Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17
BISHOP SATTERLEE's CHURCH.
Trinity Parish Seeks to secure the
Bishop az Rector.

A good deal of talk is now going on in
| local Episcopal Church circles in regard
10 the question of a pro-cathedral. For
some time past people in a position to
know have stated that Bishop Satterlee
would be likely TO designate one of the To-
cal Episcopal churc hes a pro-cathedral.
| A representative of The Star questioned
member of the standing committee of the
diocese on this subject yesterday afternoon,
but the gentleman in question stated that
| he himself not fully informed on the
| subject, and that he did not think that
many of the members of the committee are
| either.
1t has been mentioned several times that
Bishop Satterlee is likely TO indicate some
church and 10 become its rector. This the
gentleman just mentioned did not think
likely, for the reason that TO become rector
OF any local parish would involve much
more time and labor than the bishop has
, to spare. He therefore thinks that a pro-
cathedral would he the proper thing. but ne
stated that there is no law which requires
oshop tc designate a church a pro-
cathedral Some doubt exists in the minds
OF churchmen as TO whether Bishop Sat
terlee really will create such a church
1t is argued that the diocese of Mary
land has ho cathedral, and that therefore
there is no reason why there should be one
here: These on the other side say that
nearly every diocese in the country can he
quoted as precedentS to show exactly the
opposite. Assuming that Bishop SatterIee
is in need of such a church, several of The
local Vestry are trying 10 have him select
their church the favored one Roth II
Alban's and ST. Marks have EXPRESSED a
desire To have the bishop locate his church
nome with them. 1t appeared some days
ago likely that St Marks parish would be
chosen, but another parish is now i'm the
held as candidate for the honor
AT the services last Sunday of Trinity
H en-, IT was announced from the pulpit
that regular meeting Of the vestry would
take place Tuesday evening of this week
at 80 O'Clock in the parish hall The
Trinity vestry has however became Very
shy OF newspaper reporters of late and so
they held a meeting somewhat earlier and
of which nobody but the yestry knew any
thing about.
Another fact which they desire to keen
quiet is that Bishop Satterlee was present
at the meeting. Several of the vestrymen
when seen today stated that the meeting
was only conference, and not an official
gathering, and that the reason why they
old not have this latter meeting was be-
cause there was no quorum present Sev-
eral OF the vestrymen admitted that while
the question of rector 10 Trinity Church
was discussed, still the matter of having
the bishop indicate Trinity Church as the
pro-cathedral was also preached. II is in
timated, however, that the bishop gave 10
assurance to Trinity Church, either one
way or the other, and ii is hardly likely
that he will do SO until the vestry formally
offer the church. 1t is customary for the
Nestry to place the church at the disposal
of the bishop, and if he accepts, the church
is made either a cathedral or a pro-cathe-
dral. BY the latter is meant a church
which retains its former parochial organi-
cation, and yet is the official home of the
head of the diocese. In cathedral there
is always cathedral organization of a
Gean and chapter. Three or four of Trinf-
tvs vestry have had talks with Bishop
Satterlee since he returned to Washington
on the situation of their church, and il is
understood "a had
thing to say about the pro-ca thedral pro-