Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-08
Important Work for the Coming
Convention Of the Episcopal
Church in Iowa.
Will Be Held at Davenport, May
20 and 2l--Large At.
tendance.
OF Church Canons Will
Be Taken Up by the Con.
ventiOn.
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Davenport, May S.-Plans are under
way for the fiftieth annual diocesan
convention Of the Episcopal church OF
Iowa to be held in this city May 20 and
81 of this month. 1t is expected that
there will be a large number of the
delegates present from different parts
Of the state. The representation of
each parish is according to the number
Of communicates in each.
The convention will open at Grace
cathedral on Tuesday morning, May 20,
at 10:3o o'clock with the celebration of
holy communion and a rmo The
program has not been arranged fully as
yet and who will preach the sermon has
not been announced. After the organ
ization at 2 o'clock, Bishop Morrison
will deliver his annual address, review
ing the work of the year and making
suggestions as to business to be rams
acted at the convention.
There will probably be an evening
session as there is a committee to re-
port on the revision Of canons. This
committee was appointed last year at
the time Of the convention n has been
working on its report ever since. There
will probably be some important mat
tiers to be decided on in regard to the
revision.
Wednesday morning there will be a
public meeting to consider the work Of
church extension in the diocese. Rt.
Rev. Samuel c. Edsall, D.. D., bishop of
Minnesota, will deliver the sermon at
this gathering. Other speakers at the
convention will be Rev. John Henry
Hopkins, Of Chicago; John w. Wood,
of New York, and Mrs. j. II. Hopkins,
of Chicago, president of the Woman's
auxiliary. These are interesting and
noted speakers. having special knowl-
edge Of the work in their respective
fields.
The convention will then follow the
usual order of business and complete
if possible the revision of the canons.
The public will be invited to be pres
ent at the open meetings. The Daugh-
ters of the King will hold their annual
meeting Thursday afternoon, May 20.
In speaking Of the convention Bishop
Morrison said that 1t vas expected that
there would be a large number of dele
gates present. 1t is hoped that the can
ons will be so revised that they will
serve the needs of the diocese for many
years and M more changes will be nee
essary for some time.
The fifteenth annual meeting Of the
Iowa branch of the Woman's auxiliary
to the board of missions Of the Episco-
pal church will also be held in this city
on May 20 and 81. 1t is expected that
about fifty of the ladies will be present
from different parts of the state and an
especially fine program is being pre-
pared. The visiting ladies will be en-
tertained at the homes of the members
Of the auxiliary in this city. The meet
ings of the auxiliary will be held in the
Trinity church, which is at the corner
Of Seventh and Brady streets. Lunch
con will be served in the church every
non during the two days meeting and
will also be served in the cathedral,
where the diocesan convention will be
held, by the ladies of the auxiliary in
this city. 1t is hoped and expected that
the attendance at this meeting will
surpass any previous meeting of the
ranch