The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-05
CHOOSING 4 SUCCESSOR.
Convention Called for February q TO
Elect bishop.


The Episcopal Law requires that within
fifteen days after vacancy in the bishopric
the church authorities must call a conven-
ton for the purpose of electing a successor.
il there would naturally intervene more
than four months until the regular annual
convention Willis D. Engle, secretary or the
convention has accordingly sent out to
every rector in the State an official call.
He recites that he has received formal
notice from the standing committee upon
whom, after the death of the Bishop, the
authority fell, that there is vacancy In
the bishopric of the diocese and that the
committee had set Feb g. at 1880 a. m,
as the date for the convention to meet 10
elect the successor. The call sets out the
laws governing the selection of delegates
and defines who is eligible both to sit as
delegate and to fill the Office of bishop.
The diocese had considerable trouble at the
time of the election of Bishop knicker-
hacker on account OF destinations. The
diocese had then run down and the work
was in the condition requiring the speciai
executive ability OF the late Bishop. 1t Is
now in much more attractive condition for
the ambitious and notable men of the
church in America. The provisions of the
constitution and canonical laws referred to
are as follows:
Article lt-SGctlOn ). EVERY parish anu
economically organized mission in union with
the convention of this diocese, and the
congregation of the bishops church, shall
gates who are Communicates of the
church in this diocese, in proportion to num-
specified. Every lay delegate shall be en-
tiled to seat and a vote in the conyen-
ton.
shall be chosen by the vestry of each parish
and economically organized mission, and by
Worshpns IN the BISHOPS ehaeh WSo
would be qualified under the canon to vote
for wardens and vestrymen of parish
Canon XIN-Sec. l. Every parish In union
with the convention Of this diocese and
the congregation Of the bishops church,
article in the constitution or. some canon
enacted at a previous convention, shall be
municants shall exceed twenty-five. If it
has more than twenty-five. but not more
titled to two lay delegates. If it has more
than fifty, but not more than one hundred
lay delegates. If it has more than one
hundred, but not more than $50 communi-
cants, it shall be entitled to four lay dele
shall be entitled to five lay delegates
1t is also announced that any clergyman
who has been actually and economically a
resident in the diocese for the space OF
three months previous to the meeting OF the
yfa Tn WIN be ned a s. nsar
OF the diocese, when not members Of the
convention, are entitled to seats and to
vote. The credentials of lay delegates must
be sent to the secretary of the convention,
Rev. Willis ID. Engle. at least ten days
before the meeting of the convention. The
clergy and the laity vote separately for a
bishop and If both orders concurently
elect the same person at the same ballot
he will be declared bishop-elect of the
diocese
The bishop of any missionary jrrisdic-
ton and any presbyter of the church, ir-
respective of residence, is eligible to cleo
tlOn bishoO