The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-19
EPISCOPAL BISHOPS
OF PAN-AMfRlCA
An important Religious Conference
10 Being Held in eig Cathedral
~ At Washington.

washington, oct. 19-Tne ascend
ling Of the Pan-American conference
Of Anglican bishops. which meets to-
morrow at the Pro Cathedral Of the
Ascension, is one Of the most impor-
tant conventions of the Protestant
Episcopal church ever held. It's de-
alterations will be followed with In
terest by church members everywhere
on account OF the contentious Ques-
tons to be. discussed.
The conference is the first Of the
kind ever held In the western world,
and is modelled on the lines of the
Worlds Episcopal conference held at
Lambeth q year or so ago, Those in
attendance will include q large ms,
jority of the one hundred bishops in
the United States and Canada, the
bishops in Jamaica, Porto Rico. Hayti
and Honolulu. Altogether the attend
ance of bishops and visitors will reach
several hundred, and although the
Prot Cathedral is one of the. largest
Episcopal. churches IN Washington it's
seating capacity is wholly inadequate
Tor the number who have sought
cards for admission These were ex-
hausted at an early hour. today. The
public will be admitted only to the
opening services. The regular SEES
sions Of the conference will be held
behind closed doors.
The choir has prepared its most
triumphant music for the opening
service. Morning prayer, and holy
communion will open the convention
at 10 o'clock. The presiding officer
probably will be Bishop Daniel s.
Tuttle of Missouri, with. Rev. Dr.. Hart
secretary of the Episcopal House of
Bishops, as secretary.
No fixed program has been adopted
for the conference, but it will prob
ably devote it's attention to the con-
sideration Of church expansion along
missionary lines. Among others, the
question relating to the adoption Of
the proposed missionary canon will
be brought up The purpose of insti-
tuting this canon in the church, it is
stated, will bring the missionary work
of the church into closer organic re-
aations with the work Of the denomi-
nation. Other matters to come up
for consideration includes the ques-
ton of divided jurisdiction on radical
as on geographical lines, and also the
important matter of bprimates.
The missionary council will begin
its sittings imme diateiy after the set
ting of the bishops is concluded. This
is the annual rally of Episcopal mis-
sion interests, and is held on years
that the general convention does not
meet. Reports for the yeareare made
by the official board Of missions.s by
the church missionary society, the
volunteer body and the woman's aux
iliary. Legislative matters are not
taken up, since the council has mo jur,
isdiction in such. The Sunday School
and woman's auxiliarys will, report
the largest receipts in their history,
the voluntary body will report it's prin
cipal work, that in Brazil, to have
made phenomenal progress and it
self to be, free from debit but the
board OF missions, the omdal organl
zation, will it is, said, be compelled to
report not so great progress as had
been hoped in its financial income.
The social features Of the gather
ing of churchmen are to be numeroual
and interesting. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt are arranging for q recep-
ton at the White House. The Bishop
Of Washington and Mrs. Satterlee will
receive them at their home on Mas
sachusetts avenue. and the church
society will give a dinner
in their honor. - iff ~ i