Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
PEACEMAKERS' GIFTS
TO BRUTON CHURCH
Bishops Presenl8Ib's Firm King
Edward and leclern From
President Roosevelt.
THOUSANDS Of PEOPLE ATTEND
When chGrch Had Been Packed the
Blinds Were Forced Open and Win
dows Were Crowded With Eager
spectat.rs-Lord Bishop OF London
Made Notable Address.
Ny Assoolntcd Prcsa.l J

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, oct. o.
Messengers from the heads of the two
great Engiish-spcaking nations Jour.
ncycd To williamsburg today from the
trionnial general convention of tho
Protestant Episcopal church In the
United States and presented to Bru-
ton Parish church. which has been
longer in continuous use than any
other Episcopal church In America
beautiful gifts as tokens of the high
admiration IN which the memory ol
the founders OF the pioneer house of
Worship is held oil both sides of the
Atlantic.
The gia of President Roosevelt Ia
Il bronze lcclcrn which now holds n
magnificent edition of the English Ri.
bic sent by the King Of England.
Great Crowd Attracted.
The service at the parish church
WAS full OF historic interest and at
trnctcd II great crowd, including prac-
tically the entire membership OF tho
Richmond convention.
1t was for the purpose of presenting
to Bru,on Parish the Bible sent by
King Edward that the Bishop of Lon.
don visited America. In his address
at the church the bishop referred feel.
ingly to the Kings interest In the
house Of worship built by the colon
lists. lie spoke of King Edward and
! the President rs pcacentakcrsif'
Bishop Sattercc, OF the diocese Of
Washington. In representing President
Roosevelt mt the services. spoke of Tho
appropriateness of gifts being received
from the two rulers at this time. and
declared that he believed 1t would be
the beginning of the reunion of
Christendom.
MANY Prominent Churchmen.
The ceremony incidcnteto the pre-.
scntation of the gifts was in accorn-
ancc with the beautiful Episcopal
ritual. but the great interest attached
because of the prominence OF the
churchmen participating. These not
only included number of foreign
bishops. but the highest Episcopal
, clergy in the United States, and in the
audience MS representatives of the gen.
cral convention we're many prominent
citizens of the United States. The del
cgation rs appointed represented the
thii teen original states.
Morgan on Front Row.
]. Plerpont Morgan, of New York.
occupied n pew directly In front of the
altar and was the object of such cii-
rioslty to his evident embarrassment.
| Wooden shutters closed all of tho
windows OF the church. principally on
account of the fact that services were
being held in the parish church yard
simultaneously with the presentation
ceremonies. -isrs
The interest of the crowd was SC
great that before the ceremony had
fairly started these shutters were
crowded open, and the people climbed
TO the window lodges, where from that
position large numbers watched tho
services.
The visiting bishops robed in the
parish house and their procession
with the choir across the shaded
gravc-studded church yard was one
of the most imposing features of tho
ceremonies When the procession
filed into the church it filed down
line made by two walls of humanity
Overflow Meeting.
After the .Srviccs in the church
bishop Ingram addressed the overflow
meeting in the parish churchyard
Five special trains OF seven coaches
each we're used in conveying Tho
crowd to Williamsburg and return.