Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
CLERGY AND LAYMEN
Meeting Today of Brotherhood
of St. Andrew.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME
Preliminary Prayer Service Held in
Various Churches.
DECLARATION OF PURPOSE
Bishop Mccormick breaches Ami
versary STANDARDIZATION
Of Officers

With all preliminaries concluded the twen-
ty-second annual convention of the Broth
erhood of ST. Andrew got down to real
work this afternoon in Continental Hall.
Officers were elected and the convention
was thrown open after welcoming addresses
by James L. Houghtelng. founder of the
order, by the Bishop of Washington and
by Commissioner Macfarland. First Prin-
ciples" will be the subject Of the general
conference, which opens at O'Clock this
afternoon, after responses to the welcoming
addresses have been made by G. A. King
of Great Britain, his grace, the Archbishop
of the West Indies. and N. F. Davidson of
Canada.
Following holy communion, administered
In the several Protestant Episcopal churches
throughout the city at O'Clock this morn
ing. the brotherhood assembled at the
Church of the Epiphany. G street between
18th and 14th streets northwest. at 9:30
o'clock in a meeting for prayer. The Rt.
can church, presided at the service. and
he made an address upon the subject. The
Joy of Worship.
again gathered in the Church of the Epiph-
any for the formal opening service Of the
day Ri. Rev. DR.: J. n. Mccormick.
bishop coadjutor of western Michigan,
preached the anniversary sermon.
Taking the text from the 10Th chapter
of ST. John. the 18th verse. Bishop Nc
Cormick applied 1t to the battlecry of the
brotherhood Of st. Andrew-''The winning
of men and of the world to the kingdom
of Christ"
On Native Ground.
"In the discussion of this topic the men
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew are on
their native ground" declared the speaker
1.-The kingdom Of God is the life of the
brotherhood and its inspiration. The very
battle-ground of the brotherhood Is the
kingdom, the kingdom, the spread Of the
kingdom of God
There are four days ahead of you in this
convention, my brothers. and during that
time all phases of the great problems of to-
day will be placed before you. 1t is my
place In this anniversary sermon to point
out to You only in a very general way the
questions which lay before you.
Here, then, is no child's play. Here is no
academic discussion Of this denomination
in that. We are told that the age in which
We live Is an age of transition. The king
doms of this world are involved in a series
understand or even imagine. Broadly
speaking. the changes which are coming
are changes in social conditions. and the
point wish to emphasize is that we must
insist that the church take herself serious
ly. She must take advantage of every stra-
tegic point in advancing herself and the
rule of God among the races of man.
1.-The Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew knows
no distinction of class or caste. It would
be a brotherhood. indeed, and would I'LL
that great word full of meaning. 1t means
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew wants to find
way to reach the man on the bench, the
man In the ship. the store and on the street,
and do its part to bring about both civic
and social redemption. Definite brother
hood work means striving for a definite
thing, to bring men in definite relation to
a definite thing-to the kingdom Of God"
A preliminary meeting for juniors was
held in the Epiphany Parish Hall, and
about 300 Of the younger delegates attended.
National Secretary Hubert Carleton out
lined the work which he thought would
be most helpful to the boys.
Temporarily Organized.
Temporary organization was effected at
the opening of the afternoon session of
the convention, and n Ferrar Davidson.
formerly president of the Canadian coun,
Gil, read the annual report of the Internal
tional committee, which was in part as fol-
lows:
LAS we look back to the last interna-
tionaI convention we can see that the prog
ress of the brotherhood has been steadily
onward Since that convention the policy
OF organizing small chapters with carefully
selected material has resulted in greater
average efficiency. The greatest gain has
been in the more permanent establishment
of the Junior department. While no new
national brotherhood has been established
In the last ten years, yet there have been
inquiries Of late to the formation of al
lied branches in Brazil. China. Cuba,
Mexico and southern and southeastern
Africa.
with our growth In numbers, and in
depth and earnestness Of purpose, more
thorough and systematic work has been
possible. More widespread effort Is con-
stantly being made to attract men to week
day services In Lent, to canvass parishes
thoroughly for confirmation classes, and to
make mems communion the inspiration of
parish life.''
Synopses Of the reports of the national
councils OF the United States, Canada, Eng
land and Japan were included with that Of
the International committee. 1t was shown
thar steady growth has been the norton of