The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
OMAHA TO HAVE
A GREAT MEETING
DISTRICT MISSIONARY CONFER
ENCE OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas and Mon
tana Will Be Represented Bishops
Edsall, Hare, Mann, Brewer and the
Two Morrisons to Participate in the
Exercises. -
Special to The Journal.
EXERCISES.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 14.--Great interest is mani
Tested turnout the sixth missionary district of
the Episcopal church in the missionary conference
to be held In Omaha jan IS to %. This Is the
second conference Of the kind ever held. Before
the last general conference it was customary
to hold general missionary conferences annually,
representing the church in the entire United
States, but the last general conference divided
the country into seven missionary districts, Oma-
ha being near the center OF the sixth. The
first conference was held in Kansas City.
The sixth missionary district embraces the
doceses Of Missouri, West Missouri Iowa, Min
nesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and the mis-
sionary districts Of North Dakota, South Dakota,
Laramie Montana. Salina and Duluth. The
population of the sixth district is $4,000 000 of
which the church has membership Of $50, 600.
There are $50 clergymen in the district, two
thirds Of them being missionaries. '.s -
The conference will have interest for al
classes The Womans auxiliary, usually held
in February, will be coincident with this. The
first day Of the conference will be devoted to
the auxiliary. The dinner given Wednesday,
| Jan. 10, to the delegates by the Nebraska
lures, being the first formal opening OF the con.
| ference. This dinner will be served at the
Willard hotel and covers will be laid for $3.50
| Paul Charlton will be POSTMASTER. Bishop VII
| hams Of Nebraska will make address of vel
come; Bishops Tuttle, Edsall, Mann and Nor
rison, and Frank Q. Osborne, Rev. Irving p
Johnson of st. Paul and J. NJ. Woolworth ant
A. D. Parker will respond to toasts.
| popular feature will be the missionary masi
meeting set for Jan. 20. The topic will b.
worldwide Missions and A. 8. Lloyd, gen
eral secretary Of the board of foreign missions
| from New York will be the principal speaker.
One Of the social features will be recep
ton at Brownell hall Thursday evening
| where opportunity will be given to meet thu
bishops and delegates. Sunday afternoon in thu
| cathedral will be given over to children
rally and special cars will bring all the Sunda!
school children Of Omaha to the downtown dis
trict, where they will line up outside the churcl
| and march in with banners and much ceremony
Those prominent at the meetings will be Co
! adjutor Bishop Williams of Nebraska, Bishop
D. S. Tuttle of Missouri. Bishop Hare of Soutl
Dakota, Bishop E. R. Atwill of Kansas City
! Bishop R. L. Brewer of Montana, George +
Henry of Des Moines, Bishop Edsall of Mime
sofa, Bishop Olmstead of Colorado; Very Rev
II. NJ. Hart, dean Of st. Johns cathedral
Denver; Rev. H. NJ. Houghton Of St. Marks
! Denver; Rev. Carroll NJ. Davis st. Louis, secre
tary Of the conference Bishop Morrison Of Iowa
| Bishop Morrison Of Duluth, Bishop A. s. Grave
of Laramie, Bishop S. N. Griswold Of Salina
Bishop Cameron Mann Of North Dakota, Bisho
Millspaugh of Kansas and Bishop George Worth
ington of Nebraska. ..+