The Washington herald., 1907-10-04


Richmond, Va, oct. 3.-The first busi-
ness session OF the Episcopal triennial
convention, and the second session Of the
conference, convened this morning, the
house OF bishops sitting in the han OF the
house Of delegates, in the State capitol,
the house Of deputies occupying old St
Paurs Church
Among the more important. matters that
came up for consideration IN the house Of
deputies was the objection raised by sew
eral members to the Incorporation in the
minutes yesterday Of the term his excel
lency' in reference 10 President Roose-
welt. The matter provoked considerable
discussion. The objection was finally
overruled and the term ordered inc0r-
porated i'm the records of the convention
The venerable Archbishop NuttaH. BIsh-
op OF the West Indies, supported on the
arms Of two delegates. was escorted up
the center aisle of the chruch and pre-
sented to the assemblage The arch
bishop spoke briefly Of the great need of
lhe church I'm its mission field, referring
TO the recent earthquake and outlining
how the American church might assist
IN overcoming its evil effects Bishop
NutJaI said that iH Jamaica sixty
churches were destroyed. He referred
feeliugly u the Swettenham incident, stat
ing that the Offering Of the American peo-
pie 20 the stricken island should have
been thankfully received Bishop MT
tall left for his island home tonight.
BrutOn Ceremonies Tomorrow.
The event Of greatest sentimental inter
est connected with the convention. for
which primarily the Lord Bishop Of Lon
don came TO this country, VIII be the for
mai presentation next Saturday of the
handsome gifts of King Edward and
President Roosevelt TO Bruton parish al
Williamsburg. the ancient capital of Vir-
ginia. the church OF which is the Oldest
Episcopal ediace in this country. save the
one on jamestown Island. only the ruined
tower of which now remains.
The ceremonies on Saturday viii mark
the celebration Of the tercentennary Of
the establishment Of the Anglican Church
in America. Right Rev Arthur Foley
Wiunington-Ingram. Lord Bishop Of Lon
don. viii present the royal Bible 20 the
church on behalf OF Edward VII. and
Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee. Bishop
Of Washington, viii present the Presi-
dents gift the lesteru upon which the
Kings Bible VIII rest Mr RooseveIts
gift is in the form Of a symb0lical figure
Of Peace" Bishop Gibson. of the dio-
ccse of Virginia. viii accept the gifts for
the church.
Since the early DAYS Of the colony OF
Virginia services have been held in this
ancient edidCe. and the gifts 10 be pre-
seutcd by the two rulers of the great
EngIish-speaking race are IN honor Of its
being the mother church Of the English
church in America. the Episcopal denomi-
nation being the representative in the
United States of the established Church
of England.
Both EmbOdy Peace Idea.
The front fly leaf bears the following
Inscription fooled in gold on an inlaid red
Niger panel:
This Bible is presented by his majesty
King Edward VII. King Of Great Britain
ana ireland and Emperor OF India. TO the
Church Of Bruton. Va. a shrine rich in
venerable traditions Of worship. I'm solemn
memories Of patriots and statesmen. and
in historic witness to the oneness Of our
peoples The King viii ever hope and
pray that the ties Of Hnship and Of Ian
guage and the common heritage Of order
ed 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 i'm a benefcent feI-
lOWship for setting forward peace and
goodwill among men. MCMVII"
The lectern which President Roosevelt
Will present 70 the old church is the work
of J. Stewart Barney. Of New York. Ris-
ing from a symbolic base is the Angel Of
Peace, a draped female form. whose up
raised hands and folded wings support
the desk Of the lectern. The figure stands
on q globe, with one 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.
Between these figures Is the coat-of- arms
Of the English Washington family. Each
of the three tablets at the base Of the
Iectern bears an inscription. On one are
the words To the Glory OF God" on an
other, And Commemorative Of the Three
Huudredth Anniversary Of the Permanent
Establishment Of English Civilization in
America. 16)7-19J7," and on the third.
Presented by Theodore Roosevelt. Presi-
dent of the United States"
The following committees were appoint
ed to represent the two houses at the
celebration at Old Bruton Church: The
presiding bishop, the chairman. the
bishops of Albany, Southern Virginia,
North Carolina, Washington and Virginia.
and the cOadjutor bishop of Southern
Virginia.
Bishop of London speaks.
a committee Of three, composed of Rev.
DR.. Grosvener, of New York; Dr. Thomas
Nelson Page, of Washington. and Dean
Crawford. Of the Theological Seminary at
Alexandria, were appointed to-day to es-
cort into the presence Of the deputies
Bishop Ingram, of London, who entered
the church in company with his col
leagues, the Bishop Of St. Adams and
Bishop II. H. Montgomery. secretary of
the Society for the Propagation Of the
Gospel. the Oldest missionary organization
in England. Bishop Ingram brought to
the convention message Of cheer from
the mother church in the old country. He
spoke in part as follows:
THE question Of the relation OF church
truth to commercial life and business
questions is a burning one Ever since
have been in America people have
come to me and spoken Of preachers who
know too much about other peoples
business. A man cannot be a Christian
on Sunday and a worldly man every day
in the week. ] have no use for the man
who sits in his church and waits for
the sinners TO come to him One of my
greatest pleasures would be TO see our
highest churchmen in their shirt sleeves,
preaching to the masses on the street
corners"