New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-02
A SOTELCHED BISHOP.

Thcro can be no doubt about It, Bishop POT
for i souelched. After being shown up as hs
has been by the Hon John Raines 1t IS dihr
.ult ia soc how he can continue as Bishop OF
,his diocese If he really has any sense Oh
shame Mt all he will give up pretending 10 uo
GOOD among people Of whom, after all these
VOWS of exDerience he Is SO densey ignorant,
and recommend to the Church to secure Tor us
Pishon the Rev Dr.. Raines, of St Thomas
Church Canandaigua. distinguished expert
an religions and reformatory work in large
cities
Rlshop Potter had the tcmcrlty few DAYS
ooo IN make an address in behalf OF coffee
houses and coffee wagons, in which he eX-
,ressed the view that inexpensive places OF
rocrootion and rpfrcshment were needed, ana
that ONLY as something better that answered 10
The saloon was provided was it possible to
abolish tho mlschiefs of the saloon. The saloon
was the poor mans club. and it gave some
things he wanted and needed, and 1t could only
bo cxpclled by something which would give
lin those things without the accompanying
OWLS For this the Rev. Dr. Raines has IN
, d,ctcd him for hercsy. and arraigned him in the
rocielotura of the State For the Rev. Doctor
* n maker of laws in Albany, as well as n
I
loathed. abhorred his very soul with deep dis
,ust was stirred at the thought put forth by
Risbop Potter. and with all the fervor Of his
,iphteous spirit he exclaimed: Let THIS
"Ri.hon who holds such original views so to the
"tcncmcnts in the city in which he lives ana
Study the results of the poor mems clubs,
80 called
pcrhaps the Bishop might be tempted to say
III dor
fully original that he thought he was making
n rathec automatic statement of the necessity
OF putting something better in the place OK the
saloon But no such excuse Will avail MIN.
The Rev. Or. Ranes cuts through his preten-
sions with keen knife Of sarcasm when he
/ tells him "to 90 10 the tencments in the city
in which he lives and study the question be-
fore he prcsumes TO talk about ii and display
/ his ignorance beside the wisdom OF the Canaan
! daigua evangelist 1t is possible that this
shameless Bishop may be so foolish as to think
! he himself has little knowledge OF the tene-
ments He may comfort himself with the
, thought that he was rector OF Grace Church
/ for many years, and the founder Of the great
mission work which has made that parish
! famous lie may think that he learned some
| thing about the tenements when he established
! the ro-Cathedral in Stanton-st., and supervised
! It's work, and went into the tenement region to
dwell for a time and become acquainted With
IT'S needs Men often are pulled up with such
nride. and Bishop who would differ from the
Rev. Dr. Raines must be fun OF vanity. But
let him think Of the years Of study given to re-
formatory questions by the Rev Doctor and
be humble.
Even so ignorant person as the Blshol
must he aware that the Canandaigua philan'
tbropist and missionary, in his legislative ca
nority as the Hon. John, frequently comes to
New. York and studies the tenemenls from the
vantage-ground Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
There he meets the district leaders and other
politicians who do not hedge themselves aDou'
with lawn gowns but go among the people and