The Washington herald., 1909-01-30
PRAISE new BISHOP
Conservation Is Chief Topic
in Church Circles.
ALL DETAILS WERE PERFECT
Rev. Robert Talbot Is Called to sue
ceed Rev. Dr. Harding as Rector
of 81. Paurs-Priest 10 Be Ordained
at the Church OF the Good shep-
herd-Other Church News

II there was one thing that was talked
and written about for many weeks past
until Monday last it was the approaching
conservation Of Bishop Harding. It
greatly interested the city, appealing not
at all exclusively to the members OF
Bishop Harding's own church. but 70 ali
Christian bodies besides.
Everything went or perfectly at the
conservation. The management IS 20 be
congratulated upon the dignlfed and or
derly way in which the large mass OF
people was handled
The procession. too. with admirable
punctuality. rarely seen on such occa-
sions. began 10 move promptly at 1915
O'Clock There was not so much as a
hitch anywhere IN al the nrOceedings.
The mass meeting Of the Gas before
was also a complete success. So was
the reception accorded the Bishop and
Mrs. Harding at Ihe New Willard on
the evening OF the day 0f the consecra-
ton.
When present at the diplomatic recep-
ton before his conservation. the bishop
had a very pleasant chat with a gentle
man about the cathedral He vas much
interested in it. and later when re-
spending 10 an invitation present
at the conservation. the ,tleman
inelosed his check for 81 ard the
/ building fund.
The bishop Of the diocese has reap
/ pointed the old examining ehaplains. IL
1 being his prerogative 20 appoint his chap
/ lains without reference TO the convention.
The vestry OF St Paurs parish has
called TO the rectorship. IN succession 10
+ Bishop Harding. Rev. Robert Talbot.
! brother OF Bishop Talbot, Of Central
+ Pennsylvania
I Mr.. Talbot IS at present rector OF Trim
/ itv Church, Kansas City. in the Diocese
of Missouri. where he has beer since
I 1873 Before that he was at St. Jude :
Z Church Monroe City, No. for one. year.
4 lie having gone 60 St Jude's Immediately
F following his ordination % the priest
/ hood. which took place IN 1SS2. three years
after his ordination 10 the deaconate by
/ Bishop Robertson. Mr. Talbot has thus
+ the somewhat remarkable record for our
/ American church Of having been twenty
I five years in one parish.
I he was educated at Central College,
7 from which he graduated IN $50 he also
I graduated from Leipzig In 1S57.
II Is not yet known whether he VIII
+ accept or not
! On Wednesday the standing committee
I OF the diocese met. the secretary, Vener-
I abe r p Williams. being absent The
/ other members Of this committee are
Rev. r. H McKim. D. D.. president:
Rev. Thomas J. Packard, D. D.; Messrs-
/ Charles h Stanley. J. Hoidsworth Cor
I don. and Melville Church
+ The committee elected Rev. Roland Cot
+ ton Smith. D p. TO membership in place
/ CT Bishop Harding, whose resignation
took effect on his promotion &c the epis-
I copate. the election. OF course, being for
+ the unexDired time until the convention
meets, IN Epiphany Church, when the
various diocesan committees are elected.
The board Of managers Of diocesan mis-
sions viii meet az Trinity Parish Hall on
Wednesday. February s. at ?. m. tc
+ receive reports and make plans for the
future. The bishop viii be in the chair.
Rev. Wythe I. Kinsolving. brother OF
! the Bishops Of Texas and Southern Bra
I'll. also OF the rector OF St Paul's, Balti-