The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
FIRST SESSION HELD
OF THE sIxTY-THTRD ANNUAL DID,
CEsAN CONVENTION.
An Interesting Service ut st. Paul's
Church-Dr. LIoyd's Address
Business Matters.

The opening services of the sixty-third
annual convention of the Indiana diocese
of the Episcopal Church were held in St
Paurs Church last night The body is
made up of delegates from twenty-four
parishes and thirteen missions. After the
preliminary exercises an adjournment was
taken to the parish house, where the con-
vention was formally opened by Bishop
Francis. The only business transacted.
outside of calling the ROLL was the bishops
announcement of his appointments on the
credentials committee. which were Rev.
De Lou Burk. of Vincennes; II. A. Cook.
of Evansville, and w. c. Sampson. of
Muncie. On motion the session adjourned
until o'clock this morning. when it will
meet in Grace Cathedral.
Little except routine business will be done
by the convention. Two important mat
ters will come before it--readjustment OF
church assessments and the proposition 20
allow mortgage to be placed on Knicker-
hacker Hall for the purpose of making GER
tain mprovements-which, when COM
pleted, will transform the institution into
one of the largest of its kind in the West
The business of the convention will be
entered upon this morning Immediately fol-
lowing a Dr1eI communion service
women of the local Episcopal churches
have arranged for a luncheon for visiting
ministers and delegates at the St. Paul's
rectory. during the noon intermission to-
day. The convention is expected TO COM
plete its affairs some time this afternoon
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY.
The women's auxiliary held a meeting
in Grace Cathedral yesterday morning,
which was addressed by Bisop Francis.
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the home of Mrs. W. ID. Pratt on Central
avenue. The auxiliary will select its new
officers before final adjournment to-day.
The devotional exercises last night, which
were held before the regular opening of
the diocesan convention, were OF an ex-
ceptionally interesting character. A great
ly augmented choir, assisted by an orches-
ira, rendered the Episcopal song service
in a most admirable manner. The splendid
voices OF Mrs. Gates and MeSsrs. Ayde-
lotte and Isensee were much In evidence.
marked feature was the impressive pro-
cession, which contained, in addition 70
the surpliced choir twenty-five ministers,
headed by Bishop Francis. The rectors
in the procession were the Revs. Webster,
Davis, Hall, Cook, Sargent, Kirk, Sulger,
Graham, Davis. Coolbaugh, Mitchell, Hoist,
Moore, Burke, Bamford, Woodland, Peters,
Granniss, Denslow and Brown.
DIR. LLOYD'S TALK.
Rev. DR.. Lloyd general secretary of the
missionary board of the church, with head
quarters in New York, was present and
addressed the large congregation, after be-
ing introduced by the bishop. DR.. Lloyd's
talk was characterized by extraordinary
clearness, vigor and eloquence. He did not
occupy much more than fifteen minutes.
but I'm that time managed to give some
powerful reasons why Christians should
contribute to the support of missions. In
the course of his address the speaker re-
ferred to the condition of English politics
before Great Britain had acquired so many
colonies. and declared that the gaining of
new dependencies had resulted in general
political publication. He further said that
a similar state of things exists in the
United States. but that our new territorial
possessions will do the same thing for us
that Englands dependencies accomplished
for her. DR.. Lloyds comments on the
Cuban scandal were very striking. He
said:
"A politician is the highest servant of
God on earth outside of the priesthood.
and yet which one of you would want to
see your brother or your father go into
politics? And why? Because here the
other day down in Cuba a man did a thing
IL lie had done in Indianapolis Ii would
have been a days wonder and then it
would have been forgotten, but when he
cheated the Cubans and stole the Cubans'
money cry went UP all over the country.
Just as soon as the American people real
lie the responsibility resting upon them as
a nation they realize the absolute necessity
for fidelity in public servants. The same
thing that happened in England is going
to happen to us. and through the lives of
helpless ones that God holds us RESPONSE
BILE for He is going TO purify the sweet
est and best .sation God ever made.
At the conclusion of DR.. Lloyd's sermon,
a collection for missions was taken. The
services closed with the confirmation OF
eight persons.