Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

ton who has not presented his letters of
transfer to the new diocese to which he
is accredited six months before the con-
vention but if he does this his place is
secured for him.
1t is due TO this that three or four
clergymen who had no vote last time Will
probably he able to cast their votes next
Wednesday.
The clergy who will benefit by the pas
sage of time are the Rev. William Nell
son Pierson, assistant minister of the
Church of the Good Shepherd: Rev. II. G..
England of Rock Creek. Rev. Frederick
c. r. Shears of Broad Creek, Prince
George county. and Rev. j. NJ. E. Mckee,
assistant of ST. Thomas Church. who
through not having been associated with
any definite church work Immediately be-
fore his election as assistant OF st.
Thomas comes under the law WHICH gov
ems clergy coming from other dtoceses.
For every additional clergyman sitting
i'm the convention there will also be an
additional Iayman. This fact may have
AN important bearing upon the election,
a majority OF one being sufficient some
times 10 insure an election. In this con-
nection il Is stated that unless there be
present the clergy of the entire diocese
and tie aY delegates there be no
election unless there be twc-thirds vote
of those present and voting.
III tIlCicS NIIci tiLdu tIIOSS vi loCdl vi
even national interest the Pan-American
congress which opens its sessions Monday
in London is easily first. From more than
two hundred dioceses or missionary juris-
dictions-this term is peculiar to America.
no missionary bishop elsewhere has
anything else than a diocese as his sphere
OF authority and of work-delegates to
The number Of six from each. along with
the bishop thereof, are expected. The
leading principle of the congress-namely.
"A congress preceded by discussion and
study suggests that the method of
choosing the delegates has been governed
10y the belief that the persons chosen were
such as had seriously studied or had prac-
iical experience OF one or more of the
subjects To be handled. and each, there
fore. qualified TO add weight to the de-
alterations of the congress-.
Great preparations are being made to
suitably provide for and in various ways
entertain the delegates. Fulham Palace.
the home of the Bishop of London. Is said
10 contain fOrty-four bedrooms, and the
popular bachelor bishop who made 50
strong an impression here is filling them
with guests TO their full limit. Royalty
las made public its intention of receiving
the delegates. and has selected for the
day the very day the Bishop of Winches-
ter and Mrs Ryle had planned q similar
reception Like loyal churchman, the
bishop promptly called off his reception.
Great is the company of the prea chers'
To-Day III 1<OnOOn- ne stately
the venerable abbey, the various well
known parish churches will all have their
pulpts filled with preachers from afar,
most of them bishops. for with over two
hundred bishops on hand there will almost
be enough To go round.
This week is commencement week at
the Alexandria Theological Seminary. and
il always attracts a great many visitors
from Washington and vicinity. many of
the clergy being graduates of that insti-
tuition. The exercises begin Wednesday
AT pm. when the Rev. Arthur S.
Lloyd. secretary of the board of mis-
sions New York, will deliver an address
TO the Students Missionary Society. The
next day is graduation and alumni day.
AL 10 am. there will be the reading Of
essays by members of the graduating
class and the delivery Of diplomas. At
70 pm. the alumni dinner is scheduled.
followed ny the present alton and &C.
Ceptance of memorial windows recently
donated. On the following day the or
dination services will lie held, the