New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16

MAY ELECT A COADJUTOR
THE LONG ISLAND DIOCESE AWAITS
WORD FROM THE BISHOP.
IF HE ASKS FOR AN ASSISTANT. DIR. AI.soP. OF
ST. AIMS. is LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN
DR. HUNTINGTON AND OTHERS
SPOKEN


Interest in the thIrty-trlrd annual convention
OF the Diocese Of Long Island. which will meet
at 1870 o'clock this morning in the Cathedrai
OF the Incarnation, in Garden City, centres III
the possibility of the election of a bishop CO.
adjutor TO assist the Bishop of the diocese. the
Right Rev Dr. A. N. Littlejohn. in the spiritual
oversight and of the diocese. which COM
prises Brooklyn and all Of Long Island, and Is
one OF the largest and most important jursuic'
lions in the Episcopal Church.
Bishop Littlejohn. who has so ably administered
the diocese since it's formation thirty years ago
as a separate diocese was elevated to his pres
cnt post after holding the rectorate OF the
Church Of the Holy Trinity. Brooklyn. for nine
years, that he has been identified with the
work Of the Episcopal Church on Long lsiand
for nearly tWo-score years. Being over seventy =
four years old. and bearing the weight or many
years OF diigent service. Bishop Lttlejohn keeps
in good health only by the utmost care not 10
overtax his strength. and he has lately found
1t necessary to call to his aid other bishops 10
relieve him OF nearly half his visitations
1t is this, probably. which has given rise 20
the report that the Bishop will to-day ask tne
convention of his diocese TO strengthen MS
hands by selecting bishop coadjutor. The re-
port could not be verified yesterday, as such d
request, II made would come In the Blsho I,, .
address to his clergy. the contents OF when VII
not be made public until the Bishop delivers Ills
charge in the cathedral to-day.
Opinion among the clergy is divided as 10 the
probable course Of the Bishop, ii being poihteu
out that he is as capable as ever In the I'M
lortant work of administering the affairs or the
diocese. mis- mind being clear and keen. ana II
being only necessary for him to employ the he.p
Of another bishop for the routine work OF NlsiI-
ing parishes and administering confirmation
on the other hand, some who think that they
know the Bishops mind say that he 10 eager
to have the constant aid OF a coad1utor' VINO
could relieve him Of much OF the burden OF
diocese which has grown to such proportions
as to need such additional care as coadJutor
could bestow upon the work
Thus it happens that the clergy and lay dele
gates will not be taken by surprise, whether inc
Bishop keeps the whole burden or his own
give him an assistant They are waiting for
the Bishop 10 speak the word.
DIR. ALsOP MAY BE CHOSEN.
If Bishop Littlejohn asks for coadjutor IT Is
considered likely that the choice of the conVen-
ton will be the archdeacon OF Southern Brook
lyn, the Rev DR.. Reese F. Alsop. rector OF 81
AIMS Church at Clinton and Livingston SITS,
who has considerable praise In the diocese
He is man OF winning personality anaole ana
charming, successful the administrator OF
parish Of fourteen hundred communicates, pos.
sesslng undoubted executive ability, good
preacher and devoted churchman OF the old
fashioned Low Church type. His friends tnlnk
that he would be elected on the second ballot.
Five weeks ago DR.. Alsop was chosen by the
Board of Managers Of the Domestic and Foreign
be the executive head Of all the missionary
work OF the Episcopal Church, with the title or
general secretary. and he declined that mpor-
tant place week ago. This action was inter-
preted by many TO indicate that DR.. Alsop knew
of the Bishops plans and of the latters desire
that he should be made bishop coadjutor OF the
Diocese Of Long Island. with the right Of sue
cession TO the see. and that he declined the place
In the general work Of the Church at the urgent
solicitation OF Bishop Littlejohn with this end
in view. However this may be. he Is regarded as
the likely man for the place, IL the Bishop asks
for a coadjutor. ~ r
DR. HUNTINGTON A POSSIBILITY.
There is also large contingent in the diocese
who would like to have the Rev. DR.. w. r.
Huntington. rector OF Grace Church. NewYork.
made the bishop coadjbtor. His admirers are
many, and his election would he generally popu-
lar Indeed. II Is felt that he could be easily
elected II he would give some assurance Of his
acceptance OF the office. but IT is regarded as al
most certain that he would decline to give up
absence of any expression of Willingness to ac-
cept the post II is doubtful whether the vote
would in any measure show his real popularity
in Long Island.
Others who will probably receive compliment
airy votes are the Rev w. w. Bellinger, who for
ten years has been the rector OF St. Mary 8
Church, in Classon-ave.. near Myrtle-ave.: the
Rev Or. James H. Darlington rector of Christ
Church. in Bedford-ave.. near Division ave. who
recently declined important work in Toledo,
and the Rev. Or. S. d. Mcconnell, rector OF Holy
Trinity in Montague and Clinton SITS, and arch
deacon Of Northern Brooklyn.