Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-02
FPTSCOPALIANS
N CONVENTION
..,,.eifth Triennial One Opens
I, historic St. Pau's Church,
Richmond, Va.
o,goP OF LONDON PREACHED
interesting Problems ~ be Con-
.drcd. Among Them Divorce and
appoinmcnt Of Negro Bishops.


diamond va. oct 2.--In St. Paurs.
.hprch where Jefferson Davis hap
~ be when he learned that Lees
had been defeated and that the
.,rs Of the Confederacy had
&-bis5 hundreds Of the most dis
S.cllshed clcrgymen Of the Protestant
...'.,,oal church and many equally
h..,s lavncn assembled today for the
.,.,y.sfth triennlal convention Of the
american church.
LONDON BISHOP breaches.
81, Rt Row A. +. Wilmington
hebop OF London. was present
.5 preached the sermon AT the cele-
.so OF the holy communion I'm Holy
9eev church. this being the opening
.-snony The only business conven-
W. today were for the purpose Of
Notation. the house Of bishops
es.,irg az $50 p. m. In the state
sses and the house OF deputies at
sme hour In ST. Paurs church.
osrin welcome has been given
a. ,sltinE churchmen. The business
Nv OF the city is decorated with
- and bunting and by night Is bril-
a,Sf with an electrical display.
~ bishop Of London, who reached
,.re Yesterday and went 10 the resi-
isnes OF Bishop Gibson, OF the diocese
u virginia. spent the entire afternoon
IN the golf links. where he made many
friends -.., -
.smher Of photographs for amateurs
.r1 some for publication. In his public
ststements. the bishop referred 10 the
ssrt mat for a century and a half the
trr,b iu the United States was under
~ bishop Of London. He declared
,bat ne valued this historical connec-
,ion and It was because OF II that he
came 20 America.
A NOTABLE MEETING.
The meeting, which is expected TO
last three weeks. Is especially notapie'
srea 10 marks the three hundredth an
-lvarsarv OF the landing Of English
men at Jamestown and the consequent
establishment OF the Anglican church
IN America.
house OF deputies OF the convention
VAN hold its sessions In st Pauls, and
he services and other gatherings OF the
reneral convention win be held IN the
soually historic ST. Johns church. erect
Cd in 1740, two years before Rlchmond
aag Incorporated. II was IN this edi-
sce that Patrick Henry made his fam
us speech: "Give me liberty or give
ne death" and here. later. the con-
rentiOn met which ratified the Con-
aitutlon Of the United states.
Nearly 100 bishops OF the church,
any OF whom are famous throughout
NJ Engiish-speaking world as orators
IA theolOgians. viii participate In the
80 no
-sose sessions win be held IN the state
..s.ol There are also I'm attendance
M MISSIONARY bishops to all the heath
ss,sras In which the Episcopal church
maintains mission stations. The con-
soc-atior service Of the convention was
beB his morning IN Holy Trinity
church
SOME FAMOUS CHURCHATEN.
Among the famous churchmen from
other lands IN attendance at the cons
ventlon are the bishop OF London. the
Right Rev. Or. Engar Jacob. bishop
OF ST Adams, England. the Right Rev.
Dr. Henry Montgomery, OF London,
secretary OF the Society for the Prop
agatlon OF the Gospel Bishop Partridge.
of Kioto: Bishop Brent. Of the Philip
ulnes Bishop McKim. OF Toxic. Japan.
bishop Graves. OF Shanghai, China;
Bishop Roots. Of Hankow, China:
Bishop Restarick OF Hawaii; Bishop
Knight. Of Cuba. Bishop AYES. Of Mex
ioo and Bishop Van Buren,. OF Porto
Rico
Perhaps the most notable among the
many famous laymen here Is j. Pier
pont Morgan. the New York financier.
who has leased for six weeks a fashion
able home near the jefferson hotel and
viii occupy II with his family and
guests during the convention. He will
pay $4,000 "a month rental Mr.. Morgan
k member Of the house OF delegates
some 600 strong. composed Of four
clergymen and four laymen from each
diocese
Among other well known members
q the house OF delegates are Gen. +. s.
Bragg OF Wi-consin. Gen. John NJ.
Brown, Of Maine. Gen. W. i. Craighill.
d West Virginia. Congressman Rich
n1d p. Hohson. Of Alabama: Thomas
Nelson Page, Of Washington; Robert
Neat Paine OF Boston, and George
FOSTER Peabody, the famous Brooklyn
Nlcator and philanthropist.
In addition 20 the sessions OF the
WncraI convention. many meetings will
Do held in the interest Of missionary
work 1y the Woman's auxiliary Of the
board OF missions and similar bodies.
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
several important problems viii DO
considered during the session. The
divorce question Is likely 20 be brought
I'D again, and the advisabllity Of estaD-
Ns1ing court OF appeals for the trial
or c.rgy viii be discussed.
Another burning question" will
eolbtesa be whether the negro mem
befs OF the church shall have mission
ay bishops Of their own race, or
whether suffragan negro bishops shall
De confecrated 10 work among their
oan PEOPLE an one or more existing
aloceses. II is contonded by some that
70 pug a negro bishop over a negro dlo-
t'se would have the effect Of allcnat-
ms ino race from the church. and this
hllnf the negroes 10 drift Tor them
Mf'h While many OF the leading
negro cIergymcn desire the change
'let ore opposed 10 n.
ihe subject Of proportionate repre-
ssnlauon in the house Of deputies the
Wrei body ~ the Episcopal legislature.
wv De- revived. The larger diaceses
tNof lhe plan, but tho smaller ones
a" opposed 90 A.
lhD convention will be asked 10 con-
Ni 10 the division NJ the diooeses Of
,oislt ana Pttrburg. Several mis-
lht'b districts. ircludlng one FOR the
.-nama canal zonS viii likely be- cree
ana bishops elHcted for each.
a. court ~ appeals. In addition 20
M 'Aailng court OF review, will prob
IN lo established thus completing the