The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-03
First Session Formally Opened
in San Francisco.
SERVICES AT TRINITY CHURCH
SOIsms chufes Procession Participated In BY
Seysnly.FIVs Bishops Bishop Morris,
Of 0rsgOs, Presebes The Goa.
YOeailOs SeFmos.

sRfA%N II ENNHNNAoNsDs OEAs Ss--AH hltNh-
NAL convention Of Episcopal bishops.
clergy ana lalty was inaugurated at 1870
a. m. with the celebration Of holy com
munitIon in all the local Episcopal
churches. A. II a. m. the general con-
yentlOn was formally opened at Trinity
church with solemn religious exercises.
ssventy-hye bishops assembled In me
guild room Of the church and Put on
their robes They then formed In
procession and leaving the guild room
marched up Bush street to the main
entrance Of the church. continuing up
the central aisle. The procession was
headed by Rev F. w. campety. rector
Of Trinity church. Then came Secretary
Hart. OF the house OF bishops, and Rev.
Charles L. Hutchlns. secretary Of the
house OF deputies Following were the
iunior bishops and then the older pre-
lates in the order OF seniority Of con-
.secrati)n, Bishop Benjamin Wistar
Morris the bishop OF Oregon. coming
las. whsn the head OF the procession
reached the chancel It stood FOR mo-
ment and divided into two lines 10 al
lgw the senior bishops 10 pass ana enter
the sanctuary In the reversed order Of
entering the church The choir sang
the professional hymn. while the
bishops novel along and the introit Of
the service was intoned. Communion
followed the preparatory prayers, and
the religious offices concluded with the
recessional
The sonyocation sermon was preached
by Bishop Morris OF oregon. the senior
attending bishop.
BISHOP MORRIS SERMON.
TIE sermon by the venerable Bishop
Morris was strong missionary plea
from the text: Launch Out Into the
Deep and let Down our Nets for a
Draught" and Joshuas words to the
children OF Isrsel. How long are ye
slack TO go to possess the land?"
He declared that the mission OF the
church Of Jesus Christ was to all ma
tious. ranks and conditions. She Is to
launch out and cast her nets in the
denths of ignonnce. poverty, unthrlf;,
sorrow, shame and crushing grief, the
deeos OF avarlce. too, as well as be-
sot,ed worldlness and s,olid. stupid in
difference. ], was for the furtherance
NJ this work by use OF the bes. means
that members OF the convention were
here In this-lo the most OF
them-far on part OF the country. As
a resident OF this Pacific coast for 80
years he felt that he could speak as
one who knew its needs and its prom /
lses and was aware OF the slackness Of |
the church in coming out to possess
this go)d land.
The bishop quoted from a speech I
lately delivered by President Roosevelt !,
a. Denver, in which the then vice-presi-
dent showed how slow the statesmen Of
the earlier days Of our coutry's history |
were 70 realize that the great West was
to become inhabited and civilized land |
within any reasonable period. This ig-
norance was reflected in the church,
We're neglected because Of
it and yhe consequent loss to the church
lrrenarahle
Speaking Of the suggestion from some
quarters that the missionary organi-
cation needs reconstructing, the bishop
placed himself on record as an unbe-
lever in the necessity OF radical reor-
ganizat lion. He said he did not believe
The church ever had a more efficient
administration than at
present
1T is the old story" he added, ''of
seeking some one else on whom to lay
he blame Instead of taking II to our
selves. II all the clergy, bishops and
atty had done as well as a few have
lone there would have been no occasion
for this cry for the reconstruction Of
our missionary system"
In the afternoon the house of bishops
ami the delegates Of the house of iepu-
lies met and organized for business.
No business OF Importance was trans-
acted during the evening.