The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-23
BISHOP GAILOR RETURNS
FROM HISTORIC MEETING

After participating in one Of the
Z greatest religious assemblages in the
+ history Of the world, the RI, Rev
i Thomas +. Gailor, executive head Of
the Episcopal church of the United
States, and Bishop Of Tennessee. re-
turned to Memphis Saturday morn
ing, states the Commercial Appeal OF
September 80.
Bishop Gailor was one Of the fore
most figures at the Lambeth confer
ence Of the Episcopal Church held in
London, England. and attended by
252 bishops from the United States,
Canada, Japan, China, South Ameri-
ca, Australia, New Zealand. the re-
mo- est part Of Africa and from the
ISLANDS Of the sea- Fifty-two Of
TIE 127 American bishops Of the
Episcopal Church attended the con-
ference, which was the largest as
sembly Of bishops ever held in Eng
land in any age.
The opening meeting was held in
the great library of Lambeth Palace,
the residence Of the archbishop of
Canterbury, the head bishop Of the
English church, on July 8, and the
closing meeting was held on August
8 in st. Paul Cathedral, the second
largest building in Europe, Bishop
Gailor was selected by the bishops
to deliver the sermon at the closing
meeting. Two hundred and fifty BIZ
shops took part in the procession and
$4,000 people attended the service.
To illustrate the marvellous growth
Of the Episcopal Church, Bishop
Gailor Yesterday stated that in 1884
when the first bishop Ia the United
States was eonsecrated by the arch
bishop Of Canterbury, there was not
one bishop outside the British isles
in communion with the See Of Can
terbury, Now there are more than
800 bishops outside the British Isles.
The Pan-Anglican conference is
held once every 10 years. 1t has al
ways been held at Lambeth Palace,
but there is talk of holding the next
meeting in the United States, said
the bishop.
At the Lambeth conference there
were representatives Of the Eastern
churches from Greece and Armenia
and also leading nonconformist d.
vines. including Methodists and Pres
byterians, were present, and strong
sentiment in favor of uniting the va
rious denominations into one church
was manifested.
While in England Gishop Gailor
had the pleasure Of meeting King
George and Queen Mary at a party
given in the gardens Of Buckingham
Palace by the monarch. A few DAYS
later the king gave formal audi
ence to all the Episcopal bishops, and
after that Bishop Gailor was accord
ed a private audience.
Bishop Gailor had the pleasure of
hearing Lloyd George, prime minis
ter of Great Britain, deliver brill
liant address at the unwilling Of a
statue of Lincoln. The bishop also
met Lady Astor, the first woman
member of Parliament. Lady Astor
was born in America
The thing which forciblv strikes
the American as he travels about
England is the antiquity of the build
ings in that country the bishop de-
clared. Bishop Gailor was the guest
Of the bishop of London at his resi-
dence which is probably the oldest
continuously inhabited building in
England, having been occupied since
$50 A. d. The structure is surround
ed by a moat which is filled with wa
ter. The drawbridge of the middle
ages, however, has been replaced by
more modern bridge
Bishop Gailor saw the very street
Of which Chaucer wrote in "Canter-
bury Tales" penned about $50 years
ago. He also saw the stone seat oc-
cupied by St. Augustine in 500 A. D.,
and the very font in which Ethelbert.
the first Briton king to be won to
Christianity. was baptized about the
wear 500. The bishop likewise told of
having viewed the tomb of the "Black
Prince. of whose exploits son'e 800
years ago on the field of battle ev-
cry school boy has read Over the
tomb were the mail. helmet and
enurs which were worn by the prince.
If such trophies were thus exhibited
in America they would probably be
appropriated by some one as souye-