The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-15
Rumor Says the Rector Of
Trinity Church, Newark
Will Succeed Doctor
Mann.
BACKED BY Low CHURcHMER
They Would Also Like to
Elect Him Committman In
Rev. @. Q. Edmund'z
Place.


The thirty-frst annual convention Of
the Newark Diocese of the Protestant
Episcopal Church opens tomorrow and
the interest Of the various parishes is es-
peeially focused on the outcome Of the
standing committee election and the Sc
lection Of successor to Archdeacon Al
exanaAr Mann DR.. Mann Will leave
within the next few weeks to assume tie
Boston reetorship to which he was ealisd
during the winter. It is generally BE-
heved that the resignation Of the present
rector Of Grace Church. Orange. as arch
deacon, will be read at the approaching
gathering Of deputies, and it is known
thar Bishop Lines viii. on that occasion.
announce the appointment Of his suecea.
sor.
Il Is in the answer to The question.
who viii the new archdeacon be. thar
churdhmen throughout the diocese are Is
pecially interested. The appointment IS
a personal one by the bishop. and 81 far
as is known DR.. Lines has taken few, i
any, into his confidence as to whom his
choice win fall upon.
There is a general feeling. however.
that the one clergyman whose name has
been mentioned at all prominently in that
connection-the Rev. Louis shFeye o.
borne. rector Of Trinity, Newark--seill
be selected BY the bishop. Two substan-
tiaT reasons advanced for this presu1nr-
tioIl are, first, the peculiar fitness Of the
Rev. MN. Osborne for the office. and,
second, the fact that probably no clergy
man in the diocese enjoys closer rela-
tions, both personal and professional.
with the bishop than the genial rector
of Trinity. As his many friends point
out, Mr.. Osborne has been one Of the
most successful recfors in missionary en-
deayors in the diocesan district, and in
that respect, II is urged, he is particularly
well qualified for the duties Of arehdea-
con, the very nature of which is essen
tally missionary
That there will be ait least one vigorous
contest III the election OF the SJandiuE
committee IS considered a foregone con-
clusion by those familiar with the situa-
ton. Equally certain does it appear thar
this contest will be waged BY the new
church deputies with d view to seating
the Rev Mr.. Osborne in the committee.
1t is said on the highest authority that
this clergyman is the choice Of the entire
low enhrch element and on the same au-
thority it is added that these deputies
will force the fight in ATr. Osborness IN
terest to a finish.
That means, to quote lay deputy
from a Newark parish, that the low
church party WILL in this contention. sslb-
mir to no compromise oyertures from fhe
Aigh churchHen, but will hold our for
their candidate on the strength of his
supporters votes alone. This deputy re-
called with some bitterness that certain
concessions made bv the low ehurchnaen
at the last two conventions had come 10
naught so far as the expected results
We're concerned.
There is very little doubt that tlIe
Rev. Charles G. Edmunds rector of
Grace Church, Newark. viii be opponent
Of Mr.. Osborne when 1t comes to the
baliating. Mr.. EdmFnds has served
three years as member Of the commit
tee and it is known that he is a eAndi-
date for reelection. 1t is believed thar
the seven other members win be returzr
ed.