Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-03
Arrival Of Delegates to General Con,
vention, P. E. Church.
THE SOCIAL FEATURES IN PROSPECT
Program Arranged for Special Ser
vices During the Week.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE

copal Church were conspicuous on the
streets today Well-dressed. busincss-li like
mon, wearing small embIen1s in their but
tonholes, indicating their connection with
| the same church. also were 10 be seen fire.
Quently They are the early arrivals to at
tend the general convention Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in America, but the
majority of the bishops and clerical and
| lay delegates are not likely to come until
tomorrow. Those who are here now are
largely delegates who last week were at
tending the brotherhood of St Andrew
| convention at Baltimore.
Prominent among the first couers are the
Rev Samuel Hart, ID. D.. the secretary Of
the house Of bishops, who preached yester-
day at ST. Johns Church, and Right Rev.
G kinloCk Nelson, ID. D. bishop of Georgia.
| who filled the pulpit at The Pro-Cathodral
In the temporary absence OF Bishop Sat
| terlee.
The post office and general headquarters
| at No. 1914 street were not in running
shape this morning and therefore the dele
| gates %ho came in twoS and threcS wc:e
| directed across the street to Epiphany
| Church, where Rev. Or. Mckim and his
| clerical assistants furnished them lists Of
| weli-recCmmen nded boarding hous s. which
| thGy sought out as their convenience per-
mitted. Many of the eighty-four bishops
VIII be quartered at the Arlington Ho.yl
| ana Ebbltt House, while the Do clerical
| and lay delegates and their relatives and
| friends will GEEK quarters according TO
their personal preference. Twenty-oHe
! Gclt gates unable to pay their own txpens, 5
| are the guests of the convention.
The Social Side.
The social side of the convention will
afford great entertainment to the delegates
| as the Episcopal Church numbers among
its members many of the wealthiest men of
| America. ]. PisrPont Morgan has taken
| the Carpenter mansion on 10th street AMI
| will keep open house. Bishop Satterlee
| Will give a reception to the delegates
| Thursday evening next, and J. Bancroft
| Davis Will give three receptions, one each
| Monday. during the convention.
| The general convention will be held in
| epiphany Church. The reserved seats
viii be kept open for their occupants until
ten minutes TO IL O'Clock every morning
| after which time the general public viii be
permitted TO use the unocCupied places
The seating capacity of the church is ] 400
| and, as there are nearly 1900 bishops, dele
| gates, choir, newspaper men and others
| to be provided for, ii Will be seen that there
| Is little room for the public, In fact. DU,
| MCihlm'S congregation will have little OD-
portunity to attend their own church ex-
| oept Sunday, when the temporary plat
form for the deputies will be removed.
Admission by Card.
The convention viii begin Wednesday
next at 10 o'clock am. The bishops Will
! march in procession from the Sunday
| school room through the west yard of tho
| church to the south door, following tha
vested choir and will take seats in tha
| chancel during the opening service. Ad-
| mission to the opening service win be by
| cards issued by the secretar ries of the cons
| vention, the Rev. Samuel Hart, ID. D., ~
| Hartford and the Rev. Charles L. Hutch-
tns Of Concord, Mass.
| The opening service Will be a celebration
| of the holy communion. At the close tha
| convention will take a recess TIL o'clock,
when the business meetings will begin.
| During the recess the platform will ha
! erected in front of the chancel and th4
| two front rows of pews removed Ths
daily adjournment VIII be about o'clock
| Ihe morning session commencing usually az
| ~ I'm and the afternoon session at y. m
| There will be no session on Saturdays eN.
| cept that of the morning hour, 10 am
The house Of deputies, consisting OF four
| cierlcal ana four lay deputies from each
diocese, will meet in the church. and thg
! house of bishops in the Sunday school
| room.
| The diocese Of Washington is responsible
| lor the expense of special arrangements;
whlch are IN charge of the committee IN
| public comfort.
Program for Special Services.
The special services to be he'd in Epiph-
any Church are as follows:
October 6, 4 am, holy communion for thu
| Woman's Auxiliary.
October ., pm. American Church Mis-
sicnary Society; speakers, General Wager
! Swayne, president Of the Society: Rev
John g. Meem of Brazil and the bishop Of
| kentucky.
October o. 7:3O pm. missionary meeting
| under the auspices Of the board Triennial
| sermon by the bishop Of California.
October l., pm, the Church Unity So
| cicty; speakers, Bishop Thompson Rev.
| DR.. S. d. Mcconnell
October IL, pm. anniversary Of the
afternoon Sunday school; 80 PM, the
| Christian Social Union. The Rev. W. D.
MaXon of Calvary Church, Pittsburg. will
speak on The Social Work of the Parish
! Priest" and Mr.. RatEbone Gardner OF
| Providence, on The Social Work Of ths
! Layman.'
The sermons to be delivered at Epiphany
| Church are assigned as follows:
Sunday, October 3, at IL am, Rev. W. r.
Huntington, DID.
Sunday. October 16, at II am. the Rt.
| Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, DID, Del,
| bishop of Mississippi.
Sunday, October y, at II am, the Ri.
Rev. VIM. Croswell Doane, DID, LID,
| bishop of Albany; at 30 p.m-. the Ri. Rev.
| VIM Lawrence, DID. LID, bishop OF
Massachusetts.
Sunday school Institute.
The first annual convention of the Sunday
Sc hool Institute of the diocese of Washing
| ton viii be held this year in conjunction
with the convention Of the American Church
Sunday School Institute, the Tth of Oc-
program will be followed as closely as pos
sible:
Nine am, corporate communion, Rt. Rev.
Bishop Satterlee, celebrant; address of well
come by the bishop; 10 am. report of sec
retary of Washington institute and election
of officers; 1890 calling roll of dioccses; II,
Right Methods in Work." Opener, Rev. L.
3. Angel, DID, of Harrisburg, Pa; five
minute addresses. IL m, Teaching the
Teachers Rev. James S. Store, DID, of
Chicago; discussion; ! pm, lunch for cler-
ical and lay delegates; pm. Bishop Whit
taker to preside, The Relation of the Child
to the Church." opener. Rev. c. G. Smith,
Baltimore: speakers, Rev. H. f. Fuller
Philadelphia, Pa, Rev. r. r. Swopc, DID,,
Ashevilie; pm, Illustrated Methods in
the Primar:- Department" Miss Eleanor
Keller of New York; pm, How Best Can
Sunday Schools Help Nissions?' opener,
Miss Julia c. Emory; discussion; p.m
question box; answers by Mr.. George c.
Thomas; pm, supper; p.m short even
ing prayer Bishop Nichols. chairman: 4
p:m.. Right Methods of Teaching the Lifa
of Christ" Rev. George w. Shinn. ID d.
Right Methods of Enlisting the Brother.