The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-21
CHURCH CONGRESS.
Programme or the Eighth Annual Meeting.
to be Held in this City Tuesday. Wednesday
Thursday. and Friday, October 24,h, 25th,
26th, and 9Th.

26th. and eth.
The Church Congress Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States will
meet Tuesday, October oath. at I0:30 A.
NJ, at st. Paurs church in this city. when
the Holy Communion will lee administered.
An address will then be delivered by the
Right Rev. j. y. Galleber, d. D., Bishop
OF Louisiana. At II O'Clock OF the same
day The business-meeting Of the Congress
Will be opened at Mozart Hall. and the in
augural address delivered by the Right
Rev. +. VI. Whittle. d. D.. LII. D., Bishop
Of Virginia.
In accordance with the rules adopted by
the General Committee, the bishop Of the
diocese IN which any meeting Of the Con-
gress i held is invited to preside. Having
accepted the invitation extended 70 him hy
the Executive Committee, Bishop Whittle
viii take the chair, and with him the fol-
lowing vice-presidents Clergy-The
Right Reverend the Bishops, the Rev.
W. ID. Wilson, ID. D.. LII. D., the Rev.
Montgomery Schuyler. d. D., the Rev. C..
5. Henry, ID. D., the Rev. c. c. Pinckney.
/ ID. D., the Rev. George II. Norton. u. D.,
the Rev. Richard Newton. d. D., the Rev.
John Fulton. u. d.. the Rev. !. VI. Ban
] AA-t'if H. bss Aui lAtN. -. IL. Itflt>Lhl. II.
/ d., the Rev. III. Miller Thompson, u. D..
The Rev {. Minnigerode. ID. D.. and about
thirty prominent aymen-amOng them
Chiei-Ju>tice Waite. Hon. Il. c. Winthrop.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, General &. W. {.
Lee, and General 8. {. Anger. United
states army.
THE RICHMOND LOCAL COMMITTEE
is as follows (Rey. Alexander ". Weddell,
u. D., chairman):
Committee on General Arrangements.
/ The Rev. Alexander W. WeddeIl. u. u.
the Rev. Charles Minnigorode. y. D.. the
Rev. II. NJ. Jackson, Mr.. AdoIphus Blair.
Mr.. Thomas Potts. and Mr.. James I.
Gray.
Committee oi Hall and H. Arrangement:
/ The Rev. II. NJ. Jackson. Mr.. ]. W. Pc
gram, Mr. \. Bargamin. Mr.. W. VI. Wood
ward. and Mr.. Il. +. Howard.
Committee on Hospitality: The Rev.
Alexander W. Weddell. ID. D.; Mr.. Adol-
plus Blair. Mr.. W. e. Bentley. Mr.. Thomas
\. Brander. and Mr. W. Ellis Jones.
Committee on Finance: Mr.. Thomas
Potts, Mr.. T. VI. Alfriend. Mr.. Il. l.. Brown.
Mr.J. Il. Anderson. Mr. Z. 4. Addison.
Mr.. W. II. Palmer. Mr. James T. Gray. and
Mr.. J. +. Glenn.
The general secretary of the Church
Congress j. Rev. George u. Wildes. j.. D..
oi New York city. Assistant Secretare,
Rev. John W. Kramer, VI. H.. New York
city; Rev. T. :. Pycott, Brooklyn. y. Y.
Rev. Cornelius y. smith New York city
Rev. ArthurLaVrcnce, -tockbridge. Mas.
Secretary of Local Committee for the Sc>-
sion in Richmond AdolphuS Blair. L,q.
treasure OF Church Congress, T. Whta-
ker, Ls9. NeW York.
sFSSiOrs.
Each day after the paper, and addresses
by appointed writer's and speakers, there
viii be an opportunity for speeches.
Some of the rules are q, follows:
None but members Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. or OF Churches in COM
munion with the same. shall address the
Congress, and no person shall hc permitted
TO speak twice upon the same subject.
No question arising out Of any paper or
subject will be put to vote.
Readers viii limit their papers to twenty
1ye minutes: speakers appointed. TO twen-
" minutes, and all volunteer speakers TO
ten minutes.
\ cordial invitation Is extended to all
persons Interested in the topics to be dis
cu,scd 10 attend the several sessions. The
ushers viii attend adic, To seats.
HYMNS.
Vt every ,e.,ion of the Con.re>> three
OF The selected hymns will hc sung in the
following order: one Immediately after
the prayers. one between the reading of
paper, and The appointed speeches, and
one before the bcnediclion. ~ the close
oi the final session the HOri0 I'VE EIc,!siS
will be- sung before the hcnediction.
II j. hoped that the audience viii gene
rally Join In the singing Of the hymns.
which will De led by Professor Ke,-nich
on the cornet aud q volunteer choir under
Nj ". II. Grant. The tunes will bc found
familiar In the service 0f the Church. and.
sung congrc-ationaly, have proved an in
terc,tin- feature in tine devotional Use of
preceding congresses.
PE0CEANN1 FOR TIE FIRST DAY.
Orirof Serrics, and ToDics.-Tue-day,
1890 \. M.->t. Paul, church: Holy Com
munion. Addro,- by the kieht Rev. j. y.
Gallchtr. y. H.. Bishop OF Louisiana.
II N.-MozaIt Hall: Inaugural addre-,
10y the Right Rcy. I. VI. Nhttif. u. d.,
IL. d.. Bishop Of Virginia. Memorial oi
deceased members, by the Rev. George T..
Wlldc>, j. D., General secretary.
7:30 2. M.-Mozlrt Hal: Topic, "Po,i-
tion and Work OF the Laity in the Church.
Writers: George c. >battnck, NJ. H.,
Boston. Mas: Rev. William W. Farr, D..
H., Philadelphia. Pa; Rev. Arthur Brook,
New York city.
speakers: George {. Thomas, Esq"
Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. William hirku-,
IL. D.. Baltimore, Nd; Rev. Henry l..
Ziegenfu>,. Poushkcep,ie, y. y.