The herald., 1896-09-29
THE EPISCOPAL BISHOPS
A Notable Gathering of the Pacific
Coast Prelates
They Will Spend Week in San Fran
cisco Devoted to Business and Pleas
ure-The Itinerary.

The gathering of the prelates of the
Pacific coast dioceses of the Episcopal
church, which will be held in San Fran
cisco from September 9th to october
9Th, will be notable event. The bishops
who are to attend the conference are
among the pioneers OF the American
church in the west. Illness and infirmity
will prevent the attendance of two of the
best known and greatly beloved princes
of the church--Bishop Morris of Oregon
and Bishop Wingfield of Northern Cali
fornia. Although these venerable men
still occupy their sees, newer genera
ton of young and sturdy clergy has
come on the field. Right Rev. William
M. Barker. D. D.. bishop of Olympia, was
translated from the see of Western Col
orado in 1895, and has his cathedral at
Tacoma. He has had an unusually
rapid preferment for so young a man,
being made priest in 1880 and consecra-
ted bishop in 1893 Bishop Barker was
rector of st. Paul's church, Washington,
and of st. Luke's, Baltimore, before his
elevation to the Episcopate. He is a,
prelate of commanding presence, and an
eloquent preacher. Right Rev. John
Mills kendrick, D. D., is the third bishop
of New Mexico and Arizona. Under his
guidance this difficult field has grown
in strength and in numbers, and many
of the foremost people of the territory
have been won to the church by his in
fluence, among them the governor of the
territory Of New Mexico Bishop Ken
drick has also been appointed by the
American primate, Bishop Williams. to
visit congregations of the National
Catholic church of Mexico which have
revolted from the Roman see Right
Rev. Abiel Leonard, D, D., is the second
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cessor being the famous prelate, Bishop
Tuttle, now administering the see of
st. Louis. In 1895 Western Colorado was
added to Bishop Leonard's Jurisdiction
which now includes the largest number
of square miles of any American diocese.
Bishop Leonard is well known in San
Francisco, being a relative of Cashier
Brown of the Bank of California whose
guest he will be during his stay in the
city. Right Rev. Joseph H. Johnson, D.
D., the newly consecrated bishop of Los
Angeles, has already had warm well
come from the people of San Francisco.
He has made strong impression on the
southern diocese in the brief time of his
residence there.
These four bishops will spend a week
or more in San Francisco and in San
Mateo. One result of their conference
will be to make the divinity school of the
Pacific at San Mateo the training school
of the clergy for these far western dio-
ceses. During their stay pleasure and
business will be combined according to
the following itinerary: Sunday. Sep
tember 9th, the visiting prelates will
as follows: Morning, st. Johns, the
bishop of Olympia; Trinity. the bishop
of Los Angeles; Grace, the bishop of
Utah; Advent the bishop of New Mex
leo. Evening, st. Luke's, the bishop of
Los Angeles; st. Stephens, the bishop
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of Olympia; Good Samaritan. the bishop
of Utah. Monday, September 2Sth, IL
a. m, reception of bishops at Diocesan
house by the clericus; 6 p. M, dinner at
the Occidental hotel, with visiting
bishops as guests of the clericus Tues
day, September 29th, s p. m., general SER
vice and conference, Brotherhood of st.
Andrew; sermon to men, by bishop Ken
drick. followed by collation. and address,
Wednesday September Goth, Visitation Of
charitable institutions, schools, etc, of
the church in San Francisco. Thursday
bishops at the deanery. San Mateo, as
guests of the bishop of California. Fri
day, October I'd, further conference at
san Mateo; p. n., grand public mis-
sionary meeting in st. Luke's church,
with addresses by the visiting bishops,
October Sd. basket picnic to the summit
of Mount Tamalpais. in which the laity
will join. Sunday October 4th. the pre-
lates will preach as follows: Morning,
st. Luke's, bishop of Olympia; st. Ste
phen's, bishop of Los Angeles; ST. Pauls,
bishop of Utah; ST. Peters bishop of
New Mexico; ST. James, bishop of Cali
fornia. At 3 pm, Bishop Nichols will
lay the corner stone of the new Maria
Kip orphanage on Sacramento street,
the visiting prelates and clergy and laity
participating. Evening, St Johns.
bishop of Los Angeles; Advent, bishop of
Olympia; Trinity. bishop of Utah; Grace,
bishop of New Mexico.