The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-21
EPISCOPAL|ANS HOLD
INTERESTING SESSION
PROMINENT WORKERS ARE
GATHERED HERE
BISHOPS PRESENT
First Day of Greenville Convoca-
tion, Meeting With Local
Church, Was Interesting.
BISHOPS PRESENT

Vile convOcation was convened at
Grace Episcopal yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock with delegates from
most OF the Episcopal churches in
the Piedmont section. The services
opened with Holy communion, after
which the convocation sermon was
preached by Rev Francis ]. H. Coffin
Of Greenville.
At II o'clock the convocation was
called into business session with
Rev. j. X. Pendleton In the chair,
and committees were appointed, after
which the meeting was adjourned
fer dinner The cCnvocat.on was
called to order at 3 o'clock and an
essay. '1The Church Visible and In
visible With Reference to Church I'm
ity." written by Rnv. C.. II. Jordan,
was read in his absence by Rev. San
ders r. Guignard. A general discus
sion followed led by Mr. Pendieton.
At 8 o'clock a paper on THE
Church and the Bible. How Related
In Origin and In Application" was
read by Rev. ]. Harry Chesley, and
was again followed by a general dis
cusBion.
The program for today will begin
with the Holy communion at 10
O'Clock. Meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary. Subjects and speakers as
signed by vice president, Miss Scotia
B. Reed.
The ladies OF the church will en-
tertain all the delegates at lun-
cheon at Mrs. r. c. Webb's at 1:3O
o'clock. At p. m. evening prayer,
and missionary sermon by Few. Boyd
OF Yorkville.
Bishop Guerry Spoke.
4 large congregation attended the
special convocation services at Grace
Episcopal church last night, when
the Rt. Rev. w. A. Guerry, bishop
Of South Carolina, conducted the
historic rite of confirmation, or the
laying on of hands.
Seldom, IL ever in Anderson, have
more impressive services been held,
tho entire clergy OF the Greenvflle
Convocation, which covers most OF
upper South Carolina, entered the
chancel in body In their clerical
robes. followed by tho bishop. Music
appropriate to the occasion was~ sung
by the choir as the clergy marched
in
The services were those of Even
!Gs Prayer, IL the conducting of
which nearly all the ministers took
part.
Immediately after the sermon, the
bishop administered the historic rite
OF laying on OF hands, confirming
Miss Vina Patrick and Mrs McKen-
ley by which these ladies were off,
ciei'v made members of the Church
oe Christ. :; Frk,sJH 1WT1
Bishop Guerry's sermon was one
OF the most simply delivered and i'm
pressive discourses ever heard In
Grace church. He took mp In logical
order the four main reasons why
people should 60 to church, first to
praise God and worship; secondly,
to give thanks to God for coed things
vouchsafed to the communicant;
thirdly. for the instruction received
through the sermon and reading of
the Bible and the Book of Common
Prayers and fourthly. to pray, all
four constituting the real worship OF
the church. The bishop explained
tho great ideas back OF the church's
sacraments, tho. Lords. supper and
baptism. He explained that the early
church, insisted upon an accurate
carrying out OF the demands and
commands imposed upon each church
member by the Lord in these two
great sacraments,. the life blood OF
the church. He said man was q So
ciai being and the church the expo
nent OF n great social idea, Chris
t:anity being the worldwide method
OF building great social life, worth
livinr and in communion with God,
on Garth and the means to secure the
other life after death, The lie. .,op
said that business administration and
system were q necessary thing In
the human side Of Christianity, but
that after, all was said and done, the
real great principle OF Christianity
was tho rial spirit OF It. the desire to
live q better life. and to carry out
It's grand and noble principles: that
the best advertisement for Christian
ity was n real Christian.
bishop Guerry Is dine to leave An
derson early this morning for Rock
Hill. a. =
The following delegates are In An
derson for the convocation:
Mrs. j. III. Fletcher. Chester, with,
Mrs. Barnes. ts8 s5sii
Miss Scotia Reed, Pock Hill. with
Mrs. Steele. tss
mrs. Long. Rock Hin. with Mrs.
LaughlIn. 54 - y
Miss rs. r. Fold. Aiken: Mrs. Rich
srd SSturEis. Rock Hill; Miss Mary
schwer. Rock Hill. with Mrs. Swain
GiImer. 3,.ss,
Mrs e r. Friday. GreenyiIle, with
Mrs. Pickeng.
Mrs; g HI Jordan, Greenwood; Miss
Virginia JORDAN. Greenwood. with
Mrs vanMyePs.
Niles Lily Rhpenel, Clemson Col
leae. with Mrs. RI g. Webb. No..
! Mrs. ~ @ Hagocd. Greenwood:
Mrs. e. p. Lancaster. Greenwood,