The age-herald., 1900-06-28
CONSIDERATION OF
 THE NEW BISHOP
Will Take Place at Selma Early
 in August.
A GREEK CONGREGATION
The Greek Colony Numbers One Hun dred and Twenty y-Episcopalian Bishop Vincent in Birming-
 ham For Few Hours

The Rev. Robert w Barnwell, elected by the Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Council of Alabama at it's meeting in May, Coad- tutor Bishop with the right of succession, became Bshop-elect on the death of Bishop Winner Before the conservation of MT. Barnwell can take place a majority of the standing committees of the Episcopal church in the United States and ma jority of the Bishops in the United States must vote in favor of the confirmation of his election. The secretary of this diocese has received favorable reports from a large number-almost a majority-of the stand ing committees and enough to make up the majority will probably be in hand within the next few days. No one expected a vote against the Bishop-elect, and it is safe to say there will be none.
 It is expected that the consecration will take place in MT. Barnwells church in Selma on Monday, August 6-the feast of the Transfguration. Bishop Clark of Rhode Island as the presiding Bishop of the Episcopal church, will appoint the consecrators as soon as he is officially ad- vised of the conirmatory votes. There must be not less than three consecrators, but five or six are usually appointed. It is believed that the Right Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson of Mississippi will be one of them. Other Bishops mentioned in this connection are the Right Reverends Kin loch Nelson of Georgia, Thomas r. Gailor of Tennessee. Davis Sessums of Louisiana, Ellison Capers of South Carolina and Thomas U. Dudley of Kentucky. Rev. John G. Murray of this city will probably be selected as of the presiding Presby- ters.
 The Rev. K. Kallnos, the Greek priest who assisted in the Greek services here Sunday left yesterday for Savannah. He received marked attention from the mem bers of the Greek colony and seemed to be much pleased with his visit.
 There are in round numbers one hundred and twenty members of the Greek church, styled the Orthodox church. in Birming- ham and all of them but one are men. The Greek woman is Mrs Chronaki. There is talk of organizing a congregation here, with priest in charge; but the leaders of the colony deem it advisable to wait until the numbers increase. Every year a few Greeks arrive from Europe. There are several priests of the Greek church in the United States, but no Bishop. The high est dignitary is the Right Rev. Father Dorotheo, an abbot or archimandrte, who celebrated mass on Sunday. He is immed- lately under the Bishop of Athens.
 The Rev. James A. Meurer, rector of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, is at Whitfield, in the mountains of Virginia, whither he went last week for the benefit of his health. From that point he will proceed to Maryland to pay a visit to his brother. who is a priest stationed near Baltimore. few days ago Father Meurer wrote to his brother, the Rev. Henry Meurer, who is now in Birmingham, that his health had improved since he reached Virginia.
 Tomorrow is observed in the Catholic church as the festival of SS. Peter and Paul.
 The Right Rev. Boyd Vincent of the Diocese of Southern Ohio spent a few hours in Birmingham this week. He called on the Rev Murray.