Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Washington Diocese of the P. E.
Church in Session.
Big GATHERING OF CLERGY AND LAITY
Divine Services and Holy Com
munion Precede Business.
BISHOP SATTERLEE'S ADDRESS

The third annual convention of the Pro-
testaut Episcopal Church of the diocese of
Washington assembled in Trinity Church,
corner OF Sd and c streets northwest this
morning. There was a large attendance
at the religious services held in the church
previous to the transaction of business in
the parish hall adjoining.
Morning prayer was read by the Rev. r..
II. f. Saumeng. and at 10 o'clock divine
service began with the Office for the holy
communion, which said by the Right
Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee. DID,, LID.
The cpistle was read by Rev. DR.. Randolph
FL. Mckim and the gospel by Rev. R. P.
Williams.
The convention sermon was preached by
Dr. McKim, and a it's conclusion the holy
communion was celebrated by the bishop,
Revs McKim, Williams and Saumenig as
sisting in the administration.
At the conclusion of divine service the
convention was assembled in the parish
hall, Bishop Satterlee presiding. Rev. Ar
thur S. Johns. secretary Of the last do
cesar convention, called the roll of clergy
men entitled to seats in the convention
from list furnished by the bishop and a
provisional roll of lay delegates whose ere
dentials had been presented.
Clerical and Lay Delegates Present.
The clergymen who responded, in addi
ton to those named as participating in the
services, were as follows: Revs. John A.
Aspinwali, David Barr. Frank H. Barton,
Peter NJ. BoyGen, Geo. c. F. Bratenahl,
Chas. f. Buck. John w. Chesley, James W.
Clark. Walter P. Grtggs, Alfred Harding,
Charles H. Hayes, Albert NJ. Hilliker,
Thoman A tombstone. Alexander Mackay-
Smith, John NJ. f. Mckee. Thomas J. Pack
ard, Josiah B. Perry. Philip NJ. Prescott,
Turner. f. P. Wiles and L. G. Wood.
The lay delegates were: J. F. Aston. J.
F. Anderson. W. D. Baldwin, J. T. Ballen-
ger, c. NJ. Berry, w. j. Boardman, E. w.
Burdette, W. Mex. Burroughs, Lewis J.
Davis, J. c. Dorsey, A. Gaddis. Daniel G.
Gordon. J. Holdsworth Gordon, o. p. Hal
lam. D. c.. Hammett. Samuel Hayden.
Thomas Hyde, w. r. Hillyer. j. NJ. Ken
yon, Chas King, James Lowndes, w. H.
NARROW. w. a. Meoy. J. w Mitchell,
George C. Payne, H. E. Pellew, A. 7. Rob
inson, Frederick Sasser, J. w. Sebastian, T.
Stanley. George Truesdell, Seymour w.
Tuiioch James H. Watmough, John w.
Warner, L. A. Wilmer. l.. A. White H. c.
Whiting and G. A. Woodward.
The Bishops Address.
When the roll was concluded, several
committees were appointed and Bishop Sat
terlee delivered his address, which was not
only comprehensive review of the work
of the diocese during the past year but re-
plete with advice to vestrymen and other
church officials regarding the government
of church affairs. Its closing sentences
consisted of fervent appeals for better faith
better life, better acts and a better consid-
Grafton of all the works of the Almighty,
particularly strong being his arrangement
OF the sin of covetousness, now he declared,
so widespread and apparent in the all-ab-
Sorbing passion for money getting.
In our boosted progress, he said, might be
found startling signs of decay. In the last
presidential election the banners We're not
inscribed with God and our country" as
they We're in the days of old, but on them
We're the words Silver and Cold" The
one ruling passion that blOts out worship
OF God, love of family, every noble impulse
he declared, was the greed for money His
arrangement of trusts was severe. With
money power every other sort of power
could be procured, and, by its proper direc-
ton, 1t could be made sacred, if 1t were de-
voted to uplifting the poor and the owly
but where it was ignored and misused the
history of the world proved that Gods
Judgment would follow. He described the
ing deep and permanent, and said their
grumblings were as the rumblings of the
earthquake ere 1t broke.
Nineteenth Century IdoIatry.
The same people who put the words "sil-
YER and gold" On their banners in 1896
put humanity, the brotherhood of man"
on their banners which they carried into
the war of 1898, and did not question the
cost. The spirit of '76 was again strong
But now that the war is over the spirit of
covetousness is once more predominant 1t
was impossible to worship mammon and
God at the same time The idolatry of
money and the power 1t will bring blinds
eyes to Gods works, ears to His com
mands and hearts TO His promptings Gov
etnusness was idolatry, he said, and moth
ing else, and 1t was nineteenth century
idolatry.
Bishop Satterlee's remarks were listened
to with the closest attention and were
plainly effective to a pronounced degree
Petitions and Memorials.
AT the conclusion of the bishops address
a number Of petitions. memorials, motions
and other matters were introduced and re-
ferred to appropriate committees. Among
the subjects under these heads were the
changing of the boundaries between ST.
Matthew's and Rock Creek parishes, petit
ton Of the parish at BI ookand for union
with the convention and the appointment
of a special committee to consider the
bishops recommendations regarding the
House of Mercy.
long discussion was precipitated by a
motion to fix the hours at which the con-
vention should assemble. and this was in
progress when recess was taken.
ASKS COURT TO TAKE CHARGE.