New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

The Episcopal House OF Bishops, meeting
in special session in this city for two days
next week. will elect a new bishop, whose
held IL right in the midst Of the political
uprising now on in China. Who the man
chosen to go Is. of course. unknown. but
Usually men already I'm the hcld as
missionaries are chosen for these Chinese
fields A year ago the Episcopal General
Convention. IN session IN Cincinnati. Great
ed a district OF WA Hu. or Wuhu. hereto
fore part Of the district Of Hankow ana
elected az bishop the Rev. +. J.. II. Pott.
president of 81. Johns College. at Shang-
hal. and son OF the late James VI. Pott'
the well known publisher Of this city. The
Rev. Or. Pott declined his election owing
to his duties IN the college. Now, at a
special meeting Of the bishops, another Sc
lection Is TO be made, and when the new
man IS consecrated he Will be called upon
70 face Chinese conditions, possibly In the
midst Of a war.
Four other new bishops are likely TO ue
elected Al this special meeting TWO or
three years ago the Rev. Henry B. Bryan
OF Garden City Cathedral, was sent 70
Panama under a commission Of the House
OF Bishops The commission was unusual
but Panama was regarded as important
Great progress was made by the former
BROOKLYN arcbdeacon. Colonel Gorgas ana
other government officials became interest
ed and the government itself provided
house at Ancon for the misslonary's resi-
dence. Many years ago English Church
people established work I'm Central Amer
ica, IN Honduras, Costa Rica and SALVADOR
and Archbishop Bryan extended the Amer
lean work into the United States OF Colonl
bis. II is proposed by the English Church
now to transfer 70 American superEl-
sion its work in Central America ana on
the isthmus, and the Episcopal oisnops
here next week will create a district with
Panama as the see city. and elect a nisnop
70 be at the head Of It.
The house I'm session here may DO an
unusual thing in the Episcopal Cnurch'
The State of South Dakota has IN II d
number of counties wholly inhabited oy
Indians. The Church IN question has many
strong congregations of Indians, the Ire
work Of tho late Bishop Hare, well known
in this city Until now white man mas
been bishop, but recently he has oeeh
transferred 10 Missouri, and another j. W
be elected ar this special meeting next
week. The unusual thing is the possioie
creation Of a district solely for Indian Epis-
copaIians and the election Of an Indian
Clergyman as bishop. There are said 10 oe
several we'll qualified for the position. Inc
F,niscopal Church has never had an lndlah
q, bisbon,s orders. II has a number IN
priesr's orders
Last sprins the Bishop or hyo'o' 'NC
Rigbr Rev. DR.. : G. Partridge born ana
reared In BROOKLYN, was elected Bishop OF
Kansas CITY and accepted. The japanese
A,str,ct Is now without a head. The SIC
c,al meeting Of the house in this city VIII
elect a new man for the japanese district
possibly one Of the American missionaries
now serving in that field.
saventv bishops out OF something more
than one hundred in tho whole house nave
accepted the call and promised TO attend
Immediately following the session blsnop
Turtle and others viii go 70 Phladeiphi
~ ral,a part In the conservation OF inc
Rev DR.. Philip NJ Rhinelander, a member
~ tbe famous New York family or ue
rarnc and Of the Rev. Thomas }. Gariahu'
r will be the first time in the history VI
rho FpiscopaI Church that bishop CO.
ad,,tor and a bishop suffraan have neeh
consecrated I'm the same service anu 'ie
9-st time a bishop suffragan ever sat IN
House Of Bishops