St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-11
AN ASSISTANT BISHOP.
DR.. Gilbert of st. Paul Elected byth
Minnesota Episcopalfans.
Delegates to the General Convention
1.-The Council Adjourns.

The second days session of the Episcopal
council was called to order at Gethesemane
church Minneapolis yesterday morning, after
services by the bishop, Revs. Foster, Booth
and Crumb. The committee having in charge
the ACCESSIBILITY of cleo ting an assistant bishop
reported that of the $12, 900 necessary to in
augurate that officer the following amounts
had been raised: st. Paul's church, ST. Paul,
S4'U0U; Christ church, st. Paul, $1,000; st.
Idark s. minneapolis, $1,000; Cathedral at
farlDault, $1,000; total, So zoo. When the
committee had reported an effort was
niade 10 raise the necessary amount
In the church, and when the subscriptions
anu pledges were announced by the treasurer
! 1t was found that SI5.O45 was the total
amount. This was greeted with applause
Inc committee an assistant bishop recon.
hended that the council proceed at once to
an election, and urged the steps on account
VI Inc advancing years of Bishop Whipple.
Inc bishop said that the election of an assist
anu Dlsnop was great responsibility, and
/ urged a careful consideration of all the
names presented for that Office. An informal
ballot was then ordered. While the telers
were counting the votes a small amount of
routine business was transacted The mem
pers OF the board of missions were reelected.
| a special committee on assessment consist.
ing OF DIR. 7. b. Wells, Rev. NJ. n. Gilbert.
Rev. Mr.. Hopkins, and Messrs Marsh. G. A.
Hamilton and E. H. Holbrook Jr was an
nounced. The informal ballot for assistant
! Dlshops was then announced, as follows the
clergy and laity having voted separately:
Clergy-Rev. DIR. E. 5. Thomas St Paul p,
Rev Dr. NJ. n. Gilbert, st. Paul, Il; scattering H.
Lay-Rev. DR.. Thomas, 60; Rev. Dr. Gilbert 50;
scattering, IL.
The two branches of the council must concur a
majority of each branch being required for
choice After the informal ballot the lay dele
gates retired. by permission, to consult
The first formal ballot stood as follows:
Clergy-Whole number 80, necessary TO a choice
rs. DR.. E. S. Thomas, 90; DR.. NJ. N Gilbert %;
Rev. S NJ. Kirby, /; Rev. j. a. Gillian, /; Rev.
d: Talbot. l; Rev. 7. II. Appleby. l. Laymen-
| Whole number Sc, necessary to a choice S. Rev.
NJ. N Gilbert. As; Rev. E. S. Thomas, 80; Rev
Ethelbert Talbot 9.
No one of the candidates having a majority
OF the votes cast the matter was deferred I'M
til afternoon. Before adjourning, however
the thanks of the council were extended TO
the several city churches, the choir and the
members of the Gethsamane church and the
railroads for courtesies extended
Promptly at 2:30 o'clock the convention re-
assembled, and the motion proceeded at once
to the election of an assistant bishop While
the tellers were absent Rev. G.. c. Tanner
was elected registrar of the diocese for the
ensuing year. On motion the following
standing committee was elected; Rev. E. S.
Thomas, Rev. G. B. Whipple, Rev. T. 3.
Wells, ID. D.. Hon. James Gilfillan, Hon. Isaac
Atwater and J. G. Reno. The tellers ap-
pointed to count the vote for assistant bishop
llOM TCtufHSQ anu reported ihat no choice
mad been made, the vote standing the same as
on the first formal ballot. Another vote was
| then taken, which resulted as follows:
Clergy Vote-Rev. E. S. Thomas, 22 Rev. NJ. ".
Gilbert, 20; scattering, 3. Laity Vote-Gilbert.
As; Thomas, 81: Talbot, 3; scattering, 3
The balloting began to grow monotonous to
| the members present and some discussion
ensued as to how many delegates were ac-
tually present. The secretary stated that
129 persons were present who were entitled TO
vote, it taking, therefore, IS votes to eject.
While the tellers were absent counting the
vote for the assistant bishop vote was taken
for the election of four clerical and four lay
delegates to the general convention to be
held in Chicago in October. The selection re-
suited as follows:
Clerical-Revs. George c. Tanner OHa-
tonna; Il. S. Thomas, St. Paul; c. H. Pum-
mer, Red Wing, and I. B. Wells, Minneapolis.
Laymen-Judge 7. E. Wilder, Red Wing; Hon.
Isaac Atwater, Minneapolis; w. R. Merriam,
St Paul, and G. H. Christian, Minneapolis.
The following alternates were then elected;
The alternates elected are: Clerical-Revs.
]. S. Kennedy, c. Fl. Poole, II. r. Graves and
E. s. Peake Lay-E. H. Holbrook, F n.
| Thornton, D. L. Howe and B. F. Mackall.
The tellers on the assistant bishop vote now
returned and reported the following:
Whole No. votes cast. so Whole No votes cast SO
Necessary TO choice. ...26 necessary to choice AZ
NJ. n Gilbert ..-......27 NJ. N. Gilbert.
E. s. Thomas. .........21 E. S. Thomas.
Scattering. .....-..... 2 E. Talbot. ..........
Rev. Mr.. Gilbert of st. Paul, having re-
ceived the necessary number of votes, was
declared elected assistant bishop, at a salary
of $4,000 per year. When the result of the
election was announced there were symptoms
of faint applause, which was promptly sup
pressed by the bishop, who sternly said that
such demonstrations were not for the honor
of God.
After the transaction of some unmportant
business and a speech by the bishop, the
council adjourned.