The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
DIR. CAPERS ACCENTS
CALL TO TRIhIIi
CHURCH HEW ORLEANS
SEVENTEEN YEARS IN COLUMBIA
AS RECTOR or ST. PETERS
CHURCH, PRES. INSTITUTE.
DESCENDANT HOUSE or BISHOPS
Son of the Famous Soldier Ei.hcp.
The Rt Rev. Ellison cspert late
OF the Diocese Of South Carolina
Most Interesting Family.

most Interesting Family
4 DIR. W. b. capers announced 1o5az
that he had formally accepted 1s
call to the rectorship Of Tr!ug
church at New Orleans. during i8s
absence Of the rector, Kho Is wl,h
/ tie Red Cross in Europe for The y ~.
/ DIR. Cspels in accepting TINS can
stated that il had been a rather d..
ficult one for him TO decide, as il vas
taking him away from Columbia, 10
which city he was much devoted. hay
ing married Miss Louise Woldrldge.
the daughter Of Dr. and Mrs.
". P. Woodbridge. here. and leasing
host OF friends who were dea- TO him
Trinity church. New Orleans is 10
the South, what Trinity Church New
York, is to the East, Ii is considered
the largest church in the south, and
has TO its credit the distinction Of
\ having six Of its former rectOrs made
bishops.
/ Dr- Capers with lis family vii
leave in about two ~eeks for The gult
coast al Bay ST. Louis, where lie Las
furnished bungalow fo- the sum
mer. This is abont one hours run cut
Of the city.
1 DR.. Capers has been q resident Of
Columbia for the past seventeen
years Coming to Columbia from
South Carolina and assuming the rec
torship Of 81 Peters Parish. which
place he held for four years. He was
tthen also elected president Of the Co
lumbia Institute and held the two
| places Jointly for several years. but
the growth Of the school WAS sure.
and the increased duties were so
great that DR.. Capers resigned as rec
tor of the esaErch. which resignation
was not accepted by the ressry and
congregation. but he continued 10 bold
! the two places for sometime after
/. ward later resigRing as rector
He closed ont his school this year
/ in most fl0urishing manner. turning
over TO the trustees, an institution
that is one OF the best Of its kind in
the south Dr. Capcrs W0rk ID me
church and schoci has baen one Of
exceptional value, for 1T the same
time he was connected with the
school as IT'S president, he has held
and stil holds the position Os chair
man of the board OF disocesan reli-
gsoUs education. Thus keeping di-
rectly in connection with the
churches work in the state along this
line of missions.
Dr. Capers is a descendant from :
house OF Bishops His father the late
Rt- Rev Bishop Ellison capers- Of the
diocese Of South Carolina. more uni
Tersally known as the Soldier Bishop,
vas Br5gadier General in the Con
federate army. and one Of the most
l0vable and renowned churrnmsa in
the United States. His brother the
Ri Rev. William T. Capers. is now
Bishop OF West Texas, and his grand
father the Rev. William Capers was a
Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South.
DR.. CapeEs has been one al the most
active priests of the church since his
stay OF seventeen years in the Ten
nessee diocese and his removal from
this diocese is considered by those
who know hin as great loss u the
church DR.. Capers many friends
while they win regret exceedingly to
see him leave the town and state.
they al the same time rejoice TO know
that he has been called to the strong
est Church in the south. which Is
distinction well deserved
The loss of Mrs Capers and her In
teresting children to Society Of the
town and county. viii also be keenly
felt by their hundreds and hundreds
Of friends Mrs. CsperS during her
Young ladyhood as Miss Louise Void.
ridge was one Of the most popular
Young ladies Of the state. she re-
eeived her education al the Columbia
Institute and LITER graduating from
fashionable school in Washington
City Her father and mother. DR. and
Mrs W. P Woodbridge. OF whom she
Is The only child, are considered the
most universally beloved couple in
me county. and the removal from the
city Of DR.. capers and his family is
great sacrifice to them.
RED CROSS
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