Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01


number of clergymen and laymen mako nm
| the house of deputies, and are eight from
every diocese
Bishop Daniel Sylvester futile of the do
eese OF Missouri is chairman of the house
or bishops, by succession as the sanior
pishop of the church In his absence -
Disnop would be elected chairman. as in tho
I n.1 convention at San Francisco, when
Bishop Dudley was made chairman T., t5
absence of Bishop Clark ~ TIC
Inc accession to the membership of tho
cnurcn has been large and will prohabIv
s ptang the number to 100000. In New York
state there are five dioceses and seven
Dlshops. The contributions in tba nast
m years for parochial purposes only. in
view YORK state, have amounted to over
$15, 100000. ~ o'ei
The Craftsmanship Considered.
REV Dr. Morgan Dix has been frequently
chairman OF the house of deputies. Promi-
nent among those mentioned for that posi
tlon In this convention is Rev. DR.. C. r.
Hutchins Of Massachusetts. who has been
secretary of the general convention through
twenty-seven years.
The presence of the archbishop NJ C,r+o-
bury and of other bishops and prelates al
ready named by The Star will be a dis
tinguishing feature. Many of these for
elgn visitors are already at PhiIadelnhjs
taking part in the annual convention nro
ceed1ngs of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew
As usual, several vital matters are slated
ioI uiscuSSion Inc name of the church
Will come up. and although the committee
OF nine is expected to report no change"
the sentiment Is said to be even stronger
now for change of name than three years
ago.
Bishop Paret of Maryland has recently
urged in very strong letter that the
canons as whole be accepted as presented
by the commission, and put on trial for
| three years, without the tedious discussion
| the digest usually provokes. The bishop ex-
cepts the canon on marriage and divorce.
This canon will probably come under
we're discussion.
The language of the canon is said to be
not explicit, and the meaning not clear. 1t
gives "a loop for irregularities the part
of the clergy asked to marry divorced peo-
Pile Church people generally are said to
be not concerned with the tremendous
amount of journalistic utterance on the
subject lately given to the public, but to
earnestly desire the church law to be de-
cided and definite.
Two of the leading clergymen of Wash
ington are said to be of Numerically op-
pOsite views upon the subject, and will
likely figure prominently in the house dis
cussiors.
Report of Diocese of Washington.
This diocese will probably make a fiatter-
ing report in many particulars. The lathe
dral fund has advanced to nearly a million
dollars under the skillful control of the
Right Rev. Bishop Satterlee. Work among
the colored people has received special at
tention, and many promising missions have
gotten under way, there now being in and
near Washington about fifty churches and
missions.
The delegates from this diocese are:
Clerieal-Revs Drs. Alfred Harding r.
H. McKim. Arthur s. Johns. Richard +.
Williams.
fayetteville W. Fuller Chief Justice of
the United States Supreme Court: Charles
H. Stanley. chancellor of the diocese; Ar
thur s. Browne and Seymour w. Tulloch
The alternates are:
ClericalRevs- Drs. Thos- A. tombstone,
Il. Cotton Smith. ]. H. W. Blake and G. e.
Buck.
Lay-Messrs Melville Church. W. h.
Singleton, Jos. H. Taylor, DR.. D. c. Cor
Don.
The election of suffragan bishops, the
separation of the board of missions from
the convention as whole. and the division
of the country into diocesan districts are
other matters of Importance expected to
come forward
To Last About Twelve Days.
While the actual business of the conven-
ton will not extend over more than twelve
Or fourteen days. yet before and after vsri-
Gus auxiliary societies will have meetings
in Boston Fifty of the bishops will be en-
tertained at Hotel Somerset
Delegates and Alternates.
Delegates and alternates to the house of
deputies from other nearby dioceses are as
follows:
Northumberland: Rev. DR. James Hous-
ton Eccleston, Baltimore; Rev. DIR. John
Sebastian Bach Hodges, Baltimore; Rev.
Edwin Barnes Niver, Baltimore; Rev. DR..
William Meade Dame BALTIMORE Rev.
Robert Saunders COPELAND, Baltimore; Rev.
Percy Foster Hall, Gainesville; Rev. Arthur
Chiffon Powell, Baltimore; Rev William
II. H. Powers, Towson. Lay: Joseph Pack
a. n iponr Nvirfp d,ll
l. T. Jones, Elk Ridge; Bernard Carter
Baltimore; H Irvine Keyser Baltimore:
Lloyd Lowndes, Baltimore; Daniel Al.
Thomas. Baltimore; Edward N. Rich, Bal
timore.
Easton-Clerical: Very Rev. Edward Rob-
ms Rich. Easton; Rev. Franklin Bache Ad-
k1ns, Easton; Rev j. Gibson CAN'T North
East; Rev. Wordsworth Young Beaver,
Easton; Rev. William Alex. Coale Earle
vile; Rev. Samuel Edison, KennedyvilIe:
Rev. David Howard, Salisbury; Rev. Henry
b. Martin, M D., Chestertown. Lay: w.
Hopper Gibson, CentervilIe; w. Frank
Kerbin. Snow Hill: Charles F. Holland.
Salisbury; Edwin s. Valiant, Church Hill:
Col. William s. Muse Cambridge: H. l.. d.
Stanford. Princess Anne; James A. Stevens,
Nd. D., Denton.
Virginia Clerical. Rev. VIM. Meade
Clark. Richmond; Rev. DR.. Robert Strange
Richmond tsince elected bishop coadjutor
Of east Carolira): Rev. DIR. Angus Crawford
~AASoiot5AedA octaildiy NdDTodu on leave or
absenee}; Rev. Fdk. VIM. Neve, Ivy Depot
Rev. William Dickinson Smith, Fredericks-
burg. Rev. John j. Gravatt. Richmond:
Rev. Henry Bedinger Lee, Charlottesville;
Rev. Bergman Green. Theological Semi
nary. Lay-Joseph Bryan. Richmond; H
p. Mayo, Richmond; John l.. Williams,
Richmond; l. NJ. Blackboard. LID, Alex
andria; Joseph Wilmer Theological Semi
nary; John G. Williams, Orange; A. w.
Wallis, Fredericksburg; Roswell Page
Richmond.
Southern Yirginia-C Clerical: Rev. DIR. Bey- J