The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-17
THE REV. E. S. LINES ELECTED
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOP
or THE NEWARK DIOCESE.
Is Now Rector OF st. Paul's in New Haven
Conn.-May Refuse Because Ciersy
Gave Him Only . Small MaJority-Dr'
Mann Withdrew at the Last Moment.

ORANGE. N. j., June 18.-On the fifth
ballot in the convention OF the frotestaii'
Episcopal Church in the Diocese OF Newark,
an adjourned session OF which was held
TODAY in St. Marks Church. West Orange
tho Rev. Edwin s. Lines, rector OF st. Paui 9
church. New Haven, Conn.,, was elected
R;shop to succeed the late Right Rev.
Thomas Alfred Starkey, who died just q
monthaeo. Mr. Lines's opponent through
ont the balloting was the Rev Dr. 'eoree
p Morgan, also Of New Haven, who on the
third ballot had an equal number OF clerical
votes.
When the vote was announced motion
was made by the Rev. Charles L. Edinuhos
of Newark to make the election unanimous
The Rev. Augustine Elmendorf OF the
Church Of the Holy Cross, Jersey CITY,
Immediately interposed an objection Sew
oral others of the ritualistic clergy also OBJ
;ected and the Rev DR.. Alexander Mann
Of Grace Church. Orange. rushed into
the group where the Rev. Mr. Elmendori
was standing and urged that the objection
to unanimity be withdrawn:
The Rev. F. NJ kirkus OF Bergen Point,
a Low Churchman, declared that no unanl-
! nous vote could be accorded, inasmucn
as the record Of the % %ad esced
DR., Lines. Mr.. Kirkus said that the OBJ
iection of the two or three must be con-
| sidered
you mean five said some one:
Twenty Of US object, sa ,sl ano nhiacted
| to a protest against unanimous vote
He said he spoke not only Tor himself pui
| for thirty others Of the clergy who had
not voted for Dr. Lines. Further discussion !sY,
was stopped by motion by the rev. MllnaIn
| SztV
that the convention proceed to the lgnlng
of the testimonial provided 1or IN 'he cai-
ons. This was carried.
MANY of the deputies to the convention
questioned whether DIR. Lines would accept
the election, inasmuch az the final vote,
showed i that while 20 Of the clergy supported
| him. 80 opposed him. and one voted blank.
Although only five ballots were taken
the result showed that there was wide
diversity of opinion. In the clerical vote
one ballot was blank throughout. pr,
Lines received 81 on. the first. "a on the
second, IS on the third. 80 on the fourth
and 40 on the fifth, DR.. Morgan received
20 on the first, SO on the SECOND, 81 on tne
third, and 30 on the others. In the Jay vote
DIR, Lines received 81 on the frst. 30 on tnd
IA on the second, 10 on the third, u on the
fourth and II on the tifth. In both orders
the remaining votes were scattered, but
DR.. Lines was the, choice OF majority
Of the laymen on all the ballots.
before the balloting was begun when the
Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann Of Grace Church,
Orange. formally withdrew. 1t had
been expected that DR.. Mann would be
the leading candidate. But pr, Mann
realized that If he remained in the race
contest might be precipitated such as
wrecked the special convention last winter
In the opinion of many Of his friends this
was a mistake and 1t was said by several
clergy who had not supported Dr. Mann
a Bishop Coadjutor that had he remained
in the race he would have been ELECTED
The convention fixed the salary OF the
| Bishop at $4,000 a year