The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
GOING To ATTEND
WORLD s CONGRESS.
Virginia Delegates to Great An
glican Convention in London
Assured of Warm Welcome.
BISHOP ASKED TO SPEAK
With Archdcacon Neve, He Will.
Stay at Cliveden, as Guest
OF Astors.
BISHOP ASKED TO SPEAK
With Arclldeacon Neve, He Will

With two great Anglican convcn-
tons this summer, the attention OF tho
world viii be centred on London and
Canterbury. Bishop Robert a. Gibson
Of the Diocese - Virginia. expects to
attend 4, 81 both meetings. and will be IL
some months. Already he has receiv-
s;!es extended to the Bishop Of Lon
1 1Gn and d, other tdisngnished English
Convention held here last fall will
be amply returned. He has been In
Nlted to make several missionary adj
dresses are - and nd, to preach while in Lon
III the historic old church at Graves
END, IN which the Indian maiden. Po-
cahontas. then. the wife of John Rolfe,
Worshiped while in England.
Going From Here.
:. Sly delegates from the Diocese OF
Virginia are expected to attend the
first, Of the great conferences, the Pam
Anglican Congress, which meets In
LONDON from June 18th to the oath.
ment of these delegates, who Will be
entertained while abroad as the guests
OF this English Church
The bishop said last night that he
is his desire to select only. those who
will be certain to attend for the full
time of the. meeting. 1t is understood
however, that among his appointees
whose labors among the mountains OF
4Albemarle and Nelson counties have
attracted attention throughout the
country, and the Rev. Thos; c.. Darst.
city, whose excellent work as secre-
tary of the committee on arrangements
for the recent Richmond Convention
won for him host of friends. Among
the lay delegates will probably be Mr..
of this city.
Bishop Gibson ard Archdeacon Neve, IT
understGod viii be the guests or
at "Cliveden." Mrs. Astor who was
Miss Mamie Langhorne. of Albemarle
county, has manifested much interest
in the work Of Archdeacon Neve. and
recently organized a large charity en-
tertainment for its benefit.
Great Meetings.
The Pan-Anglican Congress will be
composed OF six representatives Of
every diocese holding to the Anglican
system. Delegates will go to it from
airy or church work. Many valuable
papers will be presented. Though the
conference Will have enormous in
fuence on, the, thought of the. Angli-
tive functions. and will pass no reso-
lutions.
The opening service will be held in
Westminster Abbey on Monday, June
Pauls Cathedral on Wednesday, June
cath, ST. John the Baptists Day. Be-
sides the regular morning and after
noon sessions, there will be large pop
ular meetings every evening in the
Albert Hall, Kensington.
Bishops to Assemble.
On July 5th an even more dignified
and imposing body, consisting of all
the bishops, will meet at Lambeth
Palace, the seat of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who. as the Primate of
All England and Metropolitan, is the
logical head of the Anglican Church
throughout the world. This will be
the fifth of the Lambeth Palace con-
ferences. which are now called about
once In ten years. No Archbishop of
Canterbury has ever presided over
more than one conference. The bishops
will be in session about four weeks.
The Episcopal Council of the Diocese
of Virginia meets this year in Freder-
icksburg. in May. and delegates to
the Pan-Anglican congress will leave
Immediately thereafter for the great
London gathering. which will be in
many respects the most remarkable
church convention ever held.