The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
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century an attempt was made 10 destroy
the Holy Eucharist and the great church
centered around Il; but Il is the same
question as the incarnation. and was
! answered N the same way. The his
tory Of the Church Of England is a strug-
gle against Calvinism and Puritanism
for the Holy Eucharist"
The concluding address was made by
Bishop Satterlee. who chose as his sub
ject: The living union with the ascend
ed Christ He dwelt on the fact that
the communion service was preached by
Christ before His death. and that the
Joy OF the apostles at the resurrection
was the surest proof that they knew
| He was 20 be more firmly Joined to them
| in the communion.
Bishop Jacobs. Of st. Adams. pro-
| nounced the benediction.
Bishop Starts with Prayer.
Bishop II. H. Montgomery, secretary Of
the Society for the Propagation OF the
! Gospel, and Bishop Of England opened
the general conference in the afternoon
with a prayer. after which he extended
a cordial invitation to all delegates 10 at
/ tend the Pan-Anglican Congress. which
/ will be held In London on June 1921 next
year.
/ He explained that every diocese in the
| Anglican Church would be asked to send
/ six delegates. but that as many who
were interested In the work Of the con
/ gress would be gladly received. Presi-
| dent Gardiner thanked the bishop in the
( name Of the convention.
/ Following Bishop Montgomery. the gen
J eral conference began with a talk on
Bible classes by A. G. Alexander. presi-
! dent Of The brotherhood in Canada. He
said that less than 80 per cent of the
chapters have taken UP Bible class work.
which he characterized as the most i'm
pOrtant that the Brotherhood can do.
Encourages Bible Classes.
( He then gave the reasons why Bible
classes should be encouraged. saying that
/ they were the most direct method Of
reaching souls. provide a maximum
amount OF work for all, give workers a
| greater opportunity Of coming into close
contact with all men, and that they had
proved an admirable recruiting ground
He also made mention Of the fact that
the brotherhood itself was founded in
Bible class He showed that the Bible
classes IN Canada had made great prog
ress.
F. o. Zesinger. Of ST. Mathews Chap
ter, Philadelphla, .o4cs-ed with an ad-
dress on "Co-sT-:aaiicc Campaigns" in
which he degI5red TIE Luck Of definite
ness which caasscter.zsa some Of the
campaigns. an sait 1aat confirmation
was the greatest f.5ip IN the world for
people TO lead p Christian life In con
clusion. he said that every man should
make it his work to bring at least one
soul 10 confirmation.
Others Taking Part.
Others who took part in the conference
and delivered speeches were G. Frank
Shelby. New York district secretary, on
MEMS Communlon;" F ". Thomas.
general secretary for Canada. on Visit
ing;' John A. Birmingham. Canadian
Western secretary, on Hotels and Hos
pitality." and Public Institutions" by
J. J. D. Hall, prison chaplain, of EnsIey.
Ala. Mr.. Hall laid particular stress on
the fact that men in prison are none the
less men, and that II was the duty of
every Christian 10 help them to become /
better He said that he thought that il |
heaven was on earth It was in a prison
when contrite prisoners pray.
Sectional conferences followed in differ |
ent rooms Of the hall. The subjects Of |
the conferences and the leaders follow:
House 70 house canvass room 90 Continental Hail; /
T. H. Bonsall president Philadelphia l. A mem. |
Der national council Travelling men room 2 Con
tinental Hall. c. F. Shelby New York district sec
rotary. Prayer book distribution auditorium Con
tinentd Hall; r. II. Gardiner president Brother i
hood Of ST. Andrew In United States. Local as /
sembly officers and work room 2 Continental Hall
W 4 Cornelius, president Of pittsburg l. A., mem
Der Of national council How TO reach the public
room 2 Continental Hall; Msxton r. Davies sec
retary Michigan State Assembly. Hospital visiting
room II, Continental Hall: chairman. Chapter OH
GERS room q. Continental Hall: George H Randall
Boston. associate secretary Brotherhood Of St An
drew.
Prayer Meetings Held.
After holy communion in different city
churches yesterday morning, and before
beginning the business Of the day. the
delegates assembled in Continental Hall
for a meeting for prayer. Rev Dr. T.
W. Powell rector of St Clements
Church, EgIinton, Ontario. Canada. made
the devotional address. his topic being
The joy of the service" Nearly all
Of the morning session, following the
devotional exercises, was devoted to a
general discussion OF brotherhood work,
several lines Of activity for members be
ing particularly emphasized
Rev. DR.. A. s. Lloyd, of New York,
Of the board of missions. ad-
dressed the meeting on The call to the
ministry"
The United States Brotherhood held a
meeting yesterday afternoon
for a discussion Of the council rules the
election Of the council, and miscellane-
ous business, but the entire account OF
their proceedings viii not be made pub
lie until to-day, The annual report of ,
The council, which was read before the
is, in part, as follows:
Many Additions Made.
A brief comparative statement Will
show clearly the additions that have
oeen made during the wear and fha y,raz 4,