Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
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~T the Cathedral of st. John the Di-
"a vine 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, what Is
expected will be one Of the most i'm
pressive ecclesiastical events known to
this country will take place on the morn
Ing of October 8.
This event will be the procession Of the
bishops and the clergy which will mark
the opening of the general convention OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Over one hundred bishops, several hum
dred of the clergy and the officers Of the
two houses of the convention will take
part in this procession from Old Synod
Hall. The famous cathedral choir, now
one of the noted organizations of church
singers in America, will precede this pro-
cession of distinguished clergy. The
choir. under the direction of Mr.. Miles
Farrow, known as well on the other side
of the Atlantic as he is on this. shares
with another Protestant Episcopal choir.
that of Old Trinity, the reputation Of
being the most highly developed body Of
boy singers coming within the ken of
lovers of sacred music.
But, although important in ITSELF this
choir will form one of the least important
parts of this great procession. Among
the clergy. it is declared. will be found
some of the most famous pulpit orators
In this country, learned theologians,
presbyters who have devoted the better
part of their lives to the social better
ment Of mankind. and missionaries who
have given their lives to the spread OF
Christianity across the seas. Drawing all
kinds of dangers as strangers in strange
lands.
The last division of the procession will
be that of the bishops, proceeding. as Is
customary in religious professions, In re-
verse order of their rank, carrying out
the Divine command that 1.-The last shall
be first and the first shall be last" The
last man in this procession will be the
Rt- Rev. Dr. Daniel Sylvester futile,
Bishop of Missouri. the senior bishop Of
the church, the presiding officer of the
house of bishops and the head of the
church in this country. Next to Bishop
futile, one of the most noted figures in
this triennial procession has been the
venerable Bishop Doane Of Albany, now
deceased. This famous divine will be
missed this year. not only from this
opening procession but from the councils
of his brethren, where his influence for
years, 1t Is pointed out. was second to
none.
From the Old Synod Hall. the meeting
place of the bishops. the procession will
proceed into the cathedral proper, where
the holy communion will be celebrated by
Bishop futile. assisted by the Bishop Of
New York and others.
That the opening service in the cathedral
will be impressive is indicated by the order
of service which has just been given out
at the headquarters in New York of the
executive committee. which Is arranging
for the convention. This order Of service
follows: Professional hymns; shorter
sKyrie," plain song: Gloria Tibi," Hyde;
Greed" to be said; offertory anthem;
Gounod; from Death and Life. ITO God
high-enthroned, and to the Lamb, be sal
walton and honor and glory and thanks