The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-15
EPISCOPAL SYNOD 10
CONVENE AT ST. JAuG
Many Eminent Episcopal DivinoI
Coming. Who VIII Take Part
In Exercises.
PROMINENT BISHOPS
Fight Against Vice." .'Neighho6f
hood Work." and "Socfal Probj1u
Are Among the Leading SubtcCo1
for Discussion.

I Many delegates arrived Yesterday
to take part in the first annual meets
ing of the synod of the Province o.
Washington, which convenes tomor-a
row morning in st. James EpiscopaIas
Church for a three days session. ~
! is expected about 200 delegates wfIIS
be present
The Jefferson Hotel will be proyin~A
cial headquarters, while the various
committees of the organization, carry.5
Ing on the detail of the work before
the body will meet In the various
Episcopal churches.
This evening the members Of the
synod and their families will be terl.sS
dered a reception by Mr.. and Mira
Johh stewart Hryan at their home,a
"Laburnun" S
synod Opens In st. james Tues1ay.
The synod will be. opened tomorrow
morning in 81. James Church with
/ holy communion administered by the
bishop OF Maryland, and with th0s
sermon by Bishop Rhineiander OF
( Pennsylvania The address Of the4
president Of the synod will be deliv-l
cred in the parish house OF St Jamea
I
tees will be received
! In the afternoon at 4:45 o,clock
I the Board Of Religious Education win
meet In st. James parish hall w
missionary mass meeting will be held
at night In st. James Church, Rt.3
Rev William Cabell Brown, d. D..
presiding. Addresses will be deliys1
ered& by the Rev. DIR. William n. Mil
ton. OF Wilmington, N c.. and by ths}
Rt. Rev. Arthur Selden Lloyd, D. D.,
president of the board OF missions
Wednesday morning holy communal
ion will he administered at All SaintK
Church at 1880 o'clock. A business
sess on and the election of and re-s
ports from committees will be heard. /
important addresses are to he deliv-a
cred during the day by Rt Rev.
James H. Darlington, d. D., who Will
speak or a Flight Against Vice In NJ
Pennsylvania Town" Ind by Dsa-
coness Colesberry. who will talk On 1
i'Neighborhood Work in PhiladeI~s
phia-" During the evening the synod
will assemble in st. Paups Episcopal@
Church. when other important Id
dresses will he delivered, such as as
talk on christianity and the Social
Problem" by the Rev. Augustinoa
Elmsndorf.
Religious Education Work.
thursday noty communion VIII De-
administered at All Saints Church IT.
f730 o'clock and the sitting OF tho
synod held later in the day at Sk@
James Church and IN st. James par
/ ish house This will be the final dalH
! of the sittings. The first day-is to 6(3
known as Missionary Day" the Deee3
ond day as Social Service Day." thu
third and final day as Religious Edu@
cation Day"
An important part Of the progrAMe
OF the ceremonies will be the meetino4a
OF the woman's auxiliary, which Ar6z
10 be held at Holy Trinity Church.
These meetings will be held every daX&
at noon and Friday morning. Ut NM
o'clock
The following addresses will be d.,
livered: THE Acts" by Miss IAndlaXs#
of New York; The Why and HoNa
OF Foreign Missions. by Miss Ely. 0&5
Bryn Nawr. PENNSYLVANIA. The Con-
quest of the Continent" by Mrs.
Pillshry. Of Pennsylvania. and 'sTh93
Hand Book" by Mrs, Alien, OF Pfttns%
burg
Illustrated Sermons.
Rev. William E. Cox. rector Of 0k.$
Johns Episcopal Church. WilmingtoAsa
y. c., conducted special services a
the church of the Holy Comforter pei
terday. He will also preach this ~
.ternoon and night.
Mr. Cox Is prominently idenftde1
with the Laymen's Forward Moves
ment In the Eastern Carolina Dioce14
and has a reputation as splendft
speaker. His sermons will be il1uS
trated,