The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-01
coadjutor-elect came before the con-
vention today.

coadjutor-elect came before the con-
vention today.
WILL HAVE CITY CHURCHES.
The convention, which met I'm the
Church OF the Heavenly Rest. was the
largest that ever gathered in this diocese
Bishop Potter in his opening address, af-
ter referring to the fact that % years
have now elapsed since he was called TO
office. announced that he consented TO
the election, of bishop coadjutor, that
he resigned TO the coadjutor one-half of
the bishops salary aud assigned to him
all combinations In the principal par
ishes 10 the city. all consecrations and
ordinations and all administration OF dis
cipine.
Bishop Potter retains as his own duty
visitations to rural churches the admis-
sion OF candidates for holy orders and per.
sons In holy order of other dioceses apply
Ing TO be transferred 10 this diocese.
After approving the new plan recently
adopted for the administration OF mis-
sions, the bishop said
A matter of common interest TO the
whole church has been brought to Your
notice during the past year I'm connection
with the proposed change In Its name
As yet have not seen anything In the
way OF argument for such change that
has seemed TO me 10 demand serious
consideration. Happily. we may regard
the question az, for the time being, suf-
hciently disposed OF: since. unless have
been misinformed. a clear and consider
able majority OF the dioceses OF this
church have expressed themselves, how
ever little enamored OF the present title
OF the church, as opposed at present. TO
any change OF name Is to be made action
leading to theis end should be accord'ng
to strict constitutional methods
The point raised by the canonists that
this convention was not competent to
elect because IL had not obtained the per-
mission of the general convention, was
got around by the Rev. DR.. Parks. chair
man OF the committee on the coadjutor.
In the words, owing 10 advancing years"
BROAD CHuRCHMAN.
The new bishop coadjutor is just under
W years OF age. or only about eight years
younger than Bishop Potter. He came
TO New York I'm 1855 and almost AZ once
TOOK leading position among clergy and
laity. He describes himself as broad
churchman. lie was elected bishop CO.
western Massachusetts but declined both.
saving he had work 10 do in this city.
lie would have been elected bishop coad-
tutor OF PENNSYLVANIA had he permitted
the use or his name.
His fame Is that OF an administrator
Through him the Vanderbilts and others
contributed large sums. and the St Bar
.nolomews ,e parish house clinic and vast
came into existence He rarely wears
clerical garm, and his opponents in the
diocese. OF whom he has few. accuse
him OF being more Of business man
than spiritual leader
Usually on convention night n mission
ary meeting r. held. and II poorly at
tended. Last night Bishop and Mrs Pot
ter gave n reception at Sherrys The
guests numbered about thousand and
included the lay delegates as well as
the clerical
Rev David N. Greer went 20 ST Rar-
tholomew's church I'm lsss. after serving
as rector OF Grace church IN Providence
for IL years. 40 he le we'll known I'm this
city. lie was elected In November. 1901.
bishop of the new diocese OF western
Massac c husetts. but he declined and DIR.
Kinton ives chosen.
81 Bartholomew church ~ attended
by many of New Yorks wealthy and
fashionable people. and r. actively en-
gagged IN institutional work. The names
of Vanderbilt Depcw, Van Rensselaer, and
DC Peyster appear I'm It's congregation.
but ali its members are not rich. pr.
Greer was born in Wheeling w. Va.
March 90 iSu. and was graduated from
Washington college IN Pennsylvania. he
studied theology IN the Episcoral semi.
nary az Gambler q Brown university
conferred the degree Of y. ID. on him.
az also ala Kenyon college.