Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-14
EPISCOPAL SYNOD
MEETS TOMORROW
Preceded by Reception Tonight
by Bishop and Mrs. Cook
at Bishopstead.

The sixth synod of the Province of
Washington of the Protestant Eps-
copal church, will convene in this
city tomorrow. All arrangements for
entertaining the sixteen bishops, from
the eight dioceses of the Province
have been completed. There are 1876
men and 80 of these will bring their
wives with them. FOR the three-day
session.
While the synod has not the author
ity to create legislation, it can never
theleSs make recommendation and
suggestions concerning legislation to
| the General Convention of the Epis-
copal Church. embracing the eight
provinces.
There. are three general topics for
discussion and report at the meetings
here. These are mission. religious
education and social service. In ad-
vance of the reports being presented
to the synod there is no way OF fore
casting the business of each depart
ment, but it has been rumored the
Rev. Clifford Gray Twombley. ID. d.,
of Lancaster, Pa. who is the chief
speaker at the social service mass
meeting at ST. Andrews Church on
Thursday ~vening, is expected to have
something quite pertinent to say on
the moving picture business.
Or. Twombley has given moving
pictures close study flor many years
that is the details attending the pro-
ductiOn and the character of films
presented to the public. While there
is nothing definite to so upon. other
than remarks of those who have
talked with DIR. Twombley. it is rum
ored that his address will call upon
the public and the church TO insist
upon films without suggestive and i'm
1 sidious situations that are considered
unwise for children to witness.
The first function of the Synod will
be the public reception TO the bishops
and delegates given by Bishop and
Mrs: Philip Cook at Bishopstead to-
night. The affair will be strictly in
formal, and the Bishop and Mrs. Cook
will be assisted in receiving the guests
by members of the Churc' Club.
AT the meeting tomorrow morning
in Trinity p. Z. Church. the sermon
will be by Bishop Gailor, the presid-
ing bishop of the executive committee
of the church. This will be devoted
/ Ou.
Holy communion will be observed
at Trinity church at 7.3O O'Clock on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings.
The bishops who will come for the
Synod are:
Right Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead. ID,
D.. Bishou of Pittsburg.
Right Rev. Ethelbert Talbot. ID. D..
Bishop OF Bethlehem.
Right Rev. James Henry Darlington.
d. d., Bishop OF Harrisburg.
Right Rev. Beverly cambridge Tuck
er, ID. D., Bishop of Southern Virginia.
Right Rev. John Gardner Murray.
d. D.. Bishop of Maryland.
Right Rev. Philip Mercer Rhineland-
er, ID. D.. Bishop of Pennsylvania.
] Right Rev. Thomas James Garland.
D. D.. Suffragan Bishop of Pennsyl-
vania.
Right Rev. William Loyal Gravatt.
D. D., Bishop of West Virginia.
! Right Rev. Arthur Conover Thom-
son. d. D., Bishop Coadjutor OF South
ern Virginia.
Right Rev Robert Carter Jett. d.
D., Bishop of Southwestern Virginia.
Right Rev. Alfred Harding, ID. D.,
Bishop of Washington.
Right Rev. George William Daven-
port. ID. D., Bishop of Easton.
Right Rev. John Chamberlain Ward
d. d., Bishop of Erie
Right Rev. Philip Cook, ID. d., Bish-
4 oD of Delaware.
In addition there will be the Right
Rev. Arthur Conover Thomson, Bishop
CoadJutor of Southern Virginia, who
will preside at the big Tuesday night
meeting.