Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
BISHOP SATTERLEE
The Choice of the Clergy of the New
Diocese.
ELECTED ON ELEVENTH BALLOT
Wel[known Divine From New
York City.
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS

day, especially the ballots for a bishop,
with the closest attention.
The third days sessions were opened at
10 o'clock with the morning prayer, con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. John II. Elliot, the pres
ident of the convention, assisted by Rev.
Charles F. Sontag of Holy TFaaity- Church,
Marlboro, and Rev. DR.. Johns,one of Ia
koma.
At the conclusion Of the religious service
the convention at once proceeded to bus
mess. Rev. Arthur S. Johns, the permanent
secretary Of the convention, read the mn
utes Of yesterdays session, which occupied
more than half hour. With few MINOR
corrections they were adopled.
The first business of the morning was the
cons derat.on of a substitute motion pre-
senIed just before the close Of the SESSION
last evening which provided for the post
ponement OF the election of the bishop until
the next convention. MIR. VIM ID. BALDWIN.
VINO offered the resolution last evening, rose
and made ar earnest speech, In wa.ch he
urged the clergy to Iay ASIDE Their lndi-
viuual feelings ana see il they could not
fix upon some candidate who could receive
the Necessary two-tnrds vote -In-con-
clusion he asked for permission to with
draw his notion He SAID tnat in his op.n-
ion when a candidate received only one or
two votes ne should Withdraw his name or
else his friends should, An order that An
election be made possible
DE-. PeTry's speech.
The floor was then given to DR.. j. B.
Perry, who made a heated speech, in which
he spoke of the grave responsibility which
rested upon the convention. He Ia suppos-
ed to represent the high church element
which last night developed the largest num-
Der of votes which has yet been cast Tor
any one candidate. In the seventh ballot,
he said, their candidate received twenty
six votes, which. In his opinion, made them
Z ho a
I'VE came" he said, with two names
to present to this convenuon-Dr. Lindsay
and DR.. Dix. You would have neither OF
these, and we came down into your midst
with the name of DR.. Eccleston. l say that
if we go away without having performed
our solemn duty of elccting bishop the
responsibility rests upon the minority.
In conclusion, Mr.. Perry said that he de-
sired to take exception to statement
which first appeared in The Star, that .
portion of the convention was banded to-
He claimed that as they represented tho
majority the others formed that party.
Mr. Perry's speech was the first open
acknowledgment on the floor OF the con-
yention that any set of delegates were
actively organized to hang together for any
one candidate. and il looked at one time
as though there might be some rather
tart proceedings. Rev. Dr: a. Il, stuart; art;
indeed did make a speech which was fuli
of sharp criticisms on the action OF The
other faction. He objected to any such
remarkable dictauon as was oeins torceo
That there was considerable feeling be-
tween the two sides of the house oacame
very evident, but cool heads prevailed and
things Quieted down, especially under tne
influence of a courteous and far-sishted
speech by DR.. Mackay Smith. AT the
conclusion of DR.. Stuarts address a reso-
luton was adopted allowing Mr.. Baldwin
to withdraw his motion to postpone the
election.
Possible Troubles.
DR.. Mackay Smith then took the floor
and ir1troduo ed resolution providing that
one more ballot should be taken, and that
IL this should prove fruitess the whole
matter be laid over until the next ccnven-
ton. He deprecated the methods which
are usually pursued in elections and said
that the long and useful service of Bishop
Whittingham of Maryland could hardly be
said to have wiped out all memory or the
shame and disgrace of the three years over
which the election ran, when the clergy
were divided into sharply defined factions
and stood with barred teeth well-nigh ready
to rend each other. He sincerely hoped
that nothing of this sort would develop this
time and yet he feared that they were
drifting into Just the same whirlpools and
rapids.
Another argument in fsvor Of postponing
the election, DR.. Mackay Smith SAID, was
the fact that the convention had expressed
itself strongly in favor of abolishing the
two-thirds rule and OF admitting the laity
to an equal vote with the clergy. After
taking such action as the convention had
dcne Yesterday it was practically stultify-
.ng itself by hurrying into vote on the
two-t nirds rule.
Following Dr.. Mackay Smith. Mr.. L. A.
Wilmer made a fiery speech IN support OF
the position taken by DR.. Mackay Smith.
In concluding his speech, Mr.. Wilmer said
that in his opinion, the members of the
clergy would be doing a better service to
their Master If they were home and writ
ing their sermons for next Sunday, instead
of staying here casting fruitless ballots.
On the Motion.
Speeches on DR.. Mackay Smiths motion
were limited to one minute each.
Rev. George F. Dudley moved to amend
the motion so as to provide for the TAX
ing of three ballots, II necessary, before
adJourning. As finally adopted five bal
lots were fixed upon unless an election
should be reached at an earlier stage in
the proceedings.
Before beginning the halloting Rev. DR..
McKim rose to a question of personal priv
ilege. He said that he must take exception
to the use of the words this side and
that side" So far as he personally knew
there had been no such thing as taking
Sides If there were sides, he said, there
must be a good many partitions on his
side. for the reverend rector of st. Johns
Church had received number of ballots,
as had also the rectors OF Ascension and
Trinity churches. If there had been any
CauCuStnR ne Qlu not KNOW Ol IL, anu eo
far as he knew not a single delegate had
come into the convention pledged TO vote
for any particular candidate. Nor did he
know who the gentlemen were who had
voted for him.
| The Eighth ballot.
A ballot was then called for. While the
tellers were out, Mr.. Arthur s. Browne read
! the report of the committee on canons,
making certain verbal or minor corrections
! in the canons of Maryland. SO as to make
them applicable to the needs of the new
! diocese. The report was adopted without
| debate,
Mr. II, e. Peliew spoke briefly of the
| needs of the cause of missions in this dlo-
| cese, al d of the assistance received from
| the general mission funds OF the church
| for the prosecution of work among the coll
| ored people. He moved that a committee
| on missions. consisting Of four clergy ana
| four lay men, be appointed in the regular
L ted and dis.