The state chronicle., 1893-05-17
DIOCESAN CONVENTION.
THE DELEGATES A6SENRLEn IN
THE CITY.
Inc convention to Be Duly Opened
This Morning--Programm of the
Proceedings for Today.

ventlon OF the Diocese of North
Carolina will meet in Christ Church
in this city this morning. Ac-
ccroing to standing rule
OF order the convention will
assemble for organization at 10
o'clock a. m. in the church.
After this is effected the clerov
are requested to assemble in the
Chapel, bringing with them their
surpllces, prayer books and hym-
nails, preparatory to moving in pro-
cession to the church for the open
ing service, which may be expected
to begin promptly at II o'clock. At
this service morning prayer will be
said, the convention sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Frederick
Towers, rector of the Chapel of the
Cross, Chapel Hill, and the Holy
Communion will be celebrated by
the Rt' Rev. the Bishop of the Dio-
cese.
In the afternoon, at half-past 4
O'Clock, the Bishop will read his
annual address, and at half-past 5
O'Clock Miss Emery, general secre-
tary of the Woman's Auxiliary to
the Board of Missions, will address
the convention and all branches of
| the auxiliary represented on wo-
mans work in the church.
Miss Emery has had most sue
cessful experience in her praise
worthy and self sacrifcing mission,
and is very persuasive and pleas
ant speaker
At night, beginning at half-past
. o'clock, there will be meetin in
the church in the interest of St.
Andrews Brotherhood, at which
addresses will be made by the Rev.
McNeely DuBose, rector of Trinity
Church, Asheville; Mr.. G. NJ. Busbee,
of this city; Mr.. S. S. Nash, of Tar
qo,o, and Mr.. Silas McBee, of Lin
colnton.
Other special services durin g the
session of the convention will be
announced from time to time.
To all the services, deliberations
and proceedings of the convention,
the public are cordially invited.
Many of the delegates to the
Diocesan Convention arrived on the
incoming trains yesterday and many
others will reach here this morning. :.
We give a partial list below and
their homes while in our midst:
MIR. and Mrs. John Wilkes of
Charlotte. Rev. Junius Horner and
Mrs. Homer of Oxford, Mr.. W. A.
Truitt of Ansonville, at Bishop
Lyman's; Rev. Jarvis Buxton, D. D.,
of Lenoir, at Mrs. Ships; Rev.
Charles T. Bland of Pittsboro and
Rev. Stewart Mcqueen of Durham
at Capt G. B. Denson's; Mr.. W. L.
London of Pittsboro, at Mr.. W. T.
fuckers; Mr.. Spence Taylor o1
Pittsboro, at Mr.. Phil Taylor's; Mr.
Il. &. Eubanks of Pittsboro, at W
Lee PowelPs; Mr.. L. J. Haughton
of Pittsboro, at Mrs. R. 81. Cowan's
Rev. R. W. Barber of Wilkesboro
/ Rev. Walter j. Smith of Scotland
Neck, at DR.. P. E. Zines; Rev
W. F. Rice of Asheville and Rev
B. S. Bronson of Warrenton, a,
DR.. T. D. Martins; Rev. A
, II. Stubbs of Greenboro, Rev
E. A. Osborne of Charlotte, a,
Rev. Mr.. Pittinger's; MIR. D. r
Schenck of Greensboro, Hotel Flor.
ence; Mr.. w. L. Wall of Durham
Rev. Benz. Mckenzie and Maj. Johr
w. Graham of Hillsboro, at Mr.
Benehan Cameron's; Mr.. George 2
Collins and Paul c. Graham o.
Hillsboro, at Mrs. PEBBLES Rev
Girard W. Phelps of Shelby, Rev
w. L. Reamy of Winston, Maj. J
B. Hills; Mr.. R. 81. Smith and Mr.
j. Y. Savage of Scotland Neck, a
F. II. Busbee's; Mr.. s. M. Alexande,
of Scotland Neck, at Hotel Flor
ence; Rev. F. j. Murdoch, LII. D.
of Salisbury, at Mr.. J. I. Johnson g
Mr.. Silas McBee of Lincolnton ani
Erwin Holt of Burlington, at Mr.
Charles Roots; Judge Hoke O
Lincolnton and r. S. MacRae O
Chapel Hill, George 81. Shows; Mr
Blair Jenkins of Lincolnton ant
Col. Ham G. Jones of Charlotte, a
Mr.. E. G. Smiths; Rev. Julian E
Ingle of Henderson and Rev. Ed
ward Benedict of Warrenton, a
Rev. F. L. Bush's; Mr.. T. L. Plum
mer of Ridgeway, Col. ". II Cheel
of Henderson and Mr.. Leonard
Henderson of Warrenton, at Hon
r j. B Bachelors; Mr. George C
Lamb of Henderson at Mr.. Franl
Ward; Col. w. H. Burgwyn of Hen
derson, Judge II. g. Connor o
Wilson, Rev. G. G. Quinn of Wades
boro and Mr. j. A. Lockhart O
t Wadesboro, at Mr.. R. II. Battle
Mr.. Henry Johnston, of Tarboro, a
< Mrs. R, Q. Badgers; Judge Phillip
of Tarboro, at Mr.. Herbert W. Jack
sons; Hon. John s. Henderson Q
Salisbury, at Col. P. F. Faison's
Mr.. @. A. Newman Of Salisbury an,
Q Mr.. A. B. Dsingerfeld of Winston
, at G. G. Latta's; S. V. Lad and T. ]
NJ. Brown of Sails Try, at Hote
Florence; Rev. W. T. Pettigrew Q
Ridgeway, at Mrs. Speight's; W. I
Baxter of Ridgeway and Rev. Sam
9 Rhodes of Cashiers, N. G, at M,
w. E. Ashley'e; Mr.. w. j. White O