o, N. Y.; clerk, Rev. G. A. Schneider, Erie, Penn. Central Conferencetev. J. H. Schulz, St. Joseph, Mich.; clerk, G. J. Klipfel, Dayton, Ohio. Conference-Moderator, the Rev. J. Scholz, Tyndall, S. D.; clerk, user, Milwaukee, Wis. Southwestern Conference-Moderator, Rev. R. raine, Kan.; clerk, Rev. J. H. Pastoret, Higginsville, Mo. Texas Confertor, Rev. F. Heisig, Denton, Tex.; clerk, Rev. A. Stern, Mooreville, Tex. rence-Moderator, Rev. J. Kraff, Portland, Ore.; clerk, Rev. E. R. Suvern, TIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE UNITED STATES (Colored). E. C. Morris, L. D., Helena, Ark.; recording secretary, W. H. Steward, y.; treasurer, John S. Trower, Philadelphia.

AN BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Office and library, 1,420 Chestadelphia. President, Lemuel Moss, D. D.; secretary, Rev. B. MacMackin; enry E. Lincoln.

CONGRESS.-President, Professor R. H. Emerson, Buffalo, N. Y.; 1 treasure, T. A. K. Gessler, D. D., New-York.

CRMAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY.-Nos. 957-959 Payne-ave.,
hio. Editor of "Sendbote,' "
Rev. J. C. Grimmell, Cleveland, Ohio; mana-
Ritter, Cleveland. Ohio.

CRMAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. - President, Rev. J. Meier, recording secretary, Rev. G. Fetzer, New-York City; corresponding secreA. Schulte, West Hoboken, N. J.

CONGREGATIONAL OFFICERS.

AN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.-Headgregational House, Boston. New-York office, Charities Building, Fourthventy-second-st. President, Samuel B. Capen, LL. D.; secretaries, Dr. 1, Dr. Charles H. Daniels and Dr. James L. Barton; treasurer, Frank H. orial secretary, Dr. E. E. Strong; district secretaries, Dr. Charles C. rities Building, New-York; A. N. Hitchcock, Ph. D., Chicago, and the Frear, San Francisco. It supports 544 missionaries.

GATIONAL HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-Fourth-ave. and Twentyew-York. President, Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, D. D.; treasurer, Willand; secretaries, Dr. J. B. Clark and Dr. Washington Choate; field secreev. William G. Puddefoot and the Rev. Charles W. Shelton.

ΑΝ MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. --Charities Building, New-York. e Rev. Dr. F. A. Noble; treasurer, H. W. Hubbard; corresponding secreev. Dr. A. F. Beard, the Rev. Dr. F. P: Woodbury and the Rev. Dr. C. J. tary of Women's Bureau, Miss D. E. Emerson; district secretaries, the eph E. Roy, Chicago, and the Rev. George H. Gutterson, Boston. GATIONAL CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.-Charities Building, Newlent, Dr. L. C. Warner; treasurer, Charles E. Hope; secretary, Dr. L. H. secretaries, the Rev. George A. Hood, Boston; the Rev. C. H. Taintor, the Rev. H. H. Wikoff, San Francisco.

GATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.-Congregational House, Boston. r. William H. Wilcox; treasurer, S. F. Wilkins; honorary secretary, the A. Hamilton; secretary, the Rev. Edward S. Tead.

GATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL AND PUBLISHING SOCIETY.-Congrese, Boston. President, the Rev. Dr. Willard Scott; secretary and treasv. Dr. George M. Boynton; field secretary, William A. Duncan, Ph. D.; Hazard, Ph. D.: business manager, J. H. Tewksbury.

AL COUNCIL'S MINISTERIAL RELIEF FUND.-No. 135 Wall-st., NewCommittee-Chairman, the Rev. Dr. Henry A. Stimson, New-York City;

e Rev. S. B. Forbes, Hartford, Conn.

AN CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION.-Congregational House, Boston. illiam O. Blaney; corresponding secretary, the Rev. Joshua Coit; treasurer, Lovett.

LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL.

eral Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America is as sident, the Rev. Dr. Mattis C. Ranseen, No 79 West Huron-st., Chicago; -ding secretary, the Rev. Professor S. E. Ochsenford, D. D., No. 28 South Allentown, Pa., German recording secretary, the Rev. Gottlieb C. BerkeMount Vernon, N. Y.; Swedish recording secretary, the Rev. Frank A. 1,033 South Irving-ave., Chicago, Ill.; English corresponding secretary, Stephen A. Repass, Allentown, Fenn.; German corresponding secretary, istian G. Fisher, No. 34 Port-st., Elizabeth, N. J; Swedish corresponding e Rev. A. W. Stark, De Kalb, De Kalb County, Ill.; treasurer, William H. Philadelphia.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS.

g Men's Christian Association was organized in London in 1844 by George unior clerk in a large drygoods house. The first association in America ed at Montreal in 1851; the first in the United States at Boston a few The American work is conducted under the following general depart

ments: Office, Field, City and Town, Railroad, Student, Army and Navy, Color Indian, and sub-departments of Religious and Bible Study, Educational, Ph Social and Junior work. The aggregate membership of the 1,476 American assoc is (Sept. 1, 1901) 268,477, and the net value of their property is $21,716, 102; 68 libraries, aggregating 523,215 volumes. The following are the officers of the comm AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE.-Headquarters, 3 West T ninth-st., New-York. Chairman, Lucien C. Warner; treasurer, F. B. Schenck; & secretary, Richard C. Morse.

CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE.-Headquarters, No. 3 Rue C Dufour, Geneva, Switzerland. Chairman, Edouard Barde; treasurer, Henry general secretaries, Charles Fermaud and Christian Phildius. The committee is posed of members representing America, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Japan, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Po Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

NEW-YORK STATE COMMITTEE.-Headquarters, No. 156 Fifth-ave., York. Chairman, Edmund P. Platt; treasurer, Samuel Woolverton; State sect George A. Hall. The total membership in New York State is 42,464, of whom 9,1 railroad men, 2,515 students, and 5,026 are in the boys' department.

NEW-YORK CITY ASSOCIATION.-Headquarters, No. 156 Fifth-ave., New President, Cleveland H. Dodge treasurer, Samuel Sloan, jr.; general secretary, M. Orne.

*Includes some groups of church associations which are not upon the interde national basis.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY.

The headquarters of the United Society of Christian Endeavor are at Tremont ple, Boston, Mass. Officers: Pres., Dr. Francis E. Clark; general sec., John Baer; treas., William Shaw. Organized at Portland, Me., Feb. 2, 1881. Motto: Christ and our Church.”- On July 1, 1901, there were 61,427 societies in the

CATHOLIC

HIERARCHY OF THE UNITED STATES.
APOSTOLIC DELEGATION.

nor Martinelli, Apostolic Delegate, No. 201 I-st., Washington, D. C.
ev. Monsignor Marchetti, Auditor of Delegation, Washington, D. C.
F. Z. Rooker, D. D., Secretary of Delegation, Washington, D. C.

.....J. Gibbons, Card..1868 New-York.........M. A. Corrigan....1873 ..J. J. Williams......1866 [Portland.. ..Alexander Christie..1898 ......Patrick A. Feehan..1865 Philadelphia.... ..Patrick J. Ryan...1872 ...William H. Elder..1857 St. Louis. ........John J. Kain.......1875 ..John J. Keane.....1878 St. Paul.. ...John Ireland.......1875 Fred. X. Katzer...1886 San Francisco.....P. W. Riordan.....1883 .P. L. Chapelle.....1891 Santa Fe... ..Peter Bourgade.....1885 BISHOPS.

Louisville..

..W. G. McCloskey..1868
Manchester, N. H..D. M. Bradley. .1884
Marquette, Mich...Frederick Eis.......1899
Mobile..
Nashville..
Natchez.

...Edward P. Allen...1897
.Thomas S. Byrne...1894
.Thomas Heslin.....1889
Natchitoches......Anthony Durier....1885
Nesqually, Wash..Edward O'Dea......1896
Newark.
...J. J. O'Connor.....1901
New-Orleans......G. A. Rouxel, aux..1899
New-York.........J. M. Farley, aux..1895
Ogdensburg, N. Y..H. Gabriels... ....1892
Omaha...
Peoria...

