The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-20

Re. Rev. William Morris Barker 10
Visiting In the etty.
The gt. Rev. William II. Barker. mis-
sionary bishop of Western Colorado, and
recently appointed TO take temporary
charge of the Jurisdiction Of Olympia. is
in the city. the guest of his cousin, Mrs.
w. O. Farr, 200 Tenth street.
Bishop Barker arrived in Tacoma.
which is the episcopal residence Of this
see. on Wednesday evening. He was met
there by Bishop Wells. of Spokane, who IS
In that city, and Rev. l.. w. Apologize,
the missionary secretary Of the jurisdic-
ton, and escorted to the bishops house.
whsrs he will be the guest of the family of
the late bishop during his stay in Tacoma
Before the death of Bishop Paddock ar
rangements had been made with Bishop
Wells 10 make yisitations in this jurisdic-
ton. Upon the appointment of Bishop
Barker Bishop Wells turned over all the
engagements 70 him. On Wednesday
evening the two bishops had consulta-
ton and Bishop Wells agreed TO make as
many OF the visita.ions that he had ar
ranged for as possible.
Bishop Barker met several of the clergy
in Tacoma yesterday morning and talked
over church matters. arranging his plans
to begin systematic church work and the
visiting of the different parishes through
out the jurisdiction y; an early date.
Yesterday afternoon he came over to
this city in company with Rev. d. c. Gar.
rett, of st. Marks church, and last night
presided at q meeting of the standing
committee Of the jurisdiction. which Is
composed Of Rev. DIR. George Herbert
Watson, of Trinity church. and A. NJ.
Brookes, of this city, and Rev. L. w. APP
plegate and Robert r. Maynard. Of Taco
ma, and.will return toTacoma this morning.
Bishop Barker will remain in charge Of
the iuris diction of Olympia until perma-
nens bishop is chosen, which will be done
at a Meeting Of the house Of bishops to be
held in June. What the probabilities are
as to his being appointed permanent
bishop no one seems willing to venture an
opinion.
The RI. Rev. William Morris Barker,
d. D., was born a. Towanda. Pa, May IL.
1854 His education was received from his
fathers classical school in Germantown,
from the University OF Pennsylvania.
where he graduated in 1873. and from the
Berkeley Divinity school. For two years
he was teacher In the Bishop Scott Gram
mar school, in Portland. Or. He was Or
dained deacon by Bishop Williams. OF
Connecticut. on June 4. 1879, 1t Holy
Trinity church, Middietown. Conn. and
was advanced to the ministry by Bishop
Doane, of Albany. February Is 1850. His
period as deacon was spent as assistan.
at st. Johns church, Troy. \. Y.
For three months in 1880 he WAS
assistant at st. Johns. Washington
City. and after that, until 1857,
rector OF St. Paul's church, in the same
city. He was rector of st. Luke's
church. Baltimore. from 1887 10 1859. and
| afterward of St. Paui's, Duluth, Mimi,
until his election to the episcopacy In 1892.
| lie was also president of st. Luke's hos
| pitai in Duluth while = resident of that
city. His degree of ID. ID. was given him
| in 1898 by the Seabury divinity school,
! Faribaalt, MINI. He was elected mission.
ary bishop of the newly created jurisdic-
ton of Western Colorado at the general
| convention Of 1872. and was consecrated in
| HIS parish church IN Duluth January %,
| 1873. by Bishops Morris. of Oregon
| Spaulding, OF Colorado; NcLsren, of Chi
| cago; Gilbert. assistant, OF Minnesota, and
| Nicholson, of Milwaukee. Bishop Gilbert
| preached the sermon. Bishop Barker is q
nephew of Bishop Morris, of Oregon. He
| is married. his wife being the daughter OF
| Gen. Adair, Of Astoria, Or. They have no
children.