Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-22
DEANlERY HOLDS !.
ANNUAL MEETING
Episcopal Clergy From
Northeast Counties
Gather Here.

business session, and an address
by the Rev. George H. Swift, Of Minot.i
were features, of this mornings SEES
sion Of the Deanery Of Grand Forks,
being held here today. A luncheon at
noon for all of the visitors was served
in the Guild hall.
There will be oesessions this even.
Ing, as originally planned. and the
meeting will come to q close late his
afternoon. 3; 81 XII,
The meeting opened o n Tuesday
hail, at which Bishop ). .Poynts Tyler
OF the Episcopal diocese Of North Da-
kota, gave an addr ess. Bishop Tyler
called his address Echoes Of the
General Convention" and in an inter-
estingy way he related some Of h
outstanding. accomplishments Of h
Episcopal convention at Portland,
Oregon, in the late summer. The con-
ventton. he said, was the largest and
the history OF the church in this
country. Practically every diocese of
the 10 in the United States was rep
resented, the speaker said. q,
Revisions in the prayer manual
Bishop Tyler said, will not become eff
fective until after the 1926 conven-
ton II being first necessary for them
to- be passed upon by the sectional,
laymen conventions and then present.
ed before the 5%triennial convention for
final approval. The Concordate. q
body represented by clergy Of both
the Episcopal and Congregational
churches wa approved at the con-
vention, Bishop Tyler said. Under the
rules of the Concordate, it was ex-
planned, Congregational ministers who
desire, may receive the Episcopal
ordination and may administer tho
sacrament and make use Of the con-
stated, was possible for the reason
that each Congregational church IL a
Bishop Tyler. urged that every
member Of the Grand, Forks church
get behind the national program for
advancement Of Christianity, for
which twenty-six millions Of dollars
are to be raised during the next three
years.
Bfinot Man Speaker.
This morning, Rev. George H.
Swift, rector of All Saints church at
Minot, gave an address on THE
Church School and Its Problems"
and this was followed by q discus
sion. Reports from the field COM
prised in the DeAnery of Grand Forks,
were heard during the morning, and
the days program was opened with
the Holy. Communion service at 1880
O'Clock, with Bishop Tyler as cele
brant.
Womeufs Work.
This afternoon, Mrs. Tyler. who
also attended the general convention
at Portland, spoke OF phases Of wom-
ems work in the Episcopal church,
and told OF tho programs during the
general convention. when women'e
work was stressed. There are seven
women'b organizations actively asso-
ciated with the work of the Episcopal
church, Mrs: Tyler said. These are the
auxiliary, the Daughters Of the King
the Guild of st. Barnabas. for nurses
the Church Periodical club, the
Church Mission for Health, and the
/ Church League for Patriotic Service
Each OF these was explained by-Mrs
Tyler. ~
. Miis Charlotte Brown, secretary t
! the bishop, spoke on the work amonl
Indians in 9 North Dakota. "AOthel
l speakers who were to be heard dur
Ing the late afternoon were Rev
! Charles w. Baxter, rector OF AL
Saints church, Valley City, and Rev
James A. -Baynton, Park River. .
The congregation Of ST: PAUL.
church gave the luncheon at moor
today, women OF the church taking
! charge of the serving. =
Rev. F. w. Goodeve, pastor Of st
Paul's church. Is chairman of thu
meeting today, :