The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-03
THE HOLY COMM UNION
Celebrated by The EpisCopalian Trp'1Ial
Convention In Session at Minneapolis.
BISHOP WHIPPLE THE CELEBRANT
Forward the Watchword six Y E.h
ops Attir"d In snowy White Robes
with Hoods OF SrurIct. Purple and
hiU". p.'"s,ni An Imposing and
Impressive Scene.

Minneapolis Mimi. October The
celebration of Holy Comiuunion with
which the tricnniul convention of the
Episcopal Church was uShcrcd in this
morning, Was the most imposing ever
Witnessed in amy church OF that de-
nomination on this continent sixty
bishops. nttirrd in VcStmrnts of SNOWY
white, with hoods of scarlet purpi,.
ana blue. occupied the chaucrl or st
,'eths"mane. which was brilliantly IL
iUininat"i with candles and FRAGRANT
with i"ral offerings Eight hundred
clerical and lay delegates and local
churchmen occupied tn" pcws in th,
body of the church. while the front
seats OF tie temporary galleries were
iilled with the wives and daughters of
IN" visitors.
Admission To the church was 10y tick
"t ana a crowd of several thousand
gathered ON the outside to witness, the
arrival of the distinguished pnrtici-
pants AT the opening notes uf the
professional. hymn. "Furwurd. Il" Our
Watchwurd,' the head OF the process
sion moved from knickorhuckvr Han
ana. crossing tn" lawn. entered the
vdtiicc. through the main aisle The
Bishops Of Kansas and Indiana as tho
juniors of the Episcopal Lords. led the
column and the senior bishops brought
up tn" rear the delegates from Cana
da being given a position of honor be-
tween bishops Whipplc ana Coke. the
TWO seniors IN attendance. The r"Eu-
lai order of Common Prayer and lii
tanN had been said at tho o'clock
service. and when the bishops had
taken their places the communion ser
vice was begun by the reading of the
itpistlc by Bishop Nicely. of Maine.
The Gospel was read by the NrchbiSh-
op Of ttupcrts Land. and the aims
were received 10y Assistant Bishou Gil
bert. which was brought from England
many years ago Bishop Whipple was
the celehrant of Holy Communion and
| Bishop and delegate approached III.
Lords table The service was fuzzy
choral. the chants ana hymns being
rendered 10y surpliced male choir of
tiitN voices. After the reading oi the
Gospel III" annual sermon was dcliv-
cred 10y it. Rev. Bishop COKE. OF The
diocese of Central New York
Thr service commenced at II o'clocl,
ana II was after when Bishop Tutilr.
of Missouri. pronounced the bcurdic-
ton. TN" houses of bishops and depu.
ties met for organization at . D. IN
j hi"rpont Morgan, of New York.
with "a large party of delegates ana
visitors, arrived on a special train this
morning IN time IL participate In the
orGanlzation ceremonies
Within nftccn minutes after for
mai organization Of the House of Dep
utl"S had been effected this afternoon
Ia" call tp arms for the prospective
sHi''''' '''NNAl' 'Nfl lllt' revision OF TIE
constitution and canons of the Pro-
t"siant Episcopal Church in the United
states was sounded. Rising from be
Sid,. j. Pirlpont Morgan the New YORK.
iinanci"i and head of the recent bond
syndicate. IN Eug"nc y Hoffman. uT
l h" sam" city. made announcement
mat III" "ommitt"" appointed by tho
general convention uf lS99 had rr,,,-
il"trd its task ANA that certified
COPY "i its report had been inid upuu
IT," S"cr"tarN'S table. Their. WAS a
i"ir pi defiance. If NOT If Chall-u.,. i'
his ton" as he proceeded To move a
formal resolution thHt'thr report De.
made = special order for Thursday
morning ANA that il continue in In.
sam" status, day by day. untu final
disposition had been made OF it, Ap-
par"utly taken off it's guard the uppu,
Sitlom was about the resolution 20
through without comment. when - del
"aatc in TIA" rear Of the church ma,i,.
inquiry as t" whether amy substantial
change had been made in the r,.nnlr
as printed and circulated
To this Dr Hoffman gave positive
negative. What alterations hnd boon
made, hc said. were purely verbal.
Then In Fulton. of Philadelphia "di-
tor of the church standard desired
To know explicitly whether in adopt
an" "a" resolution TIA" convention
bound or committed Itself to fun and
detailed discussion OF tho report or
whether to- morrow or any ,lay il could
DO with the document a it saw tit
non this tn" ruling was made by
Chairman Morgan Dix that once tine
report was made special urd"r for "a
liked time the convention could either
proceed To its consideration or iisuoso
oi II hy any parliamentary method.
This WAS satisfactory TO the opuosi-
tiun and the resolution was unani-
mously approved
a.