Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-22
EPISCOPAL SESSION
OF TWO DAYS ENDS
Deputies Elected and Council
Directed to Present Finance
Crisis to Parishes.

Following the election of deputies to
the General Convention of the Epis-
copal Church in Denver and vote
directing the Executive Council to pre-
sent the financial crisis CT the Wash
ingtcn diocese to all parishes, the
Washington diocesan convention of the
church adjourned late yesterday after
q two-day session.
In addition to electing clerical and
lay deputies to the Denver sessions
the convention also elected a new
Standing Committee and Executive
Council whose members will serve until
the next annual gathering. which will
be held at st. Marks Church
The election resulted as follows:
Delegates to the general convention
Clerical, Rev. z. Barney Phillips, Rev
Robert Johnston, Rev. George F. Dud-
ley, Rev. c. Ernest Smith, and first
alternate, Rev. G. Freeland Peter
canon and chancellor of Washington
Cathedral; lay, H. T. Nelson, H. l.
Rust, DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen and Mel
vile Church
Members of the Standing Commit
tee-Clerical, Rev. George F. Dudley,
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, Rev. Joseph
Fletcher and Rev. M. F. Minnick; lay
H. M. Bowen, Marcus Benjamin and
H. T. Nelson.
Executive Council Members.
Members of the Executive Council
Clerical, Rev. c. E. Buck, Rev. Robert
Johnston, Rev. F. J. Bohanan, Rev. 2
B. Phillips, Rev. F. B. Tucker and Rev
H. A. Woolfall; lay, Byron S. Adams
S. E. Kramer, Busey Howard, H. T
Nelson, H. P. Blair and Melville
Church.
While waiting for the report of the
election tellers, Rev. Arson Phelps
Stokes, canon of Washington Cathedral
made a plea that a carefully worked
out plan for Strengthening out the
finances of the diocese and bringing tc
the attention of every parish the need
for "a distinctly forward movement
based on better financing" be put into
effect at the earliest possible time. Or
his motion it was voted to recommend
to the Executive Council to present
the financial side of the diocese tc
all the parishes.
Canon Stokes said he had in mind a
survey of the exact financial situation
and in referring to the fact that 1911 000
now is being raised annually for church
purposes in the diocese asserted the
convention fund should not represent
any difficulties once it is understood
by all. As part of the movement. he
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acquaint all parishes with the details
of the convention fund, which is de-
voted to the running expenses of the
diocesan officers. the bishops salary
and other matters. The Executive
Council, it is understood, is to place
such general plan before the next
convention in May.
S2,250,OOS Gifts in 1880.
The dean of the Cathedral, Rev. G
c. F. Bratenahl, in his report to the
convention declared that during 1896
pledges and gifts to the Cathedral
amounting to more than 2,250 900 had
been received. This amount included
the 81 100000 bequest for the College
of Preachers from the late Alexander
Smith Cochran, Yonkers, N. Y.
Mai. F. G. Munson, a lay delegate
told the convention of plans for the
annual pilgrimage of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew to historic williamsburg
and jamestown, Va, which will b.
held June 1914. The Brotherhood
he said, extends a cordial invitation u
all members of the convention to tax
part.
Another invitation to the Washing
ton diocese to take part in the cele
bration of the centennial anniYersar,
Of the founding of the Hannah Nor
Academy at Easton, Md, the frs
church school for girls established IL
the United States, was extended b.
Archdeacon Smith of the Diocese o
Maryland.