Show ST MARKS VESTRY RESIGNS trouble between the parish ef the cathedral at salt lake and the bishop TheP arieli of st marks episcopal cathedral at salt lake is not running smoothly as it might the trouble tio uble ft ie baid liea in the act thai the bishop ol 01 the diocese upon being ita certor by virtue of hie position the trouble liaa at last culminated in the vestry of the parish tendering their resignations they claiming the right to choose their own pastor the as like boards in in other parishes have the vestry had called kev mr norris who stated he would come if the bishops consent could axi secured thus matters have ethod until the meeting held monday nielli A salt lake morning paper gives the following report of atie meeting hie vestry had prepared a letter which was read by albert taylor clerk of the carh in which the members stated their annoyance in not being allowed the privilege ol 01 choosing their own pastor and ending in their realen ing in a body irom the vestry in the body were such well known bus inece men as george M Scott George Y wallace K V hayward J E oglesby Og leeby dmund wilkes and theron geddis A viva voice vote was taken on the question of accepting the resignation but befaro the bishop declared the result a division wae called for which resulted in an almost unanimous vote in the only three voting in the negative this vote was interpreted as meaning that the congregation congre cation was in sympathy with alie position taken by the vestrymen in refusing to remain in office under existing circumstances several of the vestrymen were interviewed yesterday about the matter and all were of the opinion one gentlemen saying there never wae each an unpleasant fate of affairs and the only s hat the bishop wont understand the situation wp have no earthly objection to the bishop but on the contrary we wish to give him every help we pan in his work and render him every atten tion and courtesy due him in his exalted position but why should he wish to e bieh place to come down to that of pres in charge 0 parish when lie is biere bu halt of the time jt ie impossible to gel a good man here wico ill sublet himself to the 0 assistant minister what we want ie a ruan who will be solely in charge of the parish that is all we want and all e have ever asked lor we cannot do a thing as it is we have no power and the vestry has become a laughing among the people THE 19 POSITION bishop leonards position wae betted by him in a sermon delivered in st stark on sunday morning may of thie year he fiu fisted ted from church law and from the record 0 ilie charch to prove that the bishop of thie if and has been ex orocio roctor of bt marke in concluding conc ludine his discourse alie bishop sad BOW my frieole frie ode alie condition of affairs at present is that you cieli ff change tah some person have a of what rector really is I 1 bee to remind you that I 1 think 1 know my ilutiza ilu tita and will stand here ever before 1 I did not come here because I 1 wanted to come but because I 1 was sent by the house of ble hope but I 1 am ready at all time to listen attentively and to what any person may hav to ty to me tor the welfare of the church I 1 haap an apostolic office to maintain and I 1 a putto bp frightened by buy one in relinquishing my rights at the lama it pains line to gay that I 1 have been continually 1 presented to you since coming here but I 1 am the bishop and here I 1 will doing my work with what dili eena has endowed with until he calls iiii tp my account or I 1 am called elsewhere hose who sent here and I 1 call o 0 you eg american churchmen to conform building up of alie church anji the worship of almighty god another of the congregation will be heij tomorrow evening for the purpose of clio osina a new bestry nd laang further action in the controversy |