The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-16
Call Issued for Pan-Ameri-
can Conference Which
Shall Meet in October and
Consider Great Church
Questions.
Distinguished Clerics TO At
tend From Canada, North
and South America, the
West Indies, and Eastern
Islands.

BY the authority OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF America invitations
are soon to be issued to all bish-
ops of the Anglican faith OF the
Western Hemisphere to convene in
Washington and participate in a Pan
American conference in the course
OF the first week in October Many
details as 10 this conference are
now indefinite. but the plans OF the
three bishops who control the prepara-
tiens provide for an attendance OF sbou.
125 clerics. a discussion OF all mission
airy matters, and probably strong
movement toward Christian unity. 1t
is thought the convention may begin
Friday. October 2. and end the follow
ing sunday
This meeting will be the first gather
ing OF this nature in the history OF
this church in America.
special committee was appointed at
the last session OF the House OF Bishops
Of the United States held in San Fran
cisco about year ago. 10 consider the
advisability of such a meeting and 10
make such preparations for il as seemed
needfuL This committee consisted OF
the Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee. Bishop
of Washington; the Rev. Thomas Under
wood Dudley, Bishop of Kentucky, aud
the Rev. William A Leonard, Bishop OF
Ohio and for many years rector Of St
Johns Church IN this city.
By correspondence or otherwise. these
churchmen agreed about a week ago to
issue a call for the special conference
contemplated by the House OF Bishops.
and ixed upon Washington as the most
suitable meeting place for a body which
should represent the Episcopal Church
OF North 8rnerfcs. South Snlerfca- Cen
tral America. The West Indies, Hawaii.
the Philippines. and several missionary
posts in China and Japan.
Convocation of Great Importance.
Manifestly, such gathering must in
eiude great many men Of International
distinction and assume an Importance
unusual even for an International church
convention The roll OF the convention
is expected TO include about 125 bishops.
and so great is the general interest in
the two purposes OF the convention.
that nearly this entire number is ex-
pected to report.
Many Of the names on this roll are
especially familiar to Washfngtonians.
Bishop William Paret OF Maryland.
which diocese once included the Dis
trict of Columbia; Bishop Alexander
Mackay- Smith. who recently retired
from the rectOrshiD of St Johns 20
become bishop eoadjutor OF Pennsyl-
vania; Bishop Leonard. who for many
years served St. Johns Church and who
~ ha
and beloved chrrehmen OF his faith in
the District OF Columbia.
Other names Of interest are those OF
the Right Rev. T. NJ Clark. bishop OF
Rhode Island and presiding bishop; the
Right Rev. d. S. Tuttle. bishop of Mis-
souri,; the Right Rev ". c. Doane. bish-
ID OF Albany; the Right Rev. F. D. Hun
iington. bishop OF Central New York:
the Right Rev. T. E Dudley. bishop OF
Kentucky; the Right Rev George r.
Seymour bishop OF Springfield, III: the
Right Rev. Henry c. Potter. bishop OF
New York city; the Right Rev EtheIbert
Talbot. bishop OF Central Pennsylvania;
he Right Rev C. X Nelson. bishop Of
Georgia; the Right Rev. William Law
renee. bishop Of Massachusetts: the
Right Rev. J. B. Cheshire. Bishop OF
North Carolina; the Right Rev. Frank
R. MiIlspaugh. bishop Of Kansas. the
Right Rev. p T. Rowe. bishop of Alas
Sa: the Right Rev. 4. c. A. Hall. bishop
Df Vermont
Will Discuss Christian Unity.
A meeting similar in its essentials TO
his prospective gathering in Washing
ton was held several years ago in the
palace Of the Archbishop of Canterbury
and its proceedings published in the
form Of the Lambeth Quadriiatteral."
This conference is. however. to be dis
ainctive. II viii bring together the
foremost figures in the work of this de-
from Canada. the United
States and a vast area Of the worlds
surface which reaches from Porto Rico
10 Hankow. Shanghai. KyOto. ana Tokyo.
It's sessions viii be approximately sim
lltaneOus with those OF the missionary
Of lesser proportions to be
held in Washington next fall. and which
has already been described in thu
OF The Times. But it will have.
In addition to its wider Jurisdiction. a
breadth of scope over the mission
lry labors OF the church which the lesser
could not exercise. The dis
cussion OF Christianity. a contamination
which has always been regarded with es-
,ecial favor by Anglican ehurchren, will
also mark the conference as a meeting
0f extraordinary interest A union OF
III Christian faiths tending irresistibly
10 a Christianization OF the world anI
operating to avoid the Duplication and