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Episcopal General Convention Opens in Richmond Acknowledges Jamestown Centenary
The 1907 Episcopal General Convention in Richmond marks a historic blend of church and national history. Delegates from 7,818 parishes and missions, 65,381 clergy, 451,511 Sunday school pupils, and 848,976 communicants gather as the Washington cathedral foundation stone is laid. Notables include the Bishop of London, Lord Bishops, and 100 American bishops. The Washington visit features the president, Marine Band, and a prominent dawn ceremony at Holy Trinity Church. The event highlights liberal canons, broad creeds, and continued church influence on American liberty.
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Episcopal General Convention
Richmond
Virginia
Times-Dispatch
Jamestown
Republic
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
American Republic
Wiberty
Episcopal Church of America
Episcopal Church
Temple
Jerusalem
Caesar
Holy Trinity Church
Arthur Foley -Winnington Ingram
D. D
London
St. Albans
England
Quebec
MacKenzie River
Montgomery
West Indies
Duke of Newcastle
State Capitol
General Convention
The
Washington Cathedral
United States
Satterlee
Washington City
Marine Band of Washington
Diocese of
Washington
Cathedral Council
Tuttle
Nuttall
Bishop Satterlee
Doane
Randolph H. McKim
House of Deputies
Bishop Ingram
Arthur W. Bell
Mitchell