The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-10
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOPS
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
To THE COLUMBIAN:

VIZ S'atS hho DCSD ulNlUeQ. mere
are now three dloceses, namely
pennsylvania" comprising the City
of Philadelphia, and adjoining
counties, with population of I, ,4o4,.
GAG and an area of a11o square miles.
Plttsburg comprising the counties
lying west of Mexican, Cameron,
Clearfeld, Gambia and Somerset.
with population of 1,7o6,oSa and
an area OF $4,000 square miles.
"Central Pennsylvania" comprising
thirty seven counties, with popula.
tion of a,r46,Io3 and an area of
25,2SI square miles-comprising
more than half the area of the state
and nearly one half of the population.
Pennsylvania was organized as a
Diocese in 1884. J.G.F.
WILLIAM WHITE, d. d.
The first Bishop of Pennsylvania
was born in Philadelphia IN I747 or
I74S and was baptized IN Christ
Church in that city, May as, 174S;
there received his first communion;
and there, May 2S, 1887 his first
ordination took place, and in the
same church Bishop White conse.
Grated six bishops for various Sees.
No wonder sacred and holy memories
cluster round old Christ Church. He
studied theology in England and took
orders in the church of England in
1870, was rector of Christ Church
and St. Peters in Philadelphia 1870
1896 and friend and pastor of
Washington-he presided at the first
Episcopal convention held in America
Sept. and Oct. 17S5-wrote the con.
stltution OF the church then adopted,
and was chosen Bishop of the Diocese
OF Pennsylvania in 1886.
Upon his election he proceeded to
England with DR.. Samuel Provost,
elected Bishop of New York, and
was consecrated at Lambeth Palace
Chapel by the Arch bishop of Canter
burg Feb. 4I7S7, being the first
American Bishop in the line of sue
cesslon from Canterbury; was Presi-
dent OF the first Bible Society esta b.
lished IN the United States-and with
Bishop Seabury Of Connecticut. as
the first House of Bishops" of the
American Church, revised the Beck
Of Comm0n Prayer for the use of the
American Episcopal Church. He was
the author of several volumes on
church history and doctrine.
1t is said that Bishop White visited
st. Paul's Bloomsburg, upon more
than one occasion, but l have
not been able to verify the statement.
1t would be gratifying if it could be
established, and if any record of it
exists, 1t should be furnished.
Bishop White died in Philadelphia,
July 18th, 1896.
HENRY UsTICK oNDERDoNK, D. D. LID.
Was born in New York, March 6,
1889. He graduated from Columbia
College in 1905, studied medicine in
Edinburgh, and practiced in New
York. Subsequently he studied
theology and was ordained Priest in
the Episcopal Church IN 1876, and
engaged in missionary work in Can
andaigua, N. Y, and was rector OF St.
AIMS Church, Brooklyn, IS2o-1S27.
He was elected Assistant Bishop of
Pennsylvania in 1927, and was Bishop
after the death OF Bishop White, un-
til his suspension on charges in 1874.
He was reinstated In 1886. He died
in Philadelphia, Dec. 6, 1883. He
was the author of several books and
a number of hymns, many of which
are in use in nearly all evangelical
denominations.
Bishop Onderdonk was in Colum-
bla County on several occasions-he
preached in old Christ's Church,
Jerseytown, in ISas-IS26-and on
July IS, 1878 he consecrated old St.
Gabrleps. The official record thereof
is printed in the pamphlet, of "The
Church in Columbia County" There
is no doubt that the Bishop preached
and administered all the rites of con-
frmatlon and communion in St. Paul's
Church in Bloomsburg, during his
Eplscopate, but have not been able
to recover any memorandum of the
fact.
ALoNzo POTTER, D. d. L. ID.
Was born at La Grange, N. Y. |
July 10, 1900, and was graduated in
1913 at Union College. He married
the only daughter of President Mott,
and became college tutor in 1910,
and held mathematical professor
ship in Union College rS2I-26. He
took Deacon's orders in the Church
IN 1921, was advanced to the Priest,
hood IN 1894, and was rector of ST.
Pauls, Boston ISa6.3I. He was
Professor of Moral Philosophy and
Vice-President OF Union College 1891
As. He was elected Bishop of Penn