.Richard Scannell...1887
...J. L. Spalding. ..1877
P. J. O'Reilly, aux.1900
Pittsburg.
.Richard Phelan.....1885
Philadelphia....... .E. F. Prendergast,

St. Augustine......Sede vacante.
St. Cloud, Minn....James Trobec......1897
St. Joseph, Mo.....M. F. Burke............. ..1887
Salt Lake City.....Lawrence Scanlan..1887
San Antonio, Tex..J. A. Forest........1895
Savannah... .B. J. Keiley..... .1900
Scranton..
.M. J. Hoban... .1896
Sioux Falls.
.Thomas O'Gorman..1896
Springfield, Mass..T. D. Beaven......1892
Syracuse..
.P. A. Ludden......1887
Trenton..... .....J. A. McFaul......1894
Tucson.......
.Henry Granjon.....1900
Vancouver Island.. Bertram Orth.......1900
Wheeling, W. Va..P. J. Donahue.....1894
Wichita, Kan......J. J. Hennessy.....1888
Wilmington, Del...J. J. Monaghan....1897
Winona, Minn.....John B. Cotter.....1889

Antonia-Ignatius Mrak, Sutton Bay P. O., Mich.

-Apostolic-T. Meerschaert, Pottawotomie Nation, Indian Territory and eter Verdaguer, Brownsville, Tex.; Leo Haid, North Carolina, 1888; G. F., Hawaiian Islands.

oots-Leander Schnerr, St. Vincent's Abbey, Beatty, Penn.; Andrew Hinn City, Col.

boots-Frowenus Conrad, Benedictine, Conception, Mo.; Alexis Edelbrock, ity; Edmund M. Obrecht, Gethsemane, Ky.; Peter Engel, Collegeville, Rev. Athanasius Schmitt, St. Meinrad's, Ind.; Hilary Pfraengle, Newark, nt Wolf, Atchison, Kan.; Leo Haid, Belmont, N. C.; B. Menges, Cullman, 3 Conrad, Spielerville, Ark.; N. Jaeger, Chicago, III. e-Apostolic of Alaska-J. B. René, S. J.

f Porto Rico-Rt. Rev. James H. Blenk, S. M. Philippines-Archbishop Jozaleda de Villa, Manila; Rt. Rev. Martin Garcia y Alcocer, Cebu, and drew Ferrero, in Jaro.

LEADING FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

LEADING FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

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American Benefit Society.-Founded January 17, 1893; membership, 4, lodges. 125; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $49,000; head office, No. 2 P Square, Boston. Officers-President, William H. Carberry, Roxbury, Mass.; vi president, Herbert E. Foster, Winthrop, Me.; second vice-president, W. N. Davenp Marlboro, Mass.; supreme secretary, Norman P. Cormack, Boston; supreme treasur John D. H. Gauss, Salem, Mass.; supreme chaplain, Joseph Y. Miller, Williman Conn.; supreme marshal, Edwin Stead, Lynn, Mass.; supreme warden, George Davies, Waterville, Me.; supreme sentry, Edward A. Burbank, Berlin, N. H., 1 medical director, Dr. M. Morey Pearson, Boston, Mass.

American Guild.-Founded in 1890; membership, 5,000; lodges, 250; bene isbursed in the last fiscal year, $90,318 41; head office, No. 9 North Tenth-st., Ri mond, Va. Officers-Supreme governor, Charles T. O'Ferrall; supreme vice-gover and counsel, Bev. T. Crump; supreme secretary, S. Galeski; supreme treasurer, J. Montgomery; supreme auditor, C. W. Kimpton; supreme medical examiner, Jos A. White, A. M., M. D., and supreme chaplain, the Rev. Dr. W. R. L. Smith. American Insurance Union.-Founded in 1894; membership, 7,870; lods 50; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $5,297,500; head office, Pioneer Buildi Columbus, Ohio. Officers-President, John J. Lentz; secretary, Lincoln Fritler, reasurer, Tod O. Galloway.

American Legion of Honor.-Founded December 18, 1878; members! ,000; lodges, 360; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $885,786; head office, 00 Huntington-ave., Boston, Mass. Officers-Supreme commander, William Davenport; supreme secretary, Adam Warnock, and supreme treasurer, George Kendrick, jr.

