The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-28
A YEARS GOOD WORK.
Annual COnyocation Of the
Episcopal Church.
THE BISHOPS OPENING ADDRESS
Great Gathering of Clergy and Lay Del
eSates-Proposed Change In Name
of the Diocese.

There vas great deal of enthusiasm at
the meeting of the delegates 70 the if
teenth annual convocation of the mission
airy jurisdiction OF Olympia OF the Protes-
tant Episcopal church which was held in
Trinity church yesterday. Delegates from
all over Western Washington were pres
ent who discussed church matters and
brought out the facts of the work of the
past year in way most gratifying to the
church.
Holy Communion was celebrated at I'D
a. m, al which a large number OF the
clergy and lay delegates were present, and
Bishop Barker acted as celebranI. A large
choral celebration with full vested choir
took place at 10 o'clock, with the bishop
OF Olympia as celebrant, assisted by Rev.
George BuzZelle as epstoiler and Rev.
Preston Barr of ST. Luke's, Tacoma, as
gospeiler. A large number of clergy were
in the professional and occupied seats in
the chancei. The service was impressive
and the choral parts well sung by the
members of the choirs of st. Marks and
Trinity churches.
Immediately after this service the bust
ness session was convened in the guild
hall of Trinity parish house. with a full at
tendance of clerical and lay delegates, rep
resenting over thirty parishes and missions
of this jurisdiction. The bishops address
TO the convocation was read, giving re-
view of the work of the church during the
year just passed, and showing growth in
every line OF church activity.
the record OF episcopal visitations dur
ing the year included all the parishes and
missions of the jurisdiction, beside an
extended trip to the Atlantic coast. MAX
ing a total of 81. 59S miles during the
year. The bishop visited several large
parishes in the cities of New York. Phil
adelphia. Chicago and Boston. and sue
ceeded in arousing considerable interest
among Eastern churchmen for the plans
he has made for enlarging the work In
this most remote diocese OF the church.
In the fifty-five episcopal visitations in
this jurisdiction the bishop reported 40
persons confirmed. Besides this he has
preached in many other places and has
aroused the interest OF large numbers IN
the church.
Several new missions have been estab-
lished and churches and chapeis deal-
Gated, and many hurdensome debts have
been lifted. in spite of this years bust
ness depression.
The bishop commended to the care of
the church people the educational Work
of the diocese and a more cordial sup
port OF the Annie Wright seminary, OF
Tacoma an institution of great promise.
devoted to the educatio Of young women.
The hospital work is successfully car
ried on in Tacoma by the Fanny {. Pad
dock Memorial hospital in charge OF Dr.
and Mrs. McCutcheon. and reports
most satisfactory years work
The Church Charity Association has
also a well-esta blished work IN Sedro.
New Whatcom and Hoquiam
A plan of extending church work was
described by the bishop as Teaching
Missions" 1t is a plan by which PRINT
ed matter containing information Is to
he distributed among the people. TO
further this scheme the bishop asks for a
liberal appropriation.
At the close of this address which was
received with approval, an adjournment
wa made until 9 y. m. During the recess
an elaborate lunch was served 10 the dele
gates In attendance in Trinity Tectory py
the ladies' of Trinity Guild.
The afternoon session was devoted en-
tirely to the routine business or the con-
vocation. The following delegates were
elected to represent this jurisdiction az
the trienuial convention OF the church 10
he held this fall in New York city; Revs.
ID. G. Garrett. clerical delegate, with
Rev. G. s. Williams. alternate and Mr..
n. r. Coffman. lay delegate. ana Dr.
Charles McCutcheon, alternate.
4 resolution was unanimously passeu
MENTIONING the house of bishops at lis
next session to change the name OF THIS
jurisdiction from olympia" 10 western
Washington"
After considerable minor routine bust
ness auditing accounts, passing appro
priations and fattering resolutions the
conyocs ton adjourned sine die.