Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-15
PROVINCIAL SYNOD
MEETS TOMORROW
Episcopalians Representing
Six States to Meet in
Richmond
is BISHOPS COMING
About 200 Clerical and Lay Delegates
Expected-women's Auxiliary to
Meet Also.

Richmond, Nov. 15.-The first an
nua, session of the Provincial Synoo
Of Washington will be held here this
week. beginning tomorrow and con-
Timing through Thursday. The Wash
ineton province includes Pennsylvan-
ia. Delaware, Maryland, the District
of Columbia, Virginia and West Vir-
einia, representing eleven dioceses'
The sessions viii be presided over
by Right Rev. John Gardner Murray,
DID,, Bishop of Maryland. There VIII
he in attendance about fifteen bishops
and 200 deputies and visitors, lay
and clerical, The Women's Auxiliary
will meet in conjunction with the sy-
nod, and will help in the work OF the
SYNOD generally. Mass-meetings VIII
be held on Tuesday and Thursday
niphts at St. James Church and on
Wednesday night in st. Paurs
Church. This evening reception Will
be given to the members OF the synod
and their families by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stewart Bryan, at Lahurnum.
The meetings of the Women's AUX
iliary will be held in Holy Trinity
Church.
Bishop William Cabell Brown, Of
Virginia, is chairman of the commit
/. tee on hospitality. The latter com
sSnittee will serve luncheon every day
in the Masonic Temple, the arrange
ments to be in charge OF the Wo-
mems Auxiliary.
The purpose of the meeting OF the
synod is not to make laws, but to pro-
mote religious education. social ser
vice and mission work. The first day
will he known as missionary Day,
the second day as Social Service
Day." and the third and last day rs
"Religious Education Fay
The synod will hc opened by cele-
bration of the Holy Communion in St.
James Church. tomorrow morning at
9:3O O'Clock. The celebrant will be
the Bishop of Maryland, Right Rev.
John Gardner Murray, D. d.. and the
sermon will be delivered by Right
Rev. Philip NJ. Rhinelander, d. d..
Bishop of Pennsylvania.
The business session will begin at
II O'Clock in the parish house OF ST.
James, where all the business sessions
will he held. An address of welcome
will be delivered by Bishop Brown,
President Murray will make his an
nual report, and reports will be re-
ceived from committees. A missionary
mass-meeting will be held in 81.
James Church tomorrow night, begin
ming at 8 o'clock. Bishop Brown chair
man of the standing committee on
missions, will preside, and an adj
dress on 'sThe Every Member Can
yass" will be delivered by Rev. Will
liam H. Milton, D. q. Of Wilmington
N. C. Right Rev. William Loyal
Gravatt, D. D., Bishop Coadiutor OF
West Virginia, will talk on "The Un-
developed Resources of the Church.
Business sessions will be resum'
cd on Wednesday morning, and in the
afternoon addresses on selected topics
will be delivered. Rev. F. M. Crouch
executive secretary " the joint com
mission on social service, will speas
on "The Layman's Opportunity 1o'
Social Service; Deaconess Colesberr!
will speak on 'Neighborhood Wori
in Philadelphia; Rev. ]. J. Gravatt
D. D., Of Richmond, will speak OF
Social Hygiene and Right Rev
James H. Darlington. D. D., Bishop
of Pennsylvania. will speak on "Figh
Against Vice in Pennsylvani:
Town s4
On Wednesday night. beginning a
8 o'clock. a mass-meeting will he he'll
! in St. Paul's Church, with Right Re,
James Henry Darlington, D. D., pres
ding. John M. Glenn, of New Ior
City. will deliver an address on "Tt
Church and the World" and Rev. Al
gustine Elmendorf will speak {
k "Christianity and the Social Problem
The sessions of Thursday will
\ devoted to discussions or religio,
| l..4;.n CnanLnrc nuhn will tai