Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-04
DELEGATES GREET VISITORS
Prelates From Australia and Canada
Are Received.
BUILDING FUND COMMISSION
Woman's and Sunday School Auxilia-
ries and Publishing Company Tell
of Three Years Progress.

RICHMOND, Va, October 4.-The general
Episcopal convention is today observing
missionary day. The house of bishops and
| the house of deputies went into joint ses-
sion for that purpose in the hall of the lat
| ter at II O'Clock. the bishops occupying
| seats on the platform, with Bishop Tuttle
presiding The first matter of business was
! the presentation by Bishop Doane of AL
| bany, as chairman of the board of mis-
sions. of his triennial report
Reports were then received from the
Woman's Auxiliary, the Sunday School
Auxiliary, the American church building
fund commission OF the American Church
Missionary Society. and the Church Mis-
sion Publishing Company
DR.. Arthur S. Lloyd, general secretary of
the board of missions. delivered an address
On the progress of the churchS missions at
home and abroad.
After midday prayers for missions an ad-
dress was delivered by DR.. Reese E. Alsop
member of the deputation to visit the mis-
slOns abroad. He spoke of the work being
Philadelphia gave some interesting facts
concerning the offerings for missions during
the last three years. At o'clock a recess
OF two hours was taken for luncheon. Be
fore the joint session today the house of
deputies received the visiting bishops from
Canada and Australia.
brief speeches were made.
Reception of Foreign Delegates.
The reception of foreign church digni-
taries was concluded in both houses yester-
day afternoon. reception to the members
OF the house of bishops and their families
and to the visiting bishops was given last
night by Bishop Gibson of the diocese of
Virginia.
A most interesting feature was the gen.
eTal meeting of ~ #
the board of missions of the church. which
meeting was held in Holy Trinity Church,
the Rt. Rev. Robert A. Gibson, Bishop OF
Virginia, presiding, at which an Offering
approximating $222,C0O was presented by
the auxiliary to the board.
The Foreign Churchmen.
committee Of three. composed of the
Rev. DR.. Grosvenor of New York, Dr.
Thomas Nelson Page, the well-known dia-
lect writer of Washington D. c., and Dean
Crawford of the Theological Seminary, AL
exandria, was appointed for the purpose of
escorting into the presence of the deputies
the Rt. Hon. and Rt. Rev A. F. Winning
ton-lnsram, Lord Bishop of London who
entered the church in company with his COL
leagues, the Bishop of ST. Adams and Eish-
op II. II. Montgomery, the latter secretary
of the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel, the Oldest missionary organization
in England. The Bishop of London brought
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the mother church In the old country
The appearance OF Bishop Montgomery
was also noteworthy in that he brought a
personal message to the convention from
the Archbishop of Canterbury the primate
of all England. The message was printed
In pamphlet form and bore the official seal
of the English churchman The pamphlet
was formally presented to the house of dep
utieS.
Negro Question Raised.
The preliminary gun in what will prob
ably be the greatest battle to be waged on
the floor of the convention was fired by the
delegation representing the state of Penn
sylvania when memorial from that state
was presented to the house of deputies ask
ing for the segregation of the white and
negro churches in Pennsylvania and the
appointment of negro bishop 20 minister
TO the people of his race This question,
which is considered one OF the most impor-
tant TO be discussed, will occupy the atten-
tion of the convention later in the session.
National Cathedral Commended.
The New Jersey diocese presented an in
vtatiOn from Atlantic City inviting the
convention to meet there in 1910. The do
cese of Los Angeles secured the indorse-
ment of a memorial asking that a commits
sion be appointed to raise 5000, 600 to be
added to the general fund for the relief OF
clergy and members of their families.
From the diocese of Springfield, H.. was
received petition asking communicates to
aid in the building fund for SITS. Peter and
Paul Cathedral at Washington and to
member IT in their wills. A resolution was
then adopted commencing the construction
of the national cathedral.
Several memorials We're received in both
houses looking to the remarriage of di-
vorced persons. In both houses "a concur
rent resolution was adopted expressing sat
isfaction that high moral position had been
taken on this subject since the last general
convention, and the hope that positive ac-
tion would be taken at the present conven-
ton.
Gov. and Mrs Swanson have issued invi-
tations for a reception TO be given Satur-
day night III honor of the bishops to which
the delegates to the house OF deputies and
members of the Womans Auxiliary and
Daughters OF the King are also invited. No
session of the house of deputies will be held
Saturday, and the convention has accepted
the invitation of the rector OF Bruton