The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-23
SESSIONS AT ST PHILIPS
The Annual Sermon by Rev. T. R.
Bratton Of Raleigh.
BISHOP CHESHIRE is IN THE CHAIR
Sessions win be Held Today and Friday. The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew Of This
State and South Carolina
Conyenes Friday Night.
Especial to the News and Observer.


fifth annual session of the Episcopal con-
vention of the North Carolina Diocese
convened here this morning in the ST.
Phillips church. There is a large attend
ance of the membership. The session will
be on again tomorrow and Friday. Fri
day night the annual convention of st.
Andrews Brotherhood of this State and
South Carolina will convene and will
hold for two days. A meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary will be held in the
castle hall of the knights of Pythias to-
morrow.
These meetings, together with the am
nual session of the North Carolina Med
ical Society, which will adjourn tomor
row. have brought hundreds of visitors
here and every hotel, boarding house and
many of the private homes are filled to
their utmost capacity.
The beginning of the diocesan conven-
ton was this morning at 8 o'clock when
the morning prayer service was held
Shortly after 10 O'Clock there was roll
call of the membership and the conven-
tion was organized for business. The reg
ulaT service began at IL o'clock. First
there was ltany and then holy commun-
ion. The annual sermon was preached
by Rev. T. r. Bratton, rector of St. Mary's
school. Raleigh With about two and one
half hours for dinner the convention went
back to work this afternoon. Bishop
Cheshire is presiding over the meetings.
Tomorrow there viii be a meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary. which will be held in
the lodge room of the knights of Pythias.
The auxiliary will be called to order at 10
o'clock and at l o'clock lunch will be
served in the banquet hall of the above
named order to which all of the delegates
to the convention will have an invitation.
There viii be number of speeches made
at this meeting of the board and among
the speakers will be Mr.. John W.. Wood,
of New York; DR.. l. Mex. Pittenger, of
Raleigh, and Rev. E. w. Gamble, of Tar
boro.
st. Andrew Brotherhood of North and
South Carolina will begin the work of the
annual sessin on Friday evening and will
hold through Saturday. 1t Is expected that
there will be a large attendance of dele
gates upon the meeting of this conven-
ton. Mr. John ". Wood, of New York,
will address the Brotherhood. The bust
ness of the meeting will be looked after
at three sessions to be held morning, af-
ternoon and night on Saturday.
large number of the clergy and lay
delegates are already here, many of them
arriving last evening and on all of the
trains throughout the day. The following
is list of those either already here nr
who have written that they will be mere
during today or tomorrow, the list includ-
n nm Sc IN
Hilary: Bishop and Mrs. j. B. Cheshire,
Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul b. Means, of
Concord; Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkes, of
Charlotte; Rev. j. e. Ingle, Henderson;
Rev. ]. H. Williams, Mount Airy; Rev.
II. I. Gregory, Southern Pines; Rev. E. p.
Green, Ansonville; Rev. CASTOR Battle,
Battleboro; Rev. and Mrs. p. c. Walters.
Hillsboro; DR.. Kemp p Battle, and
Judge. James G. McRae, Chapel Hill; DR..
F. ]. Murdoch Salisbury; Rev E. A. Os-
borne, Charlotte; Mr.. John w. Wood,
New York; Messrs. r. H. Battle and
John G. Drew, Raleigh; Rev. j. It. Cham
bers, Weldon; Mr. E. G. Muse, Rocky
Mount; Mr.. burlington, Scotland Neck;
Rev. Guinard,, Greensboro; ]. Y. Savage,
Scotland Neck; Hon. and Mrs H. A. Lon
don, Pittsboro; Messrs. S. r. Harris, and
j. II. Holland, Salisbury; Rev, l.. H.
Schubert, Enfield; Mr.. Herriott Clarkson,
of Charlotte; Hon. ]. c. Buxton, Winston;
Mr. w. L. London, Pittsboro; Rev. Alban
Graves and Rev. and Mrs. A. b. Hunter,
of Kittrell; Rev. and Miss Hilliard, of Ok
ford; Rev. T. L. Trott, South River; Rev.
r. b. owen Oxford; Mr. ]. d. Glenn,
Greensboro DR.. Frapps, Raleigh; Rev.
Charles Fetters. Rocky Mount, Rev Fred
Fetters, Reidsville; Mr.. Charles e. John
ston, Raleigh; Rev. W. H. Meade, Chapel
Hill; Mr. Lassiter, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Heartt, Tarboro; Rev. Thomas Bell
and Mr. and Mrs. Claru, Greensboro;
Rev. Henry Parkman, Monroe: Rev. G..
w. Phelps, Scotland Neck; DR.. and Mrs.
|. NICK. Pittenger, Raleigh; Mr.. ID. Y.
Cooper, Henderson; Mr.. w. ]. Andrews,
Raleigh; DR.. H. w. Lewis and DR.. John
Long, of Jackson; c. G. Lambe, Hender-
son; Rev. w. ]. Smith, Charlotte, DR.. A.
r. Zollicoffer, Weldon; Messrs. P. c.
Pope, Greensboro, and E. H. Mellichamp,
Weldon; w. H. Wetmore, Greensboro;
Frank Ward. Raleigh; Thomas II. Battle,
Rock Miunt; w. f. Thompson, Cleveland;
Theo. Buerbaum, Salisbury; w. A. Smith,
Ansonville; w. e. Stone, Greensboro; j.
C. Horner, oxford: G. p Burgwyn, jack
son; DIR. W. w. Mckenzie, Salisbury; DR..
- IL LAWS T6Ns D. p
Warrenton; Maj. John w. Graham,
Hilsboro; Messrs. E. A. Holt, Burlington:
and j. S. Myers Charlotte; DR.. M. M.
Marshall, Raleigh; Rev. E. W. Gamble,
Tarboro; Rev. S. l. NJ. Brown, Salisbury
Sterling McGary, Halifax; Rev. j. I.
Saunders, Salisbury; DR.. A. s. Harrison
and Mr.. W. H. Mcdonald, Enfield; DR.. r.
H. Lewis, and DR.. t. r. Bratton, Raleigh
Mrs w. p. Beck, Southern Pines; Miss
Mann, missionary to China, Miss Cheshire
Tarboro; Mrs. F. III. Busbee, Raleigh
Miss Horner, oxford; Miss Matte Bailey,
Raleigh; Mrs. f. S. Sphuill Louisbuhg
Miss A. e. Smith, Scotland Neck; Mrs.
T. j. Gooch, Weldon Mrs. Pride Jones, of
Winston; Mrs. Thos. N. Hill, Of Halifax
Miss Easdale Shaw, Rockingham; Miss
Agnes Hairston, Ford Church; Mrs. Ger
trude Sharpe, of Sharpe; Mrs John Van