The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-01
DR.. GREER BISHOP COADJUTOR
CHOSEN on FIRST BALLOT TO AID
AND SUCCEED POTTER.

Received ITO Clerical and 20 Lay Votes,
to a. and II Cast for the Rev. DR..
Grosyenor-The Administration OF Dis
cipline to be One Of HI. Duties.
The Rev. DR.. David II. Greer. rector Of
st. Bartholomews Church, was elected
Bishop Coadjutor Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Diocese OF New York yesterday. The
post carries with 1t the succession to Bishop
Potter.
The nomination was made by the Rev.
DIR. Morgan Dix OF Trinity. and it was
seconded by the Rev. DR.. W. X. Huntington
Of Grace Church. The Rev. Dr. Huntington
was himself nominated, but rising to a
question OF privilege said there were several
reasons why he could not accept the place
II chosen TO it, and asked the withdrawal
OF his name. The Rev. DR.. W. NJ. Grosvenor
OF the Church OF the Incarnation was nomi-
mated by the Rev. DR. Seabury Of the Cen
eral Seminary, and Prof. j. G. Roper OF
the General Seminary was nominated by
tho Rev. DR.. F. M. Clendenin Of st. Peters
Church. West Chester. This was the vote:
CLERICAL
n choice. 100.
Rev. DR.. Greer. .l2e Rev. Dr. Roper ...... 70
Rev. DR.. Grosvenor. ~ Rev. DR.. Ralnsford. -. I
PARIsHIs-LAI VOTE.
Whole number Of votes cass. ios. Necessary 70 .
choice, 81.
Rev. Or. Greer. ...... 90 Rev. DR.. Roper .. q
Rev. d.. Grosvenor.. II Rev. Dr. Rainsford. e.
Archdeaoon Nelson. the Rev. DR.. W. r.
Huntington. the Rev. Percy 8. Grant, the
Rev. DR.. j. P. Peters, Dean Robbins and
Achdeacon Thomas Of Orange received
one vote each. Upon announcement of
the vote, on the motion Of the Rev. DR..
Grosvenor the election Of Dr. Greer was
made unanimous. Bishop Potter, who
presided, said that he welcomed DR.. Greer
as coworker with him with all his heart
A committee consisting of the Rev. DR..
Grosvenor, the Rev. DIR. j. Lewis Parks
and Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan was named
to notify DR.. Greer. The Bishop Coadjutor
elect will come before the convention this
morning.
The convention, which met in the Church
of the Heavenly Rest, was the largest that
ever gathered in this diocese. Bishop
Potter, in his opening address, after re-
ferring to the fact that twenty years have
now elapsed since he was called to office,
announced that he consented to the election
of Bishop Coadjutor, that he resigned to
the coadjutor one-haf Of the Bishop g
salary, and assigned to him all confirma-
lions in the principal parishes in the city,
oil CONSIDERATIONS and ordinations. and al!
administration of discipline.
Bishop Potter retains as his own duty
visitations to rural churches. the admis-
sion Of candidates for holy orders, and of
persons in holy orders of other dioceses
applying to be transferred to this.
The point raised by the canonists that
this convention was not competent TO
mission of the general convention, was
get around by the Rev. DIR. Parks, chairman
Of the committee 90. The coadjutor, WHO
put in the words. owing to advancing
years
The new Bishop Coadjutor is just under
go years of age, or only about eight years
younger than Bishop Potter. He came to
New York in 1883, and almost at once took a
leading position among clergy and laity.
He describes himself as Broad Church.
man He was elected Bishop Coadjutor
of Rhode Island and Bishop of Western
Massachusetts. but declined both, saying
he had work to do at st. Bartholomew S.
He would have been elected Bishop CO.
adjutor of Pennsylvania had he permitted
the Use of his name.
His fame is that Of an administrator
Through him the Vanderbilts and others
contributed large sums, and the st. Bar
thoIomew's parish house, clinic, and vast
social work in East Forty-second street
came into existence. He rarely wears
clerical garb, and his opponents in the
diocese, of whom he has few, accuse him
of being more of business man than a
spiritual leader,
Usually on convention night missionary
meeting is held, and is poorly attended,
Last night Bishop and Mrs. Potter gave a
reception at Sherry's. The guests mum.
hered about a thousand, and included
the lay delegates as well as the clerical.