The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-29
Episcopal Committees Rcdoub-
ling Efforts as Time for
Meeting Draws Near.
MANY NOTED MEN COMING
Bishop Of London Will Be One
Of Striking Figures-Opcn-
ing Session.

Attention OF Richmond people will
Church, known to the faithful as "the
Church in the United States" Ger:
tainly during the month of October,
Lie ever in history, the Episcopalians
will have good reason to claim the
title of "The Church in Virginia" The
gathering will perhaps be the most
notable Of this convention season,
bringing together as 1t does several
Thousand eminent churchmen and lay
men from all parts Of the United
states and from all the mission sta
itions operated from this country.
IN addition to the delegates to the
convention, there will be In attend
ance official representatives from all
1.-THE church organizations holding to
1.-The Episcopal system, especially large
Hdelegations coming from the Anglican
1 episcopate and from the Church Of.
IRELAND, the Episcopal Church in Scot
Itland, and the Canadian Church.
Distinguished Men.
Among the most distinguished men
1 IN attendance on the convention will
Y be the ncaQ OIL Inc -uelcSdlioii SPAS-
4 senting the Church OF England.
rhe Archbishop Of Canterbury the
i,Primate of England. has designated
/! the senior bishop, Rt. Hon. and Rt.
\ Rev A. II. Winnington-lngra d. d.,
Ethc Bishop of London, as his repre-
/ Sentative.
Other men who will attract special
! attention while here will be the mis-
4 sionnry bishops the men in charge
| of large fields Of mission work. The
Iipresent bishop Of the West African
! Mission who is expected to be pres
tent, is Rt Rev. Samuel David Fer
4, guson, y. D., ID. c. L., who makes his
Headquarters at Monrovia, Liberia,
| West Africa.
The heads of the Eastern missions
will be well represented, Rt. Rev.
4 Frederick Rogers Graves. ID. D., Mis-
sionary Bishop of Shanghai; Rt. Rev.
i Logan ii. Roots, d. D., Bishop of Han
1 kow, and Rt Rev. John Mclim, y. D.,
\ Missionary Bishop Of Toxic, having
ALREADY engaged their quarters In Rich
mond for the period of the conven-
ltion. Representatives Will also be
present from the missionary districts
Of Cuba Mexico, Hayti Brazil and oth-
\ er points where mission stations are
maintained.
Some Statistics.
I year 1906 show the growth and prog
ress ofitheS church In the United States,
las follows: Clergymen, b,3S1; candi-.
4 dates for orders, 436; postulants, 345;
lay readers, 2,455; parishes and mission
ichurches, ISIS The baptisms during
1906 were. as follows Infants bap-
tiZcd, b2,324; adults baptized, 1889.
| Total, Go,065. During the year 5000
persons were confirmed.
| The number of communicable nj tha
close of 1906 for the United States was
I S4S,914 The increase for the year
| was 20,5Sl or something over two
/ per cent. The statistics also show
4 grand total OF contributions to all
causes during 1906 from the church
in the, United States of the amazing
sum Of $1331S, 900.
Perhaps the most interesting meet
ing OF the whole three weeks OF the
convention will be tho opening session
4 which takes place in Holy Trinity
\ Church on the morning of October
1 "a, in which the convention Is formal
! Is opened by the senior and presiding
i bishop, 1T, Rev. Daniel $. Tuttle, y. d.
lila ID, Bishop of Missouri.
4 Entertainment of Delegates.
| Already elaborate plans are being
4 nude for the entertainment OF the dele
/ gates while here, and It Is a pleasure
A 10 the committee in charge, and n mat
h ter Of congratuation to the city at
Il large, t...-~ there are sin listed Mt
II hendquartcrs an abundance Of board.
ling places where comfortable accom- .
H moaations can he secured at what are
i recognized as reasonable rates.
II Rev T. G. Darst, the secretary in
i charge, says that he can supply prac-
II tieailN any number Of homes ana at
Il .satisfactory prices.
II 7 is impossible, however to figure
i ~ith accuracy az yet how many people
I VIII come TO Richmondi as many of tile
a official delegates are arranging to bring
j their wives and other members Of their
A families, The meeting of the Woman's
II Auxiliary to the board of missions will
also call together Il considerable NUM-
n Der Of people and with the visitors
| who VIII be attracted, II may be safely
! said that there win be in Richmond
for the term OF the convention from
n three to five thousand people who ara
} drawn here by their interest In the