The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-25
ARE IN FAVOR 0F EDSALL
BE MADE BISHOP CO.
ADJUTOR
IS FRIEND OF BISHOP wH1pPLE
Choice Will Be Made at Diocesan
Convention at WinOna
to Be Held Next
Month.

Outside Of the election Of a bishop CO.
adjutor to Bishop Whipple, the most i'm
] portant thing to be considered at the
| diocesan convention at Winona, June S.
! will be the so-called provincial system -
News has come from New York to the
effect that the matter will come up at
the general convention for the whole
OF the United States in San Francisco In
! October. This means that 1t will have
| to be considered at the diocesan conven-
lions in the various states, and the lay
! delegates and the rectors of the diocese
! of Minnesota are already giving the mat
/ ter much thought in order to be prepared
| to take 1t up at Winona. The conven-
ton at Winona will elect four clerical
and four lay delegates, and the question
! is, what instructions snail be given
! them? In all probability they will he in
structed to vote in favor of the provin-
cial system which is, to all practical pur-
poses and intents, the English system,
in vogue for centuries. Under this sys-
tenn a number of large dioceses are pre-
sided over by an archbishop, to whom
| the bishops refer all matters of dispute
in the church.
| Rev. DR.. John Wright. of ST. Paul s
! Episcopal church, is of the opinion that
most of the Western states, including
Minnesota, win be in favor of the pro-
| Vincial system. They are, to his mind
more progressive in church affairs than
the Eastern states, which ara always
| looked upon by church people as forming
the conservative Fart of the country as
far as such matters are concerned. Many
of the local parishes are in favor of tho
new idea. If the general convention in
San Francisco passes favorabl3 upon it,
the country will probably be divided into
eleven provinces, one of which will in
clude Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
/ Nebraska with that portion of Wyoming
tlying in the district of Laramie), North
/ and South Dakota-sx dioceses and nine
missionary districts.
'Therswill be about go delegates 81 the
! convention in Winona. About 100 Of
| these will be clergymen. Each parish is
/ entitled to two lay delegates for every
1 100 commandments.
| .i1t' iEDSALL IN LEAD.
|. SpSaking of the proposed election Of
/ a bishop Acoadjutor to BisnoO Whipple,
1 Dr. Wright said YESTERDAY that, III mis-
| opinion, Bishop Samuel .. EdsaII, Of
! North Dakota, will get the place. H3
| IS about forty years old, in good health
+ and, has great business ability. Bishop
EdsalI is the missionary bishop Of
North Dakota, which is often confused
| with the term or title, bishop One thing
which is greatly in favor Of Bishop Ed
| sail is the fact that he is looked upon
as a proper assistant by Bishop Whip
pie, who holds him in much esteem as
an old friend. Furthermore, he would
be "a good man to look after the schools
at Observation-Disclosures, St Mary's and
Seabury Hall.
Another candidate is DR.. W. g.
Rainesford, of ST. Georges church, New
York. He is chiefly backed by his own
| parish, according to DR.. Wright, and
has little or no following anywhere else.
Rev Harry Nicols, of New York, is sup
ported by the old parish Of St, Marks,
Minneapolis. He has no wide following.
Rev Mr. Rollitt, of Red Wing, has some
support from the country delegates, and
Rev. Stuart Purves, of the Holy Trinity
church, Minneapolis is also named by a
number of country delegates. The bulk
of the clergy and most Of the laity, If
the guesses of the local pastors are cor
rect, are confident Of the election OF
Bishop Edsall. OF late Bishop Edsall
has been assisting Bishop Whipple with
! combinations in this diocese and the lat
ter has had ample opportunity, both re-
Gently and in past years, to judge OF the
merits of the man from Fargo.