NEW ANGLICAN BISHOP OF MONTREAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 9

NEW ANGLICAN BISHOP OF MONTREAL.

At the opening session'of, the Synod of : 'the' , Anglican, Diocese of Montreal in October the Bishop of Stepney was'elected 1 bishop.;' 'It. ■was felt by many.Canadians that,.owing to 'the--.tremendous issues' which lib before the Church in : that new land,; where a nation-is growing rapidly under-the eyes of the present generation, it would be of great help if ■ Dr. Lang would come'arid give the, benefit of, his personal influence and his scholarships If .was: far moro: than 'the Bishopric of; Montreal which'; Was offered to him when'.the Synod, made him their choice. ■ It was a': position in. the Ga na'dian Church which, 1 under: him,; would spoil have.'a': sphere:'bf'influence-; larger even than that of; a Suffragan , of Lori-; I don.- Howe.ver, the_ bishop_felt it his duty, to; decline,'and now his election to York justi- 1 fies him in his decision to, remain, to- workout the hard. problenis,"of: life. in the Old; Land. DoahFarthing,-.who;' ; was .chosen Vat! the adjourned election,- was' born- in 'Ohio forty-seven years -, ago/-and so-is vbarely-.a; middle-aged;. man. ,'•. [ He v-was. educated - : at' ■Parkdale School, Lirerpool,: and -at Cains - Col-! kge, Cambridge, where be graduated -with.;

honour's...:iHe.'cam'e'to , :■;. years ago, and'.was'brdairiedby Bishop Bald« ~ wiu, * of. Huron.'. Af terrorising. at Durham, 1 - " Ontario, andbeing liector of Woodstock; .Otf-.-tario, for seventeen yeare, he was -appointed. :i Dean of Ontario,* three- years ago, and ;haa;/; •'siiico.Jhsii resided in Kingston,-.where' , he. has endeared'.himself'to".the hearts, of. his ". peopled" ;Dean; ; Farthtag,;fdr;:two:of its-ees- :: sioi)s■ 1 :■ has/been .General Synodj_andhis ability as achairman has Keea ' most marked: ■; His:election has been;the rawV .: suit of the ■ steady and united voting of -the : ' laymen, v He is a:man of marked personality, , : and sound Churohmanship. :- He takes anU active interest in temperance; work.'. -In Dr.";.. Farthing Montreal; will have a bishop, who will grow in' power and influence' with .the ."•;: expanding'life: of 'a great ecclesiastical. au4 commercial centre. ' ... .•'y: ■'•; '■■-'.:■'■■ ..:: : :"'S ' ' .'■