The herald., 1895-11-18
THE SOUTHERN DIOCESE
First Diocesan Convention Has Been
Called by Bishop Nichols
DR.. SpaIdlng Of st. Johns Mentioned a.
she Foremost Candidate ON
This Coast

Bishop Nichols has called the first con.
diocese OF California, to be held at Los
Angeles Deem Der 81.
The con venti0n will be attended by the
clerical ana lay delegates from the coun-
ties comprising the diocese. which in
cludes Santa Barbara, Ventura. Los An
geles. San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange
and San Diego counties.
Bishop Nichols has chosen the north
ern diocese, having San Francisco for it's
see city, so the work OF the convention
will be to elect bishop Tor the southern.
1t is not definitely known, nor will be
until after the ton, who the future
bishop of Southern California will be, al
though several clergy both from the
east and on the Pacific coast, are being
discussed a. possible incumbents. Most
prominently among those mentioned of
OF Christ church of Detroit, Mioh., who
is described as man of fine address and
high standing in the clergy. He is young
and enereetio and easily approachable.
Ii is qualified iu every way for the posi-.
ton. At the last general convention he
declined the bishoprio Of Indiana, which
was rendered him.
DR.. George william Douglass, who was
at one time rector of st. Johns in WISH
ingtor, u. G., is spoken of as being
candidate. He is a man of brilliant at
tainments. His charge in Washington is
consi red one of the finest in the United
States. His sermons have a national
fame and are COM pared with those of the
late Phillips Brooks. The doctor was
Obliged to give up his pastorate in Wash.
ington owing to the dolicat health Of
his wife, and is now travelling in Europe.
i'll - Re-, L.
news of New York has been mentioned,
but it is hardly probable that he will
leave his esent passionate. Bishop Tall
bot of Idaho is also talked Of as q posi-.
blr candi late.
saDr. Spalding of st. Johns of this city
i. foremost among the likely Candidates
of this coast. and stands probably bet
ter chancs than any clergyman west OF
the Rockv mountains.
The Rev. H. b. Restarick OF San Diego
and Rev John b. Gray OF Los Angeles
are consi Tered, but TIE fact OF their b.
ing resid mt pastors of the diocese to
ce tam extent handioaps them.
Southern California presents the most
attract We field nf any diocese created DUR
ing the last decade. ospectively il has
great a :vantages. although the salary is
low. No mtrs desirable class of people
can be found anywhere in the country.
The Episcopal church allows great lati.
tude in the personal views OF its bishops,
but is averse to an ultra-man of any
school. 1 he man who will m ost success.
fully till the bishopric of the south SO
prominent Episcol alians say, must oe
capable of pleasing-owing to the some-
what limited extent OF the diocese-a
great many different kinds OF people; in
other words, the r.quir' ments of the
mailer diocese are related to those OF the
lar er much the same as those of a vii.
lage church to a church in the metro.
polls.
7 here ale no great extremes of church
opinion down there, and the only question
will be to get man with great executive
ap lily and who is hearty and enthusi.
astic.
II IS probable that the two California
dioesces will he designated by their SEQ
cities as the diocese of San Francisco
AID tie diocese of Los Angeles-San
Francisco Call.