New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-07
Noted Lay Men and Women TO
Have Seats in Choir at Gen.
eraI Convention.
SERVICES OPEN TOMORROW
lis Bishops Will March in
Great Procession to Cathe-
dral - Delegates Arrive
from Ends of Earth.

Church at the Cathedral of St John the
Divine tomorrow morning will be marked
by an unusual honor to $50 lay men and
women who through their gifts or work
have achieved prominence in the deaom-
nation. They will be seated in the caOir
of the cathedral, between the nave and
Ma alter
This will be the first time in the his
tory of the Church when ny apprecia-
lbie number of laymen will sit in the
ichoir at a solemn service although the
lhonor has been accorded several times
to the President of the United States and
other high dgnitares and TO other per
sons on special occasions. Seats will be
tplaced in the choir for the 100 men and
10 women who will be thus signally set
apart from the rest Of the vast congrc-
cation.
Ten o'clock is the hour set for the ser
vice which will be the most impressive
the cathedral has seen, not excepting that
Through which il was Consecrated. In
the great procession which will mark its
beginning there will be ll5 bishops IF the
lChurch. from the Right Rev. Frank Ar
thur McElwain. suffragan bishop of Min
nesota, the youngest of the bishops, N
point Of conservation, TO the Right
REV DR.. Daniel Sylvester futile, Of Mis-
souri,. the eldest and presiding bishop Of
the Church.
Bishops in Single File.
The bishops will march in single file
at the end of the procession, in the re-
verse order of their conservation, accord
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of them will go the 3O5 clerical dele
gates to the convention. two by two and
before them the 305 lay delegates, in the
same order. These will be preceded by
the dean of the cathedral its four cam
ons and two archdeacons, who will fol-
low the chors of the cathedral. Trinity
Church and st. Agnes's Chapel. led by
a crucifer Miles Farrow, organist Of the
cathedral will play.
The first official meeting OF the conven-
ton will take place at 10 o'clock this
morning in old Synod Hall, Amsterdam
avenue and 1l1th street when the mis-
sionary bishops will gather 10 discuss
matters of interest TO their work which
they wish TO lay before the convention,
Among those who will be present are he
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of the Philippines. who while travelling
from his diocese TO this country about
year ago crossed the Atlantic in the steer
age of a liner to see how "the other half
did 1t; the Right Rev. Henry st. George
Tucker, Bishop of Kioto; the Right Rev
John McKim, Bishop Of Toxic; the Right
Rev. l.. r. Roots. Bishop of Hankow. and
the Right Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe.
Bishop of Alaska.
Accompanying Bishop Rowe as one of
the delegates from his diocese is Arch
deacon Hudson Stuck. who, on being
granted a vacation last summer, after
five years of hard work in Alaskan SHOWS,
spent it in conquering Mount Mckinley
for the first time.
At o'clock this afternoon the mem
bers of the womans auxiliary, which de-
votes its attention largely to the mis-
sionary endeavors of the Church, will
gather at ST. Michael's parish house.
Amsterdam avenue and Goth street. for
registration. The auxiliary holds it's con-
vention at the same time as the General
Convention, although its sessions are held
separately, at the parish house. II will
hold a quiet hour In St. Michaels Church
this afternoon at ( o'clock.
Holy Communion will be celebrated in
the cathedral at 7;3O o'clock tomorrow
morning. and many churches throughout
the city will celebrate it at the same
hour daily while the convention lasts.
Contest for Presidency Likely.
At p. m. the House of Deputies will
Fbe called to order by the Rev. DR.. Henry
Anstice. it's secretary. for the purpose IF
electing a successor TO the president the
Rev. DR.. Randolph II. McKim. of Wash
lington, whose term expires at the start
OF the morning service.
II IS expected that the Office will be
lcontested for holly. The Rev. DR.. Will
Jam T. Manning. rector Of Trinity Church,
New York, and the Rev. Dr. Alexander
Mann. Of Trinity Church. Boston. are
thought to be the most likely candidates.
Others mentioned as possibilities are the
Rev. Dr. T. L. Parsons, of Sacramento,
Cal, and the Rev. DR.. Arthur b. Kin
solving. Of Baltimore.
In the evening festival service VIII
be held at the cathedral. with singing By
the combined choirs of Trinity Grace
and St James's churches. Trinity and st.
Agnes's chapels and the cathedral There
after the convention will be in full swing.
Besides the regular business sessions
daily. at 10 a m. and 2 p. m. there will
he many services, meetings and recop-
lions Of a more or less social nature.
Thursday evening will be occupied by
reception for the delegates at the Metro
politan Museum of Art and on FRIDAY
evening Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president Of Columbia University, will
entertain the bishops and their friends
at his home. in Riverside Drive
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
Right Rev. l.. r. Roots. Bishop of Han
kow; the Right Rev. DR.. Joseph Horsfall
johnson. of Los Angeles; the Rev. DR..
w. c. Hicks, Of Spokane the Rev. DIT.
w. C. Brown, Of Rio de Janeiro; the
Rev. A. W. Cooke, of Toxic. and Major
J.. X Roots. a brother OF Bishop Roots.
Later in the week the Most Rev. Or.
Enos Nuttall. Archbishop of the West
Indies, will arrive, TO bring greetings
from the Church OF England in the Brit
ish colonies, and before the convention
closes the Right Rev. DIR. Anthony
Mitchell Bishop Of Aberdeen and Ork-
ney is expected with a message from the
Scottish branch OF the Church.
Questions of vital import TO the Church,
many Of which are arousing heated dis
cussion throughout the civilized world to-
dav will occupy the attention Of the con-