The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-18
THE GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
OF THE ORGANIZATION AND POWERS OF
THE GREAT ECCLESIASTICAL BODY WHICH MEETS
IN BOSTON AND IN WHICH HAWAII WILL BE REPRE-.
SENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME.

October The dates are from Oct to 2 The
Church The Bishops will sit in the chapel
nue Church The will be taken the chapel and desks and
chairs provided Each Bishop will be given desk The Bishops sit
according to seniority the elders in point of conservation sitting
front The opening will be Trinity Church. Boston, We'd
Church and choir will render Copey Hall will be
the business headquarters OF the Convention special post office will
be established there and telephone and possibly telegraph office will
be there luncheon will be served Copey Hall daily to the dele
gates.
One OF the early Convention will be grand ecep
ton all the delegates and their wives This will probably take place
also introduce them distinctive Of Boston On the second
day OF the Convention Bishop Lawrence will give reception to all the
Bishops number 1t is possible that the Archbishop OF Cane
bury will attend this Convention visitor and OF citizens OF
Boston Efforts being made induce the Archbishop
will be Cambridge Day when the Convention and the Womans
Auxiliary places literary Cam
bridge The Episcopal Theological Bishops
joining will be open and will be the headquarters OF the visitors that
day The headquarters OF the Woman Auxiliary that day will be
Old Christ Church. Cambridge There will also be Concord Day.
special train will take visitors Concord where they will be the
guests OF Rev Charles L. utcn d. d. Secretary OF the House
Deputies Other features for the entertainment OF the delegates and
T are en eT PTeno a1a T pc % Of the Pro-
Episcopal Church meets in three years 1t made up
OF housese House OF Bishops and the House OF Clerical and
Lay Deputies Every Bishop is member OF the House OF Bishops by
his office The deputies elected by the dOcee Each
it in the General Convention The General Convention
spends Congress of the United States 1t egates for the Ep
States and also for the missions OF the Church the foreign fields This
Convention will egiate not only for the Church IN the United states
Convention # is the one ecclesiastical bod in the country which
gae precisely the geographical covered by the egs
aon of Congress- but also foreign lands
making careful and preparations for the
ing meetings Convention the General
Board Missions will hold public meetings which speakers from diff
ent parts the mission field will be heard The Woman Auxiliary
also will hold convention from Oct Oct 1t is expected that
from 5000 people will be in Boston during the General Con
venon Arrangements being made by General Committee APP
pointed by Bishop Lawrence follows Richard H. Dana chairman
nance Committee Rev D. D. Addison d. d. chairman OF Committee
Arrangements; William Allen Hayes chairman OF the Committee
Hospitality Joseph G. Nno chairman OF Reception Commtee
Rev Edward Sullivan chairman OF Committee Press and Pub
LEGATION.
Each Diocese entitled deputies four clerical and four lay n
the House Deputies There Doceses the United States
This makes 40 deputies Each Missionary Jurisdiction entitled to
~ he G-ited Cao ad noesons and tfa are 20 For
gn Jurisdictions There would be deputies the Missionary
houses must concur in all legislation as is the case in the Congress- Of
the United States The discussions House Deputies OPEN
The Bishops sit with closed doors The House OF Bishops presided
by chairman years by House B
The late Bishop Dudley OF Kentucky chairman of the House
OF Bishops The House OF Deputies elects its President each
Convention The late Rev. John S Lindsay d. d. OF ST. Paus Bos
chosen President the Convention San Francisco three
ago He would undoubtedly have chosen again Oco
Der had ne lived select President will be the h business OF the
House OF Deputies after assembling Rev Charles L. Hutchns d. d.
OF Concord has been secretary of the House for
The organization OF the Episcopal Church follows precisely the lines
OF the political organization the American nation The General Con
venton corresponds Congress The General Convention has wo
houses permanent house. the House Bishops corresponding to the
Senate changing house the House of Deputies corresponding the
used follow State lines In many instances they do still The Do
corresponds the State Legislature Bishop
and towns The parishes send delegates the Diocesan Conventions
send deputies the General Convention the State Legislatures send
Congress- The large part the a play in the legislation
of the Episcopal Church shown by the fact that half the deputies
General Convention aymen while the Diocesan Conventions
three delegates from each parish On questions this
meauraby offset by the fact that the vote by ORDERS when the
much the three delegates But the aiy
all legislation They have the power in the Episcopal
Church. AS the has local egoverment within certain limits
and the its internal affairs without interference
general government parishes the docese
spheres freedom and autonomyhe Church Militant
sHANGHAIED superintendent Of
of
or the details settlement