The Washington herald., 1910-11-20
BISHOPS AND CATERS.


The fact that our American bishops,
with one notable xeeption-Blshop
Doane, of Albany-do not wear the same
sort of outdoor dress as do the English
bishops, has been responsible for a
good many amusing incidents on both
sides OF the Atlantic, and is always a
never-endng source OF trouble to the
unintiated.
The outdoor dress Of an American
bishop has, heretofore. differed in no
particular from the rest OF the clergy,
but in England and the colonies
OF England custom has prescribed that
for such clergy as archdeacens, deans Of
eathedrais, and bishops, there shall be
a special dress. consisting OF shovel"
hat, gators, knee breeches. and apron.
During the last general convention In
Cincinnati those who saw the Bishop OF
Salisbury on the street saw the ordinary
dress OF a dignitary of the English
church- or course, In England, the dress
attracts no attention: naturally. it is diff
lerent here. The present Bishop Of New
| toundland had not been ten minutes
on wharf In New York. where he had
landed from Newfoundland boat ere
gentleman stepped up to him and said
Pardon . me. sir, but would you mind
telling me what is the sentiment Of your
oress When the Anglican Bishop OF
New Westminster, Just deceased visited
baltimore, an inquisitive small boy asked
his rector next day why the bishop had
come To see them in his bicycle suit
Apropos OF this, when Bishop Paret was
in Lincoln. England the sanity Bishop
OF Lincoln drove TO the hotel. where he
had been told, the Bishop of Maryland
was staying. Take my card 10 the
Bishop of Maryland. he said TO the
landiady. Beg pardon. my lord. but
there is no bishop here" she said There
is only clergyman and two ladies, who
came this morning; and he's no bishop.
Ter know a bishop when ] see one.
my lord We'll. all the same" said
Bishop King, in his usual benign way,
take my card to the clergyman you
refer 10 and ask him II he Is net the
Bishop or Maryland"
Doing az she was hidden, the good
woman nearly tainted when she heard
her unknown visitor claiming to be a
bishop. Recovering, she said; Please
excuse me, my lord" bat with a look at
the gaiterless legs, there's nothing that
looks like a bishop about you"
Over in England all the bishops are
my lord" Here it's different About
this Bishop Paret. Of Maryland, had an
entertaining experience. Everywhere,
said the bishop. when / was on my first
visit to the Pan-Anglican conference. /
saw in London large posters on churches
and elsewhere 10 this effect: The Lord
Bishop of Washington Will preach in this
church next Sunday morning. That
was before there was q Diocese Of Wash
ingtOn, when the city OF Washington was
a part of the Diocese of Maryland, and
when. therefore. II there was Lord
Bishop of Washington AT all. Bishop
Raret was that bishop. Yet he was nol
the preacher of the posters
Away off on the Pacific slope there was
Bishop of Washington. and it was this
bishop the English clergy We're inviting
to their pulpits under the idea that lac
was lie bishop OF the Capital City OF
the United States OF America
Since then. Intentionally or otherwise,
there has bEn no Bishop OF Washing
tom on the Pacific Coast. lie Is called
the Bishop Of Spokane or the Bishop OF
Olympia