Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
EPISCOPAL ORDER
GUEST Of SOUTH
st. Andrew Brotherhood to Hold
Convention at Memphis Lat
ter Part of the Month
PINCH0T WILL MAKE ADDRESS
Big Mass Meeting in Tennessee'S
Metropolis Is Planned for
Sunday, Oct. 2
PINCHoT WILL MAKE ADDRESS
Especial to The Herald)

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 12.-All
preparations are we'll under way for
the twenty-fifth anniversary conven-
tion of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew
in the United States, which will meet
at Nashville, Tenn, September % to
october 2. Charles s. Martin is chair
man of the general committee, and E.
M. Fisher is secretary, with the usual
number of sub committees. The con-
vention will be held III the hall of the
house of representatives at the state
capitol. Ryman Auditorium, with a
seating capacity of 5000, has been Sc
cured for a great mass meeting Sunday
afternoon, October 2. The Vendome
theater, with seating capacity of 1200
has been secured for monday services
during the convention. and a lunch
room will be arranged especially for
the delegates. The headquarters of
the convention will be the new ST.
100000 Hermitage hotel, which Is just
being completed, and is one block from
the capitol square, and will be opened
about September 10. There will be a.
bureau of information at Christ church,
Broadway and Ninth avenue. where
delegates will be assigned to hotels.
The Nashville committees are work.
ing for the largest attendance in the
history Of the association. Between
1900 and 1900 delegates from all parts
of the United States are expected, and
a number of eminent divines from for
eign countries will be visitors. This Is
the second convention that the Broth
erhood of st. Andrew has held in the
south, the one in 1906 having been held
in Memphis. It shows the Importance
Of the Protestant Episcopal church in
this section. The church has grown
rapidly in the south during the past
few decades
PINCHoT WILL SPEAK
Edward H. Bonsall, a prominent
churchman of Philadelphia, is presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew,
and will preside at the convention. The
anniversary address will be delivered
by Bishop Theodore D. Bratton of Mis-
sissippi, who has attained much repu-
tation on account of his work. Gift
ford Pinchot. former chief forester of
the United States government, will be
the principal speaker at the night
meeting, October 2. DR.. w. B. Sturgis
Of Colorado Springs, Colo; Rev. E. V.
Shayler Of Seattle, Wash, and other
Of the most eminent men of the Episco-
pal church are on the program.
The Brotherhood OF st. Andrew is an
organization in the Protestant Episco-
pal church for boys and men, having
a similar purpose to the Young Mems
telling, a prominent Chicago man, was
one of the founders. The idea grew
out of an incident in which a poor
drunken man who was brought into
Mr.. Houghteling's class room by the
parish rector, Mr.. Houghteling being
leader of a Bible class. The story of
this poor man resulted in the class
forming the nucleus of what is now the
great Brotherhood of st. Andrew. Mr..
rrIaf al 1t1 Nyoo c
dent of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
There will be a memorial service in
honor OF Mr. Houghteling, who died in
Chicago in July, at the coming con-
vention, when a great tribute will be
paid to him. Bishop Anderson of Chi
cago will deliver the memorial ad-
dress.
LOW FARES ARRANGED
The Southeastern Passenger asso-
citation, embracing all points east of
the Mississippi and south of the Ohio
river, has granted rate of one fare
for the round trip to Nashville on ac-
count of the convention. Dates of sale,
September "a to 2s, inclusive, good un-
til October s. and on payment of 81,
good to October 81. Low rates from
all portions of the country. Ask your
ticket agent
The Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railway will allow all delegates
coming from the south to stop off at
Cowan, twelve miles from Sewanee,
where the University of the South is
located, in the Cumberland mountains.
It is expected that many delegates will
avail themselves of this privilege, as
the University of the South is closely
identified with the history of the Epis-
copal church in the south. Excursions
will also be arranged to the Hermitage,
the home of President Andrew Jack
son, twelve miles from Nashville; the
nearby battlefields of Murfreesboro,
Franklin and Nashville, the most san
of the Civil War, and other
pIaCeS