Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
ARCHBISHOP GREETED
Or. McKim Welcomes Anglican
PreIate
AT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
Presiding Bishop Makes Report Of
Acts During Recess.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY MEETS
Thank Offering Reaches 100000.
Reception Tonight to Both Lay
and Clerical Delegates.


RICHMOND. Va. October 3.-The actual
business sessions of the various divisions
or branches of the trirrnial general conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the United States began today, when alAof
the bodies received reports of committees
and the presiding officers assigned work to
the committees. This business was entirely
of routine character and attracted Little
interest In the house of deputies a beau
tiful tribute was paid to Archbishop Nut
tall of the West Indies. who appeared be-
fore the house by special invitation during
the morning session.
He was escorted to the platform by Judge
Andrews of western Massachusetts and DR..
Evans of Alabama and he was greeted with
resounding cheers from the floor and gal
leries of St. Paul's Church.
Welcomed Archbishop.
Dr. Randolph H. McKim, president of the
house of deputies, thanked the archbishop
for his visit to the cony ention and the arch
bishop responded briefly. compimenting the
American church on the progress 1t has
Archbishop Nuttall sroke feelingly of the
destruction of church buildings in Jamaica
by the recent earthquake and of his visit
to England for aid. He said that visit
would not have been necessary, he believed,
IF that great outflow of help and SYM
pathy, promised and manifested at first,
had been allowed to come into the island
from the United States" Again in conclu-
sion, he told the convention that if any
members desired to aid the suffering church
ia hOnpd WOllld These
the only references made to the Swetten-
ham-Davis incident, when Great Britain's
insular governor rejected the assistance
proffered by the United States through Ad-
miraI Davis of the navy.
At noon the house of DEPUTIES received
the Bishops of London and ST. Adams and
Bishop Montgomery, secretary of the Brit
ish Society for the Propagation of the Cos
pei. The foreign clergymen were escorted
TO ST. Paurs by joint committee of the
houses.
Bishop of London Speaks.
DR. Mckim welcomed the visitors pras-
ing the work of each with appropriate re-
marks. He referred to the origin of the
church in the United States. to which the
Bishop of London, in responding, referred
the daughter church of the Church
OF England.
The Bishop of London called attentinn t,
the fact that yesterday he had not been
rash. but had used the term sister.
church. although he knew better.
He excused his hoarseness on the ground
that he had managed to speak a few
words about once an hour in America" He
spoke in earnest advocacy of the church.
men with backbone who will go out and
meet the people
Another interesting service took place
at Holy Trinity Church, when the Wom-
ans Auxiliary had it's triennial thank offer
ing. The sermon was preached by Bishop
Gibson of Virginia. The united thank Offer
The morning prayer, which each day
will open the days proceedings in the vari-
Gus branches. IS union service and was
held today at o'clock at St James
Church. The attendance was so great that
many were turned away.
The business sessions began at 10 o'clock
in both houses. Presiding Bishop Tuttle
Immediately laid before the house of bish-
ops a statement of his official acts during
the recess of the general convention.
Womans Auxiliary Meetings.
An overflow meeting of the Womans Aux
ilary was held at II o'clock at All Saints
Church, where a sermon was preached by
Bishop Randolph of southern Virginia At
pm. the Womans Auxiliary met in the
city auditorium to listen to addresses by
Bishop Roots of Hankow, Bishop Spalding
of Salt Lake Bishop AYES of Mexico and
Or. Lloyd. general secretary of the board
of missions.
Meetings will be held tonight by the
Daughters of the King and the Diocesan
Secretaries League.
AT pm. reception to the visiting bsh-
ops and members of the house of bishops
will be held at the home of Bishop Gibson.
The bishop spoke against those who sit
in their churches until the people go in to
meet them The other visitors responded
briefly 10 their welcome Bishop Jacobs of
ST Adams extended the convention an in
vitation to send deputation to the pam
Anglican congress to be held in London in
June next. Bishop Montgomery presented
a message of congratulation. signed by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, from the Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Plan Trip to Bruton.
After the president of the house of depu-
ties had announced the personnel of it's
membership in the twenty-three joint COM
mittees and number of other special COM
mittees, announcement was made that
special deputation representing the original
thirteen colonies would go to Williamsburg,
Va, Saturday morning for the services at
Bruton Parish Church, when the Bible
from King Edward and lectern from
President Roosevelt will be accepted, and
the full membership would make the pill
grimage by special train Saturday after
noon.
Delegates Organize for Business.
The house of bishops and the house of
deputies met for the first time in separate
sessions yesterday afternoon-the house of
bishops in the hall Of the house of delegates,
in the state capitol, in which building the
American church was organized two years
after the close of the war of the revolution,
which brought about a dissolution Of the
church in America and the parent church;
the house of deputies in historic st. Pauls
Church. in which edifce the family of Rob-
ert +. Lee worshiped during portion Of the
four years of war between the states.
In the house of bishops all of the old off,
GERS Were reelected, as follows: Presiding
bishop, Daniel S. Tuttle of Missouri; chair
man of the house, William Lawrence of
Massachusetts,; secretary, Samuel Hart of
Middleton, Conn; assistant secretaries, G.
F. Nelson of New York and T. ]. Packard
of Rockville, Md.
. The house of deputies also reelected the
old officers: President, Randolph II. Nc
Kim of Washington; secretary, Henry An
stice of New York; assistant secretaries
Henry W. Worthington of Cleveland, Ohio !;
Carroll NJ Davis of st. Louis Mo-; William
C. Prout of Herkimer. N. Y, and James G.
of