Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-05
PRINCE NAMED
CHANCELLOR BY
EP|sC0PAL|ANS
Former Governor of New Mex
leo and Prominent Church.
man Honored by Convention
in Session in Ell PaSo.
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ESPECIAL coRasssososncs TO MORNING JonsNALi
FL Paso, Tex, May FIX Gov
ernor L. b. Prince was elected chan
cellor and Rev. l.. W. Smith, regis
trar of the annual Episcopalian con-
vocation OF the district of New Mexico
and Texas west OF the Pecos river
which has been in session in the St.
Clements church in this city. Both
are residents of Santa Fe. Rev. T.. n.
Bullock, of Albuquerque, Is chairman
of the committee on finance. Great
interest centered around the election
of the deputies to represent the dis
trict in the triennial general conven-
vention, which will meet next October
/ in st. Louis. and which is the highest
ecclesiastical body in the Episcopal
church. BY unanimous vote, Rev.
| Henry Easter, Ell Paso, was elected
clerical deputy, with Rev, e. n. Bull
lock, Albuquerque. alternate: ex-Gov-
ernor Prince, Santa F'e was elected
lay deputy, with David Mcknight, Ell
Paso, alternate.
Mr.. Prince has previously served in
thirteen consecutive general conven-
lions, and since 1910 has been the SEN
Tor lay deputy in continuous service.
But one clerical deputy has an equal
term Of service, Mr. Prince says. and
that is Rev. Dr. Battershall, of Albany,
n. Y. MIR. Prince was deputy from
Long Island in 1877 and also repre-
scented the diocese in 1880. From
1883 to the present time he has rep
resented the missionary district of
New Mexico. In 1877 and again in
1883 he was appointed on the delega-
ton TO represent the church in the
United States ut the provincial synod
of Canada.
Bishop Howden is presiding over
the deliberations Of the meeting, with
Rev. j. s. Moore, of East Las Vegas,
as secretary, and A. A. Keen of Albu-
querque as treasurer. The opening
address of Bishop Howden was fine
presentation of the condition Of the
district, which showed substantial
progress in all directions. lie re-
ferred in a feeling manner to the loss
of Ex-Governor Mills, Major Palen,
Rev. H. II. Shields and others who
have died within the year.
During the convention an interest
ing program was rendered In which
Mrs. L. a. Broaddus and Mrs A.
Sweet. of Las Cruces, took part, to- |
gether with Rev. j. Hoering, of Tu- I
cumcari, whose rendition Of Dvoraks !
'Humoresque" on the violin was most |
gratifying
The clerical delegates in attend
ance from New Mexico are; Rev. f.. |
n. Bullock, Albuquerque; Rev. l.. w. |
Smith, Santa Fe; Rev. Y. Il. Vincent, !
Silver City; Rev. ]. s. Moore, Las Ve-
gas: Rev. T. y. McClement, Farming |
ton; Rev. r. w. Pratt, Carlsbad; Rev. |
Hunter Lewis, Mesilla Park; Rev. u. |
j. Hoering, Tucumcari: Rev ID. A.
Sanford Clovis; Rev. II. S. Doan, Ros-
well; Rev. w. X. Lloyd. Fort Bayard. |
The lay delegates are Ex-Governor
Prince, of Santa Re, and A. A. Keen, |
of Albuquerque. /
The delegates to the Women's |
auxiliary eonvocation are: Mesdames
f. II. Howden, f. n. Bullock and -.
Morissette, Albuquerque: Mesdames
A. Clark and Il. Nelson, of Tucumcari: |
Mrs. u. A. Sanford, of Clovis; Mrs.
Don Johnson, of Santa Fe; Mrs. Hun
ter Lewis, of Mesilla Park; Mrs. j. r.
Livesay, of Anthony; Mesdames l.. A.
Broaddus and A. Sweet. Of Las Cru
ces,
One of the most interesting features
of the reception held at the parson-
age of st. Clements was the burning
OF the mortgage on the church prop
erty here. Rev Easter gave an In
teresting history Of the parish, after
which the bishop warmly congratulate
ed the people on this elimination of
the hopes and labors of many years.
While those present stood and sang
the doxology the bishop applied the
match to the mortgage papers and all
felt better that 1t was thus destroyed,
knowing that so far as this mortgage
was concerned there was TO be no
more harm come from it.