Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-12
THE EPISC0PALIANS.
ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE CuuRCu
IN AMERICA.
To Convene NJ Norfolk on Next
Tucsdny-Its Objcct-Lnrge Attend
nncc Expectcd-An Interesting
Programme.
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NORFOLK. VA, November n.--(spe-
! cial)-One OF the most important reli-
glous gatherings ever held in Virginia
| will be the seventeenth annual session Of
the Congress Of the Protestant Episcopal
| Church in America. which conyenes In
| this city next Tuesday. The most promi-
] nent Of the preiates and laity Of the
! Church in the United States, Canada, and
England are expected TO be present. and
/ engage in the discussions. The session
! Of the congress will be held In this
I city, in response 10 the invitation Of
! Bishop A. ~ Randolph Of the Virginia
! Diocese. The local committee has been
| actively at work for several weeks ar
ranging for the entertainment OF the
visitors, and all arrangements are now
perfected
The sessions OF the congress (two each
day) viii he held in Van Wyck's Aca-
| denny OF Music, a building that has a
seating capacity OF 1900. IL has always
| been the custom to hold the first session
! only in q church, and. I'm accordance with
! this custom. the congress viii be opened
| i'm old St Pauls church. where an ad-
! dress will be delivered and the holy COM
munion celebrated by the Rev. II. y.
| Satterlee, d. D., Bishop of Washington.
! At night at the Academy of Music Bishop
! Randolph will deliver the address OF well
| come.
THE PROGRAMME.
Following is the complete programme
FOR the sessions Of the body:
/ Tuesday. November 17th 8 o'clock y.
| M.-Address Of welcome by Right Rev. a.
r.fr.F. II Il II of
! Southern Virginia. Topic /: How Can
| Social Unity 30 Best AttainedT
| Writers-Rev. Frederick +. Reese, Ma
, con. Ga. Rev. Professor Ezra J..
| Gould, ID. D.. Divinity School, Phiadel-
! phia. Speakers Edwin l.. GodlNn, Esq.
| editor of the Evening Post, New York;
| Rev. William S. Rainsford. ID. D., New
| York, and George Wharton Pepper, Esq,
| Philadelphia.
Wednesday, November 10th. 1880 A..
| M.-Topic IL: "Do We Need a Hierarchy
| in This church," Writers-Rev John j.
| Faude. South Minneapolis Rev. George
! J.. Locke. j. D., Bristol, r. l. Speakers
I Rev. George w. Dumbel ID. d., West
| Brighton, y. T.; Right Rev John IL.
| Newton. d. D.. Richmond: Rev. Francis
| NJ S Taylor Mount Vernon, y. Y. s r..
| M.-Topic Ill: "The Ideal and the Real
! I'm Literature" Writers-Thomas Nelson
! Page. Esq.. Washington. ID. c.; Rev.
| Percy s. Grant. New York. Speakers
! Hamilton W. Mabie Esq assistant editor
| Of the Outlook. New York; Rev. Daniel
| Dulany Addison. Brookine. Mass; Rev.
| William Wherefore Newton, ID. D.,
! Pittsfeld, Mass.
Thursday, November 18th. 1880 4. M
| Topic ": Archaeology and the Bible"
| Writers-Rev. Ralph II. Baldwin, chaplain
| 10 the Bishop of New York y. y; Rev
| Professor Angus Crawford. u. D.. The
| illogical Seminary. Virginia. Speaker
| Professor a. N Williams Jackson, T. D..
| Columbia University, New York; Rev
John T. Peters. ID. D., New York. F.
] M.-TOpiC V: "Permanence and Progress
| in the Interpretation of Christian SYM
| bols." Writers-Rev. W. VI. Hughes. d.
| D.. Morrlstown, y. j.; Rev. Leighton
| Parks. -. d.. Boston; Rev. Professor
| William +. Du Bose. ID. D.. University OF
! the South. Sewanee. Tenn. Speakers
| Rev. Hall Harrison. d. D., Ellicott City
| Md; Rev. Professor Edward S. Drown
| Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge
| Mass.
