Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-09
CLERGY AND LA|TY
 MARCH ID GOACLAVE
 IN CHURCH PAGEANT
impressive Ceremonies At tend Assembling of Many Noted Episcopalians

Episcopal Church or the Cnited states was formally opened today. Within the walls of the Cathedral os St. John the Divine, situated on the heights from which Washington and his generals watched the movements of the British occupants of New York during the dark days of the American revolution, were assembled the great est minds of the clergy and laity of the Episcopal denomination. The bishops or fathers of the church were there in greater number than at any previous council The clergy were represented by theologians of emin- ence and orators of renown, the laity of fnanciers whose influence is in- ternat;onal. lawyers than whom there are none more able and men of oth- CT professions who have reached the top round of the ladder Of fame
 The opening ceremony was set to begin at II o'clock, but fully two hours before that the hundreds os people had collected and eagerly awaited the moment when the doors should be thrown open to that small portion of the multitude that pos. sessed the tickets of admission. Thus for more than two hours the thor horoughfares leading ID to the great pile of gray stone that crowns Morn- ingside Heights presented an ani- mated scene Bishops. elergymen, dea- cons and presbyters moved up and down or stopped and discussed church matters.
 A few minutes before II o'clock the bishops. nearly one hundred in nun her, formed in the Old Synod Hall for the processional into the cathedral, in which they were preceded by the full cathedral choir one of the most noted organizations of church singers ir America. The members of the choir wore full sufplices. and as they marched along aylging the process sionaI hymn, sForward Be Our Watch word" they presented most intpos- ing appearance.
 The bishops proceeded in the re- verse order of their rank, carrying out the Divine command that the last shall be first and the first shall be last" The last man in the proces- sior was the venerable Bishop Tuttle of Missouri. the senior bishop of the church and the presiding officer of the house of bishops.
 The bishops were clothed in the full vestments of their office, includ, ing, beside the customary gown of the bishop, the degree hood as it is called. Arriving at the entrance to the cathedral. the procession moved down the main aisle. where the choir flied of to either side ard took the customary seats in the chancel TheT the bishops fell hack into two lines between which Bishop Futile ad' vanced to the chancel and the others took the seats provided for them ac' cord;nC to seniority,
 The service. which did not differ from the regular communion service of the denomination. was fully choral. Bishop Futile ostciated and admins tered the sacrament The sermon vas preached bv tho RiPlt Rev. Vii liam Lawrence. the fioquent bishop oi Massachusetts.
 At the close of the oDening eeremo nies in the cathedral the bishons re turned to Old Synod Hal. and on being called to order by Biahop Tut tIe the interesting formality of vel coming and introducing the hishcDs oonsecrated since the last trienniaI convention was carried out. X briel 1 memorial service also was conducted i in he.nor of th. Erelates who have ! ,sassed away sin5" the last trieanlai ] foremost among Wtom was the RiSn' i;ev. William C. roane. the famous | ,.ishop Of Alhany.
 This afterl9cn tie convection Iith ! CT assembled fer business, ths h9asC
 of bishops ne atiBs in the Old SHnPt ! Hall ard the house of deputies II the more spacious New synod Hall l The first work. of course, was orsans ration. and that occupied praetieali' | the whole of the afternoon the houses notifying each other of such orgsniza
 ton. as is customary in Congress
 The convention will continue for al least three weeks, during which tilh' there will be considered and acted upon many questions of a momentoui
 nature. including some importah changes in the present law and gov
 ernment of thes church. The pro 1 ceedings of the house of deputies. tc'
 the most part, will be open to th'
 public. But. following the custom
 of the past. the sessions ot the hous'
 of bishops will be strictly executive
 with great form and dignity
 I TAe convention is expected to cleo half a dozen missionary bishops. On'
 of the new bishops will be, t is said for the Canal Zone, and a someNha larger sterritory. which is 10 he trans I feFfedt from the Church Of Ensland
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