Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-03
Great Crowd Assemblies al Holy
Trinity Church to Hear Bishop
Of LONDON.
WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR SWANSON
House of Bishops Meets in State
Capitol, While Deputies Gather 70.
Bueiness Sessions at the CHURCH
Many Going to Williamsburg for
bic Presentation Saturday.


foriy-fifth triennial general conven
ton of the Prostentant Episcopal con
vent on in the United States con
vened today and was fully organized
for business. The beginning was ms
asnspicious MS could BE- desired OF
the 102 members OF the House OF
Bishops. only ten were absent and
the attendance of clerical and lay
members of the House OF deputies
was nearly complete.
large number of foreign high
church disnita les were present. in
clnding the arch bsOp of the West
indies. the bishop of London st. Al.
bans, Montgomery. Niagara Qucbes.
Ontario and Mackenzie river.
Officers Reelected.
The business OF the two houses was
confined to organization. and botn
bodies reelected all of their officers
by reclamation. Routine business.
preliminary to the general business
that comes before the convention was
then disposed of.
BY far the most interesting of the
proceedings today was the Holy com
munion service at Holy Trinity
church. where the RI Rev. Winning.
ton-Ingram. Lord Bishop of London.
and all visiting bishops participated
In the process onal.
The day was perfect, the sun shin.
ing brightly and bracing breeze
blowing. II brought out thousands of
spectators who SURROUNDED and
filled Monroe park. opposite the
church, where n number of overflow
meetings Wee held during the impress,
sive service inside
Imposing Scene at Trinity.
When the bishops entered the
church in their robes OF royal purple
and crimson, an imposing scene was
presented
The robe of p. esident Bishop Tut
tie was of black and white trimmed
In purple, while the bishop of Lon
don wore n black and white robe
trimmed in crimson Many of the
older disnitares wore caps of pur.
pie. '''
An adapted folm of the morning
p aver service was used to omen IN,
convention.
After singing by an excellent choir
the ten commandments We're read b,.
i,lsnop Inttle and extracts from the
scriptures ~ Bishop Potter of New
ington.
The cong egation sang hymn ana
ms was practically the only prelude
10 me sermon of the bishop of Lon.
don.
Sessions of Bishops.
me sessions of the House of Bish.
ops, winch were neld in the Vir.
sihia State Capitol building we're
executive and will continue TO ba so
during the convention.
AZ the close statement of the nro.
ceedings was made by Dr.. Samuel
mart. of Connecticut. secretary of the
mouse. After the house was called
TO order by Bishop futile. and m.
mediately evelen bishops appearing
In the mouse for the first time wern
presented.
bishop William Lawrence. of Mas.
aachusetas. was reelected chairman
ana Dr. Samuel Hart, of Connecticut
was named secretary of the house.
Governor Swanson Welcomes.
After this business had been dis.
posed of. Governor Swanson was ush.
cred into the house and smoke nj
some length, welcoming the conyen-
non. He was given pleasing ova.
tion and thanked by the distinguish.
ed clergymen for his courtesy in
placing the State house, which is the
ola capitol building of the Confeder.
acy. at the disposal OF the convention.
Archbishop Nuttall. of the West In.
dies, and Bishop Ingram, of London,
were escorted TO the house by a spe.
cial committee and both responded ia
10 an enthusiastic welcome by max,
ing brief remarks.
The house of bishops then adjourn,
ed until tomorrow Mt o'clock. Sim
ultaneously with the assembling OF
the house of bishops the house OF
deputies was holding its preliminary
gathering at st. Pauls church.
Ladies' in Galleries.
The sessions OF the house of depu
ties are open to the public and the
galleries of the church were crowded
today, briefly with ladies. The dele
gates were assigned to stations In
th church after the manner of po
litical convention, but the procedure
was so smooth that all resemblance