The Washington herald., 1908-02-29
GRIEVE FOR BISHOP
Episcopal Church Members
Mourn Satterlee.
SUCCESSOR CHOSEN IN MAY
Thirteenth Annual Convention of
Diocese Meets Then and Electors
Must Aet-Five Hundred Names to
Choose frOm-NOOnday Lenten Serv-
ices TO Be Held This Year.

This has been a sac week for the do
cese of Washington. over the people of
all it's churches and chapels. whether in
city or country. the death of their chosen
leader would necessarily have cast the
shadow of great sorrow, but WHEN that
leader was one so beloved as was Bishop
Satterlee, the sense OF an irreparable loss
has been everywhere present TO add its
own quota Of poignancy 10 their grief.
When the thirteenth annual convention
OF the Episcopal diocese meets in st.
Paurs Church May s. the question OF
successor to Bishop Satterlee will be set
tied. Until then it is idle TO say who will
be chosen TO I'LL the bishopric. The cleo
tors are the clergy of the diocese. and
! they have more than 5000 names 70
choose from. Diocesan bishops and
bishops coadjutor they may not choose,
as the canons OF. this American church
forbid such translatlons, customary as
they are elsewhere. A missionary bishop
who has been five years in his district
they may choose. going, If so they please.
as far as China and Japan. or searching
for him here at home. Then. when the
clergy have made their choice. the lay
delegates must exercise their right Of
confirmation or rejection.
II the lay delegates confirm. well and
good; the name so selected goes forward
to all the bishops and standing com
mittees Of the various dioceses for final
ratification When a simple majority OF
these have reported fayorably the day Of
consecration is appointed. which ushers
the bishOp-eIect with all the rights, dig
mites, honors. duties and responsibilities
which appertain 40 the office OF a bishop
in the Church OF God. That day he takes
his diocese for better or worse, till death
US do part"
Except on rare occasions. the choice
OF the diocese is confirmed by the
church as represented by her bishops and
standing committees But not always
The sanity De Koven was rejected. and
Phillips Brooks came so near 10 being
rejected that had he lacked but one vote
he would not have become Bishop of
Massachusetts
The last convention Of the diocese Of
I
bers. viz: ! bishop, SO priests. and 2
deacOns and about l0O laymen. Assum-
ing that the next convention will con-
tain the same number or members as the
last il will be seen that 10 about 800
persons is intrusted the decision OF the
weighty question: Who will succeed Bish-
op Satterlee as Bishop of Washington?
Did Bishop Satterlee have any feeling
that his work was nearly done? Quite
recently the treasurer OF TIE Diocesan
/ Missionary Committee needed money TO
pay the stipend Of the missionaries,
whereas the treasury was empty Then
/ the bishop authorized a temporary use
/ OF money not then needed. saying as he
ala so: III anything happens 10 me, 1
/ look 10 you 10 see that this loan IS
repaid" When Mr.. Kramer told this 10
/ the council the day after the bishop died,
in two minutes three laymen had sub
I scribed the amount
/ One Of the last Of Bishop satterlee's
appointments was that Of Archdeacon
/ Williams, Rev. F. W. Howden. and Rev.
c Ernest Smith. D. D.. D. c. L. to be
! clerical delegates from this diocese TO the
Lambett Missionary Congress. which
I eonvenes IN London, June 15-24. The
I Rev. Mr.. Howden was also appointed TO
serve as diocesan corresponding secretary
/ FOR Washington Three more delegates
/ to the congress may yet be appointed as
each diocese Of the 247 is entitled to send
six delegates 10 represent Il at the con-
gress.
The Rev. Canon Harding. D. D. as rep
I rauanffvuy The -
after the death OF a bishop or during his
prolonged absence from the diocese. is
| the ecclesiastical authority, is at the head
OF affairs. Archdeacon Williams. who is
associated with him, is secretary. They
are now busily engaged in sending out
invitations TO various bishops TO help in
/ carrying out the proposed visitations of
Bishop Satterlee. particularly 10 the three
bishops expected here during Lent for
the Churchman's League lectures, Bishop
Anderson. Of Chicago; Bishop Nelson. of
Atlanta, and Bishop Guerry. OF South
Carolina. Bishop Darlington. of Harris
burg. and Bishop Adams. OF Easton. Nd,
will also be invited, and possibly Bishops
Courtney and Penick also
Application has been made TO the Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary to grant leave
of absence To Mr.. Warner formerly sec
retary Of Bishop Satterlee, so that for the
next two months the diocese may have
the help of his invaluable services.
The Business Peoples MONDAY Lenten
Services Will be held this year as in
former years al Epiphany Church. The
services which have been arranged under
the auspices OF the Brotherhood Of St.
Andrew begin at u o'clock and close
promptly at 1925. Addresses may be ex-
pected as follows:
March 9. 70. Il. and Prev W. NJ. Clark editor
Southern Churchman. Richmond Va
March l3-ReT. George f.. Dudley. st. Stephens, |
Washington
March ls-Rev. George H McGrew. D. D.. Grace
Church. Woodsde
March I7-ReT. Richard p. Williams. Trinity,
Washington
March lS-Right Rev. Charles p Anderson. D. D..
Bishop Of Chicago.
March l9-Rev. William L. DeTres, Ph. D.. 81. |
Marks. Washington.
March 9O-Rey. George williamson smith. d. d.
ex- president Trinity College.
March Q, "A. Is. Is. and z-Rsv. Reese T. AIsop, |
D. d. St AIMS. Brooklyn, n. Y.
March 3-Rey. {. Ernest Smith, D. D. d. c. l. |
st. Thomas. Washington
March sl-Right Rev. c. X. Nelson. D. D..
Bishop Of Atlantis.
April l. 2 and s-ReT. Charles c. Pierce. D d,
chaplain United States army.
April g. Z. s. and s-Rey. W. C. Richardson 4
d. D., st. James. Philadelphia
April lo-Rev. G. Froeland Peter chaplain Broth /
erhood Of ST. Andrew.
The Sunday evening preachers for Lent
at the Church of the Good Shepherd will
be:
March s-Rev George H. MceFew. rector of /
Grace Church, Silver Spring, Nd
March l5-RPy. e. Ernest Smith n n ID r. 7,