Word: gailor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nominations were gravely made: Long Island's Ernest Milmore Stires, Washington's James Edward Freeman, Tennessee's Thomas Frank Gailor, South Dakota's Hugh Latimer Burleson, Chicago's Charles Palmerston Anderson. On the 16th ballot the secretary declared Chicago's Anderson had received the necessary 68 votes and two over. Ninety-three* Episcopal voices joined in a solemn doxology. Charles Palmerston Anderson, 65, was born in Kemptville, Ontario, did not move to the U. S. till 1891. In 1900 he was elected Bishop Coadjutor of Chicago and became Bishop of the diocese...
Bishop Thomas Frank Gailor (Episcopal) of Memphis, Tenn. A reason: "I am a white...
Last week, in New Orleans, when the Bishops assembled in secret, few thought that Bishop Murray would be chosen their leader, but all knew the story of his devotion to the Church National, Universal. So after 14 ballots, during which Bishop Brent of Western New York and Bishop Gailor of Tennessee unsuccessfully divided most of the votes between them, there came a sudden rush of enthusiasm for the onetime bookkeeper of Salem, Ala. He became unanimously "Primus"? an office in a small degree comparable to that of Archbishop of Canterbury. .Elected, he bowed his head in prayer...
...issue was turned aside. Bishop Gailor said that some of the churches in the Council were "hindering the cause of Christ." Bishop Johnson called the Federal Council a "visionary experiment." Bishop Brent was left with his burning emotions, his rejected ideal...
Presiding Bishop. For 140 years there has been no elected Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The Presiding Bishop has always been the senior Bishop (Bishop Talbot recently). In addition the National Council has chosen its President (Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, for the last six years). This year the Bishops will elect a Presiding Bishop who will likewise take over the duties of President of the Council, thus combining the spiritual and legislative functions. Considerable interest was displayed over the first filling of this new and important post. There were several candidates. Bishop Gailor was the most prominent. The others...