The times., 1901-05-09
The WASHINGTON DIOCESE
Sixth Annual Convention Called to
Order at st. Thomas Church.

Great Deal of Important Business
Trnnsacted-NOmin Made for
the Standing Committee and Del
eEates 10 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 a number of
addresses. The convention sat as a 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 sum 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 Cclored
People of the Archdeaconry OF Washington, to
be expended in that work.
The convention then listened to Rev
Mr.. Correll, missionary for the jurisdic-
tion of Japan. He spoke of the seeming
progress in a material line which Japan
has made, and answering the argument
that as she had gone 50 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
such as Christianity He discussed Con-
fucianism, showing how its chief tenet,
the obedience of the child to the father or
mother, often led to the selling of girls
into disreputable 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. H
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 j.
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. J. Packard. F.
NJ. Gibson, l. A. Wilmer, and n. E. Pei |
lew.
Committee on Ways and Means-L. J. |
Davis. S. w TulIoch, and ]. w. Warner.
Committee on Donations-S. w. Tulloch, |
J. w. Chew, O. 3. Hallam, 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, r. J. Packard. R. !
H. McKim, ]. II. Elliott. Alexander |
R. p. Williams, J. B. |
Perry, and \. S. Johns.
Lay members. Messrs. J. H. Gordon, |
Frederick Sasscer, NJ. Church, S. w. Tul- |
loch,, w. II. Singleton, and Charles H.
Stanley.
Four clergy and three lay members are
Nominations for delegates to the Gener-
al Convention were as follows: Reys |
Alfred Harding, p. P. Williams. j. B. !
Perry, r. II. McKim, Alexander Mackay- /
Smith ]. H. Elliott, j. A. Aspnwall |
Charles F. Buck. Charles f. Sontag, A. |
5. Johns. f. H. Barton. and A r. Stuart |
Lay members: MeSsrs. George A. Trues-
dell. H. e. Pellew, A. s. Browne, n. B. |
Mobiey, Charles II. Stanley, Frederick |
Sasscer, and ]. II. Warner.
-Four of each are to be elected.
The prisoners aid department made fits |
first annual report for the period from
June !, 1900 TO April H. 1901 Mrs Mary
F. Case, the Treasurer. reports receipts
from contributions. donations and mem
bership fees of 1856. 80, and disbursements
of $3.50. .0I. Clothing was also donated.
The Secretary, Louis L. Wood, reports |
that the membership now numbers fifty |
An agent, &. A. Massie, works under the
direction of the Executive Committee.
An important branch of the work is the |
visiting Of the jail, woTkhouse detention |
house, and the homes of assisted persons |
by the ladies Of the Visiting Committee,
appointed by the department.
The work done from June l. 1900 to |
A pril 10, 1901" says Mr. Wood is as far |
as figures can show, as follows: There |
have been $50 assisted. 80 females and 8l9
males; 595 were white and 26i 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. 4l7.57 was paid for
fines and fares: Sl.16S. 20 was refunded,
making a loss Of s249l7; $24I 76 was paid
for lunches, car fares, telegrams postage |
etc; agents expenses, $4S.7S. lodgings, 3O1.
approximately; meals. T87, approximately; |
visits by agent, 407 approximately; do |
nations. 100 articles, approximately In
addition TO above various sums of money
'Or emergency cases have been donated" " |