San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
BISHOPS TO MEET.

San Antonio will profit by the spe-
eial meeting of the House of Bishops
of the Episcopal Church, formal
call for which has been issued for
November IA, in Dallas. 1t has been
indicated by the announcement that
several of the 80 bishops who will at
tend the special meeting. will be In
San Antonio, either on Sunday, No
vember IL or is.
Two bishops who were formerly rec
tors of st. Marks Church. and who
are we'll known in San Antonio, have
promised to visit San Antonio and
take part in the various church gath.
erings that will be held in honor OF
the visiting dignitaries. The two bish-
ops are the Rt. Rev Phillip Cook,
DID,, bishop of Delaware, and the
Ri. Rev. W. Bertrand Stevens, DID,,
the bishop of Los Angeles, Cal.
The call for the meeting at which
matters of worldwide scope in so far
as religious activities are concerned,
has been issued by the Rt. Rev. Alex
ander Charles Garrett, DID,, of Dali
las. and the presiding bishop. of the
house. The call was specifically made
to take action upon the resignation
from his diocese of the Rt. Rev. Philip
NJ. Rhinelander, DID,, bishop of Penn
sylvania. In addition to this. how
ever, three vacancies in the foreign
fields will be filled.
The most important of these va
cancies is that created by the resig-
nation of the Rt. Rev. Logan II.
Roots, DID,, missionary bishop of
Hankow. China. Bishop Roots after
twenty years of service in that post,
L.. 90 with rpnrp-
sentative of the Church of England
and two native representatives of
Christian churches in China, joint di-
rection of the National Christian
Council of China.
The purpose of this council is to
coordinate the efforts of all Christian
forces in China and to unite all Chris
tan workers, Chinese and foreign.
The council grew out of a conference
of 100 representatives of Christian
churches operating in China who met
ut Shanghai in 1922.
&C. The other two vacancies to be ere
ated in foreign fields will be brought
about by the resignation of the 'Rt.
Rev, Henry st. George Tucker. ID,
Episcopal missionary bishop of Kyoto,
japan. who has requested to be re-
lived Of further duties in that conn
try: and the resignation of the Rt.
Rev: Henry d. AYES. Episcopal mis-
sionary bishop of Mexico.
The House of Bishops will not elect
successor to Bishop Rhinelander,
but will merely pass upon the .ques-
ton Of releasing him from his duties
in that post at this time. II the resig-
nation is accepted. Bishop Rhineland'
or will remain member Of the House.
although he will have no diocese. The
election Of successor to Bishop
Rhinelander rests with n convention
of the diocese of Pennsylvania.
Bishop Thomas +. Gailor, presi-
dent of the national council OF the
church. will attend the meeting. the
first to be held since the accession to
office of Bishop Garrett. From Dali
las. Bishop Gailor will depart i'm
mediatelv after the adjournment. for
Seattle. from where he will sail for
Toxic 70 participate in the consecra-
tion Of the Rev. DR.. J. S. Motoda.
who, has been elected bishop of the
recently created diocese of Toxic. DR..
Motoda will be the first Japanese bish-
on Of Christian church.
The diocese of West Texas will be
represented at the special meeting by
Bishop W. I. Capers of San An