New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-09
DIR. PARKS NOT ELECTED.
DIR. IStires Archdeaconry Trustee
Instead OppOsitiOn Ticket.

Some discord marked the annual meeting OF
the Archdeaconry Of New-York. which took place
at the Church Of the Incarnation. Madlson-aVe'
and Thirty -fth-st. last night. Bishop Potter pre-
siding.
The of nominees for reelection 10 inc
offices of secretary. treasurer and trustees were
submitted by Bishop Potter at the meeting out 50
pronounced was the dissension that an oppOSiloh
ticket introduced and the ballot resulted In the
election of the Rev Dr. Ernest NJ Stires. rector OF
st. Thomas's who was the opposition ticket IN
place of the Rev. DIR. J. Lewis Parks. rector OF
Calvary Church. who was on the regular ticket
At the close of the meeting on the motion Oh
Bishop Potter, it was unanimously resolved thftt a
Committee of Cooperation" composed of 1--WE men.
be appointed by the Bishop ito cooperate with the
Archdeaconry in the energizing OF their work
Bishop Potter promised to forward to the secre-
tary within forty-eight hours the names OF those
he would nominate to serve on the committee.
So Ear as could be gathered at the meeting. the
objects of the opposition party were to lntue ne"
energy into the ArchdeacOnry, TO obtain more
adequate representation of the interests OF The
Bronx on the Board of Trustees and to obtain the
elimination of certain names from the present
board Although the majority OF those elected were
the regular ticket. various members OF the
opposition after the meeting expressed themselves
as well satisfied with the results attained and con-
fdent that their object to give the Archdeaconry
a thorough shaking up" had been achieved
The regular list of nominees as submitted TO the
meeting by Bishop Potter as follows; For
Pott; for trustees the Rev DR.. William H Vioert
the Rev. Dr. j. Lewis Parks. the Rev. Dr. William
NJ. GrosvenOr the Rev. Harry p. Nichols. Andrew
c. Zabriskie. Charles A. Clark. Alexander NJ
Hadden and Charles j. Iourse. jr.
The opposition ticket wAach was introduced by
Mr. Ranes. a lawyer was as follows: For secre-
tary John A Holden: for treasurer. Edwin s.
Gorham; for trustees, the Rev. DR.. Grosvenor the
Rev DR.. Stires the Rev. Harry p Nichols, the Rev
George Augustus Strong Andrew G Labriskle
William j. Schieffelin. Alexander NJ. MADDEN ana
Ambrose S. Murray.
All of the regular ticket except Dr. Parks were
elected.
Some little sensation was caused by Mr. RaineSs
saying before proposing the alternate ticket: Is
l have been told, enthusiasm in the archdeaconry
dead? If So gentlemen. is il not high time for d
change in and methodist"
DR. GrosvenOr ntimated at the beginning OF the
meeting that he should tender his resignation from
the board. il had been several times been sug-
gested to him that he could do better service In
other offices.
The first speaker at the meeting the Rev
Gustavus Tuckerman, of the Church of the Holy
Faith who pleaded for more adequate representa-
ton of The Bronx the arChdeacOnry. Mr.. Tuck
erman proposed Mr.. Holden secretary. Dr.
Parks. who followed DR.. GTosvenor, urged con-
because of certain opposition he would not accept
reelection He suggested Dr. Stires for his place
E. NJ Camp, who next spoke, took exception TO the
statements of previous speakers that neither MI
Bull nor Mr.. Pott had ever indicated any intention
resign and declared that both had expressed 70
him their willingness
on the submission by DIR. Raines of alternate
ticket Ito infuse the new blood necessary Tor the
board il was moved that a ballot be forthwith
cast for the secretary, treasurer and trustees.