Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
Sessions of Annual Convention Of
Episcopal Diocese Of Iowa.
REV. LYNCH 10 DELIVER ADDRESS
Meeting Of Episcopaians at Daven.
port Which Opens Next Wednesday
Will Be Marked by Commemorative
Services.

The delegates from Trinity church in
this city to the convention of the Episco-
pal diocese of Iowa, which will open at
Davenport next Wednesday, will witness
program that will he in manner a de-
parture from the usual order of business
ut diocesan convention. The chief char
acteristic that will thus differentiate it
will be those that will make it largely
commemorative of the first conyention in
this state, the organization Of the diocese,
at Muscatine fifty years ago.
Rev.J. Hollister Lynch, of this city, will
deliver an address on the first morning of
the convention.
There has been some talk of an excur-
sion of the convention to Muscatine en-
masse, for the purpose of there observing
the semi-centenary of that important
meeting. but there has been nothing in
that talk, and there has been nothing in
1t. The plans all along have contemplated
the celebration in Davenport
Sketch of Program.
At Grace cathedral, Davenport, at 10 a..
M, of May &C. will be administered the
holy communion, n corporate act of
thanksgiving for the blessings of fifty
years upon the church, and of loving re-
membrance of the bishops, priests and lay
men who have served in 1t and gone to
their reward.
Following this will come the convention
sermon, which will be delivered by ]. Ey-
erist Cathell, d. D., of ST. Paul's Des
Moines. DR.. Cathell is one of the ablest
and strongest preachers in the diocese. and
is always worthy of attention.
At in the afternoon Bishop Morri-
son will deliver his annual convention adj
dress, in which he will review the fifty
years of the church in this state, its sue
cess, its changes in the methods of its
teaching, its present estate.
Rev. Arthur Lloyd, ID. d., of New York,
Will make an address on the missionary
work of the church at home and abroad.
Following this address the convention
will proceed to take up it's matters of bust
ness.
| In the evening Mt Saint Katharine's Hall
gymnasium. will be given n public recep
ton and anniversary meeting. The music
| for this occasion Will be furnished by the
students of the hall. One of the features
of this meeting will be the address, by
Geo. Z. Henry, of Des Moines on Fifty
Years Of Church Life and Labor in Iowa. y
| Rev. Geo. e. Walk. ID. d., of Council
Bluffs, will make a brief address on 1.-The
Mission of the Episcopal Church to the
American People" Rev i. b. Green, 5
Il. D.. of Cedar Rapids, will make an ad
dress on "The Outlook for Christianity al
1.-THE Opening of the Twentieth Century
| This meeting is expected to be marked
with great interest
| At O'Clock Wednesday morning will be
held public mass meeting at the cathe
dral. Reports of the diocesan officers, ant
| from the women's auxiliary. will be heard
4 Addresses will be delivered by Rev. J.IIol
| lister Lynch, of Ottumwa, and Rev. Irv
ing p Johnson, of Minneapolis.
/ At this meeting will be hearu the re
port of the committee appointed at TIL
/ last convention, on .the state of our Sun
| day Schools, and what can be done to i'm
prove them" Much care has been expend
ed on the preparation of this report, ant
there is likely to be vivid interest attendin,
4 its reading an, discussion.
Discuss Remaining Church.
I The afternoon will witness the taking
up of the proposition for a change of TIL
name of the church. This proposition ha
been made in the general convention o
i the house of bishops, and has been b.
them submitted to the different diocesan
organizations, with a request for their sen
tlments, as nearly as these can be learned
There Is not much probability that Their
4 viii be a change in the name in line wit
the suggestion, but there is likely to b
some warm discussion.
4 Inasmuch as the new body of the cano
law must be finally passed upon at TIL
convention, Wednesday is not expected t
emu it. 1t is likely to last till Thursda
noon or thereabOut.