American Order of Protection.-Founded July, 1899; membership, 4,7 odges, 57; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $4.310; head office, Lincoln, N Officers-Commander, W. A. Poynter; treasurer, J. A. Patton; secretary, A. U. Da nd chief deputy, C. I. Bragg.

Ancient Order of Gleaners.-Founded October, 1894; membership, 25,3 odges, 547; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $100,500; head office, Ca lich. Officers-Supreme C. G., John Livingston; supreme secretary, G. H. Slocu nd supreme treasurer, John M. Ealy.

Ancient Order of the Pyramids.-Founded May, 1895; membership, 11,0 odges, 290; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $50,204 18; head office, No. ibraltar Building, Kansas City. Officers President, E. B. Pfost; secretary, H. andis.

Ancient Order of United Workmen.-Founded October 27, 1868; memb hip, 425,000; todges, 5,301; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $8,895,922 ead office, Meadville, Penn. Officers-Supreme master workman, A. C. Harwi ipreme recorder, M. W. Sackett, Meadville, Penn.

Bankers Fraternal Union, the.-Founded December 11, 1899; memb ip, 4,081; lodges, 65; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $4.615 12; head off 15 Society for Sayings, Cleveland, Ohio. Officers President, D. H. Kimberley; s tary, George R. McKay; banker, Frederick T. Pomeroy, and medical director, . A. Ehret.

Brotherhood of American Yeomen.-Founded February 25, 1897; memb ip, 24,845; lodges, 672; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $101.312; head off es Moines, Iowa. Officers-President, J. E. Paul; secretary, G. M. Read.

Ben-Hur, Supreme Tribe.--Founded 1894, membership, 67,428; courts. 8 nefits disbursed from January 1 to October 1, 1901, $280,750; head office, Crawfor lle, Ind. Officers-Supreme chief, D. W. Gerard; supreme scribe, F. L. Snyder; eme keeper of tribute, S. E. Voris, and supreme medical examiner, Dr. J. avidson.

Catholic Mutual Benefit Association.-Founded July, 1876; membersh ,000; lodges: supreme council, 7 State grand councils, and 660 branches; benefits c irsed in the last fiscal year, $892,600; head office, Hornellsville, N. Y. Officer preme president, John J. Hynes, Buffalo; supreme recorder, Joseph Camer ornellsville, N. Y., and supreme treasurer, James M. Welsh, Hornellsville, N. Y Catholic Order of Foresters.-Founded May 24, 1883; membership, 93.6 iges, 1,259; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $655,000; head office. No. 1, ock Exchange Building, Chicago. Offices-High chief ranger, Thomas H. Cann gh vice-chief ranger, Michael Quinn; high secretary, Theodore B. Thiele; high tre er, Thomas J. Callen, and high medical examiner, Dr. J. P. Smyth.

Court of Honor.-Founded July 16, 1895; membership, 52,000; lodges, 1.0 nefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $427,550; head office, Springfield, Ill. Offic Supreme chancellor, A. L. Hereford; supreme vice-chancellor, G. P. Marvin; eme recorder, W. E. Robinson, and supreme treasurer. B. F. Workman. Fraternal Aid Association.-Founded October 14, 1890; membership, 28,5 305. benefits disbursed in the last fiscal vear. $252 781 25. head office

Wright; grand secretary, J. E. Williams; grand treasurer, E. M. Williams, edical examiner, R. A. Peters.

nal Choppers of America.-Founded August 2, 1900; membership, . 55; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $3,000; héad office, Boone, rs-Head consul, H. A. Miller; head clerk, C. D. Tillson, and head banker, nal Mystic Circle.-Founded December 10, 1884; membership, 16,500; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $193,559 36; head office, Land g, Philadelphia. Officers-Supreme mystic ruler, F. H. Duckwitz, Philareme vice-ruler, John F. Follett, Cincinnati; supreme recorder, J. D. adelphia; supreme treasurer, A. H. Swartz, Philadelphia, and supreme ctor, Dr. F. S. Wagenhals, Columbus, Ohio. nal Order of America, the.-Founded January 8, 1897; membership, 35; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $3,760; head office, Perin cinnati, Ohio. Officers-Supreme councillor, J. W. Bell; supreme secretary, nal Tribunes, the.-Founded June 23, 1897; membership, 6,000; lodges, disbursed in the last fiscal year, $25,445; head office, Rock Island, Ill. reme tribune, K. M. Whitham; supreme secretary, Robert Rexdale, and surer, Harold A. Weld.