Friday. November goth. 1890 \. NJ
! Topic VI: what is the Organic Law Of
! This Church," Writers-Rev. John II.
| Elliott. j.. D., Washington. ID. c.; Rev
| George S. Mallory, ID. D., Ii. D., New
/ York. Speakers-Joseph Bryan. Esq.
| editor OF Times. Richmond. Joseph Pack
! ard, Esq, Baltimore 2:20 T. M.-Topic
! VII: "The Pastoral Office as Affected
| by the Conditions Of Modern Life"
| Writers-Rev. Edward /. Stoddard. Phi.
D.. Jersey City, y. j.; Rev. q. Frederick
| Flitchner. Eaglewood. y. j. Speakers
| Rev. William NJ Dame. D. D.. Balti-
more; Rev. Ernest NJ. Shines, Chicago;
| Rev. G. Ernest Smith. ID. D.. Baltimore.
The various bishops Of the United States
| and the prominent clergymen Of diff
! ferent sections of the country are on the
! clerical committees.
| The following are the local committees:
| Finance-Rev. O. S. Barton, D. D.,
! Caldwell Hardy. Judge l.. r. Watts,
! Thomas Townsend. William Dickson.
| W. W. Hunter. Major J. +. Croker, Col
| onel W. II Taylor, w. W. Robertson,
| r. Henry Jones. \. i. Santos.
! Pubhcation-Rev. J. Il. Funston. ". +.
/ Irvine. John c. Taylor. Robert Hughes,
| j. T.. Cole, T.. y. wilcox.
| ARRANGEMENTS. Revs. r. d. Tucker, d.
| D.. \. 5. Lloyd, W. d. Smith. Barton
| Myers. o. +. Baxter w. Chainberin.
| a. +. Warner. r. j. Alfriend. r. j..
! Tunstall, George s. West. II. G. Walker,
| Thomas Lancaster, Richard B. Taylor
Hospltality-Rev. u. $. Farland. r.
! Gatewood, ID. d.. J. j.. Powell W. II.
Morrison. r. s. Coupland. J. T. Wales.
| " Wrenn, Richard II. Jones. General
| Page. r. s. Garnett. W. II. Murdaugh,
| r. G. Marshall. George W. Parker. Will
liam Lamb. r.. 4. Dobie, Richard II.
Baker. W. W. Old a. NJ. Mccormick,
Alfred Thorn. w. y. Martin, II. y. Page,
DR.. II. Nash. DIT. Tunstall.
TranspOrtation-Rev. b. u. Tucker, d..
D.; Richard H. Wright. NJ and NJ r.
/ Lob - 20
! y. Y. j., and n; l.. DuBarry. y. and
w; W. Randall. Bay Line: G. @. Elliott,
/ \. and G.; NJ. X. King y. and s.; r.
| W Lamb, Southern railroad; y. NJ.
! Osborne, y. and w; Mr.. Brooke, G. ana
! o.; Adam Tredwen. \. and D.; G.. NJ.
| Spencer. y. and c.
INTERESTING TOPIC.
Perhaps the most interesting topic for
! discussion IS archaeology and the
! Bible" Papers on this subject viii be
/ submitted by scholars who have made
! the ccrroboration of the Scripture by in
| scriptions on prehistoric tablets a life
| study Rev John G. Peters. u. D.. Of
| New York. who has spent the past ten
, years in Syria pursuing this study,
/ viii be one OF the speakers Another
viii be Professor A. V. William Jackson
| OF Columbia University. n Y, one OF
! the foremost archacOlogists in America.
Should the Protestant Episcopal
! Church Be Governed by a Hierarchy" IS
/ regarded as perhaps the most important
subject on the programme
! Among the many prominent church
men who will discuss Il is the Rev. John
! y. Newton ID. D., Of Richmond.
The congress is a purely deliberative
body. no votes being taken on any sub
| iect discussed but from the debates which
| have taken place at previous sessions,
| have originated canons at succeeding
general conventions of the Church. The
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