Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02
WILL ELECT new BISHOP
EPISCOPAL DIOCESAN CONVEX.
TON TO MEET WEDNESDAY,.
Balloting for Successor to DR.. Sat.
terlee Expected to Begin Thurs
day-Candidates Mentioned.

| Interest in. the coming annual conven-
ton Of the Episcopal diocese Of Wash
| ington, which convenes in st. Paurs
| Church. 23d street below Washington Cir
| Gle. next Wednesday at 10 am, centers
| in the election of a successor to the late
Rt Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee as Bishop
of Washington. Several prominent rec
tors, both of local churches and of par
ishes in other dioceses. are being talked
of for the episcopate. but those who have
been watching for prediction signs say
1t Is impossible to forecast who will be
chosen.
Among those who have been mentioned
most prominently as candidates and who,
DR.. r. H McKim, rector of Epiphany
Church in this city; Rt. Rev. c. III. Brent,
Bishop Of the Philippines: Rev: DIR. Mann.
rector of Trinity Church. Boston, the
Manning. rector of st. Agnes Chapel of
Trinity ChurchAN New York city. who is
expected to succeed Rev. DIR. Morgan DIX
as rector of Trinity, and Rev. DR.. Will
liam Mercer Grosvenor. rector or the
Church Of the Incarnation in New York.
Although the convention will be called
to order Wednesday morning. 1t is not
expected the balloting for the choice of
bishop will begin until the following
day. and possibly not until Thursday
day will be occupied with routine bust
ness and the Credentials of the several
clerical and lay delegates VIII be referred
to the proper committee. The announce
ment regarding those who have right
to vote is expected TO be made Wednes-
day afternoon. In the evening the an
nual meeting OF the diocesan board Of
missions will be held, and the election
Of bishop cannot be taken up at that
time. At noon Thursday, by rule Of
tbsNf n standing
committee OF the diocese will be the Or
de- and 1t is thought the time until that
hour Thursday will be used for the con-
sheraton Of many matters of business:
When the election Of Il bishop is taken
up the clerical and lay delegates Will
sit az one body, but vote as two. con-
currently. The clergymen .will vote at
one end of the auditorium While the
laity are voting at the other. The totals
are then added and the candidate receiv-
ing a majority, of the votes of both cieri-
cal and lay delegates will be declared
the choice of the convention for bishop.
After the. diocese convention has made
a selection its choice must be confirmed
by majority OF all the standing com
mittees of all the dioceses In the United
| States. these standing committees rep
resenting the clergy and laity of each
diocese. II they approve the selection
must finally be confirmed by majority
of all the bishops in the United States.
After that has been done the presiding
bishop of the church in this country. at
present, DR.. futile. Bishop of Missouri.
will take order for the conservation Of
the new bishop to the high Office. If
the convention which meets next We'd
nesday makes selection 1t is hardly
probable that all these steps will have
been taken and the bishop consecrated
before the autumn.
The diocese includes the District and
Prince George. Montgomery. Charles and
ST. Mary counties, Maryland.
Rev. A. 8. Johns, secretary of the
diocesan convention. has announced the
following clerical and lay delegates to
the convention. so far as they have been
reported to him:
Clergymen-Revs. e; s.. Abbott. irr;;.
John G. Ames. John A.. Aspinwall,
F. V. Baer, Joseph Baker. David
Barr +. l. A. Bennett, ]. r.
Bicknell. j. H. Bigefow. j. H. w. Blake.
II. w. Bovine. ]. c. F., Bratenahl, William
Brayshaw; John r. Brooks, H. A. Brown,
Thomas ]. Brown. r. E. Browning. C. E.
Buck, w. r. Bushby, G. c. Carter. J. w.
Chesley. T. S. Childs. J. W. Clark, C.. G..
Cogley. A. W. II. Collier. w. ]. Cox j. b.
Craighill. W.G.Davenport, J.H.Deis. WI.
De Vries, Edward Douse, G. r. Dudley,
Thomas Duncan, f.. s. Dunlap. Nelson
Falls. G. c. Graham. Fl. A. Griffith. w. P.
Griggs. Alfred Harding, g. Fl. Holmead, F.
r. Howden. A s. Johns, T. A. Johnston,
E. r. Jones, James Kirkpatrick. C. d.
Lafferty. r. II. McKim, J. III. Mct4rew,
y. Z. McManns. N. F. Min9lek.' 20. l..