Evening star., 1919-11-23
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
MEETSHERE NOV. q
TWenty-Four Bishops, CIer'
gymen and Laymen to Di-
rect Work of Boards.

Assembly Of the executive council of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
Washington next Tuesday for its first
meeting will mark the beginning of
a new era in church administration in
America. Twenty-four of the leading
bishops, c1ergymen and laymen Of the
church make up this group. which will
direct the work Of all the various
boards, subject only to the triennia1
general convention of the church or
ganization.
The council was created through the
adoption of a new canon at the gen.
eral convention in Detroit last month.
It's object is the attainment OF greater
efficiency in church endeavor, and es-
tablishing some authorised body capa-
BILE of dealing with new situations that
may arise between the sessions of the
convention, such as the necessity of
of Americas entrance into the war.
Five Departments Planned.
Five departments are to be organ
tied by the council at it's meeting
nere-department of missions and
church extension. of religious edu-
cation, Christian social service, of
finance and of publicity.
The members of each Of these de-
partments will be permitted to add to
their number not to exceed twelve
persons, some Of whom may be wom-
en-, such additions to be subject to
the approval Of the whole council.
AS now organized, Rt. Rev. Thomas
F. Gai1or, Bishop Of Tennessee, is
president of the council, and the meet
ing here will be in response to the
invitation extended the council last
month by Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding,
Bishop of Washington. The sessions
of the council, which will be held in
Whitby Hall. of the National Cathe-.
dral School for Girls, will begin at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning and prob
ably will continue through Wednes-
day. So: So 80. -. -
Four bishops. four presbyters and
eight lay members OF the council are
elected by the general convention and
one member is elected by each Of the
eight provinces. OF the provinces
five elected bishops, so that there will
be nine such officers present when the
council is called to order.
Members Of Council.
The members Of the executive coun-
ell in addition to Bishop Gailor are as
follows:
Bishops William Cabell Brown, D.
D., of Virginia, William Lawrence of
eastern Massachusetts,. Edwin S. Lines
Of western Massachusetts,, Theodore T.
Reese of southern Ohio, James De Wolfe
Perry of Rhode Island, John G. MUIR
ray of Maryland, Charles P. Anderson
Of Chicago. Frederic w. Keator of
Olympia, Revs. James e. Freeman Of
Minneapolis, Mimi; Alexander Mann,
Boston, Mass; William H. Milton, Will
mington, N. c.; Ernest M. Stires, New
York city; 2. 8. T. Phillips, st. Louis
Mo-: Stephen Baker, New York city;
John s. Bryan, Richmond, Va; Sam
uel Mather, Cleveland. Ohio: Burton
Mansfield, Connecticut; Arthur g.
Newbold, Laverock, Pa; Harper
Sibley, western New York; H. g.
Wyckoff. California; William II. Bald
win. Long Island, N. r; James H.
Pershing. Colorado.
The council as eventually organised
will have as its head the presiding
bishop of the church. who will be
elected when the next vacancy oc-
ours. The incumbent, Bishop Tuttle,
will be the last presiding bishop to
hold that position by virtue of
seniority Of conservation, and during
his administration the general coun-
Gil will have q president elected by
the convention. Bishop Gailor, who;
now fills the position, is also chairman
Of the house of bishops.