The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
BISHOP POTTER RETURNS.
BRINGS n DEDICATED SHOULDER
AND 8 GALLONS OF SCOTCH.

No Got the First by BeisG Thrown from =
Easrso In Frankfort. Germany, and tho
Vyhisksy Wa Given Him by an Admirer in
E~nnland-1Hs Had n Pleasant Vacation.
Bishop Potter returned from Europe ycster-
day on the White Star steamship Germanic,
bringing with him q dislocatod shoulder and
eighteen gallons Of very fine Scotch whiskey.
He got tho former In Frankfort, Germany, by
being thrown a few weeks ago while riding q
horse. The whiskey was given to him by an
admirer in England. and the Bishop was com.
pulled to pay Uncle Sam $40 duty on 1t. Save
for his right arm, which he carried in a sling,
the Bishop seemed to be in excellent health, and
his spirits are very good. He was met at tho
pior by his laughter and his brother, Frank
Potter. He went direct to his house. 10 Wash
ington square, where he remained until half
past IL, when he left town for Newport.
The Bishop said that he had had a most enjoy
able trip from the time he left this country, and
had been much rested and benefited byit. Speak
ing Of his accident he said laughingly;
II was riding a spirited horse while in Frank
fort visiting my brother, and found I was not so
expert a rider as l had fancied. The horse was
cantcring along gently when suddenly it SHE'D
at something on the side of the road and 1 went
off. My right shoulder was dislocated. and I
was somewhat bruised about the body, other
wise I was not hurt. Carrying my arm in a
sling is an inconvenience. but that will not
last long"
The Bishop was most pleased with the Lambeth
Conference, to attend which was the particular
object that took him abroad. He was especially
gratitea with the reception given to tho Amer.
lean Bishops, and was greatly impressed with
the Independence and high spirit shown by tho
Colonial Bishops.
Il was surprised. - he said, !" to see the strong
feeling OF freedom shown by the Colonial Bish-
ops. Surprising as II may seem, they were more
aggressive, independent, and outspoken in their
views than even the Americana
Bishop Potter said that nothing could have
been more cordial than tho welcome given to tho
American Bishops by all with whom they
came in contact. One of the things that inter
Brotherhood had met with in England.
"The ORDER" he said, " was founded in this
| country, and since its introduction into Eng.
land 1t has progressed remarkably. l am glad
it fourishes better in the soil to which 1t was
| transplanted than in its native land"
In reference to the attack made on him since
he left this country by the Rev. Mylton Maury,
formerly pastor Of st. James's Church, Goshen.
n. Y. who was removed by the Bishop in 1887,
the Bishop said that he intended to pay no at
tention TO the charges.
One of the first things the Bishop will have to
do Is to decide the place OF meeting OF the do
cesar Convention, which convcnes on Sept. 20.
I this convention the question OF giving the
Bishop a chaplain will be discussed and proba-
bly, decided. For the last three years this post
has been filed by tho Rev. Ralph II. baldwin,
who has served without remuneration. Now that
he has left the city TO become the rector OF st.
Johns Church, Saginaw, Mich, n cha plain Is
! diocese Off the shoulders OF the Bishop. At
present the Bishop of Vermont is the only Amer.
lean Bishop who has q chaplain. but nearly all
English and Colonial Bishops have them.