The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-14

Rev. Rtb,rt Goldman Jr., Of st.
johns church. Boston, WAS chosen as
bishop of the Episcopal diocess OF Maine
yesterday at the convention which Assem-
bled at st Luke's cathedral to select
successor to the lats Bishop Hsnry A.
Nicely. The election was made In very
short order after the convention got TO
work. The clergy voting separately,
chose Rev. Rob,r Goldman Jr. on the first
ballot. The laity voting separately gave
him all but one vote OF the number
necessary for q ohoi,e on the first ballot
with two votes which were evidently in
tended for him, but were defectivs.
On the second vots Mr.. Goldman received
all but four Of the votes cast.
There was an unusually large attend
anos at this convention. Twenty mine
clergy men entitled to vots were present
while nineteen parishes were represented
by lay delegates. The ciergymen
present were Rev. DR.. Asa Dalton, Port
land; Raw. Christopher 5. Leftngwei,
Bar Harbor; Rev DIR. c. III. Sills, Rev.
Charles I. Osden, Portland; Rev.
Henry Jons, Camden; Rev. l.. ".
Fowler, Exeter; Rev. George b.
Papineau, Oldtown; Hev. Harry Hud-
sor, Presque Isle; Rev. Robert W. Plant,
Gardiner; Rev. Joseph b. Shepherd,
Portland; Rev. William Il. Livingstone,
Augusta; Rev. Ivan G. Forth, Lewis
ton; Rev. Hudson Sawyer. Auburn; Rev.
Joseph X. Norwood. Northeast Harbor ;
Rev. q. f. Lse, Newcastle; Rev. Richard
L. Sloggett. Houlton; Rev. Walter u
Stewart, Bath; Rev. II. Mclaughlin,
Brunswick; Rev W. o. Baker, Bar Har-
b,r; Rev. George =. Dsssn. Augusta;
Rev. q. u. Moore. Calais; Rev. John
Gregson, wis,assst: Rev. j. q. Newsom,
Easptort; Rev. Russell Woodman, Rock
land; Rev. Her b rt l.. Wood, Saco; Rev.
Thomas Z. Calvert, Portland; Rev.
Ernest NJ. Presley, Woodfords; hev.
William A. Esrdley, Henderson.
After the celebration Of the Holy Com
munion In the morning the convention
assemble In The parish house. The pub
lic were admitted but there was not
large attendance outside Of those directly
connected with the convention.
Rev. DIR. Charles NJ. Stills, dean Of the
cathedral, called the convention to order
and read the canon Of the church which
d. provides for the election Of bishop. hev.
Ivan G. Forth Of Lewiston nominated
DR.. Stills as the presiding officer Of the
convention. Rev. Walter G. Stewart OF
Bath was instr ucted to cast the vote OF
the convention for DIR. Stills. In assum-
ing the chair Dean Stills said:
eI can scarcely take this position with
out reminding myself of the last conven-
ton and of him who presided over 1t. We
all remem bsr the sad farewell which be
took of us at the close OF that convention
and of the asonized expression on his fac
while he presided though suffering severe
~ from that disease which was so soon to
take him from US. As he dismissed US
he gave us the Lords blessing from the
bottom of his heart while the tears
ooursed down his cheeks. 10 was not long
ago that we were called upon to attend
one OF the most solemn occasions which
1t has ever been my lot to participate In.
1t was grand IN its simplicity and all
who took part In 1t reverenced the man
whose body we were oonsigning to this
earth.
"We meet again today earnestly with
the spirit Of the late bishop about us t.
elect his successor and we consider THU
also TO be q most solemn occasion. W.
realize that we cannot be called upon Il
perform Q more solemn duty than that OF
casting our votes for q bishop In th'
church of God. We have prayed constant
Iy that the spirit might lead us to choos'
a worthy successor to the ono who ha
departed, man who shall have the fit
ting spiritual equipment and who has tn
interest Of the church at heart. This 4
necessarily o missionary diocese and
requires man who IL devoutiy earnest Il