The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-01


s@s Every icatton points n to a. most
successf Ill gathering Of 4 the Episcopal
hosts of N orth Amer Ca II In the irS tri-
ennial General Convention. .s Wi th clear
and fros ty a slxies,s and with avery pos
sible$ preparation that their genulty OF
the Scommi tteeg Nof Il 8arrang gements could
suggest, all Is "a ow re eady VI Tor the COM,
ing OF the visitors. sF The eli " has been
set Tin ord der from end to- end and + rom
all the gnss there Is every reasonsto;
believe that the schurc chmen& of f9Anerica
and the chur chwome NJ o. Anne ri Ct, who
will be- present: In larg 9 numb will
receive such 8 II roy Al cleo me las will
maintain the repu tat ion II OF Southern
hospitality and lake i he riennial con-
.yention a memorable one In the ii tory
ofSthe church. ss5sa 4
SS N Al l8s day est erd lay de !egates; both
clerical and lay, I'm embers Of the House.
OF B sh ops and 4 of NJ the w oma MS Aux
Siliary, viii ich has air cad been dubbed
the Supreme Court is Of ~ he E Church,'ss ,'ss
poured into t he clty, While Il the trains
from ali4the South hr&h ghtEt their d uota,
the largest delegA Ations ss Were from
Washingto hundr eds OF sSs pr nlinen i
.churchmen Ii hayin g. ga thered 3Sins5 that
city for8 the great sconve vent on Esof he
brotherhood sso s t,Ss5y5 drew, 81 tch
closed on Sunday, nj IL d Z
Bishop atterlee. Of w aslling on, has
been advocating q scheme 80 having =
slargeS elegation o I t hose no too part
In the Wa shtng ton. gathering come over
Ito edmond to day n !: o. pecial train
9of &PullmansS whichGthe railroad COM
e pany has ~ q # fered. Quite q number,
I fel t, that they had bes tecome
ION N to- Richmond, secure their TO oms.
$un pack and get 81 conf forta bly, ~ 10 Gated
before the convent Ion &: prope r. pens.
The cry is,,sE""O IN to Richmond, y and the
attendance at the opening session will
he unusually large. 81 Sc n
y. Bishops s pecial, IS 4
NJ The .'B bishops special,""S und der the d.
rec tions. OF Bishop Sat tterleef and Rev.
Dr. NICK I'm, o x w ashing ton, will lenve
the Pennsylvania Station In shing-
ton this morning at 10 "A. NJ, and / Is
expected to arrive in RI chmond at !; ;3o
P.55 Nj. .8l On this train vii kprobably " be
tho private car OF MI, e Plerpont Nor
gan, Of New York, containing "a number
of tsdistlnguished visi tors ho vii y be
his guests while he Is III IN r Richmond,
Tho Bishop OF H Lond OH. b Bishop r otter
and others will be on this tral ln.9 III, !:
ssjR Many OF tho delegates w no arrlyed
We st crday stated that they came on
ahead q Of Bishop Satterlee' 8 party ea-
Specially In order to take part In the
services Of iconsecration OF Holy Trim
}sityS Church which takes place at s,1 u, Ia
Nj. !. Ito day, and which will be in many
3respect Ia a most interesting service, and
coming as II do es It he day before the
1goponing OF the $Ge neral ConYent ion, and q
Ill the same ohur oh " here the 5open1nA min
Sservice is ella, W III be & In 9 Sce rtatll
sense sense the beginning Fpt the con ntior
gttself.I u
In Hopor OF Lord Bishop. 3;5sS
iS social Il features Z, d connection ~ Will
the couyention will open prominen Il,
o-nlghtsssithfthe great re cent lon EiYel
BY t, W Robert Az al bson, OF gth
Dtocese Of Virgins, II In honor Of TIL
Rt. Rev, st "A, 4, inning nrflngraW
LordS Bi ishopa Of don 4 81 at trac 80
IStiYe aopia III eve h u 5ba atS raslt
den ps spf Blsho AZ ss0 a 0s Par