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Show liLTOII PAIS : ffilT 10 ran : . 1 Here to Consider Appoint- j ment as Episcopal Bishop of State. Honored With Souvenir of Orleans for Services - During War. i The Rev. Arthur W. Moulton, rector of Grace church of Lawrence, Mass., BX-s BX-s rived in Salt Lake early last evening, and . within the next week or two will confer with members of the Episcopalian clergy and visit various parts of the state to -determine whether or not he will accept the appointment of missionary Episcopal bishop of Utah, made recently at the i Protestant Episcopal church convention 1 in Detroit. The ofiice has been vacant since the resignation of the Rt. Rev. Paul Jones, formerly missionary Episcopal ? bishop, which was requested by the house of bishops because of his strong Socialistic J sympathy and pacifist utterances during the war. ji To Make Decision Soon. . Dr. Moulton said last night that he was not prepared to say what his answer would be to the offer that he become : bishop of Utah. He will make his de- J cision known, he said, .only alter he familiarizes himself with conditions here t and has had ample time to consider the matter. Because ft his late arrival yesterday yes-terday he had no opportunity to make a tour of Salt Lake, but will do so today, he said. He declared that he had heard a nothing but favorable comment on the beautv of the capital of Utah In the east. i Before Dr Moulton leaves for his home in Lawrence It is his Intention to visit i Logan, Provo and Ogden and some of the f mining towns. Yesterday's was not the Rev. Mr. Monl- t ton's first, meeting with Utah and Salt a Lake, although his previous acquaintance was quite cursory. Ten years ago he passed through Salt Lake, en route to Phoenix. Ariz., where he served as rector of Trinity church during the winter and 3 summer, relieving the pastor who had gone east to be consecrated bishop. Consecration in East. The decision of the visitor In regard to 3 accepting or rejecting the bishopric of the 5 state will be communicated to Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. presiding bishop of the Episcopal church, if he accepts, he will I .be consecrated by the presiding bishop. the ceremonv to take place in the east, perhaps at Grace church, Lawrence. Mass.. he said last nighl. E Several weeks will be taken up with the t arrangements for the consecration if Dr. Moulton decides to become head of the church In Utah, according to an opinion ' expressed by him last night. Before he returns to Salt Lake, several more days 3 will be consumed in the completion of his affairs at Lawrence, he said last evening. Should he decide to take the position offered him here, no difficulty will be experienced In filling the pulpit at Grace 9 church. Dr. Moulton said. r His wife, their son. John. 12 years of nge. and their daughter. Mary. 7 years of age. will accompany him to Salt Lake, nr follow shortly after, if his decision la in favor of accepting the bishopric he For twenty years the Rev. Mr. Moulton i has been rector of Grace church at Law- rence. Under his administration the par- Ish has grown until it includes nearly 3 1300 communicants. Honored for War Service. During the war he served overseas with the Red Cross. For dlstlnrruished service and devotion to duty In France he was honored with the Souvenir of Orleans. Dr. Moulton was born In Worcester. He was graduated from Hobart college with the degree of master of arts, and Is a graduate of the Episcopal school at Cambridge. Cam-bridge. Here he was awarder the degree of doctor of divinity in 1900. The stand of the people of Massachusetts Massachu-setts toward radicalism has been demonstrated dem-onstrated no more clearly, he said, than by the recent state election. In which i rSOT.r.sw Pfllvln Cnolldee. Republican. whose platform was the Indorsement of the action of the police commissioner In I discharging striking policemen, was reelected re-elected by a plurality of more than 12.r,.000. "The police force Is being gradually brought up to Its former state of efficiency." effi-ciency." he said. "State guardsmen, who have been on duty since the first day of rioting, are being replaced by new policemen, po-licemen, and the whole police force Is being reorganized." Dr. Moulton visited Mrs. and the Very Rev. W. W. Fleetwood last night shortly afler his arrival In the city. This evening at S o'clock he will attend at-tend a meeting to be held at St. raid's Episcopal church in connection with the national Inspirational and educational campaign being conducted by the Episcopal Epis-copal church. Henry N. Hyde of Chicago will be a speaker. I |
