The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-16
SYA0DIcAL DELEGATES
ON EVERY TRAIN
Conference Of Washington Province
Promises To De OF Unusual
Interest.
THIS is MISSIONARY DAY"
Opening Session at ST. James Church
VIII BE Featured BY Admlntstra-
ton of Holy Communion Mt $50
O'Clock This Morning.

Beginning this morning at $3.50
O'Clock in st. James Episcopal
Church. the annual session of the
Provincial Synod of Washington will
open here. The opening service will be
featured by the observation of Hcly
Communion.
Delegates are arriving from all Sec
lions and more than 100 of them at
tended the reception last evening given
on the roof garden of Westmoreland
Club. The reception lasted from $40
to II o'clock.
All arrangements for the opening
have been completed and from present
Indications the synod will doubtless
be the most interesting one ever held
in Richmond. 1t is not the purpose
of the synod to make any laws
but to lend every effort towards pro-
noting religious education, social eda-
cation and mission wcrk. Today will
be known as missionary Day." to-
morrow as Social Service Day" and
Thursday as Religious Education
Day"
Delegates began arriving In Pich.
mond yesterday morning and by late
yesterday afternoon more than 100
we're here. Every incoming train
brought several delegates and by this
morning the number Will probably
reach 900. The headquarters OF the
synod will be at the Jefferson Hotel.
where many Of the delegates will stop.
Others will visit friends In the city
Members OF the Boy Scout Troops in
Richmond met all OF the trains yes
'erday and escorted The visitors to, the
headquarters.
Mass Meeting Program.
Tonight and Thursday mass meet
-. T.
pal Church. while Wednesday one will
business sessions Will be held in the
Parish House Of St James Episcopal
church The annual session will come
10 close Thursday night
The Washington Province includes
Virginia, Maryland. West Virginia
District OF Columbia. Pennsylvania and
Delaware. The Episcopal Church was
iiv1ded into provinces following the
method of the Church Of England. In
The general convention In 1913 at New
York city.
The Right Rev John Gardner MUIR
ray will preside over the sessions This
morning the celebrant at the Holy
Communion will be DR. Gardner, and
Right Pew. Philip NJ. Rhinalander.
.. D., bishop of Pennsylvania
In connection with the annual ses-
sion OF this church orga nization the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Province of
Washington viii hold meetings. Wed
iesday morning at IL o'clock in Holy
Trinity Parish House the ladies will
meet and the principal subject of dts
-ussion viii be How the Auxiliary
Can Best Help With the Apportion-
nert?" This discussion will be led
by Mrs. A, L. Sioussat Another ses-
sion will be held in the afternoon.
while Thursday there will be another
meeting.
The program follows:
TO-DAY
In ST. James Church.
$50 A, M-Opening service of
the bishop of Maryland. tFor all dele
gates--men and women.) Sermon
by the bishop of Pennsylvania.
In Holy Trinity Parish House.
1t:o0 A. M-Business session.
-124no M---Noonday prayers Study
1900 r, M,--Luncheon at Masonic
Temple.
400 p. M.-Recess to attend meet
ing OF synod in st. James Parish
House.
In Holy Trinity Parish House.
$40 p. NJ. to 4:30 p. M-Confer-
ence: Subjects {a) The United Of
fering." tb) Summer Conferences"
Leader, Mrs, Marcellin c. Adams.
In St. James Church.
500 P. M.--Missionary mass meet
ing. The Rt. Rev. william cabeil
Brown, D. .. The Rev. William H.
Milton. d. d. The Rt Rev. William
Loyal Gravatt, D. D.
WEDNESDAY.
In All Saints Church.
1880 A. M.-Holy Communion