Show episcopal Church Convention CHICAGO Oct GThe general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States opened here today The House of Bishops assembled in the leotu re room of St James Episcopal Church shortly before 10 oclock to prepare for the opening sessions of the convention Two thousand tickets of admission to the Church edifices have been issued and a large premium was in many cases offered to ticket holders by persons desirous of witnessing the inaugural1 exercises The great audience composed a clergy and laity completely filled tk spacious auditorium Services began at rces 1030 with a processional hymn which heralded the approach of the Bishops headed by the venerable Bishop Bishop Virginia who emerged from a side room and filled the spacewithin the chancel rail This was followed by the reading of the morning prayer the chanting of the Litany and the celebrating of Communion services The sermon was delivered by Bishop Bedell of Ohio The delegates met at the Central organization Music Hall this afternoon to complete the > |