The sun., 1902-09-27
BISHOP POTTER.S ASSIST
Views of an Episcopal Cerg, man of the
New York Diocese.

To Trr ENRON uP THE SrN->rr: u l.
well Known that Bishop Potter l. strongly
opposed To III. election of 'ondiuior Bishop,
and that there are ruany Of the clergy IN SYM
pethy with him Eut on the other hand
during tho last ten years Bishop Fotters
ab.enc" from the diocese ha> been extended
TO very often ,ix or nine wonths when the
New YORK diocese has bCcn practically with
out an administrator. the corresI ondence
being carried Oh 10y EIshop lott'r on the
other side Of the i'.au'ic.
~ the last 'ouverticn Er Thomas hchey
Of the tEeo' 'o2ical seminary rloTo'sd the
division oi the diocese. when Bishop fotrer
took tho fcor and ouros'd II on INC sionnd
that " would loo impossible 20 diNide the
fund- oi the diocese. .uch a. those Tor the
aged clergy aud tho ,athC dral tie -slu "A
more fea >blc plan ouid ie 10 transfer pert
OF the diooe~o 10 that of Albany ana theh
tak. sections Of tho Albary d!oc.'e and rnite
them with Central New York" and We'tern
New York
one difficulty in appointing ,osdjutor
for u man of Bishop Pouer's standing Is TINS
that tho clergyman possessing that strength
of Chara.tcr ard ahilityn',c,sHryf for a Bisl op
( of New Ork would rot make n good aS'i-tari'
| and the man who would he aCceptablN as an
/ assistant would s'Rr,ciy bc the ciei syman
y for the future Bishop
This has been evident in the publication
4 oH the narre~ OF four clnrCymcn whose posi-
/ ton IN The diocese makes them alb o'ntely
! npos osiln!e a. candidate
/ A, tar u, can see. and | have had many
! opportuntic, OF Hsceftalnne tie leehhgs
! oi th. clergy. the men who might he accept
! ahle TO both clerical and Jay members oil the
! convention would be- the io,o owing fI>t
/ aad foremost the Rey Dr Greer ;he rec toI
/ OF. BtTtlolomcw~ who ha- already decllheu
4. YAf "A II
| the High Church vote, but there l. ir"iiliS
| among advanced Churrhuen that he would
! administer the diO'ese on IL" broad ana ap!e
| lines of the present dOt esai
Next comes the Rev nr Orosvcnor' the
rector Of the church of the lncnrrn'!op,, "
! +, we'll known that Dr hlo,venoT would be
! personaIly acceptable TO Blstop Potter ana
although accounted Low thurchmen M
| ministry ~ the Church Of the Incarnation has
introduced many advances IN ritual ana do'-
| ttiue. .
Dr Nibbert. vicar Of Trinity thqpel, +
| q possibility he j. an undoubted high
| Churchmau, very popular with the ciergy
and man OF con-iderhhi" ahlltyi ,.,,.,
| These three names are the Only names
| which would suggest tEem.elNes 20 he clergy
of the New York diocese among the cIele}
Of the diocese. But they may thlnh ~ au'
visabla 10 look outside for n good man ~
which case the names OF the Rev. DL tloyC
Iomkins and the Rev DR. Nelson both ol
pniadelphia. would suggest lhemSclve-
| In a discussion Of this subject " must b'
remember that the Rrisgs ,,ontroyer-y
revealed the strength Of the Nigh thnrcf
party in New York when Bishop Potter
wa elected bv majority over the ReN. l'I
Blk the Low church clergy were dominant
But -uch i not the ca-e nov, And u thet'
were = younger clergyman OF the we aht
,tanding Of The present rector yO,a 9i ir'""'
! The whole matter i one OF pubic interest
Bishop Potter has madethe position ot bl>hol
Of New York one OF, very great @ @lhntotiisn'p ia zee
| ad iutor and possible successor should ne