The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09
GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Impressive Events Will Mark The Assembling And The
Sessions Will Be Marked By The Consideration Of
Matters OF The Greatest Importance To The
Future of The Church.

,u tho heights from which Washing
TON and his generals watched the
movements of the British
Of New York during the dark days
of the American Revolution, one Of
the most impressive ecclesiastical
vents known TO this country will
take place on the morning or october
Sth.
This event will be the procession of
the Bishops and the clergy which
will mark the opening OF the General
Convention Of the Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church.
over one hundred bishops, several
hundred OF the clergy and the officers
~ the two houses of the convention
viii lake part in this procession from
old Synod Hall. The famous Cathe-
dral choir, now one of the noted or
carnations of church singers in
America, will precede this procession
of distinguished clergy. The choir.
under the direction Of Miles Farrow,
known as we'll on the other side Of
the Atlantic as he is on this, shares
with another Protestant Episcopal
choir. that Of Old Trinity. the reputa-
ton of being the most highly devel-
Oped body of boy singers coming
within the ken of lovers of sacred
music.
BIT, although important in itself,
this choir will form one of the least
important parts of this great process
sion. Among the clergy will be found
some Of the most famOu pulpit Ora<
tors in this Ountr learned theOlO-
gians. preSbyters who have devoted
the better part OF their lives to the
social betterment of mankind, n
missionaries who have given their
lives to the spread of Christianity
across the seas, Drawing all kinds Of
dangers as strangers in strange ands.
The last division of this procession
will be that Of the bishops, proceed
ing. as is customary in religious pro-
cessions, in reverse order OF their
rank, carrying out the Divine Com
mand that the last shall be first and
the first shall be last" The last man
in this procession will be the Right
Reverend Doctor Daniel Sylvester
Tuttle, the Bishop of Missouri. the
Senior Bishop of the Church. the pre-
siding officer Of the House of Bishops,
and the head of the church in this
country. Next to Bishop Tuttle. one
Of the most noted figures in this ti-
pnnial procession bes been TIE veneer
able BisOp Doane, of Albany, nov
deceased. This famous and great
divine will be missed this year, not
only from this opening procession but
from the councils OF his brethren
WuSTG Ills lunGcIiCc IOI SCoiS WdS
second to none.
From the Old Synod Hall the meet
ing place Of the Bishops. the process
sion will proceed into the Cathedra
proper where the holy communion
will be celebrated by Bishop Tuttle
assisted by the bishop Of New Yorl
and others.
The Opening Service.
That the opening service in the ca
thedral will be impressive is indi
Gated by the order of service which
has just been given out at the head
quarters in New York of the execu
tive committee which is arranging 70
the convention. This order OF servic
follows:
Shorter kyrie ......--...P1aan Son
Gloria Tibi 81
creed De sA
Ofertory Anthem .Gouno
From Death and Life"
To God. high-enthroned. and to tn
Lamb. be Salvation and honor
and glory n Thanksgiving
forever and ever.
DOxology and Presentation al Aims
Old Hundretdt
Sursum Cord2. -.....-...I DC 81
SanctNs GOunc
Hymn.
Gloria in Excelsis. .......O Old Char
Al
This opening service will be follow
cd By luncheon and then the tn
houses Of the convention VIII r
rae.
The Cathedral Of st. John the d
vine, where this service will tai
place, Ia one Of the most famous ed
fees in America Already, more tn
twenty years have passed since J
Cornerstone was laid, and 1t Is EST
mated that less than a decade o
be required for It's completion
funds for the purpose were ava1ta0l
rank with those OF Canterbury a
ST. Paul's, Cologne and Antwerp. n
Ian and the great cathedr4H Of Spa
and certainly will be the most not2h
sd1fce Of its kind this side OF t
Atiantc.
In It's architecture, the ancient tr
ditiona, rs related to houses OF VIC
ship. were closely studied and tn
have. cen faithfully followed Out. Z
condensation 10 in the medieval ma