The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-02
DIOCESE Of Los angeles
Will Require the Appointment
of a Bishop
SOME NAMES SUGGESTED
The Decision Will Rest With the New
Diocese
Bishop Nichols VIII Not Be the Man, and
the Honor Hay Fall Upon
an Outsider


SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. IA question
agitating the Episcopal clergy of the state
is: "Who is to be the first bishop OF the
new dlocese?'
Some day within the next three weeks
the general convention, which convenes
at Minneapolis tomorrow. will ratify the
decision of the forty fifth annual conven-
tion of the diocese of California. held IN
May last at st. Paul's church, Los An
geles 1t will then he in order for the
new diocese to choose bishop. After
the general convention and approval of
the proposed division of the diocese, it
will be in order for Bishop Nichols to
call an extra convention of the clergy
and lay delegates of the new diocese. He
may, if he choose, then select over which
diocese he will preside.
"It is not anticipated" said Rev.
Frank H. Church, secretary of the dio-
cesar convention, "that Bishop Nichols
will chonse the southern diocese, and SO
the people of the south will choose their
own man.
Mr.. Church was asked whether the new
bishop would be selected from within or
without the new diocese.
Very likely he replied, "from the
outside. You see. clergymeL are human,
after all, and it IS perhaps safer not to
choose man who is TOO we'll known"
Has any outsider been mentioned|
have not heard a name whispered"
IF any outsider be not chosen, who
are the most likely candidates?"
'Well, that is not exactly nice ques-
tion for me to answer. There have been
five gentlemen named and with the pro-
viso that if an outsider is not chosen, one
OF the five would probably be the new
bishop.
Mr.. Church then named the following
gentlemen, making brief comment as
each iame was mentioned: 1.-THE Rev.
II. B. RestaricK is the rector OF st.
PauPs, San Diego. Hs is also dean of
the southern convocation and is the old
est divine as such in the jurisdiction !;
the Rev. John Gray is the rector Of st.
Paul's, Los Angeles, and is we'll known
here, as he was the rector of the church
of the Advent in this city; the Rev. B.
W. r. Taylor of st. James, Los Angeles,
is a very active old man and has large
parish the Rev. Alfred S. Clark, rector
of Christ church, os Angeles and the
Rev. Milton G. Dotton of All Saints
church. Riverside"
Other Episcopal clergymen declined to
discuss the candidates for the mitre, but
assented to the proposition that if an
outside be not chosen, one of the five
named by Mr.. Church would be the new
bishop.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 1--we, ything is
now In readiness for the opening of the
great triennal conference of the Episco-
pal church here tomorrow. Il large num-
her of bishops and clerical and lay dele
gates are alreauy on the ground. Elk.
Senator Edmunds of Vermont and his
wife arrived this morning. and J.. Pier
pont Morgan, accompanied by Bishop
Potter and Bishop Doane, will arrive to-
morrow morning. The commission
which has in charge the revision of the
constitution held final meeting today
behind closed doors. The report as agreed
upon does not please the lay mem bers of
the commission who have not been able
to attend its meeting as regularly as the
bishops. They believe it gives the house
Of bishops too much power. and they 90
ject to the election of pr mus.