The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-03
~ fUPOsfNG SCENE
Al the Celebration Of Holy Communion.
Revision Made n special order

nation on t.ls continent. SIN! bi'""f''
attlT.d IN Ncstmcnts OF snowy "h.tc'
win hoods OF scarlet purple ana Diuc,
OCCUPIED the chaGcel OF ST. Getnsemdhe
WHEN was brilliantly Illuminated WIN
candles ana fragrant Win moral oHcI-
inra Eight hundred clerical ana lay
delegates and local chUTchmen occupied
p,.ys in The body OF thc church. WINE
The front seats OF the temporary galleries
were bllcd with the wlyc5 ana daughters
OF the visitors.
Admission To the church was 10y ticket,
and a crowd Of several thOrsano gather
ell on the outside 20 witness me arrival
Of iLe distinguished participants
Al the opening notes on the pioccsSlohdl
hymn. Forward Re our NatChwogd,
tic mead of the procession moved from
knickerbOckcr Han, ana crossing inc
lawn entered the ediicc through the
Iaaln aisle. The bishops OF Kansas ana
Indiana as ;hc juniors Of the episcopal
lords. led the column, dAd the senior
bishops brought up the rear. th' uelr-
caics from Canada beng given q posi-
lion Of honor between bishops W nipple
and Cox. the two seniors IN attendance.
ttir,.i. i.C.
Tho regular order of common prayer
lld litdny had been SAID at the o'clock
service. aud when tho bishops had taken
their Place the Communion service Was
begun 10y the reading Of The Episilc py
Bishop NceH. OF Maine. Tn gospel VAS
read by the archbishop. Rupert :. Land.
lfa the aims were received hy Assistant
li.hop Gilbert. Of Minnesota. pa golden
bowl vailed a. several thous ana collars
which was brOue from England many
years ago Iis.op Whippie was The
cclebrant OF Holy Communion. and every
bishop and delegate approached NE
Lords table. The service was iuily
choral, the chants and hymns being iend-
ercd by supplied male choir Of niiy
voices AItcr the reading Of the gospel
the annual sermon was delivered hy Rev;
Bishop Coke. OF the diocese OF central
New York.
The services commenced 20 ~ o'clock.
aud IT was after when Bishop Iuitle.
of Missouri. pronounced the benedlctloh.
The House of Bishops ana Deputies
met for organization at . o'clock. J.
PierpOnt Morgan. with large party OF
delegates and visitors % the convention,
arrived on special train this morning
in time TO participate In the organization
ceremonies.
Within nfteon minutes after the for
NAL organization of the House OF Dcpu-
ties had been effected this afternoon IN"
call to arms for the prospective great
battle over tho revision of the COnsttu-
ton and can0ns OF Che Protestant EOS
copal church in the United States was
sounded.
Rising from beside T. Tiorponf Nor
gan. the New YORK. dnancicr, Dr Eugene
\. Hoffman, OF the same city made the
announcement tina; the committee ap-
pointed by tho general convention. of
iSe2 had completed its task ana that
a certified cor OF its report had been
laid upon the Sccfctary's liable.
srrciAL ORDER fot 10 DAY.
There was a note OF defiance if not of
challenge in his tone as hc proceeded 10
move a formal resolution that the re-
port be made "A special order for Thurs
dag morning ana that 10 cInjnu" IN the
same status. day by day. untii mai ..s-
position had been made of IL. Appar,nt-
~ taken of ITS guard the convention was
about TO let the resolution so through
h..
rear of the church made inquiry rs TO
whether any substantial changes had
been made in the report as printed and
ciitt lated
To this Or. Hoffman gave positive
negative What alterations had been
made. ne said, were purely verbal
Then Dr. Fulton. OF Philadelphia. editor
OF the Church Standard. desired to know
,Niicltiy whether, IN adopting the res0lu-
ton. the convention committed itself to
"a full and detailed discussion Of the re-
port OF whether tomorrow or any DAY
II could do with the document "a 1t saw
lit.
Upon this the ruling was made hy
Chairman Moran DIX that once tie re-
port was made special order for "a
fixed time the convention could neither
proceed 10 It's consideration or dispose of
II by any parliamentary order. This was
TO the opposition, and the
resolution was unanimously approved
An rFToRT 10 DrFHg ACTION.
Tomorrow, according to the present
programme a determined effort viii be
made 10 pigc0n-hOle the report by re- |
i"rring q TO the General Convention of |
1873 and some feI.id OrdtOry pro and |
con NAV be expected.
outside of this epicOde the proceedings
Of the season were IF a purely routine |
'lature When the roll was called by See
rotary Hutchins, of Hartford, Conn, he |
twetL five and six hundred clerical and |
'ay delegates answered 70 their names |
AID there was q craning Of necks on the |
part OF both delegates and visitors when
Mr.. Morgan. ex-senator Edmunds. OF |
Vermont. Charles Treat Payne. of Boston;
cOrtlurlt Parker of New Jersey. ".
Bayaid Cutting. of New York. G. Stuart
Patterson and Dr. McNicar. of Philadel-
phia. Columbus DelanO. of Ohio. eX-iioV-
srnor Bradford l.. Prince OF New Next
%, ana others o. national reputation gave
assent OF ;holr presence
by unanimous vote Rev Or Dix, OF
New York. was elected chairman OF the
board. and rs The eminent divine WHO mas
icstIed over every convention com
ncnc!ng with that Of 1866 was escorted 10
the platform 10y DR.. Lefingwei, OF gum
-. aud the Rev. JOHN \. King If Long
Island. the deputies rose TO their feet
In tones broken by emotion. Dr. DIX
BANKED his associates for the honor once
again conferred upon him. Matters of
;i"ef Importance, he said. were TO be
considered. Some Of their work bristled
vitA difficulties. ana wCuld occasion great
4iVigions OF opinion. Besides the revision
.snc. the question OF mission WORK ana
re cause OF Christian unity would re-
luirc careful consideration God Will
guide thcm In their deliberations 10 the
nd that this convention might rank
among the most important In the history
n the church
Rev. pr Hutchins. OF New York. mas
'nce again been designated as general
.,creAiy, with ReVs Anstice OF " este:n
New YORK; WortningtOn. Of Ohio. carroll
IL Davis. OF Missouri. and Prout OF AL
any y. \. az assistants
EN-Scrato- Edmunis, with Rev Dr.
'roudc. OF minneapolis. were appointed TO
Wait upon Tire House of Bishops and con-
~ the info NATION that the deputies had
ally organized and were in scssi, a.
BISHOP WILLIAMS M MkgRtEYB.
The convention authorized the sending
4 telegram 10 Bishop Williams o. |
the senior bishop OF the
'hurIh h. dcploring his Illness All eXprcss-
ne hopes for his speedy recovery.
When the revision question hal been |
cmpOrarily disposed Of, as previously |
arraicd. a resolution WAS submitted by
)r. Davenport. OF Tennessee. expressing
II the BISHOP Tor the pastoral |
( October is. lS9i and declaring that the
louise aloNt q es n true and catholic
ennition OF the doctrine OF the .ncarna-
ion and the inspiration OF the Holy
crlptures, and further asking that the
te reiss ID.
EAere we're indications OF q breeze over