The Washington herald., 1907-09-08

wear the shovel hat and leggings which
form part OF the characteristic garb OF
the Anglican bishop
Bishop Doane's work in Albany has
been noteworthy. Although not an espe-
cially imposing building, All Saints Ca
| thedral, which he built there some years
ago. is considered the most complete and
best appointed church edifice In the Unit
ed States, as the first church he ever
| built was one Of the quaintest. This
was al Northeast Harbor. on Mount Des-
ert Island, on the Maine coast. II was
built Of slabs and was open to Christians
OF all denominations. including Catho-
lies and Unitarians, from the adjacent
Islands. II was known as St. Mary's by
the Sea, and long since was superseded
by a handsome stone church, which in
cluded in its features the wooden cross
erected many years ago al the chancel
end Of the original slab-built place OF
worship.
Bishop Doane is a man OF remarkable
memory. Attached 10 the cathedral at
Albany there is girls school with near
ly 500 pupils. II is among his duties 10
visit the school weekly, when the girls
file past him and shake his hand. II one
Of the pupils is not in the file at any visit
ne learns the cause and is sure 10 Temem-
Der the next time 20 mention It, with
such an inquiry when she shakes his
hand as. We'll Jane how is the sore
throat that bothered you last week.
He is very popular With the girls Once,
after rather prolonged absence abroad,
he visited the school a day earlier than
he was expected and the girls jumped
upon the tops OF their desks and scream
ed their welcome. The dean of the
school doubted whether the bishop would
appreciate exactly that style Of greeting
and sought to quiet them a bit. But the
bishop liked the exuberant way the girls
showed they were glad TO see him and
waved his hand benignly:
Let them go on. IN. rOgues" he said:
let them go on
The bishop Of Albany includes a keen
sense of the humorous in his makeup.
On one occasion when ne had a large
class 70 confirm he sent to a New York
bookseller for copies Of a well-known
Episcopal textbook entitled. a Pure and
Contrite Heart only TO receive this
postal card by the return mail.
No Pure and Contrite Heart in stock.
nor can one be found in city"
The Bishop Of Albany promptly sent the
card TO the Bishop or New York and
asked him if he was aware Of the real
situation in the most populouS diocese
In the United States Bishop Doane has
written two or three books and a number
OF hymns, the most noteworthy Of which
IS Ancient Of DAYS"
GOtham's Senior Bishop Picturesaue.
Like Bishop Doane, Henry Goldman Pot
ter, Bishop of New York is the son of
bishop. his father having been the Rev.
Alonzo Potter. of Pennsylvania. The
present bishop is seventy-rwo. and was
made head of the diocese twenty years
ago, succeeding his uncle. Bishop Horatio
Potter. whose coadjutor he was. The
Potter family is Of Quaker origin.
Il was in 1889, only two years after he
had been made a full-fedged bishop. hat
Henry Goldman Potter preached sermon
before President Harrison. then in New
York in attendance upon the Consttu-
tonal centennial. that made the whole
country sit up and take noJice and caused
much resentment in certain quarters.
Its subject was political corruption.
and. while Bishop Potter has been spoken
OF as occasionally favoring the rich and
powerful he certainly was not accused
Of favoring any one in that particular
sermon. It was a subject of wondering
talk for years. Later he had much 10 saw
about the saloons which brought severe
condemnation from the total abstinence
folk upon his head, and three years ago
he was prominent at the opening OF the
Subway Tavern a novel sort of drink