The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
Sepices Full OF Historic Import Held in a ncer

pie runEresntei to eaten u glimpse
the dignitaries WHO were to grace Thu
occasion bystheir presence.
The Lord Bishop OF London arrived
about 10 O'Clock II, n private car ut
5taclsd to the bishops Special train
by which also arrived NIL the prelatc:
who were 10 take iart In the liistori
cal and memorable scryice. 3;
The bishops were driven nj once TIC
Bruton Church, where they robed fol
the ser1.icc, but MS lordship OF Lon
don spent possibly half an hour n
walking about the 4aunint streets. the
title of which. Duke of Glotces ter, :
"Old England etc. Interested hin
greatly.
In the church a great throng gath
cred. filling the high pews crowding
the aIsles In Which chairs We're placed
standing In tho corners and even block
Ing the windows. In the centre aisle
the leetern sent by the President stood
The holy edifice, simple but chnrcllly,
was bathed in sunlight which filtered
In through the quaint old windows,
while the high. square pews, the pni-
nit and sounding board OF other days,
the clerks desk and the canGny over
hanging Tie pew once occupied by the
royal governors of the colony, lent
tone of tile long ago and recalled the
history Of early times. On the walls
were tablets. erected to the memory
Of great and good men, while set IN
The tlaggingi Of the aisies were tho
tonbstones OF many Of the first Amer
ican churchmen.
Noted prclntcs There.
Beside the pulpit sat score or
more of bishops: about the church
were possibly ten score of the clergy
willie here and there one saw men
and women prominent in the State
and country.
Softly the organ sounded, and then
FAR away were heard the strains of the
professional hymn '.rhe Son of Col
Goes Forth to War From tile parish
Iiouse. nearly a hundred PAGES, distant
from the church. the procession came
through a dense throns Of people who
lined the way. Led by the choir
which was followed by the vestrS of
sruton. marched the delegates from the
General Convention, and then came Mr.
]. Young, of the British embassy, who
carried King Edwards gift.
The preiatcs and priests entered in
the order Of their seniority--pr. Hunt.
ington. of New York, first Bishop
Tucker. Bishop Gibson. Bishop Law
renee. of Massachusetts,; Bishop Ran
dolph. Bishop Satterlee. Bishop poane,
OF Albany: the Lord Bishop of st. Al
Sans. the lord Bishop Of London. with
his chaplain, Rev. DR. Anderson, and
Bishop Tuttle, OF Missouri.
Mr.. Young, of the British embassy,
placed the Bible on tne clerk uesk
and took seat with Governor Swanson
in the t'Goyernor's pew. ne oilcia'-
ing clergy, With the exception OF ehe
bishops. wore coilese hoiiors,
and the effect was gorgeous the bril-
liant colored hoods giving the neces-
sary touch oil color TO ihe pure "hlte
of the walls.
I.cctcrn Presented.
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10 hav. ne8do so, am here any IN
present this lectern, which. I i,avo
brought to#this old historic cl,ur,.h. ~
hold tile Bible which mas hcen MO.
sented with equal gracio usness nv. His
Majesty King Edward VII and 10 ey
press The satisfaction we have for rif,s