The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-06
EpIscoPALIANs AT WORK.
Opening of the Triennial Council at til,
I National Capital.


Washington. Oct 5.-The Triennia
Council of the Protestant Episcopa
Church Of the United States opened n
II o'clock this morning i'll Epiphan.
church.
A great concourse of people gathered
for the opening services, far exceedin;
the capacity of the church.
Conspicuous in the throng We're thu
silver-haired. black-garbed bishops, form
ing the House of Bishops, the chief gov
crning body of the church. The actua
participants in the council, including
bishops clergymen, laity was so great
some 500 or more-that but scant space,
remained for the congregation not Off
c,ally connected with the proceedings.
Notable among the lay delegates wert
Chief Justice Fuller, of the United
States Supreme court; i. Pierpont Nor
gan and Captain A. l. Mahan, while tho
clergy was represented by many promin.
ent in the church work of the country.
At II o'clock the strains of the great
church organ and the mixed voices o.
the choir floated through the edifice, ini-
tiating the council with the imposing
entrance of the Bishops.
They entered according to their length
of service as bishop, walking in pairs o
the chancel. The venerable Right Rev
DIR. Williams, of Connecticut. the pa
triarch of the body, was necessarily ab
sent by reason of his advanced age and
infirmity. and so too. was Bishop Clark
of Rhode Island First in point u ser
vice came Bishop Whipple, of Mime
sofa Following him came Bishop
Wilmer. Of Alabama; Bishop Medley. OF
Maine: Bishop futile. of Missouri;
Bishop Whittle, of Virginia, and the
other heads of the church, the young
and new members closing the process
sion.
l>lshop Whipple conducted the vervice
and led the opening PRAYER. Then fol-
lowed the service of the Episcopal
church. bishop Nicely reading theEpistle,
Bishop Wilmer, the Gospel, and all the
Bishops uniting in repeating the creed.
Key. DIR. McKim, OF Epiphany. made the
announcements of DIR. Williams absence,
and that Bishop Whipple would preside
over the assemblage of bishops until a
presiding officer was chosen. The bust
ness session of both houses was an
nounced to begin at $3.50 D. IN.
Bishop futile. of Missouri. then
ascended the pulpit and delivered the
sermon.
The actual business of the council be-
gan at $50 o'clock, when the two
houses met separately, the House Of
Deputies being opened to the public Rev.
Morgan Dix, ID. D.. of New York city.
was unanimously chosen presiding Off
Ger.
Rev. DR. Charles III. Hutchins. of Con-
cord. Mass, was chosen secretary of the
council
The committee appointed at the last
council to report upon the religion of the
constitution, submitted its report to DIR.
Elliott, of Washington. 1t was deter
mined to take up the constitution tomor-
row and make continuous special order
until disposed of.
"A communication in Spanish was re-
ceiyed from the Filipino delegates now
i'll the city. 4 special committee was
named to translate the document and
lay it before the house.
1t was determined to make a pilgrim
age on the 10th to Jamestown Island.
in the James River Va. where i'm 1907
the Episcopal church was founded in this
country. 4 day will be also spent in
Richmond
The House of Bishops organized by
electing Bishop Doane, of Albany, as
presiding officer and re-electing Rev.
Samuel Hart. ID. D.. of Hartford as
secretary. The Bishops also accepted
the invitation for pilgrimage to James
town Island on the 10Th