The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-03

TRIENNlAL COUNCIL OF The
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
First Days Proceedings in Ne" f"rA
Impre..ive aud Beautiful Exercise
Earnest Sermon by Bishop Whipple-
so,.mn sacramenial Service.

solemn ~atltnltnitl 0'i'Ff'
Nrv NnrE Orfohor d. special. The
trieuuial General convention of the Proie--
tant Episcopal Church Of The niied states
met here This morning in =. 'r"i-c
Church. ~tut Ncsant square at ~ ri.ch'
There was full celebration ~ thc ii"s
iommunionN with u sermon hy Bishop mp
ple. Of Minnesota. In the body of the
church were seated clerical and lay deputies
to the number Of nearly five hundred. olher
part. of the nave and galleries being illed
hv member, of the parish and others VINO
had secured tickets emitting them I" ad-
mission. Bishops. about siNty-eiN ~ num-
Der. sat in the chancel. forming complete
circle around the communion table ana III
front Of the chair. The communion table
iu II. Gcorgp's Chnrch stands in the mldhle
of the chancel and rail runs all around II.
Precisely AZ If o'clock the first noies "l
rnE PROFESSIONAL HYMN
were heard in the choir-roOm. and then.
after the first verse had been sung. the pro-
ce-,ion- Of the choir and bishops began
The choir started from the >acri-iy and con-
tinucd down the centre aisle 10 ihe main en-
trance. where they met the procession oi
bishops. i'm their robes. who had marched
from the Memorial house IN sixteenth street.
The chpirthcn couniormarchcd inwads ana
proceeded up the aisle ~ the chanccl. iOl-
lowed bv the procession 0i bishops. The
bishops marched according 90 their SEMI
oriiY.
TIE SERVICE.
When tlio bishops and choir were seated
the services bcgan. The cclehrani was
Bi,hop Williams. assisted h5 the bishops Of
Alabama. Tennessee. Maine. and Missouri.
The musical parts Of the service were adj
mirablv rendered. The choir comprised
thirty-f,c boys and twenty men. In addi-
tion 10 These. fhors were twenty women and
girls t-Opranos and altos. VINO occupied
seat, ON the south side of ihe choir. and ma-
toriallv added tO the volume of sound. The
organ I'm the chancel was connected 10y elec-
tricifv with the biz organ al the other end OF
tine church. and the effects produced there
by were very fine.
TIE SERMON HY BISHOP WnIrrLE
was urou thi. text: w have heard with
our cai.-. o. God. Our fathers have told uS
what work Thou did~t in their days, in
Times of Old" Psalm NLIN.
II wa. "a largely historical effort. Amon-
other things. the Bishop said: Nv % are per-
plcNcd hy the unhclirf and sin oi our time.
In many places Christian homes are dying
out. Crime and impuriiy are coming IN a.
"a flood. and anarchy raises IL hated l"iln 30
"a land where ail men are equal. before thr
law. The lines between the Church ana the
world are dim. Neycrdid greater problems
confront "a council Of the Church. The
Apostolic Church has eTa,er work before II
than discussion about it, name. or the
amending of IFS can0ns and Fuhric>. There
il much honest unDeliei.'
In these yparnin.s Of humanity. ~ ils
clubs. brOthcrhOOd-. and orders. ln ineH
readiness io share all Things with their
brothers. See uncon.ciou, prophecies oi
the brotherhood Of all men a- the childr.n
of one God and Father. Denunriaiion VIII
mot silence nhclicf Tine name oi lnhdcl
has lost it, terrOr-. There d. only one rem
odv. II il iu the spirit, power. and love Of
Je-u, Christ.
The MOST nni,E->ll T. -tENE,
nerhai.. I'm tine whole service. WAS after the
senior bishop had partaken of the com
munion and when Doc had administered o"
thu.e bishops vino were % assist him ~ the
di~friinfiion. Then all other bishops knclt
arDnud tine altar and received the sacf1-
monf. MANY bishops wore hoods of their
decree. and that added t0 the effect. There
We're various hoods. some of scarlet. some
scarlet aDd purple. .ni -uln. q. .,...! tpi''e..
The Bishop OF Western, New } ORR. krN.
Dr. Arthur Cleveland Coke. of Buffalo. was
not present Amer the bishops had COM
municated a large number of the coneresd-
two foreign" bishops present bishop OF
Nova scotia. Rev. Dr. Courtney. and Bishop
of Nig0ma. Rev. Dr. sullivan.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Al tine afternoon session the House Of
Depuiic- wa. called 90 order ht unani-
mou- vote. Rev. Dr. Morgan Din. Of Trim
iv Church. was elected president OF the
conventions he made % brief address ac-
knowlcd-ine the honor. and promising 10
perform his duties 90 the best Of hl, ability
and in accordance with the rules. Rev.
1harlc- J.. lluichin~. of Massachusetts
was reelected secretary.
On motion of Hot. Dr. Huntington. 20
was decided that the discussion in relation
lathe
PROPOSED CHANGE, IL THE BOON ui
COMMON PRAYER
he begun ON Thursday and be continued
ach succeeding day until IL j. disposed Of.
sTANr-~EcRErAEIE>
were chosen a- follows:
Rev. l.. Fnslie. Western New orb;
Rev. T.. ". W MOrihingion. ohio:
Rev. q. Davis. Minnesota: and
Rev. W. &. Pr0ut. Albany. ohio.
The DELEGATES Will he- the guests of the
Theological Institute Of thi, city Vn uc-
tohcr 10Th they will Doe entertained in the
evening hy the Church club of New York.
AtJP VI. the convention adjourned uniil
% \. VI. tomorrow.