The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03

wv tue most Important oil all the
Wv Episcopal Sees % the Es,ub-
lished church in England. and
whereas the rank OF tile othcr bishops,
even that Of London, IS assimiluted to
that % baron. in the House Of Lords,
me Lord Bishop OF Winchester from
Geld ntincs has ranked with earia
That the ri, Rev Herbert Edwari
Syle. f5lslor OF Winchester should.
after being promoted from Tie bishop
RE OF Exeter to that OF Winchester.
resign the latter, with its stipend OF
S%S.oO0 and a magnificent and historic
completely furnished palace. known az
farnhain Castle, III Surrey, for the
deancry Of Westminster. requires some
cNrlhnution; all the more. as by re-
lTquIShinv the b!ShopriC OF WinGhGS
ter pr. kylc loses his seat in the
llousc of Lords as a spiritual lord OF
fariiamcnt
, There are number ,s 81, II reasons
TINS chanEe, In the hrst place he
ie not "a ,ich man, ana. large as is
his stipend. he tinds It difficult to
maintain SO stately q rcs!dencc as
rendered necessary BY his presence In
the metropolis during the pGvlianicn-
tary sessions. ana the constant calls
made upon his purse by charities and
undertakings pf one sort and another
III his diocese. Then. too, for con
scicniious man. he work OF a bish
op,ic such as that Of Winchester is
very eNactirE and leaves no time for
study OF for anything else Moreover.
tie bishop. although a magnificent
athlete when At college. has been FOR
the Inst two or three years in poor
health. And, lastly, his views on
questions of dogma and about rcllg
ious matters generally. are Just - lit
Tie too broad and progressive for n
bishop responsible for The orthodoxy
Of The men whom after due cXanina-
! ton he ordains to the priesthood. but
which are quite suitable FOR the Dean
Of Westminster.
BY long tradition, the occupant Of
the office OF Dean of Westminster
must be man Of great scholastic
nc knowledge and OF influencing the
thought OF his age. The dean and
| Chapter of Westminster may be said 10
the ideal pulpit from which 10 send
lorth a message 10 the peop!c-to the
people not only of the Established
Church, but Of every denomination. and
OF every class Of the community. The
I Dean OF Westminster Is exempt from
! any episcopal Jurisdiction. lie can
to no one but the sovereign When
| isishop Colenso, so celebrated as u
! mat hcmatician. a s a South African mis-
Isionary and as biblical critic. was
| deprived of his see and virtually bar
| red from the Established Church, on
| account Of mis- lapses from strict or
| thodoNy In his writings and in his
IpreachinSs. Dean stanley placed his
| pulpit in Westminster Abbey al his
| disposal. This. too despite the fact
| that the bishop declined TO impose
! monoGamy on Knfirs possessed of n
plurality Of wives rs condition OF
! baptism, declaring that neither the
| Bible nor the practice of the ancient
church sanctioned such high-handcd
| proceedings. Dean Stanley did not go
quite so far as to place his pulpit at
! the disposal OF Cardinals Wisrman,
| Manning and Newman but lie was on
| terms OF great intimacy with them.
/
| has caused him to abandon the dean
cry Of Westminster for that OF Wells.
OF his views and aroused so much crit
| icism in strictly orthodox circles by
| expressing disbelief in the biblical
story of The conversation between 3a-
| laan and his ass that IA number Of
church publications abpcalcd to the
late King Edward to inquire whether
he was willing to indorse these views
on the part of his lord high almoncr
| ana spiritual adviSerJ
The new Dean of Westminster is
similarly skoptical with regard to GER
ana has publicly, intimntcd that, he
has but little faith in tho story about
the swallowing Of Jonah by the whale
DR.. Kyle is a comparatively young
hfty-six: is an intimate friend and
classmatc Of his predecessor at West
minister. Dean Armytagc Robinson
aud is perhaps the only member of
the episcopacy who has never been
called upon to do parish work as Gu
rate, vicar or rector. y second son OF
grandson OF the long time member OF
Parliament for Macclcsficld. he went
at an early age to Elton, and. abandon
inG the idea of entering the army
went from there to Cambridge. where
no distinguished himself not only as u
scholar. hu; also as IN athlete. MAX
ing n record for himself ns n crickcter
as n runner and as football player
He was ordained while at Cambridge
and occupied various prOfessorships
before appointment to the presidency
0I. Queens , uo'ieBe, ta,"pridge. IRON ,
opric or isxetcr, being the last bishor
appointed by Queen Victoria. the first
to pay homage to Edward VII, and
the Drst bishop OF the Church of Eng.
land to he consecratcd In tho TWEEN.
.ASssth century. lie LIS married to a