New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21
NEW BISHOPS KNOWN;
DR.. M. H. GATES IS ONE!
secret Nominations to Mission
ary Posts DivuIged in Ep's-
copaI Circles.
OFFICIAL NEWS TO-DAY
Leak" Says Messrs. Burleson,
Capers, Howden and Colmore
Were Also Named-Dr.
Gates Goes to Cuba.

Five missionary bishops were elected by
,,o House of Bishops meeting as coun-
al IN Yesterdays session OF the General
convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
>,.urcb. These selections will be an
.,,,ced 10 the House of Deputies this
.ornine After the committee on nomi-
.,,ons in the lower house has considered
-. names they will be sent back TO the
tiles for general discussion. This SEES
,,ru be secret Acceptance of the
.,rstions Of the upper house is not In
s.,,sble. but the choice by the bishops Is
.,,,ost equivalent to final election.
T.o names which will be sent to the
uouse Of Deputies are: Hugh Latimer
p,r,sson a secretary Of the Board OF
w,ssions. 10 be Bishop OF North Dakota
r.n,,am Theodotus Capers, principal OF
,.o,,rrbia Institute, Columbia, Tenn. to be
D,.hon OF Spokane; Milo Hudson Gates
la of the Chapel Of the Intercesson,
manhattan. to be Bishop Of Cuba, In when
h,,bonric Panama is included; Frederick
p,rgham Howden. rector of ST John s.
GEORGETOWN. D. c., TO be Bishop OF New
S.,,co Charles Blaney Colmore, dean OF
A.. cathedral of the Holy Trinity. in Ha-
v,na 10 be Bishop OF Porto Rico.
All OF the nominees except Mr.. Colmore
u.rs chosen at the morning session OF the
House Of Bishops The question Of Porto
Rico seemed to arouse a keener contest
than any Of the other bishoprics. Rumors
which came from the session were that
GOOD deal Of warmth was generated dur
lnr the election of Mr.. Colmore.
Secret Leaks Out"
oficially the nominations OF the House
OF Bishops are secret and will not be made
public until this morning. One OF the
bishops who was approached last night
and asked to give the name of the man
chosen for Porto Rico retired into secrecy
and silence until he was informed that the
other four names had already leaked
cut" Then he threw up his hands
It's the old story Of the fastest means
Of communication" he said. Telephone,
telegraph, tell a woman and tell the
House Of Bishops" Whereupon he added
his mite to the general fund Of information.
The nominations Of the bishops do not
seem TO indicate a victory for any special
faction within the Church. None OF the
nominees. however, is associated with the
more advanced wing of the High Church
party. In each case the choice seems to
have been made solely on the ground OF
the candidates fitness for his field. Thus
Mr. Burleson not only comes from a noted
Missionary family. but has also worked In
the territory included in the bishopric to
which he Is assigned. DR.. Gates undoubt-
sdly owes his nomination partly TO the
fact that he is a distinguished Spanish
scholar, and Dean Colmore's training In
Cuba will without doubt be Of value TO
him In a field which presents somewhat
similar problems.
The missionary spirit is bred in the bone
Of the Burlesons. The father Of the man
named for North Dakota was a preacher
TO the Indians II Hugh Latlmer Burleson
Is confirmed as Bishop Of North Dakota
he will be the fourth son in the family TO
enter the active missionary field.
Mr.. BurIeson's Training.
Mr.. Burleson received the degrees OF
A. B. and A. NJ at the University OF
Racine. He took his Bachelor of Divinity
at the General Theological Seminary in
New York. He was then for time
curate at St Luke's Church. Rochester.
For several years he was dean Of the
cathedral at Fargo. n. d. He has been
prominent in editorial work for the
Church Boards publication. 'The Spirit
Of Missions" Mr.. Burleson is In st.
Luke's Hospital just now while an In
jured knee is meniing.
Mr. Capers is also the son Of a clergy
man. His father. Ellison Capers, was not
only Bishop Of South Carolina, but
general in the Confederate army as well.
TO his troopers and his parishioners he
was known as "the soldier Bishop.
William Theodotus Capers was educated
al the University of South Carolina, where
he received the degree Of A. b. At the
University of Kentucky he took his NJ. A.
He studied divinity at Virginia Theologi-
cal Seminary From 1905 until 1911 he
served "a dean Of the cathedral in Lex
ington. Ky Columbia Institute. Of which
ne Is principal. is a woman's college.
Milo Hudson Gates is a Massachusetts
man. He was graduated from Amherst
and from the General Theological Semi
nary. sewanee made him a Doctor OF
Divinity. DR.. Gates has been student OF
Spanish for long time. He has been
closely identified with the work OF the
Hispanic Society Of this city.
Or. Gates Makes Sacrifice.
DR.. Gates's congregation has just butt
new church at the corner OF Broadway