The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME XC—NO. 126. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1901. MUNIFICENT GIFT OF MONEY MADE TO BOARD OF MISSIONS PRICE FIVE CENTS. BY THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH &l ;;f L i §- o i SCENE IN THE VESTIBULE OF G RACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE OF THE WOMANS AUXILIARY. | { i | -+ scopal Convention Delegates Meet in Busy Sessions. transa d H use of fon of shops wi become canon of the rendments to become final, curred in by the House of ¥ to the Board of Ziving service at er which Bishop Nichols presided. The edifice was iy dressed women and e service was the pr united offerings collected by t issionary Board. The $104,000, the actual 1 notes being deposited in a and handed to Bishop e afternoon, the triennial meeting | Wom Auxiliary took place in | ed | made by a Bishop Nichols of Call- the visiting Bishops and their t the Scott residence, Clay and a street Church Periodical Soclety met in 2ul's' Church last evening and held a session morning the House of Bishops and he House of Deputies will meet at Trinity Church at 9:30 and after prayers will re- sume their sessions. At 11 a. m. the two houses will meet as a joint body, under the title “The Board of Missions.” It is only at the meetings of the Board of Mis- sions that opportunities are afforded of hearing the Bishops discuss the affairs ot the church at the convention. The Board of Missions will also hold an afternoon session. The Woman's Auxiliary will open its missionary, and historic exhibition to-day at the headquarters, 1609 Sutter street. The Daughters of the King will hold a day service at St. Luke's Church, Van and Clay street. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew will hold ser- vice at St. Stephen’s Church on Fulton street at 7:30 this evening. avenue Institute Open to Visitors. The Mark Hopkins Institute of Art will be open to visitors to-day from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., and from 7:20 p. m. to 10 p. m. No admission fee will be charged. Nichols tendered a recp- | eater, the building being | commodate all whe desired | rts were presented and number of [ | EVENTS FOR THIRD DAY OF EFISCOPAL CONVENTIC [ HE following events are scheduled for to-day: [ 7 9:30 a. m—House of Bishops and House of Deputies resume sessions at Trinity Church, "‘ 11 a. m.—DBoth houses neet in joint session as the Board of Missions, holding also an after- | noon meeting. 10 a. . to 10 p. m.—Opening of the Missionary and Historic Exhibition of the Woman's Auxiliary at 1609 Sutter street. Danghters of the King hold all day scrvice at St. Luke’s Church, Van Ness ave- nue and Clay street. 7:30 p. m.—DBrotherhood of St. Andrew, quict hour and preparation for Holy Communion | at St. Stephen’s Church, Fulton street, near Fillinore. S =3 [ Huge Gold Alms Basin Is Filled WWith Notes an:l Currency When Ladies of Auxiliary Make an - Offering to Board of Missions. ; HE Woman's Auxillary to Board of Missions of the Episco- pal Church participated in a thanksgiving service at Grace Church yesterday morning, the feature of which was the presentation by the ladies of the sum of $104,000 as its united offering to the board for the use ot the missionary Bishops. The vast edifice of Grace Church was thronged to its limit and the scene was full of animation as the gayly dressed members of the auxillary were ushered to seats in the bullding. But little at- tempt had been made to decorate the beautiful interior of the church, only flow- ers and palms being utilized. It is no ex- aggeration to say that Grace Church has the | never held a more distinguished gather- ing, for it was composed of women whose names are known in every section of the republic. The service commenced at 10 a. m., and at that hour the aisles of the church were crowded, while the doors of the building were thronged with crowds unable to se- cure admission. Holy communion was celebrated by the Bishop of California, the Right Rev. Dr. Nichols, assisted by the Bishop of Japan, the Right Rev. Dr. McKim, the Rev. Dr. Foute, rector of Grace Church; the Rev. J. W. Nichols, curate of the church, and the Rev. Dr. Lloyd of New York, secre- tary of the board of the Woman's Aux- ilary. Conspicuous in the front row of pews was an Indian woman, a convert to the church, who was dressed In her native costume, while a number of Japanese were also to be seen at the service. Bishop Nichols preached the sermon, taking his text from Luke, 11:22-24, as fol- lows: And when the days of her purification ac- cording to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons. The sermon was a masterly one and dealt with the noble deeds of charity per- Continued on Page Three. 1 \House of Bishops Discusses Re- vision of Scriptures. | | i | a presiding Bishop. N the reconvening of the House - of Bishops yesterday morning the Bishep of Marquette took his | seat among his colleagues. There are now sixty-eight of the eighty- five Bishops of the Episcopal church in this country in attendance at the con- vention. Bishop Dudley, presiding Bishop of the house, instructed the secretary, Dr. Hurt, to read the triennial report of the venerable Right Rev. Dr. Clark of Rhode Island, who, on account of seniority of consecration and ordination, is the pre- siding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church. The report was a lengthy one and contained matters of importance to his brethren. He suggested that it would be to the best interests of tke church if there was some other mode of selecting Under the present law the senior Bishop presides and in this instance the Bishop is 80 years old. His age prevents him from giving the best atiention to the duties of his ex- slted office and appreclating his Inability he suggests the appointment of a younger or more active prelate. His sug- | gestion will be acted on at the present | session of the House of Bishops. | The resignation of the Rt. Rev. Dr.| Edsall, who left the Bishopric of North | Dakota to accept a like officy In Min- | nesota, was accepted. { The following resolution was unani- mously adopted: Resolved, as the sense of this house, That the cordlal’ courtesy of this house be extended to the Bishop of Alaska and Aleutian Islands of the Holy Orthodox Church of the East, now resident in this city, and that he be assured af a brotherly welcome should he be able to be present at any of our services. The Bishors of Haiti and Brazil were introduced to the prelates and will be special guests of the house during Its sessions. BISHOPS PRAISE LATE CHAIRMAN The following resolution was adopted by a standing vote: The House of Bishops, in view of the retire- ment of its late chairman, the Right Rev. Dr. Doane, Bishop of Albany, desires to place on record this among all its greteful appreciation of services marked by singular and consistent excellencies, ‘The presiding cfficer of a deliberative dody under our constitution Is net Its dietator or its master and his highest ort ‘consists, first, In knowing the limitstions of rule and law which bind his powers; and then in the frm but pa- tient and courtecus cxercisas of thoss judictal and administrative functicns, which, not so much alone as on behalf of his brethren, he is called upon to exercise. In all these respects cur dear drother has fure nished an example to honor and to emulate, His prompt discernm: ‘wida learning exhaustible patience £t to this example 1n Its late chair which wii as one of our best standards, We unite n honoring him who Ras furnished it and In ask- ing him to accept this unanimous assurance of our grateful and affectionate appreciation. The following standing committees were appointed by the chairman: Christian Education—The Bishops of New Hampshire, Ohlo, Western Texas, Spokane, Shanghai and Asheville, General Theologieal Seminary—The Bishops t Continued on Page Three,