The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-07
BISHOP EDSAIL CHOSEN
NORTH DAKOTA DIVINE WELL. RE
BISHOP COADJUTOR OF
MINNESOTA
ONLY TWO BALLOTS TAKEN
Selection Said to Re EminentIy Sat-
isfactOry to the Venerable
Bishop Whip
pie.


Bishop Samuel Edsall, missionary bishop
of North Dakota, was chosen coadjutor
bishop of Minnesota this morning by the
Episcopal diocesan council for the state
in session at st. PauPs church in this
city
The election was the special order for
Rhe morning, and when it was reached
Judge Strobeck, of Litchfeld, asked for
a conference Of lay delegates Objection
was raised that this could not be ordered
unless the order of the day was dispensed
with. w. L. Lightner moved to suspend
the order of the day, but the motion
was voted down. Rev. Messrs c. c.
Camp and G. H. Ten Brock were nam
ed tellers for the laity, and Mr.. Pond and
Judge Strobeck tellers for the clergy.
The informal ballot for purposes of NOM
anaticn was then proceeded with The
result was not announced until an hour
after the ballot had been taken, other
business being taken up in the meantime.
1t showed Bishop Edsall, of North Da-
kota, in the lead with both the clergy
and laity. Before proceeding to a formal
ballot, Bishop Whipple offered a fervent
prayer for divine guidance in the choice
10 be made. The formal ballot showed
Bishop Edsall to have clear majority
IN both branches of the council, and mo-
t1ons to make his election unanimous
we've speedily adopted, the announceme nt
of his election being followed by the
singing of the Gloria in Excelsis."
While Bishop Whipple carefully re-
Trained from expressing a choice as to
who would pc chosen coadjutor bishop,
1t is understood he desired to see the
council make the CHOICE that it did
Bishop Edsall is a graduate of the West
tern theological seminary, Chicago, and
while classed as a high churchman does
not go to extremes in ritualism 1t is
generally believed he win make a most
worthy successor to the late lamented
Bishop Malllon N. Gilbert.
motion to appoint a committee of
three clergyman and three laymen to no
tffy Bishop Edsall, Of his election pre-
vailed, and the chair named as such COM
mittee Rev. Messrs. G. -. Davis, c. w.
Andrews and F. T. Webb; Judge Wilder,
w. H. Lightner and Charles Horton.
Upon reaSsembling in the afternoon
the report of the vote of the laity on
members of the standing committee was
read, showing the election of Judge At
water, of Minneapolis; Harvey officer
and q. w. Peet, of st. Paul and Fred
erlck Paine, Of Minneapolis. The board
acts as advisory 20 the bishop and is the
court of jurisdiction in the matter Of
orders and elevation to a deaconate or
the ministry.
laity for delegates to the triennial con-
VentiOn, to be held at San Francisco IN
October, was taken at this time, but as
several ballots were necessary among
the clergy the election was not oonclud-
ed until the last thing in the afternoon.
On the first ballot of the clergy Rev.
Thomas ": McLain, rector of st. Mark S
church, Minneapolis, was the only ono
no receive majority. There was no
choice on the second ballot, but on tho
third ballot Rev. Messrs. c. G. Rollitt, of
and Charles A Poole, D. D., of Fari-
bault were chosen. On motion those re-
ceiving the four next highest votes were
chosen for alternates as follows: Rev
Messrs. John E. Wright, D. D., st. Paul;
Stuart B. Purvis, Minneapolis; Charles
Slatterly, Faribault, and Charles A.
Holmes, Of West st. Paul.
The lay delegates elected to the tri-
ennial convention were Messrs. Charles
Horton, of Winona; w. H Lightner, H.
+. Stevens and Frank Osborn, of st.
ceiving the next highest votes, were Z.
G. Church, John r. Vanderlip and Hec-
tor Baxter, of Minneapolis, and H. Q.
TheopOld, of Faribault.
The closing address of the convention
was made by Bishop Whipple, who SAID
in part:
For forty-two years I have presided
over the diocesan councils and my heart
is full at this time. With every year
my love for you has deepened and your
faces are printed on my heart. l doubt
If any bishop Of the church was ever
more wonderfully guided than l have
DCGu THESE 1OIlS-IMO years. can say
when God shall call me home. I have not
one memory of the do 2ese l would drop
For all your love l try to give it back to
you IN return. In some things the do
cese OF Minnesota stands out in contrast
with any other. AS [ am nearing the
other shore the future of the diocese has
always been the burden of my prayer.
cry to God from the depth Of my soul
that the future may be like the past and
We may be noted in our branch Of the
church as the disciples were Of DID, and
people may say of us: See how these
brothers love one another
II have looked forward with deep so
ltoitude to your election of a coadjutor
bishop. I tried not to have a preference
and to have the election such that it
might be said: The Lord shall choose I
believe the election today has come from
the inspiration Of the blessed spirit. I
know the place / have in your hearts. 1
have the love Of the clergy and laity Of
the diocese. Give to the one you have
chosen today as you gave to my late CO.
ers, let US try to do the work. God would
have us to do, and then when our course
here is finished we will be called to the
rest Of the. people of God. 1 commend
each one of you to the word Of his grace
4hat can build you up to all that is Sane
tilted"
The council was formally closed with
prayer by Bishop Whipple
REGRET IN NORTH DAKOTA.
FARGO, N D., June 6.-(Special1-No
authoritative statement can be secured
here as to Bishop Edsalls acceptance Of
the election of bishop coadjutor of Min
nesota. He is absent from the state at
present, and no reply can be secured
from him. The bishop is immensely pop
ular in this state, and there will be
great regret If he decides to leave. It
IS understood that Mrs. EdSall does not
like North Dakota, and wants the bishop
to accept. His friends think that while
IN love with the work in this state. Mrs,
Edsall's wishes may influence him to the
extent that he is likely to accept. Some
of his friends advise acceptance on the
ground that there will soon be a sue
cessor to Bishop Whipple, and he may be
chosen, but there is no guarantee of
that. and promotion is as likely to come
from this state, as was in the case of
Bishop Walker Edsalls predecessor. It
is thought that Bishop Edsall will make
formal announcement tomorrow through
Dean Burleson, of Fargo.