The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
'W|LL ELECT -FOUR
new BISHOPS to-day t.
Upper Branch to Have Service
at Monuments and Then Re-
turn to Capitol.
MUCH INTEREST IN RESULT
Names Of Several Prominent Min
listers Who Are Being Freely
Mentioned.

Perhaps the event OF greatest In
terest scheduled for to-day In the
Episcopal Convention Is the election
OF four new missionary bishops for
Western fields.
The House OF Bishops will meet at
o o'clock this morning in Monumental
Church. and will there celebrate Holy
Communion. the presiding bishop be-
ing the ,celebrant. After Holy Com
munioh, the bishops will adjourn to
their meeting place In the Capitol,
where. sitting In secret session, be.
hind well guarded doors. they will
proceed to the election. All the ,nomi-
nations are now In. and ballots will
be taken during the morning until
four names have been selected. 1t will
probably consume the greater part
of the morning, and the announce
ment of the election will hardly.
be sent to the House OF Clerical and
Lay Deputies before midday. when the
deputies Will appoint special time to
Sit in executive session and confirm or
reject the names elected by the bish-
ops. It Is reported that thirty names
have been placed in nomination in the
Houss OF Bishops. SO that balloting will
necessarily be somewhat SLOW.
Many Names Mentioned.
No statement has been given out as
to the names put in nomination. It Is
known that quite number have been
suggested who have before declined
bishoprics. and who would hardly be
willing to go to the far West even II
selected. Among those who are known
to have been nominated. and who have
an excellent chance in tho election to-
day, may be mentioned the Rev. Harry
A. Robbins, rector OF st. James Church..
New Bedford, Conn, a church OF over
a thousand communicates. and the
the largest Episcopal church in New
England. The parrish over which Mr..
Robbins prcsides has an English mis-
sion and does large institutional
work.
Mr.. Robbins is graduate OF Column
bia University and OF the General
Theological Seminary. He is regarded
acquaintance, ard has spent a, num-
Der OF years in mission work in Mon
,tana and the West. He is Massa-
chusetts man. and hard worker. Mr..
Robbins Is in Richmond as one OF
the Representatives of the New York
Churchman. and has shown some tall
ent in newspaper work.
For Men in Fields.
a IIldu WIN IS .spVhSu E&Ah ShotSu
circles as sure winner" Is the Rev.
Hugh Burleson. dean OF the Cathedral
at Fargo, North Dakota. Another
name frequently mentioned in con-
nection with the Western bishoprics
is that OF the Rev. c. L slat-
terry. dean OF the Divinity School
at Fairvolt, MINI. Dean Slattery
is an author of some note. hav-
Ing recently published volume.
Christ In the World" which occa-
stoned considerable comment. It Is
said that he has recently declined
call to Christ Church. Springfield.
Mass.
There is said to be a decided feel
ing among some of the bishops against
the appointment of Eastern men for
these fields. many believing that the
honors and responsibility OF the
bfshopric should go TO men already
at work In missionary territory rather
than to clergymen who are unwilling
to go out into difficult fields unless
they are made bishops.