New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-26
BISHOP MAY SHARES SALARY
APPOINTMENT OF COADJUTOR TO BE
DECIDED BY SPECIAL CONVENTION.
DR. POTTER TO RECEIVE $4,000 A YEAR
DR.. ". NJ GROsvENoR, AM oNG OTHER
RECTORS, MENTIONED FOR
ASSISTANT


RECTORS MENTIONED FOR
ASSISTANT
bishop Potter brought the question of his hav-
ing coadjutor formally to the attention of the
diocesan convention sitting in the Holy Trinity
| Chape, an the parish of st. James, in East
: Eighty -eghth-st.. yesterday morning. He
pointed out in the course of his address that he
mao discharged the full duties of the office of
| blsnop for practically twenty years. as his
uncle TO whom he was made assistant in 1888
transferred to him almost Immediately upon his
conservation the episcopal duties and powers
hiShop Potter referred with regret to the failure
oi the House Of Bishops at the last General Con
/ Ventlon in San Francisco TO pass proposition
10 allow Tor the retirement of bishops at a fixed
age as IN the case of officers of the army and
| navy He affirmed the right of a diocese to
choose its coadjutor bishop and pledged the sur
| render OF one-fourth. one-third or one-half of
| his own compensation for the support of the
| coadjutor.
| George Macculloch Miller presented a resolu-
| tion that all that part of the Bishops address
| which referred to the possible election of
| adjutor be referred to committee of eight
| which, with the advice and consent of the
bishop and the standing committee, should
have power to call special diocesan convention
| for the election of a coadjutor bishop. In re-
! sponse to inquiry by the Rev. Dr. Hunting
| ton, Mr. Miller explained that the resolution did
| not commit the convention 10 the opinion that
| there ought be coadtutor and did
| Quire that the special convention should make
| such election unless it saw fit The addition
| of the phrase any other business that may
| seem expedient." accepted a further
definition of the purpose of the special conven-
tion. The resolution. with the members of the
| committee named. was then passed without op-
position. The committee consists OF the Rev.
Trs J. Lewis Parks Philip a. II. Brown and E
walpole Warren. W. R. Thomas and the follow
ing laymen: J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Lewis
Morris. Theodore K. Gibbs and John D. Wing.
Members of the convention averse to
venturing predictions to the outcome Of the
steps taken toward the election of a coadjutor.
or as to the chances Of individual men who
might appear eligible and were likely to be
prominent in the consideration of the special
convention The Rev DIR. William NJ. Gros-
venor. rector of the Church of the Incarnation,
has been much spoken Of in gossip on the sub
iect His close personal relations TO the Bishop
suggest that he would make welcome ana
suitable assistant He is to read the service at
Bishop Potters approaching weadine. otner
men who have been considered llkeiy 70 pe tie
choice of the convention are the Rev Dr: DaVld
"A Greer rector of st. Bartholomew's; the KEY
Percy S Grant. rector OF tne Church ot ot me ne
Ascension: the Rev. DR.. John p Peters rector OF
81 Michael's and the Rev. Dr. Wiford l. Rob-
bins dean Of All Saints Cathedral, Albany.
OFFER BY BISHOP POTTER.
The massage in Bishop Potter's address which
was referred to the committee of eight as the
basis for calling special convention Is 'ne'
following:
# seems proper that should remind myself and and
og He that ee5 at fhe 5Re BISHOP diocese
for twenty years WaS Rshop Of this diocese was
aT ;bat time living he made. almost lmmedlateiE
after my conservation, an eHTi STtiee and powers
MSGh he1e of fs from that
gay 10 'fS fo some ten or fifteen years previous to
my conservation was the praciEce nd ~ nmniov such
rom Other bishops as he may se see M IL
There indeed ends ,som 9I ned which especially
far as II employs bishops having TisiI1 binas them
into @ sometimes munsbf n dsbf not IN my
contact with our own: OVID D ss " part of permanent
system for plainly it is tn the cdadiutor fphEr bishop or
bishops and of bishop sra to fraGe now to bring
that choice In this ngn}or ng1}t tn express my cordial
rnads IL Cooperate with you in any ac9 r mon
you may desire or asSIde one"fourh one-third
nr s onehaf Should prefer the a'eFs at Bishop of
10 its coaduor shall then nope Of oP SP
arrange with my cm}d hest provide for their eff
cent discharge.
Plan FOR NEW Dlo'h0h0-
non, subdivision Of the entire
he MIA a
CT i,+o seven dioceses, which is prooiei,
adding 10 the difficulties of the slluo ''0'
.,,,, h the motion OF DR.. Huntington VIII oe
renor,ed unon at the next convention ny 'e
committee already appointed to STUDY It, was
ofaaa 70 in the address in these WordS'
fsu, wears ago in the Federate Council: ooqy T
co-nnosa3 of deputies from the nNe utC 'e,oead
chIded within the bounds OF TINS StdIS, II; tbis
nian which | think met our reg - h. = heen
commonwealth. and which wonld,l II ~ the bishops
eGnnted have brought relief 10 each oi Ia te Stste
II sod eniscopa service 10 lile carIs In
This nian to summarize IN Yer dcases and the
volved the creation of two new tbe whole terri
redistribution among the seven o sl s not approved
torv of the state But this plan "aS NJ ,ba death
in the Federste Council; and since Iei he election
nf Rishons Coke and Iittelonn an anu "a "a changed
of coadiutor to Bishop Hnhl!lsrU,ii casa division
the whole situation. in our owl VI, tbe fact that
snsr,s to be rendered impossible BY tle La nnu
see seetis ~ ~ sa. cty strong enough 10 carr nv
Socaee and a painful and rather oraata3 irs
nerence has taught us that WEI. "eLe .ha+ Ihe mother
perhans not unnatural eGpecta'l9is oart az its
diocese would assume any SohSHia - disanpoint-
missionary burdens would De Hapi' -
ment.
The address contained a discussion u ' p
adontad ar the last General ConVehtlo" io
h.,tar annortionment among the various ~
.cases of the indebtednes7 assumed ps
.Ch,rot for the BOARD of Missions ihis Piah re-
ou,r.d the sanction of the d1oceseS' anu
..a On fourteenth page,
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