New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
TO PREACH AT CAMBRIDGE
BISHOP POTTER CHOSEN SELECT
PREACHER.
THE APPOINTMENT Is FOR MAY. lso7-HE IS A
DOCTOR OF LAWS OF CAMBRIDGE AND

THE APPOINTMENT Is FOR May iso7-HE is A
DOCTOR OF LAWS OF CAMBRIDGE AND
DOCTOR OF DIVINITY OF OXFORD
Bishop Potter has accepted an invitauon from
the authorities Of Cambridge University England.
o.. he se,sct nreacher 10 the university in May 1897.
The distinction of being appointed select preacher
70 one OF the great English universities OF Cam
bridge or oxford has only once or twice peiore
been conferred upon a bishop or priest OF .ne
American Church, far as the records oo'aihao'e
show. ....s
In 1904 the office Of select preacher was nstitu'ed
by the University Of oxford, and has since pee"
adonted by the universities Of Cambridge ana Dublin
The morning sermons on Sundays in term az Oxioro
fall 70 the dean the canons the heads OF the several
colleges the divinity professors and the pfoiesso
of Hebrew The other sermons fail to the graduateS
IN the order In which they were admitted 10 '"e
rayencv as masters OF arts or to the degree OF
bachelor Of the civil law There are ten preachers
called select preachers, appointed TO supply 'ne
place of those who decline from one cause or an
other TO preach in their own turn
In me University OF Cambridge the appointment
of select preachers follows generally the same ru'e
az that in force In the University OF Oxlord. ine
sermons are delivered in the university church ny
the select preachers under the following conditions
at Cambridge:
rxcent for commencement Sunday and the days
assigned TO certain established lectures and SER
mons. like the Hulsean lectures ana the HanSue
sermon. select preachers are appointed yearly ior
the Sunday afternoons from the beginning Oh
Nchaelmas term to the end OF Easter term, Tor tne
afternoons of Christmas Day. Good Friday ana
Ascension Day. and for such six or more sundays
in the long vacation may be appointed py 'he
vce-cha anceor.
The select preachers are appointed by syno'cate
consisting of the v.ce-chance!lor. the four pro-
fessors OF divinity the two proctors ana four mem
bers OF the senate elected by grace, VINO IN every
wear before the Easter term assign the Gays ior
preaching the Hulsean lectures and appoint the
select preachers for the next academcal year, the
davs on which a select preacher Is to preach oe'hs
also determined by the Syndic II the se'ec'
preacher Is prevented from preaching on the DAYS
assigned TO him the Syndic appoints aho'her
preacher in his place.
None but the most distinguished c.ergy"en ""o
ore boIders of high degrees from the three grea,
r,iyerstics In Great Britain are ever appointeu "
Tho Office Of select preacher. and the 1st OF ITS
,re.chers in the past contains the names OF s0,ie
~ The most notable among the English Clergy ne
preachers for this year in the month, OF May are
he RI Rev DR.. J. Moo-ehouse. Bsnop or OF NJ Mai ~,
ohester. The Rev G. H. Whitaker. NJ. A.. canon OF
1,r,,ro. ,ha r., rev Dr. w Boyd-Cerpenter. Bishop
Of Ripon' ana the Rev DR.. W. Cunningham, vicar
of Great ST. Marys. ,o.ar =, ,,us
pishon Potter has the degree OF doctor OF IaWs
from Cambridge. and IL one OF the three anel
hshops TO receive the degree OF doctor OF u''i''s
from oxford.