Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-07
BISHOP LEONARD'S
SUCCESSOR HERE.
Right Reverend Franklin Spencer
SpaIding Now in Charge Of
Utah Diocese.
HOME AT UNIVERSITY CLUB.
Will Preach His First Sermon at ST..
Paul's Episcopal Church Tomorrow
--Glves News Interview

r. Rev Franklin Spencer Spslding,
the new Episcopal Bishop Of the dis
trict Of Salt Lake, arrived last mid
night over the Rio Grande from Erie,
Pa, where he has been a rector for
several years. and was warmly well
coined by Dean Eddie Of St. Marks
cathedral The dean escorted the new
prelate to the University club where
comfortable quarters had been engaged
for him. and where he was found this
morning by a News reporter after
breakfast
Bishop Spalding said that he had yet
to become acquainted with his new
field Of labor, as his previous acquain-
lance with Il had been CLEANED only by
several brief trips en- route TO points
beyond. The district is Of fairly good
size including all Of Utah, that part OF
Colorado included IN the Pacific slope,
Ulnta county Wyoming, and the east
ern half of Nevada the north and
south line running between Tonopah
and GoldGeld So In view of lack of
familiarity with the field, beyond that
gained by cursory observation, Bishop
Spaulng remarked that he would wait
awhile until he had given the field a
looking over before making any state
ments.
TALKS or HIS CALL.
IN response to questions, he said
that his appointment had come an en-
tire surprise, as he was not expecting
anything OF the kind, However, now
that the call had come through no Ell
fort OF his own, he was not disposed 10
avoid the responsibility and was pre-
pared 20 undertake In a willing spirit
and a firm purpose whatever duty
might be required OF him,
The bishop was welcomed this morn
Ing az the club by Rev. DR.. Paden who,
like the bishop, is graduate OF
Princeton. and other clubmen, and was
made TO feel perfectly at home. He
will remain for the present at the club
and become member there, He re-
marked that the club surroundings
were OF the most comfortable and con .
genial character, and he was delighted
with his new abode, The bishop Us
looking around town today, and meet
ing prominent members Of the Episco .
pal church. and will preach his first
sermon tomorrow morning, In ST
Marks cathedral,
Bishop SpaldnE Is a young man, not
quite 40. Just at that age when the fires
Of youthful enthusiasm have not yet
lost their force but which are being
tempered with that maturity OF judg-
ment and sound discretion that come
with advancing years The new prelate
must be a good Judge Of men, a spir-
ltual man himself and a sound theo-
Logan, for his church else the house OF
bishops would not have selected him.
Bishop Spalding is no stranger TO west
ern progress and ideas, though mostly
n stranger to this particular section, as
his father was bishop Of Colorado from
1874 to within two years ago, when he
was called home after strenuous and
valuable career.
HIS CAREER.
The young man prepared for college
at Jarvis hail, tho former well known
Episcopal school IN Denver ana grad
uated from Princeton In the class az
1887. He was native OF Erie, Pa. but
had removed with his parents TO COL
orado, on his fathers appointment TO
that diocese For a year after gradu-
alton, Mr. Spalding taught school In the
loca preparatory school In Princeton
y. j.. and then entered the General
Theological seminary IN New York,
graduating as at Princeton. with hon
ors in 1891. Mr. Spalding had charge
OF Jarvis hall from 1892 to 1896 ac-
ceptlng n call to Erie, Pa. in the fail
OF the latter year. and there he re.
NAMED I'm active pastoral work as q
beloved and houored rector until the
call came for him to return west, this
time as bishop OF the district OF Salt
Lake, He was consecrated bishop Dec
IA last, Salt Lakes old time friend
Bishop futile, presiding; and now he
Is here TO take up his new lines Of work
with q Consecrated purpose and firm
intention
Bishop Spalding is unmarried. lie Il
man In love with his work, and II the
conversation held with him this morn
ing Is any indication, his people will
shortly be In love with him, for Bishop
Spalding IS a man with the reputation
OF making friends wherever he goes.
II Is interesting 10 note that he was an
athlete NJ prominence while living I'm
Denver, having been n member Of the
Denver Athletic club. and played i'm
portant positions both on the football
aud baseball teams, ana in college he
was at the front IN athletics. So he Is
sound IN his physical rs we'll as In his
spiritual makeup, and his entering
on his labors In salt Lake VIII be noted