The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02

wv ago it was llonored at the
.ts opening service by the
pnimate of all England. the most
distinguished leader in the Anglican
communion in the world, the Most
1sev. and Right Hon. Randall
Thomas Davidson, d. D.. LII D., d. G.
L., Archbishp Of Canterbury. AT the
General Convention this year there will
be a. number OF distinguished visitors,
perhaps the most prominent being the
Right Rev. and Right Hon. Arthur
Foley Wilmington Ingram, d. D.,
London.
AS 1t was the See of London which
sent tile first minister of the Church
of England to- American shores and
the Bishop Of London, who exercised
episcopal supervision over the cnurch
in Virginia from Its inception to the
outbreak Of the Revolution, there Is a
ppeluliar approp5riateness on this three
hundredth anniversary in the visit Of
the promincn. English churchrlan.
Picturesque Figure.
Il Bishop Ingram is unauestionably one
OF the most picturesque OF all the
English bishops, and is considered TO
be a popular bishop in the sense .lat
he is quite hero among the people
of London. Hefis a specimen OF per
feet physical manhood, devoted to atn-
letics, an enthusiastic bicyclist, he Is
frequently to abe found along the
Thames embanknent. where the ., peGp pn'
promptu talks which he occa siona y y
gives of the everyday things or HE
and how to live good and uprlsht IVES s.
The bishop is said to pc an ausp y
at concealing IN good anecdotes aha
Jokes which he tells, lesson or u
moral WHICH the people may carry
away with them His facial express
sion shows the force ana power p o nl or.
Spd. indeed, one of the few preachins
{ bishops OF England. His sunday az
fernoon sermons when he was canon o.
St. Paul's CatfE oral. ,.drew congreg;a-
lions Of five.4tov six Thousand people.
AS master OF pulpit oratory, he j
taid to have no superior, In Ensiana.
He is greatly, aided by a musl ga,
roice being spoken of as "one or liz
Observation-Disclosures Of the Colder
Tongue" Then, too. Bishop ingrta,n an
comes s, Of Ss pf Rsy Wi FANNY in esn5
tanford Rectory, and of Louisa, tn
Gaughter Of dc hate DR.. Pepys, Bishop
pfaWorcester.s Bishop Ingram was l porI
in WORCESTERSHIRE on January rs, 1881
and as a boy was not considered espe
ciaIly bright at school, although M
he,sry dsp f Men b f9r wh ,m
is still known to many intimate frlend'
After graduating from Elton he entere
iSebie College oxford, where he rowe
IN the college, eight. and was also
great hand, at tennis.
Largest In World.
The Bishop Of London is reported I
have the oversight of the largest an
most complex diocese, in the worl
the past awG and rs been
SersallY received with the greatest CT
.husiasm.
The Toronto Presbyterian, speaker
of the enthusiastic and even royal r
d ception given to the Bishop OF Londt
In that city, said:
.Hshop Ingram IS as different fro
the conventional bishop of the com
journal as possible. He is man WI
has consecrated his richly endow
life to the service, and the ,redempti
of this congested and struggling mass
OF tie worlds metropolis. He has
His episcopal dignity TO take care
itself. but it has suffered nothing
among the socially great of Lond
n as in the crowded sluins. Such a J
must count for much, not only III WI
#& Il personally accomplishes, but in t
Inspiration which ii affords to otl
workers"
MS The Bishop of London is the auti
Of numesr OF , dey9t!onal = books,
II IN Great sssio'G chities,' Besides tennis,
bishop is a follower of golf. cyci!
A. Bishop OF london, he makes
s{ principal residence. AT FmlhHm Fala
IA hot far from the city. HIS town no
is in st. James Square.
M The bishop keeps up his close G
B nertion with the slnms Of East l.
DON, where his principal work
been done. AT a garden party rece
~ at Fulham Palace the guests W
@ girls from his4smission schools,
progresses OF England waited on II
bishop IL as much OF favorite
Mayfair as in East London. howe
IN \ spiritua! revival is reported to
Eweeping through the Eritish peerf
and much of itg inflpence is atlrihl
9s 10 tho bishop who. as Dean OF
Chapel Royal Is the spirit ai adv
Of the Royal faipiiy. and pastor
Londa n1 is all Yet Yet unmarried, ~
Another Important visitor to X
Nond and 10 the convention VIII