Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14
PROVINCIAL SYNOD
MEETS ON TUESDAY
Great Gathering of Episcopalians
Represents Eleven Dioceses
in Six States.
FIFTEEN BISHOPS COMING
About 200 Clerical and Lay Dele
gates Expected-Women's
Auxiliary Meets.

held here this week beginning on
day. The Washington province in
cludes Pennsylvania. Delaware. Mary
land. the District Of Columbia. Nir-
ginia and West Virginia, representing
eleven diocescs. The Episcopal Church
III the United States was divided into
provinces. following the method of the
church OF England. in the general con :
rcntion held in New York in 1919
Tha sessions will he presided over by.
Right Rev. John Gardner Murray. n. D.,
Bishop of Maryland. There will lie in
attendance about fifteen bishops and
200 deputies and visitors. lay and clcri-
cal. The Womcn's Auxiliary viii meet
IN conjunction with the synod. and will
help In the work Of the synod general
ly. Mass meetings viii be held on
Tuesday and Thursday nights at ST.
James Church ana On Wednesday night
IN ST Pauls Church. ON Monday even
ing reception Will bc given TO tho
members of the synod nnd their fam
li"s hy Mr. ana Airs John Stewart
Bryan. At I-aburnum
WoME:N'S AuNII.IARY
MEETS AT HOIl TRINITY
Th" meetings Of tho Woncn's Aux
iliary viii bc held in Holy Trinity
Church
Bishop William cahell Brown. Of Vir-
S'nsa. Is chairman or tho committee on
arrangements, and Rev. 6. Roger TYLER
ts chairman Of tho committee on hos
pitaliiy. Tho latter committee will
serve luncheon every day in the Ma
sonic Temple, tho arrangements to hc
The purpose Of tho meeting Of the
synod is nos 10 make laws. Int to pro-
mote religious education social ser
vic" and mission work. The first day.
VIII "" known as "Misssiouary Day."
the second day as Social Service Day
and tho third aud last day as Re
iirious Education Day"
The synod will be opened by cclc.
hration CT the Holy Communion in st.
lanes Church on Tuesday morning at
$50 O'Clock The ceiebrant will he
The Bishop Of Maryland Right Rev.
John Gardner Murray H. -. and the
sermon viii be delivered by Right Rev.
Philip ". Rhinelandcr. u. - Eishop OF
Pennsylvania.
BUSINESS SESSIONS ~
ST. JAMES PARISH HOUSE
Tho business session will begin a,
u O'Clock iu the parish house OF 81
Iamcs. whore All tho business sessions
VIII hc held. An address OF welcome
VIII be delivered by Bishop Brown
President Murray VIII make his an
nual report. and reports will he re-
cetved from committees. \ missionary
mass- meeting Will bc held in St James
church on Tuesday night. beginning al
O'CLOCK. bishop Brown chairman of
the standing committee on missions
VIII preside. and an s.ssslrcss on .rhe
every Member CanvaSs'' win he de-
iirered by Rev. William II. Milton, ID.
~. OF Wilmington. " G Right Rev.
William Loyal Gravatt. D. ID, Bishop
Coadjutor OF West Virginia, will talk
on The Cndeveloped Resources of the
Church"
business sessions viii be resumed on
"Wednesday morning. and in the after
noon addresses on selected topics will
he delivered Rev +. NJ. Crouch execu-
tive secretary OF the joint commission
OH social service. viii speak on The
l.aymans Opportunity for Social Ser
vice: Deaconess ColeSbcrry Will spe,l;
on "Neighborhood Work in phila-
delphia": Rev. j. j. Gravatt. ID. D.. or
Richmond, Will speak on Social
Hygiene" and Right Rev. James II
Darlington. ID. ID. Bishop OF penusyl
vania. will speak on Flight Against
Vice in Pennsylvania Town"
MASs-MEETING TO DISCUSS
.'TiIE CHURCH AND THE WoRLD.
On Wednesday night. beginning at s
O'Clock, mass-meeting will be held in
st. Paufs urch, with Righ, Rev.
James Henry arlington. ID. D.. presid-
fnrv Vnh
City, will deliver an address OH The
church and the World" and Rev. Au-
gustine Elmendorf will speak OH
christianity and the Social Problem"
The sessions Of Thursday will be de-
voted to discussions on religious edu-
cation. Speakers who will take part
In the program include Rev Stewart ".
Mitman. PHI. D.. field secretary of the
provincial board; Rear-Admiral Charles
ri. stockton. u. $. ~. LII. D.. and
Bishop Murray.
Following is list of the members NJ
tho various committees:
Sohiniittec on Proceedings-Rt. Rev.
Iohn Gardner Murray, D. D., president.
h,shop ',,.i OF Maryland; Rt. Rev Robert
Atkinson Gibson. ID. D., Rfsbon of vir-
ginia; Rev. Frederick N. Kirkus WI
minston. Del: Canon William l.. Dc
Nrles, IN. d.. Washington. d. q. Rev
y, L; ,,-,;,, G,;9,odwin, D. D.. Ashland. Va:
hev. william ID. Smith. d. d., Winches.
ter. Va; w. w. Frazier. Jr.' rhiladeI-
nhia' Pa; John b. Minor. Richmond; !;
rev u; I; t. Bratenahl, d. d., sccre-
tary. Washington, d. c.
committee on Arrangements Rt.
Rev. William Cabell Brown, D. d.
chairman. bishop Coadjutor OF yir.
ginia: Rev. T. 1. .Osgood, L. Rnndolnh
Williams, John Stewart Bryan. Frani,
ID. Beveridge.
Committee on Hospitality Rev. 8
roger Tyler. chairman: Rev. n. p.
Gralshill: Colonel Eugene C. Massie, b.
IL. Valentine, Oswald Heinrich.
PROGRAM FOR OPENING
DAY or SYNOD
The program for Tuesday is ns fol-
lows:
In st. james Church.
$3.50 A. M.--IIoly Communion, cele-
brant, tho Bishop Of Maryiand; sermon
by the Bishop OF Pennsylvania.
In st. james Parish House.
IL a. M.-Rusiness session. Call To
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