Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-22
BISHOP POTTER
PASSES AWAY
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ops. Henry Goldman Potter was
born in Schenectady. N. Y, May rs,
1895. the son of Bishop Alonzo Pot
ter Of the diocese OF Pennsylvania.
He was educated in the Episcopal
academy, Philadelphia, but like
Phillips Brooks, he took his divinity
course in the famous old Alexan-
dria Theological seminary in Vir-
ginia, graduating therefrom In !
1857. Strangely enough. he did not
have a collegiate education. After
his ordination in 1858, his first !
charge was in Greenburg. Pa, for
one year. He then went to st.
Johns, Troy, where he was rector
OF Trinity church, Boston. where he
continued until he became rector OF
! Grace church, New York, to his un-
! Gle Horat'o Potter. The latter died
in 1887. and his nephew then be-
came bishop.
| Bishop Potter had not long been
in his new Office when he began to
exhibit the energy and vigor which
later made him the leader Of his
church. One summer, instead of
going to Europe. he decided to re-
main down in the city proper, ard
| to look after the poor of that Sec
ton. He came to know this life m
| timately, and it was about this time
that he gave forth his famous utter
| hot mi oh
in spite of its magnificent tradi-
tions, would be a monstrous imper-
Thence" in case 1t did not exert It.
self toward the solution of social
problems and the uplifting Of the
masses Of the people.
! The bishops liberal views on tenn
perance subjected him to considera-
BILE criticism. The most striking
manifestation of his theory In this
regard was the dedication OF the
famous subway tavern" in New
York, with prayer and an address
by the bishop. This subway tavern
was sort of saloon where the
working man, 1t was planned, could
20 and get his drink quietly with
out being subjected to vicious inhu-
ences. 1t became the center OF sen
sational attention for several
months in mercurial New York. but
at length it lost its novelty. failed
to attract the poorer classes. and
within a year or SO was abandoned
as a reform saloon, and became vets
like any other GROCERY. Az man
cial experiment. also 1t was failure
The bishop took many journeys tc
Europe. where he was received with
marked attention. That this die
not disturb his poiSe in any way
was shown by his utterance In Lon
don and his REPETITION of the sam;
when he returned to New YORK
that "You may depend upon t
/" there is no love lost between the
two countries. think there II
good deal of gush about the British
prot.statiops OF love for America.
He was very liberal with his min
sters and was especially hearty TO-
ward DR.. Rainsford, at whose view
and ways many New York church
men, at first look ed askance. bn'
one day. when gathering OF min
listers was at his house DIR. Rains
ford arrived late. having just come
. in from a fishing trip and wearing
his angling toys. This was tos
much for the bishop and he say
abruptly, "Oh, RainsfOrd. please g
and put on something canonica''
and Rainsford did.
The greatest monument to bsi ol
Potter's memory will doubtless u
the famous Cathedral Of st. JONI
the Divine, which Is being Dull
:. on University Heights. New 1ork
The bishop threw his whole soul In
: to this great work. raised million
of dollars for it, but he lid not Nv
to see more than small part OF tn
magnificent structure complete. II
: himself never expected to see IN
completion of the work and did NO
even expect the next generation I
see it, but with characteristic grea'
:, ness of mind he planned far ahea
future generation would enjoy tn
8 magnificent sight OF the complete
T. cathedral.
II In 1S99-1900 the bishop made
K Journey around the world. visitin
Is the Philippines and highly approvin
the work which Gen. Otis AMI tn
United States army were doing
that region. In the winter OF 100
;. 05 Bishop Potter took another tri
;, around the world. inspecting III
4 various missionary stations, an
n getting from the journey rich mate
ial for addresses. lectures and Sc
m mons and bringing before the ey'
n Of the church what he regarded :
the real value of missionary wei
in foreign lands. In 1903. upon h
request for coadjutor, Rev. d
David II. Greer, rector OF St. Pa