The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
WONDERFUL Scene
AT ANCIENT CHURCH
Service in the Graveyard 4 d
While Exercises Were
in Progress in Church.
| GIFTS q i K Inc,
AMI, PRESIDEN T
Students Give Royal Welcome to
Bishop of London Bishop
of ST. Albans, Bishop
Montgomery and
Others Make
Speeches.
Service in the Graveyard
in Progress in Church.

Speeches.
Especial From stan correspondcnt.1
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, October o.
Famous two centuries ago as tho head
of the church In Americana we'll as
tho residence OF the royal Governors.
!, Williamsburg, after many years of
waiting. came to its own again to-
day, when, on the occasion Oh the cel- E
gebratl ton OF the 300tlI anniversary OF
the church in this country, a host OF
prelates and Gdignitaries graced tho
ancient city By theirspresence at Bru-
ton Church.
Englandano less than America. son Z
gifts to honor The event, and while the
President of the United States pre-
scented to the historic church a. lcctern.
His Majesty. icing Edward VII, SEN ~
over thev sea a Bible to rest upon It -
Apart from the gifts. however, the
OCCASION was mad lie notable by the pres
isence OF tile Lord Bishop of London, the
messen ger OF His Majesty whose pre-
sdeccssors in. Isulham Palace were spir-
lsitnal ilords over tie American church
from the first year OF the reign OF
George III. until the War OF tho Rev
toluton separated America from tho
mother country ~ IS IS =
| To his own people came II he Lord
Bishop of London: to the church which,
claims the distinction of being the old-
est In point or continuous service i'm
this GO untry. and thuu gil sanot err nov
z reigns In his place and stead. he found
I n welcome no less hearty and rev.
erencc no less sincere than he woultt
have received in one of his own par
ishes in the motherGchurch. Eager To
tobscrve all that pertains to the church,
/ whicl, lie declares Is the nrnp and
I .mainstay OF. the state, full of interest
Ein tile history of it's fuundat ION and ssot
/ its grnNths ma b Ills ans-isnf aii,i
/ moraIrig llt 10. sure In the gloriess th;ie
Z belong, to the past d nd pre- sent, the
4 Lord BisliOpl spent a. memorable day
/ in historical locality
Not content with having isvicwed fiji:
relics o e COLONIAL days and With having
spoken for his royul lnastcrsin Brnton
Church and to d great overflow crowd
infthe chnrchyard, he visited and adj
dressed tho students o E the Col cgc#ofs
tzWilllam and Mary. the only co lego In
Il America constitutedlb by royal grant, and
| then quietly Tipped away to Jamestown
i Island. In order that lie might stai,d
ION the spot where that band Of los
/ English adventurers landed three cel,
/ turtles ago, and where was said ailct1
sung the first service OF the English
Church In the Eastern Hemisphere
4 Standing beside the ancient tower
l5YhichS alone remains OF the first church
i in America, the Lord Bishop o e. Loi,-
1 don gazed out over the river,Sns though,
/ he saw at anchor there the Discovery,
1 the $Godspeed and the Susan Constant.
|, and as though he heard the voice Of
Robert Hunt calling his people to Offer
4 prayers Of Thanksgiving for. having
4 escaped the perils Tof the sea.
4 With the Bishop of London Were tile
i Lord Bishop OF st. Adams, the Bishop OF
/! NlackenzleS River, Bishop Randolph. Or
Southern Virginia. and Bishop Gibson.
j of Virginia, and SO lit was that those,
i In who SO hands the piritual control o r
the Virginia church in ancient tines
and now was vested met together under
4 the walls of the outward and visible
sign OF the church's incipiency
The lord bishop spent an hour on
4 jamestown island, under the guidance
of the Virginia bishops and N1r. p II
i Mayo. There Were also with him Mr.
NlcBee. editor of the Churchrna n, and
4 AIessrs. Anderson and Christie pherson.
a picture was taken Of the English
Land American prelates in front of tbs
l$old church tower, and the lord bishop
f5while waiting. o tfered to climb to the
4 top, ii, us he said, the Lord Bishop
Virginia would go with him"
4 Neither Bishop Gibson nor Bishop
q RandoIp ll accepted the gage and SO no
q
4 In reading the names inscribed on
Il the tombs and tablets. 1t was notice
q able that both the Bishop or London!
4 and the Bishop OF st. Adams were ,la
4 familiarSwith Virginia history as were.
j the other members OF the party. Both
d declared that it was vel worth a long
4 trip acrossStle seas to visit these his
n Storic spots. M gia " $F3 s63;
= ssif Ri s.Ssss Scene nj IsrutOn.
Il lprrE
memorable on account of til ne vast
q gathering OF prelates,s priests and lay
4 men OF the church, Z or, With q few
4 exceptions, the entire House of Bishops
4 made. the pilgrimage to the colonial
4 capital. while among the distinguished
q guests We're Bishop Montgomery. OF
a London, Dean Farthing of Canada Dir.
II Anderson and Mr. Christophersort be-
4 sides those already mentioned.
q The day was glorious, j ust cool 5and
I bright enough for such a cele bration.f
4 and the first touch OF autumn added
toSthe beauty ofs,the scenes.
ii From Richmond three great train
Il loads OF church,nen travelled to .tlt-s
sI9lianls burg, Will lie not ewG cam Q from
other points, ma king the Pill srinlase
II with no idea OF taking part In the
service at Rruton Church, which could
: / accommodate less than a thousand, but
\ simply giving an evidence of devotion
~ 10 the church and adherence ~ the
Y faith o 4 their fathers, 81 sss Mi
:. Not fewer than 5, 900 peopi 4. visited
1.-the quaint old city during the DAYS.
,,fi5and&us many as We're able tfsok par e
81 In the services morning and afternoon
81 In Bruton Church and In the open-ati
services held at the same Stitne under
& the trees In the graveyard OF the
,,5hparish. ,4s III
Churctl 'FhronEc,l.
i 8 Long before u o'cloch ri the hoti ISL
/ far the service MT which the 81 Us 1s
Il. King f.dwar,, v |, and The sts resident
X would he pres i,tefl tha s5clt ANT
Il tAs Oh urrhyard of I,ru on, wex,o llilsd.