Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
CATHEDRAL RITES /
MAY DRAW $4,000
Huge Throng Is Expected at
st. Andrew Society's
Service Today.

ton Cathedral amphitheater this after
noon at o'clock will be one of the
outstanding events on the program Of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, which
is now holding its forty-second national
convention here, as a foTerunner of the
General Convention of the Episcopal
Church. which opens Wednesday.
Right Rev, James e, Freeman, Bishop
Of Washington. viii preside attnis aft
ernoons meeting at which $4,000 per-
sons are expected, for it WILDE open to
the public. Twenty-Five bishops will be
in the procession which the combines
choirs of Episcopal churches of the city.
under the direction of Edgar Priest, di-
rector of music at the cathedral, wiH
lead. A brass band viii furnish music
for the professional, in which 400 Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts and other chill
dren from the Episcopal 'High School,
Girls Friendly Society and other Epis-
copal groups will participate.
Pepper Among Speakers.
The principal speakers at the gath
ering will be George Wharton Pepper
of Philadelphia, former United States
Senator from Pennsylvania, and Rudolph
Boiling Teusler, director of 90. LukeS
International Hospital at Toxic, Japan.
The benedietion will be given ny
Right Rev, John Gardner Murray, BiSh-
OPP of Maryland and presiding bishop Of
the church and honorary president Oh
the brotherhood.
Mai. Gen. John A.. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, who Is
senior warden at the Church OF the
Epiphany, assisted Bishop Freeman yes-
terday afternoon at reception IN inc
bishops garden at the cathedral. Dele
gates called at the White House yesteF-
day at noon and were photographed
with President Coolidge.
Program for Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's program calls for holy
communion at st. Johns Chureh az
Lafayette square, with Rev, pr. ROD
ert Johnston, rector OF that ehnfen, a.
celebrant at 7:30 am, At st. Thomas
narish house at Gao, the theme, The
business of Being a. Christian" will he
discussed by Gen. Leieune, Samuel
Thorne, New York attorney and a menu
Der of the National Commission OIL
EVANGELISM. president Of the Churca
Army in the United states, ana James
Lawrence Houghteling OF the Chleago
Daily News, member OF st. James Cnah--
ter. No, /, National Council member q
the brotherhood. -, 81,
sProhlems of the Christian Life" WI
be discussed at 1880 o'clock, Win tHe
conference breaking up INTO lhtee
groups for discussion OF lnteheetual'
moral and ethic problems, utieer he
leadership of Rev. Raimundo ee Ovays,
Rev Alfred Newbery, Church of the
Atonement, Chicago, and -Rev, Or: john
K. Shryoek. Church OF the SAVIOR
BISHOP Freeman late yesterday In
vited all elergymen OF the cnuFeh,
whether resident in Washington or
visitors. to meet in st, Adams parish
shouse on the Cathedral Close this arr
ernoon at $3.50 O'Clock in their vest
merts with. white steles, II .eonvenlele'
TO take part tn the procession IN con-
junction with the st. Andrews bfother-
hood service, The bishops viii meet ~
Bethlehem Chapel OF washington
Cathedral,
Outlines Duty Of Laymen.
At yesterday afternoons session the
Venerable A. W. Noel Porter, aren-
deacon of San Francisco, told the BROTH
eFhood;. The world Is hungry tVI
spiritual leadership and IT y for the
church to prove herself so, strong, AT
traetive and inspiring that mankind
will naturally look to her for help ana
guidance out of modern difficulties"
at is up TO laymen to propagate
the faith and win new disciples. Lay
men have been back OF most OF the
great Christian movements OF history.
Francis of Assist was laymen,. Igna-
thus Loyola was at first layman, The
Wesleyan revival was lay revival.
Robert Raikes, a layman, introduced
the Sunday school, Another layman'
Williams, thought OF the \, M, 2, a.
Booth organized the Salvation Army.
Our laymen are our greatest source OF
power and this power must DO mar
messed to the purposes OF COD.
Rev, Alfred Newhery Of Chicago
scored "elap trap" revivalistie methods
charging these are largely responsiela
for the lack of interest in the church
on the part of business men. He like
wise attacked extreme emotionalism IN
appealing to men.
I'VE OF the Church need to set our
own house In order that our enthuiasm
may be active and pure, that our in
tention may be sound" he declared.
We need to examine ourselves as car
riers Of our religion, to know. our own
good mediums"
President WIN Speak.
Coincident with the announcement
by Cathedral authorities that President
Coolidge has informed Bishop Freeman
that he will attend the opening serv-
ice. Wednesday Of the Forty-ninth
General Convention of the Episcopal
Church, came the information that the
Chief Executive will deliver a brief
address of greeting, At the only prev
ious General Convention held N WASH
ington, that in 1893, President Mckinley
delivered an address at the services,
Anticipating $4,000 visitors IN Wash
ington in connection with the Episco-
pal Church functions, Maj, Edwin B.
HeSse, superintendent of police, yester-
day announced elaborate preparations
TO insure cooperation. In q general
order, Mai. HesSe forwarded a copy
of the Official program Of the church
functions to precinct and bureau COM
manders and directed that adequate
parking space be reserved around the
numerous buildings at which the vari-
Gus events will take place. so that ON
cial cars may be cared for Inspector
Stoll Is to supervise police details and
at this afternoons meet
ing at Washington Cathedral.
Cars bearing the picture OF the
Episcopl Cross, purple on q white back
ground, and those bearing the words
General Convention Courtesy" in black
letters on a white background, and
drivers wearing blue ribbon badge with
silver letters marked Motor Corps" and
women wearing blue ribbon badge with
gold letters reading "Woman's Auxiliary
Committee Motor Corps" will be ex-
tended every courtesy, Mai. Eesse
directed.
To Honor Local Man.