The Washington herald., 1911-04-23
EPISCOPALIANS GRIP LIVE
PROBLEMS IN PARLIAMENT

East Orange, N. ]. The Rev. George c.
Stewart, of Evanston, ILL.,, and the Rev.
Elwood Worcester, D. D., of Boston.
Mass, will speak on this subject after
the reading of the papers.
The officers, committees, delegates, and
guests Of the congress will make a pill
grimage to Mount Vernon at 1:S0 o'clock
| Thursday afternoon on the steamer Mac
| alester.
] Christian missions are the subject Of
the discussion Thursday evening, and
four of the best known churchnaen who
will attend the congress have Ibeen as
signed as writer's and speakers The
Right Rev. Joseph NJ. Francis. d. D.,
] Bishop of Indianapolis, and the Rev H
| Symonds, d. D.. vicar Of Christ Church
Cathedral, Montreal. Canada, will read
| papers, to be followed by speeches by
| the Rev. Theodore Sedgwick, of New
York, and the Rev. Reese F. Alsop, D.
D., of Brooklyn.
One of the topics most discussed by
| the churchmen who are expecting to
attend the congress is that arranged for
the FRIDAY morning session, when the
question of Prayer book revision to
meet present day conditions" comes I'D.
Papers will be read by the Rev. George
william Douglas, d. D., of New York,
and the Rev. Henry r. Gummey, D. D.,
OF Haddonfield, n. ]. The Rev. Percy S.
Grant, D. D.. Of New York, and the Rev.
Cyrus Townsend Brady, LII. D., the we'll
known clergyman and author Of Kansas
City, will speak following the reading Of
the papers.
The last session of the congress- will
be held Friday afternoon at o'clock,
when the topic Of THE place Of medita-
ton in the development of Christian
character" will be discussed by the Rev
william NJ. Gilbert, of Yonkers, n. Y;
the Rev. J. Clarence Jones, Phi. D., of
brooklyn. N. Y; the Rev Charles
Ffske, Of Baltimore. and the Rev. D.
W.. Howard. OF Norfolk. Va
The committees of the congress follow:
Committee on finance-The Rev. Ran
dolph H McKim, D. D., Church of the
Epiphany, chairman; the Rev Roland
Cotton Smith, D. D., St. Johns; the Rev.
c. Ernest Smith, D. D., st. Thomas; DR..
w. c. Rives. Mr.. Thomas Hyde, Mr..
Thomas Nelson Page, and Mr.. A. x
Paris.
Committee on haIl-The Rev. J. Haue
ming helms. Church Of the Ascension.
chairman; the Rev. r. P. Williams, Trim
ity; Mr.. w H. Singleton. Col. George
Truesdell, and Mr.. Bert T. Amos.
Committee on publicity-The Rev. ].
Townsend Russell. chairman.
Committee on hospitality-The Rev. |
Herbert Scott Smith, D. D., ST. Marga-
refs, chairman: the Rev. Edward Slater |
Dunlap. st. Johns; the Rev. g. Freeland
Peter, Church Of the Epiphany: Admiral
George Dewey, U. s. N: Rear Admiral |
Charles II. Stockton, Z. s. N: Rear Ad-
miral Thomas o. Selfridge. Z. S. N: Gen. |
G. L. Gillespie, U. S. A.: Gen. John NJ. |
Wilson, L S. A; Gen. Henry G. Sharpe |
L. S. A: Gen. Charles H. Whipple. q. g. |
A: Mr.. Nicholas Luquer, Mr.. Bryon s. |
Adams, Mr.. c. J. Bell, Mr.. Charles C. |
Glover. Mr.. James H. Taylor. DIR. w. H |
Wilmer. and DR.. Joseph H. Bryan.
Committee on music and programme
The Rev George F. Dudley, st. |
Stephens. chairman; the Rev. Frederick |
B. Howden, st. Johns. Georgetown, and |
Mr.. Edgar Priest.
Committee on arrangements-The Rev.
G. c. F. Bratenahl. D. D., St Adams, |
chairman; the Rev. c. E. Buck. the Rev. |
w. L. De Vries, Phi. D.. St. Marks, and |
the Rev. E. NJ. Thompson, Church OF the
Nativity.