Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
OF THE EPISCOPAL MISSIONARY
COUNCIL.
It's Sessions Begun in st. Johns
Church-Bishop Satterlee's Address
"A Business Meeting.

The Womans Auxiliary of the Missionary
Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
OF the United States of America began its
sessions at st. Johns Church this forenoon.
Holy communion was celebrated after an
address by Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee
of the diocese of Washington. See That
You Walk Circumspectly'' was the subject
of Bishop Satterlee's address. He said that
the Lords prayer was a document that
should be read and understood by every
one.
The auditorium of st. Johns Church was
well filled. The Rev. DR.. Joshua Kimber of
the general missionary board, New York
city, read the epistle The Rev. DR.. Roland
Cotton Smith, rector of st. Johns read the
gospel.
When the morning service was over the
diocesan officers and delegates gathered in
the parish hall of st. Johns Church, near
10th and l streets. This was business
session distinctively and only those per-
sons who had credentials were admitted TO
the hall.
At o'clock this afternoon general
meeting was held at st. Johns parish hall.
Mr.. John w. Wood corresponding secretary
of the board of missions, presided.
Five-mnute talks were given by number
OF missionaries who came to Washington to
attend the meeting. Among those who were
scheduled to participate in the afternoon
SESSION were BISHOP ITlSWOlu VI odllld,
Mrs. Pott. Shanghai: Miss Mahony, West
Africa: Mrs. Mann North Dakota; Mrs.
Hunter. st. Augustine's school, Raleigh.
and Miss Thacher. who has returned recent
ly from the Philippines.
Tonight's Program.
At 8 o'clock this evening. at Epiphany
parish hall. G street, near 18th, general
meeting will be held. The subject will be
1.-THE United Offering of 1904, as viewed
from the standpoint of the Church Periodi-
cal Club. by Mrs. ]. l.. Chaplin, general Sec
rotary of the club: the Missions Study Class.
by Miss L. c. Jarvis, corresponding secre-
tary of the Junior Department, Connecticut
Branch: the Guild Of ST. Barnabas for
Nurses, by Mrs. William Read Howe, gen
eral secretary of the guild; the Gir.s'
Friendly Society. by Mrs. Thomas Roberts.
president of the society; the Daughters of
the King, by Miss e. l.. Ryerson, general
secretary Of the order: Sisters and Their
Associates by Mrs. T. c. Wetmore. presi-
dent Of the Asheville branch. and associate
of the Sisters of st. Mary; Deaconess Train
Ing Schools, by Deaconess Knapp, dean OF
the New York Training School for Deacon
esses; the Woman's Auxiliary, with Its Jun
Tor Department. by Mrs. A. L. Sioussat, pres
ident of the Maryland branch; the Mission
airy in the Field. by Mrs. F. l.. IL. Pott,
Shanghai: the United Offering, by Mrs. r.
H. Soule. treasurer for the United Offering,
New York branch.
Increase of Church'S Efforts.
"Why the church should increase its
efforts on behalf Of the white people OF
the west and southwest: the negro he
Indians and the people of the new pos
sessions" was the subject taken up by
the missiona council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon.
Addresses were made by Rt. Rev. Shell
don NJ. Griswold, bishop of Salina; J. II.
NJ Pollard, archdeacon of North Caro-
lima; Rev. Sherman Coolidge Of Boise and
Rt. Rev. James II. Van Buren,. bishop of
Porto Rico.
A resolution was passed calling on the
general convention at its next session to
make itself the board of missions and
thereby make missionary work the great
work of the entire church.
Several addresses were delivered last
evening on the general subject of The
Church and the Evangelization Of the.
World" The Rev. F. II. Pott, president
OF ST. Johns College of Shanghai, spoke
on How the Church is Doing Her Work
in China" and Bishop Dudley spoke on
Foreign Missions the Church's Inspi-
ration" The latter expressed his graft
fcation that the church was awakening
to its sense of responsibility for mission
airy work and gradually developing into
one great missionary society.
Bishop futile of Missouri, who presided
at the closing meeting, expressed the be-
lief that the council had accomplished a
vast amount of real good and had aroused
interest in missions. Final adjournment
was then taken.