The Washington times., 1908-05-06
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
OPENS CONVENTION,
TO ELECT BISHOP
Expected Vote for DR..
Satterlee'S Successor
Up Tomorrow.
Several Washington Di-
vines Are Discussed
for the Place.

With 1eo clergy and lay delegates in
! attendance. the thirtieth annual con-
vention of the Washington Diocese of
the Episcopal Church was called to or
| der IN St PauIs Church, shortly be-
fore noon today. the Rev. DR.. Randolph
Mckim, chairman OF the standing com
mittee, acting as temporary president Of
the conference.
The most important work before the
convention is the selection OF A bishop
to succeed the late Rt. Rev. Henry
Yates Satterlee. This election NAV be
made the special order for tomorrow
morning.
T9sday.s session was devoted to the
ceieoraton OF the Holy Communion. be-
gun az 10 O'Clock, and the transaction
OF preliminary business following the
formal opening Of the convention.
Permanent President.
Just before adjournment for the noon
recess DR.. McKim and the Rev. DIR.
Alfred Harding, pastor Of ST. Paurs.
were put IN nomination for the per
manent presidency OF the convention.
the result 10 be announced by the telIers
at the beginning Of the afternoon ses-
sion
Talk OF the probable successor 20
Bishop Satterlee was rife about the
church corridors during the morning
session Bishop Brent, Of the Philip
pine Islands, seemed to have an un-
usually large following. with the Rev.
Or. Manning. newly elected pastor of
Trinity Church, New York. and the Rev.
DR.. Mann. pastor OF Trinity, Boston.
close contestants
There IS also considerable quiet adj
vancement OF the claims OF several we'll
known local divineS. among them being
Dr. Mckim, DR.. Harding, DR.. c. Ernest
/ Smith. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith. and
Or. George Calvert Carter.
one OF the most important actions Of
the convention today was the accept
ance Of the report Of the standing cOm-
nlittee Of the diocese. presented by its
secretary. Dr. Alfred Harding.
Memorial Fund.
The report stated tnat the satterlee
memorial fund. through public and pri-
vate subscriptions. had now reached the
sum OF S45,571 %. with an additional s. 900
promised for other foundation work
The standing committee has asked
Mrs Satterlee 70 prepare q book OH the
life OF Bishop Satterlee.
A number of routine church matters
were treated in the report. among them
being the transmission OF the report OF
the chancellor of the diocese disaD-
proving Of marriages where one Of the
parties has been divorced. the question
having been brought 70 the attention
Of the standing committee IN a specific
instance.
Convention Secretary.
The Rev. A. S. joins was named sec
retary OF the convention, with J. Lane
Johns and II. A. Griffith as assistants
The Rev. DR.. H Scott Smith, the Rev
James W. Clarke. and the Rev E s
Dunlap were named as a committee on
credentials for the clergy delegates. and
W. II. Singleton, Blair Lee. and Nell
vile Church as a similar committee for
the lay delegates Both committees re-
ported favorably, with slight substitu
tiOn Of alternates, the official list Of
delegates prepared by the standing com
mittee.
This afternoons sess on will be de-
voted to the appointment of committees
the reading Of reports, and routine busl-
ness. A meeting will be held tonight
at which the missionary work in the
diocese will be discussed. The conven-
tion viii probably see a busy dav to-
morrow, with the election OF a bishop to
engage its time.