St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-27
GENERAL NEWS.


A new diocese of the Protestant Epis-
copal church, composed of Hampden,
Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire coun-
ties, and all of Worcester county except
Southbridge, was formally organized at
a conven ion of parochial delegates at
Springfield, Mass, Nov, 10. After select
ing the name of the Diocese OF Western
Massachusetts, the delegates unanimous
ly elected the Rev. DR.. David H. Greer OF
St. Bartholomew church, New York,
bishop The convention was notable for
its harmony, the only question calling
out difference of opinion being that OF
a name, some of the delegates desiring
that the diocese be called the Diocese OF
Worcester. The new bishop was born in
Wheeling, w. Va, in March, 1874. He
received his education at Washington
college, Philadelphia, and the Protestant
Episcopal Seminary in Gambler, Ohio.
He received the degree of doctor of divjn-
itv from Kenyon college and Brown uni
vers ty. In 1866 he was ordained. His
first pastorate was at Clarksburg, W.
Va, where, although it was only small
country place, DR.. Greer achieved such
prominence that he received a call to
charge in Covington, KY. Thin he went
to Grace Church, Providence. There he
established his repu alton as a preacher
and org AMER, and when, in 1888, the
pulpit OF the Church OF St. Bartholomew
in New York became vacant he was ask
ed to accept the TT ctorate. In June, 1897,
DR.. Greer was elected bishop coa6jutor
OF Rhode Island. He declined the Office.
National Anti-saIOon League.
Preparations are rapidly being perfect
ed for holding the sixth National Anti
Saloon convention in Washington Dectm-
Der 3, 4 and 5. The convention will be
preceded bv conference of the national
and tate superintendent, beginning Fri
day, Nov. 20, and an informal reception
to the members of the convention the
evening of Monday, December 2. The
business sessions will begin Tuesday,
| December 3, in one of the commodious
! buildings of the city, and will conclude
the following Thursday. All bodies hos
tile to the saloon are requested to select
| delegates, with alternates, to this con-
vention together with a representative
from each for the National Board Of
Direction. Representation in the convtn
tions consists of ten delegates from each
National body, five delegates from each
State organization and two delegates
from every other coop rating organ "a
ton holding annual conventions.
Bishop of Philippines.
Rev. Charles H. Brent, of St. Stephen S
Episcopal church, will accept the Episco-
pal Bishopric of the Philippine Islands,
where diocese was created by the trien
NAL convention at San Francisco. 1t is
thought that Father Brent will be conse-
Grated at Boston early in the new year.
He was born in New Castle, Ont, in
1862 and he is the son of Rev. Canon
Brent OF St. lanes Cathedral, Toronto,
He was graduated at the University OF
Trinity college in 1884. In 1896 he was
ordained deacon, and was raised to the
priesthood in 1897 at Toronto. His first
clerical labor was at St. Paul's pro ca
the dral in Buffalo In the following year
he went to Boston to work in St. John S
Evangelists Parish under Rev. Father
Hall, who later became bishop of Yer
mont in 1898.
To Set Australian Mails.
The British government has made a
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the Oceanic Steamship Company and
also with the various American railway
lines which are a part of the transcOnti
men, al railway mail service, to carry the
Australian and Auckland mails in the
future. Hitherto the mail reached Eng
land via the Suez Canal. The mail will
be carried from Australia to San Fran
cisco in American steamships and will
then be rushed across the United State.
by the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific
the Big Four, Lake Shore and the New
York Central roads to this city, whert
it will be turned over to the CunarC
Steamship Line. George H. Daniels, thu
general passenger agent OF the New Yorl
Central Railroad, says that the securing
: OF this mail contract means that much o
the passenger traffic between England
and Australia viii surely follow tn
mails.
Bad Week ON the AtchisOn.
By head-on collision near Franconia
f, Ariz., Wednesday seven trainmen wer
: killed, 14trainmen il jured and three Cal
!, fornia passengers slightly hurt. Limite
4 trains east and west.bound crashed tC
J. gether while running at full speed. TIL
S east-bound train was drawn by two er
] gines, while the west bound train ha
e but one locomotive. The three engine
: were crushed and blown to pieces by a
e explosion which followed the collision
S Both trains were made up Of vestlbu
+ cars of the heaviest kind, and while the
+ stood the terrific shock we'll and pre-
n tected the passengers to great exten
# several of the cars took fire at once an
S burned up. The dining cars, one o
i each train, one Pullman and two con
- posite cars were destroyed. The sleeI
ing cars, with one or two exception
suffered slightly, but the mail car VIZ
; burned, containing 10000 letters iC
:, Los Angeles and adjacent points.
A Father Lynch's Body Removed.
d The recent removal of the body OF Re
/; Father Thomas Lynch from Fair Have
lie to Hollywood cemetery, Boston, mari
;; the close of several bitter legal actor
IS between Bishop Michaud of Burlingtt
d and prominent Catholic priest OF Be
ID ton. Father Lynch died in Angus
d 1899, and his body was buried in t
chutchyard at Fair Haven. There ha
since been several law suits over t
right to erect monument over his gra
A. and regarding the removal of the DO,
40 from the local cemetery. Last year
d nephew, Rev. Gerald Pagan of Bostc
q ordered and paid for monument viii
m is still in the possession of Halleh