Congratulations on your superb coverage of the Ellen Cooke affair [TLC, May 21]. You gave us her own story, the PB's story, and a provocative editorial as well. The immediate issue seems to be proper management of other people's money, an issue of prudence, not merely of trust.

I have followed the travels, writings and pronoucements of Bishop Browning with wonder and admiration. Twice in my life I have seen the P.B. "up close and personal." Once was when I came early to Bishop Rowthorn's consecration at the Yale basketball court and saw him attending to detail before the service started. At Bishop David Johnson's funeral, I heard him intone "the resurrection and the life" and experienced his sadness, warmth, and even his humor at the passing of the peace. Our P.B. is a very holy man. He is a great man, and we are fortunate to have him as our leader.

The problem is not the man but the overload, both in time and substance. The solution is organizational. What we need is a small group of incorporators, professional trustees if you will, who have no other national or diocesan obligation and who provide management experience, counsel, direction and oversight in national church operations. Like the Pension Fund Group and other "official agencies," the incorporators will require only loose ties to General Convention. They would replace the existing nominating committee for the Presiding Bishop, and they would encourage Bishop Browning and his successors to share their episcopal duties with colleagues and to operate the national church's business affairs in a businesslike manner.

Let's knock off the hand wringing and face up to the problem. Why not provide a structural solution that will stave off any repeat performance of the agony we've all shared the past few months?

ALAN O. DANN Woodbridge, Conn.