Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-07
AN ASSISTANT BISHOP
A Helper for Bishop Kip
Chosen.
Rev. W. F. NICHOLS VOTED IN.
The Southern COnvOcatiOn's Protest
Disregarded-The Vote in
Detail.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN FRANCISCO. February 6.-Soon
after the Episcopal convention met this
morning the committee on order of busi-
ness presented najority and minority re-
ports on the mode of procedure to be
followed in the election of an Assistant
Bishop of the diocese of California. Both
reports were laid on the table, and the
convention determined to proceed with
the election according to the can ons OF
the diocese.
Additional nominations for Assistant
Bishop were then made as follows: Rev.
s. D. Mcconnell and Rev. r. E. Denni.
son, both of Philadelphia, Pa.
The salary of the Assiutant Bishop was
next fixed at IS 900 per year, and that Of
the Bishop at $4,000.
A recess was then taken, and upon re-
assembling the convention proceeded to
ballot for an Assistant Bishop. The first
ballot showed that Rev. DR.. w. F.
Nichols, of Philadelphia, had received
the highest number of votes, 36, but had
not received a majority, go second vote
was taken, which resulted in the election
OF DIR. Nichols. The second bal
lot was as follows: Whole mum.
Der OF votes, clerical 40, Law so;
necessary to choice, A. Rev. DIR. W.
F. Nichols, of Philadelphia, received :
Clerical %, lay 21; Rev. DR.. w. Walk or,
North Dakota, clerical l; Rev. T. F.
Gailor, Tennessee, clerical 4, lay 1 ; Rev.
Bishop Talbot, Idaho, clerical 10, lay 8;
Rev. R. Olin. New York, clerical 8, lay
2; Rev. DR.. G. R. Van Dewater. New
York, clerical 2.
DR.. Nichols, having received the
requisite majority, his election was de-
clarsd unanimous. A song of glory then
followed.
The following committee was appointed
this afternoon to notify Rev. w. F.
Nichols of his appointment as Assistant
BlshUp of the diocese of California: Rev,
r. @. Foute, Rev. J. s. Reed and DR..
Lathrop. The delegates signed a testi.
monial to DR.. Nichols, and the conven-
tion adjourned.
The secretary, at yesterdays session,
read memorial from the Southern Con-
vocation of California, setting forth the
reason for it's lack of representatives in
the convention. The protest was signed
by seventeen clerical and twenty-three
lay delegates, praying that the conven-
tion would not proceed to elect an AS
eistant Bishop, put would postpone the
election till the regular annual meeting.
Some reasons given are the ex-
tra expenses necessary, the uncerta nty
OF railroad communication the late cpl
demic disabling many members, and
that the result of holding a special con.
vention under such circumstances would
be to produce sense of deep.seated in
justice to the whole of Southern Cali
fornia.
The first signature to the memorial was
that OF the Rev. A. G.. L. True, rector of
the Church of Our Saviour, of San
Gabriel, who stated that he was author
lied to sign for four other clergy and
lay delegates, representing parishes and
missions in Southern California, as by
names submitted.
Ex.Judge Stanley, chancellor of the
diocese, Rev. Mr.. Mel and others de-
clsred that there had been due notice
given to the Southern diocese, and its
representatives had right to be present.
A motion to lay the protest on the table
was lost, but no further action was