The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-09
THE WASHINGTON DIOCESE
Sixth Annual Convention Called TO
Order at st. Thomas Church.
Great Deal of Important Business
TrnEsncted-NOmin Made for
the Standing Committee and Del
cgntes to the National Meeting.

| cgntes to the National Meeting.
The session of the sixth annual con-
| vention of the Diocese of Washington at
| st. Thomas Church last night was made
interesting by the delivery of number of
| addresses. The convention sat as board
of missions The secretary of the board
Of managers. Charles r. Buck, read the
report of the Diocesan Missionary Com
mittee, in which was incorporated the
| following resolutions:
Resolved, That the board of managers be au-
| thorized to appropriate the SUN of 5000 for
| the work of the current year. aud to apportion
| the same among the parishes and congregations
| OF the diocese.
Resolved That 10 per cent of the receipts OF the
| board of managers for the current year be paid
| to the Committee Work Among the Colored
| People of the Archdeaconry of Washington, to
| be expended in that work
The convention then listened to Rev.
| Mr.. Correl, missionary for the jurisdic-
| ton of Japan. He spoke of the seeming
| progress in a material l:he which Japan
has made, and answering the argument
! that as she had gone so far without Chris
| tianity she could go further. declared
| that such civilization as the Japanese
| possessed would never be secure and safe
unless founded upon some firm religion
fucianism, showing how it's chief tenet.
the obedience of the child to the father or
mother. often led to the selling of girls
into dsreputable slavery and to other
evil practices.
Chaplain c. c. Pierce of the Regular
Army who was two years in the Philip
pines spoke encouragingly of the work
there showing that the Filipinos were
rapidly taking up the Christian religion
The afternoon session was devoted to
strictly routine business, the reception of
the reports from committees. the appoint
ment of committees, and the nominations
for membership on the Standing Commit
tee and for delegates to the San Fran
cisco convention. After Bishop Satterlee
had called the meeting to order the roll
was called and those present responded
to their names. Bishop Satterlee an
nounced the appointment of Rev. II.
Allen Griffith as secretary and Rev. Enoch
NJ. Thompson as assistant secretary.
The Bishop also announced the follow
ing committees:
Committee on Canons-Revs. r. H. Nc
Kim. Alfred Harding. Charles e. Buck,
Charles H. Stanley and a. s. Browne.
Committee on New Parishes-Revs. ].
w Clark. C. S. S. Mayo, R. T. Kerfoot, 1.
H. Lilburn and f. a Miller.
Committee on State of the Church
Revs. r. P. Williams. T. !. Packard. F.
NJ. Gibson, L. A. Wilmer, and H. E. Pei
lew.
Committee on Ways and Means-L. j.
Davis. S. w. TulIoch and J. w. Warner.
Committee on Donations-S. w. Tulloch,
]. w. Chew, o. B. Hallsm Samuel Hay
den, and II. C. Whiting.
Committee on Diocesan Library-Rev. r.
p. Williams, w. A. Meloy, and w. d.
Baldwin.
Reports of committees were then pre-
sented and the following nominations for
the Standing Committee were made:
Revs. Alfred Harding. T. J. Packard. r.
II. MeKim, ]. II. Elliott. Alexander
Mackay-Smith, r. p. Williams, J. B.
Perry, and A S. Johns
Lay members: Messrs. ]. H. Gordon,
Frederick Sasscer, NJ Church. S. w. Tul-
loch, w. II. Singleton, and Charles II.
Stanley.
Four clergy and three lay members are
to be elected.
Nominations for delegates to the Gener-
al Convention We're as follows: Revs.
Perry, r. H. McKim, Alexander Mackay-
Smith, J. II. Elliott, J. A. Aspinwall,
Charles f. Buck. Charles F. Sontag, A
8. Johns, F. II. Barton. and A. r. Stuart.
Lay members: Messrs. George a. Trues-
dell, II. e. Pellew, A. S. Browne, n. B.
MobIey Charles H. Stanley, Frederick |
Sasscer, and ]. II. Warner
-Four of each are to be elected.
The prisoners aid department made its |
first annual report for the period from |
June ], 1900, to April II, 1901. Mrs. Mary |
F. Case. the Treasurer reports receipts |
from contributions. donations, and mem |
bership fees of $S55 80, and disbursements |
OF S365.0l. Clothing was also donated. |
The Secretary, Louis +. Wood reports |
that the membership now numbers fifty. |
An agent, c. A. Massie. works under the |
direction of the Executive Committee.
An important branch of the work is the |
visiting Of the jail, workhouse. detention |
house and the homes of assisted persons |
by the ladies of the Visiting Committee, |
appointed by the department.
The work done from June I. 1900. TO /
April 10, 1901 says Mr.. Wood, Is as far /
as figures can show, as follows: There |
have been $50 assisted. 80 females and Sl9 |
males; 595 were white and 26l colored; 100 |
were sent home; homes were found for |
3; employment was found for Is: four
were sent to the Crittenden home: thirty
were released from the workhouse and |
seven from the jail; 81. .417.57 was paid for |
fines and fares: sl.l6S. 10 was refunded
making a loss Of s2i9.17: S24i. 76 was paid |
for lunches car fares, kilograms, postage |
etc; agents expenses, $4S78; lodgings, 30l,
approximately; meals, 49, approximately; |
visits by agent. 407. approximately: do |
nations, 100 articles, approximately. In |
addition to above various sums of money
for emergency cases have been donated"