The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01

Presented By Delegates Headed BY
Bishop of London Who breaches
oncniur sermon Magnificent
Missionary Ocring TO BE Made
Outline of important Subjects ant
p~..-onncI Of a Most Notable Gatn-
rrine.
ON Wednesday Of this week, Octo-
Der ID. there assemblies III Rlchfloho'
Va the great t~ri-ennial convention
80 tho rotestant Episcopal Church III
tho United States. ~ -,
This goathetring is consldeleu pS
many to be the most notaple cilui.ll
convention in this lhCuuline
ae il does the entire Episcopal Colh-
,nian in the United states, and be
ing the supreme LEGISLATIVE "'
hat church. :,
Thc convention meets but once III
three wears and for three weeks CON
sidcrs a wide n or matters ~
uected with the welfare OF the pouS
which it represents
The convention is notable IN the Sc
lection of men VIII will make up It's
number Not only Will all the olshops
of the church., and several hundreu u
the more prominent clergy pc ~ a.
tendance. but there VIII also De III
attendance as delegates to the HOUSE
Of Deputies, q remarkably S[roHs
tnd,r al prominent laymen, men who
represent much of the progressive
thought Of the country.
Among the delegates Will be JudSeS,
limited States senator's, members OF
~ongre prominent bankers and in
huential business men, college presl-
- -l;ta-r Of nntp
The House of Bishops and the
House of Deputies sit as separate
bodies, conforming very closely TO the
pattern of our National government
IN its Senate and House of RepreSen-
tatives at Washington.
All legislation originating IN elther
House has to have the ac-
ton of both Houses before becoming
d law.
The Right Rev. Daniel Sylvester
futile. D. d. Bishop of Missouri, is the
Presiding Bishop of the Church, n
the Rev. Randolph Harrison Mcklm
u D., of Washington, D. G., is the
President of the House of beauties.
h latter office is elective, but
there is little doubt of DR.. McKim's re-
election.
The opening services of the general
convention are always of the most I'M
posing character. and this year they
VIII be lG1lutEtu LOUDLY lobcpIC ny tiS
presence OF the Lord Bishop of Lon
don. who comes over as the official
representative of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, to convey the greetings OF
the Mother Church of England.
He viii be the preacher at the open
ing service at Holy Trinity church,
Richmond, on Wednesday morning.
The Right Hon. and Right Rev. Ar
thur Foley Wilmington Ingram, ID
Bishop of London, is n of the most
remarkable of living churchmen.
He is immensely popular in England
with all classes, being v~ariously and
a~ffectionately known as the poor
OPP" the bishop of the man in the
street. the omnibus bishop and
other friendly appellations. AS a
speaker. he ranks with the best in
England and is also we'll known in the
world of letters.
Among his books are THE Gospel
In Action "A Mission of the Spirits"
Truth of Church and Nation and
Banner of the Christian Faith"
He will speak to the students of the
University of Virginia, at C~harlottes-
vile, tomorrow and afterwards pro-
coed to Richmond. Later he becomes
the guest of Harvard and Yale Univer-
sites. where he is chedule for ad-
dresses.
With him at Richmond will be six
bishops. representing the Episcopal
bodies of the world. There is a pecu-
liar appropriateness in the comm of
the Bishop of London to the ter-cen-
tennial convention, and to a convention
held on Virginia soil, as the Colonial
church, from the founding of the col
ony in 1907 to the opening of the
Revolutionary War, was under the
jurisdiction of the Bishop of London
and was managed by specially ap-
pointed delegates sent out by him.
Two other English bishops of al
most equal distinction will attend, in
the persons of Right Rev. Edgar
Jacob, ID, Bishop of St. Adams
and Right Rev. H. H. Montgomery,
Titular Bishop of Tasmania, and now
secretary of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel. the most
England.
Officially representing the episco-
pacy in the Province of Canada, and
bearing the greetings of the Canadian
Church. will be the Right Rev. John
Philip Du Moulin. ID, Del. Bish-
OF OF Niagara, and probably the Bish-
op of Quebec.
Representing the Anglican Commits
sion of the West Indies and South
America, will be the Most Rev. Enos
\uttall, ID. Archbishop of the West
indies. whose episcopal residence is
at Kingston, Jamaica.
Extensive preparations. have been
made IN Richmond for the entertain
1lent of these distinguished guests.
Ihe history Of the Episcopal Church
ii America begins with the first mis-
sionary efforts of the Church of Eng
ana. and these are identical with the
first attempt at settlement in the New
World. 1t was Chaplain Robert Hunt.
4 missionary of the English church,
VINO sailed with a fleet of three YES
7els that left England for America
n December, 1906, who held the
commission from the Bishop of Lon
ION to establish a parish whe settle
nent should be made. and it was he
VINO consecrated thu ground at
jamestown upon which the Anglican
Shurch began its life in the New
world, and where anniversary ser
wees VIII take place during the ses-
slonS of the convention.
During the three hundre years
mat have passed since Robert Hunt
asked Gods blessing upon the pill
gflms OF the good ships, the Susan
constant, the Good Speed and the
on their landing at Cape
Henry, the American daughter of the
ancient church has borne her sacred
heritage we'll. Her vital influence is
teIt today in every walk of National