Evening star., 1928-06-03
NOTED CLER|CS Due
AT EPISCOPAL MEET
List includes Bishops Man.
ming, New York, and
3eecher, Nebraska.

Picturesque characters of the plains
will deliberate with urban churchmen
when the General Convention of the
Episcopal Church comes to Washing
ton in october.
One of the outstanding and IN
fluential leaders of the church who will
take his seat In the House of Bishops,
which will convene at the Willard
Hotel will be Right Rev. William
Thomas Manning, Bishop of New York.
Inasmuch as Right Rev. James E. Free
man. Bishop of Washington, is intense
" interested in erecting Washington
Cathedral on Mount ST. Alban, and
Bishop Manning is no less interested
in erecting the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine in uptown New York. they
may be expected to compare notes
frequently.
Bishop Manning, who was born ill
1855 at Northampton. England. is one
OF the church's leading exponents of
Christian unity. He served as rector
in California, Pennsylvania and Ten
nossee before going to New York City.
japanese Parish.
Right Rev George Allen Beecher
who will likewise sit in the House OF
Bishops, is the Missionary Bishop Of
Western Nebraska. He is man OF
varied activities and has had most
colorful career.
In his district on the Nebraska plains.
Bishop Beecher has one OF the largest
CONGREGATIONS of japanese Christians IN
the United States. Indians and COW
boys are numbered among the congre-
cations to which he administers.
The late famed Buffalo Bill was one
of Bishop Beecher's flock when he was
rector of the church at North Platte,
and on the first trip Of Cody's Wild
West Show to Europe. the bishop. then
an ordinary clergyman. accompanied
the outfit as its chaplain. He has
known all the famous Indian chiefs of
his generation. with whom, under the
leadership of Buffalo Bill. he shot big
game in his younger days.
Bishop Beecher. who is native OF
Monmouth. H. served as chaplain OF
a National Guard outfit in Nebraska
from 1906 20 1916. He is interested IN
prison reform and criminology. as well
as in child labor and treatment Tor
cancer.
From the Philippines.
Right Rev Gouveneur F. Mosner-
Missionary Bishop of the Philippine
islands, will come to Washington from
the other side of the world to deliberate
with his brethren at the General Con-
vention. Outside the City Of Manila,
Bishop Mosher's work is entirely with
the tribesmen in the Philippines. where
the church has under way an extensive
evangelistic, educational and social
service enterprise.
Bishop Mcsher viii report Cn tns
progress of the work under his charge
~H-o
Interesting gidelightS on the situation
IN the islands. He is a native OF New
YORK. having been born October %
1871. and will celebrate his birthday
In washington this year
The spotlight Of interest viii play
not aIone on the House Of Bishops
however. for one Of the vel knwon
lay deputies that viii come 70 WASH
treeon for the trienniai viii be. Charles
Beecher Warren. the Michigan lawyer
wfso became Ambassador 70 Japan and
To Mexico. and vas but recently the
center Of a bitter Senate fight MT
Warren represented the United States
oa various international arbitration
commissions and is nationally promi-
nsnt fn Republican politics.
While Mr Warren Is an Old hand al
the game Of politics, this vin be his
first APPEARANCE as q deputy % an
Episcopal General Convention. He viii
De q lay member from the Diocese Of
Michigan. Mr Warren Is World War
veteran ard holds the Distinguished
EerT5ce Medal He Is member Of the
enr1e6 Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity.
Church Law Expert
Another prominent laynaan who viii
attend viii be George ZabriskIe, chan
celsog Of the Diocese of EeT York. His
friends say that he Is probably the
foremost authority On church Law f. the
United States and is IN addition mem
her q the Institute Of international