committee
The members Of the general mIssiouary
committee are
Bishops-Thomas Bowman. lid p {
Foster, LID. S NJ. Merrill. LID: 2. G.
Andrews. LID; II. W Warren. Lido 9.
ID Foss, LID; J. f. Hurst. LID. W. y.
Ninde. LII D; J. NJ Walden. LID: W. F.
Mallalieu, LID: c. II. Fowler. LID: ].
H. Vincent, LID; J. y. Fitzgerald. LID:
/ w Joyce. LID: d. A. GoodseH. LID
I. e. Mctabe, LID: Earl Crauston. LID.
missionary bishops William TAYLOR
LID j. NJ Thcburn. LID; J. G. Hart
zell, LII d.
Corr spending secretaries 80 Rev. A. B.
Leonard. ID; Rev. a. J. Palmer, DID,
Rev. w T. Smith. ID.
according secretary-Rov. S L. Baldwin,
Treasurer. Rev. Homer Eator, DID: as
s;stant treasurer. Rev. Lewis Curtis. DID
Representatives of mission districts-Rev.
c. 5. Nutter, d D., Rev. W. F. Corkran.
ID. Rev. d. F. Pierce, n. d. Rev r.
4. Miller, DID, Rev. L. H. Stewart. DID,
Rev ]. NJ. Carter, ID, Rev. H. n Her
rick, DID, Rev. J. F. Chaffee. d d. Rev.
A Hodgetts, DID. Rev. W J.. Martindale.
ID. Rev. A j. TAYLOR, d D., Rev Henry
Lemcke, ID. D., Rev. S. A. Thomson. d D.
Representatives of board of managers
Rev: ]. +. Goucher, DID. Rev James NJ,
Buckley, ID, Rev S. .. Benton, d.
Rev. H. A. Buttz. ID. D.. Rev s. r. Upham'
DID, Rev. w. V Kelley, u. D. Rev c r.
Barnes. ID, Charles Scott H X Carroll.
LID, f. L. Dobhins J. s. MCLEAN. E. b.
futile, q. F. Ferry, Gen, j. F. Rushing