New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-09
Now York Rector Defeated for
Episcopal Convention Presl-
dent by 258 to PAP.
KEYNOTE MODERN THOUGHT
rbousands See Great Procession
Of Bishops and Hear Sermon
at Opening Service in
the Cathedral.

r,,sconal Church here. The mighty.
-.,,sb. hewn interior of the Cathedral IF
:. 1obn the Divine housed a vast as
..ohlage Of human beings. all tremen-
.,,slv in earnest. Perhaps in Druidic
,,,,es the ancestors Of these people gath
- under the green arches OF the for
y, as their descendants did yesterday
ar the towering granite arches of the
..,hedral 10 pledge their hearts and
h,pds TO the service of their countrymen.
And il may. have been that the wind
rss wont 10 sigh through the topmost
,-onches in accompaniment 10 the Druid
chants as the organ reverberated yester-
say TO the Gloria Tibi, t. the "Sanctus'
AID the Gloria in EXcelsis."
!, rained heavily, but that only seemed
80 occentuate the import Of the occasion.
should the sun shine and birds chirp when
ons hundred bishops seek by religious
observance to At themselves for a confer
snce On the future policy Of their world
,rids organization? These men, silver
,o,-ed most % them. formed in line few
,,sns from the cathedral in the old synod
,su. and then marched slowly one ty
ons in through the main entrance and up
the centre aisle. Big raindrops sank
,h-ough the white sleeves of their vest
msnts and glistened on their heads.
Welcome for Bishops.
The congregation stood as they proceed
Al Inward the altar. the younger bishops
srst When the head of the line redcned
he chancel rail they halted, forming
line m either side of the aisle and racing
..cb other. Through this lane marched
bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle' OF MIS-
.o,r the presiding member OF the
uouse of Bishops by right OF seniorl'y'
ard after him came Bishop Greer OF Ne"
WI and after Bishop Greer Bishop
George Thorneloe of Ontario guest Oh
the convention.
As these three passed the bishops IN
the double line fell in behind them IN
order Of seniority thus reversing the F'o-
csssion. the last being first before lhe
altar NJ God. owing to the rain the Ger
80 and Law delegates, six hundred strong
vso had come TO attend the meetings Oh
the House Of Deputies. did not march III
tss ecclesiastical line. Instead thcS
took their seats before the services Desah
and formed a part of the standing 'hou-
ssnds who welcomed so silently ana I'M
-sssivelv TIE arrival OF the bishops.
Il mad been the intention. too. 10 open
Ne doors Of the cathedral TO the gehei a.
psbuc AZ 9:55 O'Clock. so that those WIN
out tickets. but with an abiding interest
IN the proceedings. might NIL up all inc
,pace that remained after the ticket hoio-
re had had their pick. But so many
teke, holders presented themselves long
bsfors the time for the beginning or the
ss-v,cs that not even standing space re-
NAMED. and the general puphc was
obliged 10 content itself with moist ana
uncomfortable view Of the marching
bishops when they crossed over from the
old synod hall.
This overflow quickly dispersed when
Bshop futile. bringing up the rear OF
the procession. disappeared WITHIN inc
great arched doorway. The Rev. Wililaiii
Wilkinson, the Bishop Of Wall street.
tried 10 preach 70 them IN the evangehcai
manner but his audience dwindled TOO
,anid,v under the downpour, and he had
70 give 1t up.
Music Of Three Hymns.
Meanwhile inside the cathedral 3'oU
men and women were craning their necKs
to watch the progress OF the pishops'
while the choir. which had led the march,
filed the vaulted spaces OF the edince
with the music Of the hymns. On Twas
a Joyful Sound" by Horatio Parker
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
by H. Smart. and 20 Heavenly Jerusa-
lem" by Martin.
This male vested choir was composed
Of fifty voices. In the procession II hao
come directly behind the crucifer. Iheh
had followed the staff OF the catheorai'
composed OF the Venerable Archdeacoh
II. R Hulse. the Venerable Archdeacon
William H. Potts. Canons Francis Little
r. z. Jones. George William Douglas ana
George F. Nelson and the Very Rev. Dr.
William N. Grosvenor, dean OF the cath-
edral.
Behind the cathedral staff marched the
Rev. H. I. Burleson and the Rev. Arthur
Gray, representatives OF the Church
Board OF Missions, and the Rev. DR..
Henry Anstice and the Rev. DR.. Samuei
Hart the secretaries Of the convention.
Then followed the bishops.
The strong, rugged faces in this &C.
clesasticsl line gave the whole militant
air, In contrast to the rich colorings OF
The ecclesiastical robes. All the marchers
followed the choir up into the sanctuary.
From the choir stalls on either side spe-
eially favored men and women, conspicu-
Gus in the councils of the Church, watched
hen assemble. They were:
{ L Mallory. w. r. Peters, Frank J.
Warburton, Clement r. Gale. X. A
Gram, Professor Burr. Professor DicKin-
son Miller, Judge Vernon Davis, Juoge
Alton B. Parker General w. w. sKldoy'
Z r. L. Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. F. I. HUNT
ngton. DR.. and Mrs. j. F. Dudley, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. D. Zachry, Mrs. Charles F. HON.
Nan. Mrs. William NJ. Hoffman MIS-
Richard Irwin. Mrs. Henry Munroe, MIS-
clinton Ogilvie, Mrs. II. l.. Satterlee.
Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting. Mrs. WhitelaW
Se!d. Mrs. George S. Bowdoin, Mrs. Lew
r. Morton. Mrs. c. II. Russell Mrs. VIII
IAN J. seabury Mrs John s. Rogers MIS-
T. W. Rhinelander, Mrs. James Garheio'
airs. ]. F. Glover. Mrs. c. l.. Slattery'
Mrs. William Lawrence. Miss Lawrence
Mrs. Bowdoin, Mrs. Clementine Furniss'
Miss Virginia Potter. Miss Fitzhugh Lee.
MISS Julia Emery. Miss Elisabeth Ray
otlaheld and Miss Amy Townsend
George r. Parker, George Gordon King
X Fulton Cutting. George L. Rives, DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler. Elihu Chauncey.