Born in Pennsylvania in 1879, Remington graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1905, and served as rector at St. Paul's Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota until 1913. He was elected suffragan bishop of South Dakota in 1913, and then appointed missionary bishop of Eastern Oregon in 1922 and served until 1945, when he became suffragan bishop of Pennsylvania. Remington retired in 1951, and passed away in 1963 at the age of 84. Take a look at this article from The Oregon Journal; the date on the newspaper is cut out, but my guess is that it's either from Friday, October 4, or Sunday, October 6 (in fact, this cut out was stored with another cut out from the October 6 edition of The Oregon Sunday Journal). The diocese scheduled their election for October 10, but the article itself references that "the nine ballots failed to elect a new Episcopal Bishop of Oregon late Thursday". In fact, in the November, 1935 edition of The Oregon Trail Churchman, Remington states in the "Bishop's Notes" that the election occurred on Thursday, October 10. According to the article, it was a close election. Using the resources on this website, can you find a digital copy of this newspaper?
As the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon elects its new Bishop this weekend in Pendleton, I wanted to share an interesting story with you. In 1935, the Missionary District of Eastern Oregon's Bishop, William Remington, ran for Bishop of the Diocese of Oregon. We do not yet know who nominated Remington or why. My guess is that the folks in the Diocese of Oregon took note of Remington's hard work in turning the Missionary District of Eastern Oregon around after Paddock's episcopacy. Had Remington been elected to serve in the Diocese of Oregon, the history of the MDEO would have been significantly different. What do you think? How would Remington's election have changed MDEO's history?
Born in Pennsylvania in 1879, Remington graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1905, and served as rector at St. Paul's Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota until 1913. He was elected suffragan bishop of South Dakota in 1913, and then appointed missionary bishop of Eastern Oregon in 1922 and served until 1945, when he became suffragan bishop of Pennsylvania. Remington retired in 1951, and passed away in 1963 at the age of 84. Take a look at this article from The Oregon Journal; the date on the newspaper is cut out, but my guess is that it's either from Friday, October 4, or Sunday, October 6 (in fact, this cut out was stored with another cut out from the October 6 edition of The Oregon Sunday Journal). The diocese scheduled their election for October 10, but the article itself references that "the nine ballots failed to elect a new Episcopal Bishop of Oregon late Thursday". In fact, in the November, 1935 edition of The Oregon Trail Churchman, Remington states in the "Bishop's Notes" that the election occurred on Thursday, October 10. According to the article, it was a close election. Using the resources on this website, can you find a digital copy of this newspaper?
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Vicki Rosenberg
4/24/2020 10:49:18 am
Remington was my great uncle on my mother's side of our family tree. My mom's maiden name was Anna Remington Bradley
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