The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-23
TENTH ANN UAL CONFERENCE
OF CHURCH CLUBS OF PROTESTA NT
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Held at Trinity Church Chapel Yester-
 day. Reports Submitted and Officers
 Elected for the Ensuing Year-Promi-
 nent Speakers nt the Banquet Held
 Last Evening
 The tenth annual conference of the
 Church Clubs of the Protestant Epis-
 copal Church in the United States was
 held at Trinity church chapel on Tenn
 pie street yesterday and opened at
 o'clock yesterday morning at Trinity
 church, where Bishop Brewster, of the
 Connecticut diocese, celebrated the holy
 communion.
 At 10 o'clock the clergymen attending
 the conference marched in body to
 the chapel, where the business session
 was called to order by Professor James
 H. billiard, president of the Church club
 of New Orleans and president of the
 Conference of Church Clubs. Professor
 billiard welcomed the delegates and briefly reviewed the work of the past
 year. The following two committees
 were then apointed:
 Committee on redentials-Henry D. Rees, of Hartford, Frank Q. Osborn, of
 Minneapolis, and William H. Turner, of ! Boston.
 Committee on nominations Major Moses Veale, of Philadelphia, Professor G. K. Bartholomew, of Cincinnati, and F. P. Bailey of Chicago.
 The report of the secretary and treas urer was then read by Taylor E. Brown. The report contained besides other in teresting information, the following
 The subject of missions has been taken up by a vote of the clubs, and movements that will give the people better insight into this important work have been inaugurated. Perhaps the principal event during the year was a memorial to the General convention prepared by the Church club of New York praying for the election of a bishop to the Philippine Islands, this petition being seconded by the clubs of Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, | Washington and Connecticut. The ! election of Rev. Dr. Charles H. Brent to that office was the result of this memo 1 rial
 The financial management of parishes has been topic of discussion with | some of the clubs.
 At the fall meetings, very generally, | discussions on the work of the General | convention was very prominent feat f ure.
 The clubs from which reports have been received report that interest in the clubs and in church work has been maintained, and the attendance of del egates promised at the tenth confer ence tends to show that no interest has been lost.
 The report showed that the total membership of the clubs on January l, 1902, was 2.998, forty three less than on February 1, 1901.
 After the reports were heard " L. Marvin, ILL, D., of Cleveland, read a paper on Some of the Duties and Some of the Rights of Laymen in the Church" After the reading of the pa per there was a general discussion by the delegates.
 At 12:3O the delegates adjourned to the New Haven house, where luncheon was served. After luncheon and until 3 o'clock the delegates made a tour of the university grounds and buildings.
 After the afternoon session opened at 3 o'clock a telegram was received from James H. Garfield ILL. D., librarian of Columbia university, stating that Ow- ng to illness he was unable to be pres ant.
 The following officers were elected for he ensuing year:
 Officers for the ensuing year were ,hosen as follows: President Eugene c. Denton. Pitts )urg Vice president-George Wharton Pep ! 1er. Philadelphia. Secretary and trea easurer-Taylor F. Browne, Chicago
 It was voted to hold the eleventh an- lual conference in Pittsburg next Jan C lary, f Assistant secretary Charles F. Chase t 1hurch club of the diocese of Connecti- e ut, New Britain. Conn. O Some of the delegates present were: n ,. T. Canby. Wilmington, Del: George \, Elliott. Wilmington, Del; F B. Tut le, Taylor F. Brown, Edward P Bail HPV. James -. tSlpIl6, tIlCHSO, I'FO- Ia, assor James H. billiard New Orleans: II ohn Glenn, ir.. Edward Guest Gibson, p Baltimore; Hon, V. L. Marvin. E. $. ll 'age, Cleveland; G. K. Bartholomew, m incinnati; Francis H. Miller Andrew et :. Taylor $. R, HaXtun, A. B. Cook, S' r0oklyn; Eugene c. Denton, Roches- <, ar: James $. Middleton Atlanta, Ga; fo William H. Singleton, General Thomas tt [. Locker, Colonel Cecil Clay Wash ngton, D. C.; John H, Cole Charles F. li' [offman, ir., Captain Alfred T. Mahan ssl .enry l.. Rudy, New York; Frederick in aine, Minneapolis; Frank c. Osborne, tij {. Paul; Burton Mansfield, New Ha- q en; Fl. I1. Rees, Hartford; E. B. l.. lis arter, Stamford c. H. Tibbits, Wal a ngford; c. F. E. Childers, W. L. Len fo art, Pittsburg; George Wharton Pen- ar, Professor Joseph Remington, Ma so r Moses Neale, Louis B. Ruick, Phil E. lelphia; Marcus Morton. William H. ca urner. Hon. Robert Treat Paine. Will ap am V, Kellen, A. D. s. Bell Massa fe lusetts. '" THE COHPLIM ENT4RY DINNER. mm r',, 'eeches Made by Prominent Men from fel