Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04

mary Importance. we would say, IN reply,
| that this is an academic and doctrinaira
way of looking at tile subject; It is not;
practical. The spirit of worldltness Is forc-
| Ing a practical issue upon us. 1t Is taking
| from us an opportunity. and the CHER OPP
portunity we have. OF inspiring the COM
munity with Christian ideas and principles.
| that men are prone to forget. Pause
moment and think what change VIII come
over American civilization II at the end OF
| the twentieth century, the observance OF
| the Lords day will be so completely abol-
ished that it will be as hard to gather a
| congregation together on Sunday as 1t Is
| now upon Wednesday or Friday.
Another objection still will be that there
is no divine authority for Sunday observ-
ance and that 1t Is only custom. Strongly
as many of us--antt 1 for one-would COM
bat such a view, I'm times like these, IT
would be wiser to waive this point. avoid
the endless discussion it would involve, ,anc
fearlessly meet the directors on. their own
ground. Even IL Sunday observance be
only custom 1t is custom which began
| in the appearance of the risen; christ 10
His followers on Easter and the first Sun
day after Easter, and in the descent or the
Holy Ghost at Pentecost. The observance
| is mentioned in the acts of the apostles,
| and it is referred to by st. Paul. as prac-
| tice of European church in Greece, TWEEN
ty-five years after the resurrection. 1t was
made universal throughout the Roman en-
| pire by the decree of the Emperor Constan-
| tine in the beginning of the fourth CEN
fury Since that day 1t has become an his
toric custom, which has peen universally
observed
A Bond of Union
at is one of those bonds of union which
| draw together the Greek Church. the Ro-
man Church, the Anglican communion. the
Asiatic denominations of the east. and all
the Protestant denominations of Europe
and America 1t is custom imbedded IN
the literature, the poetry. the hymns or
the Christian era; In the devotional HE or
all Christian peoples. and in the sacred MS
torical memories OF every CHRISTIAN Douy'
whatever it be.
Last but not least, this custom is prac-
| tically the only rallying point around when
our Christian bodies of Washington may
| gather. as with one heart and one mind, in
safeguarding the Christian life and the ira
| ditons of the city of Washington against
| the encroachments which are being made
| upon them.
! "All that Is now needed among us Is some
! manner of united action for the defense of
| the Lords day. And this need, my breth-
| rem, is so important that 1 commend the
subject to you for thought and prayer
After the sermon holy communion was
celebrated by Rt. Rev. Lucien Kinsolving,
| bishop of Brazil. assisted by Rev. DIR. Nc
| Kim and the three archdeacons OF the dio-
cese, Revs R. P. Williams, c. d. La Roche
| and Geo. c. Graham.
The Business Session.
The regular business session of the con-
vention was called to order at 11:30 o clock
| by Bishop Satterlee. who appointed COM
| mittee on the rights of clergymen to seats.
| consisting of Rev. D. NJ. Packard. Rev.
| DR.. Bigelow and Rev. c. ]. S. Mayo: also
| a committee on the rights of lay members.
composed of Messrs Singleton, Luquer and
| Truesdell
When these committees had retired a
number of resolutions and memorials were
represented to the convention. Chevy
ric admission the
| diocese. and st. Johns parish, Bethesda,
asked for leave to change its name to Nee-
wood parish. Both of these matters were
referred to the committee on new parishes
| Assistant secretaries Of the convention
were appointed by the bishop. Revs. Ii.
Allen Griffith and Enoch M. Thompson as
Stunning the offices. The committee on the
rights of clergymen recommended for adj
| mission to seats in the convention several
clergymen retired on account of age or i'll
health. and the recommendation carried
Rev Arthur s. Johns. rector of Christ
| Church. Navy Yard, was elected secretary
of the convention.
The convention reconvened at 2 pm. after
a brief recess for lunch 1t will continue in
session this evening and tomorrow morning
and afternoon.
Members and Laymen Present
| The list of members of the convention in
| cludes the following clergymen. Rt. Rev,
! III. Y. Satterlee, D.. D.. LII. D.; ReWs. John
| G. Ames. John A. Aspinwall. David Barr
]. McC. BELOW, F. T. A. Bennett. Jesse r.
