Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-02
GREAT MEN OF
GREAT CHURCH GATHER
Richmond ThrOnged With
DigRitdrieS.
AT THE TRIENNIAL CONVENTION
Much Important Business To Trans
dCt.--DivOrCe Question Comes Up,
Also Question of Negro Bishops
For Separate Negro Dr.
OCeSeS.

RICHMOND, VA, Oct 1.-(Spec-
iaD-The intellect and the power OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church of
the United States are concentrated in
Richmond today. On every train dis
tinguished bishops, active clergymen
and influential laymen from all parts
of the country have been pouring in
ridors for once in their history might
be mistaken for the vestibules of
churches so numerous thereabout
are men of priestly mien. At many
of the aristocratic residences bish-
ops and clergymen have found splen-
did quarters.
At Holy Trinity Church where
the sessions of the triennial con-
vention will begin tomorrow, great
throng of churchmen were assembled.
The gathering was informal, the gem
tlemen visiting the convention hall
for the purpose of getting their mail
and obtaining information relative to
their quarters. Among the notable
arrivals today were many of the
bishops of the church; including the
venerable Bishop futile who will pre-
side over the triennial session. The
Bishop of London is another promi-
nent visitor who will receive much
attention. J. Pierpont Morgan, with
his guests, will arrive tonight or to-
morrow morning in his private car
and take possession of the private
house which he has rented for $4,000
a month.
Opening Session.
Tomorrow morning at II o'clock
the regular sessions of the convention
will begin. The day will be ushered
in by the celebration Of holy COM
munion in all of the Episcopal chur-
ores of the city. At Holy Trinity
services will be held at both and
s clock and at 8 o'clock prayer and
litany will be observed, after which
the church will be put in readiness
for the ceremonial celebration of the
day. At II o'clock the bishops will
form in procession and march to the
church. They will be clad in the
robes of their Office and will be pre-
ceded by the choir. Bishop futile
will preside over the ceremonies. At
o'clock the first session of the con-
vention will be held.
Among the famous churchmen from
other lands in attendance at the con-
vention are the bishop of London
the Right Rev. DR.. Edgar Jacob, bish
Rev. DR.. Henry Montgomery, of Lon
don, secretary of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel; Bishop
Partridge, of Kioto; Bishop Brent, of
the Philippines; 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 Mexico, and Bishop
Van Buren,, of Porto Rico.
Among other we'll known members
of the house of delegates are General
E. S. Bragg, of Wisconsin; General
John NJ Brown, of Maine; General
w. p Craighill, of West Virginia;
Congressman Richmond P. Hobson,
of Alabama; Thomas Nelson Page, of
Washington; Robert Treat Paine, of
Boston, and George Foster Peabody,
the famous Brooklyn educator and
philanthropist
Much Important Business.
Seldom if ever before in its history
has the triennial convention met with
so much important business to trans
act. Two leading questions which are
expected to cause much discussion
will be the advocacy of canon to
prohibit absolutely the remarriage of
divorced persons by ministers of the
Episcopal church, and a plan for the
creation of negro bishops
At the last convention of the church
a canon was adopted which permit
ted the clergy to remarry the inno-
cent party in a case, but only after a
year had elapsed from the time of the
decree. As the rule of the church