New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
ELECTING 4 PATRIARCH.
TURBULENT SCENE WHEN JOACHIM Ill OF CON
sTANTINoPLE WAS CHOSEN.
From The Church Times.

From The Church Times.
by the kindness of the authorities at Phanar
was allowed to he present at the reelection of
Joachim Ill as EcumeniCal Patriarch at Con
stantinople. The election was "a unique one IN
every way. principally by the fact that for the
first time II is believed. the electors We're unani
NOUS. also that ii is probably the last of the
struggle which has been going on for the last
seventeen years between the JoachmstS and
anti i-J0a chimists which has divided the strength
ard unity of the Greek orthodox community
here for long
Accompanied by one of the lawyers of the
Patriarchate. 1 went by caIque from the STAN
boul Bridge to hanar. ON arriving We found
an excited pOpuace crying out for the election
"t Joachim We were then shown into an anti
room where We're seated many members of tn
mixed council consisting of laynen and Met
ropOtans.
by special favor was allowed To attend the
meeting II the mixed council, whose duty II
was To choose three names from their list uf
candidates. as amended by the Porte After an
address hy the Locum Tenens the Archbishop
Of iTouSSa in which he pointed out the
sponsibility which rested on the assembly ana
the Iuomentous influence IT would have on the
church. the council proceeded 10y ballot 70 elect.
the three elected candidates being Joachim Ill
and the MctTopOtans of SCio and NaTua. The
proceedings We're somewhat disturbed 10y the
"ited cries of the crowd without the council
chamber.
Directly tn, .esult " the poll was declared an
ndescribabe scene ~ confusion TeiGnrd, th-
archbishops. on whom falls tnr inal choice try
ing IN vain To proceed 10 the church through
the excited throuE An ar r'hhshop. seeing /
MAS in danger Of being left behind. gave mr his
hand, and 10y tn" help Of thu secretary of the
synod on the other side ~ managed - l-dCh
the cathedral donr. Here Turkish soldiers tired
in vain - max" a passage for IN" procession of
tn" IrrhbShops, and II Was not for some min
utrs were able 10 proceed had lost my
friend the secretary ~ IN" synod. but stHI had
the support Of one OF IN" M"trupolitanS. IN TINS
way reached the middle of the stth-Iral.
where round table on which were tW' lights
and book of the Gospels. With bowl for IN .
votes. we grouped ours~ives
- this time tho excitement had grown In III
u-rslnus. and d. short hSuu uf invocation Was
nearly drowned by the rlarunr Then. headed by
the I.ocum Ter-u-. thu M"tropolitaus cam" up
90 the tahi" nu~ las ono to r~-ori their votes.
which. after kissing thr book of the Gospels.
they placed iu IN" hovi Th"rc Mas mo- r-ti
ret as to the voting. or. ur two uf tho Ai~t-
. rupolitaus showing mas vote bcfpr- d
dIDIr.i D. tu
- % unanimous voice. Tho trrhhi+fHp- .hH--
Jot. tim again 20 th. throne. and h~u th, r'.-
-ult st, read out. the excitement. Whi.h prior,.
was intense. hu-" un bounds, inc archhisnaus
We're seized ami kissed hy tho excited crowd.
and th,-r- tor thr r~H Patriarch drowned all
other sounds w We're huGrici cat ny s.i"
door behind the altar. and returned to tnr
Patritr. hltc. - A-r- "a Telegram VaS sent u
Joachim III whu was living at Mount Athos -
tuupuuc- his election