Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-04
CHURCH DIGNITARIES
Arrival of Delegates to the Episco-
pal Couvocation.
GETTING EVERYTHING IN READINESS
Reception at the White House and
the Amended Program.
SOME CHURCH CHANGES

The dignitaries of the Episcopal Church
are fast arriving in the city to be present
at the opening of the triennial convention
tomorrow morning. The prominent lay
members also are registered al the princi-
pal hotels. On every street the cloth and
insignia of the church are to be seen.
J. Pierpont Morgan is expected this after
noon to take Up his residence in the Car
penter house, on 10th street. With him
Will come Bishop Doane of Albany and
Bishop Potter OF New York who will par
take of the Inillionaire's hospitality during
the Convention. Had the senior presiding
bishop the Right Rev. John Williams, been
able 10 be present he also would have been
Mr.. Morgan's guest. Very likely Bishop
Nhippie, who, instead. will preside will be
invited to the Carpenter mansion.
Bishop McKim of Tokyo, Japan, and
Bishop F. r: Graves of Shanghai, China
were the most notable clerical arrivals to-
day.
They are very popular among their
American brethren. and received quite ar
ovation from the delegates gathere! in
Epiphany Church this morning Other dis
tlnSuished members of the house of bishops
observed to be present are: Bishop A. r.
Graves of the Platte, Colo: Bishop Leon
ard of Ohio, Bishop Lawrence of Boston
ard Bishop johnson of Los Angeles. At
the Arlington are Rev c. l.. Hoffman of
Charlotte n. c.; Rev. Geo. H. C0rreu of
Iowa. Robert Treat Paine of Boston. Rev.
Chas- A. Maison eff Philadelphia, Rev. DR..
{. {. Vance CT San Diego, Cal; A J. c.
SoNden Of Boston, Judge Miller of Georsia
and Judge Earl OF New York. At the E.b-
bit are Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Cox Dr. and
Mrs j: h. Sadlier of Pittsburg, Rev. ana
Mrs. Morton stone of Taunton. Mass; Rev.
and Mrs. Geo. c. Field of Philadelphia
Rev. ChaS L., Hint chiDs he Of
the house Of deputies, arrived last night
and IS quHrtercd al the Arlington. Neither
Mr. hutchins nor DR.. Hart, the secretary
of the house Of bishops knew who had ar
rived today, except as they came into per
sonal contact with the secretaries, because
no register has been kept showing the ar
rivals. Tomorrow Mr.. Hutchins will COM
pete his list of the clerical and lay depu-
ties, there being frequent changes in the
various representations in the meantime.
White House Reception.
President Mckinley has announced his in
tention to receive the delegates and their
families at the White House on Friday
next from $50 to 10 pm, through an invi-
tation of which the following is a copy:
The President of the United States and
Mrs. Mckinley invite the members of the
general convention and their families to
a reception at the Executive Mansion Fri
day, October 1, from $50 to 10 pm
me Program.
The perfected program of events, subordi-
nate to the general convention, as an
nounced, is:
Thursday, October $3.50 am. Trinity
Church, Sd and C streets northwest, trien-
NAL service of the Womans Auxiliary; ad-
dress by the bishop of Washington; after
this service the auxiliary will adjourn to
National Rifles armory, G street near 10th.
= to IL m hIy he of
Washington and Mrs. Satterlee at the bish-
ops home, 1907 Massachusetts avenue of
the bishops, clerical and lay deputies and
delegates of the general convention, with
their families, and the clergy of the do
tese. with their families.
Saturday. October 81 to 6 pm. reception
by the bishop of Washington and Mrs Sat
terlee at the bishops home of the Woman's
Auxiliary.
Sunday, October 9-Mssionary Sunday.
Missionary sermons at the various churches
ii am, st. Pauls Church 23d street, ordi-
nation of japanese candidate for orders by
the bishop of Chicago; pm, Epiphany
church anniversary meeting of American
Church Missionary Society; speakers.
Bishop Dudley. Rev ]. G. Meem and Gen.
Wager Swayne; 1870 pm, Epiphany
Church, sermon before the beard of mis-
sions by the bishop of California.
Monday, October 10-S pm, business
meeting of Church Missionary Society at
the Eboitt House; 8 pm. st. Johns
Church, meeting of the Church Periodical
Club, speakers. Bishops Talbot and Leon
ard and several of the clergy.
Tuesday. October lis pm. St. Johns
Church meeting of the Evangelical Educa-
ton Society, with addresses by Bishop
randolph and others.
Wednesday. October is pm. St Johns
church. Church Unity Society, speakers
the bishop OF Mississippi, Rev Dr. S. d.
Mcconnell and others.
Thursday, October 49, pm, ST. Paurs
Church, sermon before the alumni OF the
{, Theological Seminary by Bishop
seymour; $50 pm, banquet of the alumni
OF the General Theological Seminary at the
Ebbitt House.
Friday, October lis pm. meeting of the
Girls FRIENDLY Society at Trinity Church.
addresses by several prominent speakers
Sunday, October 1G-3 pm, Ascension
Cnurcn. chldrens missionary rally, speak
ers, the bishop Of Alaska, the bishop Of
| Utah and others.
Some Changes.
Since the last convention there have been
six deaths among the bishops, the deceased
being the bishops of western New York of
central Pennsylvania, of Tennessee, of
Iowa, of north California, and the bishop
ccadjutor of Virginia.
Also subsequently to the convention of
$3.50 the 4tight Rev. DR.. Alexander Charles
Garrett, bishop of the missionary jurisdic-
ton of northern Texas, has become bishop
VI tHe uIOCeSe Oh DdlIaS. the Right Rev. DR..
William David Walker, bishop of the mis-
slcnary jurisdiction of North Dakota, has
become bishop of the diocese of western
New York; the Right Rev DR.. Ethelbert
Talbot, bishop of the missionary jurisd!c-
ton of Wyoming and Idaho, has become
bishop of the diocese of central Pennsyl-
vania,, and the bishop of Ohio has been ap-
pointed to the charge of the foreign con
gregation of the church in place of the
bishop of Albany.
DR.. Hart, coatless, perspiring and pleas
ant. was actively experimenting the ar
rarging of desks in the house of bishops
re en- in Epiphany Church this morning
He was assisted by Mr. Hutchinson. chair
man of the local public comfort committee
The sixty-seven handsome desks used by
the postal delegates convention have been
secured and with others form most conve-
nient and handsome articles of furniture for
the business CT the bishops.
The post Office has been opened in No
1914 G street and Major Jas. r. Bell chair
| man Of the rCstal committee, was busy sort
ing the mail today. He has employed two
soldiers of the LIST District Volunteer Regi-
ment-A. c. Murphy and Harry Kessle of
Company Il, who will see that the mail is
properly pigeon holed. The local execu-
tive committee also opened it's headquar-
in mo building today and Mr.