The Washington herald., 1907-10-07
INVITED TO GOTHAM
Morgan Asks Churchmen TO
Visit New York.
BISHOP OF LONDON SPEAKS
DiRniiarics of Episcopal Church Ad-
dress Large Crowds i'm Richmond.
Proposed TO Admit Independent
synod of Brazil as an American
Church Missionary District.
Bx a stan rnre.pandent.

/ BY stan Correspondent
! Richmond. Va. oct 6-The prominent
| foreign and domestic dignitaries Of the
/ Protestant Episcopal Church in attend
ance upon the triennial convention Of the
church. now in session here, occupied the
pulpits Of various churches in the city
/ to-day and tonight.
/ Members Of the general convention at
+ tended holy communion at st. Paul's
/ Church at g o'clock this morning. The
/ Young Mems Christian Association held
! q theater meeting for men at the Acad-
/ emy Of Music in the afternoon. at which
{ time addresses We're made by Rev. Ar
/ thur 5. Lloyd. d. D., secretary Of the
| Board Of Missions; Rev. W. c. Marsh
Of Adeliid South Australia, and Rev
/ William Wilkinson, Of Minneapolis, MINI.
/ The Bishop Of St Adams delivered a
| sermon at st. PauIs Church In the aft
ernoon. The tTiennial missionary service
| for the general convention was held in
I St Pauls Church tonight The sermon
on this occasion was preached by Right
Rev Lucian L. Kinsolving. d. D., Bishop
Of Southern Brazil.
Hold OPen-air service.
a mammoth open-air meeting was held
in the Capitol Square in the afternoon,
where many thousands Of people assem-
I bled 10 hear the Lord Bishop of London
/ speak The open-air service was adopted
| because there is not a building in Rich
mOnd capable Of holding the immense
crowds that congregate upon each oc-
/ casicn the Bishop OF London speaks. The
Bishop of London was accompanied 10
/ the capitol by many prominent church
men and laymen. The governor and Mrs
+ Swanson were among those ia attend
ance. The bishop spoke from the south
} ern p0rJiCO of the capitol the people
/ being banked on the slop.ng grounds In
/ front of him The united Episcopal ch0irs
Were seated on the capitol steps, the
church dignitaries and prominent people
/ being grouped about the speaker on the
pOrtico. This is the first time since the
/ convention opened that the general pub
/ lie has been afforded an opportunity Of
hearing the distinguished man OF God.
/ Up 10 this time. j. Pierpont Morgan has
/ not been particularly prominent on the
/ floor Of this convention, although he has
been regular in his attendance and pays
close attention. especially 10 the business
sessions and debates. Mr. Morgan intro
duced a resolution at the opening Of the
/ session. providing for the appointment of
la committee on place Of next meeting
since which time he has been passing it
about on the side that ne Will urge the
committee TO select New York City.
Urged New YOrIS's Claims.
! Morgan wanted the convention to meet
/ in Grace Church. New York. this year,
and introduced a resolution to that effect
/ in the Boston convention. but withdrew
I il in favor OF Richmond when the dele
CATION from this State urged the claims
OF Virginia is the place for the tercenten-
niaL Morgan and Dr. Huntington are
giving the glad hand TO the members. and
viii most probably land the convention for
/ their city at its next sitting
/ The delegates from the diocese Of Wash
/ ington occupy the same seat in ST. PauTs
! Church which was, during the four years
Of the Confederacy. the pew of President
jefferson Davis. Dr. Thomas Nelson
/ Page, OF this delegation, gathered his
party around him yesterday and gave
/ them a graphic description of the men,
/ orabIe service IN st. PauPs, held by DIR,
Minnegerode. when a mud-covered cour-
entered the church and told President
/ Davis Of the fall OF Petersburg and the
/ imminent danger Of Richmond. With a
/ hasty word Of explanation TO the rector,
H n n
1 DIT MinHegerode stopped his sermon and
J led the congregation in prayer for the
| city and the C0nfederacy.
Bishop Greer l. Eloquent,
/ or all the members Of the upper house
/ Bishop Greer, the coadjutor Of New York,
/ is. perhaps. the most noted for mis- elOcu-
! tiOnary power. having truly remarkable
control OF his voice in speaking. Bishop
/ Greer has been the chairman Of the spe-
/ cial committee on mems thank Offering
/ the mammoth collection from the men in
| recognition Of the 800 years OF church
work It was Bishop Greer's private see
retary who got off the famous mot that
the children Of the church took their col
/ lection annually. the women Of the aux
( iliary present their offering triennially.
while the men of the church make theirs
! once in 800 years.
/ Archdeacon Stuck. of Alaska, one Of
| the most interesting missionary figures in
| attendance at the convention, has brought
with him to Richmond an Esquimau boy
named Arthur. Arthur is eight or ten
years Of age, wears American clothes
and is a bright-looking little chap. He
/ will appear with the archdedCOn when
/ the latter makes his missionary address,
and be introduced 10 the convention as a
sort of missionary exhibit" The arch
| deacon believes that the way to polish
| the ray Esquimau is to begin quite early.
| Joseph Packard. of Baltimore. Md. is
prominent as a layman. He is regarded
/ by the members of the convention as the
/ equal of Morgan in a business and parlia-
mentary sense. The members OF the
! house Of deputies look upon these two as
/ their right-hanJ men in matters outside
of church doctrine. To one or the other
of these two all matters relating to par
| liamentary law, business, and finance are
referred, their advice being usually closely
| followed by the committees having the
matters in charge. The most disceTnible
| difference between the two is that Pack
ard is a pleasant and affabie gentleman
and easily approached. while Morgan is
gruff and overbearing to a degree.
Would Take in Brazil.
petition for the independent synod OF
Brazil to be admitted as a missionary dis
/ triCt of the American church has been
! discussed in the convention and referred
! to the committee on constitution. II is
| said that the discussion raised some
grave constitutional and legal difficulties
| in the way of granting the desired admis-
+ sion. In order to have the matter thor
[ Oughly investigated the Detition was re-