Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-18
OREGON BISHOP
DIES FOLLOWING
BRIEF ILLNESS
RI Rev. Charles Scadding,
Well Known Here, Continued
His Duties Until the End.

| wen klOWn mere, JOIltHlu6u
! His Duties Until the End.
The Portland tOregonl Telegram of
May II carries the following story
/ telling of the death in that city of
! RI Rev, Charles Seadding, bishop of
Oregon, who had many friends in
| Honolulu:f ? So,
| "Rt Rev Charles Scadding, bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Oregon, died at 1915 o'clock this
morning at his home 574 Elm street
Portland Heights. Bishop Scadding's
death was a result of his devotion to
duty. In spite of illness he insisted
on presiding at thu recent diocesan
convention. Last Thursday night he
was to attend a mission meeting at
! the Church Of the Good Shepherd,
Vancouver and Graham avenues. He
was suffering from pIeurisy and had
a fever. He was advised against at
T, tending the meeting. -.
81 must CO." he said. They are
, expecting me to make an address and
will be disappointed If am not
there. ~ .~.s~. =. .
As result of attending this meet
ing pneumonia developed Saturday
night and caused his death. :
Bishop Scadding was conscious to
the end. He realized early Monday
that there was little hope of his re-
covery and asked that he be annoint.
ed for death. At o'clock the cere.
mony was performed and the last
communion administered by Mr..
Simpson, rector of St Marks. After
this Bishop Scadding quietly waited
the coming of death. He is survived
only by his widow. He had no child
rem. c.<"..,..: .. IT, -.rs
Bishop Seedlings mother, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Winder Scadding, is still liv.
ing She was notified of her sons
death at her home in Toronto, Can,
last night Her extreme age will not
permit her attending the funeral. A |
brother, DIR. Crawford Scadding, is on
his way to Portland from Toronto.
Because Of Bishop Seedlings death
the proposed celebration of the 60th
anniversary of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church In Oregon has been aban-
oOhCO. hC CCtCUi o1tOu was ~ HdNOl
been held from June to s. Bishop
Charles E. Woodcock, of the diocese |
of Kentucky, was to have been the
principal speaker. He was notified at |
his home in Louisville last night that
the program had been Cancelled. Il
In recognition of the great democ-
racy Of death there will be no special |
services for Bishop Scadding. Mem
bers of the Portland clergy held a
meeting at the Portland Hotel at 1901
this afternoon teSarrange for the night !
and day watch to- be kept over the
body. which viii rest in the private |
chapel at the bishops home until Fri.
day night, when it will be removed
to the Pro-Cathedral of St. Stephen
the Martyr. Thirteenth and Clay
streets. This was the bishops own
church. The body will lie in state
there unit, removed to Trinity Church,
and Everett streets.
Bishop Scadding was born in To.
ronto, November g., 1861. In 1885 he
was graduated from Trinity College.
Toronto. and received his first as.
signment as clergyman in Buffalo, N.
Il LoICI. -Hc UCCdtuc dSoIotdAI
of st. Georges Church, New York
City, of which the late Up. Morgant
was member In 1888 he married
Nellie Davy Donaldson, who died in
1894 He became rector of Trinity
Church. Toledo. o., and 1t was there
that he married Marie e. Pomeroy in
1896 From Toledo he went to La
Grange, Ill.,, where he became rector
Df Emanuel Church. He was pastor
there when elected bishop of Oregon
IN 1895. - .1 r.
( Bishop Scadding was the author Of
several books Among them were:
'Dost Thou Believer" Direct An
swers to Plain Questions" "A Work
lbIe Graded System of Sunday School
and many tracts. 80 /,
p "The standing committee which will
conduct all affairs of the diocese tenn
must call a convention for
he election of a new bishop. The
late of this convention has not been
set. II will be attended by clergy :
md lay, delegates from every church
n the diocese.
) The usual formula is for the clergy
% name the bishop and for the lay
delegates to affirm the election. Since
/ bishop may be called from any part
IF the country in this way, it is impos-
;ible to forecast the outcome. The
committee is made up of
he following: Rev. H. M. Ramsey.
lean of St Stephens Pro-Cathedral:
Rev Barr G. Lee. rector of the Bishop
Scott School Yamhil1 Or: Rev J. F.
q. Simpson. Rodney L. GlisaR. DR.. S.
9. Joseph and Fl. D. Ramsdell. The l.
convention will probably be called to