New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05

THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION AT BOSTON QUICK
LY SELECTS THE SUCCESSOR To BISHOP
ERooKs-sKETCH OF TIE NEW PRELATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH 70 THE IRiBrNA.
Boston, May 4.-The Episcopal Convention today
ouickly and With but little friction disposed OF the
most important business before it-hat OF clectng
spccessor to the late Bishop Broobsand By It's choice
indicated the purpose ndorse the policy carried out
NJ Bishop Brooks. On the first ballot DR.. william
Lawrence led the list with So votes. Bishop Hare
,eceiying So and Father Hall only D. The laity
nm the first ballot gave Dr. Lawrence clear majority
q, - votes 1t was undoubtedly the significant atti-
,ude Of the laty that caused him to be taken up by
the clergy the second ballot as their choice. II
,ros evident when the first ballot cast that the
struggle lay between Bishop Hare and DR.. Lawrence,
and that the chances were in favor OF the latter.
When the decision announced by the Chair ii
uas suggested that the election be made unanimous,
and Il is 10 be regretted that few partisan votes
IN the convention prevented Dean Lawrenccs election
from being unanimous The moment that the decision
was reached the whole convention expressed Its
feeling in an outbirst OF applause.
THE Herald" speaking OF the result saws: at
e 4 fact OF intense interest throughout Massa
,hnsetts that an honored member OF OF Its best
native families Is chosen The BishopcleCt Is a
graduate Of Harvard, a man bred In our best ira,
ditlons and one who. without claiming anything for
himself, has always more IMAM met WHAT WIS en-
pected Of lin. What be I'm the future we
know not. but II Is not impossible that Dean Law
renee will surprise his friends by the development
of Qualities OF mind and heart that only a large
Office and its manifold duties can fashion into their
best form. lie is greatly beloved BY all who
know Tin. who disregardS the distinctions be-
tween men. except as they are distinctions IN the
nature of things and who Is AT once gentleman
among the gentle born. and man OF the soil
xrhn fapdO maphoOd.
been eminently q laymen's candidate. and he was
long ago named by the Bishop OF Newiork as the
mon who was best entitled at this election 10 re-
ceive tie suYrages OF the churchmen OF Massa-
clusetts lie will enter upon bis work miriam
nelled and yet not unknown. Ills ADMINISTRATION
Of the theological School at Cambridge has won LOT
him The praises OF all who are acquainted WIN us
rapid growth and increasing influence
Bishopelect Lawrence Is IA son Of Amory Lawrence
an eminent Bostonian and was Of seven of"'hers
and sisters. He is forty.two years old ana was o"r'
IN Brookline. ue entered Harvard and graduated III
the class OF 1871 Among his classmates were
Charles j. Bonaparle, OF Baltimore, now one oil Tue
Harvard Overseers the late Edward burgess Iio
lessor w. E. Byerly, II. D. Chaplin, Francis J. Amory'
Dr Epbra,m Emerton. DR.. e.. a. o. Ernst, JapcA
Fox James Russell Reed, Harvey y. Shepard Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge and william T. Storrs' y"
leaving college he prosecuted Ills theooecaI s'nulcs
at the Episcopal schools ut Andover ana rhaoc'pn'
His last year taken at the Cambridge iheo'os'"i
School from which he graduated In 1876 lie was
appointed TO the rrctorship OF Grace Church "'ch
post he retained for several years Al Lawrence W
was generally beloved. and when he dissolved MS
connection with the church to take the offered posi-
A. vicedean and the professorship OF homilecS ana
PASTORAL care in his alma mater the Cambridge cchoo
there was sincere sorrow. In 1852 on the death oi
Dean Grey he became DEAN retaining 'hr professor
,bip mentioned above. lie has conducted the ihs'u
non with marked skill and ability, and II Is now In
prosperous state, largely owine to Ills cndeaNofs'