Show PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Convention In New York Will be Most Important Indeed NEW YOKE Oct 2The general convention conven-tion of the Protestant Episcopal church of America opened this morning at St George church It is looked upon as one of the most notable conventions ever held in the church in this country from the number of important subjects to come up One is a proposed change of namer another is that of proportionate representation There are also eighteen resolutions proposing alternations alterna-tions in the book of common prayer The convention opened with communion service followed by a reception of the house of the bishops who marched in in a body After morning service Bishop Whipple of Minnesota Min-nesota preached the sermon of the day At the afternoon session Dr Morgan Dix was declared presiding officer by a unanimous vote After the appointment of several assistant secretaries an adjournment ad-journment was had until to morrow |