The Washington times., 1913-03-29
EPISCOPAL BODY TO
MEET IN OCTOBER
Executive Committee Announces
General Convention Will
Convene in New York.

The executive committee of the Protes
ant Episcopal general convention ha!
announced that the general convention
of the Episcopal Church will be held
next all in New York city. This is the
first convention to be held in New Yori
for nearly twenty-five years. The con
vention will open on October and vii
continue for three weeks.
Once in every three years diocesan
conventions choose four clerical deputies
and missionary districts choose one
clerical and one lay deputy to the gen
enarl convention. When the convention
opens 110 bishops and 600 deputies. the
latter equally divided between clergy
and laymen, will be present. The con.
yention will represent more than 1,000,Oe
communicates. The first service will be
held in the Cathedral OF st. John the
Divine.
The convention viii sit as two houses
the house of bishops and the house OF
deputies, each having a veto upon the
other. Its primary object is to make
pal Church in this country. The house
of bishops will meet in Old Synod Hall
in private sessions The house of depu-
ties will hold public sessions in new
church by J. Pierpont Morgan and w.
Bayard Cutting.
Sermons on "Family Circle"
Beginning tomorrow night. the Rev.
Samuel II. Woodrow will begin Sc
ries of short sermons OH The Family
Circle" DIR. Woodrow will treat the
problems of the home and how they
should be met. The titles of the ser
mons, which will be delivered on the
next four Sunday, are: Choosing A
Wife" "Choosingg A Husband" The
ss Home II Ths Rs services aRS rf Win Me
The First SpirituaIistic Church of
Washington will hold special anntver-
sary services tomorrow afternoon and
evening in Pythian Temple. Addresses
will be made by the Rev. and Mrs.
George W. Kates. Mrs. NJ. T. Longley.
and spirit messages will be delivered by
Mrs Roth, Mrs. Maltby. Mrs. Henkle.
Mrs. Ripple. and Mrs. Hates. The
worlds pilgrim and missionary, DR.. ].
NJ. PEBBLES, of Los Angeles, Cal. who
10 now on his way to the International
Congress at Berne, Switzerland. will
deliver an address at Pythian Temple
on Thursday evening. DR.. PEBBLES is
now ninety-one years old.
Evangelist Menta Sturgeon will ad-
dress the washington Temple Congrega-
ton tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in
New Masonic Temple on ''Liberty-Rest-
Home" Evangelist Sturgeon was to
Congregation several weeks ago, but on
account of Illness has been unable 10
appear until tomorrow.
The usual sunday services will be held
in st. Patrick's Cathedral tomorrow.
Masses will begin at o'clock and con-
tinue until IL. when solemn high mass
will be celebrated by the Rev. Eugene
Burke, Of Holy Cross College. The Rev.
John Delaney will deliver the SER
mon.
The League of the Good Shepherd
will resume its regular weekly meet
inEs on Sunday night at 1880 o'clock,
with Mrg. Russell its director, Of
ficiating He will also deliver the
sermon snd give the benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament, assisted by
the Rev. John NJ. Mcnamara
George H Warren and Amherst ".
Barber will address the Secular
League tomorrow afternoon at 5
O'Clock on "The Catholic Church. the
Conservator of Learning" in Pythian
Temple. A musical program will be
given before the addresses.
The Rev. E. HeZ Sven will deliver
a sermon tomorrow night at o'clock
in the Centennial Baptist Church on
How He Tried to Fool a Washing
ton Preacher"