nal Union of America, Supreme Lodge of the.-Founded , 1896; membership, 20,000; lodges, 500; benefits disbursed in the last 155,600; head office, Fraternal Union Building, Denver, Col. Officers-Suent, F. F. Roose, Omaha, Neb.; supreme vice-president and secretary, Handley, Denver, Col.; supreme treasurer, Samuel S. Baty, Denver, Col.; sician, S. T. McDermith, Denver, Col.

nities Accident Order, the.-Founded October 23, 1894; membercouncils, 167; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $42,047 46; head west corner Broad and Chestnut sts., Philadelphia. Officers-GrandE. Stevens; grand secretary, E. S Cook; grand treasurer, Milton Birch, nd councillor, Henry C. Stewart.

Beneficial Union.-Founded April 14, 1892; membership, 6,794; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $45,340; head office, Nos. 422 and e., Pittsburg. Officers Supreme president Louis Volz; supreme viceA. Menzenmaier; supreme secretary, Louis Thumm; supreme treasurer, and supreme manager, A. Wedemeyer.

Star Fraternity.-Founded in 1881; membership, 2,100; lodges, 20; ursed in the last fiscal year, $28,855 88; head office, No. 22 Clinton-st., J. Officers-Supreme moderator, Ludlow B. Clark; supreme vice-moder.. Earle; supreme secretary, G. W. Simpson; supreme treasurer, N. W. preme medical director, Dr. C. A. Schureman, and supreme counsellor, Fraternity, the.-Founded November 1885; membership, 4,000; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $28,066 67; head office, Girard iladelphia. Officers-President, Frederick Gaston; treasurer, Samuel W. ary, William E. Gregg; solicitor, George Bradford Carr, and physicianCollior L. Bower.

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Circle, Supreme Council of the.-Founded October 2, 1879; memat 6,000; lodges, 219; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $160,000; No. 120 Tremont-st., Boston, Mass. Officers-Acting supreme leader, J. ott; supreme secretary, Julius M. Swain; supreme treasurer, John Haskell supreme medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Waterman.

Reserve Association.-Founded in 1899; membership, 1,227; lodges, lisbursed in the last fiscal year, $1,850; head office, No. 1,401-4 Majestic troit, Mich. Officers-President, Frank C. Andrews; general manager,

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ndent Order of Foresters.-Founded June 17, 1874; incorporated 878; membership, 190,000; lodges, 5,900; benefits disbursed in the last $1,545,145 64; head office, Toronto, Canada. Officers-S. C. R., Dr. ; S. S.. John A. McGillivray; sup. treasurer, H. A. Collins, Toronto, D. S. C. R., Frank E. Hand, No. 100 Pineapple-st., Brooklyn, Eastern ndent Order of Mutual Aid, Grand Lodge.-Founded August 3, ship, 5,225; lodges, 101; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $149,office, Macomb, McDonough County, Ill. Officers-Grand president, T. J. ago; grand secretary, Alexander McLean, Macomb, Ill. egion of Honor.-Founded March 19, 1879; membership, 4,072; lodges, disbursed in the last fiscal year, $150,752 90; head office, Cedar Rapids, s-Grand president, E. H. Burlingham, Oelwein, Iowa; grand secretary, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

ed Order Heptasophs.-Founded August 28, 1878; membership, =, 720; benefits disbursed in the last fiscal year, $995,617; head office, Id. Officers-Supreme archon, Morris G. Cohen, Pittsburg; supreme Boland, No. 229 North Washington-ave., Scranton, Penn.; supreme sec el II. Tattersall, Baltimore, Md.; supreme treasurer, Charles H. Ramsay,. me medical director, Dr. J. H. Christian, Baltimore; supreme organizer, ett, Baltimore; supreme prelate, Charles A. Greer, Altoona, Penn.; suor, James T. Gault, West Chester, Penn.; supreme warder, Joseph Noblit, J., and supreme sentinel, Walter V. andrick, Scranton, Penn.