Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
BISH0PSHERE TO-DAY
WILL HOLD THEIR RECEPTION AT
THE JEFFERSON TONIGHT.
TRIP TO JAMESTOWN TOMORROW.
The Distinguished CIergymen Will
Come More Than Three Hundred
Strong, and the Service on the His
torfc Island VIII BE Impressive.

The reception to be held at the Jeffer
son tonight in honor of the bishops OF
the Episcopal Church, who are passing
through the city en- route to jamestown,
will no doubt be largely attended. The
bishops will receive from to IL O'Clock
and will be assisted by a reception COM
mittee, consisting Of the clergymen OF
this city and their wives and their YES
tries and their wives.
The Pocahontas will take the bishops
and such others as can be accommodated
TO Jamestown, leaving here at O'Clock
Saturday morning. Dinner and supper
will be served on board, and an elaborate
service has been arranged to be held near
the old church at jamestown, which viii
be participated in by some Of the most
distinguished clergy of the Church.
choir from Norfolk will furnish the music.
THE TRIP TO RICHMOND.
The Washington Star OF yesterday, IN
speaking OF the excursion, says:
THE Churchman's League Of this city
will have the members of the general con-
vention Of the Episcopal Church in Amer
lea as it's guests at Richmond and James,
town, Va. tomorrow night and Saturday
There will be an adjournment Of the con
vention sessions from tomorrow until
Monday, in order to permit the bishops
and the deputies to visit the Virginia
| cities. This will be the principal excur-
sion OF the convention, the object being
| TO see and hold services on the site OF the
historic Episcopal buildings at James
| town. Va, where the earliest Episcopal
| church In this country was established.
"A tremendous demand for tickets was
made by others attending the convention.
who are not delegates, but the party Is
| confined solely to the regularly accredited
| deputies and bishops, only few ladies,
| the wives and relatives of the bishops,
accompanying them.
"a special train has been hired, and Il
| will leave the Sixth-Street Depot at
| o'clock tomorrow afternoon and reach
| Richmond at 73O where the excursionisti
will stop over till Saturday morning. get
ting their dinner, lodging, and breakfast
at the Hotel jefferson. and leaving on the
| steamer Pocahontas for jamestown that
morning They will arrive at the famous
old town during the forenoon, hold SER
| vices on the church site, enjoy a barbeqts
| dinner and return to this city by IL r. "
1.-THE Churchman'S League appropriated
| 1900 for the purpose, and the excursion
lists are only charged s. each. as the whole
cost of their meals and lodging while
away"
LARGE PARTY WILL COME.
The Dispatches Washington correspond
ent says of the trip:
1.-THE list of the bishops and clerical ant
Law deputies 10 the Episcopal General Con
vention, who will go on the excursion tt
| jamestown Island tomorrow, was com
pleted late this evening, and numbers
about $50, including some ladies. The
itinerary. as published in the Dispatch
will be strictly adhered to, and the trlI
will be one for the pleasure and enjoy
ment of the convention.
"The excursion will take away some
what over a majority Of the convention
which will adjourn tomorrow until Mon
day.
among the Virginians who VIII accom-
pany the excursionists are Bishops Glib
son and Randolph. Rev. Drs. McBryde
LLOYD. Logan, Mason, Clark and Nelson
and Messrs. Joseph Bryan, OF Richmond
w. w. Old, of Norfolk, and Joseph WI
mer. lay delegates to the convention"