Evening star., 1921-07-13
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
LEADERS CONVENE
Presiding Bishop and Council
Open Sessions at Cathedral
School Here.

The quarterly meeting of the pre-
siding bishop and council of the Epis-
copal Church in the United States.
which is the leading factor in the
work of that religious organization.
opened for three-day session today.
at Whitby Hall. Cathedral School for
Girls. Cathedral Close, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Woodley road. Bishop
Thomas F. Gailor Of Tennessee. the
presiding bishop. was in the chair.
The meetings are held in executive
session.
The first business today was the
report of Dr. William H. Milton, ex-
ecutive secretary of the nationwide
campaign. who told of the progress
of the campaign. A report of the
department of social science. of which
Dean Mathrop is executive secretary,
was read by John NJ Glenn of the
Russell Sage Foundation, who is also
reports are being considered by the
council.
Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop
Of Washington. and the deans and
chapter Of the cathedral extended an
invitation to the presiding bishop and
tional Cathedral School foSGirls dur
ing the sessions.
President Harding is to receive the
presiding bishop. members OF the
council and others in attendance at
the session tomorrow afternoon at
the White House.
A reception and social is to be ten
dered the council at S o'clock this
evening by Canon and Mrs. J. Towns
end Russell at their home on Woodley
road.
Committee Meetings.
Committee meetings were held yes
terday afternoon. when matters
which are to be discussed and acted
on by the council were arranged.
for presentation to the council.
One of the most important discus
sions before the council is the cele-
bration of the centenary of the
foundation Of the Domestic and For
eign Missionary SSH Society, which is
The Domestic and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society was founded in 1921
under the direction of Rt. Rev. Will
liam White, Bishop of Pennsylvania.
and has steadily grown since that
time At the general convention in
passed making every baptized mem
ber Of the church a member Of the
missionary society.
The council has already gone on
record as favoring international dis
armament.
Attend Meeting.
Those in attendance at the meetings
are: Bishop William c. Brown Of
Virginia, John Stewart Bryan Of
Richmond, Va; Bishop Thomas C.
Rorst of East Carolina. Lewis B.
Franklin of New York. Rev. DR..
d. J. E. Freeman. rector of the Church
Of the Epiphany; Bishop Thomas F.
Gailor of Tennessee. president of the
council; Bishop Irving P. johnson of
Colorado, Rev. Alexander Mann of
Boston, Rev. Ernest NJ. Stires Of New
York, Stephen Baker Of New York.
Burton Mansfield of New Haven.
Coma, Samuel Mather. Cleveland.
Ohio; Rev. w. H. Milton. Wilmington.
y: C.; sSag George es W. PEPPER, Ph,ladslphis' W
Rhode Island; James H. Pershing,
Denver. Col: Rev. z. b. T. Phillips.
st. Louis. Mo-; Bishop r. F. Reese,
Georgia; Bishop Theodore Reese,
Southern Ohio; Bishop ]. s. Murray of
Maryland; Harper Sibley. Rochester.
NJ Y, and H. c. wyckoff. watsonville,
Calf. members of the council.
Others in attendance are John w.
Wood. New York city. executive Sec
retary of the department of missions;
Rev. DR.. w. c. Sturgis. New York city.
executive secretary, educational divi-
sion; Rev. DR.. w. E. Gardner. New
York city, executive secretary, de-
partment of religious education; Rev
Robert F. Gibson. New York city. ex-
ecutive secretary, department of pub
licity; Rev. A. B. Parson. assistant
foreign secretary; Rev. A. G. Gray
secretary for Latin America; Rev. t.
E. Bettider, educational secretary
Rev. Thomas Burgess, secretary for
work in foreign boards; Rev. w. c.
Ewhardt, field director of work in
foreign boards; Rev. r. Bland Mutch-
ell, corresponding secretary of tbs
council, and Rev. Franklin ]. Clark
secretary Of the council.