The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-10-01
BROTHERHOOD OF ST, ANDREW
Great Gathering Addressed by the
Bishop of London
Remarks OF Speakers Mainly Humor-
ous-Used Modern Slang Which
He Admitted He Had Picked Up
I'm this Couutry-Delegates Receiv-
ed by President ut White House.

ed by President ut White House.
Washington, September 28.-The ad-
dress Of thf Bishop of London at a
gathering at Continental Hall and the
election of members of the interna-
tional council of the organizations
were the features of todays sessions
of the twenty-seventh annual session
of the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
The delegates were received by Pres
ident Roosevelt at the white house
this afternoon. The president also
entertained at luncheon Right Rev.
Wilmington Ingram, the bishop 7
London; Silas McBee and Chaplain
Anderson of the bishops suite, and
| Secretary of the Interior Garfield,
/ and Assistant Attorney General Cool
| ey were also present.
The address of the bishop was main
| ly humorous. The influence for good
| of man over his fellows was the theme
OF his informal remarks and he said
that the force of unconscious influ-
ence he had found to be greater than
conscious effort. In fact, he said, he
always made a sad mess of it, when
he went out deliberately to influence
any one He had many times been
invited to the United States to address
the brotherhood and at one time had
been offered one hundred pounds
| sterling and all expenses to come
That offer, he said, gave him great
idea of the solvency of the Brother,
hood He said he was in great feal
during his talk of pressing the buttor
that would release one of the three
addresses he had arranged to deliveI
tomorrow.
In his talk the bishop used modern
slang phrases which he admitted HI
and picked up on this side of the At
1antic. "That your influence shall
be unquestioned,' he said, you mus
not only have nothing up your sleeve
but obviously there must be nothing
up your sleeve. There must be NJ
suggestion of cheating or jockeyin :
and no underhand methods. He re
ferred to an incident connected wiz
the gift of book to Bishop Satterle
on the occasion of his recent visit t.
L4Ondon.s
Addressing the Bishop of Washing
ton, the Bishop of London said:
"'Shall I inscribe this to Henry Q
Washington ?" whereupon, accordin
to the speaker, the bishop of Wash
!. ington replied:
e | tBy no means. My people wi
l. think I am putting on frills.' H
| +do& 4Io r-nr1d fhn
: pie you want to reach will not stan
e for a person having too good an opir
4 ion of himself.
s'To have a good influence over pet
:. pie you must be absolutely straight
- said the bishop 'and right herr II
n me say that that seems to be II
r leading characteristic Of your splend
n president. Since arriving yesterds
lN I have had three or four hours of Il
I most delightful conversation ev
- had with any one in my life
" Announcement was made that e
IS next meeting of the Brotherhood
to England would be held July to
is inclusive, 1898, at Oxford UnlVersl'
es During the afternoon members of t
u various councils we're chosen, a.
&c special meetings held by the brotne
ne / hood in the United States and I
brotherhood in Canada. The de
Id gates later visited the white nou
of and were received by the Preslde
ed Bishop Satterlee, of the diocese
0n Washington, this evening gave q
or ner in honor of the Lord Blsnop
,ss London, who is his house guest.
Ir. cluded in the dinner party were
en- number of the noted prelates III
)ll abroad and this country VINO are IL
'es in attendance upon the convention
,e- the brotherhood. A reception loii'
| ed the dinner.