Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
PLAN TO ATTEND !
CHURCH GATHERING
Laymen and Rector, Not Del
egateS, Will Be at EpiS-
CopaI Meeting.

Though not delegates to the General
Convention OF the Episcopal Church
which meets here in October, three
men, two Of them laymen actively en-
gagged in the service of the national
church. will be in attendance and M
portant factors in the business which
will come before that body.
They are John w. Wood, executive
secretary Of the department OF missions
Of the church; Spencer Miller, director
of the industrial division of the social
and service department, and Rev. @:
Warfield Hobbs. executive secretary OF
the publicity department
DR.. Wood. a layman, has under his
jurisdiction the entire missionary forces
of the church throughout the world.
His function in the church compares
to that Of the Secretary of State in the
Federal Government. He has travelled
widely, has an intimate acquaintance
with statesmen and military leaders in
China and Japan, and is one OF the
best informed men in the United
States on the trend of events in the
Orient
Mr.. Miller, who recently came into
the service of the church. is engaged in
a preliminary survey for the social
service department of the industrial
situation in the United States as it
concerns the church. He is at present
in England making a study of the vsII
comprehensive industrial program upon
which the Church of England Is en-
gagged He has an international reputa-
ton in the industrial field as student,
investigator, research worker, admins
traitor and interpreter. He includes IN
his activities the position of director OF
the Workers Educational Bureau of
America and managing director OF the
Workers Education Trust Bureau, Inc.
Formerly in Journalism.
Rev. G. Warf1eld Hobbs graduated
from journalism into the priesthood. |
His experience includes service as a |
war correspondent in the Spanish
American War. legislative correspond
ent for prominent metropolitan news
papers In Harrisburg and Washington. |
He has run the gamut of journalism |
from reporter to managing editor, nav
ing been both city editor and managing |
editor of the Philadelphia Public |
Ledger and Sunday editor OF the Baltl-
more Sun up to three years ago, when
he retired from journalism to enter his
present position, which includes, in ad-
dition to the executive duties which II
entails, the editorship of the Spirit OF
Missions and of the Church at Work,
the two publications issued by the ma
tional council of the church.
Right Rev. Theodore Irving Reese,
Bishop Coadjutor of Southern Ohio, is
another leader of the younger genera
ton of the House of Bishops Of the
Church He was, active in
civic as well as religious affairs in the
State of Ohio. From 1910 to 1916 he
served as chairman of the State board
Of arbitration by appointment of Gov.
Harmon. In addition to his other &C
Invites Bishop Reese was chairman of
the executive committee of the church
war commission from 1916 to 1918. and
at present is a member of the executive
committee of the church campaign
fund.
Born in Ireland.
Pennsylvania representative in the
House of Bishops will be Right Rev.
Thomas j. Garland, native Of Ireland.
His church life has been passed almost
entirely in Pennsylvania. Having re-
ceived his preliminary education in
England he graduated from Philadel-
phia Theological School and his first |
charge was JohnStoWn, Pa, whence he |
went to Gainesville, and after a brief |
two years in Lorraine, returned to Penn |
sylvania, and became rector of st. !
James Church, Bristol, in 1904. Seven |
years later he was elected Suffragan
bishop of the diocese, and upon the re- |
tirement of Bishop Rhinelander he was |
elected diocesan. He is a member of the |!
national council
Right Rev. Harry S. Longley, Coad- |
Jutor Bishop of Iowa, is a member of |
the Episcopal National Council He is |
a native Of New York, a graduate of the |
public schools Of Troy, of ST. Stephens |
College and of the General Theological
Seminary. His first work as priest was
as curate of st. PaulS Church. Troy, |
whence he was called to the rectorship
OF Trinity Church, Milford, Mass. After
serving in important parishes in Central
New York, he became the rector of st.
Marks Church, Evanston, H.. in. 1910
and year later was elected SufTragin
Bishop of Iowa.
His most recent contribution to the
church was as member of the evalua-
ton committee authorized by the Gen
eral Convention of 1925, which con-
Quoted an extensive study of the entire
church establishment and has presented
report on reforms in administration
to the council.