Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-09
FIRST TIME In rs YEARS.
Prot ssiint Episcopal Convention Opens
in New York.

OF 81 . tJOn1 the DIVINE, Manhattan.
Ne zrly a quarter of a century has
passe d since this legislative body of
this powerful Communion met here,
and reat is the interest felt in the
elabo rate program, which will prob
ably extend over a month so many
and aried are the matters to be dis
cusse' J. The first great scene of the
forma opening this morning of the
forty fourth general convention was
the IMPRESSIVE procession OF the
clericFi, marching into the cathedral
in sin gle file.
WI len il is remembered that the
c0nv sTtion really calls together"
seve hundred and forty-five repre-
sent stives of the Protestant Episco-
pal faith from ali parts of the coun-
try, from Alaska and from over seas,
and that they marched in full vest
me nts to the solemn strains of music
fro IN the massed vested choirs of most
of the churches of the faith in Great
er New York, some idea of the i'm
p ressive scene may be received. Had
lot the clouds threatened, and a grey
ness m 9st unusual To this season of
the year in New York prevailed, the
see ne would have been brilliant.
But, even under adverse condi
! tions none so fortunate az to witness
the pageant will soon forget its sol
emn beauty. 1t is the rule of church
lines of march for the first to be
last, so the head of the procession
was the Crucifer of the Cathedral,
then the great combined choirs, sing.
ing as they marched from the Synod
Hall, at the corner of Cathedral
Close to the Cathedral itself Next
in line came the Cattle dral staff,
including Venerable Arch Deacons
II. H. Hulse and William II. Potts
Canons Francis Little, r. E. Jones,
George W. Douglas and George f.
Nelson; Dean Grosvenor, represen-
tatives of the church Board of Mis-
sions; Rev. Fl. l.. Burleson and
Rev. Arthur Grey, and Secretary
of the Convention Rev. DR.. Henry
Austice; six hundred and ten mem
bers of the House of Deputies, one
hundred and fifteen members of the
House of Bishops, then at the very
last Bishop Greer, of New York, and
the Right Reverend DIR. Daniel Syl-
vester futile, Bishop of Missouri,
presiding Bishop of the Episcopal
Church.
At the conclusion of the religious
ceremonies, which included commu-
Mon, the me mbers of the convention
took a brief recess, and at $3.50
O'Clock the House of Bishops came
together in old Synod Hall for the
taking up of the business of the
church, which has accumulated in
huge volume since the last convention
three years ago. About the same
hour the House of Deputies met in the
new Synod Hall for similar work,
this being the lower house of the body
polite of the Protestant Episcopal
Church and bearing the same relation
to ii as does the House of Represen-
tatives to the Senate of the Unite
st 4tes.
Interest in the business now be-
fore the convention is not confined to
members of the faith, but society at
large is interested in the treatment
by this church, which strives to keep
abreast of the times of such ques-
tions as are agitatng it to its center.
Before the formal opening of the
convention the missionary bishops
met together TO discuss matters rela-
tive to their field work, which they
plan to present for the consideration
| of the convention. Among those in
attendance were Right Rev. Charles
Henry Brent. Bishop of the Philip
pines; Bishop Henry St. George
Tucker, of Kiota; Bishop John Nc
kim, of Toxic; Bishop L. X. Roots,
of Hankow, and Bishop Trimble, of
| Alaska.
There was an impromptu prelude to
1 the convention in the hasty dedica-
| ton of new Synod Hall, the beautiful
| building, for church uses, rather than
| church services, planned by j. Pier
pont Morgan and w. Bayard Cutting
as their gift to the Cathedral, to be
a fitting chamber for the sessions of
1918 in the city of New York. These
gentlemen had been for many years
Law members of the House of Depu-
ties, and il was their way of express
ing appreciation as loyal churchmen
of the privilege they had in serving
the church as members of its legisla-
tive b)dy
Death claimed both before the con-
vention assembled, but their gift be-
came thereby beautiful memo rial
night and day labor of most strenuous
kind has just brought it TO compile
ton, and the builders made way for
the decorators with flowers and
bright colored leaves, palms and ferns
which toned. the crudity of newness,
but Bishop Greer felt something
spiritual was lacking, this building
designed for the practical service OF
God had not been officially dedicated,
| so hurriedly members Of tie Morgan
and Cutting families were called to-
pether and members of both houses
of the legislative body assembled and
the beautiful service of conse Grafton
was accomplished The presentation
of the deed of gift was made 10y
Robert Fulton Cutting on behalf OF
his brother, and Mr.. Morgan, both
deceased, and accepted by BishoI
Greer, who spoke symbolically 0,
what the uses to which the oynoc
Hall would be put, then in the prayer
of conservation he mentioned b. name
the faithful servants whose gilt Il
was. and the most impressive service
came to q conclusion en- the singing
IF oChrist Is Made a Sure Founda