The evening times., 1898-10-04
MEETING OF THE BISHOPS
Arrival of Delegates to the
Episcopal Convention.
SCHEDULE OF THE SESSIONS
The President Will Receive the Wis.,
fting Clergy on Friday-Entertain-
ments Will BE Given the Strangers
by bishop SatterIee, j. Pierpont
Morgan and Others.

INT dlleiludflce OF delegates at the tri-
ennial convention of the Episcopal
Church. which will assemble tomorrow
bids fair to be one of the largest that
has ever been present in the history of
the church
Already the hotels are filling up, and it
is expected that most of the delegates
will have arrived by this evening. though
some from nearby places will delay till
the last moment, and will get here just
| in time for the opening of the conven-
ton The incoming trains are loaded and
the hustle at the railroad stations is
noticeable. The reason for this influx is
of course, an anxiety to be present at
what will be historical scene as ques-
tions are to be decided which have
long been stumbling block to the house
of bishops and the lower house IL is the
intention of the convention to render
such decision as shall set these matters
at rest forever.
Bishop Williams of Connecticut who
was to have presided over the delibera-
| tions OF the upper house. is unfortunate
ly obliged to be absent, on account of in
disposition. Bishop Whipple will replace
him. There will be about eighty bishops
at the convention and coo lay delegates.
There will be an especially large attend
! ance of the fair sex, about 500 MEM
| bers of the Women's Auxiliary are eX-
| pected.
There has been a scene of activity at
| Epiphany Church where the rector and
/ his assistants have been Kept busy d.
recting the new arrivals to board
ing-houses and furnishing other
! information to those who prefer
! the comparative quiet of such
| fls HI
! tel life.
AT the church postoffice has been es-
tablished for the convenience of the dele
! gates and two clerks have been detailed
| TO take charge of the distribution of the
| mail, which is sure to be large.
The entire time of the convention will
not be given up TO business, as many re-
! ceptions will be rendered to the visitors.
/ Notable among these will be a reception
by Bishop and Mrs Satterlee on Thurs
day night, while J. Bancroft Davis will
! give three receptions. on the same even
/ ing, at 6:30, at Trinity Church, Third and
| G Streets northwest. the triennial service
of the Woman's Auxiliary will be held
when the delegates will listen TO an ad-
dress by the bishop of Washington. On
| Saturday, October s, a reception will be
held by Bishop Satterlee and his wife
from to p. m, especially for the wom-
! ans Auxiliary. A banquet will be given
| at the Ebbitt House on Thursday Octo-
ber l3 by the alumni OF the General
Theological Seminary.
There will be services at the various
churches on almost every evening until
October % Among the speakers will be
Bishop Dudley, Gen. Wagner Swayne
Rev, j. G. Meem, Bishops Talbot Leon
ard, Randolph, the bishop of Mississippi,
Rev. DR.. Greer. of New York city. and
| others. DR.. Greer. is the rector OF iss.
| Bartholomew's Church and is the pastor
OF the Vanderbilts. There will also be
| excursions to the various points OF in
terest in and round the city including a
| visit to Mt. Vernon, the Soldiers Home
and other places.
| Headquarters has been established at
I 1914 G Street northwest. opposite Epiphany
/ Church, and all delegates are requested
| 10 repair there their arrival where
they will find their mail and receive infor-
nation. The reception committee has been
/ thoroughly organized. and is prepared TO
! meet all demands upon II.
| The convention will be opened at 10
! O'Clock tomorrow with prayer and the
/ celebration of holy communion ar Epiph-
| any Church. There will be an imposing
| procession of bishops in full canonIcals
/ from the Sunday school room where
| they will hold their secret sessions. into
! the church, where seats have been re-
will be headed by the choir. Bishop Tut
! tie, of Missouri. will deliver the opening
! sermon in the absence of Bishop Neely.
At the conclusion of the morning serv-
! ice two rows of pews will be removed
! and the platform will be extended from
! the chancel. The first business session
/ will be held at p. m. At these business
! sessions the house of bishons and the
I house of deputies will sit as separate
! bodies. While the sessions Of the upper
| house will be secret, the lower house will
! sit with open doors and the BODY of the
church will be open to all. It is proposed
to hold two sessions daily. at 10 a. m. and
| p m. AT the opening service tomorrow
| admission will be by card only, issued by
! the secretaries of the convention. Rev
| Samuel Hart, D. D.. of Hartford. Conn.
! or Rev. Charles Hutchins of Concord
! Mass.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will re-
! ceive the members Of the convention on
! Friday evening from $50 to 10 p. M. and
| formal invitations have already been is
! sued for the event.
| Open house will be kept by J. Pierpont
| Morgan. at the Carpenter mansion on
Sixteenth Street. which he has rented es
! pecially for the occasion
one important feature of the gathering
! here will be the meetings of the Woman's
| Auxiliary to the Board of Missions The
| headquarters of the body will be at the
! parish hall of ST. Johns Church. on Six
| teenth Street between III and | Streets
! These ladies have great amount of busi-
| ness to transact. and the committee will
| it is feared, hardly have time to get
| through the program laid out for their
! consideration in the limited time at their
| disposal. This will be the first time that
| this organization has ever attended any
! convention in such numbers and the work
| that it has already accomplished in con-
! nection with home and foreign missions
/ has been of the utmost benefit to the
! church.
Among those already registered at the
| Arlington are Bishop Samuel Hart of
| New Hampshire, Rev. Charles l.. Hutch
! ins of Concord, Mass; Bishop Lawrence
! of Boston and his wife and daughter
Rev. c. L. Hoffman of Charlotte, N c.
! At the Shoreham are Mrs. George W.
| Chflds, Miss E. A. Leadbecker, Miss May
| Coustand of Philadelphia, Mr.. John SUIT
cliffe of Chicago.
AT the Ebbitt are Rev. Dean and Mrs
| Cox and Miss Seventh, Garden City, N.
| Y; Rev and Mrs. George G.. Field and
| Miss Janet Tracy Stone, Coatsville, Pa;
Rev and Mrs. Martin Stone Taunton.
Mass.
AT the Raleigh and other hotels are Rev
| George H. Cornell, Dixon City Iowa; Rev
| and Mrs J. c. Cathell San Francisco;
Robert Treat Paine, Boston; Rev. and
Mrs. Charles A. Maison, Philadelphia,
and Rev. DR.. c. c. Vance, San Diego,
Cal