The Washington herald., 1907-10-01

OF the church in this country. The first
American bishop was Samuel SeabUry,
bishop Of Connecticut. He went 10 Eng
land after the Revolution to ask conse-
Grafton at the hands OF bishops Of the
church Of England only to be denied
He then went on to Scotland, where, in
Aberdeen. ne was consecrated on No
vember H. 1874. by the bishops Of the
Catholic remainder Of the church in Scot
land. Three years later prejudice was re-
moved and William White, Of Pennsyl-
yania, and Samuel Provost. of New YORK
were consecrated at Lambeth Palace by
the Archbishop Of Canterbury, the Arch
bishop of York, the Bishop of Lath and
Wells, and the Bishop Of Peterborough.
DR.. David Griffith, rector Of Christ
Church. Alexandria, Virginia. and sur
geon and chaplain in the patriot army,
was TO have been the next bishop con-
secrated for work in America. He was
elected TO the high Office. but was too
poor to 90 to London for conservation,
his church being able TO furnish only $40.
He died in 1889 and the following year
Rev. James Madison was consecrated
first bishop OF Virginia. at Lambeth Pal
ace. England When Rev. John Clagget,
OF Maryland, was consecrated by Bishop
Seabury. and the bishops who had been
consecrateG at Lambeth, the two lines Of
apostolic succession In America were
combined. and he became the first Amer
lean bishop 10 be consecrated by Ameri-
can bishops. After that no bishop out
side the United States took part in the
conservation Of bishops Of the Episcopal
Church until Bishop Charles Todd Quin-
tard Of Tennessee. was ConseCrated. in
1865. when the Bishop Of Montreal assist
ed seven American bishops in performing
the sacred service.
Sometimes one family has furnished
more than one bishop to the church.
Bishop u c. Potter, Of New York, was
the son Of Bishop Potter, Of Pennsyl-
vania, and succeeded his uncle. Bishop
Horace Potter. in his present diocese.
When William Jones Boone was cOnse-
Grated fourth bishop Of China, he enjoyed
the distinction OF being the son OF the
first bishop OF China, nephew OF the
first bishop OF Georgia, and cousin OF the
FIRST bishop OF West Texas. Bishop r.
I. SatJeTlee. first bishop Of Washington,
is descended from the Rev William Sat
teriee. OF Pembroke College. oxford. and
vicar of St Ida's Ide, Devonshire. in the
time Of Charles T. His first American
ancestor was Benedict. son OF that Will
lam who came to America in the time
of the Commonwealth rule in England
John Sharp Williams is as plain as an
old shoe about his dress. His enemies
charge him with being careless, and his
friends say that he Is eccentric. That de-
ponds on the point OF view. But at any
rate. John Sharp doesn't care. and he is
never impressed by fine clothes on any
one else. In a recent Congressional cam
paign Mr.. Williams placed his services
at the command Of the Democratic speak
ers' bureau. and was sent TO a Northern
State to help out a Congressional nominee
When he returned 70 headquarters, and
was being piled with questions, John
Sharpe said: Don't you know. that fell
low came down 20 meet me in pair OF
fashionable riding breeches. and started
TO go around with me with them on I
just up and told him that II he wanted
TO go TO Congress he had better take-of
those jockey pants. After ne left the
blamed things off we got along all right"
One OF the best-knoWn men in North
Carolina IS Red Buck. There are a few
scattered and decimated tribes OF In
dams left in the Old North State. but
Red Buck is not one Of these. If one
should address a letter to SRed Buck.
Charlotte. y. c." It would be delivered
TO II. E. c. Bryant at the Office of the
Charlotte Observer Ped Buck is a red
headed Scotch Irishman of the old Meek
lenburg colony. After he got out of school
he went TO work on the Observer. and
on account of his flaming locks was
dubbed Red Buck" BY the editor, Mr.
Caldwell II was an Office name only
for a long time. Then il became State
property and the name Bryant persisted
North Carolina politics was much dis
turbed by the POpulist movement, which,
under the leadership Of Marion c. But
Ter and the tutelage of the Republicans.
for a time drove the Democratic party
from power in the State. At the time
f'AANtA AAA' NA'allSA AtlFf FlilEllA IaQ utElL
10 subside. the Republican party was torn
by a factional fight Red Buck went to
report the convention. He STAYED in the
hall long after the chairman had been
knocked down and dragged out. He
stayed even after scores of razors were
flashing suggestions Of blood in the CLINT
Ing afternoon sunlight He stayed after
there were guns drawn But. finally
tnere came the time when Red Buck
seeded TO go He left through the win
dow. 1t was an upstairs window.
The next morning a Raleigh paper had
black headline, Red Buck Bolts the
Convention" As he has Travelled all over
the State. and has written human in
teTest stories from every sand hill and
mountain cove, he is known to every
Tar Heel, and some of his fame has even
sloShed over into South Carolina. There
Is Red Buck cigar and a Red Buck
brand of corn whisky, although the man
for whom they are named drinks not,
neither does he smoke
Few men have lived lives so fun Of
adventure as Buffalo Bill. the famed scout
and Snowman. His adventures began
long ago, and have been fraught with
danger and daring that would have made
a less courageous man hesitate before he
took such chances. one OF his most dar-
ing feats was in the days Of the pony
express when Senator Quinn. of Cali
fornia, and Col. Russell. the trader. set up
200 stations across the West. bought 400
ponies, employed eighty riders, and con-
nected St Joseph. No. with Sacramento.
Cal, in ten days run. Cody. which
is Buffalo Bits right name. was one Of
those daring riders. who packed the mail
bag under the SADDLE and rushed the wiry
ponies in their heart-breaking race with
time. He was only fifteen then. and com
Ing one day To a relief station where
another rider was 10 take the precious
mail on, he found no one there and knew
that the man was lying dead from IN
dian bullets somewhere in the chaparral