Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-04
TRTENNIAL CONTENTION.
who the Delegates Are From mi
n..oaaa- Eaur hundred Member

who the Delegates Are From This
Diocese-Four Hundred Members.
The triennial convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal churches OF the
limited States began in Philadelphia
Yesterday. 1t promises to be one of the
largest and most interesting conventions
ever held by the Episcopalians and it
will last for three weeks.
The convention is divided into two
houses namely, the House Of Bishops
and the House OF Clerical and
Law Deputies. The former house
Numbers more than 80 members.
There will be altogether about 400 mem
bers present, the di0Geses having equal
represeptatiOn. Whils the convention is in
progress it will be visited hy representa-
tiyes from Canada and England, who will
come in n semi official capacity.
The opening service OF the convention
we're held in Christ Church, where the
frat general convention in 1885 was held.
Bishop Clark at Rhode Island delivered
sermon.
The buhiaess sessions OF the conven-
tion will be- held in the Church of the
HOLY Trinity at Nineteenth aud Walnut
streets.
Following are the delegates from this
diocese: Tho Revs. T Gardner Littell, G..
W. Dubois, D. D., William b. Gordon
and b J. Douglass.
Law observation-disclosures II. Bates, Eaa.,
6. Nj Curtis. DR.. Horace Burr, ard Dir.
Henry Ridgely.
Fonr DAYS of the convention will be de-
voted to mission work.
Bishop Williams of Connecticut, in
writing recently to the Bishop of Edin-
buroh used the following language:
nOntobsr next will be the centenary OF
oonseor alton of BIshop Ssabury by the
Soottish bishops at a time " hen not more
than four persons might meet together in
nublio Worship, except members of q
family. without being liable, for first
o,fanse to imprisonmept tor six months.
and for a s.oond of, 4nsa TO he Transported
for life Wbep they remembered il was
at that tima-inst 100 years ayo--thst
thair Seottish bishops. which had been
radnced in n century from Ia bishops and
/ 0ol oleIpv to four bishops and az clergy:
yh.n tbey remembered that in that
nariod Go6 so far honored their small
ahnrch as ,o msk. her The instrn,aept of
oonf.rripa Tho anisconata pnon tho oraat
and nowerfnl rennblio ot America he
raallu thongbt Il was their bonndan
anty as a ohnrcb next wear To oomu,emo.
rats in some wav in Abardssn the conae-
ara1;nn ~ e;shnn .ohpryD
Tba Arc, aanoroI convention cont;nuad
i, session from sentamber 27tb nntil
oo,obar Eth 17s5 Rpt aauan atates wsre
than r.,rasaptad namalv. Nav York
Nav Jaysav papnsvIyania Da,ayare
Msrv,ard v,roin;a and snntb Carolina
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tha 9rst oonuanf;on ,bars ,pas ,,o sucb
bodv as the Honaa of Risbons. INIT now
n IL a a,narats ona and holds its s.ssion
e., a',ar'', M ,,.;,a;nal hms;,ass NJ ,ba
fro, oon,antion was IN mata arranoa,
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anisoonat. in tb;s oouptrv A ooumittae
r,ias a,.,,o,,,ta5 30 fsa,,,a ~, aoaIasiast;oai
oonst;t,,tion f,r Tho Chnrch In th,, Initad
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na,s IN tina ITnitsd sta,as oousidnrabls
aaorsasno,,da,o, ansua5 hat,y.on a. arcb.
biabops of Csrtsrburv and York aud the
Commute annoipte5 in tbis e,untrv
u tn ll
siastiea, vortb;aa ~, 10 ,ns ch.no.s to h.
mada in The Rock of Cannon Prayar and
i, was only AMER assprancas l.s,s civen
that M changes axcsnt those nada nec.s.
.ary bv ths nalitinsl changes nj the
oonntry that CONSENT uas eiyan. At a
snaa;ai on,,yantion Md l., ViI,o;noton
op nc,obar lOtb l7ss the Ravarends
Seminal pravoost u u William White.
n n aud SamnaI Grimm ID ID were
ohos.r as The h,sbnns ot Nav Ynrk Penn.
snlra,,;a ara V;,ni,,ia
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far Rnoiand and an Fabrnary Ain 17S7
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ps,arhorornh oss;st;nn Dr Grifi,h do
clined tba etii,. nj Risbon of VIRGINIA. A,
,bs newt ssnsrsl convantion which cou
vaosJ In pb;lsdalobis in i7Se B;shor
writ rr.s;dsa uhan tba cornl,.tion n
"a litrra,r ooc,,,;.d 10 ot,e,tipn mn
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ths ot,;oa Of Ar,htisbon NJ ia nv
sanonaj Saobnry n n of connsct;cnt
h. ,he chnr,h ~ :. .ntland was annroyed
and I'm. m, rnuI,s, nf ~ .,;scpnata fo
this crnntry bsaam. co,nn,si, gpd ,h
,,a,,aroI oa,,va,,t;ors u.,rs thsr.ef,ar ar
esnizad Nv t,vo sensrats bonsas viz Nh
Honss Of Rishons and the Honas If Clsri
al and Jsv Danntias
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h;,ho,s ,,as. b,,nSrsa vaars nanalv
Risbops sasbnru Wilt GriswolS Cbase
il,isvoId at Ms.sacbusetts vaa nrssidin
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