The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-05
PROCESSION
or BISHOPS.
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lie thought an attempt should be maus
10 ind the starting point OF disagreement.
and thus be In position 10 reach better
understanding with the church OF Rome
and the various Protestant bodies. Bishop
Doane added that the recognition OF papa
supremacy was impossible, but thought
that the church might readily recognize
the primacy OF the bishop OF Rome on
account OF the antiquity OF the Roman
See.
His sermon was a plea for the broaden
Ing OF the church sphere.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT CHURCHES
In the Episcopal churches OF the city
there were early celebrations OF the holy
communion this morning. All were well
attended by visitors and parishioners. Be-
fore the principal service in Trinity. the
clerical and lay deputies 10 the convention.
more than FIVE hundred In number. and
many OF the alternates and clergy OF this
diocese assembled at the official head
quarters In Copley hall and proceeded 10
the church at the opposite end OF Copley
square
No one was admitted within the walls
OF the edifce without a ticket. and al
though there are seats for 1900 persons
the supply OF tickets became exhausted
weeks ago.
A large crowd OF people congregated in
the square I'm front Of the church long
before the opening Of the service at IL
o clock
The bishops put on their vestments In
the parish chapel and. headed by a
crucifer and the white robed choir OF
Trinity, marched In solemn procession out
OF doors to the main entrance of the
church. The long line passed into the
centre Isle, the choir singing two hymns,
first, "Oh Twas Joyful Sound TO Hear. {"
and Ancient OF Days. Who Sittest
Throned I'm Glory"
Immediately following the choir came
Rev DR. Daniel Delaney Addison. rector
OF All Saints. Brooklyn, and chairman
OF the local committee OF arrangements:
Rev. DR.. Joseph Blanchard, acting rector
OF Trinity; Rev DR.. Samuel Hart OF
Middletown, Conn, secretary OF the house
OF bishops. and Rev. Dr. Charles L.
Hutchins, Concord. secretary of the house
OF deputies. At the head OF the bishops
were the two junior bishops OF the Ameri-
can church. Right Rev. D. H Greer.
bishop coadjutor of New York, and Right
Rev. Theodore u. Bratton OF Mississippi.
BISHOPS FILE IN.
The bishops filed into the church In
inverse order OF seniority of conservation.
Among the number were those from dis.
tant lands, including Bishops John Nc
Kim OF Toxic. s. O. Partridge OF Kyoto
japan; Frederick r. Graves, OF Shanghai.
China: s. u. Ferguson. OF Liberia. West
AFRICA (and the only colored bishop in the
church), James II. Van Buren OF Porto
Rico, Charles II. Brent OF the Philippine
ISLANDS; Henry B. Restarick OF Honolulu;
Peter Trimble Rowe OF Alaska, and Luz
Glen Lee Kinsolvtng OF Southern Brazil.
In the line OF prelates attached to the
American church was the venerable bish-
op OF Missouri Rt Rev Daniel Sylvester
Tuttle D. D.. LIZ D.
Following the presiding bishop appeared
n. Rev. Charles Hamilton. d. D., lord
olsnop OF ottawa and others OF the Ca
madam Episcopate
Then came Rt. Rev John Percival.
pishop OF Hereford and DR. William Boyd
Carpenter, lord bishop OF Ripon.
LAST IN THE LINE
The last of all in the long line was the
p pTlfnate OF all England. Most Rev. Randall
Thomas Davidson, attended by his chan
lains, Rev Hyla Holden and Rev John
H. Ellison, vicar of Windsor. and arrayed
IN the brilli~nt vestments OF his high Of
fec.
One. OF the archbishop's chaplaIns car
ried his pastoral stan At the entrance
or the main aisle the ranks OF the Ameri-
can bishops were divided and the senior
and visiting bishops passed between and
entered the body Of the church first all
the bishops eventually entering the spa
cious sanctuary. The Archbishop OF Can
terbury was conducted to a seat OF honor
at the right of the chancel
The service was opened by Bishop
futile, who was celebrant OF the holy
communion. The Archbishop of Canter-
bury was gospeler and Or. Carmichael
bishop coadJutor OF Montreal. was Epis-
tollelr.
The sermon was preached by Bishop
Doane OF Albany.
The benediction was given by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury.