Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-01
SOUTHERN BISHOPS
COMING TO CAPITAL
Leaders of Episcopal Church
to Attend General Conven-
| ton Here in October.

Southern bishops will be prominent
O. the general convention Of the Epis-
copal Church. which will be held In
Washington in October, one Of the
most outstanding being Right Rev.
Davis SeSsums. Bishop of Louisiana,
who was host Of the triennial general
convention when 1t met in New Orleans
In 1925
Another prominent figure who will be
member of the house of deputies will
Be z. n. Harrison Of Atlanta, Ga. clerk
Of the Supreme Court of Georgia. who
Is described as probably the oldest
delegate in point Of years as we'll as in
service He was born November rs,
Is4c, and has been deputy TO every
KeNeral convention since 1883.
Bishop SeSSumS is native OF
houston. Tex, and a graduate OF the
University Of the South He served as
svt, or of large parishes in Galveston
9uG Memphis before he became rector
G. Christ Church, New Orleans, in 1891,
tn which year he was conSecrated Co
sdlIror Bishop Of Louisiana. The same
year aiso saw his elevation 10 the rank
c. nisR1p Of the diocese He is one Of
the ch'3~chs distinguished orators,
Another noted orator from the South
vso will sit In Ste house OF bishops at
tie EpiScoual convention next October
)
Eratton. Bishop ri ti@c adjoining diocese
Of MisS<sjLS,t. BishNr Ersuton is one Of
the foremost -stri;Fal snd educational
'eaderS - re South. IL IL rarticu-
rarlv interested in E.~E a1iors tSss COL
rsed people and is the ~1r hoeS
81 development In the South, whitT~ -
f+e6 large circulation and is IN use as
+" text book for study classes in work
e11ong the colored people throughout
TIC church.
President Of Trustees.
gishop Bretton is president of the
hoard Of trustees Of All Saints School
fer white girls at Vicksburg and honor
cry president of the Okolons School
fer the education and training Of coll
cred pupils also located at VickSburg
He Is also 2 member Of the board Of
regents Of the University Of the South
e. Sewanee. Tenn.
The third bishop from the South who
will sit in the October convention is the
Fight Rev. Thomas Campbell Darst, D.
Z Bishop of East Carolina
Bishop Darst is of the younger gen.
e"a+ion Of the bishops, an active. ener-
Eetic leader eloquent and full OF zeal
p-G enthusiasm for the cause IN which
r. Is enlisted Bishop Darst is the
chairman Of the National Commission
CT Evangelism of the church and was
sf1s originator and leader of the bishops
crusade. q nationwide eyancelisttc
movement which the Episcopal Church
conducted two years ago, and was par
ti-ipated in by 2 band Of 100 crusaders,
bishops. clergynlen and prominent lay
r1en and laywonlen A follow-up of
the bishops crusade under Bishop
Darst's leadership is now In course of
preparation
Laymens' Leader.
Foremost among the lay deputies to
the Fortv-ninth Trienniai General Con-
venticn will be j. Randolph Anderson,
who viii be one of the deputies from
the diocese Of Georgia. Mr. Anderson
Is a member Of a distinguished Southern
family and q widely known practicing
attorney In Savannah. He is also
master Of parliamentary law and prac-
tice. and his particular function at
general conventions through many years
has been ss chairman of the committee
on rules and the parliamentary helms
man Of the house Of deputies.
Mr Andcrson's steering committee is
the machine which furnishes the motive
power for the ordered activities of 400
csrgymen and representative lay citi-
Pens from every walk of life when they
ct together at these recurring triennial
conventions of the church. He is one
~ the bast known and most beloved
iavrnen Of the Episcopal Church
Il would BE- quite possible in this
forthcoming convention 10 organize a
well equipped court for there will be- in
attendance half dozen distinguished
tuTiSts from various parts of the
country, at least a score of highly
placed lawyers, including Former At
tcrney General Wickershan1.
Col z D. Harrison. still strong and
eetive mentally and physically in his
e4gl1tv-sixth year. will probably be the
eldest delegate in point Of years as well
as in service in attendance at the forth
coming convention He was admitted
- the bar In 1857. ne became clerk of
fi7e Supreme Court of Georgia one year
later. and in December Of this year will
complete sixty years Of consecutive
service in that Office and stxty-one
wears In the practice of Law Since 1877
he has been member of every annual
p deputy 10 every general convention
~ the Episcopal Church in the United
States since 1888 At the last general
convention In 1925 at New Orleans he
vas honoyed BY resolution Of congratu
istions Of the house Of deputies as the
Oldest member Of that house.
The Middle West will likewise send To
the convention one Of its distinguished
lawyers In the person Of George r.
fEenrv Of Dies Moines. vino viii repre-
eent the diocese Of Iowa IN the house
o. DEPUTIES