The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-04
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PHILADELPHIA, October 3.-The thirty
third General Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States was
opened this morning with services held
in yenable Christ church, ON Second street
near Market, the cornerstone OF which
edifce was laid in 1927. The gold aims
dish. presented TO the House OF Bishops
bv the Convocation Of Canterbury, England,
OCCUPIED place upon the altar, surrounded
by vessels Of the silver communion service
presented TO the parish by Queen Anne in
los. The church was crowded, 1,10S
tickets having been issued for the service.
At 1895 O'Clock n procession OF clergy
filed in rs the 202d hymn was sung. Rev.
CT. Hitchins. OF Medford, Mass, secre-
tary OF the Convention, read the SER
vices through 10 the Psalter, Bish-
Oh smith, OF Kentucky. pronouncing
the nhsolution. The first lesson from
Micah. fourth chapter, was read by
Rev. Or. II. J. Morton, OF Philadelphia,
and the second lesson from Ephesians,
third chapter, by Rev. DR.. Hency C.. Pot
ter. assistant bishop-elect Of New York.
Rev. DR.. Austice. OF Rochester, y. Y,
read the prayers TO the Litany. The Litany
was read by Rev. Or. W. Nelson Ne
Vickar. OF philadelphia. and the Creed
and Versicles by Rev. DR.. +. A. Foggo,
rector Of Christ church. The Collects
and Commandments were read by
Bishop Lay. OF Easton, Nd. The Gospel
was read by the Bishop OF Ontario.
and the Epistle by the Bishop Of Eoches-
ter. Bishop Clarke, Of Rhode Island, de-
livered the sermon, taking his text from
Exodus XIV, l.. In concluding he eau
toned the delegates 10 the Convention that
excess or deficiency OF legislation might
defeat the object for which they were
assembled, while faithful conformity
TO the necessities OF the people
could not fail to promote them. and
that an arrangement which might have
suited the state OF society two hundred or
three hundred years ago might not be
adapted TO the wants OF the heterogeneous
and shifting BODY Of commandments Of to-
day. While continuing to move in the old
paths it should be with an accelerated pace.
looking forward. not backward. Follow
ing the sermon came the communion SER
vice. in which Bishop Lee read the Conse-
Grafton, after which he was assisted by the
Bishop Of Rochester.
The House OF Deputies met at O'Clock
this afternoon in the Church Of the Holy
Trinity, at Nineteenth and Walnut streets.
Rev. DR.. L. L. Beardsley. of New Haven,
Conn, was chosen president, and Rev.
Charles l.. Hutchins secretary.
Or. Beardsley addressed the Convention
and stated that they had come together at
the most interesting period in the history
OF the Church. Fully a century has passed
since an effort was made to restore what
bad been broken at the time when the
Church was without nominal head. The
result OF this effort was the adoption Of q
Book OF Common Prayer, with the pre-
siding bishop in the Scottish line Of sue
cession and two in the English line. He
trusted that the Holy Spirit would be with
the deputies in their deliberations.
A message was received from the House
Of Bishops announcing the organization OF
that body by the election Of Rev. Henry
&. Potter, Of New York. a. secretary.
Adjourned until tomorrow.