Bicknell. Frank H. Bigelow, L. H. D.: j.
| Fl. w. Blake. Peter NJ. Boyden G. c. F.
Bratenahl w. Brayshaw. c. N. G. Brown,
j. G. Bryant, c. E. Buck w. r. Bushby. j.
w Chesley, Thos; S; ChiIds, d. D.; James
| w. Clark. G. G. Cogley, John Cornell. Jas
| 3. Craighill Willard G. Davenport. VIM. L.
| Devries, PHI D.; George F. Dudley, Thos
| Duncan. d. D.; E. s. Dunlap f, A. Ed
wards. J. H Elliott, $. T D; W B. Ever
G. C. Graham, H. A. Griffith, w. p Griggs
| Rev. Alfred Harding DID,. Rev Frederick,
| b Howden, Rev. Arthur s. Johns. Rev
Thomas A tombstone. Rev. Richard t.
| Charles |. La Roche, Rev. j. W. Living
| stone, Rev Randolph w. Lowrie, DID.
| Rev Charles j. s Mayo; Rev. Randolph H.
| McKim, DID,, Rev. Willard F. Minnick
Rev. Oscar L. Mitchell. Rev. Walter A.
| Mitchell. Rev VIM. NJ Morgan Jones' Rev
| Edward M. Mott. Rev. o. FL. Murphy, DID,
| Rev. Walden Myer. Rev Thos. j. Packard,
Rev. G.. Freeland Peter. Rey William
NJ. Pettis. DID,, Rev. C. C. Pierce. d. D..
] Rev William L. Reany, Rev. John E.
| Cooke Smedes. D. D., Rev. C. Ern-
Claudius F. Smith Rev. Carl S. Smith,
Rev. Herbert 8. Smith ID. Rev. r.. Cot
ton Smith; Rev. William T. Snyder, Rev.
Charles F.: sontag, Rev. j. MacBride
Rev. W. ]. D. Thomas. Rev. E. NJ. Thomp-
son. Rev. William V. Tunnel. Rev William
R. Turner. Rev. VIM. Reeves Barker Tur-
ner Rev. o. NJ. Waller Rev John b.
! Williams. Rev. Richard P. Williams. Rev.
| c. ]. Wingate. 81
The lay members are w s. Albert, W. P.
Armstrong, w. d. Baldwin. r. B. Berry. H
| b. Bird, ST., III. c. Black. w. J. Boardman,
p. A. Bowen, G. W. Brooke, A. s. Browne,
]. w Buckley, w. w. Burdette, W. NICK.
Burroughs, H. A. Cady. Melville Church,
| A d. Cooley, j. A. Coe. L. j. Davis. ]. NJ.
| Dent. Edward M. Dickinson, E. G. Emack,
| Adam Gaddis, ID. G. Gordon. J. FL. Gordon,
j. p. Greene, Samuel Hayden, n. r. Har-
nish, w. II. J. Hebb, u. P. Hickling, J. c.
| Holland, II. s. Jones. j. M. Kenyon. alter
nate; S. E. Kramer, p. ID. Laird j. c. Lii
| burn T. III. LOCKER. Jas. Lowndes, Nicholas
Luquer, S. J. McCathran. J. NJ. Mckinney.
/ w H. NARROW, w. b. Mobley. j. r. Owens,
J. A Pearson, H. E. Pellew. r. I. Ray,
| Frederick Sasscer. T. G.. Selfridge, W. H.
| Singleton, Chas. H. Stanley. Thos. Story.
| j. w Townsend. Geo. Truesdale, S. w.
| Tulloch, r. II. Turner Frederick r. Wall
lace. acting: Samuel f. Watkins. NJ. D.,
alternate: Spencer Watkins J. l.. Weaver,
p p williams. l.. A. Wilmer, III. C. Whit
ing. ]. NJ. Wilson, G. A. Woodward and
| W. p Young.
DEAR AOMTRAI, SCHLEY SPEAKS.