Word: budlong
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...School (Concord, N. H.); Low Churchman Rev. Dr. Howard Chandler Robbins, onetime dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine who a week before had been belaboring his oldtime superior. Bishop William Thomas Manning of New-York (TIME. Sept: 14) ; and Middle Churchman Rev. Dr. Frederick Grandy Budlong, rector of Christ Church, Greenwich, just returned from junketing in Paris. Soon as balloting began, the race was between Dr. Robbins and Dr. Budlong. On the fourth ballot Dr. Budlong was elected, subject to ratification by this week's General Convention in Denver. He thanked his electors, said he would...
Born 50 years ago in Camden, N. Y., Dr. Budlong did missionary work in southern Minnesota, held parishes in St. Paul, Winnetka. Ill, Chicago and Pittsburgh before going to Greenwich in 1925. He is grey-haired, affable, plays a fair game of golf at Round Hill Club. For Independent Syndicate Inc. he writes a daily ''Word of Comfort" to be used at the head of obituary notices in newspapers of 30 States. Sample: "Do you feel that your life is in complete disarray and that you are a victim of hopeless bewilderment? Lay hold upon certain pivotal facts...
Friends of Dr. Budlong thought he would accept the Bishop Coadjutorship. If he does so he will give up a pleasantly middle-of-the-road-ish parish; a salary of $12,000 a year; a large residence; an automobile ; an impressive socialite congregation. As Bishop Coadjutor he would get $7,000 a year and $3,400 for expenses...