The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29
GREAT CONVENTION
COMES !: ! ! / ( THIS WEEK
Mem 4 4 n lbers ]: 81 4 piisc opal
Church q, u i Gather \ I, Here
:. j rom All Sec ctiol1s.
SC,'O.,INSECRATI TON
@ OF j. H.O'I,,'l I. r RIENITY
impressive eS's:'e l:,:xerc Tuesday iii
Church Where IS Opening ses-;
sion sion of the convention
\Vill Be Held u u
onsFo GLOWING 3s3.55533

vii Be Held 58y
on GLOWING
81 q Day 3#5
sRRas Three hundred years after the first
E EPISCOPAL Sseryicc was read on Ameri-3I
can soil at at8Jamestowns4 4 Island ,si ii yir.l
gipia. the General J Convention OF thel
Episcopal Church In America willihold1
1ts triennial session In Richmond. The
historical Importance OF this gatheringt
Is not. only because Sof t he early found
ing OF q q America nc 2 plscopacy on vir-
9inlA soil, but BECAUSE 1T was In Rich
lmond and In the State Capitol, where |
tl1e House Of Bishops Will this yea n
meet that the flrst u iocesan councilf T
Oh The h present American church d wa /
held, a Few years after&th he Revolutton-3
hry3 War. Il and because here the frst T. |
bishop OF the American church, Bishop5I
Grim tn, wa 8 elected and took up the
staff OF Office. $SsS {S 81
iFention OF the Episcopal Church, is the |
most important church " 3conventionl
which assemblies in America BY Its
constitution 1t has more authority overt
the individual 81 diocescs and churches
than any other denominational ga th-
5ering ~ t Is ma ational lin character rep
resentatiycs coming from all parts 81
the United States 7 represents more
wealth It han any otllerS church conye i
1 tion, and II Is certainly equal II not 1
,Buperior%xto any other convention In
scholarship and personnel.
Great Gathering S
Composed as i Is OF I our Ecl clergymcn
End four laymen from each diocese in
TTS~{t {toI -, S.Yo.
( ties Is 1 a body which Il or sound busi-
ness ability and for Il strength In de-
4 bate and clear-aig ghted Il action .5 can
1carcely be $matched a y In tho world l to-
day The House OF Bishops lis com posed
OF about "a 90 men OF unique stand
Ing and consecration, many OF them
pulpit orators OF q natl ipnal re
ation.s and al or the m men Of high
lcarnin 81 chara acter3 and ulture. n
$s8s $ De1eg gations III from 81 ot tl1er Il piscopalJ
{ bodies vii a tend, i to resent It he rn 3
:Slernaf greeting Of S9s u their churches.
Among these ei'y7ills be the Bishop ssorS
q Bishop iontgol.ery,S I rom sthet Church
Spf England ;&s the q Arch blsh op $s of S3 the
West Ind les. the Bishop of Ontario and
tho Bishop OF Mia ga ara,@ representing the
Anglican Church In Cana y. :S2S.
For sight years have elapsed since
the Il Episcopal l8 Convention 5s assembled
Z here be fore. and u In th that#period$R Rich
s,nond has seen a plete$reyolutionsfna
gher$ political, social and financial stand
Il ing, no Ecity35in& the country OF fsher a ges
4 having described SUCH II changes n In
& The short space. Of half century. no
j city has suffered as * much endured d s
y much. rebuilt as much. seen such IN
t3hpheaNal OF. her so cial and financial
conditions q as has A ii e. old Il apital n OF
the Confederac cy;83 m o oEs CT tys has. und er
y such ts# dverse circunst tances, shown
4 such 81 ms Iof 11aterial prosperity, and
Il few cities in theI ne world j to- lay
Z have such a wealth q { IA ssociation.;
3 tradition and history clustered about
& every object Of 3inteTes $.
j opcning Service. :.as
fs The convention opens its 81 sess ons.
\ with the impressive services in II oily
Il Trinity Church. &cn8 The morning Of Oc-;
y tober Cd, the professional Of this
j. serSvi &c. as we'll s3t he service itself;
II being one or the most impressive and
diEnihed occasions II the Episcopal
II Church in America. being inS fact only
y equaled fora and spec
& #tncular dignity In Protestant churches
Is by the procession of bishops at5Sthe
& opening of8the House Of Lords n Eng
ii land. and the spectacular milltary and
ST clerl lcal parade which marks the 4 m
,&nual opening of,5the 4G Genera | Assembly
Ss33$of the Presby terrain Church OF Scot
land. SG 55 \ 55 n i
Sf,5. terests in# the enings service of
4 ne convention 4 n II oily Trinity Church
II day previous when tile church Is for.
lnallys consecrated, the congregation
II 51i,.virg paid off * lie snlortga ge n$tl,eir
property and completed their parisl,
4 house. " sf3s 35a
N Q ta bl 9 among the prominent people
q who vii ! be iinB Richmond will he sew
n eral United States Senators and mem
hers 8 + y the House 4 OF; Representatives
$H5j jud ges y and men of standing III inFss all
lines, Who occupy seat s the II use
@ Of Clerical and Lay Deputies. Many
II distinguished reachers9 of " the church
Ii vii L al SO have seats q this 8 house
In the lIouse 4 i! Of 1; EB ops vii
$S be n some II Of fs$ the ~ eaders 81 n though,
and y action in the church Il in America
nen i Ike Bishop Tuttl le, hop Graf:
Il tom Bishop otter a nd many other.
sSS too osnumerousst sto.mention. whose stand.
3SH In In both church and tsta tie Is lin:
81 SURPASSED by; any other body Of pro.
fssslonal men A,lteri ica, 4, Il "a 5@S
lmpo1rrt ant sub jccts.
Imp portant subj Will engross b til,
81 attention Of the Gen eral Convent ton
a y subject affecting the we flare s$ ant
n growt h g@ Of f&&s the @ American ss3$ church
l5 lThroug gllout "A the Il col lventlon the mis-
3s8 8sonaryl@ Idea vii be Il the undercurrent
the hesextensonys of Il he church into al
S85 lands and amor ngG al ~ PEI eoples by55wh hat
ever means SCI elll l'es t ln nder tie con
Nj ditions obtaining In he various fields
A. B,shop ps " " 10 t We 48 the oversi ight Q
The work i'll Chi ma, ] lapa I, Korea
5f3f Africa and in5t lle 4 s Ian ds of lie I sea
VIII be tn$ hTond and wtl lsaddres
q comp lished heira f cid lie r.
SsS among tho negroes OF the Il Southd
4s$ States wil be al most n pr omtn ents an
" " IN some 5fea aturos a most d mcult pro b
jenl,s and 3wIl oYo l<e much d iscussio
the lconyentio Ion, I'll church has son
n gton S record as wish ing = Ereat!ySsto ex