Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-21
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Proceedings at the Council Of
Bishops.

Upon reassembling yesterday afternoon
Bishop futile welcomed the bishops In brief
speech. He called upon Archbishop NuttaI
of the West Indies. who spoke felicitousfy,
as did also Bishop Satterlee of the District
of Columbia. The latter spoke apprecfa-
lively of the morning service and OF the
excellence and dignity of the sermon by
Bishop Doane.
Bishop futile expressed to the congress
his inability to preside over Its delibera-
tons. because of imperfect hearing. he
requested them to elect some one else
Bishop Dudley of Kentucky was thereupon
unanimously chosen presiding officer.
Rishop Mills of Ontario was elected Secre-
tary Rev. William Devries of this city and
Rev. Thomas Packard of Rockville Were
elected assistants The congress adjourned
shortly after l O'Clock for luncheon. reas-
sembling at 30.
A lively discussion occurred at the after
noon session as to whether the proceedings
of the conference should be considered as
confidential Bishop Hall of Vermont made
a motion to this effect.
Bishop Henry c. Potter of New York de-
clared that he would not be bound by any
rule of secrecy. Right Rev. Thomas r.
Gailor. bishop of Tennessee, led the opposi-
ton to Bishop Halls motion. which was de-
feated. Bishop Hall and Bishop ]. b.
Cheshire of North Carolina were appointed
as a press committee to give out such mat
tiers as the congress SnOuiu ueelH pi uueHt.
Position Officially Declared.
At the close of the first days session the
press committee issued the following Off
cial statement, which included what the
bishops desired the church should know of
the proceedings:
THE meeting of bishops holding Office in
the United States. in Canada and in the
West Indies Is for the purpose of confer
ence between the bishops on matters espe-
cially affecting the work of the church in
the western hemisphere.
THE conference is not for the purpose of
legislation. The meetings are private, and
only sucn matters will be given for publica-
ton as the conference may authorize.
This afternoon the subject for consider
alton was the relation of the several
branches of the Anglican communion in
America u one another.
Suggestions were made as to the trans
fer of clergymen from one national church
TO another, with view to the better main
tenance of discipline and the protection
from unworthy ministers"
From until IL O'Clock last night the
bishops who are in Washington to attend
the Pan-American congress were the guests
of Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee at his resi-
de 1907 Massachusetts avenue. In adj
dition TO the bishops there were present a
distinguished gathering of the laity. includ-
ing a large number of persons prominent in
the social circles of the city. The home of
tne DlSnOp OF the uOceSe OF
was beautifully decorated with flowers and
palms
The receiving party, who met the guests
In the drawing room. included Bishop Sat
terlee. Mrs. Satterlee. Miss Satterlee,
Bishop II. L. Dudley of Kentucky, Mrs.
Dudley. Miss Dudley. Archbishop Enos
Nuttall of the West Indies. Mrs. Randolph
H McKim. Bishop Daniel S. futile of Mis-
souri,. Miss Hitchcock, daughter of the Sec
rotary of the Interior; Bishop William C.
Doane and Mrs. Doane.
Among those who attended were Rev. and
Mrs John A. Aspinwall. Mr.. James r. Gar
field. Mrs. Garfield, Mr. Clifford Pinchot
Col. and Mrs. Andrews. Mr.. and Mrs. JAS
Lowndes. Mr.. c. j. Bell, Gen. II. c. Corbin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde. Gen. and Mrs.
Greeley Miss Greeley DIR. and Mrs. H. C.
Bolton. Mrs. Robert C. Catlin, Miss Catlin
Miss l.. A. Bangs. Miss Bessie ]. kibbey
Mrs. Gardner. Rev. and Mrs. G. c.. Brate-
nahl. Deaconesses Yeo and Barclay, Louis
j. Davis. Rev. and Mrs. Teunis 8. Hamlin
Mr. and Mrs. W. d. Baldwin.
The ushers were Rev. DR.. Devries rector
OF st. Marks Church; Rev. G. F. Peter
Rev. c. r. Stetson. Rev. F. F. Kraft Rev
Weldon Myer. Rev. E. s. Dunlop Rev. F.
b. Howden and Rev. w. ]. d. Thomas.