The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01
EPISCOPAL GENERAL
CONVENTION THIS WEEK
In Richmond a Great Gathering of Churchmen to
Assemble for the Ter-Centenary of the
Church in America

4 nv dill oNti li3E idHt Iiti ti~IAAAA4S
ritual leads the hearts Of men and
women TO higher things. millions ac-
knowledge allegiance to her doctrines
and on her list Of communicates are
the names of thousands Of our most
emlnent citizens.
Inaugurated as "A mission church,
a living branch Of the great Church
Catholic, the primal idea has not been
forgotten. and last year nearly Il mil
lion dollars were expended in mission
airy effort.
ParochiaI organizations exist in 81
dioceses. with a clergy list 81 over
5000, under the spiritual guidance Of
nearly 100 bishops.
Well known colleges, divinity schools,
and universities provide for the edu-
cation of the youth of the church, and
for those who would preach the Cos
pei Hospitals and o~rphanages abound.
while spacious, and in many instances
beautiful ediiceS shelter the miniStra-
tions Of the church. and two world
renowned cathedrals, st. John the Dr.
vine in New York. which will be a
model Of refined grandeur when COM
pleted, and the National Cathedral OF
Saints Peter and Paul III Washington,
are to be architectural landmarks of
American Christianity.
There will be many features of the
convention to arouse National interest
and stir patriotic pride. During the
early lays of the session a pilgrimage
of the House of Bishops and House of
Deputies VIII be made to jamestown
Island for devotional exercises in cell
ebration of the ter-centenary of the
planting of the Anglican church on
American soil, at which time the Bish-
op of London will deliver the histori-
cal address.
Gift From King Edward
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present at the meeting in another his
toric edifice, old Bruton church. in
Williamsburg, Va, the second oldest
Episcopal church in the United States,
and n that has been longest in use.
The font in which was
baptized is still preserved in this
church. On this occasion will occur
the presentation Of a Bible to Bruton
parish as a gift from King Edward of
England. This gift of His Majesty, the
King of England, is superbly bound in
red morocco n gold. the covers
bearing symbolized religious devices,
as we'll as the arms Of England and
the United States. and the royal mon
ogram. The inscription on the front
fiy-leaf, fooled in gold On an inlaid
red morocco panel, eads:
h Bible is presented by
His Majesty. King Edward. the
Seventh, King of Great Britain
th%t iLiAiNt civ
of India, to the Church Of
Bruton. Virginia. a shrine
rich in venerable traditions
of worship, in solemn
memories of patriots, and
statesmen, ard in historic
witness to the oneness
of our peoples. The King
Will ever hope and pray
that the ties of kinshiD and
language and the common
heritage of ordered worship
and of %ennobling ideals
may through the saving
faith of our Lord and
Redeemer, Jesus Christ
revealed in these sacred
pages continue to unite
Great Britain and America
III a beneficent fellowship
for setting forth peace
and goodwill among men
MCMNII.
Gift of President Roosevelt.
me Bible is to rest upon a lectern,
the gift of President Theodore Roose-
welt, which was designed by j. Stewart
Barney, of New York, under the direc-
ton of Right Rev. Henry Y. Staterly,
ID, Bishop of Washington. 1t repre-
sents IN angel of peace, whose uprais-
ed hands and folded wings support the
desk of the lectern. This figure stands
on a terrestrial globe, n foot resting
on Great Britain and the other on the
United States. The globe itself is
supported by the British Lion and the
American Eagle, and between them is
the coat of arms of the Washington
family. Three tablets on the base have
each an inscription.
On the front one is inscribed:
I the Glory of God.''
On the one to the right NAV be read
And commemorative of the 300th
Anniversary of the permanent
establishment of English CIVILIZATION
in America 1%607-1907.'
On h tablet to the left are. the
words:
PRESIDENT of the United States"
Great Missionary Offerings.
Missionary interests will AXE up
much of the time of the convention,
and large offerings Will be made
through the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board of Missions, this organization
having in every diocese.
Thursday of this week has been set
apart as the day upon which the great
united Offering will be made.
the services to be held in Trinity
church. with an overflow meeting at
All Saints church. 1t is thought at
least $50 900 will then be presented
by the
AT the Boston convention three
years ago, it was decided in recoe nj
ton of the great ter-eentenary ccle-
bratiOn this year, that the men OF the
Church all OVer the country should
present an offering for missions. as a
thank offering for blessings to Church
n country during the 800 year thai
V passed.
Wednesday, October 9th. is the day
set apart for this collection to be Of
fered, each diocese sending its con
out through its lay delegates.
The thank offering Will be taken at a
service, to be followed by a
celebration of the Holy Communion.
At night there will be a large mass
meeting at the Richmond auditorium,
at which time the amount of the offer
ing viii be made public. 1t is hought
that the offering Will probably be the
largest ever received at a single
church service in this country
amounting in all likelihood to several
hundred thousand dollars.
important Legislation.
Quite a numbe OF questions of great
Importance are scheduled to come be-
fore the convention. and in fact some
of the most interesting matters before
the Boston convention of three years
g were referred to ad interim COM