Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
BISHOPS AS GUESTS.
Churchman'S League Holds Meeting at
Trinity Parish Hall.

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Trinity Parish Hall.
Trinity Parish Hall was crowded to the
doors last evening by the men of the
Churchman'S League. the occasion being
its regular autumn meeting The members
had as their honored guests the bishops In
| attendance on the pan-American conference
| and missionary council. About thirty of the
bishops were present. Much of the usual
routine of the meetings was omitted in or
der to have more time for the addresses
The meeting was opened with prayer by
| Bishop Walker of western New York The
president. Mr.. William D. Baldwin, then
welcomed the guests and explained the OBJ
| 1ects of the league, after which the execu-
tive committee, through DIR. William Z.
Young made report on the publication of
announcement of the plans for next year 8
course. which will be on the subject Of the
Mission of the Church" A letter was read
from Bishop Satterlee, who was unavoida-
bly, absent, thanking the laymen, and es-
peciall the members of the Churchman' S
League, for the mastery way in which they
have managed the details of the great meet
ings, and the preparations for the two con-
ferences.
| The first speaker was Bishop Tuttle the
/ presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
whose subject was Missions" the topic of
| the evening for all the speakers. On a mo-
| ton from the floor. heartily seconded. Bish-
! OPP futile was at the conclusion of his ad-
| dress voted into the chair, and conducted
the meeting and called upon the speakers
| for their contributions to the interest of
! the occasion.
The following responded to the call for
addresses: Bishop Dudley of Kentucky
| Bishop Talbot of central Pennsylvania
Bishop Keator of Olympia, Bishop Brewer
of Montana, the Bishop of Kewatin, in
British America; Bishop Van Buren, OF
| Porto Rico, Bishop Coadjutor Anderson OF
| ID x;,lr< 0l,,f,
The varied experiences of these bishops
in missionary undertakings. in different
chimes and under different flags, told with
| a mngling of intense earnestness and
sparkling wit, caused the hall to ring again
and again with applause.
| The meeting was closed with the bene-
diction by Bishop Talbot. Twenty new
members were elected. The hall was pretti-
| ly decorated with palms loaned for the oc-
casion by Mr.. q. D. Blackiston.
! That this was the largest and most sue
cessful meeting the league ever had was the
general opinion of the members.
Reception at Corcoran Gallery of Art
The clergy and laity of the Episcopal
Church in this city yesterday afternoon
| were afforded opportunity of meeting
| the bishops who have been attending the
| all-American conference. Several thousand
persons attended the reception at the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. The gallery was es-
| pecially decorated for the occasion.
| The floor committee uShered the guests
| At the head of the reception line was Right
| Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bishop of Wash
| ington, while next to him stood the pre-.
siding bishop of the house OF bishops, the
Right Rev. Daniel S. Tuttie of Missouri
| and next to him the Most Rev. Enos Nut
| ia II, archbishop of the West Indies.
| Down the line were the wives of several
members of the National Cathedral board OF
trustees and other ladies invited to serve
| on the reception committee. These were
Mrs. H. Y. Satteriee, Mrs. Alexander
Mackay Smith. Mrs Alfred Harding, Mrs
Randolph H. Mckim, Mrs. Charles G.
! Glover Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. r. p.
Williams, and Miss kibbey. After passing
the receiving line the guests entered the
various galleries to meet the bishops.
Lieut.. Commander Frederick A. Miller
| had charge of the arrangements. The floor
| committee that assisted him was COM
| POSED of Gen. George l.. Gillespie, Messrs. j
William Henry. c. D. Galloway Gabriel F.
| Johnston, ]. Miller Kenyon, Smith Thomp-
son. jr H. Randall Webb, Ernest Wikin-
| son. j. B. Winner, William Wheatley, War
rem S. Young, Rawlins Hume, a. b.. Mitch
| ell, DR.. f. S. Fulton Lewis, Benjamin Miller
H. S. Matthew'S +. w. McReynolds, Will
| lam B. Orme, Clifford Pinchot, W. M Pom
| dexter, Armstead Peter, a. II. G. Richard
son, F. V. Robinson, H. l.. Rust, DIR. A. r
| lor, H N Taplin, John S. Blair, William NJ
| Beall, Dr. Robert S. Beale, L. Oliver Belt
| II. Carrlngton Bolton, w. d. Davidge, jr.
| Lewis ]. Davis, NJ. T. Endicott, John p
| Earnest, NJ. +. Finley, Charles l.. Fraiey
| William w. Hill, DR.. +. S. Nash, DR.. A. b
| Mitchell. DR. T. e. Ridseway, Dr. A. Rhet,
| Stewart and DIR. A. r. Shand.