The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-26
GREAT GATHERING
OF EP|SCOPAL|ANS
Many Preparations Being Made
for Coming Triennial Con-
vention.
MUCH BUSINESS TO TRANSACT
Episcopalians Will Hear a Mum
Der Of Reports on Matters Of
Importance.

Attention in Episcopal circles Is
centring on the coming triennial con-
vention which assemblies in Richmond
on October 3D. Nearly every Episcopal
Church in the city Is undergoing more
or less extensive repairs. st. Paul's,
the home church of the convention, Is
Installing a handsome new organ, and
alterations and repairs are In progress
at st. Johns, ST. Marks and St James
Churches.
Perhaps the most interesting SER
vice preliminary to the convention will
be the conservation of Holy Trinity
Church, which takes place on October
lst, the day before opening the con-
vention. Elaborate preparations are
also being made in the direction of
hospitality. many people making i'm
provennents In their homes, and pre-
pairing to entertain extensively. Prom
inent Episcopalians will curtail their
summer vacations and come back to
Richmond in time to set everything
in order before the opening of the
great convention, to which every one
in the church Is now looking forward
with the 9lreliest interest
The convention of the Episcopal
once in three years. the last session
having been held In Boston in 1905.
TT has not met in Richmond since
1856, nor has 1t since that time met
, in a city as small as Richmond.
bishops In Capitol.
The convention proper sits IN two
bodies-the house Of bishops and the
house Of deputies.
Arrangements have been made for
the house Of bishops to meat in the
hall OF the House OF Delegates, In
the State Capitol Building. There ere
one hundred and ten bishops On the
rolls, including missionary bishops,
and it is expected that fully ono hun
dred OF these will be present. The
presiding bishop of the church. who
the Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle,
d. D. LII D., Bishop of Missouri The
house OF bishops sits behind closed
doors, their deliberations not being
open to the public. The chairman Of
the house of bishops is the Rt. Rev.
William Lawrence, D. D., Bishop of
Massachusetts,; the secretary Rev.
Samuel Hart, D. D.. of Hartford, Conn;
assistant secretaries, Rev George
and Rev. Thomas J. Packard, Of Rock
Vile, Md
Deputies In st. Pnul's.
The house of deputies is composed
of four ministers and four laymen
from each diocese. and will hold its
sessions in st. PauIs Church, which
will be specially arranged for the oc-
casion. Not only Will there be a new
organ in the church. and the church
renovated inside and out. but tenn
porary platform will be constructed
over the chancel and choir for the
| speaker and secretaries and clerks.
| This platform Will be specially made
| In sections. so that It can be taken
out In short time on Saturday night
| and the church used for regular SER
vice on Sundays The retiring presi-
dent of the house of deputies Is the
Rev. Randolph II. McKim D. D.. OF
Washington. D. c. Secretary Rev.
Henry Anstice. D. d.. of New York,
Assistant Secretaries. Rev. Edward w.
Worth inEton. Cleveland Ohio: Rev.
Carroll NJ. Davis, ST. Louis Mo-; Rev.
/ William c. Prout, Herkimer, n. y;
Rev. James G. Glass, Admission. Ala.
The treasurer of the convention is Mr..
4 William w. Sltiddy. of No. So Wall
/. Street. New York City.
The convention will remain in ses-
/ sion for about three weeks, and a
large number Of important matters Will
command the attention of those at
4 tending. A large number of import-
ant committees We're appointed by the
Hast convention to report on various
4 matters and these reports will make
tI.up n l7"ge part of the subject OF
\ dcbnte
4 Committees Appointed.
j The house Of bishops appointed nd
4 interim committees on a German Yer
4 sion of the Prayer Book, and another
tlcommttee on n Swedish Version 6f the
4 Prayer Book. The bishops of Albany
4 Pittsburg and Maryland, were. appoint
ed to draw up Il new title page fotthi
4 authorized edition of the prayer book
4 The committee TO arrange for TIL,
4 opening services Of the general con
4 vention consists OF the chairman of.th,
house, the Bishop Of Dallas, and TIL
Bishop of lcon du Lac.
Il a large number of Joint committee
We're also appointed to report ON i'm
Iportaht matters among others, q com
mission TO confer as to uniformity II
Il regard to marriageSand divorce, "A com
omission OF the relations or capital an
labor, commission on work anon;
y sailors. commission on Sunday-schoo
:. work, and GA Christian educntinn.
I, The reports of several ecclesiastical
S courts will be looked forward to wit
great interest. 1T Is more than PRADA
pie that the famous trial iof the Re,