The evening world., 1894-10-17
P. {. BISHOPS IN SESSION.
The First AssembInge In the New
Fourth Avenue Building.

The House of Bishops of the Protes-
taht-Episcopal Church of America as
sembled for the first time this morning
III the elegant new Church Missions
House Fourth avenue and Twenty sec
ohd street, to elect n Bishop to occupy
the position in the missionary jurisdic-
ton OF Olympia, Wash.
The vacancy was caused by the death
OF Bishop John Adams Paddock, which
occurred in March last. 1t was said this
morning that the session would probably
occupy to-day and tomorrow.
Inc, conternce OF Bishops was held
When Bishop John williams. OF Con.
neCtcut. called the meeting to order at
1890 o'clock tifty-nine were present. In:
ConnestiSut; ii. b. WGipple. Of Mime.
sofa; \. G.. Coke, of Western New York
Neeley, of Maine; futile, of Missouri
Doane Of Albany; Huntington' Of Cen
vania; wills, OF New Hampshire; Gar:
rett, Of Northern Texas: Dudley, of
,Nentueky lager; Of Southern Ohio;
t tSTkin of F" WFsst virginia Seymour Of
Springfield, Whitehead. Of Pittsbprg:
ter, Of New York; Walker, Of North
Dakota: Watson. of East Carolina; Rul-
ison., of Maryland; Wotthington, Of Ne
hraska; Gilbert, of Minnesota; Thomas.
of Western Texas; A. Leonard. of Ne
vada and Utah; Coleman, of Delaware
Kendrick. Of New Mexico and Arizona
Grafton 4 TeonS of Fond Cd @ Ohio: Lac A,ws M
Louisiana; Nelson, OF Georgia; Hale. Of
Springfield; kinsolving, OF Texas; Wells,
Barker. of Western Colorado; Capers. of
South Carolina; Lawrence. of Massachu-
sets, Cheshire. of North Carolina; Hall,
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Bishop Williams sat in an antiquated
chair on the platform, which the late
Bishop White, the first Bishop of Penn
sylvania, once occupied.
Rev. Prof.. Samuel Hart, of Trinity
College was the secretary.
After The usual devotions the first
business was the reading of the mortu-
airy record among the bishops since the
last meeting In this city in March.
These were the names read:
The Right Rev. Or. William Ingrs ham
Kip, Bishop of California, died April 7,
gustus Bissell, Bishop of Vermont, died
May IA, 1898; Right Rev. Dr. Alexander
Gregg, Bishop of Texas, died July II,
lyman, bishop of North %sselina, {!ied
Dec. 10. 1898; Right Rev. DR.. John ADAMS
Paddock. Bishop of Olympia, Gied March
4, 1894; Right Rev. Dr. lIora;io South
in Turkey, died April IL, 1894.
The following bishops have been
added to the House of Bishops since the
T Sgs Ri session Rev in p October of
Henry Welles, of Spokane; William
Crane Gray. of Southern Florida
William NJ. Barker of West Colorado
John McKim, Toxic, Japan: Frederick
r. Graves, of Shanghai, China; Ellison
Capers. Assistant Bishop of South Caro-
lima; Thomas Frank Gailor. Of Tennes'
see; William Lawrence, of Massachu'
sets; ]. Il. Cheshire, ir., North Carolina
Arthur Crawshay Alliston Hall, of Yer
mont; John Brackenborough Newton
Assistant Bishop of Virginia.
The name of Francis Key Boothe
Bishop of the Oklahoma Diocese, was
presented to the House of Bishops al
the March meeting in 1893.
Rev. William NJ. Jeffers D. D., rector
of the Church of the Holy Communion
of Tacoma, has been favorably men
toned as the late Bishop Paddock 8
bishop. it will not follow that he will
be sent to the diocese Of Olympia.