New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10

The F2ight Rev Dr. Henry Montgomery. secre-
+a-v Of the Society for the Propagation OF the
f1osnel has accepted the invitation sent him by
the presiding bishop of the American Church 10
attend the Episcopal Church convention winch
will be held in Richmond. Va, IN OCTOBER As WIS
announced some time ago. the Bishop OF Lohdoh
Will come 10 America for the Richmond conVeii-
ton. viii also the Right Kew Dr- EoeAl '300O
the Bishop Of St. Adams.
The ger ral convention in the autumn VIII CON-
rnenorate the 3eeth anniversary Of the founding OF
TIE Episcopal Church in America Most OF the
.-rl,- religious work IN the colonies was zone
,,-6er the jurisdiction Of the dioceses of London
and Of ST Adams. that II IS especially appIo-
pirate that the present occupants OF lliose sees
should attend this convention
II is also equally appropriate that the secrelaI ,
Of the Oldest missionary society in England shouiu
be n this meeting Of the general convention MOI
only because the convention VIII be pfeuollliilSlS
a rnissjonar, convention. but also because OF the
Great help which the Society for the Proposition
of The Gospel gave to the early Church IN Anlerlca
,rbir eorietv received .ts charter from William
III IN f-g1 ard in its early years did a great
amount OF work for the Episcopal Church IN TINS
COUNTRY Bishop Montgomery, in ADDITION 10
sreakin- al one OF tbs great missionary meetings
in Richmond. Will bring a special address 10 the
convention from the Archbishop OF canterbury as
president of the Society fer The Propagation OF
Bisbor Aiontgornery has been secretary of this
society for six years having been called 10 ms
,voe.,,t office from the see OF Tasmania in July,
1851 According TO a writer in The British Month
ly' his glowing zeal and nervousness IN "IlalT.eI
lie undertakes Is the keynote OF his personally
1; IS said that in his school years he was the
most successful pupil in outdoor games harrow
has ever known. While as blsfop OF IaS ~, 10, ~,
s1eut days OF the year travelling on hoI>Soaoh
and on foot to the miners camps or visiting the
scattered settlements on the island
RishoD Montgomery was born al CaWhpore'
Tndia while his father. Sir Robert Montgomery,
US Governor Of the Punjab- According TO a
writer in The British Monthly from whose ar
1ice this present account OF Bishop Montgomery S
life is taken. he was sent TO Harrow, Where he
was in the cricket eleven for three years ana was
caT,fain of the football eleven In races he won
everything IN the quarter mile events ana tooN
prizes fencing. both snglestick and 1os- rom
Harrow he went TO Trinity College, caInbridge'
whore he was the same year as Arthur Balfour.
As early as that he had made up his mind 10
enter the ministry and found time TO do church
work while pursuing his undergraduate course
After leaving the university he read theology
with DR.. Vaughan, Master of the Temple ana De-
San his work in holy orders as curate at HURST
TierDor1 in Sussex. His second charge was IN
Islackfria-s Road in one Of the poorest parts OF
London Here he worked for two and nan
wears Later he became cura1e to DR.. Farrar, at
St Margarets, Westminster, ana al the Same
time secretary to Dean Stanley In 1873 he was
appointed Vicar Of St Marks, Remington. where
he worked until called 10 the See OF AaSINdli'a
ten years later
The Bishop was cricket player and also wrote
about cricket According 10 the English maya
zinc he describes Cricket the greatest outdoor
game IN the world. 1t Is more than game; II
i an education. / ready TO own that had Il
not been for long apprenticeship 10 TINS Sport
should not have learned some OF the most price
less lessons of life-lessons which are lndlspensa-
he for all, however high they may rise In church
or state - ,--.,,.,
writer TO some who think of the Bishop as a
grave ecclesiasrc, to read his dellgntbul oescrlp-
ZION OF early Surrey cricket matches ana ms NJ
marcus sketches OF such champions as Beidhain
and -I1,r1-v' and old Small During matches al
the Oval the Vicar OF St Marks might oIten nave
been seen watching from one OF his windows the
vast good humored, happy crowd inpartlally
cheering failures and successes
In Tasmania the Bishop had boundless oppor-
1unitjes of showing his physical courage and his
glowing zeal his missionary work he Is sa1o 10
i7.-a taken r,ecllliar interest in his intercourse
with the miners OF the west coast Of Tasmania
He wont over the region himself walking on one
occasion from o'clock in the morning on q
winter day till 7:3o p. m On these journeys ne
lived in the bush. frequently doing ms own COOK
So+ orlv the miners but all classes within his
territory were visited by him. The remote homes
a. tb. shepherds on the central plateau OF the
island were reached horseback, and services
were held IL their houses The Islands IN te
Pass Strait between Tasmania and the SOUTH
eastern mart OF Australia. all belong TO Tasmania
and are Inhabited by half castles. descendants OF
IRE original Tasmanian settlers Among the ISL
.,as Bishop Montgomery went repeatedly On
one occasion he waited on a rocky, uninhaotea
island for twelve days for the vessel that would
rls hin. home Il is said that but for the efforts
Of the Church Of England these scattered Island
g x,,,l9 he entirely without a knowledge of God
The Bishop is also naturalist. His eyes We're
awake for every opportunity 10 enrlch MS kho"l,
edge Of nature about him on all Trips AROUND
Tasmania He is said TO know Australla also IN
-fT,,tsIv On one visit he covered $50 miles IN
six weeks and spoke fifty times
Even in a single conversation with the secre-
,arz-. saws The British Monthly. "one realizes
-, IL hin the Society the Propagation of the
fSospel has found q noble leader dis courase e.
~ originality and, above all. his glowing zeal
must breathe new hope into the heart OF every
-trso-er,-,, This is the man who Will represent
tic societ, at the General Convention OF the
Episcopal Church this fan