Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-15
OFFICERS ELECTED AT
ANNUAL CONVENTION
EPISCOPAL MINISTER'S FINISH
LABORS
Reception Given to Members Of the
Church and Friends by Bishop
and Mrs. johnson Proves
Great Success

A lively interest was manifested yes
terday at the closing sessions of the
Episcopal annual convention in the
election of the V. GUS church officials
of the diocese at st. Paurs pro-cathe-
dral house.
The morning session opened at $3.50
slock and following routine business
the election of officers was the prom
inent factor.
Following is the result of the cleo
ton:
Standing committee of clergy and
laymen: Rev. A. G. l.. Trew. d. D.,
Rev. j. Arthur Evans, Rev. j. ID. II.
Browne, Rev. M. C. Dotton, Phi. D., c.
d. Adams, Daniel Cleveland, ]. M.
Radebaugh and Il. l.. Winder.
Following are the officers elected for
the corporation of the diocese; Rt.
Rev. j. Fl. Johnson, d. D., II. 4. Lee,
J. w. Morgan, j. A. Anderson, II. T.
Hinde, e. L. Sans and Louis Blanken-
horn.
The following clergy and laymen were
elected on the board of missions Very
Rev. Dean MacCormack, Rev. c. II.
Hubbard, d. D., Rev. Alfred Fletcher,
Rev. c. T. Murphy. jr, ]. B. Phillips.
Gen. ]. G. Chandler, w. C. Mushet and
c. T. Hinde.
Rev. Henderson Judd was unani-
mously reelected to the office of regis
trar of the diocese, which position he
has filled since the creation of the
office.
lndorse Society
The Protestant Episcopal City Mis-
sion society, which was organized by
Bishop johnson a few months ago. was
heartily Endorsed and the support of
the clergy and laymen was pledged.
The following telegram was received
by the convention yesterday morning
from Very Rev. ]. j. Wilkins, former
dean and rector of st. Paul's pro-cathe-
dral and parish. 1t was dated Cieve-
land o.:
Loving greetings. The God of peace
keep you in peace and make you strong
for every good work. Pray for me and
the pension fund"
Rev. William MacCormack, dean and
rector of the pro-cathedral, formulated
the following reply, which was sent to
DR.. Wilkins:
Convention sends greetings, prays
blessing on your great work and
pledges the support Of the church in
this diocese"
George w. Parsons of Christ church
offered resolution, which was adopted,
as follows:
Resolved, That this convention is in
full sympathy with the work of the
Seamen's institute in the port of San
Francisco during the last thirteen
years, strongly recommends the adop-
ton of some plan for bringing the sail
ors' spiritual and moral needs before
the church people and recommends that
cooperation in such work be requested
of the Seamens institute and that In
accordance with the resolutions adopt
ed at the last diocesan convention at
San Francisco.
Set Day Apart
THAT one Sunday in the year be set
apart by the clergy of each parish mis-
sion when the cause of the work of
missions to seamen may be definitely
pleaded for our Southern California
coast"
Bishop Johnson appointed the follow
ing committee to take definite action
regarding the resolution, which Is Gre
ating much interest with reference to
the seamen: Rev. ]. d. II. Browne.
Rev. r. b. Gooden, Rev. Baker P. Lee,
A. E. Brett and George w. Parsons.
1t was decided that the words
Protestant Episcopal be stricken
from the name of the official journal
to conform with the regular form of
the general convention.
Bishop Johnson stated that 1t was his
desire that the diocese raise funds to
be presented by himself at the PAN
Anglican conference in st. Paul's, Lon
don. early in june, for the work of the
Society of the Propagation of the Faith
in Foreign Parts.
= resolution was adopted bearing
upon that fund, recommending the
work and asking for cooperation in Sc
curing it.
Bishop and Mrs. Johnson gave their
annual reception last night at Kramer's
hall to the members of the church in
the diocese.
Bishop and Mrs. Johnson will leave
Los Angeles May % for the east and
will sail for England June 4. They
will be absent until next fall.