New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-05
THE EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONTENTION
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR IT'S OPENING IN
BALTIMORE TO-DAY-A CONFERENCE
or COLONEL CJERcyNEN

BALTIMORE TO-DAY-A CONFERENCE
OF CoLoIED CLERGYMEN.
Baltimore, oct. 4 (specaD.-Amost everything Is
In readiness for the opening services OF the ZIP SC pay
General Convention tomorrow mo ming In Emmanuel
Church. For several days carpenters have been at
work enlarging the chancel by building tomp)rary
platform extending the whole width Of the church,
which platform II IL expected will accommodate the
seventy odd bishops who will be present aud other
dgnitarIcs The regular choir of the church has
been reinforced by large number OF weknown
sOlOiss and carefully trained chorus; and the nj l.
cal programme which has been arranged though
simple, is exceedingly fine. 4 new o.gan. which
has Just been put the church. will be used at the
convention fer the first time. The presiding bsh p
Of the Church, DR.. John Williams, OF Connecticut VIII
administer the communion assisted by Bishop Medley
of Maine Early communion will be- administers In
five ether Episcopal churches in the city, The pur-
pose being to relieve far possible the pressure
at the opening service arising from the large man
Der who would receive the commun n. Tn opening
sermon viii be preached by Bishop wllmer ( Ala
bamn and large number Of bishops and dist ngdshei
clerical deputies will take part in The service, incud
Ing Bishops Doane, Potter Littlejohn and Dudley.
The new parish house. adiolning the church, has
been fitted up for the sessions Of the House Of Bishops
and IA number Of the guild rooms have been set apart
for the meetings of the various committees. After
the religious service tomorrow the ious' of Clerical
and Lay Deputies will meet to organize. In all lkcl
hood DR.. Dix, of New York. will be reelected pres
idcni, and the Rev. Dr. Charles l.. Huchns secretary
The house will then adjourn until Wednesday. En-
manuel Church, Of which the Rev. DR.. Eccleston Is
rector is Of the largest churches In the city. and
may be made to seat 1000 persons but 1t Is entirely
small TO hold all who desire attend the opening
Service tomorrow After the d,puies ana DIST n
guished visitors provided with seats it was
found that there We're only forty-foir tickets to be
distributed among the Eplscopaiars Of baltimore.
The General Convention has met In this dty twice
beforc-in 1905 and 1871. In 1871 the House OF
Bishops contained only two men-Blsh0ps White, OF
Pennsy lvanla and Claggett, Of Maryland. The lower
house contained fourteen clerical and thirteen lay
deputies The session Of 1871 was largely occupied
By the debate on the canon against ritual which
was finally enacted and II was made memorable by
brilliant speech OF the late DR.. De Koven I'm which
he defended his belief In the Real Presence Peculiar
Interest ATTACHES to the present meeting OF the con
vcntion I'm this city, because this year Is the cen
tounisl anniversary OF the conservation OF DIR.
Claggett the first Bishop OF Maryland. There has
not however, been needed any such artificial spur
TO quicken the hospitality Of the Baltimore people,
largo number OF whom have arranged TO entertain
bishops md deputies during the whole session OF the
convention Many deputies have already arrived
here and they are coming every train The iocai
committee on entertainment Is Thoroughly eih'ie"''
md the Arrangements MADE Dy IL are r,nnnai Clergy
men began n session OF several days In ST. James
Church. Bishop Paret delivered the opening address
Among those who present at the opening scr,
Geo w,r" bishops Coleman. Dudley and Leonard OF
Ohio At the evening session the Rev j. "; Perry,
r,IIropn church TO the needs Of the colored people,
several other Interesting subjects VII De uis'us
bv the conference. the object OF WHICH Is 70
tGe efficiency Of the Church's work among the coiored