Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-04
A GREAT GATH ERING.
Opuping oftho Great Protestant Episcopal
Cuuycution--Thc services tn the
MuruiBg aud Attcruoun

The general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the uuitcd States lI
Amer lea, tho great couuCll Of the American
branch of tho American communion, began
its trieunial session in Phtladclphia on
Wednesday, the bishops ui the church,
together with the clerical and lay deputies
from the various diuc1Ses and missionary
Jurisdictions assembling for that purpose
IN Christ church, on Second street, above
Market. The historic CdiHce was selected
for the opening service because In it was
held the first general convention of the
church, aud because the " Book of Com
mon Payer" wh'cl gIilCd tlo cpiscopHtc
for the American church. was ratified there,
After divine service had been held, both
houses met and organized for the transaJ
tipn OF business, this constituting the tiyst
days proceedings.
Cars. church was not thrown u2sn t.
the deputies and visitors until half ptS'
D O'Clock, but long before thai time the
sidewalks were turunged with anxious
people, waiting t. secure good places from
which @ wi ness the solemn ceremonies
| within. The altar WAS augiully deco
| rated with cut llwers--ruses aud c.ysAu-
| thomums, aud with palms aud uth0r
eXo'ics. The altlr vestmeutS and han gIuEs
were Of white, aud large CAuiglAbra were
| placed at each end ot the altar. Ga the
crcdeuC1, With the other communion Yes.
| sells, were th5 CaaICe, patUu and Ns-ou
whic. wrro presented - thA parish 10y
| Queen Acne in l1uS. The ClaUc2 bears
the following description % Auno Regina
| Ia usm ECcieSia AugiictuU apui P4ilA-
| dclPhiAm, \. D, llO> GA the altAg was
a heavy gold Aims basin, EI't o. "a"
| house ut bishops from to- goaro,atJyu oi
| Canterbury,
The bishops assembled in tAo 10. N
! under the tower, In tue wnsl clu OF the
| church, ami ju room in th, parish Ouli
! Iug, both OF winch apartments ware used
rs TJUtas rooms. IA5 p.'1s.5 wA) assisted
Ia tue office TO. morning pay p" a.,B used
| Que ui the sunday school gnom2 as a
| resting room, all the Clergy TGp4u"u- 10
| the tower room when the hour 10. the
| commencement OF the service, arrived
| Daring The preptr.,IJ@S tie chime OF
| eight bells IN the tower, walsl were
| brought from Louloa ia 1854 were yuIg.
but tue peaIug CsaSgi when jAe toscJ
doors were opened and the procession
started down the aisle toward the east;
At the same instant the Chniys began the
professional bymG, The Church OIg
| Foundation the music being taken up
! by the large body Of the clergy in the
church in 50 strong measure thai the
choir could scarcely b. heard.
The order Of the Procession vas TIc
yoTgers aud sexton Cl ClTlst church and
! chapel, the secretaries Of the C1uvalsua,
the officiating clergy and the bishop, The
| latter came IN reverse order, the jIu'oy
/. preIate> b Ing tirS', and 50 in order dowl
! - the presiding bishops. When the chan
ce. stops were reached the cD.lmr wa-
| opeuCd OUT into two rlukS, So a. ID p5r
init the bishops . pass q )wl Jlrpu IN the
| clergy and enter tbs chauCel in the order
| of their succession. rh1 order iu whi1l
! ths bishops entered was Bishop Of Dsln
| ware, lord bishop Of Rochester, bishops
of Mississippi, Rhode Island, FrAas, Ohio.
ElstOn, Pennsylvania, followed by thpse
from all u, O.lac status Tns presiding
bishop, the bishop Of kaltugks wa7
assisted into the CAauccl and ocsugrgi q
position near the altar. He was TOO loeD e
however, 70 preside AMI D. iel. thu Caurs-
before the services were ovar. liz, place
aJ the right of the aitIr was taken Oy thg
! b.slogot Delaware, the nsNl Ia osd.r of
the cJGsegrar0n. The post a. ths lett yul
| Of the altar was Og'IPia b. Lle iplI
! bishop Of Rochester, Right R.Y. Anthony
| Wilson, ID. c.. The Rev. Ban - !. p. Dl
! Moulin, NJ. A, OF Toronto, CAlA iA. also
| occupied place in the Clalcs..
A. the conclusion OF the professional
| morning prayer was commenced, the Rev
! Charles l.. HutcLius, of Alssarausr,rs,
secretary Of the house Of drpItIes reailag
! the sentences, eEhDrtatlyu lIi LEADING tue
| confession. The aJsOIu,!JV was given Uy
tho presiding bishop the Right K ". Bon
| janlu pOsworth Smith, D. D, L. D.,
that O5uE the pnly part o., the eg.eu my
| taken bY him. Tue "OIr FAtAsr and
G!0riI PI.ri were read by Jna Rsy. Nj
Hut2hius, and tha ltnte sung by the choir.
! The PSaltcr, from the 81 day oi the mDath
! GrOm the xyth to tho XVli'a), WAS rs,i ci
alternately by the Rev Nj IG,call, aud
the congregation, alter which tho ugst
! lesson, from Micah ~, vas Tca by tue
| Rev. Henry Morton, d. D., ro1.or Of S..
James church, Pu,ldlgIpIJl After tho
! Ie DtHm tInc anthem IN +, by De-
| Dykes, the R5v. Henry L. rJ.tar, y. D.,
rector Of Grace church, assistant bishop
! elect Of New York aud secretary OF the
house Of bishops read the second IesaDu
| from the ind chapter Of the Epj1tll o. the
! Ephes.aus. TG6 Jlj.llts DeD followed aud
the NiCeae creed was said TIE Rev.
Henry Auslice, d. D., Of Western New
| OTk, SAID the prayers 10 tue lit ny, which
was taken by the Rev. Wm. Nelson Nc
! Nickar, rector OF the church u, the Holy
Trinity Philadelphia, who a.so said the
| special prayer appointed 10 Do used ~ the
meetings OF the convention.
After the singing OF hymn the
solemn celebration of the holy CON
muntou took place Tho Right koy the
bishop Of EIstOn, Henry G.. Lay, ID. D.,
read the coIlec. Of purity, the command
ments, &c,, aud the collect tor tho
nineteeuth Sunday after Trinity TIE
Ep!stle, beginning a; the l7rh verse Of
Ephosans " was read by tho Right Rev
the bishop Of Mississippi, Vim. Mercer
Green, D. d., LII ID. TuG Holy Gospel
st. Matt, iE, l-was assigned u the
Right Rev. the lord bishop of Roches
! ter.
At tho conclusion of tho Gospel. the
Right Rev, the Bishop OF Rhode Island
Thomas NJ. Clark, ID. d., LII. D., ASCEND
Ell the pulpit aud delivered the sermon,
taking for his text the passage " Thou
shalt bring them 10 and plant them in the
mountain of thine Inheritance, in the
! place, o, Lord, which thou hast mado
for them to dwell in. EXODUS, XIV. II.
Bishop Clark traced the growth of the
American church, and in conclusion said :
"if the little baud OF faithful men who
met together in this consecrated plac,
nearly century ago could in our c0nyen-
ton To day, representing rs 1t does a great
church thoroughly consolidated aud fully
equipped for the work which il is called 10
! do, with it's siXty-siX living bishops. and