The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-01
BISHOP !! !. LONDON
.AI ]. SEMINARY |: / ! y.
Pays Brief Visit to Institution,
Inspects Building and Makes
Il &. Short Address.
KNOWS ! HOW \ TO TAKE !: J 9 4:
Gives I SO; Ghapte from Ills Fl: Expert
Acnce and Urges Sense Of Hurnor
~ sas r requisite for Ministers.


81 3ALExANDR IA,3 IA, September 3d.
For the first time In the history Of the
Episcopal. Church In Wiz lnia. q Bishop
Of London, whose sec included the Do,
minion cot Virginia N In Colonial days,
stood on the soil OF the ancient Com,
monyyealth to day, adnonishing and
couns cling young sons Of the church
who are studying for tho work OF the
Christian ministry at the Episcopal
Theological semin airy 5sS5
The Bishop Of London arrived at the
seminary about Il o'clock this morn
ing. was shown through the seminary
and high school building, shook hands
with all. or nearly all tho students,
delivered q short address to the au-
dience OF boys and young men assem-
bled on the beautiful campus, and then,
with a hurried good by hastened back
to Washington toameet numerous ems
gagements. "a 81 jj3.5
Changed His Plans.
The plans Of the lord bishop for a
visit to the seminary underwent a COM
plete change overnight. When he re-
tired last night the public thong ht he
would arrive at the seminary this az.
lternoon for luncheon at o'clock, after
visiting Mount Vernon. President
westward, that tho Dolphin DO placed
at tho disposal OF the distln gu!shed
prelate for the purpose OF conveying
him to Mount Vernon. twas propos ed
THAT on Il the return trip the bishop
Should DO landed at Alexandria, where
he would be met and conveyed to the
seminary, three miles distant, after he
had visited Christ Church. where w ash
| Ing ton and other Revolutionary
\ WORTHLESS worshiped. Az AL y
But the bishop paid not the slightest
heed to prearranged plans when he got
up, this morning. He declared no was
going to Il the Virginia seminary. but
could not go to Mount Vernon. There
fore, by his direction an autoswas pro-
cur ed and, accompanied 5by Father
Waggett and Mr., Chrlstoperson. the
latter the secretary Of tho Isl shop and
the former the bishop travelling COM
pnnion the party set: forth on the dr1ve.
II was a short scurry over the Virginia
hills to he seminary, which was
reached by the back way" as some.
body ocularly MO rmed the bishop,
II nj Welcomed BY Clergy.
T he seminary had been Informed OF
the coming of55tho party, and Bishop
Gibson, and Bishop Tucker. Rev. P. P.
Phillips, rector OF ST. Paul,s CHURCH,
Alexandria, In addition to Or. Launce
lot Minor Blackford, principal OF tho
seminary. and other professors and
WcTc5 tOaII bEelVC I lie
guests After the visitors had been
welcomed and sho wn through some OF
the buildings, tho student body was
presented, and then tho Bishop OF Lon
don, standing on. the steps In front OF
4 the central Shall, made a. short Saddr esq
Bishop Gibson presented Il his lordship
| In "a few word 3i@ OF s welcome. The
Bishop OF 4 London made almost the
same speech he delivered at the se5-
sion OF the convention OF the Broth
erhood OF st, Andrew In this city yes.
urday. He declared that men, layilen
as we'll as priests, should have: First
| honesty; second, q 8, Il sense OF II hnmor;
4 third, sympathy; fourth. faith. The
speaker declared that II the priest dit
i not i possess s88 q sense # /. humor H he
shoHl 4 pray God for. the gift. II car
take a JOKE e. d clared tho speaker, ant
he proceeded to tell Of how sometime
4 ago he CHANGED to be IN a courtroom
A In London. and the jud ge. recog izine
I him, spoke Of no W freely Wine nowe6
at n bishops banquet; yet, he said, al:
q luding sto 1.-The ahishop, X see g mar
here who is trying to make a teetota
i london III @
.IBsss"There'llb be no wine ut the bishop.
a table@if4t lis none It the jud ge':
banquet lin future Reclaimed The
I bishop to his honor. 5fs 81 ,ss; I'D
tt was a well known fact that there
had been rather too much wine at Il
banquet OF members OF the judlciar,
! about q week before. "a 53$ n
An Attractive Speaker.
!, |$K The address was 81 greatly enjoyed
The Lord Bishop is most pleasing
speaker, his enunciation being si4 yer!
/ distinct and his pronunciation Is yer,
. mu CHI that S OF any irginiaf clergyman
The Bishop said fter the addr ess Ii,
had hoped to be able to visit the toni
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