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Show 1 uu BISHOP WILL NOT ACCEPT ELEVATION Philadelphia. Nov. 20 Rev. William Wil-liam T Capers, rector of the church of the Holy Apostles In this city, who has been elected bishop coadjutor coadju-tor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese dio-cese of West Texas, said today that it was doubtful whether he would accept ac-cept the elevation. Dr. Capers recently re-cently was elected bishop of Spokane at the general convention of the Protestant Prot-estant Episcopal church In New York, but he declined the honor because, he said, he had been too short a time at hs present post to work out the problems In his parish work Discussing the new honor. Dr. Ca ' pers said "The same reasons that led me to decline the missionary bishopric ol Spokane may now lead me to declln. .this election. I am trying to have perfectly open-mhid upon the sub- . Ject." |