The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25
rendered a Reception at Row.
land Hall Last Night.
GREETED BY HIS FRIENDS
CoNVoCATIoN OF CHURCH COM
MENCEs MONDAY.

In honor of the fifteenth anniversary
of his ordination as a bishop, Abiel
Leonard Of the Diocese of Utah and
Nevada, was rendered a reception at
Rowland hall last night by the clergy
and members of the Episcopal churches
Of the city. Representative of almost
all the denominations OF the city Joined
in the reception and the bishop was
greeted by hundreds of his friends. He
was the recipient Of congratulations
from every hand and several handsome
tokens presented by the clergy and
school bespoke the esteem and love Of
those who have worked under the
bishop.
From 20 II p. m. the prettily dec
GRATED rooms and halls of the school
were filled to overlooking with guests
Among these were a number of Wis
fting bishops and ,sIergymen who came
10 attend the annual convOcation which
commences Monday. Prominent among
these were Bishop Nichols of San Fran
cisco, Bishop Ormstead of Denver,
Bishop Funston of Boise City. Ida:
Rev. Mr.. Brown of ogden, Rev. L. r.
Ridgely of China, and Stohe Scha-
Nanaugh, son of Chief Schavanaugh of
the Uncompahgre Indians. who earle
as delegate to the convocatiOn from
the Indian mission.
Gathering of Guests.
number of the little girls Of the
school attired in dainty evening cos
tunes met the guests at the door and
conducted them to the cloak rooms.
Others were there to show them into
the reception hall The rooms were
ablaze with lights and the atmosphere
was sweet with the fragrance of flow
ers. From behind a bower Of palms
a string orchestra discoursed sweet
music during the evening.
The dining hall was a garden of
palms. Prettily laid tables were
laden with light refreshments and
during the evening the guests were
served by the young ladies of the
school.
There was no formal programme. but
early in the evening a pleasant surprise
was given the bishop in the music room.
Miss Dorothy Leonard, his 1O-year-old
daughter, appeared with her teacher.
Miss Flanders. and won the unbounded
applause of the guests by performing
GurHttS 'ROndO," accompanied by
Miss Flanders. The difficult piece was
mastered by the young musician espeCi-
ally Tor the occasion as a surprise TO
her rather. As further surprise the
pupils and teachers Of the school pre-
scented the bishop with purse con-
tanning a neat sum. Until late in the
evening the guests tarried, wishing the
bishop many happy returns of the an
niversary.
Luncheon to Visitors.
At noon yesterday Mrs. Leonard gave
a luncheon at which the visiting bish-
ops and clergymen of the local Epis-
copal churches were present. At the
close OF the luncheon the bishop was
presented with a solid gold pectoral
cross and chain as a token of esteem
from the clergymen of his diocese. La
ter in the afternoon the bishop and his
guests visited st. Marks hospital
where short services were conducted
In the chapel. .z- @ "
on Tuesday evening at the Knuts-
ford a banquet viii be rendered Bish-
Op Leonard at which the visiting clergy
Will be present
At St Marks cathedral today the
preparatory services for the cOnvoca-
ton will be held. Holy communion will
be administered at O'Clock by the Rev.
J.. b. Ridgely, and at IL o'clock the
anniversary sermon in honor of Bish-
op LeOnard's ordination will be
preached by Bishop Nichols of San
Francisco. The choir of st. Paul's
church will unite with that of St
Marks and special programme of nlU-
sic will be rendered.
In the afternoon a st. PauTs Rev.
Mr.. Ridgely will address the children
on Sunday school work.
In the evening at St. Marks the con-
gregation of the two churches will
again unite and addresses win be made
by the visiting bishops. on Monday
morning the regular cOnvocation serv-
ices will begin.
Bishop Leonard's Career.
The Right Reverend Abel Leonard.
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
Utah and Nevada, is one of the pio-
neer nOn-MOrmon religious and educa-
tiOnal workers of the state. he was
born in Fayette, Mo. June 26 1913. and
came of New England parentage. His
ancestors sprang from an English
baroness whose castle was in Sussex
The fOrefathers of the bishop came to
this country and when told that they
might return TO England and secure a
title and lands. one of them replied
that he would rather live in this co,1u-l
try without a title than to go back to
England.
Bishop Leonard secured his early ed
ucation in the schools of his native
town and afterwards entered Washing
ton university in St. Louis He grad
uated from Dartmouth college in New
hampshire in 1870 He determined to
take up the ministry and entered the
theological seminary in New York in
the fall of 1870 and graduated in 1873
After his graduation he was or
dained deacon by Bishop Roberts of
Missouri, in what is known as The
Little Church Around the Corner" in
New York. He entered upon his min
isterial duties in Sedalia, Mo, and re-
NAMED there three years. During that
ttme ne was ordained priest. In 1877
ne went to Hannibal and remained I'm
I'll 1881, when he went to Atchison
Kan. where he remained seven years.
While IN that place he became promi- |
nent IN educational work.
Comes to Salt Lake.
IN the year of 1887 he was elected
missionary bishop of Utah and Nevada |
and took up his residence in Salt Lake
city IN March of 1888. Shortly after
that the Theological seminary of which /
ne was graduate conferred upon him
the degree of doctor OF sacred the /
ology
when Bishop Leonard came here the |
Episcopal church was struggling for
a foOthold and he soon had it well es- 4
tablshed. Under his direction three 1
prosperous churches have been estab-
fished and Episcopal missions have /
been started throughout the state. 1
Two missions were organized among /
the Indians and they are thriving vet. I
Always interested in educational /
work, the bishop turned his attention !
In that direction as soon as he vas
able TO do so and at one time seven 4
day schools and two boarding schools /
were being run under his direction. OF /
these only the Rowland hall of this /
city still remains, the others having |
been abandoned. When the bishon