The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-02
The Coadjutor to Bishop Potter.

The election of the Rev. DR.. DAVID
HUMMELL GREER of ST. Bartholomew
as Coadjutor to Bishop POTTER is signifi-
cant, first, because the Bishop-elect be-
longs to the Broad" school Of Episcopal
Guardianship. His nomination by DR..
MORGAN DIX, the distinguished rector
of Trinity parish, is also significant, for
Dr. DIX belongs not less distinctively
to perhaps the more conservative OF the
High Church" element. DR.. GROsvENoR
of the Incarnation was commended for
election by clerical correspondent OF
THE Sun, on the ground that he had
given to the services of that church
ritualistic character, though his prede-
cessor, the late DR.. ARTHUR BROOKS, a
brother Of the late Bishop PHILLIPS
BROOKS, had maintained it at Low
level; but DR.. GRosvENoR, though nomi-
mated by one of the professors Of the
General Theological Seminary in Chel-
sea Square, seat of the High Church
party, received only about one-ffth OF
the clerical and an eighth Of the lay votes.
The distinctively High Church" candi-
date, the Rev. DR.. ROPER Of that semi
nary, named by the Ritualistic DR.. Glen
DENIM of Westchester, received an even
smaller percentage of the votes.
The inference might be said to be that
the Broad Church" element, the school
of the New Theology is the most in
fluential in the diocese; but probably all
parties rely on getting from DR.. GREER's
tolerant liberality liberty of ecclesias-
teal opinion which will leave them I'M
hampered in their various courses. As
! we have remarked before, the Broad"
school is not offended by teachings and
practices which exasperate the Low
| Church." nor is it even concerned about
them. 1t is in favor of free field for all.
DR.. CHRISTIAN of st. Mary the Virgi ms
and Father" RITCHIE of st. lgnatiuss
can go on teaching the Real Presence
and the obligation of Confession and OF
fasting Communion, and using incense
and the crucifx, without fear Of inter-
ference from clergyman Of the Broad
views of DR.. GREER.
The Bishop-elect is man Of an intel
lectual ability much above the average
of the clergy of the diocese and Of q Sc
verer intellectual training. He is &C
counted one Of the ablest if not the
ablest preacher in the diocese. He is
also of an administrative skill so remark
able that in 1897 he was elected Coadjutor
Bishop of Rhode Island and in 1901 as
the first Bishop Of the new diocese Of
Western Massachusetts, and an election
as Coadjutor to Bishop WHITAKER Of
Pennsylvania was also proffered to him.
These places were all declined by him,
however, and the important place he
now holds as rector of the parish of st.
Bartholomew will doubtless be left by
him with regret even though it is to step
up to the episcopal bench. DR.. GREER
| is a man who makes q mark wherever
he is, and unquestionably he will be
conspicuous and influential figure in
New York as the associate OF Bishop
POTTER
A significant incident of the diocesan
convention was the declaration by
Bishop POTTER against the project to
change the name of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, for the purpose, more
especially, of getting rid Of the term
Protestant, so hateful to the High
Church school. 1.-THE whole move
ment," said the Bishop, seems to me
to be open to the charge of being pre-
tentious and away from the people, who
like acts, not words" Opposition to the
movement has been expressed by so
many OF the dioceses that it may be said
to have been brought to halt, at least,
| il not finally stopped