Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23
BISHOP COLEMAN'S JOURNEY
Interesting Account of His
Travels In Europe.
VISIT TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Worship In the Cathedral at
Canterbury.
The Delegates to The Lambsth Conferencq
Graciously and Hospitality Received by
queen Victoria Al Windsor Castle aud
Pleasantly EnterRined by Others.

September, Bishop Coleman writes
thus OF his recent trip:
1t would bequite impossible for me within
proper limits to give al account OF all the
| interesting events which have occurred
under my PERSONAL observation since my
| first letter.
The Devotional Day for the bishops was
kept on Wednesday. Jun, goth. The services
1 we're held in tile parrish church OF Lambeth,
1 Immediately adjoining the residence OF the
4 Archbishop of Canterbury. They were
4 largely attended, and mustEave proved very
helpful. We were fortunate enough TO have
, US our instructor or preacher Throughout,
| the Bishop Of Lincoln whose appriht-
| ment to tuis Office was recognized by AL as
| most tit.
On the following evening, special ser.
! vice was held in Westminster Abbey. when
there were present between owe aud tWo
hundred bishops accompaned ny 'helr
respective chapuns. Ny clu2iain On this
occasion was The Very Reverend Charles IL.
i D.. Turner, II native OF NEW Castle, low
Dean Of Memphis lhc sermon, most
admirable one, Was by The AieLbishop OF
York.
Next day. most Of us went to Ebhe's
Fleet, on the Isle of lhanet tie spot upon
which 1900 years ago y. Augustine lanned
from Rome, to assist in evange!zlng this
part of the world Here short appropri.
ate service WAS held 1T the conclusion Of
which we went % Marlborough Castle. and
viewed the remains uf What 81 one tiGie WAS
formidable Roman lortilicatiGA,
At All early hour on saturday, lnly 80,
wa attended service AZ st. Martins iieurch,
Canterbury, which is GAINED By may an-
tio,tlties 10 DC The Oldest church building in
Great Britain. We then proctoded 10 the
majestic cathedral, where Was held the mBst
j impressive and thrilling service which
| have yet attended. Scar!" 10 bishops from
all parts OF Tie world we're present, besioes
hundreds Of other cicrgSmen, and vast
coiigfc alton o. lay peoslc from aiin"st -.
, nuMttaA|G u:uetses. The mayors OF tAs
! ! kentish i6wns we're a,su present. accpia-
0 PANIED by other ciyl fMnGtionnries, arranged
o in their handsome robes OF office he
, construction If the cathedral. its historical
/ associations the superb music III the cEois
and congregation, and the intense signiil-
I canoe vi the occasion all co,ispireG towards
q making tn IMPRESSION which would seem 10
q be well nigh .netliG".sble.
: spent The SbnaaN AT Canterbury, being
q the guest Of Az I'D ANA hunoreJ !ricnd, tGnOn
j. Eilisun whose iupGrs in behat Of church
/, Temperance work laye laid England under
!, great and lasting obligations to linn. ia
. services on that day were attended again by
!, vas. congregations, ihcluiins some 90 or ~
y bishops
rne conference assembled formally for
+, the r.t time on MoHtgY, .!Ulr i.h, aUd ceils
}. t'nuCa III session unti the end If the week.
, he SESSIONS were he'd IN tire Gnara Hall OF
lambeth ldlsCe, under the Presidency OF
the .tfchbi-hcp of Canterbury. Tha !me
b was che.y taken up III the presentation by
10 various bishops o. tie different Aiblccts
RS which it had been agreed upon should 90
TO discussed.
"a Committees on these subjects were ap.
pointed which held numerous meetings dur
= ing the next 10 days served on the com.
= mttee on Christian Unity on the I'D Of
~ july the conference proper reassembed
le and ut once began the consideration Ot the
OF reports made by the various committees.
la Some of the debates were prolonged and
d many of them very interesting and in-
to structiye The American bishops took their
r. parts generally, under the able leadership
no Of the Bishops of Minnesota and albany.
% The study OF the encyclica letter con-
o. stunned several days, every point of it being
as criticized very carefully. The reports, reso-
n lutions and letter have already been pub
la lished and commend them to the careful
,is perusal of the diocese. The unity and fra
- ternal regard which characterized the whole
~ of the conference were most remarkable,
no and presented an objectessun of real Catho-
N licity most significant and helpful
al. There have been very many social func-
nut lions in connection with the conference,
ed which ] cannot entirely enumerate. Al
Canterbury, We were entertained AZ most
pleasant luncheon by the authorities OF st
Augusline's College, and at q garden party
H. by the Dean uf Canterbury, the Rev. DE-
,b Farrur,
"a In London. the American Ambassador
ird; CMr llay) and the Ambassador Extra
I'll. ordinary. Mr.. Whitelaw Reid the arch
bishops of Canterbury and York, the BishoI
eh' of London the Baroness Burdett- Coutts
,ev the Society for the Propagation OF the Gus
nE- pei, the church Missionary soclety, I'M
~ Home Reunion Society. the British ant
lon, Foreign Bible Society the Girls Friendly
society have been among those who hay'
90, entertained us at garden parties or CONVEX
/ saziones The most distinguished compli
= . | ment received was an invitation from tn
3 3 Queen to visit her at Windsor Castle, wher
we were most graCiOusly and hospitabl!
received But few had the privilege o
being presented to her personally, but W
! | all had ample opportunity OF seeing her
> 4 and we Mere glad 10 see how well AM
3 4 strong she looked after the cStraurdinar,
/, strain upon her OF the prolonged jubilee.
AT the garden rarity given by the Arch
: 8 bishop Of Canterbury and Mrs Temple
dis. there were present. among many renuwue
PERSONS tinCludlng Cardinal SaughuH) tn
dis. Prince aud Princess Of Wales and the Duli
n. and Duchess Of YORK. They were all ex
es9' cecdinrly friendly and kind, and mos
amably bore the ordeal of the presentation
10 them pc sunally IT the great body d
MISUNDERSTANDING my humble selt--an
o . others.
i i nave had the happiness and privilege c
5. preaching in my OLD churches at uxfor
and Reading, and III Shankliu. Isle ,
Wight, where ! OBLIGATED for Is mouths.
have also preached III several l,ondo
IsnIe churches, III the Cathedral at Hereford, an
made some temperance addresses ut vii
TIE chester, the meetings being held under ii
presidency u the dean III the Cathedr;
o ' Close, the first ttnct Is thought that thCS
-oth precIncls have been thus used As ,tou
1nva on he steps OF the cathedral the lunGes
SOP and Otherwise, too, one Of the grandeSl,
ling Eugland), and looked around me, the aigl
fish was truly inspiring
.rnn, The concluding service of the conferent
i'.'. was held on August "a, in st. Puul's Cath
WIN drul. 'ihe tn.i choir was present and the
WAS a choral celebration of the Holy Con
on munIun with Il sermon by the Arcfbisht
Line OF Canterbury, do not Know how man