Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-22
THE EPISCOPiLIANs.

THE EPISCOPALIANs.
The business sessions OF the house of
bishops and house OF deputies OF the
Triennial Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in America ad-
iourned sine die ut Cincinnati yesterday
afternoon.
The joint commission created to call
y world conference on Christian faith
and order organized and is preparing to
take immediate action. Rt Rev. DR..
Charles P Anderson, bishop Of Chica-
60, was chosen president; j. Pierpont
Morgan, treasurer, and Robert II.
Gardiner, OF Gardiner, Mo-. secretary.
A gift OF 100000 to the campaign
fund for the Worlds Conference Church
Unity made by J. P. Morgan served a
fitting climax yesterday to the close.
Shortly before leaving for the east
last night, Mr.. Morgon made the Off
cial announcement that he had started
the fund with gift OF 100000
A committee on place anil scope, con-
sisting OF Rev. w. I. Manning, OF
New York; Bishop Anderson, of Chi
cage; Bishop Brent, Of the Philippines;
Bishop Kinsnlan, Of Delaware; Rev.
P. NJ. Rhinelander, of Cambridge,
Mass. Francis Lynde Stetson. of New
York, and r. H. Gardiner, was APP
pointed with instructions to prepare n
statement as to the objects and methods
OF procedure.
One important vote marked the clos
ing hours, the deputies refusing to con-
cur with the upper house in giving the
new order OF suffragan bishops votes in
the convention OF 1918. The sentl-
ment of the deputies was ovcrwhelm-
ingly against the proposal SO far as the
lay delegates were concerned. Only
eight dioceses were recorded in favor of
the measure, while 33 were registered
against it. The clerical vote resulted
in tie.
The resolution Of protest against the
treatment of Jews in Russia WAS
adopted.
1t was to the strains OF Publish the
Glad Tidngs" that the session ended.
The deputies had finished all business
and were awaiting word OF the adjourn
ment OF the bishops One Of the cleri-
cal members OF the lower house arose
in the back part of the hall and started
the hymn.
Before he had finished the opening
phrase, all the delegates, numbering
nearly 500. were on their feet, and
cIergymen and laymen, including
fnanciers, lawyers, judges, bankers
and business men, added their voices
to the preccntor's.
J. Pierpont Morgan was observed to
join in the singing.
As the last notes had been reached,
Secretary Hart, OF the house OF bishops
entered the hall with message that
the sessions OF the bishops had ended.
five minutes later the deputies were
pouring from their hall.
As the last echoes OF the martial
occasional hymn, The Son of God
Goes Forth to War;" ded away in St.
Paul's Cathedral this evening the forty
third General Convention ended.
As on the opening day Of the great
religious gathering II days ago the
church again recognized its democracy
and universally by inviting to take
part in the ceremonies of dismissal the
Bishop OF Cape Palmas, Africa, D.
Ferguson, IMPLYING in his person the
spirit OF mission that has been the
guiding star of the great gathering.
On the opening day the sermon was
preached by the most distinguished OF
England's churchmen, and on the
closing day the words OF admonition
and exhortaton came from the lips OF
the head OF the American church,
Presiding Bishop David Sylvester Tut
tie, OF Missouri.
The service at the Cathedral was the
simple ritual OF the church for evening
prayer. The venerable Bishop Will
liam Crosswell Doane, OF Albany;
Bishop Ferguson, DR.. Randolph Fl.
McKim, of Washington, D. c., presi-
deut of the House Of Deputies, and
Bishop Boyd Vincent, of Cincinnati,
took part in the services.