The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-21

probability, amounting to overwhelm-
ing assumption" was on the side of the
affirmative. A doctrine so important,
so inspiring, a doctrine that had come
down from Christ's time, ought not to
be lightly laid aside.
SHOULD There Be a National Cathe-
dral at Washington, d. CO" was the
question treated by w. HI. Singleton, of
Washington. He thought that great
Episcopal cathedral at the center of the
nations political and social life would
help both the church and Christianity.
The bishop in charge could be depend
ed upon to make the service attractive
to all denominations.
Several speakers suggested that
such a cathedral might become for
America what Westminster abbey is
for Great Britain. Bishop Edsall APP
proved the project of a Washington
cathedral, the more so that it would be
in charge of Bishop Satterlee. 1t might
fittingly typify the Christian breadth
and conservatism for which the EpiS-
copal church had always stood.
Bishop, EdsaIl Thanked.
BY a standing vote Bishop Edsall
was thanked for his beautiful and
inspiring address,"
Before aGjourning the conference
elected as its next president Maj. TaX-
lOr E. Brown, of Chicago, who has for
six years held the post of secretary.
Maj. Moses Veale, of Philadelphia, was
chosen vice president, and Jackson w.
Sparrow, of Cincinnati, secretary
treasurer.
Last evening a dinner was given at
the Commercial club by the Church
Club of Minnesota to the conference
delegates and other guests. The toasts
were: Welcome to Our Guests, +"
n Ok y H.
Minnesota Church club; "The Inf1u-
ence and Duty Of the Churchmen and
the Church Club" John S. Conner, re-
firing president of the conference;
THE Glory of the Church." Jesse Hol-
dom, president of the Church club, Of
Chicago; THE Church School" DR..
! Henry d. Robinson, warden of Racine
college; "Churchmen and Thinkers, "
| Bishop NJ E. Fawcett, of Quincy, Ill.
The Northwestern guests included
Bishop Edsa1l, Minneapolis; Rex. FL. F.
Parshall, st. Cloud; Gen. G. c. G. Carr,
! Col. c. A. Williams, Col. j. w. Allison,
st. Paul, and Col. A. Peake, Valley
| City, N. D.
| Church Clubs Have $500 Members.
Yesterday morning the delegates par
| took of the communion at Christ
| church, where they were afterwards
| addressed by Bishop Edsall. In his
annual address, delivered when the
| conference was called to order at the
| parish house, President Conner men
| toned that there were Fl church clubs
| in the country with 5000 members
A special committee-Maj. Brown
| Mr.. Singleton and Mr.. Osborne
| appointed to weigh the proposal that
| conference meetings be held every two
| years instead of annually.
r. S. Tuthill, Chicago, judge of the
| Juvenile court of Cook county, Illinois
! in a paper upon 'TThe-Attitude of the
! State Toward Delinquent Boys and
| Girls" described the origin and meth
| DDS of his tribunal and explained the
value of such methods for reforming
children. He supported the modern
| belief that prevention, not punishment
should be the prime end of all dealings
| with the criminal or delinquent classes
| During the last session of the con-
| ference this morning Edward c.. Niles
of Concord, n. H., will speak upor
| 1.-THE Proposed Change of the Name Of
| the Church." This afternoon the con-
ference delegates, as guests of the Min
nesota Church club, will ride in a spe-
cial trolley car through the Twin Cities
| and their parks.