The state chronicle., 1893-05-18
THE CONVENTION.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF
YESTERDAYS CONVENTION,
A Large Attendance Present--The Con
vention Sermon by Rev. MIR. Towers
The Bishops Annual Address -Other
Interesting Proceedings.

vention Sermon by Rev. MIR. Towers
The Bishops Annual Address -Other
Interesting Proceedings.
The Episcopal Convention met
yesterday morning in Christ Church
at 10 o'clock for organization.
There were present of the clergy
besides the Bishop, the Rev. Jarvis
Buxton, D. D.. the Rev. Charles T.
Bland, the Rev. r. W. Barber, Rev.
| Robert B. Sutton, D. D., Rev. Ben
nett Smedes, D. D., Rev. Julian E
Ingle, Rev. M. M. Marshall, D. D.,
Rev. A. 81. Stubbs, Rev. William
Walker, Rev Franklin D. Bush, Rev.
Edward Benedict, Rev. John A. Deal,
Rev. James A. Weston, Rev. Scott
3. Rathbun, Rev. 1. Nick. Pettinger,
Rev. Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr., D. D.,
Rev. d A Osborne, Rev. Frederick
Towers, Rev. A. B Hunter, Rev. M.
L, Turner, Rev. George H. Bell,
Rev. Walter J. Smith, Rev McNeely
DuBose, Rev. John ". Perry,
Rev. VIM. L. Raney, Rev. VIM. S.
Barrows, Chas. Q. Quin, S. Z. B.
Rev. Fenner S. Stickney, Rev.
Primus P. Alston, Rev. Henry B.
Delaney, Rev. Stewart Mcqueen,
Rev. w F. Price, Rev W. T Picard,
Rev. B. S. Mckenzie, Rev. Sam
uel Rhodes, Rev. John w.
Barker, Rev. Sidney S. Bost, Rev.
Robert B. Ovens, besides quite q
number of prominent lay delegates
from the entire Diocese.
The Secretary of the last Conven-
ton Rev. Julian b Ingle called the
roll of delegates and announced a
quorum present.
The Bishop then announced that
the convention would take recess
for the opening public service
The clergy repaired to the chapel
where they robed and entered the
church in procession, singing hymn
2O2, "The Church's One Foundation
&c" The church was filled with 6
deeply interested and devout con
!, gregation- The Bishop, with hiI
chaplain, Rev. Chas. G. Quin, carry
ing the pastoral staff, entered th'
sanctuary, accompanied by the Re7
DIR. Buxton, the Rev. McNeely D.
Bose and the Rev. DR.. ii arshall
rector Of the parish, the clerg.
: being seated around the chancel il
e seats specially provided for then
: and in the front pews. The frs
Q part Of the service was read by tn
: Rev. Julian e. Iogle. The fra
: lesson, Isaiah 81, being read by tn
1t Rev. S. B. Rathbun; and the secon
l. lesson, Acts ii, to 18th verse, by th
n Rev. J. A. Deal. The prayers wer
70 said by the Rev. James A. Weston
DR.. Marshall then announced th
l9lst hymn, and the Bishop pr
ceeded with the ante-communio
service, the epistle being read h
,e the Rev. DR.. Buxton and the gosp
u by the Rev. McNeely DuBos
N The rector then announced Il
ul services for the afternoon al
or night and gave out the 3261
ed hymn, which was sung with gre
W. spirit and effect. Then followed II
convention sermon, preached by tt
Rev Frederick Towers, Of Chap
Hill, from Ezekiel, 9th chapter, 2:
and 23d verses. It was an able d
n course, setting forth the Divine
ed ganism of the church and pt
I'D suasive plea for Christian uni
me The offerings of the congregati
as were then received and devoted
.il- the New York Bible and Comm
as Prayer Book Society. The Bish
celebrated the Holy Communion
large number of communical
participating, and was assist
in the distribution of the {
80 ments by the Rev. DR.. Buxi
w. ~" the Rev. DR.. Marshall and the R
20 20 McNeely DuBose. Thus enc
80 60. a most impressive service. Z
10 - music was hearty, plain and m
;so " effectively rendered, the organ
i 80 Miss Cowper, presiding at the
,hs gan with her characteristic e6qu
'0'' tive touch, taste and skill. linn
lately after this service the cow
ton perfected it's organization
the unanimous election of the 1
The NJ. M. Marshall D. D. as Presid
7ere of the Convention and the /
the Julian E. Ingle as Secretary.
and motion of DR.. Marshall the Con1
two ton resolved to meet during
ned. present session daily for mt
ight ing prayer at $50 o,cl
and for business from 10 a. M F.,
p. NJ, and from p. m, to 6 p
leaving the nights free for relig
services.
ex- On motion of r. 81. Battle, T
sitter candidates for Holy Orders, visi
ned. clergymen from other Dioceses
lsols clergymen of this Diocese not
we're titled to seats in the convention
iqui- being not yet long enough resit
in it, were invited to honorary 6
in the convention.
The convocation of Tarboro
nounced that it would hold a n
hone ing in the Chapel of Christ CHI
oorts this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
May The Convention then adjou