Evening star., 1898-10-17


Bishop OF South Carolina.
Thomas in the see of Kansas, was born in
Nichols. Tioga county, New York, April
H. 1913, of Dutch descent.
His family removed to Faribault. Mimi.
in 1857. and young Mispaugh was sent to
the parish school under the pioneer mission
ary. Rev. J. Lloyd Breck D. D. He be-
came a Sunday scholar and choir boy in the
first church building of the Bishop Seabury
Mission, under DR.. Breck. Bishop Whipple,
Professor Thomas (afterward bishop OF
Kansas, and Rev. DR.. Dobbin. He was
graduated from Shattuck Hall June, 1870.
He entered Seabury Divinity School in 1870,
graduating in 1873 with the degree of B. D.
He was ordained deacon by Bishop Whip
| pie in the cathedral at Faribauit June ~.
1873, who advanced him to the priesthood
| June 2l, 1874. After abundant missionary
work in Minnesota Millspaugh was called
TO be dean of Omaha Cathedral Nebraska,
and was formally installed October 6, 1915.
remaining in that charge for ten years. In
1856 he became rector of st. PauIs Church.
Minneapolis, which position he resigned to
become dean of Grace Cathedral, Topeka
Kansas. where he remained until elected to
the episcopal office in succession to his old
instructor, Thomas. He received the degree
of ID. D. from Seabury in 1895
He was consecrated bishop of Kansas
September 10, 1855, in the Topeka Cathe-
! dral. His cOnsecrators were Bishops Whip
| pie. Tuttle, Spalding, Anvil and Brooke.
Bishop Millspaugh has in his early mis-
sion work, and especially in his close asso-
citation with Bishops Ciarkson and Thomas,
| the best of preparation for the work he has
now entered upon.
Rt. Rev. Arthur Crawshaw Alliston Hall
the successor of Bissen in the see of Yer
mont, is a native of England having been
born at Binfeld, Berkshire. April r. 1S47.
He was educated at Christ Church Col
lege. Oxford, taking his 3. A. in 1869 and
proceeding NJ. A, in course. in 1872. He was
ordained deacon by the bishop of Oxford
December, 1870. and priest by the same
I .1erE T0zp boz
the Society of St John the Evangelist.
Cowley, Oxford. He was licensed preacher
in the diocese of oxford 1S70-'73; came to
the United States in 1873; was assistant
minister OF the Church of the Advent Bos-
ton, 1sT4-'s2; was in charge of the Mission
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston,
lss3-9l. He was naturaIized and became d
citizen of the United States while minister
ing in Boston. He was licensed prea cher in
the diocese of oxford 1892 -'93. He received
an honorary D. d. from the University of
oxford. 1893 The same year he received
the same degree from Trinity Hartford.
and from Bishops College, Lennoxville,
p. Q.
He was elected bishop of Vermont August
10 1893, and was consecrated IN st. Pauls
Church, Burlington, VT, on the festival of
the Purif1cation. February g 1894, by Bish-
ops Neely. Niles Coleman, Grafton and
Lawrence. together with the Most Rev DR..
Travers Lewis, archbishop of Ontario Cam
ada He was released from all obligations
to the Society of ST. John the Evangelist
prior TO his conservation to the see.
Blshop Hall Is preacher of rare ability
and eloquence He is a well-re ad theo, oetan
ana a writer of taste and culture
Right Rev. William Ford Nichols, the
coadjutor and successor to the intellectual
William Nl, Ingraham Kip. was born at Lloyd.
ulster county, n. Y, June g. 1919. He
Is descended from Francis Nichols one Of
the original settlers of Stratford, Conn.
lie was graduated at Trinity College In
the class of 1870, and at the Berkeley
in
cons orders III Holy Trinity Church Mid
dletown, June 4. 1873, from Bishop John
Williams, who Driested him in the same
church June 4, 1874. His ministry was
spent as curate at Middletown; rector of
st. James Church. West Hartford, to-
gether with Grace Newington; rector of
Christ Church. Hartford. and Of St
James Church, Philadelphia. He was pro-
lessor OF church history at the Berkeley
School. In 1884 a member of the Con-
necticut delegation to the Seabury cente-
nary at Aberdeen, Scotland, in behalf of
the clergy and laity of Connecticut he pre-
sented the memorial paten and chalice to
the Scottish church. In 1888 he was elect
ed bishop coadtutor of southern Ohio
which office he declined to accept His
divinity doctrines were received from Trim
ity and Gambler
He was consecrated bishop coadjutor Of
California in St James, Philadelphia June
"A, 1880. by Bishops Williams Quin,ard
Neely, Littlejohn, Whitaker, Miles, Adams
oCarDOfOuSh. W nnenead and II. e. Potter
On the death of Kip. Nichols became do
cesan. His administration has been wise
conservative. judicious He gives promise
of attaining the highest distinction and
winning the greatest success possible to a
bishop of the Church of Christ. He is
the founder and dean of the Church Diyin-
ity School, San Mateo, Cal
Bishop Davis Sessums of Louisiana was
born in Houston Tex. July !, 1855. He
, was educated at the University Of the
South. where. after brilliant course he
proceeded MA IN 1878. Entering the
theological department of the university
he completed his studies preparatory to
ordination the following year. He was
made a deacon in Christ Church In his
native place February ., 1SS2 by Bishop
Gregg. who advanced him to the priesthood
in the same church August l3 of the same
| year. His early ministry was spent at
/ Galveston, Texas. In charge of Grace
Church In 1888 he removed to Tennes-
| see, where he was first assistant and then
| rector of Calvary Church, Memphis In
/ 1871 he became rector of Christ Church
| New Orleans. where he remained until his
| election as bishop coadiutor of Louisiana
| He received the doctorate in divinity from
( his alma mater in the year of his conse-
| Grafton.
! He was consecrated in his parish church
/ June "a, 1891. by Bishops Quintard. Tuttle.
! Garrett, Galieher. Thompson and WARSAW
| He became diocesan on the death of Bish-
1 op Galleher, the same year. Bishop Ses-
| sums is an orator of fervid eiouuence a
| metaphysical thinker and an able writer.
| He is tolerant In his administration.
| (Confinued nm Tbfrtaanxh